Crafting -- Intro to Crafting

Welcome to the wonderful world of beYou Crafting!

Crafting items in beYou is an essential function to making some of the things we need for our day-to-day rp living. We can craft art pieces, tools, and process raw materials to make necessary items like dried goods, herbs, paints, prescriptions and more.

While crafting in general is not a profession one can choose, it is still something that helps advance your skill points for other professions one can choose from.

For a list of crafting devices and help with those items, please see the index on the bottom of this page.

## Universal Requirements for Crafting Equipment

* Must be beYou level 5 or higher to use crafting devices (Blacksmith Forge lvl 5 & beYou Outdoor Smoker lvl 25).
* At least 10% or higher for energy and hygiene; 25% for wellness.
* beYou Hud not always required. Best practice is to wear it regardless since all crafting activity will still decrease your stats and you won't see the completed project message if you're not wearing your beYou hud.
* Owner only.

## Preparation

Each piece of crafting equipment works a bit differently when it comes to being operated by beYou users.

The one thing that each piece of equipment has in common, crafting or otherwise, is that all items needed to complete your creation must be added to your assets *before* you can begin any project or operation. And that's where preparation comes into play.

### Do's and Don'ts

* **DO** check your assets regularly to make sure you have all materials needed for your creations. To do this, login to the beYou website and check your assets on the right side of your profile, or use the corresponding asset checker to the piece of equipment you're trying to use.
* **DO** use tools like asset checkers and/or this wiki to look up a creation's needs prior to beginning so you can get your shopping list together.
* **DO** make sure your stats are higher than 10% as some devices will not work without some of your stats being 10% or higher.
* **DO** double-check instructions and versions if you haven't used a device in a while to ensure that you are using the most recent version of a piece of equipment. (*Most equipment will send you an update automatically when you sit on it*)
* **DO** make sure you load all items needed before beginning a project or creating something. Some devices will shut down if you're missing items in your assets.
* **DON'T** move/click too quickly with adding/loading items into your assets. Fast loading can cause assets to be skipped and some aren't replaceable.
* **DON'T** click the support button on any device unless instructed to do so by beYou staff from your ticket you've submitted. This will break your equipment and then you will have to submit a ticket to get the situation remedied or replaced.
* **DON'T** ask for items you are missing in the official beYou groups (inworld, Discord or FB). It is against group rules. There are unofficial spam groups you can join inworld to look for things (search beYou in your viewer's group search) or you may use the local markets page on the beYou world website to find items you need to complete your work.
* **DON'T** be in unavailable/busy mode when purchasing items, finishing projects or delivering items from the beYou site. When in busy mode, items will sometimes get lost in delivery & are unrecoverable.
* **DO** try to enjoy yourself. This is supposed to be fun after all!

### Equipment & Items

To craft anything in beYou, you will need various pieces of equipment and other items.

#### Required Equipment/Items

* Crafting instructions - available at the main beYou sim in the crafting department
* beYou Work Bench - needed to craft any large items that are user-made in beYou. **NOTE**: must be level 15 to use this device.
* Other beYou Equipment - depending on the crafting project, a device other than the beYou Work Bench may be required to make the item of your choice.
* Various Tools - will vary depending on crafting instructions. Most purchased at beYou but user-made items can be purchased through the local markets page, or you can make some items yourself through the Forge.
* Paints - will vary depending on crafting instructions. You can make your own using the Paint Mixer, buy in bulk via the main beYou sim, or through the local markets page from other users.

#### Optional Equipment

* beYou Blacksmith Forge - used to create some of your tools needed for crafting. **NOTE**: Must be level 5 to use the Forge.
* beYou Paint Mixer - used to make paints, stains, primer & resin.
* beYou Asset Checker - not required but highly recommended. This device will let you know if you have everything you need for a particular set of crafting instructions before you begin your project.

Once you have the equipment and tools you need, you can begin crafting!

## Collecting Finished Projects

Unless otherwise indicated on a piece of equipment's notes or wiki page, completed crafted items (aka projects) will be cued for delivery via the www.beyouworld.com website. You will use the gift box icon next to account options (only visible when you have outstanding deliveries) in order to retrieve your completed builds. Once you collect your finished projects, you can either sell, trade or use the crafted item(s).

### Getting Finished Items

1. Login to www.beyouworld.com.
2. Click on Profile.
3. Click the gift box next to the Account Options.
4. Choose the item you want to deliver and click deliver. IMPORTANT: Make sure you that you are not in busy or unavailable mode. Your items will go to trash if you do.
5. Once you receive the item, you can hold it in your inventory until you are ready to use, give away or sell.

If you intend to sell or give away this item, **do NOT click deliver or unpack the item** once you've rezzed the crafted item box. This will cause the item to become no transfer and any uses will be sent to you making the object not able to be sold.

### Transferring Items (Giving Away)

The Crafted Item box is your vendor and is able to be transferred in this state. To give to someone, simply pass it from your inventory.

Because your crafted item is also the vendor, you can pass the crafted item to another person.

However, if you intend to sell or give away this item, do NOT click deliver once you've rezzed the crafted item box. This will cause the item to become no transfer and any uses will be sent to you making the object not able to be sold.

### Selling Items

To Sell Your Crafted Items

1. Rez the item that is called 'Crafted Item - 'Name of Item'.
2. Right-click the item and choose 'edit' from the pie menu.
3. When the Edit window opens, you will be on the general tab.
4. About halfway down, type in the price you wish to sell your item for.
5. Check the box next to 'For Sale'.
6. Click Apply. Doing so will change the perms from Copy to Original.
7. Close the box.

Your item is officially ready for sale.

REMINDER: if you intend to sell or give away this item, do NOT click deliver once you've rezzed the crafted item box. This will cause the item to become no transfer and any uses will be sent to you making the object not able to be sold.

## Loading Crafted Item Uses Into Assets

Once you've finished your crafted project and had it sent to you from the beYou website, you can either keep it and use; give it away; or sell it to another user.

To keep it and use it, you will need to load the uses into your assets. Once you load uses from your crafted object, the item is no longer able to be transferred or sold.

To keep your crafted item, load uses and use it:

1. Rez the item labeled 'Crafted Item - 'Name of Item'.'
2. Click the item and choose deliver. This will send the useable version of that crafted item to you.
3. Once it's delivered to you, you will see hovertext on the crafted item vendor box that states when it was delivered. Delete the rezzed box that is now useless.
4. Rez the newly sent item.
5. On rez, the uses will automatically load into your assets. To use the item, simply sit or rez it depending on the type of item it is and click to follow the prompts for that item.

Good luck and happy crafting!