Transport

Description

A transport is an object that helps the player move. It should not be confused an EXIT, which instaneously transport a player from one map to another.

Instead, a transport may let the player move faster, give him move types they don't have, etc. A simple example of this would a horse. It doesn't let the player move anyplace he normally couldn't go, but lets him get there faster. Ships would be another case - the player normally can't move accross water, but with a ship, he can.

Type defined by:

• object::type = 2

Attributes

Attribute	Field	Description
animation full	anim_full	It may be desirable to have different animations to denote what the transsport looks like if someone is on it vs. not (mounted horse vs. just a horse). This is used to denote what it will look like when loaded. If the transport becomes empty, it will fall back to the archetype animation.
base speed	base_speed	This is only needed if <weight speed ratio> is set - it is used to know what the base speed to use in the calculation (since speed is getting clobbered). If this is not set and <weight speed ratio> is set, the archetype's speed will be used.
block view	FLAG_BLOCKSVIEW	If an item is set to block view, players (and monsters) cannot see beyond it unless they cross it or manage to stand on top.
elevation	obj::elevation	The elevation (height above sea level) of this tile. It is used for weather calculations and should be in the range -32000..32000. The elevation of a tile must be set in the bottom-most game object; elevation values for non-bottom-most game objects are ignored by the Crossfire server.
face full	face_full	It may be desirable to have different faces to denote what the transport looks like if someone is on it vs. not (mounted horse vs. just a horse). This is used to denote what it will look like when loaded. If the transport becomes empty, it will fall back to the archetype face.
glow radius	obj::glow_radius	If <glow radius> is set to a value greater zero, the object appears lit up on dark maps. <glow radius> can be a value between 0 and 4, the higher, the more light does the object emit.
identified	FLAG_IDENTIFIED	If an item is identified, the player has full knowledge about it.
image	obj::face	The image-name defines what image is displayed for this object in-game.
invisible	obj::invisible	Generally makes the object invisible. Depending on the object-type, some can be made visible by the show_invisible spell. If in doubt, test it. Putting an invisible object under the floor always prevents it from being shown.
material	obj::material	This bitmask-value informs the player of which material(s) the object consists. Material does also affect how likely the object can be destroyed by hazardous spell-effects.
move allow	obj::move_allow	The move type the transport grants, regardless of other objects on this tile.
move type	obj::move_type	The move type the transport uses.
movement speed	obj::speed	How fast the transport moves.
name	obj::name	This is the name of the object, displayed to the player.
non-pickable	FLAG_NO_PICK	If set, the object cannot be picked up (Neither by players nor monsters).
number	obj::nrof	This value determines the number of objects in one stack (for example: 100 gold coins => "number = 100"). You should set this at least to one, for any pickable object - otherwise it won't be mergeable into a stack.
passenger limit	passenger_limit	How many players this transport can hold. Thus, boats can transport a party (this being set to 6) while horses could only transport a single person. If this is not set, a default of 1 will be used.
plural name	obj::name_pl	This is the plural name of the object. A plural name must be set for all items that can be picked up and collected by the player.
smooth level	obj::smoothlevel	If <smooth level> is set to a value greater zero, the object will be drawn partially over adjacent squares having a lower <smooth level> value. The value must be between 0 and 255 (inclusive); 0 means "never overlap adjacent squares".
title	obj::title	This is the object's title. Once an object is identified the title is attached to the name. Typical titles are "of Mostrai", "of xray vision" etc.
unpaid	FLAG_UNPAID	An <unpaid> item cannot be used unless a player carried it over a shop mat, paying the demanded price. Setting this flag makes sense only for pickable items inside shops.
value	obj::value	Adds a certain value to the object: It will be worth that many times the default value from it's archetype (E.g. "value = 3" means three times worth the default value). Value for buying/selling will be further modified by various factors. Hence, testing values in-game is usually inevitable.
weight	obj::weight	This value defines the object's weight in grams (1000g is 1kg). Objects with zero weight are not pickable for players. Still, set the "non-pickable"-flag for explicitly non-pickable objects (hey, this is opensource.. you never know ;) ).
weight limit	obj::container	How much this transport can carry.
weight speed ratio	weight_speed_ratio	This value is taken as a percentage which is multiplied against against the weight this transport is carrying (the player) - this is then divided by weight_limit to determine the effective loading to determine effective object speed, eg: speed = <base speed> - (<base speed> * <weight in transport> * <weight speed ratio>) / (<weight limit> * 100) Thus, if <weight factor> is 0, this object will move the same speed no matter how loaded it is. If it is 100, then if the transport is fully loaded, it moves at a crawl. In a sense, this somewhat mimics the player movement speed. Large transports, like boats, should likely be largely unaffected by weight (maybe have this value at 10), where something like a horse would have a relatively high value.