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==General==
 
==General==
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Improving is the ability to increase an items [[Quality]] on success.On failure you add damage to your item which you then must repair and your item will lose quality.
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Improving is the ability to increase an item's [[quality]] on success. However on failure you will damage the item and you must then [[Repairing|repair]] it to continue improving. The quality increases by small amounts with each success or decreases when you repair after damaging the item. As the item's [[quality]] reaches the maximum you are able to produce (based on skill and equipment) you will begin to fail more often than succeed.
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Improving is sort of like a tug-of-war game.You always go up little by little,and you always go down little by little. As the higher the quality of the item gets,the more you will fail and less you will succeed depending on your skill.
 
  
 
==Basic Tools==
 
==Basic Tools==
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Well usually your basic tools for starting out in Wurm Online would be some of these:
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This is a list of all the tools used for improving. Note that each skill area requires their own tools so, for example, lumps are used in smithing and chisels are used in masonry.
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*[[Plank]]
 
*[[Plank]]
 
*[[Mallet]]
 
*[[Mallet]]
 
*[[Log]]
 
*[[Log]]
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*[[Carving Knife]]
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*[[Carving knife]]
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*[[Iron File]]*
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*[[File|Iron file]]*
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*[[Rock Shards]]*
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*[[Rock shards]]
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*[[Stone Chisel]]*
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*[[Iron stone chisel]]*
 
*[[Lump]]*
 
*[[Lump]]*
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<nowiki>*</nowiki> Are items that may take some time after starting to acquire!
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*[[Pelt]]*
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*[[Iron hammer]]*
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*[[Whetstone]]*
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*[[Water]]
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Items noted with a <nowiki>*</nowiki> might take longer to make or find than some of the others.
  
 
==Hints and tips==
 
==Hints and tips==
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*Always use tools or items when improving an item that are around the same quality.
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*Look at the improvement column in your inventory to quickly see what you need to do next
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*Always use raw materials that are a higher quality than the item you want to improve.
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*If you start to fail a lot, and are losing quality, it is usually a good idea to stop and maybe try later with better quality tools and/or higher skill.
  
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*If you start to fail a lot,and are losing a good bunch of quality,its usually a good idea to stop and maybe do it later.
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*Your skill (and equipment) affects the maximum quality you can reach - don't try to push it too far!
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**While you are able to improve things higher than the quality of your tools and your skill level, pushing it more than 5-10 beyond them can take quite some time.
  
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*try to go past 4-6 quality on the skill that item uses.For Example when improving a [[mallet]] only go 4-6 higher on quality on my [[carpentry]] skill.
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*Improving takes time, make sure you have enough food & water for how long you intend to improve.
  
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*Make some time,usually about an hour depending on what your Improving or to what quality.More then enough times you lose the times since you get caught up in improving.
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*Improving metal items (tools, weapons, shields etc) require the item you intend to improve to be glowing hot - Keep the item in the forge while improving.
  
 
==How to improve==
 
==How to improve==
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To improve an items all you have to do is this:
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To improve an items all you have to do is:
  
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#Examine the item and it should say what is needed like a log or a chisel.
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#Examine the item you want to improve to see what is needed (EG:/ log, chisel etc...)
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#Activate the needed item
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#Activate the improvement item or tool
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#Repair you item if needed.
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#Repair your item if needed.
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#Right click, Improvements->Improve
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#Right click -> Improve
  
 
==Improving Bonuses==
 
==Improving Bonuses==
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Usually when improving something,your skill will go up more and faster then just creating items.
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Usually when improving something, your skill will raise faster than with item creation.
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Not to mention if you constantly repair and improve stuff such as a [[wooden fence]] could really help your [[carpentry]] skill and your [[repairing]] skill.
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It is a good idea to concentrate on certain items for certain skills such as a [[Statue]] for [[Masonry]] or a [[Wooden fence]] for Carpentry
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[[Category:Guides]]
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[[Category:Babel/I]]
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==Hints and Tips==
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*[[Wooden fences]] and walls can be improved with planks.
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*You must use a higher ql item to improve an item. You can not improve a 20ql mallet with a 1ql [[log]].
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*Fences can be improved with out having to repair them.
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*Only raw materials must have a greater ql than the item your are repairing, tools do not need to be higher ql.
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*Ask fellow players for a spare pelt when starting out. Be nice!

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General

Improving is the ability to increase an item's quality on success. However on failure you will damage the item and you must then repair it to continue improving. The quality increases by small amounts with each success or decreases when you repair after damaging the item. As the item's quality reaches the maximum you are able to produce (based on skill and equipment) you will begin to fail more often than succeed.

Basic Tools

This is a list of all the tools used for improving. Note that each skill area requires their own tools so, for example, lumps are used in smithing and chisels are used in masonry.

Items noted with a * might take longer to make or find than some of the others.

Hints and tips

  • Look at the improvement column in your inventory to quickly see what you need to do next
  • Always use raw materials that are a higher quality than the item you want to improve.
  • If you start to fail a lot, and are losing quality, it is usually a good idea to stop and maybe try later with better quality tools and/or higher skill.
  • Your skill (and equipment) affects the maximum quality you can reach - don't try to push it too far!
    • While you are able to improve things higher than the quality of your tools and your skill level, pushing it more than 5-10 beyond them can take quite some time.
  • Improving takes time, make sure you have enough food & water for how long you intend to improve.
  • Improving metal items (tools, weapons, shields etc) require the item you intend to improve to be glowing hot - Keep the item in the forge while improving.

How to improve

To improve an items all you have to do is:

  1. Examine the item you want to improve to see what is needed (EG:/ log, chisel etc...)
  2. Activate the improvement item or tool
  3. Repair your item if needed.
  4. Right click -> Improve

Improving Bonuses

Usually when improving something, your skill will raise faster than with item creation.

It is a good idea to concentrate on certain items for certain skills such as a Statue for Masonry or a Wooden fence for Carpentry

Hints and Tips

  • Wooden fences and walls can be improved with planks.
  • You must use a higher ql item to improve an item. You can not improve a 20ql mallet with a 1ql log.
  • Fences can be improved with out having to repair them.
  • Only raw materials must have a greater ql than the item your are repairing, tools do not need to be higher ql.
  • Ask fellow players for a spare pelt when starting out. Be nice!
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