Hides

[mskitty]

I have jackal and jaguar hides and they can't be processed on the the tanner or skin dryer, are these hides good for anything?

Besides the boar what animals can you get fresh hide from?

[mskitty]

Originally posted by CrazyMom:

Originally posted by CrazyMom:

Repairing the sextant means you are in the Buffalo Region, after Bird ( Hope Island). Here you collect copper ore and strong branches (by now you should have collected all harvest-able items from Hope Island to unlock those blueprints, including the underwater ones there).
Once you smelted copper ore, you will receive the blueprints for upgraded machinery (tanning and the ones for the logs-to make planks-). Also before you go to the puma region make tegu flasks, bring tons of hibiscus, wide leafs and scorpions, liana and long sticks. You will be able to harvest some in the puma (not hibiscus though) but in my eyes not soon enough and not enough scorpions anyways (for anti poison medicine).

Ok, so why are you saying the tip with the strong branches are missing????

Because the wording was confusing, you said once you smelted copper ore you would receive the blueprints for upgraded machinery (tanning and the ones for the logs to make planks) The smelting gave me the blueprint for the upgraded for the carpentry, not the tanning upgrade.

I didn't know that strong branches came from the cannonball tree, the problem with Copper Island is that it's very difficult to explore with the over population of Tegu that attack you at every turn, I can't even count the number of times I've died on that island, I get in and out of there as fast as possible, and I missed seeing the cannonball tree, and when I went back to look I only found one, I tried to look for more but died a few more times in the process so I gave up and went back to Hope Island with the strong branches that I got off of that one tree. At least now the upgrade tannery triggered and I can finally make it.

[CrazyMom]

Fair enough.
Do not forget to sink your points into learning for the additional point given at reaching level 6 skills. Makes a huge difference in what you can unlock and this is why I started a new game.
The islands of Buffalo Region are difficult at the beginning. You do have to prepare a ton, with water, medicines (Hibiscus is a MUST as well as poison medicine) all sorts of materials.
I always build a dock and a house first, equip it with enough water and food, big branches long sticks, wide and narrow leafs... you get the picture. THEN and only then I go and explore, usually at night first.
At Hope, before you go back, collect as many boar, picary raw hides to manufacture dried leather. Also craft builders kits, for I always build a small 2x2 hut at the farthest mine (16 builders kits plus one long stick for the door) Inside build a leaf hut for maximum (before tipi) energy replenishment. Tipis you can not build inside houses, I tried, leaf huts yes. Also, collect the algea, red and halymeria, make seaweed outfit.
Now that you can upgrade your tanning station, make a set of leather clothing for which you need leather pieces (dried leather, water and bark) Best way to wear this is during the day and change into leaf outfit late afternoon to early morning.
Also have enough obsidian for spears and knifes.
I have had 7 tegus attack me, one after the other in very quick succession in one area, there are usually more tegus in the game than appear on the map.
Take advantage of the Bejesus soup, fruit soup.

[mskitty]

Thanks for the tips and help.

[CrazyMom]

You are very welcome!

[tonyacook]

Originally posted by mskitty:

So I finally figured out why I didn't have the blueprint for the upgraded tanning station, and it had nothing to do with smelting copper ingots, you have to harvest the strong branch from the cannonball tree for the blueprint to trigger, also gave me the blueprint for the loom.

Maybe next time a person is having problems with a missing blueprint it might be helpful to list the items needed to make that station to pinpoint the problem of why it hasn't triggered.

It's unfortunate that the wiki for this game is blank, and what few guides that are available are of little help.

You do know if you open up the crafting and hit the little icon beside the word blueprints that looks like an eyeball, it says show/hide locked blueprints. From there, you can click on the item that you’re looking for and it will tell you what you’re missing to unlock it.

If you’re not sure where that item is located because the map isn’t opened up yet, I usually just Google the item. Like right now I need iron tree branches to unlock the next forge so I will just Google that and find where it’s at.

As far as the hides go, did anyone say which animals dropped the original rawhides that can be turned into leather? Not the Tegu or the other stuff? So far, I know the Boars and buffaloes do but I can’t remember the other animals. Once you get the excellent tanner workbench, you’ll be able to click the eyeball icon and see that Rays, Caimans, and rabbits can also be processed, but I can’t find anything that says which animals drops the original raw hides.

[CrazyMom]

Peccaries drop them as well. For the iron branches you need to travel to the Puma region, bring a pile of Hibiscus flowers (flu medicine), scorpion medicine and wound bandages, as well as copper and planks (and lots of other resources to establish an outpost)