challenges broken down

[wolfbain5]

how are challenges tracked? is it by tag or index. Yes this is gonna be for modding,

[Riamus]

Someone mentioned there is an index value for the current challenges for what items can be used in the harvest challenges.  But you might get better answers from the modding section.

[BFT2020]

From the challenges file

 

    <challenge name="harvestPolymers" title_key="challengeHarvestPolymers" icon="ui_game_symbol_challenge_harvesting_polymers" group="Harvesting"
        short_description_key="challengeHarvestPolymersShort" description_key="challengeHarvestPolymersDesc"
        reward_text_key="challenge_reward_500xp" reward_event="challenge_reward_500">
        <objective type="Harvest" held="meleeToolRepairT0StoneAxe" required_held="true" item="resourceScrapPolymers" count="50" block_tag="challenge_barrels" override_tracker_index="challenge_barrels" track_distance="50"/>
    </challenge>

 

From the blocks file

 

<block name="cntBarrelPlasticSingle00">
    <property name="IndexName" value="challenge_barrels"/>
    <property name="Material" value="MFuelBarrelPolymer"/>
    <property name="Shape" value="ModelEntity"/>
    <property name="Model" value="Entities/Industrial/barrelPlasticPrefab"/>
    <property name="WaterFlow" value="permitted"/>
    <property name="Place" value="TowardsPlacerInverted"/>
    <property name="Collide" value="sight,movement,melee,bullet,arrow,rocket"/>
    <property name="Path" value="solid"/>
    <property name="IsTerrainDecoration" value="true"/>
    <property name="CanDecorateOnSlopes" value="false"/>
    <property name="SellableToTrader" value="false"/>
    <drop event="Harvest" name="resourceScrapPolymers" count="2,4" tag="allToolsHarvest"/>
    <drop event="Destroy" name="resourceScrapPolymers" count="2,4" tag="oreWoodHarvest"/>
    <drop event="Fall" name="resourceScrapPolymers" count="3" prob="0.3" stick_chance="0"/>
    <property name="SortOrder1" value="B260"/>
    <property name="SortOrder2" value="0600"/>
    <property name="Tags" value="challenge_barrels"/>
    <property name="FilterTags" value="MC_building,SC_loot"/>
</block>

 

So to answer your question - Index

 

Tags are used to indicate which blocks are part of the challenge.

[wolfbain5]

yep, got a modlet out already, thanks for the further breakdown