Glassblowing Guide - Revision history

RedRiver: /* Methods */

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Methods

Minerva at 15:59, 3 March 2012

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Minerva at 15:56, 3 March 2012

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Hekatef: /* Basic Concepts */

2012-01-15T19:14:30Z

Basic Concepts

Hekatef at 19:12, 15 January 2012

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T5 Import: /* Cegaiel's Newbie Perspective */

2011-03-16T06:31:59Z

Cegaiel's Newbie Perspective

T5 Import at 06:14, 2 March 2011

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T5 Import: /* Cegaiel's Newbie Perspective */

2011-03-02T06:13:00Z

Cegaiel's Newbie Perspective

T5 Import: /* Cegaiel's Newbie Perspective */

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Cegaiel's Newbie Perspective

T5 Import: /* Cegaiel's Newbie Perspective */

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Cegaiel's Newbie Perspective

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 #Repeat over the next 3 segments
 #Blow 2-3 times
 ==Thermometers==

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 Glassblowing Guide
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 WARNING: The Push and Pull hotkeys are reversed on the menu from the way they actually operate. A is push (into the GH), S is pull (out of the GH). Also, like all buildings with hotkeys, your mouse cursor must be touching the actual building in order for the hotkeys to register.

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	*<b>Summary:</b> Hit <b>M</b> repeatedly (spaced 1-2 seconds apart) and with other hand slap <b>Q</b> as fast as you can repeatedly (and find any spare finger you can to slap the <b>U</b> key when you see anything over 3500).		*<b>Summary:</b> Hit <b>M</b> repeatedly (spaced 1-2 seconds apart) and with other hand slap <b>Q</b> as fast as you can repeatedly (and find any spare finger you can to slap the <b>U</b> key when you see anything over 3500).
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		+	==== Minerva (variation on Cegaiel's method) ====
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		+	I found that I was consistently failing when following Cegaiel's method to the letter, so I got some tips from Avanya that helped me fine-tune my approach.
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		+	*Once you've placed your glass rod (by pushing it in all the way with "A" and pulling it out with "S" 7 times, rotate the glass quickly and constantly by pressing "M". Avanya estimates she rotates 4 times per second; I do it more like 5-6 times per second.
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		+	*Blow 4 times, as with the other methods. I find it doesn't matter whether you hit "B" four times in a row, or rotate between blows.
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		+	*Then KEEP ON ROTATING! I cannot stress this enough. Keep hitting "M" as if your life depends on it, while also checking your quality with "Q" with the same urgency. The quality can vary greatly between rotations, so don't get discouraged too quickly. I've had thermometers drop in quality from 4000 to 0. I kept turning and hitting "Q," and they got back up to 3500+. These aren't resin wedges; you don't need to aim for Quality 9000. 3500 is just fine.
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		+	*<b>The moment you see the quality rise to 3500+, <i>IMMEDIATELY</i> unload by pressing "U."</b>
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		+	*The Takeaway: Rotate fast and rotate often!
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		+	I'm famous for being craft-challenged. If I can do it, so can you!

	==== Ariella ====		==== Ariella ====

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 Blowing glass products in a [[Glory Hole]] is a timed craft, giving you approximately one minute from the time you start a project to heat and work the glass. To become a decent glassblower, plan on spending a great deal of time and glass familiarizing yourself with the glory hole and its quirks. A gloryhole in a low-lag area and a fast, stable connection to the game are highly recommended, if not outright required. Additionally, it's vital to learn and use the hotkeys. Menu-based glassblowing projects will give extremely poor results in almost every situation.
-When you start a project, the glass rod or pipe (initially blue) will appear floating in front of the entrance to the Glory Hole (just outside the heating plane).  The project "timer" will not start until you push part of the project into the heating plane.  Before that, you can take as much time as you want getting your windows pinned, familiarizing yourself with your goal display, and generally psyching yourself up.
+When you start a project, the glass rod or pipe (initially blue) will appear floating in front of the entrance to the Glory Hole (just outside the heating plane).  The project "timer" begins as soon as you start.
 Every 'tick' of the process, several things happen automatically.
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 Notes: quality varies wildly based on the rotation orientation and changes every tick, fast fingers help. You want to spin constantly to keep the glass rotationally symmetric, rather than letting it droop off in some direction. Don't operate a glory hole near peak times, as it is very sensitive to lag. Keep the mouse pointer on the project itself rather than somewhere on the building to see the quality.
 ==Hotkeys==

