Can someone explain 'equipment type inheritance' when upgrading equipment to '+'? and is it also possible now to choose what type the equipment I want to craft?
When you combine 2 pieces of equipment to +1 it'll gain an equipment type inheritance. This determines the stats gains of the equipment. For example, if a weapon is Assault you can gain more attack stat while vital you can gain more hp.
Combing two +1 will let you pick what you want the +2 type inheritance to be based on the two that were combined.
An example of this would be combining +1 Assault weapon and +1 Vital weapon. When I make a +2 I can choose either Assault or Vital. This repeats on and on till I reach +5.
The main thing is to get the inheritance type you want then stick with it till you reach +5. Certain equipment have different inheritance types.
Planning out what inheritance you want on equipment will be important as you it takes a lot of resources (ores, materials, plans, recipes, seals, hammers) to get a +5 equipment with max stats. Certain characters benefit from equipment with certain inheritance types so you should look to see what you are trying to make and how would it benefit the character(s) I will put it on.
If you make a mistake or want to change an inheritance type you can use a Resmithing Hammer. It give you back the two equipment that were combine before (for example two +4 if it was +5) but you have to spend resources again to get it back to the level you had it with the stats you want. So plan ahead so you don't waste.
It's late night when I was typing this so sorry for the grammar mistakes.
One thing I forgot to mention is only use seals and hammers on a +5 equipment. Stats don't get carried over when you combine. So if I have two +4 40 level equipment and combine them they become a +5 level 1 equipment with level 1 stats.
I see, so it was a mistake using seals when not a +5. at first craft is a roll of types, then inheritance comes when doing '+'-es. Thanks for the explanation. I appreciate it. I don't mind the grammar though.
Disassembling is different from resmithing hammer. Disassembling is the one you said while Resmithing Hammer resets a gear back to level 1. Allowing you to level it up for hopes on getting good stats.