diff --git a/nif.xml b/nif.xml
index 781fa40e62ad8ee5859641a220872c5422fc5ea3..e72779b99d18c0c6916dc77ab19ee50110b93768 100644
--- a/nif.xml
+++ b/nif.xml
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@
</enum>
<enum name="FieldType" storage="uint">
- The force field's type.
+ The force field type.
<option value="0" name="FIELD_WIND">Wind (fixed direction)</option>
<option value="1" name="FIELD_POINT">Point (fixed origin)</option>
</enum>
@@ -2240,7 +2240,7 @@
<niobject name="NiParticleModifier" abstract="1" inherit="NiObject">
- A particle system modifier.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1). Abstract base class for particle system modifiers.
<add name="Next Modifier" type="Ref" template="NiParticleModifier">Next particle modifier.</add>
<add name="Controller" type="Ptr" template="NiParticleSystemController" ver1="4.0.0.2">Points to the particle system controller parent.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -2360,7 +2360,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="bhkRigidBodyT" abstract="0" inherit="bhkRigidBody">
- Unknown.
+ The "T" suffix marks this body as active for translation and rotation.
</niobject>
<niobject name="bhkConstraint" abstract="1" inherit="bhkSerializable">
@@ -2585,15 +2585,15 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiInterpolator" abstract="1" inherit="NiObject">
- Interpolator objects - function unknown.
+ Abstract base class for all interpolators of bool, float, NiQuaternion, NiPoint3, NiColorA, and NiQuatTransform data.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiKeyBasedInterpolator" abstract="1" inherit="NiInterpolator">
- Interpolator objects that use keys?
+ Abstract base class for interpolators that use NiAnimationKeys (Key, KeyGrp) for interpolation.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiFloatInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiKeyBasedInterpolator">
- Unknown.
+ Uses NiFloatKeys to animate a float value over time.
<add name="Float Value" type="float">Value when posed? At time 0?</add>
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiFloatData">Float data?</add>
</niobject>
@@ -2609,7 +2609,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPoint3Interpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiKeyBasedInterpolator">
- Unknown.
+ Uses NiPosKeys to animate an NiPoint3 value over time.
<add name="Point 3 Value" type="Vector3">Value when posed? Value at time 0?</add>
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiPosData">Reference to NiPosData.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -2625,7 +2625,7 @@
</enum>
<niobject name="NiPathInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiKeyBasedInterpolator">
- Unknown interpolator.
+ Used to make an object follow a predefined spline path.
<add name="Flags" type="PathFlags" />
<add name="Bank Dir" type="uint" />
<add name="Max Bank Angle" type="float" />
@@ -2636,13 +2636,14 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBoolInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiKeyBasedInterpolator">
- Unknown.
+ Uses NiBoolKeys to animate a bool value over time.
<add name="Bool Value" type="bool">Value when posed? At time 0?</add>
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiBoolData">Refers to a NiBoolData object.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBoolTimelineInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiBoolInterpolator">
- Unknown.
+ Uses NiBoolKeys to animate a bool value over time.
+ Unlike NiBoolInterpolator, it ensures that keys have not been missed between two updates.
</niobject>
<enum name="InterpBlendFlags" storage="byte">
@@ -2659,7 +2660,7 @@
</compound>
<niobject name="NiBlendInterpolator" abstract="1" inherit="NiInterpolator">
- An extended type of interpolater.
+ Abstract base class for all NiInterpolators that blend the results of sub-interpolators together to compute a final weighted value.
<add name="Flags" type="InterpBlendFlags" />
<add name="Array Size" type="byte" />
<add name="Weight Threshold" type="float" />
@@ -2675,7 +2676,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBSplineInterpolator" abstract="1" inherit="NiInterpolator">
- For interpolators storing data via a B-spline.
+ Abstract base class for interpolators storing data via a B-spline.
<add name="Start Time" type="float">Animation start time.</add>
<add name="Stop Time" type="float">Animation stop time.</add>
<add name="Spline Data" type="Ref" template="NiBSplineData">Refers to NiBSplineData.</add>
@@ -2683,7 +2684,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiObjectNET" abstract="1" inherit="NiObject">
- An object that can be controlled by a controller.
