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Every object in the [[Creatures series|Creatures games]] is in a [[category]] labelled with one word, the [[genus]]. [[Creature]]s cannot distinguish between, for example, the [[ball]], or the [[top]], because they are both in the [[toy]] category.
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Every [[agent]] in the [[Creatures series]] is classified within a hierarchy of types, which tells the [[engine]] what kind of object it is. The hierarchy includes three levels: [[family]], [[genus]] and [[species]]. For example, the [[spinning top]] is classified in the [[simple object]] family, in the [[toy]] genus, and it is the first species in that genus.
  
The [[class number]] is the [[family]], [[genus]] and [[species]] written together: for example 2 6 65, which is the [[class number]] for the [[Breaded Hatchling Norn]]. See the list of known [[C1 class numbers]] for more examples.
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[[Creature]]s only recognize broad categories, which correspond to the genus level, and cannot distinguish between objects beyond that level. This can be useful in terms of [[vocabulary]] and [[behaviour learning]], as Creatures can learn one word and behaviour for a particular 'toy', and it will extend to all others (so that if it's nice to activate the ball, it's also nice to do it to the spinning top). [[Steve Grand]] initially saw this as 'cheating' when he made the first Creatures game, preferring a model in which Creatures learnt to [[generalisation|generalise]] more naturally, but limitations of programming power and time have meant that this system has been used throughout the series.
  
The Family and Genus have a max of 255, anything over this will wrap over to 1 (Not 0, as this is used as a wildcard). In C3 and DS the Species has a max of 65535.
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The [[class number]] is the family, genus and species written together: for example 2 13 1 is the class number for the spinning top, and 2 6 65 is the class number for the [[Breaded Hatchling Norn]]. Agents with exactly the same class number generally behave identically due to sharing scripts.
  
==Creatures 3 class numbers==
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In all Creatures games, family and genus range from 1 to 255. In C1, species has a maximum of 255, and in C2 and [[CEE]]-based games, species has a maximum of 65535. Numbers over the maximum wrap around (so species 268 in C1 is equivalent to 12). 0 in any part of the classifier acts as a wildcard (see [[ENUM]], for instance).
  
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Lists of known [[C1 class numbers]] and [[C3/DS class numbers]] are maintained in addition to the overview below.
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==Creatures 1 genus numbers==
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* '''1''' <ol start="0"> <li> [[Scenery]] </li> </ol>
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* '''2''' [[Simple object]]s
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*# [[System]]
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*# Call [[Button]]
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*# [[Invisible]]
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*# [[Herb]]s
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*# [[Egg]]s
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*# [[Food]]
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*# [[Drink]]
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*# [[Vendor]]s
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*# [[Instrument]]s ("music")
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*# [[Animal]]s
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*# [[Hot]]
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*# [[Soothing]] ("shower")
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*# [[Toy]]s
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*# [[Bigtoy]]s
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*# [[Weed]]s
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* '''3''' [[Compound object]]s
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*# [[Vehicle]] ("[[mover]]")
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*# [[Lift]]
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*# [[Computer]]
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*# [[A/V Equipment]] ("Fun")
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*# [[Cannon]] ("Bang")
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* '''4''' [[Creature]]s
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*# [[Norn]]s
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*# [[Grendel]]s
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*# [[Ettin]]s ([[third-party]] addon species)
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*# [[Shee]] ([[Geat]] in later games, [[third-party]] addon species)
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==Creatures 2 genus numbers==
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* '''1''' [[Scenery]]
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* '''2''' [[Simple object]]
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*# [[System]]
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*# Call [[Button]]
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*# [[Nature]]
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*# [[Good Plant]]
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*# [[Creature Egg]]
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*# [[Food|Processed Food]]
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*# [[Drink]]s and [[fountain]]s
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*# [[Vendor]]s
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*# [[Implement]]s
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*# [[Cliff Edge]]
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*# [[Detritus]]
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*# Cures
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*# [[Toy]]s
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*# [[Weather]]
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*# [[Bad Plant]]
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*# [[Animal Nest]]
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*# [[Bad Bug]]
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*# [[Bug]]
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*# [[Bad Critter]]
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*# [[Critter]]
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*# [[Seed]]s
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*# [[Leaf]]
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*# [[Root Vegetables]]
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*# [[Flower]]s
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*# [[Fruit]]
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* '''3''' [[Compound object]]
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*# [[Mover]]s
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*# [[Lift]]s
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*# [[Computer]]s
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*# [[Fun]]
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*# [[Messages]]
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*# [[LeftRight]]
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*# [[Incubator]]s
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*# [[Teleporter]]s
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*# <Open genus slot>
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*# [[Machine]]s
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* '''4''' [[Creature]]
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*# [[Norn]]
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*# [[Grendel]]
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*# [[Ettin]]
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*# [[Geat]]
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==Creatures 3/Docking Station genus numbers==
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* <b>1</b>
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*# Invisible to norns
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*# [[User interface]] and system parts
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*# [[Favourite place]] signposts
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*# Favourite place icons
 
