Kaphias

Cool. 8-) Never knew that.

Well, yeah, that is the balence between cost and xp. Hell, if you really want good xp, use Rune arrows!

Fastest? Iron knives. They will cost quite a bit though, be looking at 40 each.

I can try, but I kinda like it with no face. Expressionless.

Any other comments?

Did anything happen to the chaos/death rune prices?

Yeah, read the safespot guide.

I see that the part that you didn't read was the beginning. :roll: This is NOT my guide. Look up the author (Zaspiel) in the highscores. And, I have no plans to change the guide, except for spelling, grammar, and pictures.

This took me 3-4 hours, and I still see things wrong. :uhh: :shock: my sig took me about 3-4 hours, what took you so long? My first try, I kept changing things and redrawing them...

Thats a devilish assignment, go change it.

umm you can save as a png in photoshop... what version you got? 2.0.

Yup. And thanks Metroid, This took me 3-4 hours, and I still see things wrong.

I can't save in photoshop in a .png form, so I .jpg for here. The big one is a screenshot, so that naturally comes out in .png.

So, here it is, first thing I've ever done... Enlarged at 800% And normal size... Try and focus on the guy, forget the background. What do ya think, what could I do better? Remember I use Photoshop...

I know, I just like to keep it plain. I know how to do things around here. :wink:

Agreed.

Thanks for that, added.

I was just gonna say that. :D

I thought you might of used the wheel. Otherwise, I like it, it would fit in perfectly in a cabin. The colors i mean.

Thanks everyone! I'll make sure to tell Zaspiel of all the good comments. I'm just gonna go through now and take out some unrelated parts, and maybe add some color. :)

I'd either stay where you are, or look into Chinchompas.

Read... The... Guides... Thats what they are there for. Duh. :wink:

Now now, don't complain about there being no pictures. I read it on the official forums, as did loads of other people. I know there is not pictures, I will work on getting some.

2/13/08 Kaphias edit: I have not updated this post since the original post date, so some information may be out of date. Zaspiel has kept a updated version on the RSOF, search for "Smithing Guide" to find it. I'll remove this message when I get this guide back up to date. Ok, here we go. I saw this guide on the official forums, and thought that it was the best guide that I have ever read. I Pm'ed the author, and he gave me permission to post it, if I included his name. _____________________________________________________________ Hi... here's my smithing guide. I've had requests to put this up again. I've streamlined the guide and removed information I thought was no longer necessary. There is a major revision to section 7 concerning golden bowls. There are basically two types of smiths out there: smiths who mine their own ores and smiths who donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t. This guide is geared to those who mine their own ore. As long as you mine your own ore, you never ever have to worry about what your mining level is. You never have to worry about getting to 85 mining. Just mine what you need to get your smithing level up from whatever it is at the moment. That is all that needs to be said about mining. Mining should no longer be an issue or concern for you. Keep in mind that this is a guide on how to get your smithing up. This is NOT a guide on how to make money. This guide will not make you rich, but you won't lose money either and it will keep you focused. This guide is not for everyone. Very few players actually have the dedication to do their own mining... very few. If you don't like to mine, trust me, this guide is not for you. Out of 20 people that read this, only 1 or 2 will find it useful. Table of Contents 1) What are the three basic steps to smithing? 2) What gives the best smithing experience? 3) Where is the best place to mine gold? (and movie showing the method) 4) Why is mining at Brimhaven better than mining in Arzinia? 5) Where is the best place to smelt your gold? 6) How do I acquire these Goldsmith Gauntlets? 7) What do I do with all these gold bars? 8) Save your gems. 9) Does this mean IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢m basically gonna be mining gold until IÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢m 99 smithing? 10) How to stay motivated. 11) WhatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s the best support skill for money. 12) The Blast Furnace - An alternative to gold. 13) How to break the monotomy of mining/smelting. 14) Mining duels. 15) How to mine rune ore. 16) Faster mining? 17) How long will all this take? 1) What are the three basic steps to smithing? Everyone knows this, even newbs know it: Mine Smelt Smith The mining step takes the longest time out of all three steps. Smelting is next. And assuming that you always make platebodies, the actual smithing step takes the least amount of time. 2) What gives the best smithing exp? Smelting gold ores with the Goldsmith Gauntlets is the way to go. You gain 56.2 smithing exp for every gold ore you smelt into a bar. Here is the statistical argument for gold. LetÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s say that you are a level 85 smith and you want to get to level 86. If you work iron, you will need to mine 9,046 iron ores and go thru all three steps; mine, smelt, and smith. In addition, you will need to acquire 65 rings of forging. If you work steel you will need to mine 6,168 iron ores and 12,336 coal ores. That's a total of 18,504 ores! When you smelt, you can only get 9 bars per trip because your inventory has to be 9 iron ores and 18 coal ores. Lastly, let's not forget the smithing step. So far iron looks like the better deal right? If you work mithril you will need to mine 4,240 mith ores and 16,960 coal ores. That's a total of 21,200 ores! Iron still looks like the better deal even when compared to mith! If you work addy you will need to mine 3,392 addy ores and 20,352 coal ores. That's a total of 23,744 ores! If you work rune you will need to mine 2,714 rune ores and 21,712 coal ores. That's a total of 24,426 ores! Now letÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s look at gold. You only need to mine 6,058 ores and smelt them. ThatÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s it! You do not have to go thru the actual smithing step! YouÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢ve eliminated one of the three basic steps and still gained smithing exp! And the amount of gold you mine is SIGNIFICANTLY less than the amount of iron you would have to mine. REMEMBER, you need to have the Goldsmith Gauntlets. If you donÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t, you only get 22.5 smithing exp per ore instead of 56.2. In terms of work, effort, and materials GOLD is clearly the way to go! The second best option is IRON with FORGING RINGS. If you are a low-level player, forging rings can be difficult to acquire. The third best option is STEEL. 3) Where is the best place to mine gold? Northwest of Brimhaven, and just southwest of the wooden outpost used to get to the realm of the Fisher King during the Holy Grail quest, there are 10 gold ore spawns in the shape of a letter ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅCÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ

No, so they can sell them for a profit.