+ Abstract base class for NiObjects that support names, extra data, and time controllers.
<add name="Skyrim Shader Type" type="BSLightingShaderPropertyShaderType" vercond="User Version >= 12" cond="BSLightingShaderProperty">Configures the main shader path</add>
<add name="Name" type="string">Name of this controllable object, used to refer to the object in .kf files.</add>
<add name="Has Old Extra Data" type="bool" ver2="2.3">Extra data for pre-3.0 versions.</add>
@@ -2756,7 +2757,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiAVObject" abstract="1" inherit="NiObjectNET">
- Base audiovisual object.
+ Abstract audio-visual base class from which all of Gamebryo's scene graph objects inherit.
<add name="Flags" type="uint" default="14" vercond="(Version == 20.2.0.7) && (User Version >= 11) && (User Version 2 > 26)">Basic flags for AV objects.</add>
<add name="Flags" type="Flags" ver1="3.0" vercond="!((Version == 20.2.0.7) && (User Version >= 11) && (User Version 2 > 26))">Basic flags for AV objects; commonly 0x000C or 0x000A.</add>
<!-- TODO use MTransform -->
@@ -2774,7 +2775,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiDynamicEffect" abstract="1" inherit="NiAVObject">
- A dynamic effect such as a light or environment map.
+ Abstract base class for dynamic effects such as NiLights or projected texture effects.
<add name="Switch State" type="bool" ver1="10.1.0.106" vercond="User Version 2 < 130">Turns effect on and off? Switches list to list of unaffected nodes?</add>
<add name="Num Affected Node List Pointers" type="uint" ver2="4.0.0.2" >The number of affected nodes referenced.</add>
<add name="Affected Node List Pointers" type="uint" arr1="Num Affected Node List Pointers" ver2="4.0.0.2">This is probably the list of affected nodes. For some reason i do not know the max exporter seems to write pointers instead of links. But it doesn't matter because at least in version 4.0.0.2 the list is automagically updated by the engine during the load stage.</add>
@@ -2783,7 +2784,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiLight" abstract="1" inherit="NiDynamicEffect">
- Light source.
+ Abstract base class that represents light sources in a scene graph.
<add name="Dimmer" type="float">Dimmer.</add>
<add name="Ambient Color" type="Color3">Ambient color.</add>
<add name="Diffuse Color" type="Color3">Diffuse color.</add>
@@ -2791,7 +2792,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiProperty" abstract="1" inherit="NiObjectNET">
- A generic property object.
+ Abstract base class representing all rendering properties. Subclasses are attached to NiAVObjects to control their rendering.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiTransparentProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiProperty">
@@ -2800,7 +2801,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysModifier" abstract="1" inherit="NiObject">
- Generic particle system modifier object.
+ Abstract base class for all particle system modifiers.
<add name="Name" type="string">The object name.</add>
<add name="Order" type="uint">Modifier ID in the particle modifier chain (always a multiple of 1000)?</add>
<add name="Target" type="Ptr" template="NiParticleSystem">NiParticleSystem parent of this modifier.</add>
@@ -2808,7 +2809,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysEmitter" abstract="1" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- A particle emitter?
+ Abstract base class for all particle system emitters.
<add name="Speed" type="float">Speed / Inertia of particle movement.</add>
<add name="Speed Variation" type="float">Adds an amount of randomness to Speed.</add>
<add name="Declination" type="float">Declination / First axis.</add>
@@ -2823,12 +2824,12 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysVolumeEmitter" abstract="1" inherit="NiPSysEmitter">
- An emitter that emits meshes?
+ Abstract base class for particle emitters that emit particles from a volume.
<add name="Emitter Object" type="Ptr" template="NiNode" ver1="10.1.0.0">Node parent of this modifier?</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiTimeController" abstract="1" inherit="NiObject">
- A generic time controller object.
+ Abstract base class that provides the base timing and update functionality for all the Gamebryo animation controllers.
<add name="Next Controller" type="Ref" template="NiTimeController">Index of the next controller.</add>
<add name="Flags" type="Flags">
Controller flags.
@@ -2849,16 +2850,17 @@
<niobject name="NiInterpController" abstract="1" inherit="NiTimeController">
- A controller capable of interpolation?
