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A leveled item is an example of a [[:Category:Leveled Lists|leveled list]]. | A leveled item is an example of a [[:Category:Leveled Lists|leveled list]]. | ||
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These are the various settings that can be chosen on a leveled list of items: | These are the various settings that can be chosen on a leveled list of items: | ||
*'''Calculate from all levels <= PC's level:''' If checked, the level list will use any item at or below the player's level in the list. If not checked, it uses the closest item or items to the player's level, but not exceeding it. The lower threshhold is governed by the [[iLevItemLevelDifferenceMax]] setting. | *'''Calculate from all levels <= PC's level:''' If checked, the level list will use any item at or below the player's level in the list. If not checked, it uses the closest item or items to the player's level, but not exceeding it. The lower threshhold is governed by the [[#Game_Settings|iLevItemLevelDifferenceMax]] setting. | ||
*'''Calculate for each item in count:''' If this list is in another leveled list with a count greater than zero, this checkbox determines if each item in the count is the same, or is recalculated. | *'''Calculate for each item in count:''' If this list is in another leveled list with a count greater than zero, this checkbox determines if each item in the count is the same, or is recalculated. | ||
*'''Use All:''' All the items on the list are added to the container or actor. If marked, this checkbox supercedes the other two. | *'''Use All:''' All the items on the list are added to the container or actor. If marked, this checkbox supercedes the other two. | ||
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*'''Preview level:''' The assumed level of the player for the Preview Calculated Result button. | *'''Preview level:''' The assumed level of the player for the Preview Calculated Result button. | ||
*'''Preview Count:''' The number of times the list should be generated for the Preview Calculated Result button. | *'''Preview Count:''' The number of times the list should be generated for the Preview Calculated Result button. | ||
== Game settings == | |||
{{Setting | |||
|Name = iLevItemLevelDifferenceMax | |||
|Default = 0 | |||
|Description = When this setting has a non zero value, it specifies the maximum level range that will be considered when selecting items from leveled lists which have the "Calculate from all levels <= PC's level" option enabled. It is not so easy to understand the behavior of this setting, so consider this example. | |||
You have a leveled list with an item at level 1, an item at level 10, an item at level 20, and "Calculate from all levels <= PC's level" is checked. When the setting is 0 and the player is level 20, actors given items using this list have a 33% chance to select each item, or in other words all items from all levels are considered. If the setting is changed to 1, then only the level 20 item is considered (because the difference between the level 20 item and the level 10 item is more than 1). If the setting is changed to 10, there is a 50% chance to select the level 10 item and the level 20 item. | |||
That example is fairly straightforward, but can be misleading. Change the player's level to 19, so that the level 20 item will no longer be considered. If the setting is still 10, there is now a 50% chance to select the level 10 item and the level 1 item! This is counterintuitive, but it is how the game works. It is considering the highest level item it can select from the list (which is level 10) and comparing it with items lower level than that in the list. In this case, 10 - 1 is 9, and because the setting is 10, the level 1 item is considered. If the setting is changed to 8, the level 1 item will no longer be considered. | |||
}} | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* Leveled items cannot be placed directly in the world. They can only be put into containers or actors. | * Leveled items cannot be placed directly in the world. They can only be put into containers or actors. | ||
== Scripted items with OnAdd blocks == | |||
If a scripted item is added directly into an actor's inventory when the actor is spawned (by being present in the actor's inventory in the GECK or by being selected from a leveled list which is in the actor's inventory), the OnAdd block in the item script will not execute. There is a workaround for this, and it is to use a GameMode block and an OnAdd block. | |||
<pre>short doonce | |||
; gamemode block to execute on NPCs that spawn with this item | |||
begin GameMode | |||
if doonce == 0 | |||
set doonce to 1 | |||
; Do what you would have done in the OnAdd block here too... | |||
endif | |||
end | |||
;conventional onadd block for when actors pick up the item after they are spawned | |||
begin OnAdd | |||
if doonce == 0 | |||
set doonce to 1 | |||
; Stuff... | |||
endif | |||
end | |||
</pre> | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[[AddItemToLeveledList]] | |||
*Link to TES4 Construction Set Wiki: [http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Leveled_Item Leveled Item] | |||
[[Category:Items]] | [[Category:Items]] | ||
[[Category:Leveled Lists]] | [[Category:Leveled Lists]] | ||