* <b>2</b>
 
* <b>2</b>
*# Hand
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*# [[Hand]]
*# Door
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*# [[Door (genus)|Door]]
*# Seed
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*# [[Seed]]
*# Good plant
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*# [[Good plant]]
*# Bad plant
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*# [[Bad plant]]
*# Leaf
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*# [[Leaf]]
*# Flower
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*# [[Flower]]
*# Good Fruit
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*# [[Fruit|Good Fruit]]
*# Bad Fruit
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*# [[Bad Fruit]] or Manky
*# Detritus
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*# [[Detritus]]
*# Food
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*# [[Food]]
*# Button or Switch
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*# [[Button]] or Switch
*# Good Bug
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*# [[Bug|Good Bug]]
*# Bad Bug
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*# [[Pest|Bad Bug]] or Pest
*# Good Critter
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*# [[Critter|Good Critter]]
*# Bad Critter
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*# [[Bad Critter]] or Beast
*# Nest
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*# [[Nest]]
*# Agent Egg
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*# [[Agent Egg]]
*# Weather
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*# [[Weather]]
*# Bad
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*# [[Bad]]
*# Toy
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*# [[Toy]]
*# Incubator
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*# [[Incubator]]
*# Vendor
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*# [[Vendor]]
*# Tool
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*# [[Tool]]
*# Potion
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*# [[Potion]]
 
* <b>3</b>
 
* <b>3</b>
*# Lift
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*# [[Lift]]
*# Teleporter
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*# [[Teleporter]]
*# Machinery
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*# [[Machinery]]
*# Creature Egg
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*# [[Creature Egg]]
*# Norn Home
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*# [[Norn Home]]
*# Grendel Home
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*# [[Grendel Home]]
*# Ettin Home
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*# [[Ettin Home]]
*# Gadget
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*# [[Gadget]]
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*# [[Portal]]
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*# [[Vehicle]]s
 
* <b>4</b>
 
* <b>4</b>
*# Norn
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*# [[Norn]]
*# Grendel
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*# [[Grendel]]
*# Ettin
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*# [[Ettin]]
*# Geat(?)
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*# [[Geat]](?)
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Other classes can be used, but by default they have no help name, and creatures cannot see them; you can change this, but it involves editing game files, and is therefore quite tricky to do multiple times without knowledge of how the game works - so is not good for players.
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==Item ID numbers==
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Creature genes (e.g. [[instinct]]s) use a different set of numbers than the list above to identify objects.
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<ol start="0">
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<li>Self</li>
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<li>Hand</li>
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<li>Door</li>
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<li>Seed</li>
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<li>Plant</li>
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<li>Weed</li>
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<li>Leaf</li>
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<li>Flower</li>
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<li>Fruit</li>
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<li>Manky</li>
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<li>Detritus</li>
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<li>Food</li>
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<li>Button</li>
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<li>Bug</li>
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<li>Pest</li>
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<li>Critter</li>
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<li>Beast</li>
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<li>[[Nest]]</li>
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<li>Animal egg</li>
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<li>Weather</li>
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<li>Bad</li>
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<li>Toy</li>
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<li>Incubator</li>
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<li>Dispenser</li>
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<li>Tool</li>
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<li>Potion</li>
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<li>Elevator</li>
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<li>Teleporter</li>
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<li>Machinery</li>
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<li>Creature egg</li>
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<li>Norn home</li>
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<li>Grendel home</li>
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<li>Ettin home</li>
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<li>Gadget</li>
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<li>Portal</li>
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<li>Vehicle</li>
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<li>Norn</li>
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<li>Grendel</li>
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<li>Ettin</li>
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<li>Something (Geat)</li>
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</ol>
  
