I think that it is high time to create the opportunity not only to create, but also to design weapons, on a special workbench. To choose the type of weapon, material, type of damage and additional mode. For example, I want a rifle combined with a flamethrower or a bayonet, but it’s almost impossible to find a fit.
I think the best way to handle that would be to add a "Reforge" option to the anvil, allowing you to alter its properties: 5 Scorched Core= Fire Element 5 Cryonic Extract= Ice Element 5 Venom Sample= Poison Element 5 Static Cell= Electric Element Healing Water= Remove Element 5 Sharpened Claw= Hunting Weapon 5 Phase Matter + 2 Solarium Star= Banish(a new damage type that allows you to destroy Erchius Ghosts)