Quality System
The quality system in Wanderfolk assigns every crafted item one of four tiers — poor, normal, good, or excellent — based on your crafting minigame performance. Higher quality increases stats, durability, and sell value, with excellent items selling for 2.5x the normal price.
Quality Tiers
| Quality | Durability | Effect/Damage | Sell Value | How to Achieve |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poor | 0.5x | 0.75x | Low | Failed or poor minigame performance |
| Normal | 1.0x | 1.0x | Standard | Adequate minigame performance |
| Good | 1.5x | 1.25x | High | Strong minigame performance |
| Excellent | 2.0x | 1.5x | 2.5x | Near-perfect minigame performance |
What Quality Affects
Weapons and Tools
- Damage/Efficiency — an Excellent iron sword deals 1.5x the damage of a Normal one (see Weapons & Equipment for base stats)
- Durability — Excellent items last twice as long before breaking
- Higher quality tools harvest faster and yield more resources
Armor and Shields
- Defense rating — scales with the effect multiplier
- Durability — determines how many hits the armor absorbs before degrading
Food
- Hunger restoration — Excellent food restores 1.5x more hunger
- Buff duration — special food effects last longer at higher quality
Potions
- Effect strength — Excellent health potions restore 1.5x more health
- Duration — buff potions last longer
The Value Spike
Notice that Excellent quality items sell for 2.5x normal price — a much bigger jump than the stat improvements suggest. This makes Excellent crafting highly profitable. If you master the minigames, you can earn significantly more gold by trading Excellent goods compared to Normal ones.
Quality Distribution
Based on typical player performance:
- Most first attempts at a new recipe produce Normal quality
- With practice, Good quality becomes consistent
- Excellent quality requires mastering the specific minigame type
- Poor quality happens when you mistime actions or let the minigame fail
Tips for Higher Quality
- Practice the minigame type — each recipe uses one of 5 minigame types. Master the type, not just the recipe.
- Start with easy recipes — Difficulty 1 recipes are more forgiving, letting you learn the mechanics.
- Watch the indicators — every minigame has visual feedback showing whether you’re in the sweet spot.
- Don’t rush — patience in temperature and balance minigames produces better results than frantic adjustments.
- Craft in bulk — the more you craft, the better your timing and rhythm become.
Related Articles
- Crafting Minigames — the 5 minigame types that determine quality outcomes
- Recipe List — all 195 recipes with station and tier info
- Weapons & Equipment — how quality multipliers apply to combat gear
- Trading — selling excellent-quality items for maximum profit