Engineering is the Crafting skill focused on creating Ranged Weapons, their Ammunition, as well as Gathering Tools by using resources and materials obtained from skills in the Gathering and Refining lines. A higher level in Engineering will allow players to create better, more powerful weapons, as well as improving the Gear Score range of craftable weapons. Additionally, in the case of Ammunition, Engineers will be able to craft more ammunition for the same amount of resources.

Engineering is performed at a Workshop for ranged weapons, ammunition and gathering tools, and a Forge for melee weapons and these stations can often be found in Settlements. Stations have a Tier level which can be increased by taking on Town Projects. Note that each craftable item has a tier level requirement in order to craft. This tier level corresponds to the Crafting Station's tier level. If your settlement's Crafting Station level does not meet the requirement, you will need to either raise it or find another settlement with a Crafting Station of a higher tier. Crafting Engineering items requires the player to be of the appropriate Engineering level as well. Leveling up in Engineering is a straightforward process. Players simply need to continuously craft weapons, tools or ammunition to raise their level in the skill. Collecting resources, however, is more involved and can prove more difficult.

It is important to note the tier of the Workshop you are using as it determines what tier items you can craft:

• Camp Fire T1: Flint Tools
  
• Workshop T2: 1-49 Recipes
  
• Workshop T3: 50-99 Recipes
  
• Workshop T4: 100-149 Recipes
  
• Workshop T5: 150+ Recipes

When you are at the crafting station and have the resources, you will want to open the crafting menu and select what you want to craft. Once you’ve selected the item to craft, you can click the blue CRAFT button to craft the item. If you wish to craft more than one you can move the slider above it and select how many you wish to bulk craft.

Most of the time when you craft an item at the Workshop you are awarded with Engineering experience. The amount of experience for crafting an item can be found under the blue CRAFT button in the crafting screen. An exception are the Flint tools as seen above. Engineering level cap is 200.

When crafting an item Tier 2 or higher, the first item in the craft must match the same tier as the item you are crafting. For example the Starmetal Mining Pick (seen below) is a Tier 4 Mining Pick so it requires the Tier 4 Metal Ingot to craft it as the primary material (Starmetal Ingot, Blessed Crucible, or Azurite Chunk). The secondary materials are not restricted to the tier requirement making it so you may use lesser or greater tiered materials in the craft.

Enhancing Your Engineering
Buffs and perks are the 2 main ways to enhance your Engineering. Both have ways to stack them, but with all good things there are limitations.

Perks are limited to item type and only being able to have 1 type of perk on the item. For example, an amulet can’t have Engineer Expertise because it is an Armor Perk. There are always exceptions to rule; sometimes a quest item will give a named item that comes with a double perk, however none currently exist for Engineering that we know of at this time.

There exists an Engineering armor set that is ideal for players who want to increase the gear score value on their crafts. Players will encounter armor drops for this set from level 59+ monsters. The set only exists in Tier 4 and 5, but there is no difference between them mechanically, only visually.

Perks

Armor:

• Engineer Expertise +2 Engineer Crafted Item Quality (No Crafted Mod)

Amulet:

• Engineer Mastery +5 Engineer Crafted Item Quality (Mod: Orichalcum Engineer's Charm)

Buffs

Foods:

• Herb-Roasted Squash +10 Min/Max Gear Score for Engineering
  
• Creamed Corn +12 Min/Max Gear Score for Engineering (Recipe)
  
• Herb-Crusted Vegetables +15 Min/Max Gear Score for Engineering (Recipe)

Trophies:

• Minor Engineering Crafting Trophy +3 Min Gear Score for Engineering
  
• Basic Engineering Crafting Trophy +4 Min Gear Score for Engineering
  
• Major Engineering Crafting Trophy +5 Min Gear Score for Engineering

Engineering Level

• Check the Gear Score & Yield Chances Guide for the exact GS break down by level

Territory Buffs:

• Reekwater Reduces crafting taxes by 5%
  
• Engineer’s Patience +5 Min Gear Score for Engineering
  
• Territory Bonuses [5-37]% Crafting taxes - Varies based on how many points. Bonus decays at 86.5% per point

BiS Engineering character:

• Engineer Hat GS 500 | +2 Min/Max GS for Engineering
  
• Engineer Shirt GS 500 | +2 Min/Max GS for Engineering
  
• Engineer Gloves GS 500 | +2 Min/Max GS for Engineering
  
• Engineer Pants GS 500 | +2 Min/Max GS for Engineering
  
• Engineer Shoes GS 500 | +2 Min/Max GS for Engineering
  
• Amulet GS Any | +5 Min/Max GS for Engineering
  
• 3x Infused Leather Bag 600 GS | Personal selection for weight reduction
  
• Level 200 +20 Min GS for T2/3/4; +75 Max GS for T2/3/4; +25 Max GS for T5

BiS Total Stats (While Fully Buffed):

• +30 Min/Max GS [Food +15 | Gear +15]
  
• +20 Min GS for Tiers 2/3/4
  
• +75 Max GS for Tiers 2/3/4
  
• +25 Max GS for Tier 5
  
• 42% Crafting tax reduction (Territory Buffs)
  
• +2000 *Engineering Luck

*The exact effects of engineering luck are still in the discovery phase; but is believed to increase the chances of rarity on an item.

