Template:Money maker

The gold-per-hour engine. One call per guide page describes an activity; the template works out the profit and renders it three different ways depending on mode:

mode	Renders
page (default)	The full box, the input/output tables and the requirements — what a reader sees on the guide page.
row	A single row for the Money making guide table.
profit	Just the number, for use inside other templates.

How to use it

Wrap the call in <onlyinclude> and pass mode through, so the guide page and the master table read the same figures:

<onlyinclude>{{Money maker
| mode             = {{{mode|page}}}
| page             = Money making guide/Mining iron nodes
| activity         = Mining iron nodes
| category         = Gathering
| skill            = Mining
| level            = 1
| location         = [[Neo-Tilus]]
| intensity        = Low
| action           = node
| actions per hour =
| output1          = Iron Ore
| output1qty       = 3
}}</onlyinclude>

The maths

profit per hour = ( Σ output quantity × sell value ) × sellRate
                + gold per action × actions per hour
                − ( Σ input quantity × sell value )

• Quantities may be expressions — write a drop rate as the sum it is, e.g. output3qty = 3*(1/64). A typo renders as 0, it never breaks the table.
• Per-action by default. Add output1perhour = y (or input1perhour) for anything consumed or produced per hour rather than per action — food, repairs, refresh costs.
• Item values come from Template:Value. Override one with output1value for gold drops, untradeables and quest rewards.
• sellRate lives on Template:Money making guide/constants.
• No actions per hour and no profit override means no profit — the page shows "no rate yet", the table shows an em dash, and the page joins Category:Money makers missing a rate. That is the intended state for a new guide: the structure is right and the number is an open invitation.
• profit override sets the figure directly, for methods that cannot be modelled from items. It categorises into Category:Money makers with a manual profit.

Ten input slots and ten output slots exist (input1…input10, output1…output10).

Describes one money-making method and works out its gold per hour.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Mode	mode	Always write {{{mode|page}}} so the master table can reuse this block.	String	suggested
Page title	page	Full title of this guide page, e.g. Money making guide/Fishing schools. Needed because the master table renders this block from another page.	Page name	required
Activity	activity	Short name of the method, e.g. Mining iron nodes	String	required
Category	category	Gathering, Combat, Artisanal, Dungeons, Contracts or Vendor	String	suggested
Skill	skill	Main skill used, e.g. Mining	String	suggested
Skill level	level	Level needed, if any	Number	optional
Location	location	Where it is done	String	suggested
Intensity	intensity	Low, Moderate or High — how much attention it needs	String	suggested
Image	image	File name only, e.g. Iron Ore.png	File	optional
Action name	action	What one repetition is called: node, catch, run, craft, plot	String	suggested
Actions per hour	actions per hour	How many of those you do in an hour. Leave blank if unknown — the guide then asks for one.	Number	suggested
Gold per action	gold per action	Gold received directly, not via an item	Number	optional
Profit override	profit override	Set the gold per hour directly, for methods that cannot be modelled from items	Number	optional
Output 1	output1	Item received. Slots 1-10 exist.	Page name	optional
Output 1 quantity	output1qty	Per action. May be an expression, e.g. 3*(1/64)	String	optional
Output 1 value	output1value	Override the item's sell value	Number	optional
Output 1 is per hour	output1perhour	Any value means this quantity is per hour, not per action	String	optional
Input 1	input1	Item consumed. Slots 1-10 exist.	Page name	optional
Input 1 quantity	input1qty	Per action. May be an expression.	String	optional
Input 1 value	input1value	Override the item's sell value	Number	optional
Input 1 is per hour	input1perhour	Any value means this quantity is per hour, not per action	String	optional
Requirements	requirements	Gear, quests, unlocks — free wikitext, bullet lists welcome	Content	optional
Notes	notes	Anything a reader should know before trying it	Content	optional