Hi,
I'd recommend that until you get the durability up to at least 11 you carry the cap rather than wear it. EDIT: You do, however, have to have it equipped for the Hidden to work on it -- you probably knew that, but I say it just to be complete.
The Hidden Shrines will not take an item's durability below 1, so you are safe to use them.
There are two outlooks in using Hidden shrines. Some people think the best way is to equip "junk" gear in the other slots. That seems a waste to me, and I think you should equip all good gear (but nothing that is already indestructible).
The more items the better. If you only have two items equipped, one goes up 10 and one goes down 10 for a net gain of 0. With three, one down 10, two up ten, for a net gain of 10 (3.33 per item). With all four, it's one down, three up for a net gain of 20 (5 per item).
While on the subject: if an item has exactly 245 durability and goes up, it becomes indestructible. Some people make it a goal to get some or all of their gear that way (something to do, I guess, on the way to 50). However, if the item has over 245 durability when you hit a hidden then a round off error occurs (when the item is saved) and in the next game you play, the item will have between 1 and 9 durability.
BTW, to get an item to have a durability that ends in 5, simply get a warrior to repair it a few times.
That's all I remember, others can fill in what I missed.
Good luck on the shrine hunt :)
--Pete
I'd recommend that until you get the durability up to at least 11 you carry the cap rather than wear it. EDIT: You do, however, have to have it equipped for the Hidden to work on it -- you probably knew that, but I say it just to be complete.
The Hidden Shrines will not take an item's durability below 1, so you are safe to use them.
There are two outlooks in using Hidden shrines. Some people think the best way is to equip "junk" gear in the other slots. That seems a waste to me, and I think you should equip all good gear (but nothing that is already indestructible).
The more items the better. If you only have two items equipped, one goes up 10 and one goes down 10 for a net gain of 0. With three, one down 10, two up ten, for a net gain of 10 (3.33 per item). With all four, it's one down, three up for a net gain of 20 (5 per item).
While on the subject: if an item has exactly 245 durability and goes up, it becomes indestructible. Some people make it a goal to get some or all of their gear that way (something to do, I guess, on the way to 50). However, if the item has over 245 durability when you hit a hidden then a round off error occurs (when the item is saved) and in the next game you play, the item will have between 1 and 9 durability.
BTW, to get an item to have a durability that ends in 5, simply get a warrior to repair it a few times.
That's all I remember, others can fill in what I missed.
Good luck on the shrine hunt :)
--Pete
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