PC How do you increase item quality in A17?

[FractalRain]

Hello! My brother and I just started A17 last night and are enjoying it so far. Lots of changes! I have read through the patch notes and browsed the forum here and on Steam and I am still unclear how you increase the quality level of an item. I know the colors don't matter unless you have a mod, but they do reduce how often you have to repair. Can anyone share how you increase the quality tiers (outside of finding them)? Thanks!

 

[Kosmic Kerman]

Upgrade intellect. Each attribute can be upgraded and they unlock various perks. Intellect allows you to craft higher quality stuff.

 

[Inemity]

Yep, it's a perk.

 

[FractalRain]

Thank you! I didn't realize that upgrading an attribute would unlock additional perks! Makes sense, just haven't done it yet.

 

[Inemity]

Thank you! I didn't realize that upgrading an attribute would unlock additional perks! Makes sense, just haven't done it yet.

First thing I did when I logged in was go through the perks you can unlock, and I somehow STILL missed it. Took me a giant tree with a crappy axe to finally get frustrated enough to find it.