Below are a few tips I wish I had known when I started the game. I almost went bankrupt because I didn't upgrade my stations! This is possibly because I skipped many dialogue boxes...but regardless! Below are some tips that I found useful:

1. General
1. You may wait to activate the Promo codes (see other guide on Steam) for weapons as you won't be able to build them until way later in the game. This avoids some initial confusion and clutter in the weapon creation screen.
2. ALWAYS UPGRADE YOUR STATIONS ASAP. Upgraded stations will easily triple the ratings for your weapon stats.
3. Each new area will have items that are significantly better than the last area - move forward as soon as you can.
4. DO NOT move to a new area without leveling all adventurers to Max in the current area.

2. Building/Selling Weapons
1. Always look at the bottom of the Weapon Build window and see what traits each adventurer (buyer) is looking for in that weapon. Sometimes these are not intuitive - for example, an adventurer may be interested in an Axe with primary Sstat as Magic and secondary stat as Accuracy. A regular axe will sell for pennies.
2. Each adventurer will only buy ONE weapon when you sell multiple at once in an area. Don't bring 3 of a very specifically crafted weapon for one adventurer, as he will disappear from the sell screen after he has purchased one item.


3. Workers
1. Activate the Promo code for the Mazer Lin worker and hire them asap. They will be your strongest Booster by far.
2. Always Hire from the most expensive option, otherwise you will not see the best workers.
3. Whenever a "special" worker appears, fire one of your regular workers and hire them immediately (no love in smithing!). They will be maxed out in several classes and have a top-level class to start.