Outfit styles question

Windy_Player · February 2023

So I'm looking in the Styles at the Outfit station. And found Dead-Water style. Which says it comes from Daily quests in Murkmire. Then a wiki page says:

These chapters (or rarely the entire book) can be found inside Tribal Armor Crates that are rewarded for completing repeatable quests in Murkmire.

So, when I get these chapters / book, does reading them unlock the styles in my Outfit Style sheet? Or do I have to then Craft the styles in order to use them in the outfit station?
And do I have to unlock 6 styles [ armor head/shoulder/chest/waist/leg/feet ] or 18 - 6 for each weight?
Just how much work is it to unlock a style in the styles sheet to use it in the Outfit station?

Thanks

Necrotech_Master · February 2023

for motifs, once you learn the motif, it unlocks the corresponding outfit style

Cazador · February 2023

Once you read a motif/style page it's usable account wide for outfits. Also you learn one body piece (say gloves as an example) it learns all weights. You don't need to craft them to use them.

Windy_Player · February 2023

Super. Thanks all.

zaria · February 2023

Windy_Player wrote: »

Super. Thanks all.

Note that you can only craft the style on the character to learn it, so it recommended that the main crafter is the one who use the page.

ADarklore · February 2023

zaria wrote: »

Windy_Player wrote: »

Super. Thanks all.

Note that you can only craft the style on the character to learn it, so it recommended that the main crafter is the one who use the page.

^THIS! I have all my motifs learned on ONE crafting character. After that character learns it, I can use the outfit style on ANY of my alts.

ghastley · February 2023

And you do want to have a “maincrafter” to learn all the styles. There are benefits from knowing all of a set, and others from knowing more complete sets, when getting and fulfilling master writs.

Sarannah · February 2023

Windy_Player wrote: »

So, when I get these chapters / book, does reading them unlock the styles in my Outfit Style sheet?

Yes! But do not confuse outfit styles with crafting motifs. Learning a crafting motif learns that motif for crafting on that specific character, while at the same time it unlocks that same outfit style for your entire account. So crafting-wise you want to learn all motifs on one character for craftingpurposes. If you are only after the outfit styles you can learn the motifs on any character, but learning all motifs on one character prevents you from buying duplicate outfit styles you have already unlocked with another character.

Windy_Player wrote: »

Or do I have to then Craft the styles in order to use them in the outfit station?

No, you do not have to craft anything. You only have to learn the motif. Crafting motifs are different from outfit styles. Where crafting motifs are character unlocked and allow only that character to craft that motif, outfit styles are accountwide unlocks and allow all your characters to use those unlocked outfit styles. You just learn them at the same time.

Windy_Player wrote: »

And do I have to unlock 6 styles [ armor head/shoulder/chest/waist/leg/feet ] or 18 - 6 for each weight?

Motif pages unlock all weights for that specific itemslot you are learning. Hands will unlock three weights at the same time, heavy, medium, and light. But you do have to learn each itemslot separately. Learning the hands motif unlocks the hands for all weights for both crafting(character only) and outfitting(accountwide).

Windy_Player wrote: »

Just how much work is it to unlock a style in the styles sheet to use it in the Outfit station?

Easy, just learn the wanted motif on any character and the outfit style will be unlocked for your entire account. Having a maincrafter will prevent accidentally learning duplicates which will no longer unlock outfit styles, as you would then already have that outfit style unlocked.

-The above sounds complicated, but it comes down to: Crafting is not outfitting, even though you do unlock them both at the same time by learning motifs. Crafting is characterspecific, and outffiting is always accountwide.

PS: You could use one of the main race's crafting books to check how this all works. Learning the book allows only that character to craft in that style, while at the same time it unlocks that entire style accountwide for use in outfitting.

ZOS_Icy · February 2023

Greetings,

After further review we have decided to move this thread to a category we think is more appropriate for this topic.

Thank you for your understanding.