Artisan Archive
Thread: And another thing!
What is up with all the crafting tools being able to craft EVERYTHING? It used to be that I had to have a food and chem crafting tool to make food and chems, a weapon and equipment tool to make weapons and well tools, an architectural tool to make structures, etc... The GCT could do a variety of low-level items but couldn't make schematics (still can't which is good), but now I can just grab a Weapon and Equipment Crafting Tool and make ANYTHING; including the schematic.
What gives? Talk about making specialized crafting tools pointless.
Can you experiment on everything with the WDG tool as well? I'm not sure I've never tried... I always use the specialised tool at the right station for experimentation.
I suppose that they have to have a tool for doctors, etc which can be used for experimentation also - the WDG at WDG stations, maybe they could change this and make a specific tool for the doctors... but then what would, say, vehicles be classed as and which tool would you use to make it? Maybe just stop people from being able to experiment on everything with the WDG tool ... u have to use FC tool to experiment on any FC products!?! (Which is how I thought it worked any but like I say I never tried any other way)
That's my impression too but it's been around for months and I've yet to see any mention of it anywhere.
sciguyCO wrote:
Oh, and this hasto bea bug. Otherwise, what's the point of the Food/Chem, Armor/Clothing, and Structure crafting tools?
It is a bug. I'm crafting composite with a weapon/droid/general crafting tool now. Only because my crafting station is a 35.
According to the schematics, I should only be able to craft it with an armor/clothing tool.
This is a bug that was reported in the correspondent forum by your's truely THE DAY it showed on live servers. It was reported in the test center before it went live, and I followed it up at least once after.
That being said, it is a bug - the devs have known about it for months, and to my knowledge, they have no plans to fix it.
Bianca Minola
Blood632 wrote:
Can you experiment on everything with the WDG tool as well? I'm not sure I've never tried... I always use the specialised tool at the right station for experimentation.
As long as you're standing next to a WDG station, you can use a WDG toolto make anything you have thedraft schematic for, experiment on it, and create a schematic. The public/private station requirement is still in effect, so for something requiring a private station, you have to be next to a private WDG station.
I have noticed a WDG crafting tool will not get resources from a Structure (and Iwould thinkany other non WDG)crafting station hopper....
/shrug
It shouldn't, but that seems to be the only restriction thats working! 