Lua in SpringRTS/Common identifiers

Common identifiers

Here is a list of common identifiers(names) that are being used through out the game. These are rather conventions and should be treated as such. That means that you can replace these names with your own names but to keep things standardized it's a good idea to follow the conventions that others have previously used.


Here is a list of the identifiers commonly used:

Name	Type	Description
enemyUnitID	integer	The unitID of an enemy unit.
allyTeamID	The teamID of an ally. All allies have the same allyTeamID
attackerID	integer	Is just the unitID of a unit that is attacking some other unit.
unitDefID	integer	Each type of unit has the same DefID. For example all Krogoths from the same team have the same unitDefID but different unitID.
unitID	integer	Each unit in the game has a unique ID. No unit in the game can have the same unitID with an other unit.
teamID	integer	Each team in the game has a unique ID. Players with the same team ID share their units.
groupID	integer
featureID	integer	Each feauture in the game has a unique ID
weaponID	integer	Each weapon in the game has a unique ID. No weapon in the game can have the same weaponID with an other weapon.
defName	string
resourceName	string	Identifier for the resource: metal or energy
resourceAmount	integer	Holds the amount of metal or energy
damageAmount	integer	Holds the amount of damage
los	number	Line of sight
x	integer	Map coordinates on the x-axis
y	integer	Map coordinates on the y-axis
button		Mousebutton
key		Keymap (Keystroke)
sx	integer	Relative value on the x-axis of the minimap. "s" stands for "scaled"
sy	integer	Relative value on the y-axis of the minimap. "s" stands for "scaled"
vsx	integer	Screen coordinates
vsy	integer	Screen coordinates
impulse_x
impulse_y
pingSize	number
height		A value for y. Usually used when retrieving or changing an y value.
funcID		ID of a function
funcName	string	Name of a function
tooltip	string