HACKING THE QUESTIONAIRE
It is possible to hack the appropriate file to change the effects of your
answers. The questionaires are in the \Arena2 subdirectory in the format
"Biog#t0.txt" where # is the class number of the questionaire. Each class
has its own questionaire. What follows is a list of the codes which are used
in these files.
Questionaire Codes: (BiogXXt0.txt - where XX is one of the following)
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00 - Mage
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01 - Spellsword
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02 - Battlemage
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03 - Sorcerer
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04 - Healer
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05 - Nightblade
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06 - Bard
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07 - Burglar
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08 - Rogue
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09 - Acrobat
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10 - Thief
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11 - Assassin
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12 - Monk
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13 - Archer
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14 - Ranger
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15 - Barbarian
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16 - Warrior
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17 - Knight
Reputation codes:
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r0 - commoners
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r1 - merchants
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r2 - scholars
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r3 - nobility
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r4 - underworld
Skill codes: (Caution!!! Your level [and consequently your hit points] is
determined by a formula which records your starting skills levels. If you
increase your starting skills, you will permanently handicap your character.
If you're going to mess with skills, mess with your Miscellaneous Skills
since they aren't used in determining your level)
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0 - Medical
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1 - Etiquette
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2 - Streetwise
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3 - jumping
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4 - orcish???
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5 - harpy
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6 - giantish
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7 - dragonish
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8 - nymph
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9 - daedra
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10- spriggan
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11- centaur
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12- impish
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13- lockpicking
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14- mercantile
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15- pickpocketing
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16- stealth
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17- swimming
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18- climbing
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19- backstabbing
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20- dodging
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21- running
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22- destruction
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23- restoration (running? one response makes no sense with restoration)
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24- illusion
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25- alteration
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26- thaumaturgy
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27- mysticism
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28- short blade
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29- long blade
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30- hand-to-hand
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31- axe
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32- blunt
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33- archery
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34- critical strike
Item codes:
Each item that can be placed in your inventory has a code to identify it.
The code is in the format "IT (#a) (#b) (#c)" where "#a" designates the category
of the item, "#b" designates the item within the category and "#c" designates
the material. By replacing the existing codes in the appropriate questionaire
it is possible to equip yourself with whatever you want in the way of weapons
and armor from the start. If you are going to add multiple items, use
"copy" and "paste" so that you get the spacing right, otherwise it won't
work. Except for helmets and shields, it does not appear to be possible
to equip yourself with silver armor through this process. Everything
else seems to work OK, though.
Categories: 2=armor, 3=weapons, 7=book, 10=religious item, 25=jewelry, and
it's anybody's guess as to what falls in the middle.
Materials: 0=iron, 1=steel, 2=silver, 3=elven, 4=dwarven, 5=mithril,
6=adamantium, 7=ebony, 8=orcish, 9=daedric
The following are the items that various answers to the standard questionaires
will place in your inventory.
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IT 2 0 0 = cuirass (iron)
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IT 2 1 0 = gauntlets (iron)
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IT 2 2 0 = greaves (iron)
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IT 2 3 0 = pauldron (L/R?)
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IT 2 4 0 = pauldron (L/R?)
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(IT 2 5 0 = helm - educated guess)
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(IT 2 6 0 = boots - educated guess)
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IT 2 7 1 = buckler (steel)
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IT 2 8 1 = round shield (steel)
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(IT 2 9 0 = kite shield (iron) - educated guess)
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(IT 2 10 0 = tower shield (iron) - educated guess)
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IT 3 0 7 = dagger (ebony)
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IT 3 1 3 = tanto (silver)
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IT 3 2 2 = staff (silver)
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IT 3 3 0 = short sword (?) (iron)
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IT 3 4 1 = wakazashi (?) (steel)
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(IT 3 5 1 = sabre (steel) - educated guess)
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(IT 3 6 1 = broadsword (steel) - educated guess)
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IT 3 7 1 = long sword(steel)
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IT 3 8 0 = katana (iron)
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IT 3 9 0 = claymore (?) (iron)
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IT 3 10 0 = dai-katana (iron)
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IT 3 11 0 = mace (iron)
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IT 3 12 0 = flail (iron)
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IT 3 13 0 = hammer (iron)
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IT 3 14 0 = battleaxe (iron)
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IT 3 15 0 = waraxe (iron)
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IT 3 16 0 = short bow (iron)
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IT 3 17 0 = long bow (iron)
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IT 3 18 0 = 1 arrow (iron) - note: there are codes in the file for steel
and silver arrows, so it's theoretically possible to have daedric arrows.
Since the damage range is determined by the material of the bow, perhaps
special arrows have increased chances to hit? Your guess is as good as mine.
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IT 10 4 0 = Holy Water (other religious items would be holy tomes, holy daggers,
holy relics, etc. - no guesses as to the codes)
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IT 25 0 0 = amulet
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IT 25 2 0 = ring
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IT 25 3 0 = jewelry (type?)
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IT 25 5 0 = jewelry (type?)