Implemented "Get Design" button for ships in blueprint menu.

[Ithirahad]

It would make shipyards a lot easier if it was possible to create a design directly from a saved blueprint in the blueprint menu, rather than having to obtain a pointless blueprint item to convert.

 

[Madman198237]

Well, the idea is to prevent the bypassing of the blueprint mechanic completely. This way, you must first buy a blueprint for it before you can start making titans.

 

[Ithirahad]

Well, the idea is to prevent the bypassing of the blueprint mechanic completely. This way, you must first buy a blueprint for it before you can start making titans.

Blueprints of ships cost nothing. You just have to be next to a shop.

 

[Sven_The_Slayer]

Blueprints of ships cost nothing. You just have to be next to a shop.

You can even just plop down a shop onto your shipyard so that isn't a limiting factor at all.

 

[Madman198237]

Oh, really? I've only ever played SP and local MP, so I've always been an admin and able to override this particular feature anyway

 

[Sven_The_Slayer]

Currently the process is a little annoying

1. Buy Blueprint
2. Put it in shipyard
3. Place Order
4. Create Design from Blueprint
5. Select Blueprint
6. Rename
7. Trash Blueprint Item

I would much rather have

1. Place order
2. Get Blueprint
3. Select Blueprint

 

[lupoCani]

I'd much prefer we got rid of designs instead, if only because blueprints were here first. I don't see any concrete reason one meta-item couldn't fulfill both functions.

 

[Madman198237]

Yeah....but, Sven, you forgot that up until this version the process could also be: Get blueprint, place in shipyard, place order, design from blueprint, NULL POINTER EXCEPTION error alert, restart SM (Several step process), take design, begin making ship.

 

[cyberus111]

Blueprints of ships cost nothing. You just have to be next to a shop.

The exception to this is the servers that have "buy blueprints with credits" turned on, then you can't just convert the BP to a design, you have to buy an entire ship for shop material prices first.

Converting BP to design directly from the BP menu would be really nice in these instances.

 

[Ithirahad]

The exception to this is the servers that have "buy blueprints with credits" turned on, then you can't just convert the BP to a design, you have to buy an entire ship for shop material prices first.

Converting BP to design directly from the BP menu would be really nice in these instances.

Well, then you could still get a free design with the menu option... On such servers shipyards still work the exact same way, except without the ability to import from blueprints, so this would be even more useful so that you could make modifications and re-blueprint on the fly.

 

[Criss]

Yes I am guessing schema did this to avoid messy integration. Maybe it was easier to use a new item instead of the blueprint, which does act more like a storage device instead of a ship design. Still, reducing the number of steps for what is essentially the same thing would be nice. Consider this suggestion suggested.

 

[Ithirahad]

Wasn't this implemented? In which case, can I get a tag change on this?

 

[Criss]

Yes I will change the tag.