Has the difficulty of smithing been increased?

[Mastro lindo]

Hi, i didn't open the game since the last update (for obv reasons) and from what i understood they fixed some of the major issues with today patch, but something isn't clear to me is smithing bugged or just MUCH harder than before? I heard different complains about it and i did try to reforge Radzig sword to level 4 but i only got level 3 with some damage (and i'm sure i did like 1 mistake at worst) and after some reading around the forums it seems tier 4 weapons have become generally much harder to get? Was this an intended thing or it's just a "minor" bug that will be addressed in the future?

[Kabirbd]

Patch 1.2:
"Blacksmithing
- Generally rebalanced the blacksmithing minigame."

So it's not a bug. People are not willing to accept it. Simple as that.

[Mastro lindo]

Originally posted by Kabirbd:

Patch 1.2:
"Blacksmithing
- Generally rebalanced the blacksmithing minigame."

So it's not a bug. People are not willing to accept it. Simple as that.

Mmh, i'll do some testing myself then (sometimes a rebalance can easily turn in to a unbalance and i admit Henry looked like a divine smith before so maybe they just nerfed it too much) also by any chance do you know if Radzig sword can be made tier 4 before the late game? I heard it wasn't possible before patch 1.2 but it became possible after it

[Kabirbd]

Originally posted by Mastro lindo:

Originally posted by Kabirbd:

Patch 1.2:
"Blacksmithing
- Generally rebalanced the blacksmithing minigame."

So it's not a bug. People are not willing to accept it. Simple as that.

Mmh, i'll do some testing myself then (sometimes a rebalance can easily turn in to a unbalance and i admit Henry looked like a divine smith before so maybe they just nerfed it too much) also by any chance do you know if Radzig sword can be made tier 4 before the late game? I heard it wasn't possible before patch 1.2 but it became possible after it

Radzig sword can't be made tier 4.
But that doesn't seem like bug. I think they never wanted players to reforge Radzig's sword.
But they messed it up by auto learning the recipe because people had already learned martin's secret at that time and everyone wants tier 4.

My suggestion would be: They should remove the reforge recipe for Radzig's sword. We shouldn't be able to reforge it.
Once it becomes "Henry's Sword" after the game end, then let us reforge it.

[bylandt11]

There's a good mod in the workshop: Rebalanced Blacksmithing. Smithing takes longer but the odds of getting a good sword are better.

[Mastro lindo]

Originally posted by Kabirbd:

Originally posted by Mastro lindo:

Mmh, i'll do some testing myself then (sometimes a rebalance can easily turn in to a unbalance and i admit Henry looked like a divine smith before so maybe they just nerfed it too much) also by any chance do you know if Radzig sword can be made tier 4 before the late game? I heard it wasn't possible before patch 1.2 but it became possible after it

Radzig sword can't be made tier 4.
But that doesn't seem like bug. I think they never wanted players to reforge Radzig's sword.
But they messed it up by auto learning the recipe because people had already learned martin's secret at that time and everyone wants tier 4.

My suggestion would be: They should remove the reforge recipe for Radzig's sword. We shouldn't be able to reforge it.
Once it becomes "Henry's Sword" after the game end, then let us reforge it.

I see, thank you for the answer! I was in doubt because someone on reddit told me he sent a ticket about it and the devs said the sword is supposed to reach tier 4 but due to a bug it couldn't, tho i never actually saw a tier 4 radzig sword anywhere

[Kabirbd]

Originally posted by Mastro lindo:

I see, thank you for the answer! I was in doubt because someone on reddit told me he sent a ticket about it and the devs said the sword is supposed to reach tier 4 but due to a bug it couldn't, tho i never actually saw a tier 4 radzig sword anywhere

Well, I decided to send a ticket now. Doesn't hurt to try.
Though KCD2 devs and supports are probably very busy for entire 2025 with hardcore mode next month and basically 3 dlc in a row.

[Mastro lindo]

Originally posted by Kabirbd:

Originally posted by Mastro lindo:

I see, thank you for the answer! I was in doubt because someone on reddit told me he sent a ticket about it and the devs said the sword is supposed to reach tier 4 but due to a bug it couldn't, tho i never actually saw a tier 4 radzig sword anywhere

Well, I decided to send a ticket now. Doesn't hurt to try.
Though KCD2 devs and supports are probably very busy for entire 2025 with hardcore mode next month and basically 3 dlc in a row.

Oh let me know how it goes! And yeah they are indeed busy, but they do answer questions and confirm eventual fixes with the answer so finger crossed!

[Tenchuu Khan]

Like every quest sword, it is hardcoded to a certain level. Just like the sword for Semine's wedding.