Nak’tra Crystals: Revisited

Eielson · Jul 23, 2026

Nak’tra crystals are high-energy gems native to the Myyydril Caverns on the Wookiee homeworld of Kashyyyk. The local Myyydril tribe historically integrated these into specialized "Nak’tra crystal rifles." In the Myyydril language, "Nak’tra" means "deadly"—a fitting name for weapons that utilize modified beamsplitters to discharge significantly more powerful energy blasts than standard blasters.

This update introduces a new mechanic to weapon crafting, providing players and crafters with meaningful choices.

The improved Nak’tra crystals will operate in a similar manner to the Geonosian Power cubes and only apply to non-legendary Kashyyyk specific skins.

Crystal Mechanics

Like Nak’tra weapons there would be 3 Nak'tra Crystals per craft. This could allow the inclusion of 3 unique Nak'tra Crystals. It should be noted that this crafting mechanic already exists as shown below. So for crafting the implementation is simply adding this crafting option to Kashyyyk weapon skins.

Potential Benefits

.5% Weapon Damage
% Action Cost Reduction
-Special Action Cost
+ Accuracy
+ Dodge
+ Parry
+ Block Chance
+ Melee/Ranged General
+% Heal Efficiency

Below is a concept for a Nak’tra Crystal.

The final product of Nak’tra Crystal weapons could look and operate very differently from weapon to weapon.

When imagining the end result of these weapons you have to keep in mind that they are crafted. Nak’tra Crystals themselves are weaker than say the taskmaster sword from Mustafar, however with a built in you will have a completely unique weapon.

Nak’tra Crystals will introduce new and interesting weapons that can be built to serve a player's specific needs and interests.All while adding some more variety and customization to the weaponsmiths catalog creating more varied and interesting gameplay for our crafting friends.

Note that all values are subject to community feedback and staff balancing.

This PV is Co-Authored by @Hyglik in collaboration with @DoubleWild

Khardacca · Jul 23, 2026

As a weaponsmith I am all for adding customization to weapon crafting and making other skins viable. Have an upvote.

Felonious419 · Jul 23, 2026

Anything bringing more attention to kash getting an upvote from me such a fun zone

Shewp · Jul 23, 2026

why reskin geo cubes? just allow them to be used on all weapons and let people pick the skin they want.

Banth · Jul 23, 2026

It would be nice to make some weapon components more useful, the trouble is you don't want to make them necessary. This is why IG scopes are priced asininely, because there's "nothing else better". You run the risk of power/cost creep. As a WS it is a nightmare to deal with people expecting you to have high end looted components to-hand and provide them at less than cost price.

Imo, it would have to take a slot of something, like a stock, scope, barrel, to be considered. Items like the Nak'tra Crystal Rifle and the Nak'Tra Crystal Knife would have to have their schematics rethought if we were to go this direction.

Cautiously upvoting but I would prefer a more careful implementation.

Shewp said:
why reskin geo cubes? just allow them to be used on all weapons and let people pick the skin they want.

The PV is not for a reskin of Geonosian Cubes. Nak'tra crystals exist in the game already, the PV is about making a slot for them in all Kashyyyk weapons, not replacing the Geonosian Cube.

Shewp · Jul 23, 2026

Banth said:
The PV is not for a reskin of Geonosian Cubes.

Not a literal reskin but it seems to be suggesting a similar system. I can't speak to the specifics of components but it seems to me that if this is limited to Kashyyyk weapons we're going to end up in the same situation where a small subset of weapons are viable at end game, why not open up the option to all weapons?

Eielson · Jul 23, 2026

I am definitely open to the idea of making a more expensive system for all weapons but this specific fix was written with .5% Kashyyyk skins in mind. The idea is to add more variability to these skins allowing them to fill more specific niches that are not filled my power cubes and decripts/it scopes w/o cutting the Weaponsmith out of the process.

Please keep the conversation flowing with that in mind!

Would it be viable to have the crystals compete with scopes or even be a barrel replacement? Let me know your thoughts.

Tyr · Jul 23, 2026

Upvote here as long as it avoids the power creep issue.

Hyglik · Jul 26, 2026

I am still a fan of the idea to bring Kashyyyk skins back into viability besides looking cool as most of them are 0.5% skins and passed over. Some of course will need to be left out such as the heavy weapons for power creep and Kaminoan Great Staff (and/or any other Kashyyyk skin that already takes a geo cube, there are a couple). I am however, still hesitant on how implementation can be done without power creeping to make them truly unique middle ground weapons. Better than base, on par/slightly above musty due to add-ins, under heroic while also being custom. I like SAC/Speed/Accuracy/Healing Potency/Ranged or Melee General options not so much the block/dodge/parry/ or weapon damage increase mods as they feel a little power creepy, unless only 1 can be added of each type then maybe?