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''“The invention of printing is the greatest event in history. It is the mother of revolution. It is the mode of expression of humanity which is totally renewed; it is human thought stripping off one form and donning another; it is the complete and definitive change of skin of that symbolical serpent which since the days of Adam has represented intelligence.”'' | |||
<div style="text-align:right;">– Victor Hugo, <i>The Hunchback of Notre Dame</i></div> | |||
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<font color="#DAA520">Printing</font> is the skill that covers everything related to paper and the written word. It includes making paper, binding books, producing wrapping papers, and later on, printing newspapers. | |||
To get started, you'll need a [[Bookbinding Tools]] and materials to make paper. These can include wood, scrap wood, or scrap paper. | |||
See our [[HTML Writing Guide]] to make the most of your printing products. | |||
< | =<font color="#DAA520">Posters</font>= | ||
</ | At 25% skill, you can create the ability to craft, design, and copy posters using [[Bookbinding Tools]]. | ||
===<font color="#DAA520">How to Set Up a Poster</font>=== | |||
Context-click the poster and choose "Write" to begin. Be sure to use the "Preview" button to check your work, and update the Title section as needed. Once you're happy with the design, hit "Complete," which will then give you the option to select "Copy Poster" using what you saved as "Completed." If you make changes after this step, be sure to hit "Complete" again to save them. | |||
Note that changes made after copying will not update existing copies already made; you'll need to use "Copy Poster" again to create updated versions as needed. | |||
[[File: Poster_Writing.gif]] | |||
===<font color="#DAA520">Hanging Posters</font>=== | |||
[[File:Poster_SelectArt.gif|right]] | |||
You will need glue to set up a Poster in game and go to the location of your choosing. WARNING: Once a poster has been hung, it can no longer be edited. So check your work! | |||
Find your chosen wall, and then context-click (click once) on the poster and select "Hang Poster" to begin. | |||
The variety of poster art you have to choose from will be determined by your printing skill. Right now, we only have 4 options, with the intention of expanding later: | |||
<Image or Video of Placing> | |||
The number of posters you can have hung at once scales with your skill, starting at 1 poster at 0 skill, and increasing up to 25 posters at 100 skill. Posting inside a property you own is unlimited. | |||
===<font color="#DAA520">Removing Posters</font>=== | |||
To remove a poster you don't like, you must be in an [[Region Safety|unguarded (Yellow) zone]]. Use a knife to cut it down, which will leave you with a piece of scrap paper. | |||
Posters have a 24 hour grace period before they can be taken down by anyone other than the owner. | |||
=<font color="#DAA520">Newspapers</font>= | |||
With 100% Printing Skill, and access to a Printing House, you'll have the ability to create Newspapers. | |||
Newspapers function the same as Posters in editing and layout, except are larger, with much more variety of templates to choose from. | |||
More on that soon. | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 18 August 2026
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“The invention of printing is the greatest event in history. It is the mother of revolution. It is the mode of expression of humanity which is totally renewed; it is human thought stripping off one form and donning another; it is the complete and definitive change of skin of that symbolical serpent which since the days of Adam has represented intelligence.” – Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
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Printing is the skill that covers everything related to paper and the written word. It includes making paper, binding books, producing wrapping papers, and later on, printing newspapers.
To get started, you'll need a Bookbinding Tools and materials to make paper. These can include wood, scrap wood, or scrap paper.
See our HTML Writing Guide to make the most of your printing products.
Posters
At 25% skill, you can create the ability to craft, design, and copy posters using Bookbinding Tools.
How to Set Up a Poster
Context-click the poster and choose "Write" to begin. Be sure to use the "Preview" button to check your work, and update the Title section as needed. Once you're happy with the design, hit "Complete," which will then give you the option to select "Copy Poster" using what you saved as "Completed." If you make changes after this step, be sure to hit "Complete" again to save them.
Note that changes made after copying will not update existing copies already made; you'll need to use "Copy Poster" again to create updated versions as needed.
Hanging Posters
You will need glue to set up a Poster in game and go to the location of your choosing. WARNING: Once a poster has been hung, it can no longer be edited. So check your work!
Find your chosen wall, and then context-click (click once) on the poster and select "Hang Poster" to begin.
The variety of poster art you have to choose from will be determined by your printing skill. Right now, we only have 4 options, with the intention of expanding later:
<Image or Video of Placing>
The number of posters you can have hung at once scales with your skill, starting at 1 poster at 0 skill, and increasing up to 25 posters at 100 skill. Posting inside a property you own is unlimited.
Removing Posters
To remove a poster you don't like, you must be in an unguarded (Yellow) zone. Use a knife to cut it down, which will leave you with a piece of scrap paper.
Posters have a 24 hour grace period before they can be taken down by anyone other than the owner.
Newspapers
With 100% Printing Skill, and access to a Printing House, you'll have the ability to create Newspapers.
Newspapers function the same as Posters in editing and layout, except are larger, with much more variety of templates to choose from.
More on that soon.
Back to Skills