Area Track (Ability)

Ability - Area Track

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Description /areatrack: Gives the Ranger the ability to study tracking clues in the area to figure out what kind of creatures or people have been in the region recently. Command: /areatrack CommandQueue Entry: areatrack (AA4E8A8C) Area Track Area Track Area Track Area Track

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System Messages

• Area Track

SUI Prompts

• Area Track Type
• Area Track Results

Ability Breakdown & Details

Area Track Abilities /area track granted at novice ranger. Range is a fixed/max number of 500m and does not increase with skill. Area Track can only be done outside and while stationary.

When the /areatrack command is issued, a window prompt is made that asks the player to choose what they want to track (based on our skills); Animal, NPC, or PC. Then the player selects what they want to track and there is an searching animation. After 4 seconds, A list of results is then shown displaying all mobs in the radius, or a message saying there is nothing to track in the area. The list or results consists of a the MOB type; displayed as the full critter name including the baby tag if it is one, or the NPC name incliding it's type [such as Ophelia (a Nightsister Ranger)], or a Player's name (no title or faction affiliation is displayed) and a direction and distance, if the player has the appropriate skill boxes trained.

The developers decided that Tracking should be a challenge to the player, and did not provide a simple waypoint to follow. Tracking does provide direction and distance in the higher skill levels which make it easier to locate the quarry. Tracking can NOT find what the server has not spawned yet. This means that you need to have been in the area long enough for a critter to spawn. Ex. You can not fly into an area on a speeder and jump off and track. The server takes a moment to recognize that you are there and will then spawn accordingly

Novice -- animals
0010 -- animals with compass direction
0020 -- animals & NPCs with compass direction
0030 -- animals & NPCs -- Compass direction and distance
0040 -- Animals, NPCs & Players -- Compass direction and distance
Master ranger - No additional benefits to the tracking skill 

System Messages ID Path Filename Trigger Message sys_scan_nothing /string/en/ skl_use.stf internal_command_string You aren't able to determine anything from the tracks in the area. sys_scan_begin /string/en/ skl_use.stf internal_command_string You begin to examine the environment for information. sys_scan_already /string/en/ skl_use.stf internal_command_string You are already searching for information. sys_scan_inside /string/en/ skl_use.stf internal_command_string Your tracking skills only apply to outdoor environments. sys_scan_moved /string/en/ skl_use.stf internal_command_string Your attempt to gather information has been disrupted by moving around too much. sys_scan_combat /string/en/ skl_use.stf internal_command_string Your attempt to gather information has been disrupted by combat! Source References Source Source in Context Source 1 Source 1 Source 2 Source 2 Source 3 [Source 3] Source 4 Source 4