Item Quality

**Item Quality** is a rating system that uses  stars to distinguish certain Items of the same type (e.g., two Apples), based on the item's quality. Some items, such as the Lantern that is given to the player at the start of the game, do not have a quality rating.

## Star rating system

Items with a quality rating will have anywhere from 1 to 5  stars next to the item's image, viewable from the player's inventory or immediately after crafting the item. Some items do not have a quality rating, such as the player's Lantern.

The lowest quality rating an item can have is 1 star.

The highest quality rating an item can have is 5 stars.

### Determining item quality

Item quality is determined by various factors dependent on the type of item. The base-level quality that all items have at minimum is 1  star.

In general, items will have 1 additional  star for each quality condition the player meets at the time of obtaining the item. Each item has 4 quality conditions, meaning that if a player meets all 4 conditions, then item will have 5 stars. These quality conditions are discoverable through the item's proverbs, which are scattered throughout The Land of Quill. Some quality conditions require that the player obtain an item at a certain time of day; others require the player to collect the item while an NPC is following them. For a list of the many types of quality conditions, see Types of Quality Conditions.

When crafting an item (e.g., cooking), item quality is determined by a combination of the quality of the ingredient items and the player's crafting minigame performance.

### Effects of item quality

There are a few gameplay mechanics affected by item quality:

1. Higher quality items provide more Friendship Points (FP) when gifted to Quillians.
2. Higher quality items have a higher price, meaning that they can be sold for more brass in Goods Stores without subtracting from the player's Reputation.
3. In crafting, the quality of an item counts towards the quality of the finished product.

## Types of Quality Conditions

Here are a few examples of the type of conditions needed to get a better-quality rating. Most items list 4 different type of conditions except for the Abysstone Ore requirement which just depends on the star quality rating of your recipe item.

### Follower

1. *'Have \_ following'*
	* *Any animal* - for Iron Ore and Little Sap
	* *Bumbabloopfnoop* - for Needlenip, Swamflatch, Yum, Dusk Cherry, Eldersberry, Caorthann, Ifferys, Marshmallow, and Sweet Moss
	* *Cat -* for Catnip, Milk Moss, and Chicken Drumstick
	* *Dog -* for Blueberry, Strawberry, Ginger, Shanteraag, and Pork Chop
	* *Fillifryth* - for Fish of Many Fingers, Nightberry, Caorthann, and Phasmasm
	* *NPC -* for Orchid
	* *Pig -* for River Trout, Gooseberry, Aloe Vera, Carrot, Radish, and Rainbow Mushroom
	* *Sheep -* for Coriander
	* *Spouse -* for Charmweed
2. '*Riding a pig*' is also a follower condition - for Apple, Cavewort, Thyme, and Mushroom
3. '*Have a follo**wer with The Greens*' - Mostly to catch better Offal Tench

### Tool Quality

* Specific (minimum?) tool quality must be met in order to increase the quality rating. These are mostly ranging from *level* *3 to 10*. - (64)
	+ 3 - Apprentice (6)
	+ 4 - Journeyman (7)
	+ 5 - Craftsman (9)
	+ 6 - Artisan (6)
	+ 7 - Adept (13)
	+ 8 - Expert (6)
	+ 9 - Master (9)
	+ 10 - Legendary (8)

### Blacksmith Shop Level

* Ranges from *level* *1 to 10 -* Mostly applicable to Ore quality

### \*Calendar or Time-specific

NOTE: \*Click on the link for detailed tables for each time-conditions for list of items.

1. *'Only in \_'* or *'First Week of \_'* or *'Second Week of \_'* or *'Not in \_'*
	* *Spring*, *Summer*, *Autumn*, or *Winter*
2. *'\_ day of the Week'*
	* *First*, *Second*, *Third*, *Fourth*, *Fifth*, *Sixth*, or *Seventh*
3. *'In the \_'*
	* *Morning*, *Afternoon*, *Evening*, *Night*
4. *'At \_'*
	* *Dawn*, *Dusk*, *Dawn* or *Dusk*, or *Midnight*
5. '*Even days*' - for Basil, Cointail, Fishie Wishie, Pear, Pike, Pink Rose, and Yum
6. *'Vale Market days'* - mostly for Cuckoo Dew
7. '*On the exact hour*' - mostly for Thyme and Luachra