+ Abstract base class for all NiTimeController objects using NiInterpolator objects to animate their target objects.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiMultiTargetTransformController" abstract="0" inherit="NiInterpController">
- Unknown.
+ DEPRECATED (20.6)
<add name="Num Extra Targets" type="ushort">The number of target pointers that follow.</add>
<add name="Extra Targets" type="Ptr" template="NiAVObject" arr1="Num Extra Targets">NiNode Targets to be controlled.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiGeomMorpherController" abstract="0" inherit="NiInterpController">
+ DEPRECATED (20.5), replaced by NiMorphMeshModifier.
Time controller for geometry morphing.
<add name="Extra Flags" type="Flags" ver1="10.0.1.2">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Unknown 2" type="byte" ver1="10.1.0.106" ver2="10.1.0.106">Unknown.</add>
@@ -2881,17 +2883,18 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiSingleInterpController" abstract="1" inherit="NiInterpController">
- A controller referring to a single interpolator.
+ Uses a single NiInterpolator to animate its target value.
<add name="Interpolator" type="Ref" template="NiInterpolator" ver1="10.2.0.0">Link to interpolator.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiKeyframeController" abstract="0" inherit="NiSingleInterpController">
+ DEPRECATED (10.2), RENAMED (10.2) to NiTransformController
A time controller object for animation key frames.
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiKeyframeData" ver2="10.1.0.0">Keyframe controller data index.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiTransformController" abstract="0" inherit="NiKeyframeController">
- NiTransformController replaces the NiKeyframeController.
+ NiTransformController replaces NiKeyframeController.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysModifierCtlr" abstract="1" inherit="NiSingleInterpController">
@@ -2906,16 +2909,16 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysModifierBoolCtlr" abstract="1" inherit="NiPSysModifierCtlr">
- A particle system modifier controller that deals with boolean data?
+ A particle system modifier controller that animates a boolean value for particles.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysModifierActiveCtlr" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifierBoolCtlr">
- Unknown.
+ A particle system modifier controller that animates active/inactive state for particles.
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiVisData" ver2="10.1.0.0">This controller's data.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysModifierFloatCtlr" abstract="1" inherit="NiPSysModifierCtlr">
- A particle system modifier controller that deals with floating point data?
+ A particle system modifier controller that animates a floating point value for particles.
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiFloatData" ver2="10.1.0.0">This controller's data.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -2945,11 +2948,12 @@
<niobject name="NiFloatInterpController" abstract="1" inherit="NiSingleInterpController">
- A controller that interpolates floating point numbers?
+ Abstract base class for all NiInterpControllers that use an NiInterpolator to animate their target float value.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiFlipController" abstract="0" inherit="NiFloatInterpController">
- Texture flipping controller.
+ Changes the image a Map (TexDesc) will use. Uses a float interpolator to animate the texture index.
+ Often used for performing flipbook animation.
<add name="Texture Slot" type="TexType">Target texture slot (0=base, 4=glow).</add>
<add name="Unknown Int 2" type="uint" ver1="4.0.0.0" ver2="10.1.0.0">0?</add>
<add name="Delta" type="float" ver2="10.1.0.0">
@@ -2962,7 +2966,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiAlphaController" abstract="0" inherit="NiFloatInterpController">
- Time controller for transparency.
+ Animates the alpha value of a property using an interpolator.
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiFloatData" ver2="10.1.0.0">Alpha controller data index.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -2979,16 +2983,16 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBoolInterpController" abstract="1" inherit="NiSingleInterpController">
- A controller that interpolates floating point numbers?
+ Abstract base class for all NiInterpControllers that use a NiInterpolator to animate their target boolean value.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiVisController" abstract="0" inherit="NiBoolInterpController">
- Time controller for visibility.
+ Animates the visibility of an NiAVObject.
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiVisData" ver2="10.1.0.0">Visibility controller data object index.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPoint3InterpController" abstract="1" inherit="NiSingleInterpController">
- A controller that interpolates point 3 data?
+ Abstract base class for all NiInterpControllers that use a NiInterpolator to animate their target NiPoint3 value.
