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Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Second part of my crafting series, this time about the materials you'll 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 it'll 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 Bird's 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): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UPdNZGUyHLMOTYWqz5KJYCnR0ZnsMENifPi4UAVZeV8
HELL Mode without Crafting: youtu.be/mPRIPCQJYW0
Second part of my crafting series, this time about the materials you'll 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 it'll 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 Bird's 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): docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1UPdNZGUyHLMOTYWqz5KJYCnR0ZnsMENifPi4UAVZeV8
HELL Mode without Crafting: youtu.be/mPRIPCQJYW0
![[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")
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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")
![[RF5] How to Craft FAST-CHARGING FARM TOOLS – Teachers Guide to Rune Factory 5](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lb6Xe176R8k/mqdefault.jpg "[RF5] How to Craft FAST-CHARGING FARM TOOLS – Teachers Guide to Rune Factory 5
Weird thing I dont see talked about enough.")
![[RF4S] How to Beat: Ambrosia and Yokmir Forest WITHOUT Grinding](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mPRIPCQJYW0/mqdefault.jpg "[RF4S] How to Beat: Ambrosia and Yokmir Forest WITHOUT Grinding
The pilot episode for a potential new series on this channel, about combat and beating up bosses in Rune Factory 4 Special, perhaps my favourite game of all time. The next few should have much more interesting tactics.")