### Weather or Environment-specific

1. '*In \_ Weather*' (38)
	* *Blizzard, Foggy*, *Hot*, *Mild*, *Overcast*, *Sunny*, or *Windy*
2. '*In snow*' - for Checkered Chub and Mint
3. '*Any weather but Rain*' - for Firefish and Wheat
4. '*During \_*'
	* *a Storm -* for Bloodfew, Rainfish, Spearwort
	* *Pollen -* for Caorthann, Heartroot, Luachra, Sceach Gheal
	* *Bubbles -* for Fishie Wishie, Flickerfin, Swamflatch, Sweet Moss
	* *Meteors -* for Crystal Beans, Phasmasm, Shanteraag, Veill
	* *Rain*
		+ Fruit 'n' Veg items - Gooseberry, Mushroom, Pear, Tomato
		+ Fish items - Eel, Mudkipper, Rainfish
		+ Flower item - Pink Rose
		+ Herbs - Basil, Bogbean, Cavewort, Charmweed, Cuckoo Dew, Parsley
5. '*Bloodmoon active*' - mostly for Moonfish
6. '*Eclipse active*' - mostly for Gasbelly
7. '*Under moonbeams*' - mostly for Dusk Cherry and Fish of many fingers

### Traits

1. '*\_ Trait active*'
	* *Blessed* - for Shadderwryth Ore
	* *Bravery* - for Luminium Ore
	* *Cowardly -* for Copper Ore
	* *Cursed -* for Hyalite Ore
	* *Illusion -* for Crystal Beans, Luachra, Needlenip, Sceach Gheal
	* *Negative -* for Iron Ore
	* *Scent* - for Tin Ore, Funflower, Mint, Offal Tench, Parsley
	* *Stench -* for Zinc Ore
2. '*\_ Up*'
	* *Agility -* for Minnow and Weed Skimmer
	* *Constitution* - for Flickerfin, Swamflatch, and Weed Skimmer
	* *Intelligence* - for Eel, Fishie Wishie, Lorianthe, Pike, and Salmon
	* *Strength -* for Barbel and Pumpkin
	* *Toughness -* for Checkered Chub, Mandrake, Thistle
	* *Clumsy* ('*Accuracy Down*') - for Bowing Nancy, Cursefish, Gummy Mushroom
3. '*While Flatulent*' - for Cursefish, Flagfish, Tomato
4. '*Has Goddess Jinx*' - for Sugar Plums

### Skill Mastery

1. '*Mastered all Explorer skills*' - for Bogeyman Fungus, Hyalite Ore, Ifferys, Phasmasm, Shanteraag
2. '*Mastered all Gardening skills*' - for Veill

### Relationship

1. '*NPC who hates you'* - mostly for Bluefish and Nettle
2. '*NPC who loves you*' - mostly for Sugar Plums
3. '*Has a partner*' - Married - for Heartroot, Poppy, Songstrell Flower, Turnip

### Other Conditions

1. '*On the Farm*' - for Dandelion and Lettuce
2. '*Fertilized with Sheep Poop*'
	* Barley, Wheat
	* Crystal Beans
	* Pork Chop (Tree Seeds)
	* Cabbage, Carrot, Heartroot, Leek, Lettuce, Pumpkin, Radish, Turnip
3. '*Lantern off*'
	1. for fish - Eel, Moonfish, and Needlenip
	2. for flowers - Grave Lilac
	3. for herbs - Blind Mary, Dank Moss, and Whistleroot
	4. for mining - Copper Ore, Tin Ore, and Zinc Ore
4. '*Recipe Rating*' - Specific recipe star rating of items if given to another can provide the item given back with better quality (Hint: Abysstone Ore)

## Quality Conditions by Item Category

### Growable

* Herbs
* Fruits
* Vegetables

## Item Table of Time-specific Conditions

### *"First"* and *"Second Week of \_"* and *"Not in"*

Flagfish
Lettuce
Mint
Parsley
Firefish
Garlic
Sunflower
Thyme
Tomato
Rainbow Mushroom
Wheat
Coriander
Primrose
Radish
Whistleroot
Catnip
Chicken Drumstick
Ginger
Leek
Mushroom
River Trout
Moxy

### *"\_ day of the Week"*

Nightberry
Dusk Cherry
Strawberry
Blueberry
Iris
Pondlurker
Silverscale
Spearwort
Garlic
Gummy Mushroom
Honey

### *"At \_"*

Gooseberry
Grapes
Strawberry
 Fish
Gasbelly
Lorianthe
Minnow
Offal Tench
Pike
Flickerfin
Rainfish
River Trout
Silverscale
Cavewort
Dandelion
Garlic
Ifferys
Milk Moss
Mint
Parsley
Thyme
Cavewort
Mandrake
Marshmallow
Orchid
Songstrell Flower

## Data Source

The above data came from the parsing and merging the game's data XML and text files: *ItemRatingCondition*, *EAItems,* and *Text\_ItemRatings\_Conditions*