Alchemy - wtf?

[Offshore]

Finally found some wheat - have imp stool - have recipe for Restore Health which is those 2 combined. Have an alchemy lab in my house - use lab, go to Restore Health option - wheat is only ingredient available?

What? Why isn't imp stool showing and why can't I make a potion?

[worm_master]

U want Wheat an Blue mountain flower. How-ever unless the 4th effect of Imp stool is shown, u wont be able to use it to restore health.

There is a perk in Alc, that identify's all property's of a item

[SpeedFreak1972]

Also keep in mind there's a difference between Restore and Fortify

[Offshore]

I found a recipe in the game on a piece of paper - imp stool + wheat it says - what's that all about? Fake recipes?

[worm_master]

Oprindeligt skrevet af SpeedFreak1972:

Also keep in mind there's a difference between Restore and Fortify

Yes, it's both if u use wheat and Blue Mountin Flower

[Offshore]

Oprindeligt skrevet af worm_master:

U want Wheat an Blue mountain flower. How-ever unless the 4th effect of Imp stool is shown, u wont be able to use it to restore health.

There is a perk in Alc, that identify's all property's of a item

Oh it's because the 4th effect has not yet been revealed?

[worm_master]

No not fake, if u look at a ingediant you'll see it's property's, eating, reveals the first property, the Alc perks, allow u to discover the 2 3 an 4th effect, you only need to eat a ingredient once, as u get the relevant Alc perk, the other propertys, will fill them selfs in.

Of course if u have the recipe, goto ya alc table, and select the ingredients individually, when u craft the potion, it'll make the health potion, and appear under the crafting heading.

How-ever as i said Wheat an Blue Mountain flower has both health restore and health fortify, first it heals u, then gives u extra.

[Offshore]

I'm still a bit confused - I thought the whole point of alchemy was experimentation? And yet... my lab is now allowing me to combine random ingredients I have.

[worm_master]

Yep, that's cos u are selecting the ingredients individually, you are in the "experimentation" section, after a successful experiment, the recipe is put in the crafting section of Alchemy

[DeathStroke]

if you KNOW the ingredient has a certain property you dont need to have revealed it to make the potion , just select multiple ingredients and combine them , and upon successful completion those properties will be revealed. If its not giving the option to make the potion despite you selecting the ingredients then the only explanation is that you have got the wrong things selected. Wheat and Imp stool do both have the restore health property so it should work? but you might as well also be adding blue mountain flowers too , then its restore hp and add bonus hp

[Offshore]

Hmm... when I had 4 ingredients it seemed to open up options - I dunno... maybe I just needed to click where it says "ingredients". Anyway, made a load of badass potions using just blue mountain flowers and blue butterfly wings.

Selling that ♥♥♥♥ for mad coin!

[worm_master]

:-) If u got the ability to plant things, be able to make unlimited coin, by spamming the wait function for 3 days, after u harvest.

[steventirey]

Instead of selecting an effect (like Restore Health), one of the options will let you select from all your ingredients. Use that. Experiment. If you find a recipe for a potion, use that section to combine the ingredients. The specific categories (like Restore Health) only list those ingredients you have and that have the Restore Health effect revealed.

Until you have leveled your Alchemy skill enough to get each of the perk levels that reveal an additional effect when eaten, random experimentation is how you reveal ingredient effects. Or using the wiki.