Rafts, Wagons and Bulls, oh my?

[Kaios]

If you can build a knarr they are lockable now and also quite fast even at base quality. It's true that the old map has no river connections with the new areas but this is easily bypassed by building a road that extends from a river or lake on one side to the edge of another.

Also regarding the smelting skills, they only matter for mining not for putting in the smelter.

[MusicWarrior]

If you can build a knarr they are lockable now and also quite fast even at base quality. It's true that the old map has no river connections with the new areas but this is easily bypassed by building a road that extends from a river or lake on one side to the edge of another.

Exactly. If you can afford 8 rock crystals, you can even TP using charterstones being in knarr.