# Why is crafting so slow?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [August 19, 2021, 6:26am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874 "2021-08-19T06:26:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![o\_Ro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/o_ro/32/11445_2.png) [@o\_Ro](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/o_Ro)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 6:27am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/1 "2021-08-19T06:27:00Z")

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I am permanently on 91% slow despite using a crafting bench and high morale and focus. Why? Is this another “fun feature”?

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/2 "2021-08-19T06:48:41Z")

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In which version? With what mods? Etc…

Just some things that come into my mind (and I could guess all day):

- Light level
- Tiredness/Fatigue
- Weariness
- Missing proficiencies
- Missing skill level
- Temperature
- Sickness
- Thirst
- Hunger  
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**Author:** ![Zhilkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/zhilkin/32/3749_2.png) [@Zhilkin](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Zhilkin)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/3 "2021-08-19T16:41:35Z")

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You lack one or more proficiencies of the given recipe. Or maybe you maxed everything out and that is the max achievable speed.

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**Author:** ![albertspammy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@albertspammy](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/albertspammy)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 2:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/4 "2021-10-27T14:28:59Z")

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wearing gloves seems to gives you a yellow box top right crafting screen that says “crafting is slow 90 to 98%” it means \<10% slower

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**Author:** ![ThinkSome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@ThinkSome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ThinkSome)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 3:18pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/5 "2021-10-27T15:18:56Z")

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Doesen’t happen with medical gloves. But yes, I noticed a lot of times that wearing too much does make crafting slower.

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**Author:** ![Ftor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ftor/32/11947_2.png) [@Ftor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ftor)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/6 "2021-10-27T16:09:11Z")

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So crafting without a table/crafting bench is actually slower? I did not notice any signs of being slower when I just craft in the middle of my deathwagon.  
What about crafting food?

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**Author:** ![ThinkSome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@ThinkSome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ThinkSome)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/7 "2021-10-27T16:11:20Z")

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Yes. E.g. workbench speeds up crafting by 20%. You can see the speedups in `data/json/furniture_and_terrain/furniture-surfaces.json`: `"workbench": { "multiplier": 1.2, "mass": 500000, "volume": "200L" }`

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**Author:** ![Ftor](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/ftor/32/11947_2.png) [@Ftor](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Ftor)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/8 "2021-10-27T16:27:35Z")

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Oh my, now, when I crafted 90% of things I might need, and my mobile base is 95% full of loot, weighting more than 10 tons, I need to rework it and find a place for workbench!

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**Author:** ![SilverWheatgrass](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/silverwheatgrass/32/10168_2.png) [@SilverWheatgrass](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SilverWheatgrass)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 5:25am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/9 "2021-10-28T05:25:04Z")

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Aye, had similar problem. Apparently the new **weariness** mechanic also limit how much work you can do till the next circadian cycle which can goes up to 2 to 3 times as slow. You just gotta sleep once your weariness goes red and workspeed would go back to normal

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2021, 9:10am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/10 "2021-10-28T09:10:45Z")

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> [@SilverWheatgrass](#):
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> Apparently the new **weariness** mechanic also limit how much work you can do […]

As mentioned in my earlier post, weariness is one of the many things that can influence the crafting speed (and it can do so heavily).

> [@SilverWheatgrass](#):
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> You just gotta sleep once your weariness goes red and workspeed would go back to normal

You don’t actually have to sleep to get rid of the weariness malus… doing a “none” activity is enough (waiting, reading books, …).

Since @o_Ro never reported back or specified the answer, we don’t know what his/her problem actually was.

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**Author:** ![ThinkSome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@ThinkSome](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/ThinkSome)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-is-crafting-so-slow/26874/11 "2021-10-29T15:39:05Z")

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Be careful, vehicle workbench has only 30L of space. A furniture one has 1000L of space. If the in-progress item does not fit those 30L then you will get no benefits.