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Crafting involves creating a new [[Items|item]] from one or more others at one of the various [[ | Crafting involves creating a new [[Items|item]] from one or more others at one of the various [[Crafting Surface|benches]] in the game. There are two variations: the [[Campfire|campfire]] and [[Portal|portal]], which are technically not "benches" yet they can be used to craft items, thus the term '''Crafting Surface'' is used instead of "bench." | ||
==How To== | ==How To== | ||
Crafting requires both prerequisite items and access to a crafting | Crafting requires both prerequisite items and access to a crafting surface. | ||
The items must be accessible in the crafting [[Blockhead|Blockhead's]] [[Inventory|inventory]], being inside a [[Basket|basket]] or [[Chest|chest]] in their | The items must be accessible in the crafting [[Blockhead|Blockhead's]] [[Inventory|inventory]], being inside (i.e. not visible in) a [[Basket|basket]] or [[Chest|chest]] in their inventory is insufficient. Some crafting processes require more than one item type and/or multiples of an item, and all must be accessible. | ||
The | The crafting surface is accessed by tapping on it. This gives two options: "Remove" (put the item into the Blockhead's inventory) and the crafting surface's name. Tapping on the latter opens a crafting menu. | ||
A crafting menu has a side-scrolling series of icons for the various things that can be created at that bench. Tapping on an icon will present the requirements for that item. If the Blockhead has enough of the items available, the icon will have a green background and a green "Craft" button will be present. If there are enough items available for making more than one of the item, a white slide selector will be at the bottom of the menu for quantity. | A crafting menu has a side-scrolling series of icons for the various things that can be created at that bench. Tapping on an icon will present the requirements for that item. If the Blockhead has enough of the items available, the icon will have a green background and a green "Craft" button will be present. If there are enough items available for making more than one of the item, a white slide selector will be at the bottom of the menu for quantity. | ||
Tapping on the "Craft" button | Tapping on the "Craft" button adds the task to the selected Blockhead's activity queue and he/she will eventually move adjacent to it and begin working. | ||
Once the crafting action starts, the items needed for the quantity selected will be removed from the crafting Blockhead's inventory. If the Blockhead's inventory has changed so the required items are unavailable, the task will abort. Once the task begins, a menu will appear to show a white progress bar that advances from left to right which also displays in that Blockhead's status icon on the left side of the screen. When the progress bar reaches the right, one of the selected item is produced and the items used to make it are unrecoverable. | |||
Also visible during a crafting action are buttons for "Abort" and to use [[Time Crystal|time crystals]]. | Also visible during a crafting action are buttons for "Abort" and to use [[Time Crystal|time crystals]]. | ||
Using time crystals will remove the indicated number of crystals from the player's account (if available) and complete the current crafting action. | Using time crystals is called a "rush" and will remove the indicated number of crystals from the player's account (if available) and complete the current crafting action. | ||
Aborting or completing a crafting action will return any unused items back to the Blockhead's Inventory and release the Blockhead from the bench. | Aborting or completing a crafting action will return any unused items back to the Blockhead's Inventory and release the Blockhead from the bench. | ||
