Some furniture items made by a carpenter are created in the form of a deed, which becomes the actual item when placed in a house. These are known as ‘add ons’ Most add ons give an orientation choice of ‘East’ or ‘South’. It can sometimes be difficult to determine which of these you require. As a general rule of thumb the longest edge of the item determines the facing, except in the case of beds. In the image below the beds are ‘south’ while the looms and water trough are ‘East’. The items pictured also demonstrate different colors, to learn […]

The next step in House Ownership is to turn your house into a home, or an inn, or whatever else your imagination dreams up. Tools A hatchet , or axe is essential to remove add-ons or trash barrels with. Hitting an add-on with an axe or hatchet returns it to a deed in your backpack. The most common reason to re-deed an add-on is because you put it in the wrong place. A short trip to the architect in a town carpentry shop will get you a Interior Decorator tool for fractionally over 10.000 gold, you may have noticed it […]

You have placed your plot, now to put up some walls, doors, windows and a floor or two would probably be a good idea too. You can also convert a classic house into a customizable foundation, unless it is a castle, keep or “L”-shaped house; these are the exceptions. If you have any items in the house they will be placed into a secure container, called a moving crate, that will be accessible through the house sign. To begin building on your foundation, double-click the house sign and select Customize. This will place you in Edit Mode, other players will […]

An alternative to placing a house is that of buying from another player, or selling your house to another player should you choose to move. A considerable amount of information on the topic is included in the game itself through gumps. The Seller On selecting the ‘trade house’ on the ‘ownership’ page of the house sign the house owner will see the message: In order to transfer the house, you and the recipient must both be outside the building and within two paces of the house sign. On targeting the buyer both characters will see a blue deed representing the […]

Security (people) | Storage Availability | Inside the House | Security (items) You have placed your house and, if customised, built it. Now you must manage it. This is done through the house menu, through some spoken commands and through security settings on doors, teleporters and, when you come to furnish the house, on containers. The House Sign When you double click on the house sign a menu will open up. Each page gives information about your house and options that you can select to manage it. The first page is ‘information’ This house is properly placed – It is […]

As you look around the area where you placed your house you may wonder if you could have placed something larger, or a neighbouring house may fall, opening up the possibility of a larger house than is currently in that location. You have an option to ‘resize’ your house. Resizing can best be described as a ‘protected demolish’, however do be aware that it IS a demolish, the plot will be completely removed, there will be no moving crate and if you do not remove your items from the house they will be left on the ground where anyone passing […]

Placement Rules | What Type of House? | Classic Houses | Custom Houses | Housing Rules | Replacement Rules Your bank box is overflowing, you’ve stuff you want to keep and nowhere to put it. What’s the answer? Build a house! As a house owner, you have many features available, such as: the ability to change the locks (ie set access), lock down items, create friends and banish enemies from the house, create a public building or shop, transfer ownership, or even replace the house. The first thing you will need is a house placement tool. This item is blessed, so […]