Quality Outcome (Mechanics)

Before the explanation of the calculation we need to understand the concepts of "bands", "weights" and the "slope".

Note that there is a lot of math in the calculations here and they can be hard to follow on the wiki I recommend reading the Deep Dive #3 by Floursifter and testing with a copy of the spreadsheet calculator. --Editor

Bands

Each recipe has a series of bands that work with the weights to control the odds of each crafting quality.

Quality	Band Start	Band End
Normal	0	(100 + Recipe Level Requirement) × 1
Good	100	(100 + Recipe Level Requirement) × 2
Great	200	(100 + Recipe Level Requirement) × 3
Excellent	300	(100 + Recipe Level Requirement) × 4
Perfect	400	(100 + Recipe Level Requirement) × 5
Eternal	500	(100 + Recipe Level Requirement) × 6

Weights

Each recipe has a series of weights that control the percentage chance of each quality. These weights are adjusted by the quality outcome score we'll look at next. For now lets look at an example of unadjusted weights.

Quality	Starting Weight	Minimum Weight	Starting Percentage Chance
Normal	1000	4	79.20%
Good	200	4	15.84%
Great	50	4	3.96%
Excellent	10	4	0.79%
Perfect	2.5	2	0.20%
Eternal	0.05	0.05	~0.004%

Quality Outcome Calculation

1. Quality outcome is affected from three sources.
   • The difference between the level requirement of the recipe and your level in the artisan skill for the recipe.
   • The bonus to quality outcome from equipment.
   • A buff from Consumables.
2. The combined quality outcome is used along with the band and weights to calculate a series of new calculated weights.
   • The weights are determined by the following calculation step at each quality level.
     • First, we compare the quality outcome to the band start. If the band start is larger than the quality outcome, then we keep the normal starting weight as the new weight. If it is not then we continue on.
     • Second, we calculate the band end. The band end is equal to (100 + Recipe Level Requirement) × Quality. Where Quality is 1 for normal up to 5 for eternal.
     • Third, we calculate the slope of the line in the space of weights and bands. (Starting Weight - Minimum Weight) ÷ (Band Start - Band End)
     • Fourth, we compare the minimum possible weight to the Starting Weight + (Slope × (Quality Outcome - Band Start)). We take the higher value and it becomes the new weight
     • Finally, we compare our new weight to the calculated weight of the next highest quality and take the larger value.
       • This makes it so that a lower quality is never rarer than a higher quality. It also means that it is useful to calculate starting from eternal quality and work backwards.
3. The new weights give a series of new percentages at each quality level
   • Percentages are calculated by taking the weight of the quality level and dividing by the sum of all quality weights.
4. The quality outcome is rolled on the new percentage table to see what quality is obtained from this recipe action.

Example with Minimum Required Level and no Quality Outcome Bonus

If we want to craft an Iron Sickle at crafting level 20 with no equipment, and we complete the recipe action.

1. First we need to determine the quality outcome bonus.
   • We calculate the quality outcome from level difference.
     • Crafting an Iron Sickle requires a minimum crafting level of 20, and we have crafting level 20.
     • 20 crafting level - 20 recipe level = 0 quality outcome bonus
   • We have no equipment, so we don't gain any quality outcome percentage.
     • Quality outcome from equipment = 0 quality outcome bonus
   • We have no consumables, so we don't gain any quality outcome percentage.
     • Quality outcome from consumables = 0 quality outcome bonus
2. We have a combined 0 quality outcome. We calculate the new calculated weights and percentages with this quality outcome.
   • The quality outcome is less than the band start for every quality level, so we keep the original weights.
3. We use the weights to calculate the percentages as seen in the table below.
4. The quality of the item crafted is determined by rolling with the new percentages.

Quality	Weight	Percentages
Normal	1000	79.20%
Good	200	15.84%
Great	50	3.96%
Excellent	10	0.79%
Perfect	2.5	0.20%
Eternal	0.05	~0.004%

Example with Higher than Required Level and a Quality Outcome Bonus from Equipment and Consumable

If we want to craft an Iron Sickle at crafting level 40 with a Crafting Shirt and Sweet Carrot Pie, and we complete the recipe action.

