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20.4.9 Design Commands
Here's a more detailed help file for the command DESIGN. Creation/Submission ------------------- DESIGN NEW <pattern> - Create a new design, given a pattern. <pattern> should be the pattern's ID you want to use. DESIGN LEARN <writ#> - Learn a new design from a Writ. Writs allow someone to craft another person's designs. The Writ will be consumed in the process. Writs are created using the DESIGN # DOCUMENT command shown below. DESIGN <#> [SHOW] - Display details of a design. DESIGN <#> SET <prop> <value> - Set details on a design by setting the values of different variables. See HELP DESIGN PROPERTIES DESIGN <#> SUBMIT - Submit for approval by the Craft Guild. DESIGN <#> WITHDRAW - Remove from the design approval queue early. - If you withdraw and then re-submit, your daily submission limit is NOT affected. DESIGN <#> COMMENT <comment> - Add a comment for the Guild. This comment will be viewable in the design log, viewed using DESIGN <#> SHOW. Note: These comments to the Crafter's Union are not meant to attack, or belittle approvers but to assist in the critiquing of your design. DESIGN <#> ESCALATE <reason> - Escalate a design from the crafting queue, asking the Divine to investigate or clarify a ruling. DESIGN <#> CRAFT [quantity] - Create an item. - If the item supports batch creation, create QUANTITY items. (ex: craft 10 vials) DESIGN <#> BREW <potstill> - Brew a Libations design. - Make sure you have the commodities in hand and the potstill specified. DESIGN <#> APPLY <item> - Apply a Metalworking layout to an item. DESIGN APPRAISE <item> - See details of repair possibilities for a crafted item. The item must have been crafted from a modern pattern. REPAIR <item> - Restore a crafted item's decay time. Design Resources ----------------- DESIGN TIP LIST [category] - List all design tips. - If a category is supplied, list only the tips in that category. - Categories include General, Banned, New_Rulings and Allowed, as well as a category for each tradeskill. DESIGN TIP <alias> - Shows the full text of a design tip. Design Management ----------------- DESIGN LIST [search filter] [filter value] [search filter] [filter value] ... [APPEARANCE] [appearance filter value] - Search the list of designs you have access to. DESIGN LIST uses a series of filters that you can use to narrow the results. - If using the APPEARANCE filter, it must be the last filter in the filter list. VALID FILTERS: - Tradeskill <tailoring/metalworking/etc> - Status <unsubmitted/approved/unapproved> - Expiry (<X mos. to expiry>) -- displays designs with X months or fewer before expiry. - Preserved <true/false> - Pattern <#> - Granted <true/false> - Orgowned <ANY/org> - Creator <person> EXAMPLE: I want to search for a design within the tailoring tradeskill that has the word "dress" in the appearance: - I would use the search DESIGN LIST TRADESKILL TAILORING APPEARANCE DRESS. - This uses the Tradeskill and Appearance filters. Any number of filters can be used in one search, to progressively narrow the returned results. DESIGN SHELVED - Shows a list of the designs you control that are for sale in shops, and what shelf and shop they are contained in. DESIGN <#> GRANT <player> - Let someone else make your design. Cannot be revoked. DESIGN <#> TRANSFER <player> - Permanently transfer ownership. - You will need to confirm this transfer. - This transfers ownership completely. You will lose access to the design when it is transferred. DESIGN <#> FORGET - Give up access to a design that has been granted to you. DESIGN <#> DOCUMENT - Create a sellable record of your design. - This is how you create a writ. You can then sell this in shops, etc. - For granting designs to a specific player, see DESIGN <#> GRANT <player> above. ADD <design#> TO <shelf> - Adds a design to a Crafter's Shelf. REMOVE <design#> FROM <shelf> - Removes a design from a Crafter's Shelf. Design Maintenance ------------------- DESIGN REFRESHALL [GRANTED] - Refresh all designs in danger of expiry. DESIGN <#> REFRESH - Renew a design that has expired or is about to. DESIGN <#> RESUBMIT - Reawaken a long-expired design. DESIGN <#> DELETE - Permanently delete a design, if possible. - A design from which existing items are crafted cannot be deleted. DESIGN <#> PRESERVE - Keep a design from ever expiring. - Costs 2 credits apiece. These credits are NOT refundable, so choose to preserve wisely! DESIGN <#> UNPRESERVE - Remove a design's protection. - This does NOT refund the credits used to preserve the design. Approver Commands ---------------- DESIGN QUEUE - Lists designs that are in the approval queue DESIGN <#> APPROVE - Add your mark of approval to a design. DESIGN <#> REJECT <why> - Add your mark of disapproval to a design, for the supplied reason. DESIGN SUMMARY - View your approver stats.