[Boss1000]

THE CLOTHING UPDATE

For my 500th post, I decided to make a large suggestion. Since everything was wiped, I'm reposting it. I plan on adding a guild soon, and I forgot to add "Examine" to them all... :-$

EDIT: I don't know if I'll ever get around to doing those things.
EDIT2: Stupid rectangles.

Part 1: Tailoring


Background

The art of making your own clothing was a major part of life in the Middle Ages. I felt that it would just make sense to have a skill to reflect a major part of individuality during those times. The few materials present at that time were wool, linen, and silk. Leather was also common, but not for normal clothing. Fortunately, the starting products for 2 of these are already present in the game, and the 3rd is already in the game as it is. I hope you guys will understand how much of an impact this will have on the game if it was possible to make one’s own clothing, with one’s own designs.


The New Items

Silk Worm
Option: “Make Silk, Make X Silk, etc.” Makes 50 balls of silk, 1 at a time.
Found: Silk Trader, 500g; All Giants, Desert Dwellers. Sold to General Stores for 200g.
Weight: 0 kilos

Ball of Linen
Use with Loom to make Piece of Linen Fabric.
Found: Nowhere. Sold to General Stores for 10g.
Weight: 1 kilo

Ball of Silk
Use with Loom to make Piece of Silk Fabric.
Found: Nowhere. Sold to General Stores for 20g.
Weight: 1 kilo

Piece of Wool Fabric
Use with Needle and Thread to make Wool Clothing.
Found: Nowhere. Sold to General Stores for 10g.
Weight: 2 kilos

Piece of Linen Fabric
Use with Needle and Thread to make Linen Clothing.
Found: Nowhere. Sold to General Stores for 20g.
Weight: 2 kilos

Piece of Silk Fabric
Use with Needle and Thread to make Silk Clothing.
Found: Silk Trader, Silk Stall. Sold to General Stores for 30g.
Weight: 2 kilos

Clothing of Wool
Option: “Wear, Custom Design” Use with dyes to make colored.
Found: Nowhere. Sold to General Stores for 12g for each piece used to make it.
Weight: 2 kilos

Clothing of Linen
Option: “Wear, Custom Design” Use with dyes to make colored.
Found: Nowhere. Sold to General Stores for 25g for each piece used to make it.
Weight: 2 kilos

Clothing of Silk
Option: “Wear, Custom Design” Use with dyes to make colored.
Found: Nowhere. Sold to General Stores for 40g for each piece used to make it.
Weight: 2 kilos




How to Make Clothing

Wool

1. Shear a sheep to obtain Wool.
2. Use Wool with Spinning Wheel to obtain Ball of Wool. (5 exp.)
3. Use Ball of Wool with Loom to obtain Piece of Wool Fabric. (5 exp.)
4. Use Needle and Thread with Piece of Wool Fabric to obtain Wool Clothing. (see below)
5. Combine like clothing to form outfits. (5 exp. each attachment)

Linen

1. Pick Flax.
2. Use Flax with Spinning Wheel to obtain Ball of Linen. (10 exp.)
3. Use Ball of Linen with Loom to obtain Piece of Linen Fabric. (10 exp.)
4. Use Needle and Thread with Piece of Linen Fabric to obtain Linen Clothing. (see below)
5. Combine like clothing to form outfits. (10 exp. each attachment)

Silk

1. Use Silk Worm to make Silk.
2. Use Silk with Spinning Wheel to obtain Ball of Silk. (20 exp.)
3. Use Ball of Silk with Loom to obtain Piece of Silk Fabric. (20 exp.)
4. Use Needle and Thread with Piece of Silk Fabric to obtain Silk Clothing. (see below)
5. Combine like clothing to form outfits. (20 exp. each attachment)

General Information

Hat – 1 piece
Elaborate Hat – 2 pieces
Short Leg – 1 piece (2)
Skirt – 2 pieces
Leg – 2 pieces (4)
Dress – 4 pieces
Short Arm – 1 piece (2)
Long Arm – 2 pieces (4)
Body/Dress Body – 5 pieces

Once made, they can be sold or worn. 1 body must be attached to 2 arms and a dress, if a dress body, and 2 legs must be attached to wear pants. The number in parentheses is the number of pieces needed to make a full outfit, or “both sides”. 1 piece of thread lasts for 5 parts of clothing and/or attachments of pieces of clothing.

Different types of cloth can be attached to each other, but not combined in making a piece of clothing.

Experience and Level Requirements

Level – Item – Experience

Level 1 - Wool (To make the fabric.)

