Tamalak wrote:I really feel like the hover-over information should include what "keywords" the object belongs to (string, rock, meat..). There is no way to intuit that the taproot is a string.
If only there wasn't some sort of
manual somewhere that gave this sort of information....
But seriously, though, there might be some sort of further hint in the game. Recipes open up when you discover a string item, but then if you got it off of stinging nettle, you'd might not realize a taproot counted, too. However, when trying to craft something with "any string" it will highlight any qualifying item: nettles, taproots, hide straps, etc. There is definitely information in the game for figuring this out. There could be more, I agree, but part of the premise is figuring things out on your own if you wish to do so. If you want the easy way, definitely use the wiki.
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