[Pcgen-trackers] [ pcgen-Feature Requests-1027142 ] BASEITEM copies equipment information over

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Feature Requests item #1027142, was opened at 2004-09-13 22:22
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Category: Equipment/WeaponProf Support
Group: None
>Status: Deleted
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Paul W. King (kingpaul)
Assigned to: Martijn Verburg (karianna)
Summary: BASEITEM copies equipment information over

Initial Comment:
Per 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCGenListFileHelp/messa
ge/6836

> I've been creating some specific weapons and armors,
> and I just want to make sure I'm understanding
> something correctly. The BASEITEM tag doesn't
> actually grab the stats of the item in question
> (damage, armor check, spell failure, weight, etc),
> correct? If so, what be required so it does? This way,
> duplication of information does not happen (at least in
> this case).

For a long time BASEITEM was believed by the data 
crew to copy all the elements of the referred item, and 
then tags in the specific item were replaced in the new 
object if present. When we figured out it didn't do that 
and it had been designed to not, we just moved on to 
make PCGen work.

It would be nice, and IIRC there was a FReq once upon 
a time, but there have been several "FReq flushes" since 
then....

As to what is required? In a nutshell, a nice tracker and 
a Code Monkey with an itch.

===

Paul W. King
TM SB, OGL/PL Chimp, Data Tamarin, BoD

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>Comment By: Martijn Verburg (karianna)
Date: 2005-09-24 02:06

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OK, BASEITEM (according to the docs) seems to start an item
off as another item  minus any EQMODs.  Deleting this FREQ,
a new one can be raised for a CLONE or something similar. - K

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Comment By: Eddy Anthony (eddyanthony)
Date: 2005-09-24 01:59

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It would be nice. Either that or deprecate the tag. Quite honestly I don't 
know what this tag is used for since it does not do this.

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Comment By: Martijn Verburg (karianna)
Date: 2005-09-24 01:31

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Eddy, we need this for future equipment support? - K

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