Ghost of Yōtei is an action-adventure game that relies heavily on player crafting items to survive or defeat enemies. This game also has a similar system, which doesn’t work like other survival titles. Ghost of Yōtei does put emphasis on you crafting, as that’s how you get stronger weapons and ammo.
Where the game deviates is how you craft weapons and ammo; the game’s crafting system isn’t how you would assume, and here are all the details about it. Continue reading to learn how Ghost of Yōtei’s crafting system works, what resources there are, and how to craft weapons and ammo.
Does Ghost of Yōtei Have a Crafting System?
Ghost of Yōtei doesn’t have a traditional crafting system, so you can’t create anything in the game from scratch. The game instead has you upgrade weapons using NPCs or stations and assemble ammo at campsites using resources you can collect.
Crafting ammo has some resemblance to how traditional crafting works in games, but other than that, Ghost of Yōtei is completely different. Weapon crafting, or how it should be referred to, upgrading requires you to have the gun that you want to improve.
All Resources and Where to Get Them
| Resource | Uses | How to get |
| Coins | Used to purchase items from vendors | Earned by completing bounties, gambling, and other miscellaneous activities |
| Flowers | Used to trade with merchants | Can be found in fields, forests, and valleys |
| Ghost Flowers | Used for quests, bounties, and unlocking Altars of Reflection in New Game Plus | Obtained by completing quests, bounties, and unlocking Altars of Reflection in New Game Plus |
| Sake | Used to gain Spirit and can also be used to craft fire ammo | Can be found as loot, dropped by enemies, and also purchased from merchants |
| Food | Used for sustenance after cooking at camp | Can be found in the wild |
| Metal | Used to upgrade melee weapons, guns, and armor | Can be looted from enemies, purchased from merchants, or found in mountains |
| Plants | Used to craft ammo | Can be found in forests or hills, or purchased from merchants |
| Textiles | Used to upgrade armor and craft ammo | Can be found inside buildings, looted from enemies and animals, or purchased from merchants |
| Young Bamboo | Used to upgrade Bows and craft ammo | Can be found in fields or forests, or purchased from merchants |
| Black Powder | Used to craft ammo and improve Quickfire weapons | Can be looted from enemies who use ranged weapons or purchased from merchants |
| Gun Parts | Used to upgrade melee and ranged weapons and armor | Can be looted from enemies in Yotei Six Camps |
| Oni Raider Mask Pieces | Used to upgrade melee and ranged weapons and armor | Can be found at Yotei Six Camps or looted from dead Oni Raiders |
| Shinobi Steel | Used to upgrade melee and ranged weapons and armor | Can be looted from enemies at Nine Tail Dens and Shinobi in Tesho Ridge |
| Rare Metal | Used to upgrade melee weapons to their final stage and increase ammo carrying capacity | Can be looted from high-ranking members of Clan Saito |
| Rare Wood | Used to upgrade Bows to their final stage and increase ammo carrying capacity | Can be found in the wild |
How to Craft Weapons in Ghost of Yōtei?
Weapon crafting doesn’t work like most traditional adventure games, as the game doesn’t let you make a weapon from scratch. Instead, you can upgrade weapons you find or unlock using resources. These upgrades can substantially increase the weapon’s stats, letting you deal more damage. Each weapon type has a different location where it can be upgraded.
- Bombs: Upgraded with Ina the Bomb Maker (after unlocking her)
- Bows: Upgraded through Ran the Bowyer
- Guns: Upgraded with Matchlock Murata
- Melee weapons: Upgraded at Father’s Forge in Atsus’s home
Weapon Upgrade Tiers
There are four tiers that weapon upgrades have, including Altered, Reinforced, Enhanced, and Perfected. Each upgrade tier increases the weapon’s effectiveness. This means the weapon can deal more damage, improve weapon stagger, or have any other effects after upgrades. However, these upgrades also cost more materials.
How to Upgrade Weapons
Upgrading weapons in Ghost of Yōtei is simple. Once you have the required material, follow these steps:
- Go to the appropriate NPC or station
- Open the upgrade menu
- Ensure you have the required resources and coins
- Apply the upgrade
How to Craft Ammo in Ghost of Yōtei?
You can craft ammo at any campsite after setting up camp. The crafting ammo option is accessed from the camp menu, where you can see which ammo types are available. You can craft anything from arrows to gun ammo, but you will need to have the required resources. Once you craft the ammo, the resources will be replaced with the ammo you crafted.
