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The storage system can be quite confusing to new Calypsians. Let's see if we can help you out.
First, you must understand that storage is free. Storage terminals can be found at practically every TP on Calypso, usually inside nearby service centers. They are meant so that you don't have to carry everything on your person. (carrying over 170 kg reduces your speed, so stick items you don't immediately need into storage.) They are all connected to the same inventory, so you can place an item into storage in Port Atlantis, and you'll see it in your storage at Cape Corinth or even Sakura on Amethera just the way you left it.
However, be aware that if you go into space, there is no storage on either Club NeverDie nor Crystal Palace.
Storage is sectioned off just like your personal inventory. The tabs on the right hand side help you see and work with each section. Items will go into their proper section, regardless of where you place it. (I.E. placing a weapon in the mined material section won't leave the weapon there. It will disappear, only to be found in the weapons section.)
If you have multiple sets of identical stackable items (items w/ numbers in the upper left instead of a condition bar) you can combine them in a very easy method. Simply right click one set and choose "merge all". Every instance of that specific item will all be combined into 1 single stack.
In this example, I'll get a single combined stack of 127 muscle oil.
I use this most with the loot section. Instead of finding where the rest of my muscle oil is, I just stick my latest looted oil at the bottom and choose merge all.
The trick to positioning items in storage is the squares.
Notice the background of the storage you use. It's made of squares. Those aren't just decoration. When items are placed in storage, they try to stay in the location you dropped them. If however there isn't enough room for them, they "snap" to the first they can fit, starting from the upper left, and moving right. IF they can't fit on the first row, they move to the next, again shifting left-to-right. This is repeated until they find "room" to be placed.
But how much "room" does each item need? The answer is a set # of squares based on its icon. Every icon takes a set # of squares across and down based on its shape. (1x1, 1x2, 2x1, 2x2, 2x3, etc.)
If you know the squares of something, you can place it in specific locations, and, assuming it fits, it will stay there. This is useful if you need to keep your paint together or something. All paint uses a 1x2 icon, so they stack 8 across.
Currently, storage is 8 squares across and potentially limitless squares down. Storage automatically increases the section 2 squares deep when you place items at the bottom. (At the moment, personal storage is only 6 squares across, thus transferring items from storage to personal inventory, they may need to be positioned a bit differently.)
With this understanding of the squares, you can position your items neatly in storage. For example, you can stack your armor together...
As well as your plates for easy management.
Quick exercise: Notice all the plates are 2x2 squares. Most harnesses, arms and thighs are 2x3, masks/gloves are 1x1, helmets are 2x2, etc. How many squares are the shoes?
But what if you don't care about stacking things neatly, but have a bunch of gaps and holes you want filled? (This happens a lot to me with the loot tab, after merging a bunch of stacks.) You could grab an item, hover it over something else, and let go, letting it snap into the first empty space. However, that's too much work, and not really the best method.
The solution comes from a simple button just under the tabs.
This button take all icons and shifts them up and to the left as much as they can. I use this most, for example, in my loot tab. I don't care where the items are, so after placing things in, I compact it.
However after using it, you may notice you still have gaps. That's because of how the compacter works. It's not playing Tetris, and moving all the pieces into the best spots.
As best as I can tell, the compacter grabs the items in that section and, one at a time, snaps it in place as described above (upper left, and working right then down) The items it works with are in order from first to last in the main item database MA uses, I believe.
The compact all button works only on the tab that you are viewing at the time. It leaves all others alone. You may compact your loot without worrying about your armor.
However, storage is not unlimited. You are only allowed to have 500 items in storage. (Some glitches allow this to be bypassed, however you risk losing valuable inventory.)
To get past this 500 item limit, you simply have to understand one rule: Stacked items = 1 item.
For example, your gun, with 2 lasers, a scope and amp on it only counts as 1 item in storage. However, be aware that when you remove attachments, you suddenly now have 5 items in storage, until you reconnect everything. Similarly, merging 4 stacks of hides reduces your inventory count by 3, but split stacks increases this count as well.
If you find you are getting too many items, you may need to invest in storage boxes.
These items are like mini-storage units with their own weight/item count limits based on the type of container. Placing item inside, is just like stacking them. For example you could place 8 items inside a med. storage box and your inventory will count it all as 1 item.
Blueprints have their own "storage box" called books. A book w/ 80 blueprints in it is still just 1 item.
If you craft, you already have books (since you can't craft without them) but eventually, you'll find yourself getting duplicates of BPs you already have. If you want to keep the duplicates, you can get multiple books.
But what if you don't want to get them confused with the ones you already have? It sucks to grab a book with a beginning QR basic screws BP when you already have a nice 89 QR BP to work with.
To keep your books in order, do not touch the compact all button. Ever.
Keep you "main BP book" at the top. When you are putting away duplicates, simply drag the BP over the first book. If it's red, don't drop it, but move it over the next book in line. Continue until you find the first green book, and drop it in there.
So there we are. We've learned how to arrange our weapons, blueprints, etc. We've learned how to handle stackable items, and how to remove unwanted space when arranging isn't a priority. Hopefully this post helps you out in learning how to use your storage. Good luck and happy hoffing.
