Gemsmith is a game modification for GCFW.
Same as in the previous game, combining a gem with itself is not always the best way to upgrade it. Thanks to the work done at https://github.com/gemforce-team/gemforce, certain recipes - specific orders of duplicating\combining operations - have been discovered that result in a stronger gem than you'd get by U-upgrading, for the same cost. The catch is that it might take upwards of hundreds of operations to perform some of the better recipes.
Gemsmith allows you to skip performing these operations manually, instead it performs the combine on your gem automatically, spending mana accordingly. Unlike wGemCombiner this is done ingame, completely bypassing UI interactions and using no extra inventory slots.
This is merely a time saving and QOL mod, exactly the same results can be achieved without it, albeit much slower and with more effort. Mana expenditure stats and achievements should be tracked appropriately, submit an issue if you find that something's off!
https://github.com/gemforce-team/gemsmith/blob/master/Changelog.txt
Gemsmith keeps all its files in the game's Local Store folder. It's located in %AppData%\com.giab.games.gcfw.steam\Local Store\Gemsmith and it's generated on first launch.
You can paste the above path in your windows explorer address bar to open that folder.
That folder is referred to as Gemsmith folder in this readme.
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A combine can be performed on a gem anywhere: in your inventory, in towers, lanterns, traps, amplifiers and in the enrage slot.
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The recipes are loaded from a
recipesfolder in your Gemsmith folder, you can have as many as you need and switch between them with hotkeys. These recipes are defined in a certain format, devised for gemforce. An example recipe is generated on startup. Keep in mind that at the moment only "combine" recipes are supported - explanation below. -
Gemsmith also includes a configuration file that allows you to rebind hotkeys. This includes both Gemsmith's own functions and base game's hotkeys.
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Press Alt +
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Gemsmith keeps a log of the last session in
%AppData%\com.giab.games.gcfw.steam\Local Store\Bezel Mod Loader\Bezel_log.log. If you see a floating message saying that an error has occured, there might be more information in there. -
Gemsmith automatically checks if an update is available by comparing the latest release tag with its own version. You can opt-out by changing the appropriate setting in the configuration.
Important warning! Starting with v1.8 for 1.0.20a Gemsmith depends on Bezel Mod Loader.
To install the mod grab a release (links below) for your game version. Drop Gemsmith-x.x-for-y.y.y.swf into the Mods folder in the game's folder (To navigate to the game's folder: rightclick the game in steam -> Manage -> Browse local files).
If there is no Mods folder, you need to first install Bezel Mod Loader (link above).
Delete Gemsmith-x.x-for-y.y.y.swf from the Mods folder.
Release history: Releases
Gemsmith supports recipes generated by gemforce. Example below:
Best gem up to 8:
Value: 8
Growth: 0.488817
Grade: 3
Leech: 2.763415
Compressed combining scheme:
(((((2o+o)+o)+o)+o)+2o)
Equations:
(val = 1) 0 = g1 o
(val = 2) 1 = 0 + 0
(val = 3) 2 = 1 + 0
(val = 4) 3 = 2 + 0
(val = 5) 4 = 3 + 0
(val = 6) 5 = 4 + 0
(val = 8) 6 = 5 + 1
lc0000008 - gemforce v2.0.0 - table_leech
Recipes for GCFW are published at https://github.com/gemforce-team/gem-recipes. Look around the repo for more recipes, but remember that only combine recipes are supported. Combine recipes have only one line containing a letter (o, b, r, y, k, m) in the beginning of the recipe. If there are more than one lines with letters, like
...(Extra lines omitted)
(val = 1) 0 = g1 b
(val = 1) 1 = g1 r
(val = 1) 2 = g1 y
(val = 2) 3 = 2 + 1
(val = 3) 4 = 3 + 0
(val = 4) 5 = 4 + 0
(val = 2) 6 = 0 + 0
(val = 3) 7 = 6 + 0
(val = 4) 8 = 7 + 0
(val = 8) 9 = 8 + 5
...(Extra lines omitted)
, that is not a combine recipe.
- Gemsmith releases now contain a
Gemforce recipesarchive with recipes from the repo above in it. Simply copy a file over to yourrecipesfolder and reload recipes ingame to add it to your list.
Alternatively, you can write your own recipes. Keep in mind that Gemsmith expects that the result will be a single gem obtained on the last step.
By default Gemsmith's hotkeys are:
PageUp - previous recipe
PageDown - next recipe
Home - perform combine
Those can be changed in Gemsmith_config.json located in your Gemsmith folder. Buttons are represented by KeyCodes, here's a reference: Keycode reference
After saving your changes, press Alt + Perform combine ingame to reload your recipes and config.
Please submit an issue to The issue tracker if you encounter a bug and there isn't already an open issue about it.
You can find me on GemCraft's Discord server: https://discord.gg/ftyaJhx - Hellrage#5076
This is not an official modification.
GemCraft - Frostborn Wrath is developed and owned by gameinabottle
Gemsmith is developed by Hellrage
Special thanks to
12345ieee for helping with testing, ideas, advice on using gemforce and combine logic
piotrj3 for help with decompilation and testing
wGemCombiner team for creating the predecessor
gemforce team for working out the combine recipes