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ItsLawrence

Chest Shop Update
« on: 28 Sep 2016, 23:08:57 »

As I hinted at a few weeks ago we have now updated the Chest Shop system on Noobstown! This is to facilitate name changing coming really really soon! There are a few changes to how things work so please read this if you have any shops or are planning to get some, or even just use them.

Using Shops
Using shops work continue to work in a very similar way to the very old guide made by Jackmwoodall14 over 2 years ago (found here), you simply right click to buy whatever the sign lists and left click to sell to the sign, for the price listed. Prices are now listed in colour though; prices in red after a "B" are the buy price, and then prices listed in green before an S are the sell price for the quantity listed. It should be even easier to know what you're buying now, as the names are more specific, no more "Blue Ink Sack" for Lapis :P, plus see below for colours!

Making Shops
The creation of the shops also works in the same way as before, but hopefully even easier. Just follow the guide above. There is however no longer any complicated codes for certain items; if an item isn't a standard one simply put it into the chest first and then add a "?" to the bottom line, the system will then automatically detect the contents and make the shop accordingly! Be sure to check that it did it correctly though! Use /iteminfo if you're not sure. One important thing to note though is you now must be the owner of the chest that the sign is associated with. If it's not locked it won't let you make it into a shop! So be sure to check you're the owner of the chest if you think it's not working.

Colours Mean What?
A few changes to note about the new system regarding what's on the signs, item names will be coloured or adjusted for the following things (it's not certain, but can be used as a simple guide):
  • Italics = Item is damaged or a non-standard data value. (so if you see an italics pickaxe for example it is likely damaged)
  • Purple = The item being sold has a name or some lore, so this is likely something earned from an event or a rarer item
  • Aqua = The item has an enchant of some sort
  • Red = The item isn't known to the system yet, if you see this let me know and I'll add it so it's named correctly!
See below (My amazing deals! :P):


Existing Shops
As for all existing shops you will need to manually update them ALL to the new system within the next few days. This is completely free, if it's a simple item you should be able to just click on the sign and it will let you know if it's updated automagically, but if that doesn't work then simply break the sign and re-place it with the correct values again and it will be a brand new shop. All existing chest shops no longer work at all; as the shop owner you must update them! Doing this is completely free for now, so make the most of it; again only new coloured signs will work now.

Why the changes?
These changes are part of the major step in allowing name changing on Noobstown, the previous system used your name on the sign as the identifier of who to give the money to/from so if you changed your name it wouldn't know what to do, now the signs will automatically update in the future once name changing is possible! Plus this change allows us to individually name rarer items and customise exactly what's shown on the signs! Plus in the longer-term future there will be some cool additions of what's displayed.

Why is my sign not working?
Are you sure you got the format right? Check the guide (https://www.noobscraft.com/guides/chest-shop-guide/). Plus are you sure that the chest which is next to the sign is definitely locked by you; it needs to be? If it's still not working and you think it should be then ask for help!



While I understand the annoyance which might be caused by this if you've got a larger shop, it shouldn't be too difficult to update, and if you have any problems I'm here to help :D. This is also a brand new system just for Noobstown, so if you notice any issues please immediately let me know :); and as always if you have any questions or feedback please put it forward.

Sweets_US

Re: Chest Shop Update
« Reply #1 on: 29 Sep 2016, 05:59:26 »
I have a few shops in my town that I know will probably not be updated due to people leaving town or the server. Will a mod be able to help me remove these anytime soon or do I have to go through you (Larry)?

BTW love the new shop colors. Makes things less confusing (I hope). I just like the pretty colors. LOL.