Do reloaded crafts count?

Track only crafts that remain in the save you keep. If you reload the result away, remove it from the count.

What should I do if a crafting option is missing?

Check the current station, lesson, recipe, materials, and story or camp progress before spending more resources.

Crafting cleanup

Gothic 1 Remake Crafting Guide

Q: Which crafting achievement should I do first?

Start with Crafting Newbie by making one low-risk item, then batch weapon, scroll, and potion goals once the lesson, station, and materials are ready.

Q: Should I learn crafting lessons early?

Learn them early only when they solve a route problem, unlock a tracked achievement batch, or support your current resource plan.

Complete Crafting Newbie, Anvil Enthusiast, Scribbler, and Alkimist without wasting LP, ore, ingredients, or a clean achievement save.

Open tracker LP decision

Crafting route in one screen

Crafting is a resource route before it is an achievement route.

Start small

Use a low-risk first craft for Crafting Newbie after you understand the station prompt and material cost. Do not spend rare ingredients for a simple unlock.

Batch count goals

Weapons and potions are easier to audit when you do them in a named batch instead of spreading the count across several sessions.

Protect LP and materials

A crafting lesson is worth taking when it opens a tracked achievement, solves a resource shortage, or supports the build you are actually playing.

Achievement goals

Four crafting achievements, one cleanup plan.

Achievement	Track	Best timing	Risk to avoid
Crafting Newbie	Craft your first item.	After you can test a low-cost recipe from a safe save.	Using a rare material just to prove the station works.
Anvil Enthusiast	Craft 5 weapons.	When the required lesson, station access, and materials are all ready.	Starting a weapon batch before confirming the craft will stay in your save.
Scribbler	Craft your first scroll.	When the current recipe and station prompt are clear.	Spending scroll materials before checking whether the route needs them elsewhere.
Alkimist	Craft 10 potions.	From a named alchemy batch save with enough ingredients for the count.	Losing count after crafting across several exploration sessions.

Before you craft

Run the material and lesson check before the batch begins.

Make a manual save.
Name it before spending LP, ore, recipe materials, or rare ingredients. Confirm the lesson.
If the station blocks you, check whether a crafting, smithing, scroll, or alchemy lesson is missing. Check the station prompt.
Use the current in-game prompt as the final rule for what this save can craft. Count only kept crafts.
If you reload a result away, remove it from the weapon or potion count. Keep a resource buffer.
Do not spend every ingredient if healing, scroll use, armor, or training still needs resources. Save after each completed goal.
Make a clean checkpoint when first item, scroll, 5 weapons, or 10 potions are done.

Recommended route

Do the cheap proof first, then batch the count-heavy goals.

Stage	What to do	Stop when	Why this order works
First craft	Craft one low-risk item after checking the station and material cost.	Crafting Newbie is safely in your kept save.	It proves the station and count logic without committing a large batch.
Weapon batch	Confirm the required lesson, gather enough materials, then craft weapons in one tracked pass.	The fifth weapon is crafted and saved.	Anvil Enthusiast is count-based, so a short batch is easier to audit.
Scroll craft	Craft one scroll from a save where the recipe, station, and material spend are acceptable.	Scribbler is complete in your current save.	The goal is a single action, so do it separately from potion counting.
Potion batch	Use the potion tracker and craft ten potions without mixing the count into exploration.	The tenth potion is crafted and the save is named.	Alkimist is easy to miscount if you craft potions whenever ingredients appear.
Final check	Compare the tracker with your current achievement list before overwriting the rollback save.	All four crafting goals are complete or clearly separated into a branch.	This keeps crafting cleanup from blending into broader late-game cleanup.

LP and resource decision

Take crafting lessons when they solve a real route problem.

