Chitin Axe issue!

[Ryujin]

Not sure if the game devs intended for Chitin Axes to be inferior than Flint Axes but for some reason I can not harvest anything with the Chitin Axe. It continues to say I "need a Flint Axe or better." Is this a bug or am I missing some sort of uncommon mechanic?

[Angel_Fyre]

That’s because axes are weapons, hatchets are for harvesting.

Wood hatchet > crude hatchet (made of chitin) > flint hatchet> etc

[Feng my Min]

Yeah I realised after wasting Iron, there's a difference between an Axe and a Hatchet. Maybe calling it a battleaxe instead of just an axe would be clearer

[Asheira]

There are 2 distinct, different icons on items,
One for tools (a hammer), another one for weapons (a sword).

[johnw4733]

Originally posted by Asheira:

There are 2 distinct, different icons on items,
One for tools (a hammer), another one for weapons (a sword).

I have Iron hammer and its one of the best weapons in the game so not all hammers are tools

[ScuttleCrab]

Originally posted by johnw4733:

Originally posted by Asheira:

There are 2 distinct, different icons on items,
One for tools (a hammer), another one for weapons (a sword).

I have Iron hammer and its one of the best weapons in the game so not all hammers are tools

They mean on the icon itself. Open up your inventory, look on the bottom corner of each item, there is a small white sword or hammer to tell you if it is a weapon or tool.

[Asheira]

Originally posted by johnw4733:

Originally posted by Asheira:

There are 2 distinct, different icons on items,
One for tools (a hammer), another one for weapons (a sword).

I have Iron hammer and its one of the best weapons in the game so not all hammers are tools

Regardless, your Iron Hammer has a sword for its icon as it is a weapon.
We're coming full circle for how confusing this can be LOL
Building Hammer = tool
Iron Hammer = badass blunt weapon
Hatchets = tool
Axe = weapon
Pickaxe=tool

[Ryujin]

Makes sense now. I guess wording from previous survival games has me trained differently than a few mechanics in this game. Thanks for the help!

[Noxsa]

Originally posted by Ryujin:

Makes sense now. I guess wording from previous survival games has me trained differently than a few mechanics in this game. Thanks for the help!

most survival games the harvest tool calls "hatchet", not sure what survival game you hint at, ark = hatchet, conan = hatchet, 7d2d = hatchet "and yes they have axe that harvest too"

[LudwigVH]

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[Romey1son]

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