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 ==Basic Concepts==
-Glassblowing is a timed craft, giving you approximately one minute from the time you start a project to heat and work the glass. To become a decent glassblower, plan on spending a great deal of time and glass familiarizing yourself with the glory hole and its quirks. A gloryhole in a low-lag area and a fast, stable connection to the game are highly recommended, if not outright required. Additionally, it's vital to learn and use the hotkeys. Menu-based glassblowing projects will give extremely poor results in almost every situation.
+Blowing glass products in a [[Glory Hole]] is a timed craft, giving you approximately one minute from the time you start a project to heat and work the glass. To become a decent glassblower, plan on spending a great deal of time and glass familiarizing yourself with the glory hole and its quirks. A gloryhole in a low-lag area and a fast, stable connection to the game are highly recommended, if not outright required. Additionally, it's vital to learn and use the hotkeys. Menu-based glassblowing projects will give extremely poor results in almost every situation.
 Every 'tick' of the process, several things happen automatically.

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 *<B>Standard Heat</b>
 *Minimize Chat so hotkeys will work (<b>Your mouse must be hovering the glory hole for hotkeys to work</b>)
-*Adjust your screen so you are looking at the "inside" of the oven with a very close/zoomed in view (so you can see the glass turning yellow)
+*Adjust your screen so you are looking at the "inside" of the oven with a very close/zoomed in view (so you can see the glass turning yellow at the tip closest to you)
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 *<b>Summary:</b> Hit <b>M</b> repeatedly (spaced 1-2 seconds apart) and with other hand slap <b>Q</b> as fast as you can repeatedly (and find any spare finger you can to slap the <b>U</b> key when you see anything over 3500).
 ==== Ariella ====

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 ===Methods===
-====Cegaiel's Newbie Perspective====
+====<font color=maroon>Cegaiel's Newbie Perspective</font>====
 As a newbie on the Glory Hole, trying this for my first time, I was a little intimitated by all the different instructions.  I wanted to add my perspective.
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 *<b>Summary:</b> Hit <b>M</b> repeatedly (spaced 1-2 seconds apart) and with other hand slap <b>Q</b> as fast as you can repeatedly (and find any spare finger you can to slap the <b>U</b> key when you see anything over 3500).
 ==== Ariella ====

