Skill

Description

Skills are objects which exist in the player/monster inventory. Both NPC/monsters and players use the same skill archetypes. Not all skills are enabled for monster use however.

Type defined by:

• object::type = 43

Attributes

Attribute	Field	Description
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.
exp multiplier	obj::expmul	This is the ratio of experience the players total should increase by when this skill is used. If this is zero, then experience only goes to to the skill. Values higher than 1 are allowed. Note that experience rewarded to the players total is in addition to that given to the skill. Eg, if player should get 500 exp for using a skill, and expmul is 1, the player will get 500 added to that skill as well as 500 to their total.
experience	liv::exp	(no description)
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.
is native skill	FLAG_CAN_USE_SKILL	The <is native skill> flag has an effect only when this skill object is placed in the inventory of a monster (or player). If it is set, the monster or player knows the skill natively, which means he does not need a skill tool to use it.
level	obj::level	(no description)
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.
movement type	obj::move_type	Determines which movement types this skill grants.
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.
permanent experience	obj::perm_exp	<Permanent experience> is the experience the player gained permanently. Even if a player dies multiple times or gets drained, his <experience> will not fall below <permanent experience>.
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.
skill name	obj::skill	The <skill name> is used for matchings. When a usable object has an identical <skill name>, players (or monsters) will need this skill to apply/use the object.
skill type	obj::subtype	The <skill type> defines the base functionality of the skill. Skill types are hard-coded in the Crossfire server. It isn't hard to create new skill types, but it requires a bit of server-coding.
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 ;) ).