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Tradeskill Mount and Gear Presets

Added 2022-02-13 17:22:35 +0000 UTC

How it usually goes:

Open Tradeskills window
Start crafting
Realize that TS mount and gear set are not equipped
Panic
Interrupt crafting
Open Character window
Open Sidebar
Click Sets tab
Choose Tradeskill set
Click Equip
Open Mounts page
Choose Tradeskill mount
Close Character window
Reopen Tradeskills window
Resume crafting
Start dungeon group
Die miserably and inexplicably
Realize I still have my TS gear on
Reopen Character window
Open Sidebar
Click Sets tab
Choose adventuring set
Click Equip
Open Mounts page
Choose adventuring mount
Close Character window
Resume group

With the new feature:

Open Tradeskills window
Click two purple icons
Craft
Click two gold icons
Run group heroically

The Tradeskills window now has controls right out front to capitalize upon mount and gear presets found elsewhere in the UI. Before you begin a crafting session you can click one or both of the purple tradeskill icons to equip the correct mount and gear (see image). Then when you are done crafting, click the gold icons to restore your "normal" mount and gear. Very efficient!

When Lhaffinatu first requested this QoL feature I was a little bit skeptical since the controls are available in other places. But after doing a trial run and realizing how much button-clicking this feature eliminates, I was sold. Give it a try and you'll see what I mean. Setup is 99% self-explanatory, but there's also a help [?] tooltip in the window manager.

Thanks to Lhaffinatu for the idea and for several rounds of testing and discussion. Well done!