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-This isn't a function, but a work-around to get an actor's "type".
+This isn't a function, but a work-around to get an actor's "type".
+<pre>
+short GAT ; GetActorType
+set GAT to (GetIsCreature *8)+(getIsGhost)+(getVampire *2)+IsActor+(isEssential *4)-1</pre>
+This returns the following values:
 <pre>
-getactortype = GetIsCreature+(getisghost *3)+(getvampire *4)+IsActor+(isessential *9)</pre>
+-1	- Not an actor
+	- NPC
+	- NPC Ghost
+	- NPC vampire
+	- NPC Ghost AND Vampire
+	- Essential NPC
+	- Essential NPC Ghost
+	- Essential NPC Vampire
+	- Essential NPC Ghost AND Vampire
+	- Creature
+	- Creature Ghost (creatures considered ghost by the game-engine).
+	- Creature Vampire
+	- Creature Ghost AND Vampire
+</pre>
-Here goes the values returned:
+Note that "Ghost" refers to creatures and NPCs who are affected by the [[SetGhost]] function. Ordinarily, a creature like a wraith will return 2 for "Creature", not "Creature Ghost."
-<pre>
-- Not an Actor
-- NPC
-- Creature
-- NPC Ghost
-- Creature Ghost (creatures considered ghost by the game-engine).
-- NPC vampire
-- Creature Vampire
-- NPC Ghost AND Vampire
-- Creature Ghost AND Vampire
-- Essential NPC
-- Essential NPC Ghost
-- Essential NPC Vampire
-- Essential NPC Ghost AND Vampire</pre>
-I'm not fantastic at WIKI formatting, but I tried :)
-Main article by --[[User:GBHis|GBHis]] 11:31, 25 October 2006 (EDT)
+[[Category:Solutions]]
-Suggestions go below (or in the TALK page):
+[[Category:Useful_Code]]