Wartbed:Files/Formats/Units, Regiments and Armies
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All units are defined by and share the same attribute set. Each unit's particular values depends on their stereotypes (race, class and status). The principal function of items is to adjust a unit's attributes.
Transcluded from Wartbed:Unit attributes
| Attribute | Full name | Value range | Human std | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical attributes | ||||
| Mov | Movement | 0+ | 1.5 | In game units per game time unit (meters/second?) |
| WSk | Weapon Skill | 0--100 | 30 | Melee prowess |
| RSk | Ranged Skill | 0--100 | 30 | Missile accuracy |
| Pow | Power | 0--100 | 30 | Strength and weight |
| Tgh | Toughness | 0--100 | 30 | |
| HP | Hit Points (wounds) | 1+ | 1 | |
| Ini | Initiative | 0--100 | 30 | |
| Att | Attacks | 0+ | 1 | |
| Sta | Stamina | 0--100 | 30 | Endurance |
| Rec | Recovery rate | 0--100 | 30 | Reduction of fatigue/time unit |
| Fat | Fatigue | 0--100 | 0 | Tiredness (not an attribute but a counter) |
| Psychological attributes | ||||
| Ldr | Leadership | 0--100 | 50 | Bonus to tests |
| Tac | Tactics | 0--100 | 50 | What manoeuvres can be performed |
| Std | Steadfastness | 0--100 | 50 | Resistance to fear, panic, rout etc |
| Fer | Ferociousness | 0--100 | 50 | Berserking etc |
| Stu | Stupidity | 0--100 | 50 | Risk of confusion etc |
| Mor | Morale | 0--100 | 50 | |
| All attributes range from 0 to 100, where a value of 30 for physical and 50 for psychological attributes is considered human standard, the exceptions are hit points and attacks, where one (1) is considered human standard, fatigue, which usually starts at zero (0), and movement where human standard marching speed is 1.5 m/sec (3 m/sec at double quick and 6 m/sec at charge). | ||||
Note: It is not yet fully decided on how this data will be organised. Races, classes, status and items might be kept separate in individual files, kept together, etc. Template (prototype) declarations might be allowed. It is also not certain the exact block/syntax format which will be used: f.i. the script format might be extended to allow for simple inheritance.
Using full or short qualifiers for attributes, a typical block might look like this:
| Using .script v1 syntax | Using inheritance syntax |
|---|---|
blockname
{ Mov : +1;
Wsk : +2;
Bsk : -1;
Pow : -2;
Tgh : =4;
Hp : 3;
Ini : 3;
Att : -1;
Sta : +1;
Rec : +1;
Fat : =4;
Ldr : 3;
Tac : 3;
Std : -1;
Fer : +1;
Stu : +1;
Mor : =4;
} | gnome = basic unit
{ Mov += 1;
Wsk += 2;
Bsk -= 1;
Pow -= 2;
Tgh = 4;
Hp = 3;
Ini = 3;
Att -= 1;
Sta += 1;
Rec += 1;
Fat = 4;
Ldr = 3;
Tac = 3;
Std -= 1;
Fer += 1;
Stu += 1;
Mor = 4;
} |
| This style has been phased out of WARTBED. If an attribute or value is omitted it is assumed to be zero. All values can be prefixed by '=', '+' or '-'. If the sign is omitted it is assumed to be ASSIGN ('='). | This is the script syntax currently used throughout WARTBED, even though this inheritance model will not be used. If an attribute or value is omitted it is assumed to be "+0". All values must be assigned as '=', '+=' or '-='. |
Items
Description of item (principally weapons and armour) definition format.
Units
Description of unit (races and classes) definitions format.
unit_name
{
attributes ... ;
representation : unit.sprite;
}
unit_2_name
{
attributes ... ;
representation : unit.models;
}
Army
Description of army definition. Armies are sets of regiments of units of a race, class and with equipment.
regiment_name
{
default formation : box;
standard : shield.png;
unit
{
type : human;
type : leader;
}
unit
{
type : human;
type : champion;
}
unit
{
type : human;
type : standard bearer;
}
unit
{
type : human;
type : musician;
}
unit
{
type : human;
amount : 21;
}
}
Alternatively, hypothetical inheritance syntax:
unit = human + regular + swordmen
{
type : human;
type : leader;
}