Engineering Artifacts

This section covers all the known Artifacts for Engineering and the Artifacts that are required to see them.
Artifact crafting just requires you to have the item in your bags for the recipe to appear at the crafting station.

Artifacts Items (All require 200 Engineering)

• Fragmented Musket Crafts Musket of Unseen Power
  
• Withered Bough Crafts Soulforged Spear
  
• Splintered Bow Crafts Warpwood
  
• Broken Hatchet Crafts Axe of the Abyss

Engineering is a skill that relies heavily on the following skills for resources and materials and as such, they are strongly recommended companion skills:

• Smelting
  
• Woodworking
  
• Leatherworking
  
• Weaving
  
• Mining
  
• Logging
  
• Skinning
  
• Harvesting

Note that materials for any Crafting skill can be obtained from other players as well by trading, so players can still be successful in Engineering even if they invest in other skills, but this requires playing the game's economy system.

Weapons and Ammunition are one of the most basic requirements in New World so makes sense that these will sell like hotcakes. Any high-level engineer making quality weapons with a good Gear Score will be in high demand in the market.

Leveling up your engineering and using that to craft advanced tools also guarantees you to make money and earn perks.

When you use Azoth while crafting your tools, you increase the chance of acquiring perks. You can also use the money that you made from selling tools on some good quality food that grants you a boost to craft beyond your limits.

Being an Engineer allows you to also create different melee weapons such as swords and hammers, which are also a requirement for smaller settlements as Town Projects.

To make better items, you need to level up your engineering. The task of leveling up engineering is pretty easy and you can easily accomplish it.

Leveling up in Engineering improves your crafted equipment's Minimum and Maximum Gear Score by tiers. Improving the Maximum Gear Score allows for the potential for better items while improving the Minimum Gear Score shortens the Gear Score range, making it easier to craft items at the higher end. Item Yield is not affected by leveling in Engineering.

Craft Items Under the Engineering Skill Tree

You can level up your Engineering Skill by crafting items under the Engineering Tree. Players can check which items fall under Engineering by hitting K, navigating to the Trade Skills Tab, and selecting Engineering.

Alternatively, Engineering crafting recipes will can be viewed in either the Workshop or the Forge. It is denoted by a gear symbol next to the crafting recipe name.

Bulk Craft to Quickly Level Up Engineering



Out of all the Engineering Recipes, only Spears and Bows use Wood Planks as their primary crafting material. Since it is easier to farm wood than camp ore veins, bulk crafting Spears maximizes your EXP gains versus spent resources as it uses less wood than Bows.

Bulk Craft Tools as an Alternative



Outside of this (especially if you are not a spear user), players can instead opt to bulk craft tools. They net a decent amount of EXP per item while also allowing you to sell off the good ones for coins at the Trading Post.


Do Not Bulk Craft Tier 1 Tools



Tier 1 items like the Flint Tools will not give trade skill EXP. Do not waste your resources bulk crafting these cheap items as they do not give you anything!

Salvage Unwanted Equipment



Salvage unwanted crafted items as Tier 2 and above items will return a portion of the primary material as well as repair parts when you do. This saves you from having to re-farm a lot of the more tedious resources such as ingots or wood.

Note: Despite Spears using Wood Planks as their primary crafting material, when salvaged, they will return Ingots. This is a neat trick to recoup ingots after bulk crafting since it is harder to farm than wood.

Leveling up Engineering in New World allows for crafting of better, more powerful weapons with higher Gear Scores and also improves chances of imbuing them with Perks or a Gem Socket. Leveling up in Engineering unlocks more recipes as well as more powerful versions of existing recipes.

As a general rule, sticking to lower tier items is the recommended method for quickly leveling up a Crafting Skill. This is due to the cost of crafting items increasing exponentially as you move up in tiers, with some higher level recipes costing up to double the amount of resources to craft. Another reason to craft lower tier items for leveling is the ease of gathering resources and the relative low market cost should you choose to purchase them instead.

In the case of Engineering, the most efficient way to level is to craft Proficiency Boosters which only require Air Motes, Soul Motes and Water. However, this method does require that you level up your Harvesting skill in order to gather the Motes. Furthermore, the first tier of Proficiency Boosters is locked behind Engineering Level 20 so you will need to dip into crafting Arrows. Luckily, Arrows are also one of the most material-efficient ways to level this skill, with the only bottleneck being the Feathers required to craft them. In fact, if you can amass enough of the materials, Iron Arrows can take you all the way to max level fairly quickly. But because Feathers can be hard to find, it is recommended you take the Proficiency Booster path. A great bonus with crafting Proficiency Boosters is that using them for yourself will improve your gathering yield temporarily, which is a huge help while collecting materials.

The following table details the experience required to reach certain levels in Engineering, as well as a general count for the amount of Crafted Items required to reach these thresholds. For simplicity's sake, the table only shows tier milestone levels instead of every single Engineering level.



