DS1 Template Naming Structure

http://www.drizzle.com/~scottb/ds/pcontent-grammar.txt

This document shows the grammar for pcontent query. Some of the unidentified stuff in the name is to support this. The idea is that an entry in a drop or a shop keeper's inventory can specify an item useful to a specific character type, level, or whatever, instead of always being boots, for example.

I think it's even possible to specify formula-based pcontent so that a mage gets a mage-usable item etc. if you really work it, but that starts getting into the chance of drop as well as the selection of item.

Thanks for the link. I was thinking the "f", "r" and "m" were for fighter, ranged and mage. Also noticed in the bow template the reload delay is incorporated into the name as well. "l" is for 0.3, "m" is for 0.15, and "s" is for 0.0. So the single letters have different meaning for different types (armor/weapon etc.). Did some more thinking about the abbreviations, and think I got some more figured out. Not completely sure though.

fu = ? full ?
op = ? open ?
ro = ? seems to relate only to cloth or fiber for armor ?

So the armor goes from weakest to strongest "leather", "studded leather", "boiled leather", "brigandine", "scale", "chain", "banded armor", "plate", "full plate", "battle plate".

=robe?

That was my initial assumption. Probably is robe for body armor. What threw me off was it is also used in other templates.

[t:template,n:he_ra_ca_ro_woven_03]
{
	doc = "Loom Cap";
	specializes = base_helm;
	[common]
	{
        pcontent_special_type = rare, unique;
		screen_name = "Loom Cap";
	}

Edit: Started looking in the pcontent.skrit and the bows s, m, and l are also for short, medium and long (d'oh). Guess the reload delay is inherent for the weapon length.

  if ( type$ == PT_WEAPON )
  {
    power$ = power$ - (power$ * ((((item_power_max$ - item_power_min$) / 2) / power$) / 10));

    if ( item_specific_type$ == PT_RANGED )
    {
      if ( item_subtype$ ~= "bow" ) && (item_length$ ~= "s")
      {
          power$ *= 0.90909;
      }
      else if ( item_subtype$ ~= "bow" ) && (item_length$ ~= "m")
      {
          power$ *= 0.847458;
      }
      else if ( item_subtype$ ~= "bow" ) && (item_length$ ~= "l")
      {
          power$ *= 0.763359;
      }

    else if ( item_specific_type$ == PT_HELM )
    {
      if ( item_material$ ~= "ro" /*robe*/ )
            {
                power$ = ((power$ + 16) * power$);
            }