<add name="Target Color" type="TargetColor" ver1="10.1.0.0">Selects which color to control.</add>
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiPosData" ver2="10.1.0.0">Material color controller data object index. Points to NiPosData.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -3000,16 +3004,16 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiLightColorController" abstract="0" inherit="NiPoint3InterpController">
- Light color animation controller.
+ Animates the ambient, diffuse and specular colors of an NiLight.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiExtraDataController" abstract="1" inherit="NiSingleInterpController">
- An controller for extra data.
+ Abstract base class for all extra data controllers.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiFloatExtraDataController" abstract="0" inherit="NiExtraDataController">
- Unknown.
+ Animates an NiFloatExtraData object attached to an NiAVObject.
<add name="Controller Data" type="string" ver1="10.2.0.0">Refers to a NiFloatExtraData name.</add>
<add name="Num Extra Bytes" type="byte" ver2="10.1.0.0">Number of extra bytes.</add>
<add name="Unknown Bytes" type="byte" arr1="7" ver2="10.1.0.0">Unknown.</add>
@@ -3017,6 +3021,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBoneLODController" abstract="0" inherit="NiTimeController">
+ DEPRECATED (20.5), Replaced by NiSkinningLODController.
Level of detail controller for bones. Priority is arranged from low to high.
<add name="LOD" type="uint">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Num LODs" type="uint">Number of LODs.</add>
@@ -3334,26 +3339,26 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBlendBoolInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiBlendInterpolator">
- An interpolator for a bool.
+ Blends bool values together.
<add name="Bool Value" type="byte">The interpolated bool?</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBlendFloatInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiBlendInterpolator">
- An interpolator for a float.
+ Blends float values together.
<add name="Float Value" type="float">The interpolated float?</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBlendPoint3Interpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiBlendInterpolator">
- Interpolates a point?
+ Blends NiPoint3 values together.
<add name="Point Value" type="Vector3">The interpolated point?</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBlendTransformInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiBlendInterpolator">
- Unknown.
+ Blends NiQuatTransform values together.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBoolData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- Timed boolean data.
+ Wrapper for boolean animation keys.
<add name="Data" type="KeyGroup" template="byte">The boolean keys.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -3363,16 +3368,16 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBSplineBasisData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- Stores the number of control points of a B-spline.
+ Contains an NiBSplineBasis for use in interpolation of open, uniform B-Splines.
<add name="Num Control Points" type="uint">The number of control points of the B-spline (number of frames of animation plus degree of B-spline minus one).</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBSplineFloatInterpolator" abstract="1" inherit="NiBSplineInterpolator">
- Unknown.
+ Uses B-Splines to animate a float value over time.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBSplineCompFloatInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiBSplineFloatInterpolator">
- Unknown.
+ NiBSplineFloatInterpolator plus the information required for using compact control points.
<add name="Base" type="float">Base value when curve not defined.</add>
<add name="Offset" type="uint">Starting offset for the data. (USHRT_MAX for no data.)</add>
<add name="Bias" type="float">Bias</add>
@@ -3380,16 +3385,17 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBSplinePoint3Interpolator" abstract="1" inherit="NiBSplineInterpolator">
- Unknown.
+ Uses B-Splines to animate an NiPoint3 value over time.
<add name="Unknown Floats" type="float" arr1="6">Unknown.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBSplineCompPoint3Interpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiBSplinePoint3Interpolator">
- Unknown.
+ NiBSplinePoint3Interpolator plus the information required for using compact control points.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBSplineTransformInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiBSplineInterpolator">
- An interpolator for storing transform keyframes via a B-spline.
+ Supports the animation of position, rotation, and scale using an NiQuatTransform.
+ The NiQuatTransform can be an unchanging pose or interpolated from B-Spline control point channels.
<!-- TODO use QTransform -->
<add name="Translation" type="Vector3">Base translation when translate curve not defined.</add>
<add name="Rotation" type="Quaternion">Base rotation when rotation curve not defined.</add>
@@ -3400,9 +3406,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBSplineCompTransformInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiBSplineTransformInterpolator">
- An interpolator for storing transform keyframes via a compressed
- B-spline (that is, using shorts rather than floats in the B-spline
- data).
+ NiBSplineTransformInterpolator plus the information required for using compact control points.
