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A body part type defines a large, abstracted category of features in a creature's anatomy. The <code>Hand</code> body part type encompasses a human hand, a plant's tendril, and a robotic manipulator; the <code>Face</code> body part type encompasses a human's face, a fungus's sensory frills, and an ooze's sensory ganglion. In practice, the variant of a body part type affects what kinds of items can be equipped into its resulting inventory slot. | A body part type defines a large, abstracted category of features in a creature's anatomy. The <code>Hand</code> body part type encompasses a human hand, a plant's tendril, and a robotic manipulator; the <code>Face</code> body part type encompasses a human's face, a fungus's sensory frills, and an ooze's sensory ganglion. In practice, the variant of a body part type affects what kinds of items can be equipped into its resulting inventory slot. | ||
You can mod in your own body part variants by defining your own <code>Bodies.xml</code>. | You can mod in your own body part variants by defining your own <code>Bodies.xml</code>. Here are the attributes supported by the <code><bodyparttype></code> tag: | ||
Here are the attributes supported by the <code><bodyparttype></code> tag: | |||
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<code>VariantOf</code> specifies the original part type that this variant belongs to; <code>Type</code> is the unique name of the variant. A type variant can define any of the properties that would normally be defined by a <code>bodyparttype</code>. | <code>VariantOf</code> specifies the original part type that this variant belongs to; <code>Type</code> is the unique name of the variant. A type variant can define any of the properties that would normally be defined by a <code>bodyparttype</code>. | ||
== Anatomies == | |||
An <code>anatomy</code> is a collection of body parts. An anatomy is defined in XML as a nested collection of <code><part></code> tags. As an example, here is the default anatomy of a bird: | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"> | |||
<bodies> | |||
<!-- ... --> | |||
<anatomies> | |||
<!-- ... --> | |||
<anatomy Name="Bird"> | |||
<part Type="Head"> | |||
<part Type="Face" DefaultBehavior="Beak" /> | |||
</part> | |||
<part Type="Back" /> | |||
<part Type="Foot" Laterality="Right" SupportsDependent="Feet" /> | |||
<part Type="Foot" Laterality="Left" SupportsDependent="Feet" /> | |||
<part Type="Missile Weapon" Laterality="Right" /> | |||
<part Type="Missile Weapon" Laterality="Left" /> | |||
<part Type="Feet" DependsOn="Feet" /> | |||
<part Type="Tail" /> | |||
</anatomy> | |||
<!-- ... --> | |||
</anatomies> | |||
</bodies> | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
The <code>anatomy</code> tag supports the following attributes: | |||
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! Attribute | |||
! Description | |||
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| BodyCategory | |||
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| BodyMobility | |||
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| BodyType | |||
| The type of <code>Body</code> (the body part type) that should be used for the creature. You can use this to replace the default <code>Body</code> slot for a creature with a custom type variant. | |||
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| Category | |||
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| FloatingNearby | |||
| The type of <code>FloatingNearby</code> body part type that should be used for the creature. This allows you to use a type variant for floating nearby slots. | |||
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| ThrownWeapon | |||
| The type of <code>Thrown Weapon</code> body part type that should be used for the creature. This allows you to use a type variant for thrown weapon slots. For example, the <code>BipedalRobot</code> anatomy adds a thrown weapon slot using a <code>Middle Hardpoint</code>: | |||
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml"> | |||
<anatomy Name="BipedalRobot" Category="Mechanical" ThrownWeapon="Middle Hardpoint"> | |||
<part Type="Control Unit"> | |||
<part Type="Sensor Array" /> | |||
</part> | |||
<part Type="Chassis" /> | |||
<part Type="Hardpoint" Laterality="Right" /> | |||
<part Type="Hardpoint" Laterality="Left" /> | |||
<part Type="Feet" /> | |||
</anatomy> | |||
</syntaxhighlight> | |||
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Meanwhile, the <code><part></code> tag in <code>Bodies.xml</code> supports: | |||
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! Attribute | |||
! Description | |||
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| Abstract | |||
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| Category | |||
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| Contact | |||
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| DefaultBehavior | |||
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| DependsOn | |||
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| Extrinsic | |||
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| IgnorePosition | |||
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| Integral | |||
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| Laterality | |||
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| Mass | |||
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| Mobility | |||
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| Mortal | |||
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| Plural | |||
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| RequiresLaterality | |||
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| RequiresType | |||
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| SupportsDependent | |||
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| Type | |||
| The name of the body part type or type variant that should be added (for example: <code>Hand</code>, <code>Smooth Face</code>, etc.) | |||
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