Difference between revisions of "Category:Actor Values"

| The AV value from the Actor's ''base form'' - all instances of the actor share this value (e.g. all 'Imps' share the same Base Health).  This factor is set by the designer in the CS.  It is modified in-game by the [[SetActorValue|SetAV]] console+script commands, skill & attribute level increases, and certain Ability effects (see notes). This value is stored a little differently depending on the actor value, and for some (Skill & Attribute AVs, in particular) it may only have values between 0 and 255.

| The contribution to an AV from ''other'' AVs and game settings.  For example, the Calculated Base for the player's [[Health]] is [[fPCBaseHealthMult]] * [[Endurance]].  This factor is generally used ''only for the player character''.  NPC and Creature health, to use the same example, do ''not'' depend on their endurance.

| A multiplier to the AV from ''other'' AVs and game settings.  This factor is almost always 1.0; the exception is the [[MagickaMultiplier]] for the player character.  

| For Actors with middle process or higher.  This factor is modified by 'recoverable' effects such as Fortify, Drain, Feather.

| <center> '''Offset Modifier''' </center>

| For all Actors.  This factor is doesn't seem to be used by the combat or magic systems.  It is modified only by the [[ModActorValue|ModAV]] and [[ForceActorValue|ForceAV]] ''script'' commands (''not'' the console versions).   

| For Actors with low process or higher.  This factor is modified by the [[ModActorValue|ModAV]] and [[ForceActorValue|ForceAV]] ''console'' commands, by direct damage from combat, falling, lava, etc., and by 'nonrecoverable' effects like Damage & Restore.  It is intended only for '''negative''' values; any change that would increase it above zero sets it to zero instead.

There are three different 'versions' of an Actor Value that play a role in Oblivion:

     Maximum Value      =  Calculated Base Value + Max Modifier

    Current Value      =  Maximum Value + Offset Modifier + Damage Modifier

* These formulas do not apply to '''Fame,Infamy,Bounty,or Encumbrance'''.  These AVs are calculated differently, and stored differently as well.

* When player stats are displayed in the menu, they are shown as <font color="Green">green</font> if the Current value is greater than the Calculated Base value, <font color="Red">red</font> if the Current value is less than the CBV, and <font color="Blue">blue</font> if the two are equal.  The exception is the players Health, Magicka, and Fatigue, where the comparison is between the Maximum value and the CBV.

* Since the Offset modifier is not affected by ordinary damage or magic, changes to it cannot be undone by restoration spells or chapel healing, etc.  If it is changed by a script, it is the script author's responsibility to change it back by the same amount later.

* The Damage modifier is always negative or zero, but the Offset modifier can be positive, so it can be used to make the Current value greater than the Maximum value.  This isn't seen in game simply because nothing ever uses the Offset modifier.

* For (1) 'recoverable' effects from (2) Ability-type spells applied on the (3) player (and only the player), the ''Base'' factor is modified instead of the Max factor.  This is why benefits from birthsign and certain quest rewards (like the Skeleton Key) can actually alter the players skill mastery level.

 

Encumbrance is calculated and displayed differently from other actor values. 

* The '''Base''' factor is ignored entirely.  It is not used in calculation, and cannot be altered by the SetAV command or any magical means. It is, however, still included in the return value of the GetBaseAV command, making this command effectively useless.

* The '''Calculated Base''' is the total encumbrance bonus from strength.  Unlike most calculated factors, this applies to ''all'' actors, not just the player.

Modifier Sum = (Max Modifier + Offset Modifier + Damage Modifier)

For this reason, the Current encumbrance of an actor will never be less than their total carried weight, and the Maximum encumbrance will never be less than the value calculated from their strength.

 

  GetAV Return Value = Carried Weight + Modifier Sum

This means that GetAV will return the '''wrong''' value if the actor is currently subject to enough effects that reduce encumbrance (e.g. Feather).