I had a major problem getting hopper cores, could farm enough for one masscraft of vigour catalyst but it took a day. Now i have a supplier which sells me aprox 10-30 hopper cores for 2750 each.
I also now have a good supply of shimmering orbs, nets me 100-150 in 1-3 hours.
As of now im getting a lack of shimmering orbs (a little) and wildstock eyes. But my hopper supplier sells me those for 150 each.
So baisically all i need now is to get a bigger turnover at my shop to keep pushing out new gear.
Im also close now to finding a better forge method, involving fate reversal, stabilisation, protection paste copled with corrupt and draining compunds.
My plan is finiding a (though rather expensive way) to actually max out gear.
Ive also used alot of time to figure out what kind of weapons i enjoy.
My shop is going to focus on slingshots, shovels and and slingbows, we got so many good and affordable hammer forgers so we really dont need anymore.
I will sonn have 2-400 of every forge paste and compund that i want to experiment with.
My products will probobly be an unholy mess of random before i finaly settle on the kind of products.
Right now im thinking of making alot of:
Uzi (speed, enery reduction and crit)
Snipers (range, crit dmg, crit)
Shotguns (aoe, crit, crit dmg)
Debuffer (aoe, range, debuff)
Bazooka (heavy bullet, dmg, range)
Gather axe (dmg, magnet, glow)
Woodcutter axe (durability, dmg, aoe)
Wokers shovel (durability, dmg, aoe)