⚒️ Crafting & Recipes
Emerald Nights introduces hundreds of new items, weapons, and tools. This guide covers the most important crafting recipes you'll need.
💡 Pro Tip: Press R (REI keybind) in-game to view all recipes! Hover over any item and press U to see its uses, or R to see how to craft it.
Using Recipe Viewers
📚 REI (Roughly Enough Items)
Emerald Nights includes REI, a powerful recipe viewer that makes finding recipes easy:
- View Recipes: Hover over an item and press
R - View Uses: Hover over an item and press
U - Search Items: Use the search bar on the right side of your inventory
- Bookmark Items: Press
Aon an item to favorite it - Toggle Cheat Mode: Press
C(creative mode only)
⚔️ Combat Items
Simply Swords - Runic Weapons
Simply Swords adds powerful runic weapons with unique abilities. Basic runic weapons are crafted at a Runic Table:
- Runic Table: Crafted with 4 Stone, 2 Iron Ingots, 1 Amethyst Shard, 1 Book
- Runic Tablets: Found in chests or crafted at the Runic Table
- Weapon Upgrade: Combine base weapon + Runic Tablet at Runic Table
Runic weapons have special attacks - hold right-click to charge powerful abilities!
Armor of the Ages
Craft powerful armor sets with unique set bonuses:
- Holy Knight Armor: Increased damage vs undead, crafted with Gold + Diamonds
- O-Yoroi Armor: Enhanced melee damage, crafted with Iron + Gold
- Centurion Armor: Movement speed bonus, crafted with Iron + Copper
- Quetzalcoatl Armor: Feather falling effect, crafted with Gold + Emeralds
Weapon Master - Special Weapons
Unique weapons with special abilities:
- Katana: Faster attack speed than swords
- Spear: Extended reach for attacking
- Heavy Axe: Deals extra damage but slower
- Throwing Knives: Ranged weapons that return
🛠️ Tools & Utilities
Small Ships - Boats
Craft improved boats with storage and unique features:
- Cog: Medium boat with chest storage
- Brigg: Fast boat with sail
- Galley: Large boat with multiple seats
- Dhow: Versatile trading boat
Boats require Planks, Iron Ingots, and Wool (for sails).
Rope Bridges
Create climbable rope bridges:
- Rope: Craft with 3 String in a vertical line
- Rope Bridge: Combine Rope with Planks
- Place bridges to connect areas - you can climb them!
🏰 Building & Decoration
Chipped - Block Variants
Create hundreds of block variants using workbenches:
- Carpenter's Table: For wood variants
- Mason's Table: For stone variants
- Botanist's Table: For plant/nature variants
- Glassblower's Table: For glass variants
- Carving Table: For detailed designs
Place blocks in these tables to see all available variants!
Immersive Decoration
Functional furniture and decorative items:
- Chairs: Craft with planks - actually sittable!
- Tables: Various styles available
- Lights: Lanterns, chandeliers, and more
- Storage: Barrels, crates, and decorative chests
✨ Special Items
Better Trims
Enhanced armor trim system with new patterns:
- Find new Smithing Templates in structures
- Use Amethyst, Echo Shards, and other gems
- Combine at Smithing Table: Armor + Template + Material
- Each trim provides small stat bonuses
MRU (Magic Ring Universe)
Craft magical rings with special effects:
- Ring Base: Gold Ingot + Iron Ingot
- Gem Setting: Ring Base + Any Gem
- Enchanting: Enhance rings at enchanting table
- Different gems provide different buffs (speed, strength, etc.)
🍖 Food & Farming
Farmer's Delight Integration
Enhanced cooking and farming mechanics:
- Cooking Pot: Craft with Iron Ingots + Brick
- Cutting Board: Craft with Planks + Tool
- Stove: Combine Iron + Bricks for cooking heat source
- Create complex meals with multiple ingredients for better buffs
📖 Crafting Tips
General Advice
- Always check REI first - It shows exact recipes and materials needed
- Look for structure loot - Many unique items can only be found, not crafted
- Experiment with variants - Many items have multiple crafting recipes
- Check for mod interactions - Some mods add recipes for items from other mods
- Use JEI bookmarks - Press
Ato save recipes you use often
Resource Gathering Priority
Focus on gathering these resources early for best results:
- Iron: Needed for most tools and weapons
- Gold: Used in many special recipes
- Gems: Emeralds, Diamonds, Amethyst for advanced items
- Echo Shards: Found in Ancient Cities, used for powerful items
- Netherite: Still the best base material for armor and tools
🔮 Enchanting Enhanced
Apotheosis Enchanting
Emerald Nights may include enhanced enchanting mechanics:
- Higher Level Enchantments: Some enchants can go beyond vanilla limits
- Gem Infusion: Add gems to enchanting table for better results
- Reforging: Change enchantments on items at Reforging Table
- Affix System: Random modifiers on equipment
🎮 Remember: Press R while hovering over any item in your inventory to view its recipe in REI! This is the fastest way to learn all the new crafting recipes in Emerald Nights.