Company Workshop Helper (CWH) helps you craft components using the Fabrication Station. CWH

• Helps you craft a selected component from the Company Crafting Log.

1. Provides a list of all materials needed to fully craft the component and shows which ones are missing from your inventory.
2. Allows you to create a JSON list of needed materials that can be used in crafting apps like Creator or Lisbeth.
3. Automatically handles material turn-ins for all phases and retrieves the completed component into your inventory.
4. Can be used to start either a new craft or finish a craft that is in progress.

• Helps you determine the best build configuration for submersibles or airships given a rank and a prioritized list of attributes to be maximized: surveillance, retrieval, speed, range, and favor.

You must also download MistahMikeysLib from the store. It's free, of course.

CWH supports the following languages: EN, FR, JP, KR, CN, and TC.

Note: I can test CWH for EN, FR, and JP, but am unable to do so on KR, CN, or TC (I don't have access to a Company Workshop on those clients.) However, all translations are in place, and if there are any issues with them, I am happy to work with you to get them right.

You must ensure FFXIV, Minion, and CWH are always updated to their latest versions.

You start CWH via the FFXIVMinion menu drop down. It's under the “MistahMikey” menu item. Clicking “Company Workshop Helper” should pop up its UI window. The UI consists of different input areas called tabs that are selected by clicking the tab name that appears on the first line of the UI. Each tab is described below.

GENERAL UI USAGE NOTE

When entering a value into a field control, when you begin to enter the text, the text will appear dimmed as a visual cue you are in the process of modifying the current value of the field. The field value is not entered until you hit either the RETURN key or the TAB key, at which time the value might be checked, resulting in a popup if an error is detected. After dismissing an error popup, you should be returned to the field control to correct the error. If you navigate away from a field control by focusing other controls (say, by clicking in a different field control) before entering the value, the current value will be redisplayed and the value you were in the process of entering will be lost.

This tab generally controls the overall operation of CWH. The controls on this tab are:

This tab allows you to begin construction of a component. When the “Begin Construction” button is clicked, your character will automatically move to the Fabrication Station and open the Company Crafting Log (CCL). If no mesh exists for your company workshop, one will automatically be created and saved. When the CCL is opened, the tab display changes to something like this:

The display will reflect whatever component is currently selected to be crafted. CCW will retrieve the current craft status from the game and set the display values accordingly. If no craft is in progress, then any component can be selected and crafted. If a craft is in-progress, then any component can be selected (for the purpose of discovering what materials are needed to craft it), but only the in-progress craft can continue to be crafted; information describing the current state of an in-progress craft is displayed at the top of the tab.

For the currently selected component, a Materials table containing all the materials needed to construct the component is displayed. For each material, the following information is provided: “Needed” (how many total are needed to complete the craft), “Turned-in” (how many have been turned-in so far), “Remaining” (how many are remaining to be turned-in), “Available” (how many are currently in inventory, and “Missing” (how many need to be made before turn-in can be completed.)

If the craft has any materials missing, a “Create JSON” button will be displayed. Clicking it will result in a JSON file being created that can be used to craft the missing materials. The format is compatible for being imported into Lisbeth; it will also be able to be imported into Creator after a future update.

Finally, the “Craft Component” button initiates the component construction process. CWH will pop up the Material Delivery control and interact with it as needed to turn in the required materials. During each turn-in, it will automatically lower the quality of HQ materials as needed, and if the NQ materials are distributed across multiple stacks, merge them into a single stack suitable for turn in. CWH will turn in all the materials needed for all phases. Once all phases are complete, CWH will retrieve the completed component into your inventory.

This tab allows you to determine, for a given submersible rank, what configuration of components will maximize the values of a prioritized list of component attributes: surveillance, retrieval, speed, range, favor. The components chosen will also not exceed the maximum capacity requirements. You can select the order in which the attributes will be maximized: in the example, for each slot, the first pass will accumulate the components that have the highest possible surveillance value; then, from those components, the second pass will accumulate the components that have the highest possible retrieval value; and so on until all attributes have been visited. A summary line is displayed that shows the values achieved for all the attributes across all slots. These values include the rank-specific bonuses submersibles receive. As you change the attribute selected in any pulldown, the selected attributes for the other pulldowns will automatically adjust so that only unique attributes are displayed. For example, if I changed the Surveillance value to Favor, the currently selected Favor pulldown changes to Surveillance.

This tab allows you to determine, for a given airship rank, what configuration of components will maximize the values of a prioritized list of component attributes: surveillance, retrieval, speed, range, favor. The components chosen will also not exceed the maximum capacity requirements. You can select the order in which the attributes will be maximized: in the example, for each slot, the first pass will accumulate the components that have the highest possible surveillance value; then, from those components, the second pass will accumulate the components that have the highest possible retrieval value; and so on until all attributes have been visited. A summary line is displayed that shows the values achieved for all the attributes across all slots. As you change the attribute selected in any pulldown, the selected attributes for the other pulldowns will automatically adjust so that only unique attributes are displayed. For example, if I changed the Surveillance value to Favor, the currently selected Favor pulldown changes to Surveillance.

The Movement Tab allows you to control what kind of movement speed will be used to move your character within the zones CWH visits. There are two types of movement speed enhancements that are used: running speed actions and mounts. Running speed actions include Sprint, and if you use the right character, Peloton and Fists of Wind. These are invoked as they are available when the distance you must move is short as indicated by the Mount Cutoff Distance. When the distance is longer than the Mount Cutoff Distance, a selected or random mount will be used to travel that distance. The controls on this tab are:

The Profile Tab allows you to persistently store most of CWH's settings. The profile settings are stored in files unique to the character and game language used to create the profile. You can create as many profiles as you like. The controls on this tab are:

The table is a list of all the profiles you have created for the current character and game language. Using the “Selection” column, you can select specific profiles for the operations Delete or Make Current. Obviously, only one profile at a time can be made current, so you can only select one for that operation, but you can select as many as you like for the Delete operation. You can select/deselect all profiles by using the checkbox in the operation row. Be aware that profile values are only saved when you explicitly request them to be saved via the Save button.

This tab is primarily intended for use in conjunction with consultation with CWH support. It enables various test scenarios and debugging information that are used to help diagnose issues that might occur during CWH’s operation. The controls on this tab are:

For bug support, please post a message on discord: https://discord.gg/anNZVWghGY. I will respond as soon as I am able, generally within 24 hours at most.

When you need support, please provide me, at a minimum, the following:

1. Enable the debug information category on the Debug Tab and do what you did to create the problem. Then take a screen shot of your Minion Console Log when the problem occurs. Make sure the Log's window is as big as possible to show the maximum amount of output. If the output is larger than the window, then scroll the offscreen portions into view and send multiple screen shots.
2. A screen shot of your CWH main tab

If you post this information to the specified channel (NOT RECOMMENDED), please ensure it does not contain any information that identifies your account, character, or server. For complete anonymity, just DM it to mistahmikey#4073. Additionally, you should not use an account you use for in-game communications so you can't be doxed as a botter.

If that initial information is insufficient for me to determine the cause, I will ask you to set other debug settings that will provide more information. CWH is a complex piece of software and can be negatively affected by a number of factors over which I have no control, not the least of which is what other addons you run. I appreciate your patience in working with me to solve your issue when it is not slam-dunk easy. If you are willing to try the debugging measures I request, I will work with you until your problem is solved.