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Re: prof.dat -> xml[message #183235]

Tue, 29 April 2008 14:35

Khor1255

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Well except for 'website' being the main directory, this too sounds very similar to what I've been getting at.

If you can make a 'parent' or main directory reference subdirectories like they did with the items.xml all your slot limitation problems essentially go away (or rather are not resrictive anymore).

In my idea the directory would have read something like

Tabledata/Prof.xml/AIM.xml in practice but instead of Prof and AIM being divided by folder directories they would be linked through a tag in the parent directory.

But the idea is somewhat the same. I think the advantage to using a parent .xml directory as opposed to a folder directory system is that you could have some 'universal' character attributes contained in the parent directory (or rather .xml) and have the specific factional, quest and even face data be referenced by the child directory.

In this way we could retain the current system completely, only externalising things one at a time rather than having to fully externalise everything before the system even begins to have any modding use.

So each child directory would contain specific functions of different types of characters (AIM as opposed to Kingpin's goons, etc.) while the main or parent directory would contain all information that is universal to any character in Ja2 (like hair colour, body type, stats, nationality, etc.)

So again, I am comming to the realisation that Prof.xml is not the correct title for the main directory since this implies the prof.dat which - of course - would be divided so to speak by the different 'classes' or types of characters within.

So maybe better is an .xml called Characters.xml or something.

So the file would go

Tabledata/Characters.xml-AIM.xml
Tabledata/Characters.xml-Merc.xml
Tabledata/Characters.xml-IMP.xml
Tabledata/Characters.xml-Rebels.xml
etc.

What is good about this is you could then add to the AIM.xml from any slot not used by another 'child' directory. You might some day even change one of the Rebel slots - for instance - to an AIM 'slot' by adding that slot number to your AIM array or rather having the child directory reference this slot. Just like it is done in items.

Of course my cyber 'grammar' is likely flawed here but I hope you get what I am saying.

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		prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Tue, 15 April 2008 13:31
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerius on Tue, 15 April 2008 13:35
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Mauser on Tue, 15 April 2008 14:06
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 15 April 2008 14:48
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Lt.Havoc on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:15
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:28
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Lt.Havoc on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:32
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:38
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Mauser on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:39
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 15 April 2008 15:47
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Tue, 15 April 2008 16:09
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Tue, 15 April 2008 18:39
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Tue, 15 April 2008 21:27
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Tue, 15 April 2008 21:58
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Lesh 2 on Tue, 15 April 2008 22:11
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: ctiberious on Tue, 15 April 2008 22:41
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Wed, 16 April 2008 01:03
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Wed, 16 April 2008 01:35
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Wed, 16 April 2008 01:38
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Wed, 16 April 2008 02:30
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Wed, 16 April 2008 02:38
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Wed, 16 April 2008 16:19
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Wed, 16 April 2008 22:05
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Thu, 17 April 2008 01:45
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Thu, 17 April 2008 01:54
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Thu, 17 April 2008 02:18
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Thu, 17 April 2008 19:25
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Thu, 17 April 2008 23:26
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 18 April 2008 02:18
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Fri, 18 April 2008 14:16
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: SpaceViking on Fri, 18 April 2008 16:24
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 19 April 2008 01:53
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 19 April 2008 02:17
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: SpaceViking on Sat, 19 April 2008 02:56
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 19 April 2008 03:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 19 April 2008 03:43
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 19 April 2008 14:38
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 19 April 2008 22:53
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Sun, 20 April 2008 00:49
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sun, 20 April 2008 01:50
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sun, 20 April 2008 04:48
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Mon, 21 April 2008 02:07
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Tue, 22 April 2008 16:58
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Tue, 22 April 2008 19:10
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Marlboro Man on Tue, 22 April 2008 20:00
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Tue, 22 April 2008 22:02
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Wed, 23 April 2008 02:59
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Wed, 23 April 2008 15:17
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Wed, 23 April 2008 15:56
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Wed, 23 April 2008 21:11
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Wed, 23 April 2008 21:53
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Wed, 23 April 2008 21:56
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Thu, 24 April 2008 01:57
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Thu, 24 April 2008 05:25
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaiden on Thu, 24 April 2008 06:46
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Realist on Thu, 24 April 2008 10:20
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Thu, 24 April 2008 12:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Thu, 24 April 2008 13:10
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 25 April 2008 03:06
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 25 April 2008 14:14
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Fri, 25 April 2008 14:22
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Fri, 25 April 2008 15:03
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 26 April 2008 15:34
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Sat, 26 April 2008 17:05
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 26 April 2008 18:36
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 26 April 2008 22:26
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Sun, 27 April 2008 13:02
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sun, 27 April 2008 16:40
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Sun, 27 April 2008 18:46
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: SpaceViking on Mon, 28 April 2008 15:55
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Mon, 28 April 2008 16:29
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Mon, 28 April 2008 23:01
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: SpaceViking on Mon, 28 April 2008 23:24
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Lokadamus on Tue, 29 April 2008 11:19
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Tue, 29 April 2008 12:01
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 29 April 2008 14:35
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Mauser on Tue, 29 April 2008 16:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: lockie on Tue, 29 April 2008 16:45
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Wed, 30 April 2008 01:57
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Wed, 30 April 2008 02:02
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Thu, 01 May 2008 01:29
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 00:54
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:04
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:29
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 02 May 2008 01:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 02:28
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 02 May 2008 02:35
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 02:47
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Fri, 02 May 2008 02:49
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Fri, 02 May 2008 11:12
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaiden on Fri, 02 May 2008 17:55
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 23:05
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Fri, 02 May 2008 23:17
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Fri, 02 May 2008 23:44
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Sat, 03 May 2008 00:05
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 03 May 2008 00:09
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 03 May 2008 00:56
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 03 May 2008 01:46
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 03 May 2008 02:24
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Sat, 03 May 2008 08:07
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Mon, 05 May 2008 00:15
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Mon, 05 May 2008 00:20
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Mon, 05 May 2008 00:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Marlboro Man on Mon, 05 May 2008 01:00
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Mon, 05 May 2008 01:08
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Seraph on Mon, 05 May 2008 01:09
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Mon, 05 May 2008 01:13
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Mon, 05 May 2008 02:02
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Mon, 05 May 2008 02:48
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Mon, 05 May 2008 11:51
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Mon, 05 May 2008 14:16
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Mon, 05 May 2008 17:09
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Mon, 05 May 2008 17:21
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Mon, 05 May 2008 17:30
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Mon, 05 May 2008 20:08
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Khor1255 on Tue, 06 May 2008 03:41
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Seraph on Tue, 06 May 2008 18:42
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Tue, 06 May 2008 20:45
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Lokadamus on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:34
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: Kaerar on Fri, 09 May 2008 14:46
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: BirdFlu on Sat, 10 May 2008 12:27
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: the scorpion on Sat, 17 May 2008 14:37
		Re: prof.dat -> xml By: usrbid on Thu, 08 December 2011 10:23

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