ItemInformation

EverQuest II Item Information

ItemInformation

Obtain: obtain

What does this information mean?

INFORMATION BELOW THIS IS INCLUDED FROM Template:ItemInformation/doc.
IT IS NOT PART OF THE TEMPLATE.

If you are a user and just wanted to know what the information on a particular Item page means, see Help:ItemInformation

Purpose

Template:EquipInformation is for EQUIPABLE items, such as Armor, Weapons, Charms, Bangles, etc.
Template:ItemInformation is for NON-EQUIPABLE items such as Containers, Food, Drink, House Items, Quest items, etc.

Changes

2016-01-08: Chillispike - added tier 11, 12, 13, 14
2015-08-06: Chillispike - added level switch. use - or leave it blank to supress the level
2014-05-01: Chillispike - added parameter "rewards" for the mission crates
2014-03-25: Lordebon - added support for Census icons (iconnum param)
2013-11-26: Chillispike - changed flags so they have a double blank inbetween and bold like ingame
2011-02-27: Chillispike - hideing weight and redice wt of items since it got removed from all items with Destiny of Velious
2010-06-25: Vraeth - added category to keep track of missing itemlinks
2009-09-17: chillispike - parameters contains and creates added, the get the best ingame look use Template:CItem for contains and Template:CItemList for creates
2008-03-25: uberfuzzy - fix related to rsr, re-add RSRTier call, added rcr cat
2008-03-24: uberfuzzy - added rcr field
2008-03-15: uberfuzzy - added code for light field
2008-02-27: uberfuzzy - added code for t9 status items
2008-02-22: uberfuzzy - long time coming redo, similar code and style that was used in EquipInformation. tried to make it a graphical change only, minor changes to fields (bagslots->slots, +capacity, +tier, +icon (for real this time))
2007-11-24: uberfuzzy - if type="House Item", auto insert "This item can be placed in your house" at top of desc box

added some crude icon support, will be better in redo coming soon

2007-11-21: uberfuzzy - if rquest used, do not complain about lack of obtain
11 Oct 2007 - rsr can now accept "?", will link to cat with sort key of ?, but not try to run tier linker
1 Aug 2007 - added rquest , used only when type is Quest Item
9 July 2007 - added spellgrade , used ONLY for spell page & books, or combat arts
20 June 2007 - added aaexp to link to Category:Items that award AA
5 April 2007 - If bagslots is not blank (indicating this is a container) suppress Level and the tier cat link

Parameters

parameter	explanation
iname	Name of the image file to display (with extension). If blank, the Page Name + .jpg will be used, if not found, will be hidden
idesc	(optional) image caption, pagename will be used if iname is set with no idesc, or if auto found
iname2, idesc2	Second image name & description, e.g., for visible images instead of examines.
type	Item Type is one of: Food, Drink, Quest, House Item, etc (Default: blank) See Category:Item Types for a complete list of Item Types
subtype	Item Subtype is one of: Bookcase, Chair, etc (Default: blank) See Category:Item Subtypes for a complete list of Item Subtypes
aaexp	If not blank, this item awards Alternate Advancement the first time you find one
altname	if the pagename is not what you want in the box, or on the item searches, put the REAL name in here. common use is for disambig'd pages
iconnum	SOE icon number, used with the rarity (icat) to build the finished icon from the Census image. Will always be used over icon if present.
icon	local filename of the icon, will be wrapped in `[[Image:{icon}\|42x42px]]` , see Category:Icons
desc	the description text note : if `type=House Item` , and `desc` is blank, the text "This item can be placed in your house." will be inserted here
icat	One of: blank , Uncommon, Handcrafted, Treasured, Legendary, Mastercrafted, Fabled or Mythical (Default:blank). See also: Category:Items by Rarity Note: blank will no longer print COMMON, but will still be listed in 'Common Items'
flags	may be blank, or have values like LORE, NO-TRADE, NO-VALUE, etc. (Default:blank) forced to uppercase automaticly
level	For some items, you MUST be this level or higher to use it, for others you can use it but not to full effect. Use "-" or leave it blank to supress the level.
tier	For status items, so it doesn't show the level but the tier as category.
satiation	What level of satisfaction does this food or drink give? Normal, High or Superior. Use ONLY if type= `Food` or `Drink` . No default value!
duration	How long do the effects of this food or drink last before you must eat or drink again? Express this as full text, i.e. "3 hours and 20 minutes" or "30 minutes". Use ONLY if type= `Food` or `Drink` . No default value!
rsr	Rent Status Reduction. If you do not know how much, but know that it does, put "yes" here, else put the amount.
rcr	Rent Coin Reduction.
slots	How many slots does this bag or box have? Use ONLY if this item is of type: Container.
capacity	like `slots` , but only for type=Sales Display
rquest	Name of quest this item is required by
squest	Name of quest this item starts
classes	(default: blank ) A list of Classes that may use this Item. If you leave classes blank the template will NOT create a link to the item categories for All classes. If you are unsure how to link the class names and categories correctly, just fill in plain text and mark the page with `{{wikify\|classes}}` at the top.
effects	A description of any special effects or benefits of the use of this item. please use * bullets to mark it up like the examine windows
contains	If a Item contains other items this parameter should get used, the get the best look use Template:CItem with showname=y `{{CItem\|item=\|icon=\|showname=y}}`
creates	If a Item creats other items this parameter should get used, the get the best look use Template:CItemList {{CItemList\| item1 =\| icon1 =\| ... item10=\| icon10=\| }}
rewards	If a Item rewards items this parameter should get used, the get the best look use Template:CItemList {{CItemList\| item1 =\| icon1 =\| ... item10=\| icon10=\| }}
obtain	Where and/or how to get this item. May be link to a vendor NPC, type of vendor, link to a NPC or link to a Quest. (Default: unknown). When possible, please use one of the following templates in this field! Template:QuestReward Template:DroppedItem Template:VendorItem Template:CraftedItem Template:TinkerItem
itemlink	The link code, from your log file, that anyone can cut and paste in-game to create a link to the item.
light	not included in preloads, please leave blank if not a light item ONLY if (type=House Item) if(light=yes) display "A warm light shines brightly from this finely crafted fixture." if(light=no) display "This ornamental light fixture gives off only a gentle glow."

Calling Code

{{ItemInformation|
 iname    =|
 idesc    =|
 iname2   =|
 idesc2   =|
 type     =|
 subtype  =|
 aaexp    =|
 altname  =|
 icon     =|
 desc     =|
 icat     =|
 flags    =|
 level    =|
 satiation=|
 duration =|
 rsr      =|
 slots    =|
 contains =|
 creates  =|
 capacity =|
 rquest   =|
 squest   =|
 classes  =|
 effects  =
|
 obtain   =|
 itemlink =|
}}