<add name="Translation Bias" type="float">Translation Bias</add>
<add name="Translation Multiplier" type="float">Translation Multiplier</add>
<add name="Rotation Bias" type="float">Rotation Bias</add>
@@ -3415,7 +3419,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBSplineData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- B-spline data points as floats, or as shorts for compressed B-splines.
+ Contains one or more sets of control points for use in interpolation of open, uniform B-Splines, stored as either float or compact.
<add name="Num Float Control Points" type="uint">Number of Float Data Points</add>
<add name="Float Control Points" type="float" arr1="Num Float Control Points">Float values representing the control data.</add>
<add name="Num Short Control Points" type="uint">Number of Short Data Points</add>
@@ -3444,17 +3448,17 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiColorData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- Color data for material color controller.
+ Wrapper for color animation keys.
<add name="Data" type="KeyGroup" template="Color4">The color keys.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiColorExtraData" abstract="0" inherit="NiExtraData">
- Unknown.
+ Extra data in the form of NiColorA (red, green, blue, alpha).
<add name="Data" type="Color4">RGBA Color?</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiControllerManager" abstract="0" inherit="NiTimeController">
- Unknown. Root of all controllers?
+ Controls animation sequences on a specific branch of the scene graph.
<add name="Cumulative" type="bool">Designates whether animation sequences are cumulative?</add>
<add name="Num Controller Sequences" type="uint">The number of controller sequence objects.</add>
<add name="Controller Sequences" type="Ref" template="NiControllerSequence" arr1="Num Controller Sequences">Refers to a list of NiControllerSequence object.</add>
@@ -3494,11 +3498,11 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiAVObjectPalette" abstract="1" inherit="NiObject">
- Abstract type for object palettes.
+ Abstract base class for indexing NiAVObject by name.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiDefaultAVObjectPalette" abstract="0" inherit="NiAVObjectPalette">
- Refers to a list of objects. Used by NiControllerManager.
+ NiAVObjectPalette implementation. Used to quickly look up objects by name.
<add name="Scene" type="Ptr" template="NiAVObject">Scene root of the object palette.</add>
<add name="Num Objs" type="uint">Number of objects.</add>
<add name="Objs" type="AVObject" arr1="Num Objs">The objects.</add>
@@ -3509,33 +3513,33 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiDitherProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiProperty">
- Unknown.
+ NiDitherProperty allows the application to turn the dithering of interpolated colors and fog values on and off.
<add name="Flags" type="Flags">1's Bit: Enable dithering</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiRollController" abstract="0" inherit="NiSingleInterpController">
- Unknown.
+ DEPRECATED (10.2), REMOVED (20.5). Replaced by NiTransformController and NiLookAtInterpolator.
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiFloatData">The data for the controller.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiFloatData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- Possibly the 1D position along a 3D path.
+ Wrapper for 1D (one-dimensional) floating point animation keys.
<add name="Data" type="KeyGroup" template="float">The keys.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiFloatExtraData" abstract="0" inherit="NiExtraData">
- Float extra data.
+ Extra float data.
<add name="Float Data" type="float">The float data.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiFloatsExtraData" abstract="0" inherit="NiExtraData">
- Unknown.
+ Extra float array data.
<add name="Num Floats" type="uint">Number of floats in the next field.</add>
<add name="Data" type="float" arr1="Num Floats">Float data.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiFogProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiProperty">
- Describes... fog?
+ NiFogProperty allows the application to enable, disable and control the appearance of fog.
<add name="Flags" type="Flags">
1's bit: Enables Fog
2's bit: Sets Fog Function to FOG_RANGE_SQ
@@ -3548,7 +3552,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiGravity" abstract="0" inherit="NiParticleModifier">
- A particle modifier; applies a gravitational field on the particles.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1) particle modifier. Applies a gravitational field on the particles.
<add name="Unknown Float 1" type="float" ver1="4.0.0.2">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Force" type="float">The strength/force of this gravity.</add>
<add name="Type" type="FieldType">The force field's type.</add>
@@ -3580,7 +3584,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiIntegersExtraData" abstract="0" inherit="NiExtraData">
- Integers data.
+ Extra integer array data.
<add name="Num Integers" type="uint">Number of integers.</add>
<add name="Data" type="uint" arr1="Num Integers">Integers.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -3591,7 +3595,8 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiKeyframeData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- Keyframes for mesh animation.
