ThePrehistory Chapterin Live A Live, along with Near Future Chapter are the only two chapters that require the player to craft and experiment with the material they acquire. Here we talk about the best way to getcraftingmaterial and whichweapons/armor/accessorieshave the best stats and helpful effects.
The Haystack Minigame
The materials you will get areBone,Stick,Beast Horn,Beast Fang,Pelt,Dried Skins,andHard Rock. These are the seven basic materials you will be mixing and matching to create items or more advanced crafting materials. There are many combinations and lots of choices, but since you’re able to play the game any number of times, we have just decided to go with the best material in each category.
Also, it’s better to craft early on, since the mini game can getinaccessiblelater in the chapter. The first craft chance will be available if you go to the far left end of the cave, and you will find a Caveman who will be happy to make the weapons and armor you want for the required items.
Prehistory Chapter Best Items to Craft
You don’t have to worry about not crafting everything early on, since crafting will be available until the end of the prehistory chapter. Also, the cavemen who craft things later will have smoother and faster craft animations than the first one, so it might be better to just wait until you reach any of them later on.
Attack Items
The best weapon in terms of attack is theFury Knife for Pogo.It has a +26 Attack and can be crafted using aStone Knife(Bone + Hard Rock) and aLeather Strap(Pelt + Stone Knife). There is an alternative choice which is theQuick Spear(Bone or Stick + Stone Knife) for both Beru and Pogo. It gives you +21 Attack and +10 Speed, and this might be the optimal choice to offset the -10 Speed decrease in theFertility Charm, an important self-heal accessory.
Vacant Hand Items
There are few choices in that section and they are the Bang Glove and Thump Drum. Bang Glove (Dried Skins + Hard Rock) gives you +16 Attack and +5 Defense. The Thump Drum (Bone/Stick + Dried Skins) is a more versatile option as it can be equipped in your hand or as an accessory. The former will give you a +12 special attack, while the latter will give you a +6 special attack but as an accessory, meaning you can craft and equip more than one copy of it. It also works for both Pogo and Beru.
There are specific armor pieces for Pogo and Beru you can craft. For Pogo, there is theWildheart Armor(Dried Skins + Stone Knife), which gives pogo +16 Def, +10 Physical Def, and -8 Speed. As for Beru, you can choose between the defense-oriented Wildheart Dress (Pelt +Leather Strap) for a whooping +32 Def and +10 Special Def, or the attack-orientedWildheart Sack(Dried Skins + Leather Strap) for +36 Attack +20 Physical attack and +8 Special Defense.
Time to make something for poor Gori. TheBeastkin Cap(Pelt + Beast Horn or Bone) will give it +3 Def and +10 Speed. As for Beru and Pogo, the other helmet equipable by the two is theLaughing Mask(Dried Skins + Beast Horn or Beast Fang). It gives the +15 Special Attack and +7 Defense.
Accessories
We touched upon theFertility Charm(Hard Rock + Stone Knife) earlier. It allows you to self heal in battle on the expense of reducing your speed by 10 points. You can also make aPretty Flowerfor Beru (Beast Fang + Bone/Hard Rock/Beast Horn) to give her a big boost in her defense states, which she will desperately need.
Consumables
(Beast Fang + Stone Knife) is a good option if you want to stop your enemy’s movement by creating electrified tiles.
