Items

Items

Items are a very important part in The West. They give you your special appearance and also give useful bonuses. There are items for different body parts and uses and every item has different advantages. There are three ways of getting items. You can purchase them in a town, find them during work, or receive them as a reward for a quest. All items can be seen in your profile. There are eight different kinds of items:

	Hats and Caps There are hats, caps and headbands. You can purchase them at the tailor. They can raise attributes and skills.
	Neckbands Neckbands are bandanas, ties and jewellery. You can purchase them at the general store. Neckbands can raise attributes and skills.
	Clothing Clothes are shirts, jackets or coats. You can purchase them at the tailor. Clothes can raise attributes and skills.
	Shoes Shoes can be purchased at the tailor. They can raise attributes and skills. A lot of shoes raise your stamina.
	Trousers Trousers are pants, shorts, knickerbockers, knee-breeches, overalls, leg guards, jeans, leg guards and so on. Trousers can be purchased at the Tailor. They can raise attributes and skills.
	Belts There are a great variety of belts in the game, all of them can raise attributes and skills. Belts can be purchased at the General Store.
	Dueling weapons Dueling weapons are melee weapons and firearms. They can give attribute and skill advantages. Each weapon has a specific damage range. That number gives the range of health points that the enemy will lose if you score a hit. Dueling weapons can be purchased at the gunsmith. Dueling weapons cannot be used during a fort battle.
	Firearms Firearms are bows and rifles. They can give attribute and skill advantages. Each weapon has a damage range. That number gives the range of health points that the enemy will lose if you score a hit. The gunsmith sells dueling weapons. Shootout weapons cannot be used in a duel.
	Animals There are a variety of animals in The West. They raise your speed when you move around on the map and some of them also provide attribute and skill points.
	Work products Work products are items that you can find only while working specific jobs. They cannot be purchased. They usually do not give any skill or attribute points unless used with an item set, but they are often needed to complete quests. When you work on a job for 30 minutes you have the stated probability to find the work product for this job. If you work for 2 hours you could find four products if you are really lucky. It is possible to equip products.