+ DEPRECATED (10.2), RENAMED (10.2) to NiTransformData.
+ Wrapper for transformation animation keys.
<add name="Num Rotation Keys" type="uint">The number of quaternion rotation keys. If the rotation type is XYZ (type 4) then this *must* be set to 1, and in this case the actual number of keys is stored in the XYZ Rotations field.</add>
<add name="Rotation Type" type="KeyType" cond="Num Rotation Keys != 0">The type of interpolation to use for rotation. Can also be 4 to indicate that separate X, Y, and Z values are used for the rotation instead of Quaternions.</add>
<add name="Quaternion Keys" type="QuatKey" arg="Rotation Type" template="Quaternion" arr1="Num Rotation Keys" cond="Rotation Type != 4">The rotation keys if Quaternion rotation is used.</add>
@@ -3610,13 +3615,14 @@
</enum>
<niobject name="NiLookAtController" abstract="0" inherit="NiTimeController">
- Unknown. Start time is 3.4e+38 and stop time is -3.4e+38.
+ DEPRECATED (10.2), REMOVED (20.5)
+ Replaced by NiTransformController and NiLookAtInterpolator.
<add name="Unknown1" type="ushort" ver1="10.1.0.0">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Look At Node" type="Ptr" template="NiNode">Link to the node to look at?</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiLookAtInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiInterpolator">
- Unknown.
+ NiLookAtInterpolator rotates an object so that it always faces a target object.
<add name="Flags" type="LookAtFlags" />
<add name="Look At" type="Ptr" template="NiNode">Refers to a Node to focus on.</add>
<add name="Look At Name" type="string">Target node name.</add>
@@ -3630,7 +3636,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiMaterialProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiProperty">
- Describes the material shading properties.
+ Describes the surface properties of an object e.g. translucency, ambient color, diffuse color, emissive color, and specular color.
<add name="Flags" type="Flags" ver1="3.0" ver2="10.0.1.2">Property flags.</add>
<add name="Ambient Color" type="Color3" vercond="!((Version == 20.2.0.7) && (User Version >= 11) && (User Version 2 > 21))">How much the material reflects ambient light.</add>
<add name="Diffuse Color" type="Color3" vercond="!((Version == 20.2.0.7) && (User Version >= 11) && (User Version 2 > 21))">How much the material reflects diffuse light.</add>
@@ -3642,6 +3648,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiMorphData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
+ DEPRECATED (20.5), replaced by NiMorphMeshModifier.
Geometry morphing data.
<add name="Num Morphs" type="uint">Number of morphing object.</add>
<add name="Num Vertices" type="uint">Number of vertices.</add>
@@ -3662,7 +3669,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="AvoidNode" abstract="0" inherit="NiNode">
- Morrowind specific?
+ Morrowind specific.
</niobject>
<niobject name="FxWidget" abstract="0" inherit="NiNode">
@@ -3722,7 +3729,7 @@
</bitflags>
<niobject name="NiSwitchNode" abstract="0" inherit="NiNode">
- A node used to switch between branches, such as for LOD levels?
+ Represents groups of multiple scenegraph subtrees, only one of which (the "active child") is drawn at any given time.
<add name="Switch Node Flags" type="NiSwitchFlags" ver1="10.1.0.0" />
<add name="Index" type="uint" />
</niobject>
@@ -3738,14 +3745,14 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPalette" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- A color palette.
+ NiPalette objects represent mappings from 8-bit indices to 24-bit RGB or 32-bit RGBA colors.
<add name="Unknown Byte" type="byte">Unknown, Usually = 0.</add>
<add name="Num Entries" type="uint" default="256">The number of palette entries. Always = 256.</add>
<add name="Palette" type="ByteColor4" arr1="256">The color palette.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiParticleBomb" abstract="0" inherit="NiParticleModifier">
- A particle modifier.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1) particle modifier.
<add name="Decay?" type="float">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Duration?" type="float">Unknown.</add>
<add name="DeltaV?" type="float">Unknown.</add>
@@ -3757,24 +3764,24 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiParticleColorModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiParticleModifier">
- Unknown.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1) particle modifier.
