Design: tools
Hatchets and the forest Kapak dan hutan
Four hatchets, three woods that need them, a forge to buy iron from, and a parang for the bamboo and rattan.
The hatchets
| Hatchet | Woodwork | Tier | Gives | Cuts | How to get it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old hatchet Kapak lama | 1 | 1 | the starter | trees | Pak Mat gives you one the first time you talk to him, and replaces it if you ever lose it. |
| Iron hatchet Kapak besi | 5 | 2 | +8% chance | trees, Meranti | Kak Yah sells it for RM 45. Once the forge opens, Pak Leh sells it for RM 40. |
| Steel hatchet Kapak keluli | 12 | 3 | +16% chance | trees, Meranti, Cengal | Pak Leh forges one if you bring him a meranti handle and RM 90. |
| Boatwright's axe Beliung | 25 | 4 | +24% chance, 1 tick faster | trees, Meranti, Cengal | Pak Mat's own. He hands it on once you build a cengal boat with him (a later quest). |
Each step up is about one tier of tree: the iron hatchet is the upgrade you buy the day you reach Kuala Besut, the steel one is what meranti is for, and the beliung is a reward, not a purchase.
Hard wood
Ordinary jungle trees take any hatchet. Meranti and cengal have a hardness, and a hatchet below it just bounces off, whatever your level. This is the one place a tool is a gate rather than a speed-up, and it is what gives the forge its reason to exist.
| Tree | Woodwork | Needs at least | Attempt | Gives | XP | Logs a tree | Grows back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Pokok | 1 | Old hatchet Kapak lama | 2.4 s | Timber Kayu | 25 | 3.6 | 15 s |
| Meranti tree Planned · Tools II Pokok meranti | 10 | Iron hatchet Kapak besi | 3 s | Meranti timber Kayu meranti | 45 | 5.6 | 24 s |
| Cengal tree Planned · Tools II Pokok cengal | 20 | Steel hatchet Kapak keluli | 3.6 s | Cengal timber Kayu cengal | 80 | 8.3 | 48 s |
Ordinary trees keep their live numbers; only the hatchet is new.
- Tree
- Jungle on Perhentian, and the forest south of Kuala Besut. A thick jungle hardwood. Good timber.
- Meranti tree
- The forest south of Kuala Besut, about one tree in five. Tall and straight, with red heartwood. The old houses on the river are built of it.
- Cengal tree
- Deep in the Besut forest, a few at most. Cengal. Hard enough to turn a cheap blade, and it lasts a hundred years in salt water.
Chances
The chance of each attempt, by level and hatchet. A dash means you can't: too low a level for the tree or the hatchet, or the hatchet is too soft.
Tree
| Woodwork | Old hatchet | Iron hatchet | Steel hatchet | Boatwright's axe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35% | – | – | – |
| 5 | 47% | 55% | – | – |
| 10 | 62% | 70% | – | – |
| 15 | 77% | 85% | 92% | – |
| 20 | 92% | 92% | 92% | – |
| 25 | 92% | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| 30 | 92% | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| 40 | 92% | 92% | 92% | 92% |
Meranti tree
| Woodwork | Old hatchet | Iron hatchet | Steel hatchet | Boatwright's axe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | – | 43% | – | – |
| 15 | – | 58% | 66% | – |
| 20 | – | 73% | 81% | – |
| 25 | – | 88% | 92% | 92% |
| 30 | – | 92% | 92% | 92% |
| 40 | – | 92% | 92% | 92% |
Cengal tree
| Woodwork | Old hatchet | Iron hatchet | Steel hatchet | Boatwright's axe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | – | – | 51% | – |
| 25 | – | – | 66% | 74% |
| 30 | – | – | 81% | 89% |
| 40 | – | – | 92% | 92% |
XP an hour
Pure cutting time with Pak Mat's lesson: no walking between trees, no full pack. Real play is slower; the point is the shape.
Tree
| Woodwork | Old hatchet | Iron hatchet | Steel hatchet | Boatwright's axe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18k | – | – | – |
| 5 | 24k | 27k | – | – |
| 10 | 31k | 35k | – | – |
| 15 | 39k | 43k | 46k | – |
| 20 | 46k | 46k | 46k | – |
| 25 | 46k | 46k | 46k | 69k |
| 30 | 46k | 46k | 46k | 69k |
| 40 | 46k | 46k | 46k | 69k |
Meranti tree
| Woodwork | Old hatchet | Iron hatchet | Steel hatchet | Boatwright's axe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | – | 29k | – | – |
| 15 | – | 39k | 45k | – |
| 20 | – | 49k | 55k | – |
| 25 | – | 59k | 62k | 83k |
| 30 | – | 62k | 62k | 83k |
| 40 | – | 62k | 62k | 83k |
Cengal tree
| Woodwork | Old hatchet | Iron hatchet | Steel hatchet | Boatwright's axe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | – | – | 49k | – |
| 25 | – | – | 63k | 89k |
| 30 | – | – | 78k | 107k |
| 40 | – | – | 88k | 110k |
On ordinary trees the old hatchet and the steel one meet at the 92% cap by level 20. The steel hatchet earns its keep on meranti and cengal, which is where it is meant to be used.
The forge
Planned · Tools II Pak Leh, a blacksmith, sets up on the Kuala Besut main road by the river bridge. The forge is a shop with one service: he has the iron, you bring the wood.
| He sells | Price | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Iron hatchet Kapak besi | RM 40 | Tools II |
| Machete Parang | RM 25 | Tools II |
| Fish hook Mata kail | RM 3 | Tools III |
| Net sinkers Batu ladung | RM 12 | Tools III |
| He forges | You bring | And pay |
|---|---|---|
| Steel hatchet Kapak keluli | 1 × meranti handle | RM 90 |
A meranti handle is made at the boatyard from 2 meranti timber, Woodwork 12. So the steel hatchet asks for an iron hatchet, meranti cut with it, and a trip back to the island.
The parang, bamboo and rattan
Planned · Tools II The parang is the Malay working blade: it clears what a hatchet is too clumsy for. It opens two new things to cut, and it is a weapon (+2 max hit, Attack 5), better than the staff. Wield it and it still counts as your tool.
| Cut | Woodwork | Attempt | Gives | XP | Before it runs out | Back after | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bamboo clump Rumpun buluh | 4 | 2.4 s | Bamboo Buluh | 18 | 4.0 | 18 s | Damp ground by the river in Kuala Besut, and the low end of the Perhentian jungle. |
| Rattan vine Rotan | 8 | 3 s | Rattan Rotan | 30 | 3.3 | 24 s | Climbing the big trees in the Besut forest. |
Bamboo is for prawn traps and the bamboo bow. Rattan has no recipe yet, on purpose: it is for the rattan creel, a basket that holds ten fish in one slot, if that idea gets built (see the ideas on the tools page).
New boatyard recipes
| Makes | From | Woodwork | XP | Part |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prawn trap Bubu | 4 × bamboo + 1 × rope | 4 | 40 | Tools II |
| Bamboo bow Busur buluh | 2 × bamboo + 1 × rope | 5 | 45 | Tools II |
| Meranti handle Hulu meranti | 2 × meranti timber | 12 | 60 | Tools II |
Placing the new trees
Perhentian is still seeded exactly as in v7, and new things are added after the seeded layout, the way the archery range was. So: no new random draws in the island's seeded loop. In Kuala Besut, after the forest is placed, about one tree in five south of the main road becomes a meranti, the three trees furthest south become cengal, and bamboo clumps go on the grass beside the river. A handful of bamboo goes at the low edge of the Perhentian jungle so the island can make traps too.