Server:Faction

This article will attempt to explain how faction works server-side to assist with understanding the various modifiers applied to characters between the base values and the ones you experience in-game.

In the source code, faction is found in /common/faction.h and /common/faction.cpp. Faction is calculated in the CalculateFaction function, where

character_value += base value + class modifier + race modifier + deity modifier

The result of this formula is then returned as a Faction Value Ranges.

Faction Properties

The Faction struct defined in /common/faction.h defines the following members:

Property	Data Type	Description
id	int32	database identifier
mods	std::map<std::string, int16>
base	int16	The base, unmodified value that players start with for this faction before race, class, and deity modifiers are applied
name	char array 50	The name of the faction
see_illusion	bool	Determines whether the faction will see through racial illusion spells
min_cap	int16	Minimum value players can reach with this faction
max_cap	int16	Maximum value players can reach with this faction

Faction Modifiers

The FactionMod struct defined in /common/faction.h defines the following members:

• int32 base
• int32 class_mod
• int32 race_mod
• int32 deity_mod

Faction Value Ranges

Min Cap	Max Cap	FACTION_VALUE (Enum)
>= 2000	-	FACTION_MAX_ALLY = 0
>= 1100	-	FACTION_ALLY = 1
>= 750	<= 1099	FACTION_WARMLY = 2
>= 500	<= 749	FACTION_KINDLY = 3
>= 100	<= 499	FACTION_AMIABLY = 4
>= 0	<= 99	FACTION_INDIFFERENTLY = 5
>= -100	<= -1	FACTION_APPREHENSIVELY = 6
>= -500	<= -101	FACTION_DUBIOUSLY = 7
>= -750	<= -501	FACTION_THREATENINGLY = 8
-	<= -751	FACTION_SCOWLS = 9
-	<= -2000	FACTION_MAX_SCOWLS = 10

NPC Faction

The NPCFaction struct defined in /common/faction.h defines the following members:

Property	Data Type	Description
factionID	uint32
value_mod	int32
npc_value	int8
temp	uint8