<add name="Color Data" type="Ref" template="NiColorData">Color data index.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiParticleGrowFade" abstract="0" inherit="NiParticleModifier">
- This particle system modifier controls the particle size. If it is present the particles start with size 0.0 . Then they grow to their original size and stay there until they fade to zero size again at the end of their lifetime cycle.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1) particle modifier.
<add name="Grow" type="float">The time from the beginning of the particle lifetime during which the particle grows.</add>
<add name="Fade" type="float">The time from the end of the particle lifetime during which the particle fades.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiParticleMeshModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiParticleModifier">
- Unknown.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1) particle modifier.
<add name="Num Particle Meshes" type="uint">The number of particle mesh references that follow.</add>
<add name="Particle Meshes" arr1="Num Particle Meshes" type="Ref" template="NiAVObject">Links to nodes of particle meshes?</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiParticleRotation" abstract="0" inherit="NiParticleModifier">
- Unknown.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1) particle modifier.
<add name="Random Initial Axis?" type="byte">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Initial Axis?" type="Vector3">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Rotation Speed?" type="float">Unknown.</add>
@@ -3785,15 +3792,15 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiAutoNormalParticles" abstract="0" inherit="NiParticles">
- Unknown.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1). NiParticles which do not house normals and generate them at runtime.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiParticleMeshes" abstract="0" inherit="NiParticles">
- Mesh particle node?
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1). Particle meshes.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiParticleMeshesData" abstract="0" inherit="NiRotatingParticlesData">
- Particle meshes data.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1). Particle meshes data.
<add name="Unknown Link 2" type="Ref" template="NiAVObject">Refers to the mesh that makes up a particle?</add>
</niobject>
@@ -3872,6 +3879,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPathController" abstract="0" inherit="NiTimeController">
+ DEPRECATED (10.2), REMOVED (20.5). Replaced by NiTransformController and NiPathInterpolator.
Time controller for a path.
<add name="Unknown Short 2" type="ushort" ver1="10.1.0.0">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Unknown Int 1" type="uint">Unknown, always 1?</add>
@@ -3943,7 +3951,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPlanarCollider" abstract="0" inherit="NiParticleModifier">
- Unknown.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1) particle modifier.
<add name="Unknown Short" type="ushort" ver1="10.0.1.0">Usually 0?</add>
<add name="Unknown Float 1" type="float">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Unknown Float 2" type="float">Unknown.</add>
@@ -3972,18 +3980,18 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPosData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- Position data.
+ Wrapper for position animation keys.
<add name="Data" type="KeyGroup" template="Vector3">The position keys.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysAgeDeathModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- Unknown particle modifier.
+ Particle modifier that controls and updates the age of particles in the system.
<add name="Spawn on Death" type="bool">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Spawn Modifier" type="Ref" template="NiPSysSpawnModifier">Link to NiPSysSpawnModifier object?</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysBombModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- Particle modifier that uses a NiNode to use as a "Bomb Object" to alter the path of particles.
+ Particle modifier that applies an explosive force to particles.
<add name="Bomb Object" type="Ptr" template="NiNode">Link to a NiNode for bomb to function.</add>
<add name="Bomb Axis" type="Vector3">Orientation of bomb object.</add>
<add name="Decay" type="float">Falloff rate of the bomb object.</add>
@@ -3993,12 +4001,12 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysBoundUpdateModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- Unknown particle system modifier.
+ Particle modifier that creates and updates bound volumes.
<add name="Update Skip" type="ushort">Unknown.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysBoxEmitter" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysVolumeEmitter">
- Particle emitter that uses points within a defined Box shape to emit from..
+ Particle emitter that uses points within a defined Box shape to emit from.
<add name="Width" type="float">Defines the Width of the box area.</add>
<add name="Height" type="float">Defines the Height of the box area.</add>
<add name="Depth" type="float">Defines the Depth of the box area.</add>
@@ -4021,7 +4029,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysDragModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- Unknown.
+ Particle modifier that applies a linear drag force to particles.
<add name="Parent" type="Ptr" template="NiObject">Parent reference.</add>
<add name="Drag Axis" type="Vector3">The drag axis.</add>
<add name="Percentage" type="float">Drag percentage.</add>
@@ -4030,14 +4038,14 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysEmitterCtlrData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- Particle system emitter controller data.
