Weapon Crafting

Overview

Weapon crafting is part of the broader progression system in Vindictus: Defying Fate. Players collect materials from defeated bosses and from exploration throughout the game's regions to create new weapons or upgrade existing ones. The crafting system ties gear progression to combat performance: the harder the boss, the better the materials it drops.

How crafting works

Players acquire weapon blueprints by defeating bosses and completing special missions. Once a blueprint is obtained, the player can visit the blacksmith in Colhen Village and select the "Craft & Enhance Weapons" dialogue option. Crafting requires Hanner (the game's currency) plus materials such as Charcoal and Findium, gathered through exploration, breakable objects, and mission rewards across the Northern Ruins and Frozen Valley.

Weapons are character-specific: only Lann can use Twin Swords, only Delia can use Bastard Swords, and so on. However, blueprints obtained by one character are available to all characters on the same account that meet the requirements.

An unusual detail: crafted weapons function more like stat-boosting equipment than traditional inventory items. They are equipped through the Fitting Room interface rather than a standard equipment menu.

Enhancement

Beyond initial crafting, weapons can be enhanced to increase their level, boosting stats like Attack, Critical Chance, and Precision. Each weapon has a hard cap on enhancement levels, and each upgrade requires progressively rarer materials. Enhancement does not unlock new moves or change a weapon's combo patterns. The original Vindictus featured a well-known enhancement system where upgrades could fail and even destroy equipment at higher levels. Whether Defying Fate keeps this risk-reward structure has not been officially confirmed.

Crafting location

Weapon crafting is accessed through the village hub in Colhen. Players return to town between missions to manage their equipment. NPCs in Colhen provide crafting services, though the full NPC merchant roster was not fully fleshed out in the alpha build.

Connection to character weapons

Each character in Vindictus: Defying Fate uses a unique weapon type. Lann crafts twin swords, Fiona crafts longswords and shields, Karok crafts battle pillars, and Delia crafts bastard swords. Crafted weapons are character-locked and cannot be traded between characters. Higher-tier weapons generally improve base damage, provide passive bonuses, and may alter the visual appearance of the weapon.

Current limitations

Because the alpha test offered a constrained slice of the game's content, many crafting details are still unknown. This includes: the total number of weapon tiers, the role of non-weapon equipment (armor, accessories), and how enhancement interacts with the progression system's skill upgrades. This article will be updated as more information becomes available from future test builds.