Kavadas
Mon 20 Oct 2008, 1421, Mon 20 Oct 2008
Happy Monday everyone!
We thought we'd drill down a bit and discuss just how things are crafted (in general terms) - as a result, we found this question would be interesting for our community to learn about.
When a player crafts an item, will it be a drag and right-click from your inventory onto another component, or will you be required to go somewhere and use a machine. On top of that, will there be devices that you are required to have on you to craft, or anything that can make a job easier to complete (i.e. a screw drivers, analyzing devices, things not actually going into the crafting formula that can be reused)?
That said, let's take a look at this week's Question of the Week, with the answer straight from our developers.
Crafting in Earthrise will require players to visit factories in order to utilize modern manufacturing facilities, either aimed to the mass market or for industrial purposes. Factories will be secure places where crafters can either do their business or advertise their services to anyone interested in using someone else's already developed Technologies and Designs to acquire the item they want without using the global market auction. Factories also host number of production units, machinery specialized in creation of certain types of items. Each item requires at least two Production Units, and both should be present at the chosen Factory. Also, Production Units are ranked in their technological development, with the higher rank being capable of producing better quality items. Players will have to decide which factory to use in order to get the best out of the item they have to create. Aside from that choice and it's logistic solution - players might have to travel across the island, use vehicles to cut down the travel time or use instant teleportation for a price - players won't need special items to facilitate the crafting process. We are considering implementing options that will allow the crafter to use certain aspects of crafting anywhere he is located at, though the full spectrum of crafting services will be provided at factories only.
Feel free to comment and craft your thoughts below.
~ m.
Original Link (http://forums.play-earthrise.com/index.php?topic=2197.0)
We thought we'd drill down a bit and discuss just how things are crafted (in general terms) - as a result, we found this question would be interesting for our community to learn about.
When a player crafts an item, will it be a drag and right-click from your inventory onto another component, or will you be required to go somewhere and use a machine. On top of that, will there be devices that you are required to have on you to craft, or anything that can make a job easier to complete (i.e. a screw drivers, analyzing devices, things not actually going into the crafting formula that can be reused)?
That said, let's take a look at this week's Question of the Week, with the answer straight from our developers.
Crafting in Earthrise will require players to visit factories in order to utilize modern manufacturing facilities, either aimed to the mass market or for industrial purposes. Factories will be secure places where crafters can either do their business or advertise their services to anyone interested in using someone else's already developed Technologies and Designs to acquire the item they want without using the global market auction. Factories also host number of production units, machinery specialized in creation of certain types of items. Each item requires at least two Production Units, and both should be present at the chosen Factory. Also, Production Units are ranked in their technological development, with the higher rank being capable of producing better quality items. Players will have to decide which factory to use in order to get the best out of the item they have to create. Aside from that choice and it's logistic solution - players might have to travel across the island, use vehicles to cut down the travel time or use instant teleportation for a price - players won't need special items to facilitate the crafting process. We are considering implementing options that will allow the crafter to use certain aspects of crafting anywhere he is located at, though the full spectrum of crafting services will be provided at factories only.
Feel free to comment and craft your thoughts below.
~ m.
Original Link (http://forums.play-earthrise.com/index.php?topic=2197.0)