im close to being done the black forest i think?
i have bronze axe, bronze sword, bronze pick and copper knife all at level 3, highest tier i can get currently, as well as the 2nd boat.
and i have about 40 copper bars left, out of tin tho.
but i also have full set of troll armor, all level 2 some are 3, just havent seen enough trolls to finish upgrading them. i surely cannot take 2 hits in a row from a troll, so i have to kite them.

i got the location of a boss from the crypt thing. its suuuupppper far from where i am, tried to get there once, and it took me 7 days i had to turn back, cause of item durability and food, and bulging inventory.

was using flint then copper knife, so my skill in that was around 35, then i swapped to bronze sword, at 0 kill, heh.

but yea i not meaning to carry every weapon style, just the basics, like mace and sword.
not sure if a 0 skill mace on a skeleton would perform better than a sword you were practicing with and have up there with your current top skills.

in games like dnd, on a skeleton for example hittting it with a basic rock, would do more damage than a fine steel sword if your playing with a strict dm.

just not sure how the blunt vs slash, vs pierce is in this game for making fights that take 6+ swings with my sword are currently.

so far hardest enemy i do in melee is a grey brute, even 0 star makes me have to dance and wait for healing ticks.