Mover

Description

Movers move the objects above them. However, only living objects are affected (monsters/NPCs always, players optional). Movers have a direction, so players can be made to move in a pattern, and so can monsters. Motion is involuntary. Additionally, players or monsters can be "frozen" while on top of movers so that they MUST move along a chain of them.

Multisquare monsters can be moved as well, given enough space. Movers are usually invisible.

Type defined by:

• object::type = 40

Attributes

Attribute	Field	Description
affected movement	obj::move_on	Move creatures using these movement types..
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.
direction	liv::sp	The mover will push creatures in the specified <direction>. A mover with direction set to <none> will spin clockwise, thus pushing creatures in unpredictable directions.
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.
forced movement	obj::attacktype	If forced movement is enabled, the mover "freezes" anyone it moves (so they are forced to move along a chain). For players there is no way to escape this forced movement, except being pushed by a second player.
freeze duration	liv::maxsp	The player will be "frozen" for that many moves. If <freeze duration> is zero, with <forced movement> enabled, then <freeze duration> gets assigned the "default value" 2 automatically.
gets used up	FLAG_LIFESAVE	If enabled, the mover gets "used up" after a certain number of moves (specified by <number of uses>). If disabled, the mover works infinitely.
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 players	obj::level	If <move players> is enabled, both players and monsters will be moved. In the arches' default it is disabled - thus ONLY monsters get moved. Remember that "monsters" includes NPCs! This feature provides you with the possibility to make NPCs literally "come to life". Example: The player is talking with an NPC, speaking a certain keyword. This triggers a magic_ear and activates creators, creating (per default: monster-only) movers under the NPC's feet. The NPC starts "walking" on a predefined route! Note that it's useful to set this NPC immune to everything, preventing the player to push the NPC off his trace.
movement speed	obj::speed	The movement speed value determines how fast a chain of these movers will push a player along (default is -0.2).
movement type	obj::move_type	Determines which movement types this mover affects. This should always include "walk".
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.
number of uses	liv::hp	This value has only a meaning if <gets used up> is set: <number of uses> is the number of times minus one, that it will move a creature before disappearing. (It will move someone <number of uses>+1 times, then vanish).
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 ;) ).