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How to get Paper and unlock the Paper Press in V Rising

Even vampires press paper!

V Rising, a character wearing a cloak is standing in a dark castle hallway made out of stone, large flame-lit torches are either side of them as they look at a large door
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With V Rising's tutorials only offering tidbits of information, there's a lot of questions bubbling as players leave the early game and advance with their adventures. Whether its Unsullied Hearts drops or preventing castle heart decay, V Rising doesn't hold your hand.

Some confusion seems to have arisen surrounding paper and unlocking the Paper Press, both of which are vital to learning new recipes. So, in this guide, we explain how to get paper and unlock the Paper Press in V Rising.

How to get paper in V Rising

The best way to go about acquiring paper in V Rising is by raiding Bandit Camps, Outposts, and Strongholds. And before having unlocked the Paper Press, you can find paper across regions; you can look at explored areas on your map to see if there's a chance of finding paper there. Its chances of being dropped by bandits or found in their chests are relatively good, so you can get yourself plenty of paper simply by slaying bandits.

Continually capture Bandit Camps throughout the game in this manner until you can craft the Paper Press. Then you can just use the structure to fulfil all your paper needs while you go about farming other resources!

V Rising, a vampire is using their powers within their living quarters of their castle. There is a sofa to the left of them, a fireplace to the right, and grassy areas behind them.

How to unlock the Paper Press in V Rising

If you've more of an eye for crafting paper rather than attempting to loot it in V Rising, which you eventually will, you'll need to have a Paper Press in your castle. The Paper Press will also allow you to upgrade your paper into scrolls, and your scrolls into schematics, too, if you've a few extra materials to hand. Sadly, it's not as easy as simply being able to build one.

To first unlock the Paper Press, you'll need to gear up and go to battle with boss, Nicholaus the Fallen. He's a Level 35 force to be reckoned with, so good luck, but once he's defeated, you'll unlock the Paper Press as a buildable structure.

Once you unlock the crafting recipe for the Paper Press, all you need to do is ensure that you have the resources to craft it: 12x Planks and 12x Copper Ingots. Then, viola! The Paper Press is all yours.

To start crafting paper, all you need to do is pop a minimum of 4x Plant Fibre and 4x Sawdust into the Paper Press.

If you're looking for more materials while your Paper Press does its thing back at your castle, don't forget to ensure that you're gathering lots of cotton and quartz so you're stocked up during the later portion of V Rising! There's Radium Alloy to be found, too!

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