Package openmw.content

Allows for manipulation of the data loaded from content files while the game is first started.

Records can be created and deleted using this package as if a content file had done so.

load

Usage

local content = require('openmw.content')

Type content

content.RANGE

openmw.core#SpellRange: Magic ranges

content.activators

#ActivatorContent: Activator manipulation.

content.doors

#DoorContent: Door manipulation.

content.enchantments

#EnchantmentContent: Enchantment manipulation.

content.gameSettings

#GMSTContent: GMST manipulation.

content.globals

#GlobalContent: Global variable manipulation.

content.ingredients

#IngredientContent: Ingredient manipulation.

content.lights

#LightContent: Light manipulation.

content.magicEffects

#MagicEffectContent: Magic effect manipulation.

content.miscs

#MiscContent: Misc manipulation.

content.potions

#PotionContent: Potion manipulation.

content.probes

#ProbeContent: Probe manipulation.

content.sounds

#SoundContent: Sound manipulation.

content.spells

#SpellContent: Spell manipulation.

content.statics

#StaticContent: Static manipulation.

Type ActivatorContent

Type DoorContent

Type EnchantmentContent

Type GMSTContent

GMSTContent.getFallbacks()

Returns a table containing all fallback values defined in openmw.cfg.

GMSTContent.records

A mutable list of all game settings.

Type GlobalContent

GlobalContent.records

A mutable list of all global mwscript variables.

Type IngredientContent

Type LightContent

Type MagicEffectContent

Type MiscContent

Type PotionContent

Type ProbeContent

Type SoundContent

Type SpellContent

Type StaticContent

Type content

Field(s)

openmw.core#SpellRange content.RANGE

openmw.core#SpellRange: Magic ranges

#ActivatorContent content.activators

#ActivatorContent: Activator manipulation.

#DoorContent content.doors

#DoorContent: Door manipulation.

#EnchantmentContent content.enchantments

#EnchantmentContent: Enchantment manipulation.

#GMSTContent content.gameSettings

#GMSTContent: GMST manipulation.

#GlobalContent content.globals

#GlobalContent: Global variable manipulation.

#IngredientContent content.ingredients

#IngredientContent: Ingredient manipulation.

#LightContent content.lights

#LightContent: Light manipulation.

#MagicEffectContent content.magicEffects

#MagicEffectContent: Magic effect manipulation.

#MiscContent content.miscs

#MiscContent: Misc manipulation.

#PotionContent content.potions

#PotionContent: Potion manipulation.

#ProbeContent content.probes

#ProbeContent: Probe manipulation.

#SoundContent content.sounds

#SoundContent: Sound manipulation.

#SpellContent content.spells

#SpellContent: Spell manipulation.

#StaticContent content.statics

#StaticContent: Static manipulation.

Type ActivatorContent

Field(s)

#list<openmw.types#ActivatorRecord> ActivatorContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.types#ActivatorRecords.

Usage

content.activators.records.MyActivator = { mwscript = 'float', model = 'meshes/w/w_chitin_arrow.nif', name = 'Quest marker' }

Type DoorContent

Field(s)

#list<openmw.types#DoorRecord> DoorContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.types#DoorRecords.

Usage

content.doors.records.MyDoor = { template = content.doors.records['door_dwrv_double00'], mwscript = 'blockedDoor', name = 'Overly Heavy Dwemer Door' }

Type EnchantmentContent

Field(s)

openmw.core#EnchantmentType EnchantmentContent.TYPE

openmw.core#EnchantmentType: Enchantment types

#list<openmw.core#Enchantment> EnchantmentContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.core#Enchantments.

Usage

content.enchantments.records.MyEnchantment = { type = content.enchantments.TYPE.CastOnUse, charge = 1, cost = 1, effects = { { id = 'FortifySkill', affectedSkill = 'enchant', duration = 5, magnitudeMin = 50, magnitudeMax = 100 } } }

Type GMSTContent

Field(s)

GMSTContent.getFallbacks()

Returns a table containing all fallback values defined in openmw.cfg.

Return value

#table:

#map<#string,#any> GMSTContent.records

A mutable list of all game settings.

Usage

content.gameSettings.records.fJumpAcrobaticsBase = 1024

Type GlobalContent

Field(s)

#map<#string,#number> GlobalContent.records

A mutable list of all global mwscript variables.

Usage

content.globals.records.MyVariable = 42

Type IngredientContent

Field(s)

#list<openmw.types#IngredientRecord> IngredientContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.types#IngredientRecords.

Note that ingredient effects only have the id, affectedAttribute, and affectedSkill properties.

Usage

content.ingredients.records.MyIngredient = { template = content.ingredients.records['ingred_ectoplasm_01'], name = 'Soylent', effects = { { id = 'vampirism' } } }

Type LightContent

Field(s)

#list<openmw.types#LightRecord> LightContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.types#LightRecords.

Usage

content.lights.records.MyLight = { template = content.lights.records['torch'], duration = -1, name = 'Infinite Torch' }

Type MagicEffectContent

Field(s)

#list<openmw.core#MagicEffect> MagicEffectContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.core#MagicEffects.

Usage

content.magicEffects.records.MyMagicEffect = { template = content.magicEffects.records['summonscamp'], name = 'Summon Nothing' }

Type MiscContent

Field(s)

#list<openmw.types#MiscellaneousRecord> MiscContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.types#MiscellaneousRecords.

Usage

content.miscs.records.MyMisc = { template = content.miscs.records['gold_001'], mwscript = 'BILL_MarksSpiritSummon', weight = 5 }

Type PotionContent

Field(s)

#list<openmw.types#PotionRecord> PotionContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.types#PotionRecords.

Usage

content.potions.records.MyPotion = { template = content.potions.records['p_dispel_s'], name = 'Too Strong', effects = { { id = 'FireDamage', duration = 10, range = content.RANGE.Self, magnitudeMin = 100 } } }

Type ProbeContent

Field(s)

#list<openmw.types#ProbeRecord> ProbeContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.types#ProbeRecords.

Usage

content.probes.records.MyProbe = { template = content.probes.records['probe_bent'], quality = 5, name = 'Alien Probe' }

Type SoundContent

Field(s)

#list<openmw.core#SoundRecord> SoundContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.core#SoundRecords.

Usage

content.sounds.records.MySound = { template = content.sounds.records['MournDayAmb'], fileName = 'sound/fx/funny.wav' }

Type SpellContent

Field(s)

openmw.core#SpellType SpellContent.TYPE

openmw.core#SpellType: Spell types

#list<openmw.core#Spell> SpellContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.core#Spells.

Usage

content.spells.records.MySpell = { name = 'Enchantment?', type = content.spells.TYPE.Spell, cost = 1000, starterSpellFlag = true, isAutocalc = true, effects = { { id = 'FortifyAttribute', affectedAttribute = 'intelligence', duration = 5, magnitudeMin = 5, magnitudeMax = 10 } } }

Type StaticContent

Field(s)

#list<openmw.types#StaticRecord> StaticContent.records

A mutable list of all openmw.types#StaticRecords.

Usage

content.statics.records.MyStatic = { model = 'meshes/b/B_N_Wood Elf_M_Head_02.nif' }