2 Simple Hat 5
3 Elaborate Hat 10
5 Short Leg 5
7 Skirt 10
10 Short Arm 5
15 Leg 10
18 Dress 20
20 Long Arm 10
25 Body 25
30 Dress Body 30

Level 20 – Linen

22 Simple Hat 10
23 Elaborate Hat 20
25 Short Leg 10
27 Skirt 20
30 Short Arm 10
35 Leg 20
38 Dress 40
40 Long Arm 20
45 Body 50
50 Dress Body 60

Level 40 – Silk

43 Simple Hat 20
44 Elaborate Hat 40
45 Short Leg 20
47 Skirt 40
50 Short Arm 20
55 Leg 40
58 Dress 80
60 Long Arm 40
65 Body 100
70 Dress Body 120

For example, a linen dress with short arms would give you 150 experience: (60+40+10+10+10+10+10=150 [Parts and attachments])





Coloring Clothing

General Information

So… You’ve got the clothes, now it’s time to make them cool! Coloring clothing is simple enough. You can choose to dye any part of clothing separately, and each part takes only 1 “dose” of dye. You can also dye the pieces before they are sewn together. They all come out to a solid color, and can be shaded accordingly. (We’ll get to that later.) The name changes to add “colored” if any dye is used. Coloring anything, including things later on, gives no experience, however.



Members Only!

For members, there is an added treat. You can make your own designs! With the new clothing, there is an option to “Custom Design.” This allows you to put your own twist onto your own clothing. Clicking this brings you to a screen with an outline of the article of clothing you have chosen, but only if you have dyes with you. You can only custom design complete articles of clothing: Pants, Shirts, Dresses, Skirts, and Hats.



As you can see, the top left are the base colors, and the shades are below. Only the shades available to you are shown. Next to the shades are the special tools: Straight line, Curve, Fill, Erase, Shapes, and Zoom. Next to that are the sizes. Default is the “pencil,” which lets you draw anything. It is not shown, but if you click on the tool you are using, it will return to normal. Below all this is the color box, which shows you the amount of dye needed to make your creation. Your character is viewable in the box, and you can turn him or her with the arrows, and the front and back of what you are working on is to the right. Click the smaller one to work on the other side. “Copy” copies. Oh, and the Finish button is in the lower right corner. I’ll let you guess what the bomb does…

Each color you use uses one dye “dose.” It is relatively simple and much like paint. Click an available color, shade it if needed, and draw your design. You don’t use any dyes until you officially stop. When you are finished, you click the “Finish” button and behold your new clothing. You can only have 5 designs of each type of clothing.

If you need to go, but are in the middle of a design, you can close the window and come back later, right where you started. This occurs also if you click out of the box or log out. You can always edit already colored clothing, but each time you need more dye. As for copying, you can only copy your own things of the same type. You can’t take other’s ideas, sorry. You can buy them!


The Quest – Romeo’s Wedding

After you have access to the Champion’s Guild, you can start the Romeo’s Wedding quest. It is not required to start tailoring but is a side quest to do once you are experienced with the art of making clothing.

Start point: Juliet’s House
To start: Speak to Juliet
Quest length: Short

Minimum requirements:

Be a member of the Champions Guild
Level 30 Tailoring

Members only: No


Go to Juliet after gaining access to the Champions Guild.

Juliet: Hello, after escaping that plight I was left in, I believe I’m ready to get back together with Romeo.
Player: Well, you sure are determined… But why do you need me?
Juliet: In case you have forgotten, our parents aren’t the best of friends and don’t like our getting married.
Player:
1. Fine, what do I need to do?
2. I’m not really interested in going against 2 of the biggest families in Varrock.
Plus, if you recall, the last time you tried was an utter failure.
Juliet:
1. Well, go tell Romeo that I’m ready for another go. We’ll set up plans to meet soon.
2. Fine… I was going to let you sing a song at our wedding, too. [End]

Go to Romeo, who now resides west of the clothing shop, of all places. This makes it easier to find him when it’s crowded.

Romeo: Long time naught seeeth, [name].
Player: What’s up with the olde English?
Romeo: My old girlfriend liked it. She said it “fit into the story.” I don’t know what that means.
Player:
1. That reminds me of that bartender…
2. Oh well, I’m here to talk about you meeting Juliet, since you’ve obviously broken ties with her cousin.
3. Neither do I, and you’re freaking me out. [End]
Romeo:
1. Yeah, he always talks about this being an alternate reality. Freaky. [Back]
2. She died. Stupid Cadaver berries. Where should I meet Juliet?
Player:
1. How about your house?
2. How about her house?
Romeo:
1. I don’t have a house. Why do you think I’m always outside? [Back]
2. Sounds good. I’ll meet her there in a bit.

Go back to Juliet’s house, and he’s not there.

