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Npcs come with a variety of important statistics for players when examined. Not all statistics are readily available as certain attributes can only be viewed if a player has sufficient Creature Knowledge skill modifiers from the scout and ranger profession trees. Other statistics such as the target's HAM are viewable only when clicking on the target and examining the target window. All possible stats on Npcs are as follows:

• HAM
• Armor Rating
• Special Protection
• Effectiveness
• Vulnerability
• Aggression
• Stalker
• Tamable
• Deathblows
• Ferocity
• Difficulty Level
• To-Hit
• Damage
• Combat Difficulty

HAM

The health, action and mind stats of a target can be viewed by clicking on the target window and hovering the mouse over on a particular ham bar. The bar will read out the current and maximum value on that particular target's selected ham pool. For example a healthy target with 100,000 health will display "100000/100000 (100000) "where as a damaged target that has lost 50,000 health will display "50000/100000. (100000)" A wounded target with damage to its ham pool will display the current min and max of the health bar due to the wounds suffered, along with the maximum possible value that was available to the health bar before wounds took place. A target with 50,000 damage and 10,000 wounds to the health bar would display "50000/90000 (100000)"

An npc or creature's ham pool bar sizes are randomly set within a set range per each ham bar upon spawning. Each npc and creature has a base value for a particular pool and that value is modified randomly within a range of 0-25% of the base value. For example a target with 100,000 base ham will have its pool size between a range of 100,000 and 125,000. Each pool is randomized in this manner so that in most cases no two pools will ever be alike.

Armor Rating

This is the value of the armor type given to the Npc which is used in the damage calculations when attacks are made against it. Higher armor ratings means a reduction in the amount of damage taken by the Npc. Armor ratings rank from:

• 0 (none)
• 1 (light)
• 2 (medium)
• 3 (heavy)

Special Protection, Effectiveness & Vulnerability

These reflect the overall resistance by the Npc to particular damage types made against it. Values listed here are directly subtracted from the damage inflicted on the Npc. Valid ranges are "-" (vulnerable) to "100%" (immune to an attack of that damage type). If a Npc is vulnerable (meaning it has no resistance at all) to a damage type then it is shown under the Vulnerability listing. Each Npc has its own unique set of vulnerabilities and resistances.

Aggressive

This attribute lets players know whether the animal is aggressive or not. Valid values here are Yes or No.

Requires 5 Creature Knowledge Modifier to view

Stalker

This attribute lets players know whether the animal stalks players, Npcs and creatures. Valid values here are Yes or No. The stalker behavior does not seem to apply with npcs.

Requires 5 Creature Knowledge Modifier to view

Tamable

This attribute lets players know whether or not the Npc can be tamed by creature handlers. Valid values are Yes or No

Requires 10 Creature Knowledge Modifier to view

Deathblows

This attribute lets players know whether or not the Npc will potentially kill a player or pet when it incapacitates them. Valid values here are Yes or No

Requires 30 Creature Knowledge Modifier to view

Ferocity

Ferocity stat reflects the chance that the Npc will become aggressive to a target within its detection range.

Requires 40 Creature Knowledge Modifier to view

Difficulty Level

This lists the Npc's challenge level

Requires 50 Creature Knowledge Modifier to view

Base To-Hit

This attribute lists the base accuracy value of the Npc's to-hit chance against a target

Requires 90 Creature Knowledge Modifier to view

Damage

This attribute lists the base damage range of the creature

Requires 100 Creature Knowledge Modifier to view

Combat Difficulty

This attribute lists the consideration scale of the target as compared to the player. The player is notified how strong the opponent is through color coded text. Valid values are:

• *** %TT is no match for you. (Green)
• *** %TT looks weak to you. (Light Blue)
• *** %TT would probably be defeated. (Dark Blue)
• *** %TT looks like an even match. (White)
• *** %TT looks like a tough fight. (Yellow)
• *** %TT looks like instant death. (Red)

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