Situation	Best move	Delay if	Save note
You only need Crafting Newbie	Use the cheapest safe craft your current route allows.	The recipe consumes a material you still need for healing, scrolls, or armor.	before-first-craft
Weapon crafting is blocked	Check the required lesson, station, recipe, and current materials before buying anything else.	A combat, survival, or faction goal needs LP more urgently.	before-smithing-lesson
You need more healing	Alchemy can serve both survival and Alkimist if the ingredient spend fits your route.	Ingredients are scarce and the potions are not needed yet.	before-potion-batch
You are short on ore	Compare crafting with safer income, looting, and quest routes before converting materials.	The crafted item value is unclear in your save.	ore-route-compare
You are near late cleanup	Batch all remaining crafting counts from one broad-access save.	You cannot confirm current achievement wording or station access.	crafting-cleanup-base

Crafting tracker

Record the crafts that remain in your save.

Use the note fields for station, recipe, camp, or save name. The tracker is for auditability, not for building a perfect recipe database.

Weapon count for Anvil Enthusiast

Weapon	Done?	Recipe or station note
Weapon 1
Weapon 2
Weapon 3
Weapon 4
Weapon 5

Potion count for Alkimist

Potion	Done?	Ingredient or save note
Potion 1
Potion 2
Potion 3
Potion 4
Potion 5
Potion 6
Potion 7
Potion 8
Potion 9
Potion 10

First item saved.
Crafting Newbie is in the save you are keeping. First scroll saved.
Scribbler is in the save you are keeping.

Save checkpoints

Name saves for the crafting mistake they prevent.

Moment	Save name idea	Protects you from
Before learning a crafting lesson	before-crafting-lp	Spending LP before you know the lesson solves your route or achievement batch.
Before the first craft	before-first-craft	Using the wrong recipe or wasting a rare material for Crafting Newbie.
Before five weapons	before-five-weapons	Mixing weapon count, materials, and possible sale decisions in one messy save.
Before scroll or potion crafting	before-scroll-potions	Spending ingredients without a clean rollback.
After all crafting goals are done	crafting-cleanup-complete	Overwriting the only save that proves the crafting counts are finished.

Troubleshooting

Fix the missing requirement before spending more materials.

No option

The station will not craft

Check whether the lesson, recipe, material stack, station type, or route progress is missing before spending LP elsewhere.

No materials

The batch runs short

Stop the count, keep the rollback save, restock through safer exploration or vendors, then resume from a clean note.

Count doubt

The tracker does not match your save

Remove any craft you reloaded away and rebuild the count from the last named save that you know is correct.

No unlock

An achievement still looks incomplete

Compare the current achievement wording with the tracker, then repeat only the missing branch from the protected save.

Common mistakes

Most crafting mistakes come from loose counting and early spending.

Learning before comparing LP needs

A crafting lesson competes with combat, magic, thief, and survival needs. Save before buying it and compare the route value.

Counting reloaded crafts

Only the final kept save matters. A craft that happened in a discarded test file should not stay checked.

Spreading potion count across sessions

Alkimist is cleaner when the ten potions are done from one batch save with tracker notes.

Crafting weapons before the route is ready

Check the lesson, station, materials, and whether the crafted weapons matter before starting the five-count batch.

Using rare materials for simple proofs

A first craft should prove the system with minimal risk. Save rare ingredients for goals that actually need them.

Ignoring current game text

If the station prompt, recipe, lesson text, or achievement wording differs, follow the current save state before committing resources.

Version note

Use your current station prompts, recipes, and achievement list as the final check.

Crafting lessons, recipe access, material costs, and achievement wording can vary by build or save state. Keep a manual save before each batch and follow the current in-game text before committing LP or ingredients.

FAQ

Crafting questions

Which crafting achievement should I do first?

Start with Crafting Newbie by making one low-risk item. After that, batch the five weapons, one scroll, and ten potions when the lesson, station, and materials are ready.

Should I learn crafting lessons early?

Only if they solve a current route problem or unlock a tracked achievement batch. If combat, survival, or faction progress needs LP first, save the crafting lesson for a better window.

Do failed or reloaded crafts count?

Use the tracker only for crafts that remain in the save you keep. Cancelled, failed, or reloaded-away crafts should not stay checked.

What should I do if I cannot craft a weapon, scroll, or potion?

Check the station type, lesson, recipe, materials, and current route progress. If anything is unclear, keep the rollback save and come back after more progress or supplies.

Do the tracker fields save after reload?

No. The checkboxes and note fields are lightweight on-page helpers for your current tab and reset when the page is reloaded.