NPC Behavior Data Structures

Where the information is located

Server files

npcbehave.xml

data/npcbehave.xml : contains the behaviour types <npctype>

This file contains:

• NPC Types : defines one type of NPC for example "wanderer", it's a collection of behaviors and reactions to events. Read this page for info: NPC Types
• Behavior : is a series of operations the NPC will have to perform. Can be a base behaviour like "walk" or a custom one like "thorian_go_to_work". This page Behavior_Operations lists all operations you can use inside a behaviour.
• Reactions: each NPC can react to an event and trigger a Behaviour. You can read here for more infromation :Behaviors_and_Reactions
• Timings: we call timings the reactions to time. Like thorian going home at 8 pm.

npcdefs.xml (Deprecated)

data/npcdefs.xml : contains definitions for <locations> , <paths> , <waypoints>

This file is deprecated as definition file. All the data has been moved to the DB.

Points on the map

Locations

Sc_locationsTable Sc_location_typeTable

Points

Sc_path_pointsTable

sc_npc_definitions

This table associates a specific behavior with an NPC, In the npctype column you have the same name you find in the npcbehave.xml

Sc_npc_definitionsTable

waypoints

Sc_waypointsTable Sc_waypoint_linksTable

tribes

Field	type	Description
id	int	The ID of the tribe.
name	string	The name of the tribe.
home_sector_id	int	The ID of the sector where the tribe home is located
home_x	float	X-coordinate of the tribe home location
home_y	float	Y-coordinate of the tribe home location
home_z	float	Z-coordinate of the tribe home location
home_radius	float	The radius of the tribe home
max_size	int	The maximum number of tribe memers allowed for this tribe.
wealth_resource_name	string	Name of the resource this tribe treasures most. Collecting this will enable growth capability in the tribe.
wealth_resource_nick	string	Commands like dig use the nick of the resource instead of the name.
wealth_resource_area	string	The name of the Location Type that represents location where the wealth resource might be found.
wealth_gather_need	string	The name of the tribe need that will enable collection of wealth resources. Made the primary need when the tribe has dead members.
wealth_resource_growth	float	When there are no members of the tribe we need a push of resources at this rate to enable reproduction.
reproduction_cost	int	The cost to reproduce.