Leveling up in Engineering will require the use of a Workshop of sufficient Tier (i.e., Tier IV Workshop to craft Tier IV items). For Gathering, you will want to get your Harvesting skill at Level 30 in order to harvest Magical Plants for Motes. Alternatively, you can also gather motes through Mining if you have it at Level 50 which should be easy to achieve as you gather the materials required to level Engineering.

Level 0 - 50

Phase 1: Begin by getting your Engineering to Level 20 in order to craft the Weak Proficiency Booster. Do this by crafting 28 sets of Iron Arrows. Note that Iron Arrows come in sets of 50 per craft.

Iron Arrow (28 Sets Total) To 20

• 112 x Iron Ingot: Comprised of 448 x Iron Ore
  
• 56 x Timber: Comprised of 224 x Green Wood
  
• 84 x Feathers

Iron Ore and Green Wood can easily be gathered in any of the starting areas but it is highly recommended you do your gathering in Monarch's Bluffs where there is an abundance of Soulsprout and Shockbulb plants as well, from which you can gather Soul Motes and Air Motes respectively. These Motes will be used in crafting the Proficiency Boosters. Feathers can be acquired from Turkeys which are fairly common in every area, including Monarch's Bluffs. You should also be looking out for Turkey Nests, found nearby wherever the Turkeys are roaming. These nests can also yield Feathers. Alternatively, check your Trading Post for Feather prices and weigh out the cost with the time taken to gather them.

Phase 2: Once you hit level 20, you can begin crafting the Weak Proficiency Booster all the way to 50.

Weak Proficiency Booster (228 Total) From 20 to 50

• 228 x Air Mote
  
• 228 x Soul Mote
  
• 228 x Water

If you have Mining at Level 50 or above, you can also mine the Motes from Soulspire and Shockspire formations in Monarch's Bluffs. These nodes can yield more motes than the plants, although they can be exceedingly rare to come across. More options are the Soulwyrm and Thunder Beetles which will also yield a lot of motes but again are exceedingly rare.

Note that you should be using these Proficiency Boosters yourself after crafting them as they increase your gathering yield and the higher tier versions can greatly cut down your gathering time. Alternatively, you can also sell them on the Trading Post as they should prove to be valuable for people looking to gather materials.

Level 50 - 200

For the remaining leveling brackets, it's a toss up between Iron Arrows at 108 XP per craft or Weak Proficiency Boosters at 36 XP per craft. While Proficiency Boosters seemingly give less XP, they only require one of each material which is an overall gain in efficiency. A mix of both is also viable, especially if gathering in Monarch's Bluffs since you will run into all the required materials for both routes there.

In the case of Proficiency Boosters, higher tier boosters will technically provide more XP per craft, but fusing the higher tier wisps and essences required is an overall loss in Material to XP ratio, especially since there is no other way to acquire them.

For reference, a Weak Proficiency Booster uses 1 x Air Mote, 1 x Soul Mote and 1 x Water yielding 36 XP. A Common Oakflesh Balm uses 1 x Air Wisp (5 Motes), 1 x Soul Wisp (5 Motes) and 1 x Water at only 90 XP per craft whereas those 5 Earth and Water Motes could be used to create 5 Weak Proficiency Boosters for 180 XP. This is the same for all higher tiers of Proficiency Boosters so you are better off sticking to Tier II Balms. Furthermore, mote fusions are locked behind levels 25, 75 and 125 Arcana setting up another prerequisite that doesn't exist for Tier II. However, if you have already hit these Arcana thresholds, consider crafting a few of the higher tier boosters to use for yourself as they give a great boost to gathering yield, making it easier to amass your leveling materials.

Arrow Route (~17,318 sets total from Level 50 to 200)

Iron Arrow

• 69,272 x Iron Ingot: Comprised of 277,088 x Iron Ore
  
• 34,636 x Timber: Comprised of 138,544 x Green Wood
  
• 51,954 x Feathers

At 108 XP per craft, this equates to ~1,870,344 XP which should get you to Level 200.

Proficiency Booster Route (51,953 boosters total from 50 to 200)

Common Proficiency Booster

• 51,953 x Air Mote
  
• 51,953 x Soul Mote
  
• 51,953 x Water

At 36 XP per craft, this equates to ~ 1,870,308 XP which should get you to Level 200.

Another great and resource efficient option is Gunpowder. It doesn't require any skill in Engineering so you can go directly from 50 to 200. This item will be highly sought after by players using Muskets and will likely sell quite well on the Trading Post. Gunpowder is crafted in sets of 5.

Gunpowder (19,483 Sets Total) From 50 to 200

• 97,415 x Charcoal: Comprised of 194,830 x Green Wood
  
• 38,966 x Flint
  
• 19,483 x Saltpeter

At 96 XP per craft, this equates to ~1,870,368 XP which should get yout to Level 200.

Flint can be found pretty much every where, usually near sandy areas and bodies of water. Saltpeter is usually found in caves and underground areas. Some great spots are Inkwell Cave and Scratchrock Burrow in Windsward, as well as Offal Grotto, Bayhowl Burrow and Hurtfang Hole in Monarch's Bluffs.