Locations Dragged to Sub-Locations Create Copies

[LordEntrails]

I just noticed that when you create a Location, and then drag it to the sub-location of another location it creates a copy and not a link. I can't see any situation in which this would be desired.

To reproduce, Create two locations "City" and "Tavern"
Drag Tavern to the sub location of City
Edit Tavern, close tavern
Open City, from sub-location open Tavern.
Note that edits are not shown.

This workflow is the one that was suggested from this thread: Locations Created Via Sub-Locations Do Not Show in Locations Library

[Moon Wizard]

Yes, that's by design. Sub-locations are not visible in the Locations list. Only top-level locations. Locations can also be used as templates, such as for bastions.

Regards,
JPG

[LordEntrails]

In the linked thread you said locations created via the sub-locations option would not be in the master data list, but that if a location was created in the master data list they could be linked. That second part is not what I'm seeing.

If you create a location via the locations library list, and then drag that entry to a sub-location it copies it, it doesn't link. I don't see the use case for copying the instance instead of linking it.

I want these sub-locations to appear in the master data list, and I want them to have a hierarchy (i.e. be sub locations). But the way it acts now duplicates are being created that are hidden from the list. i.e. you can either have them in the list OR have them in a hierarchy, but not both.

I really think if that's the design intention you should reconsider.
Thanks

[wndrngdru]

I tend to agree with LE on this one. My use case is for a set of locations in the same general area or neighborhood, such as a market that has several different shops. Each shop would be it's own location but a sub-location to the market which would have it's own description, flavor, NPCs, etc.

Finding that dragging/dropping a location to another as a sub-location creates a copy was indeed unexpected.