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Hey fellow Aion players and crafting enthusiasts. This topic is dedicated to optimizing the scroll crafting process for profit. No secret that gathering and crafting is a pretty tedious business. On top of that, it's not always easy to figure out the optimal ratio of Aether and crafting materials, estimate the total time investment, or calculate the expected profit — especially when Broker prices keep shifting. So, here's a scroll crafting calculator. The idea is simple: enter your Pure Magical Aether, Brilliant Magical Aether and the current scroll price on the Broker — and instantly get the optimal material split, scroll count, full cost and profit breakdown, along with an estimated time for the entire process. Why Pure Magical Aether and Brilliant Magical Aether specifically? This comes from personal gathering and crafting experience. The strategy is simple: to save time — gathering strictly by hand, no macros or bots — don't bother spending Aether Extractors on lower-grade Aether at all. If something below Pure Magical Aether comes up during extraction, just cancel and move on. Extractors go exclusively to Pure and Brilliant Magical Aether. Why Elatrite scrolls? It's the most time-efficient option: a single DP transform yields a large amount of Dazzling Elatrite, which when disassembled provides plenty of crafting materials. Same logic applies to Aether — breaking down Brilliant and Pure Magical Aether into lower forms gives you ingredients for both streams. As for the streams — it's straightforward: one portion of Aether goes toward the scroll crafting ingredients, the other toward producing Elatrite Powder. Regarding crafting costs — the calculator accounts for three key factors: Aether Extractor costs, Nanyu Paper costs, and the Broker commission, which for simplicity is fixed at 2.2%. Without further ado — head over to the calculator and give it a try. I'd love to hear feedback from both newcomers and experienced crafters alike. If you have ideas on how to improve it — feel free to share, constructive criticism is welcome too. One more note: Elatrite can be substituted with Turquoise or Tourmaline — they work equally well for other equivalent scroll types. A note on timing: the calculation assumes ~3 seconds per operation — such as disassembling an item or a DP transform — and ~5 seconds per scroll craft. These are approximate figures, but they give a realistic sense of the scale. Please note that this is the first version of the calculator and may contain minor inaccuracies. Any discrepancies you notice are welcome in the comments.