Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Effective Hitzone Value Sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19hTF1uGQNvquSp-Cqg46EiZVuDhttcGIXAhFt6CI78w
0:00 Introduction
1:09 Part Hardness: Why do we sleep on Mind's Eye?
3:00 Mind's Eye vs Weakness Exploit
5:46 Is Mind's Eye worth it for Tripping?
9:40 The Numbers on Mind's Eye
13:26 How much damage do we gain or lose?
16:56 Intermediate Conclusions...
18:24 The Secret to Mind's Eye
19:52 Mind's Eye and Weakness Exploit Conditions, For Real
21:35 "Effective Hitzone Values" and Wounds
22:12 Wound Mechanics / How Wounds Work in Monster Hunter Wilds
24:42 Calculating Effective Hitzone Values
29:22 Mind's Eye: So is it Good?
32:40 Recommended Mind's Eye Monsters
33:46 Not Recommended Mind's Eye Monsters
35:04 Summary, Conclusions and Acknowledgements
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Effective Hitzone Value Sheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19hTF1uGQNvquSp-Cqg46EiZVuDhttcGIXAhFt6CI78w
0:00 Introduction
1:09 Part Hardness: Why do we sleep on Mind's Eye?
3:00 Mind's Eye vs Weakness Exploit
5:46 Is Mind's Eye worth it for Tripping?
9:40 The Numbers on Mind's Eye
13:26 How much damage do we gain or lose?
16:56 Intermediate Conclusions...
18:24 The Secret to Mind's Eye
19:52 Mind's Eye and Weakness Exploit Conditions, For Real
21:35 "Effective Hitzone Values" and Wounds
22:12 Wound Mechanics / How Wounds Work in Monster Hunter Wilds
24:42 Calculating Effective Hitzone Values
29:22 Mind's Eye: So is it Good?
32:40 Recommended Mind's Eye Monsters
33:46 Not Recommended Mind's Eye Monsters
35:04 Summary, Conclusions and Acknowledgements
Support me on Patreon!: patreon.com/DreamingSunTide
All views expressed in this video are my own and are made in my individual capacity. I make no claim, implicit or otherwise, to represent the views of my previous or current employers.
![[RF4S] A Guide to Materials and Upgrading (By a Materials Physicist)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/igO_rRP5idY/mqdefault.jpg "[RF4S] A Guide to Materials and Upgrading (By a Materials Physicist)
Second part of my crafting series, this time about the materials youll use when crafting equipment! Special thanks to Omnigamer for helping me with some of the stuff about 4-Leaf Clovers!
Next video will be about weapons! I miiiight split that one up though, depends on how long itll get (these videos are all way longer than I anticipate).
0:00 Introduction
1:09 Quick Refresher on Upgrading and Crafting
2:55 4-Leaf Clovers and Great 4-Leaf Glovers
4:59 Double Steel and 10-Fold Steel
9:52 Object X
12:09 Mealy Apple (Elem Res)
20:23 Left Rock Shard (Status Res)
23:30 Big Birds Comb (Faint Res)
24:39 All about Crit, Knock, and Dizzy
26:53 Right Rock Shard
[Area Spoilers from here on]
27:38 Chest Hair
29:22 Ancient Orc Cloth
30:42 Crit, Knock, and Dizzy Revisited
31:14 Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green Cores (No Res)
35:34 Tablet of Truth (Crit)
36:53 Postgame Stat Boosting
38:27 Shield Effects
43:39 Chimera Tail and Moving Branch (Stats)
45:04 Holy Spore (Drain Res)
47:00 Broken Box (Status Res)
48:32 Broken Ice Wall (Stun)
49:18 Final Boss (Knock)
49:38 Giant Crystal Flowers (Elem Res)
50:21 Oil (Fire Res?)
51:13 Disastrous Dish (Light Res?)
51:36 Summary and My Thoughts
52:15 Example Equipment
RF4S Datamining Compendium (with Rarity Values): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UPdNZGUyHLMOTYWqz5KJYCnR0ZnsMENifPi4UAVZeV8/
HELL Mode without Crafting: https://youtu.be/mPRIPCQJYW0")
![[RF4S] Examining Every Staff Attack in Rune Factory 4 Special - Teachers Guide to Crafting](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ikDiaVUwZy0/mqdefault.jpg "[RF4S] Examining Every Staff Attack in Rune Factory 4 Special - Teachers Guide to Crafting
In which I finally, actually fill a hole in the literature.
Summary Spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CMqH1y5LAjUVFWH-BEqIM1PYhmaZC40aHrspRIiVWe0
0:00 Introduction
1:37 Basic Attacks and Projectiles
5:16 Staff Charge Attack Mechanics
9:42 Misc Mechanics
11:09 Staff Charge Attacks - Intro
13:07 Elemental Staves
21:52 Special Staves
37:27 Material Charge Attacks
1:09:47 Summary and Conclusions
Crafting Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzcYp4bo2JIQfMXHo9uyoITIca7ew34En
RF4S Datamining Compendium (with Rarity Values): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UPdNZGUyHLMOTYWqz5KJYCnR0ZnsMENifPi4UAVZeV8/
HELL Mode without Crafting: https://youtu.be/mPRIPCQJYW0")