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 *<B>Standard Heat</b>
-*Minimize Chat so hotkeys will work
+*Minimize Chat so hotkeys will work (<b>Your mouse must be hovering the glory hole for hotkeys to work</b>)
 *Tap <b>A</b> button (push), repeatedly, as fast as possible until it stops going into the hole (24 taps) - <b>Easier method:</b> Just hold <b>A</b> button and it will roll to back of oven, non stop.
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 *Then pull it back out a little, 7 times, by quickly tapping <b>S</b> button (pull) 7 times.
-*Then tap <b>M</b> (Rotate) about once every second or two.  As soon as you see the glass turn yellowish (about 4-6 seconds), then tap <b>B</b> button (Blow) 4 times.  I was rotating (M) with one hand and hitting B (Blow) every second (with other hand), alternately.  But do not blow more than 4 times.  But I suspect that you could just slap (B)low 4 times back to back without problems, but can not confirm.
+*Then tap <b>M</b> (Rotate) about once every second (or two at most).  As soon as you see the glass turn yellowish (about 4-6 seconds), then tap <b>B</b> button (Blow) 4 times.  I was rotating (M) with one hand and hitting B (Blow) every second (with other hand), alternately.  But do not blow more than 4 times.  But I suspect that you could just slap (B)low 4 times back to back without problems, but can not confirm. I <b>B</b>low the glass with about 2 seconds between each blow, while rotating the glass.
-*Now the tricky part.  Keep hitting M (every 1 second) with one hand, while hitting Q (Quality Check) with other hand over and over, (hit Q repeatedly over and over, very fast).  As soon as you see the quality number at 3500 or above, quickly hit the U (Unload Project) with other hand as fast as possible. <b>I can't stress this point out enough</b>.  Once the quality is above 3500, you have to hit the U key (Unload) as quickly as possible.  Just a one second delay (to Unload) can make 6000 quality go down to 500-2000 quality (unusable/loss of materials).  So I'm sure you will get the glass part (the rotating with M button and pushing B 4 times) down on first couple of tries like I did.  The trick to whether your thermometer is above 3500 and not fail, is how fast you can hit the U key, after hitting the Quality check (Q) key and seeing a 3500+ quality.  I was hitting 6000 quality easily and never done it before.  The most important thing I learned after my first two failures, is that I only failed because I waited two seconds to (U)nload it after I saw my quality above 3500.  If I had slammed the (U)nload button 1 second faster, I would not have failed ANY thermometers :)  If you fail, you lose your ingredients.  So I recommend trying this with two hands.  Use one hand for M and B, use other hand dedicated to slapping the Q (Quality) repeatedly.  I've seen it move from 424 quality to 5000 quality in literally one second and vice versa.
+*Now the tricky part.  Keep hitting <b>M</b> (every 1 second - never stop rotating the entire process) with one hand, while tapping <b>Q</b> (Quality Check) with other hand over and over, (tap <b>Q</b> repeatedly over and over, very fast).  As soon as you see the quality number at 3500 or above, quickly hit the <b>U</b> (Unload Project) with other hand as fast as possible. <b>I can't stress this point out enough</b>.  Once the quality is above 3500, you have to hit the <b>U</b> key (Unload) as quickly as possible.  Just a one second delay (to Unload) can make 6000 quality go down to 500-2000 quality (unusable/loss of materials).  So I'm sure you will get the glass part (the rotating with <b>M</b> button and pushing <b>B</b> 4 times) down on first couple of tries like I did.  The trick to whether your thermometer is above 3500 and not fail, is how fast you can hit the <b>U</b> key, after hitting the Quality check (Q) key and seeing a 3500+ quality.  I was hitting 6000 quality easily and never done it before.  The most important thing I learned after my first two failures, is that I only failed because I waited two seconds to <b>U</b>nload it after I saw my quality above 3500.  If I had <b>slammed</b> the (U)nload button 1 second faster, I would not have failed <b>ANY</b> thermometers :)  If you fail, you lose your ingredients.  So I strongly recommend trying this with two hands.  Use one hand for <b>M</b> and <b>B</b>, use other hand dedicated to slapping the <b>Q</b> (Quality) repeatedly (after the 4 <b>B</b>lows).  I've seen it move from 424 quality to 5000 quality in literally one second and vice versa.
-*I basically hit M over and over (spaced 1-2 seconds a part) and with other hand slap Q as fast as you can repeatedly (and find any spare finger you can to slap the U key when you see anything over 3500).
+*<b>Summary:</b> Hit <b>M</b> repeatedly (spaced 1-2 seconds apart) and with other hand slap <b>Q</b> as fast as you can repeatedly (and find any spare finger you can to slap the <b>U</b> key when you see anything over 3500).
 ==== Ariella ====

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 *Minimize Chat so hotkeys will work
-*Tap A button (push), repeatedly, as fast as possible until it stops going into the hole (24 taps) - Easier method: Just hold A button and it will roll to back of oven, non stop.  Then pull it back out a little, 7 times, by quickly tap S (pull) 7 times.
+*Tap A button (push), repeatedly, as fast as possible until it stops going into the hole (24 taps) - <b>Easier method:</b> Just hold A button and it will roll to back of oven, non stop.  Then pull it back out a little, 7 times, by quickly tap S (pull) 7 times.
 *Then tap M (Rotate) about once every second or two.  As soon as you see the glass turn yellowish (about 4-6 seconds), then tap B (Blow) 4 times.  I was rotating (M) with one hand and hitting B (Blow) every second (with other hand), alternately.  But do not blow more than 4 times.  But I suspect that you could just slap (B)low 4 times back to back without problems.