Thread:TheRealPella/@comment-26942307-20151129154423/@comment-15636815-20151129170642

works just fine in other infoboxes. Why not here?

hmmm ... Because I didn't provide a mechanism for displaying "(optional)" or "(required)", that's why not.

Our Dutch friend has some good ideas. He doesn't always think them through properly, though. In this case, neither did I.

Contractors much more often have objectives that are (required), only infrequently offering (optional) objectives. Therefore, I propose we add parameter  for Ethan II #12 and all other ShopContractor items that are optional. Simply add that parameter, and I'll make the template do the rest. How's that? ;-)

Note: Feel free to begin using the new opt'' parameter immediately. I promise to make the template use the input. I do not promise to make the template use the input today. :P