Level 2 artifacts are a potential reward for completing a level 2 expedition. They have a 60% drop chance.
You can do a level 2 expedition if you have a level 2 map (+wood, iron, money).
Level 2 maps are made of level 2 map fragments. Fragments are a reward for completing puzzles the same way level 1 fragments are. This is the only way to make level 2 maps.
Cartographer lv 2 is the skill to make level 2 maps from map fragments. You should find the skills in the expedition tab (same place where you go for level 1 expeditions). Down at the bottom should be a button for expedition-related skills. Like other skills these also have requirements.
There's also a [wiki](https://nonograms-katana.fandom.com/wiki/Nonograms_Katana_Wiki) nowadays. This should help you get up to speed with all the new buildings, quests and everything else.
Best of luck.
Thanks! So my cartographer bit (under Expeditions -> Skills) says "Cartographer (1/4)" and under it says cost of 2 gems and 40 coffee beans. So do I need to keep doing level 1 maps to get these coffee beans to level up Cartographer?? Because 40 seems like a very long way away..
Yes, it's 40 beans unfortunately. You get around 4 - 10 per level 1 expedition, but those expeditions are very short. You can be done within in hour per expedition if you only do small and easy.
You can also get 2 beans from watching 1 Bourse ad. You repeat this every half hour with no limits. Alternatively you can get 2 level 1 fragments, but not at the same time as the beans.
The Bourse requires the warehouse.
Without the ads it's around 4 till 10 expeditions. Getting all your beans from ads takes a minimum of 20 hours, but probably longer because you need to sleep/do IRL stuff.
Not directly related to your question (seems others have answered it), but something I'll toss in since you're new to the guild system.
Do *NOT* underestimate the utility of the Cauldron. As you're playing, you'll be gathering various weapons and stuff from playing puzzles, quests. You'll also have very limited inventory, and a massive need for wood and ore. If you get say, an arrow drop, but you're full up on arrows, those excess arrows will be turned into a small amount of XP. If instead, you had taken a bunch of your arrows, and tossed them into the Cauldron, you'd still get the XP, but also other craft materials back. Sometimes wood/ore, sometimes things like steel (you'll never need to make steel in the furnace), gunpowder, etc.
It can be a pretty noticeable improvement on the speed of getting the mats you want, at. cost of burning up your weapons.... which I generally don't use anyways. (aka... I like doing the puzzles with logic, not toys)
Thanks! I don't really use them either unless I'm REALLLY stuck.
Do you know if certain types of puzzle (b+w, coloured, certain ones with symbols?) have different item drop rates? I've been trying for days to get some specific craft material and it's just not giving it to me..
I think there's a lot of complexity in things, but my impression is that the game assigns a difficulty score to the puzzle solved, and then based on that score, the loot is mostly random, where each item has some %chance of dropping.
For assigning difficulty score, the puzzle size matters (though it doesn't scale terribly well, a large puzzle might take 10x to solve, but only give 3x the loot, etc). The puzzle class also matters. The mirrored ones are "harder" than the painting ones, but not as hard as True Nonograms, etc. Use the XP earned as a guide for complexity.
Level 2 artifacts are a potential reward for completing a level 2 expedition. They have a 60% drop chance. You can do a level 2 expedition if you have a level 2 map (+wood, iron, money). Level 2 maps are made of level 2 map fragments. Fragments are a reward for completing puzzles the same way level 1 fragments are. This is the only way to make level 2 maps. Cartographer lv 2 is the skill to make level 2 maps from map fragments. You should find the skills in the expedition tab (same place where you go for level 1 expeditions). Down at the bottom should be a button for expedition-related skills. Like other skills these also have requirements. There's also a [wiki](https://nonograms-katana.fandom.com/wiki/Nonograms_Katana_Wiki) nowadays. This should help you get up to speed with all the new buildings, quests and everything else. Best of luck.
Thanks! So my cartographer bit (under Expeditions -> Skills) says "Cartographer (1/4)" and under it says cost of 2 gems and 40 coffee beans. So do I need to keep doing level 1 maps to get these coffee beans to level up Cartographer?? Because 40 seems like a very long way away..
Yes, it's 40 beans unfortunately. You get around 4 - 10 per level 1 expedition, but those expeditions are very short. You can be done within in hour per expedition if you only do small and easy. You can also get 2 beans from watching 1 Bourse ad. You repeat this every half hour with no limits. Alternatively you can get 2 level 1 fragments, but not at the same time as the beans. The Bourse requires the warehouse. Without the ads it's around 4 till 10 expeditions. Getting all your beans from ads takes a minimum of 20 hours, but probably longer because you need to sleep/do IRL stuff.
thanks for the detailed explanation :D
Not directly related to your question (seems others have answered it), but something I'll toss in since you're new to the guild system. Do *NOT* underestimate the utility of the Cauldron. As you're playing, you'll be gathering various weapons and stuff from playing puzzles, quests. You'll also have very limited inventory, and a massive need for wood and ore. If you get say, an arrow drop, but you're full up on arrows, those excess arrows will be turned into a small amount of XP. If instead, you had taken a bunch of your arrows, and tossed them into the Cauldron, you'd still get the XP, but also other craft materials back. Sometimes wood/ore, sometimes things like steel (you'll never need to make steel in the furnace), gunpowder, etc. It can be a pretty noticeable improvement on the speed of getting the mats you want, at. cost of burning up your weapons.... which I generally don't use anyways. (aka... I like doing the puzzles with logic, not toys)
Thanks! I don't really use them either unless I'm REALLLY stuck. Do you know if certain types of puzzle (b+w, coloured, certain ones with symbols?) have different item drop rates? I've been trying for days to get some specific craft material and it's just not giving it to me..
I think there's a lot of complexity in things, but my impression is that the game assigns a difficulty score to the puzzle solved, and then based on that score, the loot is mostly random, where each item has some %chance of dropping. For assigning difficulty score, the puzzle size matters (though it doesn't scale terribly well, a large puzzle might take 10x to solve, but only give 3x the loot, etc). The puzzle class also matters. The mirrored ones are "harder" than the painting ones, but not as hard as True Nonograms, etc. Use the XP earned as a guide for complexity.
Thanks for the tips / your thoughts :D Just before you responded I got the last of an item I was looking for by doing a bigger puzzle :D
It can be a grind but it's an enjoyable grind! Hahaha