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Stoves
Stoves (Ovens) are a type of furniture used by the Cooking profession.[2]
- Stoves will allow food items to be crafted with stats based on the level of the stove and the home it is placed in.[3][2]
Cooking
While the recipes in Ashes will include unique Verran and Sanctus ingredients and cuisine, it will also have familiar dishes and recipes present, which may include Turkey and cranberries. The Verran cookbook is diverse and broad in it's available dishes.[4] – Steven Sharif
Cooking is a processing profession in Ashes of Creation.[5][6][7][8]
To make cooking relevant, all food needs to do something.[9] – Peter Pilone
Recipes are discovered and can be combined to create unique dishes.[9]
- Recipes will include Verran and Sanctus ingredients and cuisine as well as familiar dishes and recipes.[4]
You'll be able to take the items that you cook and you will be able to place them in a business should you choose.[6] – Steven Sharif
Crafted furniture may contain bonuses based on the quality and grade of the furniture.[3][2]
- For example: A cook using a higher grade stovetop will be able to create food items with improved stats, such as an increased freshness period.[2]
Carpentry
Carpentry (furniture making) is a Crafting profession in Ashes of Creation.[5][11][12][13]
- Quality furniture is able to be crafted in-game based on the skill of the craftsperson.[13]
- Grandmaster carpenters can craft a number of items, including furniture, weapons, siege equipment, and ship components.[14][15]
- Components of unique furniture recipes will be drops. The rarity of these items will scale based on the power it confers to the specific type of furniture it constructs.[16]
- Furnishing items with in-game functionality will be restricted entirely to those created by the carpentry profession.[11]
- Crafted furniture may contain bonuses based on the quality and grade of the furniture.[2]
- Your ability to craft more luxurious furniture comes with how much of a master craftsman you become in the Furnishing profession.[13] – Steven Sharif
Housing decorations
Players may decorate their player housing and other types of buildings.[19]
- Houses will be empty when purchased.[20]
- Players may be able to upgrade to pre-furnished sets when they purchase their home.[11]
- Pre-furnished sets will be almost entirely visual and aesthetic. Only items crafted by the Carpentry profession will have in-game functionality.[11]
- Players may place furniture, artwork/paintings and other decor items in their player housing.[21][22][23][24][25]
- Items may only be placed in locations that are suitable for that item. For example: Statues, may only be placed in exterior locations (of Freeholds and Static housing).[11]
- Each size, grade, and type of player-owned housing determines the number and type of items that can be placed in it.[21][26][27] For example: The best furniture can be placed in mansion grade in-node housing.[21]
- Building skins may change the shape of a homestead but the space available for furnishings should remain consistent.[26]
- When it comes to if you put a cosmetic house on top of your normal house, those cosmetics should be similar in size. The shape will change, so maybe the room layout will be different, but it'll still be like a one-story building.[26] – Margaret Krohn
- Characters will be able to interact with furniture items such as sit in chairs and lay in beds.[28]
- Players will not be able to alter structural aspects such as windows and walls.[11]
- There may be decor items that are representative of unique weapons that are available in the game.[29]
Quality furniture can be crafted in-game based on the skill of the craftsperson and availability of recipes, components and workbenches suitable to craft them.[21][13]
- Furnishing items with in-game functionality will be restricted entirely to those created by the Carpentry profession.[11]
- Your ability to craft more luxurious furniture comes with how much of a master craftsman you've become in the furnishing profession... This isn't like , I want my house to look good, I got to fork over 50 bucks in cosmetics... Players can craft in-game based on their dedication and focus in that aspect the artisan tree.[13] – Steven Sharif
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- Prized items such as achievements and trophies may be displayed.[30]
Visuals
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See also
References
- ↑ Livestream, November 30, 2020 (38:31).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Interview, July 8, 2020 (43:42).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Livestream, July 25, 2020 (1:01:07).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Livestream, October 14, 2022 (32:38).
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Livestream, 2018-04-8 (AM) (6:13).
- ↑
- ↑ Livestream, May 17, 2017 (46:05).
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Livestream, May 24, 2017 (15:19).
- ↑ Livestream, December 23, 2021 (1:16:26).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 Interview, July 8, 2020 (40:20).
- ↑ Livestream, May 29, 2020 (40:52).
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Livestream, August 17, 2018 (10:54).
- ↑ Podcast, December 3, 2023 (9:40).
- ↑ Podcast, December 3, 2023 (8:47).
- ↑ Livestream, June 30, 2023 (1:23:49).
- ↑ Livestream, May 29, 2020 (36:18).
- ↑ Video, June 30, 2023 (10:24).
- ↑ Livestream, November 17, 2017 (26:22).
- ↑ Livestream, June 26, 2020 (53:20).
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Livestream, January 27, 2023 (1:35:45).
- ↑ Livestream, June 26, 2020 (45:32).
- ↑ Video, May 31, 2020 (47:32).
- ↑ Livestream, May 24, 2017 (29:54).
- ↑ Livestream, May 29, 2020 (38:04).
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 Livestream, January 28, 2022 (1:13:55).
- ↑ Livestream, June 26, 2020 (47:32).
- ↑ Livestream, May 22, 2017 (56:31).
- ↑ Livestream, June 25, 2021 (1:31:04).
- ↑ Livestream, May 10, 2017 (30:53).