Runtime object type

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Engine object-kind tokens accepted by INI settings such as `Factory=`.

Engine enum

RTTIType

Input form

Named token

The engine fixes this list of object kinds; rules files cannot add to it. In rules, only Factory takes one of these names, to set the kind of object a structure produces. That page lists the names that make a structure produce anything.

A Factory value that matches no name in the list, ignoring case, reads as <none>. A misspelled value therefore replaces any earlier setting with no kind at all.

Most names never appear in rules. Every object in play and every rules definition has a kind, which is why many names come in pairs: Building for a structure standing on the map, BuildingType for the rules entry it was made from. The rest cover engine objects such as map cells, production lines, the record a fogged cell keeps of what stood in it, and tunnel routes.

Values

Filter values

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Input	Meaning	Engine constant	Stored value
<none>	No runtime type.	RTTI_NONE	0
Unit	Live vehicle object.	RTTI_UNIT	1
Aircraft	Live aircraft object.	RTTI_AIRCRAFT	2
AircraftType	Aircraft type definition.	RTTI_AIRCRAFTTYPE	3
Anim	Live animation object.	RTTI_ANIM	4
AnimType	Animation type definition.	RTTI_ANIMTYPE	5
Building	Live building object.	RTTI_BUILDING	6
BuildingType	Building type definition.	RTTI_BUILDINGTYPE	7
Bullet	Live projectile object.	RTTI_BULLET	8
BulletType	Projectile type definition.	RTTI_BULLETTYPE	9
Campaign	Campaign definition.	RTTI_CAMPAIGN	10
Cell	Map cell object.	RTTI_CELL	11
Factory	A production line, which builds one object at a time for a house.	RTTI_FACTORY	12
House	Live player or house object.	RTTI_HOUSE	13
HouseType	House type definition.	RTTI_HOUSETYPE	14
Infantry	Live infantry object.	RTTI_INFANTRY	15
InfantryType	Infantry type definition.	RTTI_INFANTRYTYPE	16
Isotile	Live isometric tile object.	RTTI_ISOTILE	17
IsotileType	Isometric tile type definition.	RTTI_ISOTILETYPE	18
Light	A structure's spotlight beam.	RTTI_LIGHT	19
Overlay	Live overlay object.	RTTI_OVERLAY	20
OverlayType	Overlay type definition.	RTTI_OVERLAYTYPE	21
Particle	Live particle object.	RTTI_PARTICLE	22
ParticleType	Particle type definition.	RTTI_PARTICLETYPE	23
ParticleSystem	Live particle-system object.	RTTI_PARTICLESYSTEM	24
ParticleSystemType	Particle-system type definition.	RTTI_PARTICLESYSTEMTYPE	25
Script	Live team script object.	RTTI_SCRIPT	26
ScriptType	Team script type definition.	RTTI_SCRIPTTYPE	27
Side	Side definition.	RTTI_SIDE	28
Smudge	Live smudge object.	RTTI_SMUDGE	29
SmudgeType	Smudge type definition.	RTTI_SMUDGETYPE	30
Special	Not an object kind: marks a sidebar cameo whose identifier names a superweapon.	RTTI_SPECIAL	31
SuperWeaponType	Superweapon type definition.	RTTI_SUPERWEAPONTYPE	32
TaskForce	Task-force definition.	RTTI_TASKFORCE	33
Team	Live AI team object.	RTTI_TEAM	34
TeamType	AI team type definition.	RTTI_TEAMTYPE	35
Terrain	Live terrain object.	RTTI_TERRAIN	36
TerrainType	Terrain type definition.	RTTI_TERRAINTYPE	37
Trigger	Live scenario trigger object.	RTTI_TRIGGER	38
TriggerType	Trigger type definition.	RTTI_TRIGGERTYPE	39
UnitType	Vehicle type definition.	RTTI_UNITTYPE	40
VoxelAnim	Live voxel animation object.	RTTI_VOXELANIM	41
VoxelAnimType	Voxel animation type definition.	RTTI_VOXELANIMTYPE	42
Wave	A laser or sonic beam drawn between a firing object and its target.	RTTI_WAVE	43
Tag	Live trigger tag object.	RTTI_TAG	44
TagType	Trigger tag type definition.	RTTI_TAGTYPE	45
Tiberium	Tiberium type definition.	RTTI_TIBERIUM	46
Action	Trigger action record.	RTTI_ACTION	47
Event	Trigger event record.	RTTI_EVENT	48
WeaponType	Weapon type definition.	RTTI_WEAPONTYPE	49
WarheadType	Warhead type definition.	RTTI_WARHEADTYPE	50
Waypoint	Scenario waypoint object.	RTTI_WAYPOINT	51
Abstract	Not an object kind: marks a stored target that names an object rather than a cell.	RTTI_ABSTRACT	52
Tube	An underground tunnel route: its two mouths and the path of steps between them.	RTTI_TUBE	53
LightSource	An unseen point light that brightens and tints the cells around it.	RTTI_LIGHTSOURCE	54
EMPulse	EMPulse effect object.	RTTI_EMPULSE	55
TacticalMap	Tactical map object.	RTTI_TACTICALMAP	56
SuperWeapon	Live superweapon object.	RTTI_SUPERWEAPON	57
AITrigger	Live AI trigger object.	RTTI_AITRIGGER	58
AITriggerType	AI trigger type definition.	RTTI_AITRIGGERTYPE	59
Neuron	A node of an unfinished AI brain; nothing creates one while the game runs.	RTTI_NEURON	60
FoggedObject	Fog-memory object.	RTTI_FOGGEDOBJECT	61
AlphaShape	The blend shape that brightens the map around an object with an AlphaImage.	RTTI_ALPHASHAPE	62
VeinholeMonster	Veinhole monster object.	RTTI_VEINHOLEMONSTER	63

Used by

• Factory INI key

Source files

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• code/rtti.hh
• code/_rtti.cpp

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