Juliet: Did you tell Romeo to meet me here?
Player:
1. Yes, did he already leave?
2. No, he died. [End]
Juliet: Just a few minutes ago, actually. The wedding is planned; I just need to find a dress. Could you make me one?
Player:
1. Sure, I’ll be back with a beautiful dress soon. [End]
2. I wanted to sing!
3. Romeo is quick!
Juliet:
2. I changed my mind. Plus, you don’t even have a singing level. Could you please do it? [Back (1 or 3)]
3. Quite quick indeed. [Back (1 or 2)]

Come back with a dress of any kind, and you will get different responses based on what the dress looks like. She will take the first one you give her, but you will get different things for the quests results because of it.

1. Wool dress

If you give Juliet a dress made entirely out of wool, she will say:

Juliet: Thanks, this will do nicely.

2. Linen Dress

If you give Juliet a dress made with a least 1 part made of linen, she will say:

Juliet: Wow! This is a very nice dress! Thank you.

3. Silk Dress

If you give Juliet a dress made with at least 2 parts made of silk, she will say:

Juliet: Whoa! This dress is amazing! Thank you so much!

Quest Completed!

Rewards

1. 1,000g and 3,000 Tailoring experience
2. 2,000g and 5,000 Tailoring experience
3. 5,000g and 10,000 Tailoring experience

After receiving your criticism or praise, you may leave. The next time you come back to the house after going as far as Falador, you, Juliet, and Romeo will say:

Juliet: Aww, you missed my wedding!
Player: What? When was it?
Juliet: I forgot.
Player: -sigh-

Romeo: Hey man, thanks for hooking me back up with Juliet.
Player: All in a day’s work.


Precautions/Technicalities

As with all things, this could lead to bad images, etc. That is why there will be a new part of the “Report Abuse” section for “Bad Design.”

Also, I understand that making custom clothing would take up space for Jagex, but since you are only allowed to have 5 different designs for each type of clothing, and since members are the only ones allowed to do so, I don’t feel it will be a problem.



Part 2: Specific Item Clothing and More


The New Colors/Dyes/Shades

The Colors

• Red
  
• Orange
  
• Yellow
  
• Green
  
• Blue
  
• Purple
  
• Gray
  
• Brown

Remember, coloring things give no experience.

Gray is now the new black. (Black capes are gray capes now.) In place of what the black cape used to be is the “Brown Cape.” (The item itself is named “Cape.”) It will be the normal, or default, cape.



Gray capes: New item, bought in the Champions Guild instead of blue capes. When used with a normal cape, “Gray Dye” (black and white dye together) will make the cape turn gray.

The Dyes

Capes, boots, and gloves can all be dyed a different shade using these dyes, also:

Black Dye: 1 of any burnt food and 5 Coins

White Dye: 1 bucket of milk and 5 Coins

Aggie will make these for you, just like any other dye. She will now ask how many of a dye you wish to make, and will accept notes for any object. A jug or bucket of water can wash away all dyes on an article of clothing.

Also, you can make dyes now by taking double the amount of ingredients, and instead of paying 5 gold, putting them into a vial filled with water. This water has to come from a fountain, however. That’s how Aggie monopolized over the color market. These vials hold 10 “doses” of the color.

Red/Orange/Yellow/Green/Blue/Purple/Black/White Vials of Dye are worth 10g and weigh 1 kilo. The number of doses in included in the name. Black and White Dyes are worth and weigh the same as their colored counterparts.

The Shades

There will be 5 shades of each color that can be accessed by using white or black dyes. Each time a black or white dye is used, the color will go up or down a level in darkness or lightness, depending on the dye, of course. If a color is changed while a cape is in a lighter shade, it maintains the shade it had before. You cannot use white dyes on the lightest shade and vice versa with black. Also, the dyes themselves can be mixed in the same fashion before applying them to the items. Here is an example:



Boots and gloves now have the same colors capes do, along with the shades. This will add uniqueness to Runescape, along with the already selective outfit. Brown can’t be shaded.

(And, of course, the gray capes and dyes can be sold to general stores for the same price as their other colored types and weigh the same amount)

The New Spells

Enchant Clothing Lvl-1:
- 1 Cosmic, 5 Body
- Level 39
- 25 Experience

Enchant Clothing Lvl-2:
- 2 Cosmic, 10 Body
- Level 54
- 40 Experience


The Items

The Unenchanted Items

Gloves

Slash +1
Crush +2

Boots

Slash +1
Crush +1

Capes

Slash +1
Crush +1
Range (Def) +2

Normal Items Information

All items now are called “Color Gloves/Boots/Cape.” They have the same value, however.

