Weird tags in C&C XML

Working on the PG2HH this weekend getting spells squared away, races and class are all done, the reference manual is complete. While double checking with some of Talyn's recent updates to makes sure I was on the same sheet of paper, I came across some XML tags and lines i wasn't expecting. Nor do I remember them, I have been unable find anything in the FG wiki. The lines of interest are hi-lighted. The code below is a portion of a sample character edit.

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<id-00001>
                        [<addlevel type="number">1</addlevel>                                       
                        <level type="number">0</level>
                        <locked type="number">1</locked>
                        <name type="string">Deepvision</name>
                        <shortcut type="windowreference">
                            <class>ability</class>
                            <recordname></recordname>
                        </shortcut>
                        <siege type="number">0</siege>
                      <siegemodifier type="number">0</siegemodifier>
                        <text type="formattedtext">
                            <p></p>
                        </text>
                        <type type="string">Racial Trait</type>
                    </id-00001>

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What is this <addlevel type="number">1</addlevel> even do? I haven't been able to find its use in the C&C ruleset.

I have vague ideas on the next two: <siege type="number">0</siege>
<siegemodifier type="number">0</siegemodifier>

They are both somehow connected to the SIEGE aspect of C&C, but I have been unable to find a whole lot. Are these tags new, old, deprecated?

Assuming this is an ability record?

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Originally Posted by Mortar

What is this <addlevel type="number">1</addlevel> even do? I haven't been able to find its use in the C&C ruleset.

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A quick find-in-files shows that its main use is in scripts\manager_action_ability.lua in the getSkillRoll function - if set to 1, it will add the level to the skill roll modifier.

You can see this in a character sheet in the GUI - on the abilities tab there is a "+Lvl" checkbox for each ability.

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Originally Posted by Mortar

I have vague ideas on the next two: <siege type="number">0</siege>
<siegemodifier type="number">0</siegemodifier>

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siegemodifier - this is added to the roll modifier. It’s set through the GUI temporary modifier (CTRL+mousewheel).

siege is the actual GUI control that triggers a siege roll - find details of the "siege" control in campaign\record_char_abilities.xml for which data values are combined.

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Originally Posted by Mortar

They are both somehow connected to the SIEGE aspect of C&C, but I have been unable to find a whole lot. Are these tags new, old, deprecated?

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From the above siege is central to a siege check.

addlevel is only used in abilities.

siegemodifier is coded for, is changed through the temp modifier in the GUI or could be added into the XML by hand.

They were all in the C&C v3.3.0 ruleset, so not that new.

Hope the above helps.

The temporary modifier circles that you can add to a rollable field use “<name>modifier” to store the temporary modifier value.

Regards,
JPG

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Originally Posted by Moon Wizard

The temporary modifier circles that you can add to a rollable field use “<name>modifier” to store the temporary modifier value.

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I looked for the temp modifier field in the XML but didn’t see it. Thanks for covering this off.

Sorry for the slow reply. Thanks for that, my search-fu is much improved now and that mud is a bit clearer now. :D