View source for Reload - Reloading at runtime



This is a list of all the tables in the game, and what we can or cannot reload.
{| class="wikitable"
!Reloading OK
!Notes
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|action_location
|Use /window gm show, then click on Refresh.
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|character_skills 
|/killnpc reload
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|character_traits 
|/killnpc reload
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|characters
|/killnpc reload
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|item_stats 
|/reload item <ID>
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|math_scripts
|/reload mathscript
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|merchant_item_categories 
|/killnpc reload
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|npc_knowledge_areas
|/killnpc reload
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|NPC direct Knowledge:
- npc_responses

- npc_triggers
|/killnpc reload
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|sc_locations
sc_location_type
|Used for NPC roaming and walking AI
/reload locations

to be checked if it reloads also sc_location_type
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|sc_npc_definitions
|association of an NPC to its brain type.
/killnpc reload
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|sc_path_points
sc_waypoint_links

sc_waypoint_aliases

sc_waypoints
|Network of paths the NPC follow when moving.
/reload path
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|server_options
|/reload serveroptions
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|trainer_skills 
|/killnpc reload
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Not needed
!Notes
|-
|accounts
|player accounts
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|alliances 
|alliances between guilds.
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|attack_types
attacks
|changes rarely, and in any case will require a server update
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|bans
|
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|movement
|
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|npc_bad_text
|list of all the keywords the NPC couldnt answer to
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|npc_hired_npcs
|for players to hire NPCs
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|petitions
|player asking help to GMs
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|player_spells
|player known spells
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|sectors 
|if we changed them the map has changed, and the server need to restart anyway
|-
|security_levels
|not going to change
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|skills
skills_abilities
|changes rarely, and in any case will require a server update
|}
{| class="wikitable"
!Not yet reloading
!Notes
|-
|armor_vs_weapons 
|This table contains the rules related to the damages inflicted by a specific weapon against a specific armor, it's quite important to be able to reload this info
|-
|bad_names
|part of filtering player chat. low priority.
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|character_creation and char_create* 
|all these tables are very important, and should be reloadable with the live server to allow changes to the background, history, events of the character creation.
|-
|codex_factions
codex_locations

codex_nature

codex_story
|Needed. High priority.
|-
|command*
|not high priority, but can be nice to have in the long run
|-
|faction_rank_names
faction_ranks

factions
|nice but low priority
|-
|familiar_types
|nice to have, low priority
|-
|gameboards
|nice to have, low priority
|-
|'''hunt_locations'''
|this table keeps track of the areas where new items are spawned, it's high priority
|-
|item_animations 
|low priority
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|item_categories
|low priority as it changes very rarely
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|item_instances 
|important, will be good to be able to reload an item specifying its ID
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|loot_*
|keeps the information of which items are found on each mob, high priority
|-
|'''natural_resources''' 
|his keep tracks of all the natural resources spawning in game, it's high priority
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|npc_disallowed_words 
|used to maintain quests, low priority
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|npc_spawn_ranges
|Defines the area the NPC spawns into. low priority.
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|npc_spawn_rules
|Defines the rule for spawning NPC, location, frequency, ... medium priority
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|npc_synonyms
|related to npc dialogues. low priority
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|npc_trigger_groups
|related to npc dialogues. low priority
|-
|NPC Knowledge areas:
- npc_responses

- npc_triggers
|example "general", "religion", "enkidukai".
|-
|Pets:
- pet_abilities

- pet_evo_abilities

- pet_evolution
|Define how the pets evolve and their abilities. medium priority.
|-
|'''progression_events'''
|very needed as most of the rules are defined here
|-
|quest_scripts
quests
|Used to be a server side console command. Which was calling 
cacheManager->UnloadQuest(id) 

cacheManager->LoadQuest(id)

very important, reload needed, at the moment it's partially working, only on simple cases. Complex quests crash the server
|-
|race_info
|maintains information of base stats/skills of each race, their 3d meshes, ... low priority
|-
|sc_npctypes
|Definition of all the possible NPC brains. medium priority
|-
|sc_tribe_assets
sc_tribe_knowledge

sc_tribe_memories

sc_tribe_resources
|Tribe resources and knowledge. We need to be able to reload one tribe. Medium priority.
|-
|spell_glyphs 

spells 
| - keep combinations of glyphs to create new spells. low priority can be used to balance the spell power or rarity
- keeps description and definition of spells. low priority can be used to balance the spell power
|-
|tips
|tips showing during the load screens. low priority.
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|trade*
|keeps all the transformations and combinations of crafting. It's extremely important to enable faster implementation of crafting
|-
|traits
|used for defining which traits are available, medium priority.
|-
|tribe_recipes
tribes
|Defines a tribe behaviour and actions. medium priority.
|}