1. First we need to determine the quality outcome bonus.
   • We calculate the quality outcome from level difference.
     • Crafting an Iron Sickle requires a minimum crafting level of 20, and we have crafting level 40.
     • 40 crafting level - 20 recipe level = 20 quality outcome bonus
   • Our Crafting Shirt gives us a +19 quality outcome bonus.
     • Quality outcome from equipment = 19 quality outcome bonus
   • Our Sweet Carrot Pie gives us a +25 quality outcome bonus.
     • Quality outcome from consumables = 25 quality outcome bonus
2. We have a combined 64 quality outcome. We calculate the new calculated weights and percentages with this quality outcome.
   • The quality outcome is greater than the band start for "Normal" quality, so we need to calculate the slope and a new weight.
     • First, we calculate a band end using the formula (100 + Recipe Level Requirement) × 1 = (100 + 20 ) × 1 = 120
     • Second, we calculate the slope (Starting Weight - Minimum Weight) ÷ (Band Start - Band End) = (1000 - 4) ÷ (0 - 120)
       = -8.30
     • Third, we compare the minimum weight of 4 to the result of Starting Weight + (Slope × (Quality Outcome - Band Start)) = 1000 + (-8.3 × (64-0) = 468.8. This is bigger than the minimum weight of 4 so we use it as the weight for normal quality.
   • The quality outcome is lower than the band start for "Good" and higher qualities, so we keep the original weights.
     • Good = 200, Great = 50, Excellent = 10, Perfect = 2.5, Eternal = 0.05
3. We use the weights to calculate the percentages as seen in the table below.
4. The quality of the item crafted is determined by rolling with the new percentages.

Quality	Weight	Percentages
Normal	468.8	468.8 ÷ 731.35 = ~64.10%
Good	200	200 ÷ 731.35 = ~27.35%
Great	50	50 ÷ 731.35 = ~6.84%
Excellent	10	10 ÷ 731.35 = ~1.37%
Perfect	2.5	2.5 ÷ 731.35 = ~0.34%
Eternal	0.05	0.05 ÷ 731.35 = ~0.01%
Sum:	731.35

Example with an Exaggerated Quality Outcome Bonus

If we want to craft an Iron Sickle with a total quality outcome of 200, and we complete the recipe action.

Quality	Starting Weight	Minimum Weight	Band Start	Band End	Slope	New Weight	New Percentages
Normal	1000	4	0	(100 + 20) × 1 = 120	(1000 - 4) ÷ (0 - 120) = -8.30	1000 + (-8.30 × (200 - 0)) = -660 This is lower than the good weight, so it is set to = 60.	60 ÷ 182.55 = ~32.87%
Good	200	4	100	(100 + 20) × 2 = 240	(200 - 4) ÷ (100 - 240) = -1.40	200 + (-1.40 × (200 - 100)) = 60	60 ÷ 182.55 = ~32.87%
Great	50	4	200	(100 + 20) × 3 = 360	(50 - 4 ÷ (200 - 360) = -0.2875	Quality outcome is not greater than the band start. Set to starting weight. = 50	50 ÷ 182.55 = ~27.39%
Excellent	10	4	300	(100 + 20) × 4 = 480	(10 - 4) ÷ (300 - 480) = -0.033	Quality outcome is not greater than the band start. Set to starting weight. = 10	10 ÷ 182.55 = ~5.48%
Perfect	2.5	2	400	(100 + 20) × 5 = 600	(2.5 - 2) ÷ (400 - 600) = -0.0025	Quality outcome is not greater than the band start. Set to starting weight. = 2.5	2.5 ÷ 182.55 = ~1.37%
Eternal	0.05	0.05	500	(100 + 20) × 6 = 720	(0.05 - 0.05) ÷ (500 - 720) = 0	Quality outcome is not greater than the band start. Set to starting weight. = 0.05	0.05 ÷ 182.55 = ~0.03%

So, with our exaggerated quality outcome we completely reduced the weight of Normal to be the same as Good and almost reduced Good to be a low as Great. The other qualities remain the same but because of the reduced total weight all rare percentages are increased. For example, Eternal is now about three times more likely.

This page has been updated to reflect information in game version ✨📡 0.3.0-beta+579 "QoL & OTA Update"📡✨.