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.

How Faction Gets Calculated

Faction is ultimately calculated in the FACTION_VALUE CalculateFaction(FactionMods* fm, int32 tmpCharacter_value, bool lua = false); function which is defined in /common/faction.cpp.

CalculateFaction is called from the FACTION_VALUE Client::GetFactionLevel(uint32 char_id, uint32 p_race, uint32 p_class, uint32 p_deity, int32 pFaction, Mob* tnpc, bool lua) function in /zone/client.cpp. First, the server queries data about the NPC's Primary Faction (stored in an int32 pFaction variable) from the database and stores the modifiers in a variable called fmods which is of type FactionMod.

Next, the server calculates the player's current faction with the NPC's primary faction by calling GetCharacterFactionLevel(pFaction) and stores that in a variable called tmpFactionValue.

It then calculates faction bonuses from Alliance type spells and items and adds those to tmpFactionValue. Finally, CalculateFaction is called and passed the modifiers from the NPC's Primary Faction and the tmpFactionValue.

character_value = tmpFactionValue + base + class_mod + race_mod + deity_mod

The result of this formula is then returned as a FactionValue.

Special Exceptions: Indifferent Faction

Note: Faction with an NPC will be Indifferent if any of the following are true:

1. the player is currently feign death and the target NPC is not immune to it,
2. the zone is marked as no combat,
3. if the player is invis to undead and the target npc is undead,
4. if the player is invis and the target NPC cannot see invis

Special Exceptions: Pets

Pets will be Amiable to their owner and Indifferent to everyone else.

Special Exceptions: Merchants

If a merchant would otherwise con Threateningly or Scowls to the player based on final faction value, they will instead be set to Dubious.

Special Exceptions: Combat

If an NPC would normally have Dubious or higher faction with the player, and that player is on their hate list (i.e. from combat), they will instead con Threateningly.

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

The range of faction values above which are returned as the enums described in the final column are filtered through the const char *FactionValueToString(FACTION_VALUE faction_value); function to convert them to the corresponding string equivalent before being sent to the client and used for in-game consider or similar messages.

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