{{stub}}
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170814230241/http://www.gamewareeurope.com/GWDev/cdn/cdn_classifier.php C3/DS classifiers list] over at the [[Creatures Developer Network]] - NOTE: This list is <b>not</b> an accurate list of all agent classifiers! A few agents, especially recent ones are missing from the list. Also it does not list what ranges are 'owned' by who, and so choosing a classifier based on the information there could cause a [[clash]]!
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*[https://creaturescaves.com/dev.php?section=Reservations Creatures Caves Script Reservation System] - If you are new to CAOS coding, you will need to get a range here.
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170814230154/http://www.gamewareeurope.com/GWDev/cdn/cdn_more.php?CDN_article_id=82 Classification and clashing - The very basics of the the Creatures Classification System]
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[[Category:Internals]]

Revision as of 07:11, 12 September 2022

Every agent in the Creatures series is classified within a hierarchy of types, which tells the engine what kind of object it is. The hierarchy includes three levels: family, genus and species. For example, the spinning top is classified in the simple object family, in the toy genus, and it is the first species in that genus.

Creatures only recognize broad categories, which correspond to the genus level, and cannot distinguish between objects beyond that level. This can be useful in terms of vocabulary and behaviour learning, as Creatures can learn one word and behaviour for a particular 'toy', and it will extend to all others (so that if it's nice to activate the ball, it's also nice to do it to the spinning top). Steve Grand initially saw this as 'cheating' when he made the first Creatures game, preferring a model in which Creatures learnt to generalise more naturally, but limitations of programming power and time have meant that this system has been used throughout the series.

The class number is the family, genus and species written together: for example 2 13 1 is the class number for the spinning top, and 2 6 65 is the class number for the Breaded Hatchling Norn. Agents with exactly the same class number generally behave identically due to sharing scripts.

In all Creatures games, family and genus range from 1 to 255. In C1, species has a maximum of 255, and in C2 and CEE-based games, species has a maximum of 65535. Numbers over the maximum wrap around (so species 268 in C1 is equivalent to 12). 0 in any part of the classifier acts as a wildcard (see ENUM, for instance).

Lists of known C1 class numbers and C3/DS class numbers are maintained in addition to the overview below.

Creatures 1 genus numbers

Creatures 2 genus numbers

Creatures 3/Docking Station genus numbers

Other classes can be used, but by default they have no help name, and creatures cannot see them; you can change this, but it involves editing game files, and is therefore quite tricky to do multiple times without knowledge of how the game works - so is not good for players.

Item ID numbers

Creature genes (e.g. instincts) use a different set of numbers than the list above to identify objects.

  1. Self
  2. Hand
  3. Door
  4. Seed
  5. Plant
  6. Weed
  7. Leaf
  8. Flower
  9. Fruit
  10. Manky
  11. Detritus
  12. Food
  13. Button
  14. Bug
  15. Pest
  16. Critter
  17. Beast
  18. Nest
  19. Animal egg
  20. Weather
  21. Bad
  22. Toy
  23. Incubator
  24. Dispenser
  25. Tool
  26. Potion
  27. Elevator
  28. Teleporter
  29. Machinery
  30. Creature egg
  31. Norn home
  32. Grendel home
  33. Ettin home
  34. Gadget
  35. Portal
  36. Vehicle
  37. Norn
  38. Grendel
  39. Ettin
  40. Something (Geat)

External links