Unlocking new crafting recipes is tricky when first starting out in Return to Moria. The game doesn’t explain the process nor goes into great detail.
How to unlock crafting recipes in Return to Moria
To unlock crafting recipes in Return to Moria, you must find and repair variousDamaged Statues. You can find these statues by exploring rooms and tunnels. Before you can repair a statue, you need at least aniron hammer. You can make an iron hammer usingtwo iron ingotsandfour wood scraps.
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You can find stone and iron by exploring Moria’s various tunnels and rooms. Shown below is an example of an iron ore deposit that can also grant stone blocks:
Once you have all the required materials, you can make an iron hammer via theField Crafting Menu. You can open the Field Crafting Menuby pressing theESC keyand selecting the menu icon shown below:
After you make an iron hammer, you can repair any damaged statue you find usingten stone blocksas shown below:
To repair the statue, press theE keyand wait. Repairing the damaged statue unlocks one random crafting recipe. Search for more damaged statues and repair them to unlock complete crafting recipes. Other statues will require a different hammer, such as a steel hammer for those found in the Elven quarters.
How to craft weapons and armor in Return to Moria
To craft weapons and armor in Return to Moria, you must build a furnace using20 stone blocksas shown in the Buildings Plans Menu below:
After making a Furnace, place a Forge down by melting down iron ingots using the Furnace. You need overfive iron ingotsto build the Forge via theBuilding Plans Menu. Once you build and place a Forge, you’re able to craft both weapons and armor via the armor and weapons tab inside the Forge.
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