In Hytale, tools, weapons, and armor degrade over time with use, especially during intense combat against mobs like wolf packs or skeleton fighters. Running out of durability mid-adventure can spell disaster. Enter the Repair Kit: a crucial consumable that restores your gear's current durability. This guide covers everything from gathering materials to smart usage strategies, helping you stay equipped in Emera.

Step 1: Gathering the Required Materials

Crafting a Repair Kit demands three key resources. Stock up early, as you'll need multiples for frequent repairs.

Linen Scraps (x2)

Linen Scraps drop from humanoid enemies across Zone 1 and beyond. Target Skeleton Fighters roaming fields, Goblin Scrappers underground, or Trorks in village camps. These spots respawn, making farming reliable. Expect 1-2 scraps per kill.

Hunt at night for torch-lit mobs or clear camps on the map for efficiency.

Iron Ingot (x1)

Mine Iron Ore using a Crude Pickaxe (or better, Copper) from cave walls and ceilings. Smelt it in a Tier 1 Furnace with fuel like sticks or wood. One ore yields one ingot.

Build your Furnace first: 8 Any Stone + 4 Any Tree Log at a Workbench.

Light Leather (x1)

Harvest Light Hide from small animals like rabbits, pigs, rats, sheep, cows, or boars. Process it at a Tanning Rack (crafted at Workbench: 6 Any Tree Trunk + 3 Any Stone + 3 Plant Fiber). Drop the hide onto the rack; no extra fuel needed.

Roam plains for passive farms.

Step 2: Crafting the Repair Kit

Head to a Tier 1 (or higher) Workbench. Open the interface, switch to the second tab (Tools, top-left icon looks like iron chunks). The Repair Kit recipe appears first: 2 Linen Scraps + 1 Iron Ingot + 1 Light Leather. Craft as many as you can carry.

Each kit has one use.

Step 3: Using Repair Kits

  1. Place the Repair Kit in your hotbar.
  2. Select it to hold (close inventory if open).
  3. Right-click to activate. A menu opens listing all damaged items in your inventory with their durability percentages.
  4. Choose the item to repair. The kit consumes instantly, restoring full current durability.

Works on tools, weapons, and armor. No Workbench needed for use.

Key Mechanic: The Durability Penalty

Every repair reduces the item's maximum durability by 10%. A fresh tool at 100 max dur becomes 90 after one fix, then 81, and so on. Eventually, items become too fragile; craft replacements. This encourages smart resource management.

Death may also degrade gear further.

Pro Tips for Long-Term Survival

  • Prioritize Wisely: Save kits for high-value armor/weapons. Duplicate cheap tools like pickaxes.
  • Stockpile: Keep 10+ kits at base. Materials farm quickly.
  • Salvage Scraps: For broken items, upgrade to Tier 2 Workbench and craft a Salvager's Workbench (6 Iron Ingots + 5 Tree Trunk + 5 Stone). Break down gear for partial material recovery.
  • Early Game Focus: Clear Trork camps for scraps while mining iron.
  • Mods Alert: Community mods offer durability-preserving kits, but stick to vanilla for pure play.