We should be able to buy the original tools

[MegaNeutrobyte]

To be specific, I mean we should be able to buy or find the original tools after creating contraptions with them for instance, if you make the Burning Glass you should be able to buy or find another Magnifying Glass and Metal Detector. Otherwise you can't look closely at anything, or find hidden items, for the rest of that day (or ever again, if you put the Burning Glass in the Coat Check . I have the Power Hammer checked-in and the only reason I keep finding the Battery and Broken Lever is because they have other uses. I've even seen the Magnifying Glass and Metal Detector for sale in the Commissary after picking them up elsewhere. And while I can understand the game preventing you from buying more than one, it is no longer the same item if it is part of a contraption .

[PersonalC0ffee]

What if you order the magnifying glass?

[Draco18s]

Originally posted by PersonalC0ffee:

What if you order the magnifying glass?

I suspect it would just never show up until you "lost" the crafted item.

[Lazy_AJ]

I just ran into the same issue with the shovel after crafting the dowsing rod. Its so frustrating because the Commissary is showing two shovels hanging from the shelves and won't let me buy them! If its intended for us to only be able to buy one, then there should only be one shovel at the commissary, and when you buy it it should say "sold out" instead of "owned" when I use it in a contraption that loses the original functionality. Contraptions that retain the original functionality probably should still block purchase.

[BlackShark 3D]

I encountered a similar issue with the trading post.
I bought the runnning shoes at the commissary (there are 4 pairs displayed on the shelf)
I exchanged the shoes for an other item at the trading post.
When I came back to the commissary, I couldn't buy any of the other shoes although there 3 other pairs clearly visible on the shelf

[PersonalC0ffee]

Originally posted by BlackShark 3D:

I encountered a similar issue with the trading post.
I bought the runnning shoes at the commissary (there are 4 pairs displayed on the shelf)
I exchanged the shoes for an other item at the trading post.
When I came back to the commissary, I couldn't buy any of the other shoes although there 3 other pairs clearly visible on the shelf

I take that to mean you could trade an item for them back.

[pelrun]

That's better than what happened to me one day - somehow the commissary decided I had bought the shoes even though I hadn't. No trading post or anything!

I'm happy enough with the single item instance mechanic... although I just now managed to get two Royal Sceptres in my hands at once. I don't think that's intended! :D

[BlackShark 3D]

Originally posted by PersonalC0ffee:

Originally posted by BlackShark 3D:

I encountered a similar issue with the trading post.
I bought the runnning shoes at the commissary (there are 4 pairs displayed on the shelf)
I exchanged the shoes for an other item at the trading post.
When I came back to the commissary, I couldn't buy any of the other shoes although there 3 other pairs clearly visible on the shelf

I take that to mean you could trade an item for them back.

No, I don't want to trade it back from the trading post.
I want to buy it a second time from the commissary (because I can see many of them on the shelves, but I can only buy it once)

[Gorlom[Swe]]

Originally posted by pelrun:

That's better than what happened to me one day - somehow the commissary decided I had bought the shoes even though I hadn't. No trading post or anything!

I'm happy enough with the single item instance mechanic... although I just now managed to get two Royal Sceptres in my hands at once. I don't think that's intended! :D

that sounds like the shoes had spawned somewhere in the mansion.
I have also had the shovel become unavailable in the shop after it spawned in the mansion sometime after the commissary, even without picking up the shovel (because i didnt notice it)

[PersonalC0ffee]

Originally posted by BlackShark 3D:

Originally posted by PersonalC0ffee:

I take that to mean you could trade an item for them back.

No, I don't want to trade it back from the trading post.
I want to buy it a second time from the commissary (because I can see many of them on the shelves, but I can only buy it once)

You can't do that.

You can only have 1 of something in the game if it is not a consumable.

Originally posted by GorlomSwe:

Originally posted by pelrun:

That's better than what happened to me one day - somehow the commissary decided I had bought the shoes even though I hadn't. No trading post or anything!

I'm happy enough with the single item instance mechanic... although I just now managed to get two Royal Sceptres in my hands at once. I don't think that's intended! :D

that sounds like the shoes had spawned somewhere in the mansion.
I have also had the shovel become unavailable in the shop after it spawned in the mansion sometime after the commissary, even without picking up the shovel (because i didnt notice it)

This is what I was going to say. It sounds like OP missed the shoes in another room. This is why we check security terminal, it will tell you if you've missed things but not where.

[ChickenStrip]

Originally posted by Lazy_AJ:

I just ran into the same issue with the shovel after crafting the dowsing rod. Its so frustrating because the Commissary is showing two shovels hanging from the shelves and won't let me buy them! If its intended for us to only be able to buy one, then there should only be one shovel at the commissary, and when you buy it it should say "sold out" instead of "owned" when I use it in a contraption that loses the original functionality. Contraptions that retain the original functionality probably should still block purchase.

Yeah, the fact that Dowsing Rod locks you out of the Shovel is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane gameplay decisions. Like, seriously, why why why why why?

[PersonalC0ffee]

Originally posted by ChickenStrip:

Originally posted by Lazy_AJ:

I just ran into the same issue with the shovel after crafting the dowsing rod. Its so frustrating because the Commissary is showing two shovels hanging from the shelves and won't let me buy them! If its intended for us to only be able to buy one, then there should only be one shovel at the commissary, and when you buy it it should say "sold out" instead of "owned" when I use it in a contraption that loses the original functionality. Contraptions that retain the original functionality probably should still block purchase.

Yeah, the fact that Dowsing Rod locks you out of the Shovel is a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane gameplay decisions. Like, seriously, why why why why why?

Because this game requires you to pivot on the spot