I just joined the game, which I find very interesting. However, I have to say it's hard to start, mainly because I can't find any documentation. Something that will tell me what smithing skill is needed to make a hatchet, for example. Such a documentation is usually found in wiki pages in other games. I looked up on forums and found this post, which, unfortunately, points to dead links (if I understand well, the wiki, or "Illapedia" seems to be down.)
It is true that some players i asked about were friendly and helped me, but I don't want to bother others by asking again and again about everything I need to know.
Furthermore, I find it very frustrating that you need carving tools to make... carving tools (same with other tools, such as the plane.) This is not intuiting, and one would expect that, to make carving tools, you probably need handles and blades, but certainly not carving tools. I am afraid that this would drive many people away the game, which would be a pity, as the game is otherwise very good.
Another problem is that you need wood to make a hammer, but you can't get wood without a hatchet, and it's not possible to make a hatchet as a newbie, so you have to buy it (and in some realms merchants won't even sell a hatchet so you need to pay extra to teleport.) All those things are more frustrating because you don't know in advance what you need to make a given item, and what skill is needed.
Maybe I am not aware of a webpage that documents all those things, in which case I'll be glad if you can give me directions.
Thank you in advance
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