Enchant Lvl-1 Items

Boots and Gloves

Red - Slash (Atk) +4
Orange - Stab (Atk) +4
Yellow - Crush (Atk) +4
Green - Slash (Def) +4
Blue - Stab (Def) +4
Purple - Crush (Def) +4
Gray - Range and Magic (Atk and Def) +1

Capes

Red - Strength +1
Orange - Attack +1
Yellow - Range +1
Green - Defense +1
Blue - Magic +1
Purple - Hits (Recovery) +5%
Gray - Prayer +1

Lvl-1 Enchant Items Information

All of these enchanted items retain their original defense bonuses from before they were enchanted. All of these enchanted items can be sold to General Stores for 100g. Brown/Default items can’t be enchanted. Here are examples of Lvl-1 Enchanted Capes:



Enchant Lvl-2 Items

Boots and Gloves (All colors are the same)

Slash (Atk) +3
Stab (Atk) +3
Crush (Atk) +3
Slash (Def) +3
Stab (Def) +3
Slash (Def) +3
Range and Magic (Atk & Def) +1

Capes (All colors are the same)

Strength +1
Attack +1
Range +1
Defense +1
Magic +1
Hits (Recovery) +5%
Prayer +1

The Cape of Legends

Strength +2
Range +2
Magic +2
Attack +2
Defense +2
Prayer +2
Hits (Recovery) +10%

The Cape of Legends can only be Lvl-2 Enchanted.

Lvl-2 Enchant Items Information

All of these enchanted items retain their original defense bonuses from before they were enchanted. All of these enchanted items can be sold to General Stores for 500g, except for the Cape of Legends.

Here are examples of Lvl-2 Enchanted Capes and the Cape of Legends:





Enchanted Items Information

All of these enchanted items retain their original defense bonuses from before they were enchanted. The item names are “Enchant Lvl-1/2 Color Gloves/Boots/Cape,” and “Enchanted Cape of Legends.” Each retains their original weight, as magical properties don’t add weight! The additions to certain levels are skill points, not actual levels. You will get the benefits of extra damage, etc., but won’t be able to wear rune at level 39, for example.


The New Skill Items

Head Objects

Chef Hat

+1 Cooking

Fisherman Hat

+1 Fishing

Rune Hat

+1 Runecrafting

Glasses

+1 Herblaw

Hand Objects

Thick Gloves

+1 Woodcutting

Thin Gloves

+1 Thieving
+1 Fletching

Body Objects

Brown Apron

+1 Crafting

White Apron

+1 Mining
+1 Smithing

Foot Objects

Nimble Boots

+1 Agility

Durable Boots

+1 Firemaking

General Information

All of these items are can be bought from Thessalia in the Varrock Clothes Store for 500g. They can be sold to General Stores or her own shop for 200g. They add 1 skill point, not to the level, but you can still mine rune at level 84 with the respected item. Each new item weighs 1 kilo. Also, Thessalia will still change people’s clothing for 500g.

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I hope you enjoyed my suggestion. I worked very hard on it, so I'm hoping for some good feedback. Pease read it first, though.

This post has been edited by Boss1000: 03 January 2006 - 09:54 PM

[Garmr]

An excellent suggestion. I have to admit, you went into extreme detail, and took some time on this. Though, I think It'd be cool if you could add designs onto capes, and boots. Though, I don't think designs on boots are really needed. Not many people would view boots. Even without that added, it is excellent all along, and the quest is well though out. We don't see many quests with three possible outcomes. Great job Boss!

~Naitch~

[Jamshh]

I'd have to agree with everyone else, this is a really thorough explanation. We do need more complexity in clothing and i think this would work fine.

10/10

[Brian]

Very nicely done, I have never seen such a detailed clothing suggestion. I always wanted to get different clothes...

Good pictures, and that quest was a good bonus to it. The only issue would probably be the capes, I heard white capes were difficult to get, so it may alter the rarity of some items.

10/10 You earned it

~White Wolf

[toby]

i think the quest is quite good but it gets really good wiv the magic and onwards BUT make it so you can't drink beers while having enchanted clothes on , cos then a lvl 83 miner could mine rune and so on

overall v. good

[Stegas]

Holy crap, you put alot of time into that but... I have to say negative. In the time it'd take to implement all of that they could have fixed the wild or something useful.

[RSCitizen]

Nope! This is far more worthwile than wilderness.

10/10

[delboy739]

great suggestion!! it would make changin ur clothes alot cheaper than visitin the clothes shop in varrok. Plus it would allow ther to be a fashion of some sort in runescape, rather than the custom clothes that we all wear now. it wil make the higher lvled tailors look far supperior to the ppl hu do not train tailor or have money to buy new clothes.

[Boss1000]

Actually, I have no idea what that game is. All this stuff is pertinent to the time RuneScape is supposed to be in.

Oh, and I'm a free player, so I can't exactly suggest this.

[chaoscow]

this is a very good idea, 10/10 from me.

it would also help the wilderness with knowing who's your team because there is only around 5 cape colours.

[Ivann]

AMAZING idea, i love it . 9.99 cuz you forgot to put the amount of quest pts for completeing the quest...(or i might have missed it?)