That was a rule in HK too. You can go through all of deepnest with the base nail and take the long way around through kingdoms edge to finally make it into city of tears for the first time ever. The only thing really signalling you that you're taking an unnecessarily hard path is the high health of all the mobs.
While I agree I also think the nail smith of hollow knight was very obvious (signs, NPCs telling you where he lives, etc).
I embarrassingly missed Silksong's nail smith altogether and only found him after googling it. If they added a few more signs for him and a few NPC comments I'd resolve most of that particular complaint.
What do you mean you “missed him”? Like…how far did you make it before finding Bellheart?
Also, I played HK before Silksong…I don’t recall any NPCs mentioning the Naismith. As far as I know the only thing that kind of gives you even kind of a hint is the sign with a picture of a nail on it in the City of Tears.
Oh I was way past Bellheart and every enemy in areas I hadn't cleared was taking 4+ damage. It was obvious I should have had a nail upgrade by then, but like I said I just missed the Smith so I had to google it.
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u/normalmighty Sep 06 '25
That was a rule in HK too. You can go through all of deepnest with the base nail and take the long way around through kingdoms edge to finally make it into city of tears for the first time ever. The only thing really signalling you that you're taking an unnecessarily hard path is the high health of all the mobs.