Make ordinary String from Flax
Make ordinary String by selecting the String recipe in Crafting at level 3: one Flax produces three String per action. Combine that String with Sticks and Stone to make the Basic Snares needed to unlock Hunting.
This route covers Demo 0.11.4. Ordinary String, Reinforced String and Spider Silk are separate materials, so follow the exact ingredient name shown in your recipe. Bowstring is another Flax product with its own uses in Fletching.
Gather Flax, Sticks and Stone
Reach Woodcutting level 5 to open Crafting and gain access to Flax Bush. Harvest the bush for Flax, and keep the Sticks that sometimes appear while you work on it. Both materials belong in your early trap supply, so save them while preparing your snares.
Gather Stone through Mining, where the Stone action is available at level 1. Mining opens at Woodcutting level 2, so you can access it before reaching the Woodcutting requirement for Crafting. You need the complete trap ingredients as well as String; gathering extra Flax will not cover a shortage of Stone or Sticks.
Craft String, then make your starter snares
- If your Crafting level is still below 3, use the Bowstring recipe available at Crafting level 1 to train with Flax. Keep some Flax for String once you reach the required level.
- At Crafting level 3, select String. Its recipe uses one Flax and produces three String per action, so check the selected product before starting your batch.
- Choose a stop condition and press Create. Recipe Creations counts crafts, while Products Gained and Products Owned count items; choose the condition that matches what you want to finish with.
- Select Basic Snare at Crafting level 3. The recipe combines three String, two Sticks and one Stone, so gather any missing ingredient before starting the trap batch.
- Craft five Basic Snares while meeting the Crafting level 3 requirement to unlock Hunting. The unlock asks you to make the snares, so producing String is preparation rather than the final unlock action.
Choose the material your recipe actually names
| Material | How to get it | What to use it for |
|---|---|---|
| String | Crafting level 3: one Flax produces three String per action. Thug Chief and Craftsman can also supply String through Thieving. | Basic Snare, Basic Small Bird Catcher and Basic Pitfall Trap; also the Pebble Sling and Gold Rings on a String shop purchases. |
| Reinforced String | A separate Crafting recipe at level 44, made from three Flax. | Use it for recipes that explicitly name Reinforced String. It does not replace ordinary String just because it sounds like an upgrade. |
| Spider Silk | Hunt Giant Spider. Crafting Stall is another source at Thieving level 55. | Spider Silk Trapping Satchel uses 15 Spider Silk at Beastcrafting level 51. Looped Axe Binding and Looped Pickaxe Binding each require 100 Spider Silk in the shop. |
| Bowstring | Craft it from Flax at Crafting level 1. Craftsman can also supply it through Thieving. | Fletching recipes including Normal Bow, Iron Crossbow and Oak Bow name Bowstring as their ingredient. |
For the early Hunting unlock, stay with ordinary String and Basic Snare. Reinforced String and Spider Silk have separate sources and recipe requirements. When you return to Flax crafting later, check which product you selected before spending your materials.
Ordinary String recipes and purchase costs
| Recipe or purchase | Skill or route | Ingredients or cost |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Snare | Crafting level 3 | 3 String, 2 Sticks and 1 Stone. |
| Basic Small Bird Catcher | Crafting level 10 | 3 String, 1 Oak Log and 4 Feathers. |
| Basic Pitfall Trap | Crafting level 46 | 2 String, 4 Ambervine Leaf, 2 Sticks and 2 Thornback Lizard Spike. |
| Pebble Sling | Shop purchase requiring Ranged level 15. | 30 String, 50 Stone and 1 Bowstring. |
| Gold Rings on a String | Buy it from the shop. | 150 String and 5 Gold Topaz Ring. |
Use Hunting materials to feed Crafting
Once Hunting opens, Wild Chicken is available at Hunting level 1 and provides Feathers among its products. Those Feathers join String and Oak Log in the Basic Small Bird Catcher recipe. This gives your initial String supply a useful follow-up beyond the starter snare batch.
Wild Cow becomes available at Hunting level 5 and supplies Cowhide. Crafting can turn Cowhide into Leather at level 1, giving you another connection between Hunting and your workshop. Choose the animal for the material you need next rather than treating every Hunting product as part of String production.
Check these if crafting or Hunting is blocked
- Crafting is missing: reach Woodcutting level 5. Having Flax does not replace the skill unlock requirement.
- String is unavailable: check that Crafting has reached level 3, and select String rather than Bowstring or Reinforced String.
- You have Flax but lack Sticks: continue working on Flax Bush and keep the Sticks that sometimes appear. Gather Stone separately through Mining.
- Hunting remains closed: check both Crafting level 3 and the requirement to craft five Basic Snares. A String batch alone does not complete that requirement.
- A batch stops early: inspect your materials and selected stop condition. Crafting stops when the full required inputs are unavailable; offline progress also respects material shortages and stop conditions.
- Your batch count looks wrong: Recipe Creations measures crafts, while Products Gained and Products Owned measure items. String produces three items per action, so those counters describe different targets.