First, you must understand that storage is free. Storage terminals can be found at practically every TP on Calypso, usually inside nearby service centers. They are meant so that you don't have to carry everything on your person. (carrying over 170 kg reduces your speed, so stick items you don't immediately need into storage.) They are all connected to the same inventory, so you can place an item into storage in Port Atlantis, and you'll see it in your storage at Cape Corinth or even Sakura on Amethera just the way you left it.
However, be aware that if you go into space, there is no storage on either Club NeverDie nor Crystal Palace.
Storage is sectioned off just like your personal inventory. The tabs on the right hand side help you see and work with each section. Items will go into their proper section, regardless of where you place it. (I.E. placing a weapon in the mined material section won't leave the weapon there. It will disappear, only to be found in the weapons section.)
If you have multiple sets of identical stackable items (items w/ numbers in the upper left instead of a condition bar) you can combine them in a very easy method. Simply right click one set and choose "merge all". Every instance of that specific item will all be combined into 1 single stack.
In this example, I'll get a single combined stack of 127 muscle oil.
I use this most with the loot section. Instead of finding where the rest of my muscle oil is, I just stick my latest looted oil at the bottom and choose merge all.
The trick to positioning items in storage is the squares.
Notice the background of the storage you use. It's made of squares. Those aren't just decoration. When items are placed in storage, they try to stay in the location you dropped them. If however there isn't enough room for them, they "snap" to the first they can fit, starting from the upper left, and moving right. IF they can't fit on the first row, they move to the next, again shifting left-to-right. This is repeated until they find "room" to be placed.
But how much "room" does each item need? The answer is a set # of squares based on its icon. Every icon takes a set # of squares across and down based on its shape. (1x1, 1x2, 2x1, 2x2, 2x3, etc.)
If you know the squares of something, you can place it in specific locations, and, assuming it fits, it will stay there. This is useful if you need to keep your paint together or something. All paint uses a 1x2 icon, so they stack 8 across.
Currently, storage is 8 squares across and potentially limitless squares down. Storage automatically increases the section 2 squares deep when you place items at the bottom. (At the moment, personal storage is only 6 squares across, thus transferring items from storage to personal inventory, they may need to be positioned a bit differently.)
With this understanding of the squares, you can position your items neatly in storage. For example, you can stack your armor together...
As well as your plates for easy management.
Quick exercise: Notice all the plates are 2x2 squares. Most harnesses, arms and thighs are 2x3, masks/gloves are 1x1, helmets are 2x2, etc. How many squares are the shoes?
But what if you don't care about stacking things neatly, but have a bunch of gaps and holes you want filled? (This happens a lot to me with the loot tab, after merging a bunch of stacks.) You could grab an item, hover it over something else, and let go, letting it snap into the first empty space. However, that's too much work, and not really the best method.
The solution comes from a simple button just under the tabs.
This button take all icons and shifts them up and to the left as much as they can. I use this most, for example, in my loot tab. I don't care where the items are, so after placing things in, I compact it.
However after using it, you may notice you still have gaps. That's because of how the compacter works. It's not playing Tetris, and moving all the pieces into the best spots.
As best as I can tell, the compacter grabs the items in that section and, one at a time, snaps it in place as described above (upper left, and working right then down) The items it works with are in order from first to last in the main item database MA uses, I believe.
The compact all button works only on the tab that you are viewing at the time. It leaves all others alone. You may compact your loot without worrying about your armor.
However, storage is not unlimited. You are only allowed to have 500 items in storage. (Some glitches allow this to be bypassed, however you risk losing valuable inventory.)
To get past this 500 item limit, you simply have to understand one rule: Stacked items = 1 item.
For example, your gun, with 2 lasers, a scope and amp on it only counts as 1 item in storage. However, be aware that when you remove attachments, you suddenly now have 5 items in storage, until you reconnect everything. Similarly, merging 4 stacks of hides reduces your inventory count by 3, but split stacks increases this count as well.
If you find you are getting too many items, you may need to invest in storage boxes.
These items are like mini-storage units with their own weight/item count limits based on the type of container. Placing item inside, is just like stacking them. For example you could place 8 items inside a med. storage box and your inventory will count it all as 1 item.
Blueprints have their own "storage box" called books. A book w/ 80 blueprints in it is still just 1 item.
If you craft, you already have books (since you can't craft without them) but eventually, you'll find yourself getting duplicates of BPs you already have. If you want to keep the duplicates, you can get multiple books.
But what if you don't want to get them confused with the ones you already have? It sucks to grab a book with a beginning QR basic screws BP when you already have a nice 89 QR BP to work with.
To keep your books in order, do not touch the compact all button. Ever.
Keep you "main BP book" at the top. When you are putting away duplicates, simply drag the BP over the first book. If it's red, don't drop it, but move it over the next book in line. Continue until you find the first green book, and drop it in there.
So there we are. We've learned how to arrange our weapons, blueprints, etc. We've learned how to handle stackable items, and how to remove unwanted space when arranging isn't a priority. Hopefully this post helps you out in learning how to use your storage. Good luck and happy hoffing.
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