Weenie Properties: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 13:38, 23 June 2019

Introduction Edit

What is a weenie?

Every interactable item and or object in game is a weenie. NPCs, Swords, Portals, Scrolls, Doors, etc.

What are weenie properties?

Weenie properties are the keys, values, and conditions/actions found within each weenie. These properties set everything from the damage value of a sword to how much XP an NPC awards you for completing a quest.

Some weenie properties are read by the AC client and provide updates on creature health, stat panels, and more. Other properties are server side, and can dictate things like whether a creature will attack you, or how an npc interacts.

You can find former turbine developer Srand's description from an in house turbine interview here.

Section One - Keys & Values Edit

A listing of available groups of keys

Group	Description
ATTRIBUTE	A list of keys related to primary attributes
ATTRIBUTE2ND	A list of keys related to secondary attributes
BOOL	Keys that take Boolean values (True/False, 1/0)
DID	Data ID's reference "files" in the portal.dat that contain all related info
FLOAT	Keys that take floating-point numbers as values (a number with a decimal place)
IID	Instance ID's - active relationships
INT	Keys that take whole integers as values (whole numbers, 1, 2, 3, etc)
INT64	Keys that take 64-bit integers as values
POSITION	Position entries contain a position id, frame, and objectcellID
STRING	Keys that take a string of text as values

Section Two - Tables Edit

Tables that contain raw data, or event condition actions.

Group	Description
BODYPARTSTABLE	Body part armor/protection levels, damage values, and targeting data.
CREATE LIST	Create list entries are used for creature trophy drops, wielded gear, vendor sell lists. Essentially all static inventory.
EMOTE CATEGORIES	Condition: If one of these occurs call Emote Type.
EMOTE TYPES	Action: Called when a Condition is met.
EVENT FILTER	Event conditions to perform an action.
GENERATOR TABLE	Conditions for the Generator table.
SKILLS	Used in formulae to raise skills based on use / skillchecks.
SPELLBOOK	Spell ID, and Chance to cast for creatures.

Notes Edit

Each weenie contains keys and/or tables from the subsections listed above.
Keys that take specific value sets have their own pages.

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-''Note:'' Still under construction.
+{{Related|Game Mechanics}}
 == Introduction ==
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 What are weenie properties?
-:Weenie properties are the keys, values, and emote actions found in each weenie. These properties set everything from the damage value of a sword to how much XP an NPC awards you for completing a quest.
+:Weenie properties are the keys, values, and conditions/actions found within each weenie. These properties set everything from the damage value of a sword to how much XP an NPC awards you for completing a quest.
 :Some weenie properties are read by the AC client and provide updates on creature health, stat panels, and more. Other properties are server side, and can dictate things like whether a creature will attack you, or how an npc interacts.
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 :You can find former turbine developer [[Dev_Bio:_Sandra_"srand"_Powers|Srand]]'s description from an in house turbine interview [[Programmer_Extraordinaire:_Technical_Aspects_of_the_Game|here]].
-== Section One - Keys and Values==
+== Section One - Keys & Values ==
 :A listing of available groups of keys
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 !Description
 |-
-| [[ATTRIBUTE]] ||
+| [[ATTRIBUTE]] || A list of keys related to primary attributes
 |-
-| [[ATTRIBUTE2ND]] ||
+| [[ATTRIBUTE2ND]] || A list of keys related to secondary attributes
 |-
-| [[BOOL]] ||
+| [[BOOL]] || Keys that take Boolean values (True/False, 1/0)
 |-
-| [[DID]] ||
+| [[DID]] || Data ID's reference "files" in the portal.dat that contain all related info
 |-
-| [[FLOAT]] ||
+| [[FLOAT]] || Keys that take floating-point numbers as values (a number with a decimal place)
 |-
-| [[IID]] ||
+| [[IID]] || Instance ID's - active relationships
 |-
-| [[INT]] ||
+| [[INT]] || Keys that take whole integers as values (whole numbers, 1, 2, 3, etc)
 |-
-| [[INT64]] ||
+| [[INT64]] || Keys that take 64-bit integers as values
 |-
-| [[POSITION]] ||
+| [[POSITION]] || Position entries contain a position id, frame, and objectcellID
 |-
-| [[STRING]] ||
+| [[STRING]] || Keys that take a string of text as values
 |-
 |}
-* Each subsection above contains a list of related keys that are used in weenie creation.
+== Section Two - Tables ==
-* Keys that take specific value sets have their own pages.
+: Tables that contain raw data, or event condition actions.
-* Many of the keys listed will not be used for content creation.
-== Section Two ==
-:Overall description goes here.
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 !Description
 |-
-| [[CREATE LIST]] ||
+| [[BODYPARTSTABLE]] || Body part armor/protection levels, damage values, and targeting data.
+|-
+| [[CREATE LIST]] || Create list entries are used for creature trophy drops, wielded gear, vendor sell lists. Essentially all static inventory.
 |-
-| [[EMOTE CATEGORIES]] ||
+| [[EMOTE CATEGORIES]] || Condition: If one of these occurs call Emote Type.
 |-
-| [[EMOTE TYPES]] ||
+| [[EMOTE TYPES]] || Action: Called when a Condition is met.
 |-
-| [[EVENT FILTER]] ||
+| [[EVENT FILTER]] || Event conditions to perform an action.
 |-
-| [[GENERATOR TABLE]] ||
+| [[GENERATOR TABLE]] || Conditions for the Generator table.
 |-
-| [[SKILLS (Weenie Property)|SKILLS]] ||
+| [[SKILLS (Weenie Property)|SKILLS]] || Used in formulae to raise skills based on use / skillchecks.
 |-
-| [[SPELLBOOK]] ||
+| [[SPELLBOOK]] || Spell ID, and Chance to cast for creatures.
 |-
 |}
-In depth description goes here.
+== Notes ==
+* Each weenie contains keys and/or tables from the subsections listed above.
+* Keys that take specific value sets have their own pages.
 [[Category:Weenie Properties]]