itmMatches criteria explanation?

[The Wicked Flea]

Hey all, I need a little explanation of the matching criteria for itmMatches.

I know:

• "*" is anything; possibly not usable here since it is normally in a case statement.
• "I" means installed.
• "U" means uninstalled.
• "w" is a weapon.
• "s" is a shield.
• "+/-Modifier" includes or excludes a specific modifier.

But what is "v"? And what would armor be?

I need to know because I'm modding a wrench into the game.

[The Wicked Flea]

Nevermind, I finally found the following criteria by accident:

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<!-- ITEM TABLES **************************************************************

	Item Table Attributes

	<RandomItem>

	categories:
			*	all categories
			a	armor
			d	device (weapon, shield, drive, etc.)
			f	fuel
			l	launcher weapon only
			m	missile
			r	reactor
			s	shields
			t	miscellaneous
			u	useful (armor coating, ROM, etc.)
			v	drive
			w	weapon (including launchers)
			I	is installed
			D	is damaged
			N	is not damaged
			S	is useable
			U	is not installed

	modifiers:
			+	must have this modifier
			-	must not have this modifier

-->

[evilbob]

There's an old topic somewhere that has everything a modder could need, lemme find a link...

Nope, can't find it. There's a topic somewhere with every tag in the game (almost) defined, and just about everything else.

[The Wicked Flea]

I have been searching and this is the best reference I've found yet. However it is a great deal outdated in the scripting reference area, as many new functions have been added.

Work on the wrench is nearly done though, and there was nothing better to teach me about transcendence-lisp. I must have had to completely rewrite it twice to weed out strange crashes. Yup, jump right into the deep end!

[evilbob]

yes, that's the topic I was thinking of.