Dev Journal #3 - Artisan, Woodcutting, Fishing Skill Reveals

Artisan Skill Reveal

The Artisan Skill is a refining and crafting skill. Various magical gem ores mined via the mining skill can be found in the Frontier, and it takes a skilled artisan to cut those gems to enhance their magical properties and allow them to be harnessed. Experience can be gained in the artisan skill by cutting gems.

With the artisan skill comes a new tool, a chisel. The chisel is used by right clicking while an uncut gem is in your inventory. If your artisan skill is high enough, after holding right click for a few seconds the gem will be cut. Sometimes you will not cut it properly and will accidentally destroy it, resulting in gem dust which can be smelted to create glass. The chisel comes with its own animation, sound effects, and a cooldown.

Passive bonuses for the artisan skill are bonuses to gem cutting speed and gem cutting chance.

Next, gems can be used with a new mechanic - jewelry! There are five types of jewelry: earrings, rings, necklaces, amulets, and bracelets. The base gold jewelry can be crafting at a crafting table, but it does nothing until a gem has been added to it.

Cut gems can be added to jewelry at a new crafting table - the Artisan Table.

Your artisan skill determines what jewelry you can craft. Higher level jewelry provides better bonuses.

Jewelry can be equipped by doing /jewelry. The magical properties of the gems in the jewelry you wear will provide bonuses. Earrings provide boost experience gain. Rings boost attack speed. Necklaces boost armor/toughness. Amulets boost mining speed. Bracelets boost attack/arrow damage.

Woodcutting Skill Reveal

The Woodcutting Skill is a gathering skill. Experience can be gained in the woodcutting skill by cutting down trees.

Passive bonuses for the woodcutting skill are bonuses to woodcutting speed. Furthering the woodcutting skill results in gaining the ability to cut down entire small/medium/large trees.

Fishing Skill Reveal

The Fishing Skill is a gathering skill. Experience can be gained in the fishing skill by catching fish.

Passive bonuses for the fishing skill are bonuses to chance of fish spawning, chance of attracting spawned fish, and chance of catching hooked fish. Furthering the fishing skill results in gaining the ability to catch even more fish, up to 16 different types of fish.

Closing Remarks

I will continue to reveal the remaining skills in future developer journals. The primary focus of this developer journal was to reveal the artisan skill as it brings some completely new and unique activities to PartyRealms.

Thank you for making it this far and continuing to be a supporter of the server while we are in development. I am excited to share the content with you and even more excited for the upcoming release for you to once again enjoy your time on PartyRealms.