Inventory, Shop and Researching - Help me conserve trees.

seanvwolf

Currently, while I am researching, I am going through all of my inventory and bank spaces, having to check back and forth between what I can research and what I can sell. This is a huge time sink and inconvenience.

I have 3 dedicated sheets that I have drafted to track what I have researched and what I can research, but clearing an inventory of 200+ items, cross-referencing them with my research charts, every time I get to the city to sell, is beyond ludicrous. Please, ZOS, I suggest you include in the hover tooltip whether the trait on the item has been researched or is currently being researched. You can simply put a single line of text at the bottom of the trait on the item hover tooltip:

Trait Name (already exists)
Trait Description (already exists)
KStatus # B # I

KStatus = Either Researching/Known/Unknown
B = [Banked items that have this trait] Bank Icon
I = [Inventory tiems that have this traight] Bag Icon.

Regards.

KenjiJU

Sell/decon what you have, buy traits on guild traders for cheap, or ask a guildy to make you a trait item when you have an open research slot. A lot of people will make you them for free, if not charge you a very fair price.

seanvwolf

KenjiJU wrote: »

Sell/decon what you have, buy traits on guild traders for cheap, or ask a guildy to make you a trait item when you have an open research slot. A lot of people will make you them for free, if not charge you a very fair price.

This is what I had been doing, but I still want the option to know whether or not the item I am about to sell could otherwise be researched without having to cross reference. It's helpful advice, but doesn't really help explain why they couldn't add this rather simple call->check->display functionality in to begin with.

SpAEkus

Get the Research Assistant addon and all your info will be provided.

http://www.esoui.com/downloads/info111-ResearchAssistant.html

seanvwolf

Ok, closing this thread as it has been answered. Thanks SpAEkus!

@ZOS_AlanG‌ can you close this one please? It's been answered. Thanks for your hard work.

Gyudan

A quick peek at the spreadsheet I'm using for researchs spread over 4 characters. I created it before the nirnhoned trait so the times are a bit irrelevant but you get the idea
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I know that one addon offers a window displaying all the researchs you have completed on your characters. I don't remember the name though and I'm not sure if it's still maintained.
I'm using "Crafting Research Timer" to check the time remaining before the end of each research and "Research Assistant" to display specific icons depending on item trait/style and if it has been researched (only works with the current character).

Instead of stocking your researchable items in the bank, I suggest you research them on another character and simply craft them when your main finishes a research.

I'm against your idea of adding that into the UI for several reasons:
- not everyone needs it and it would complicate inventory management for no reason for players who don't craft/research
- some addons can help you
- it wouldn't work with players who research on more than one character

Xjcon

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