Weapon upgrades

[MrTaceo]

Is there any guides about weapon cuz I havent found any? (a guide that explains the math side of the upgrades, not just the recipes)
Question:
1. If you got the katana already, is there any point of upgrading the other tools/weapons?
2. Does speed(feather) and damage(tooth) upgrades affect how long you could chop trees? Like if you upgraded an axe with more tooth, will that decrease the amount of chops it takes to cut a tree?

[Chillum]

1. Katana isnt great post nerf, better to upgrade modern axe with feathers.
2. As far as I know neither teeth nor feathers effect wood cutting.

[DanteBrane]

https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCY2i-o_WsKTcos0sdsyN_PA
Check this youtube channel out, he's the only forest youtuber I've seen that goes in depth with the mechanics.

The katana used to be very powerful (like it should be) but was nerfed because you could cheese through cannibals. It swings very fast but is as weak as the first weapon in the game, the plane axe, so I don't use very often. If they added weapon durabilty and kept its original damage but made the blade get dull very quickly, that would've probably balanced it. I personally find it strange that a stick with 29 broken glass upgrades is just as strong if not slightly stronger than the katana. It even drains less stamina, has the same range, has a decent swing speed and can have fire upgrades so arguably it could be a better weapon than the katana.

Feathers might slightly affect how fast you swing an axe on a tree, damage upgrades will not affect tree chopping.

[MrTaceo]

this is all I need ...thanks guys

[Felony Ferret]

The katana is okay for one or two cannibals, or even a lone mutant. but it's not great for large battles as it really can't block damage.

The Axe may swing slow, but it hits hard and offers good blocking.

I would like to see maybe a way to improve the katana, not make it overpowered.. but increase it's block perhaps.