+ DEPRECATED (10.2). Particle system emitter controller data.
<add name="Float Keys?" type="KeyGroup" template="float">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Num Visibility Keys?" type="uint">Number of keys.</add>
<add name="Visibility Keys?" type="Key" arg="1" template="byte" arr1="Num Visibility Keys?">Unknown.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysGravityModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- Adds gravity to a particle system, when linked to a NiNode to use as a Gravity Object.
+ Particle modifier that applies a gravitational force to particles.
<add name="Gravity Object" type="Ptr" template="NiNode">Refers to a NiNode for gravity location.</add>
<add name="Gravity Axis" type="Vector3">Orientation of gravity.</add>
<add name="Decay" type="float">Falloff range.</add>
@@ -4068,7 +4076,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysMeshUpdateModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- Unknown.
+ Particle modifier that updates mesh particles using the age of each particle.
<add name="Num Meshes" type="uint">The number of object references that follow.</add>
<add name="Meshes" type="Ref" template="NiAVObject" arr1="Num Meshes">Group of target NiNodes or NiTriShapes?</add>
</niobject>
@@ -4093,7 +4101,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSPSysSubTexModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- Similar to a Flip Controller, this handles particle texture animation on a single texture atlas
+ Similar to a Flip Controller, this handles particle texture animation on a single texture atlas
<add name="Start Frame" type="uint">Starting frame/position on atlas</add>
<add name="Start Frame Fudge" type="float">Random chance to start on a different frame?</add>
<add name="End Frame" type="float">Ending frame/position on atlas</add>
@@ -4117,11 +4125,11 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysPositionModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- Unknown particle system modifier.
+ Particle modifier that updates the particle positions based on velocity and last update time.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysResetOnLoopCtlr" abstract="0" inherit="NiTimeController">
- Unknown.
+ Particle modifier that calls reset on a target upon looping.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysRotationModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
@@ -4136,7 +4144,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysSpawnModifier" abstract="0" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- Unknown particle modifier.
+ Particle modifier that spawns additional copies of a particle.
<add name="Num Spawn Generations" type="ushort">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Percentage Spawned" type="float">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Min Num to Spawn" type="ushort">Unknown.</add>
@@ -4154,7 +4162,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysUpdateCtlr" abstract="0" inherit="NiTimeController">
- Particle system controller, used for ???.
+ Particle system controller, tells the system to update its simulation.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysFieldModifier" abstract="1" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
@@ -4167,23 +4175,23 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysVortexFieldModifier" inherit="NiPSysFieldModifier">
- Particle system modifier, used for controlling the particle velocity in force field.
+ Particle system modifier, implements a vortex field force for particles.
<add name="Direction" type="Vector3">Direction of the particle velocity</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysGravityFieldModifier" inherit="NiPSysFieldModifier">
- Particle system modifier, used for controlling the particle velocity in gravity field.
+ Particle system modifier, implements a gravity field force for particles.
<add name="Direction" type="Vector3">Direction of the particle velocity</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysDragFieldModifier" inherit="NiPSysFieldModifier">
- Particle system modifier, used for controlling the particle velocity in drag space warp.
+ Particle system modifier, implements a drag field force for particles.
<add name="Use Direction?" type="bool">Whether to use the direction field?</add>
<add name="Direction" type="Vector3">Direction of the particle velocity</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysTurbulenceFieldModifier" inherit="NiPSysFieldModifier">
- Particle system modifier, used for controlling the particle velocity in drag space warp.
+ Particle system modifier, implements a turbulence field force for particles.
<add name="Frequency" type="float">Frequency of the update.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -4249,7 +4257,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysAirFieldModifier" inherit="NiPSysFieldModifier">
- Particle system modifier, used for controlling the particle velocity in a field like wind.
+ Particle system modifier, updates the particle velocity to simulate the effects of air movements like wind, fans, or wake.
<add name="Direction" type="Vector3">Direction of the particle velocity</add>
<add name="Unknown Float 2" type="float">Unknown</add>
<add name="Unknown Float 3" type="float">Unknown</add>
@@ -4279,8 +4287,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPSysRadialFieldModifier" inherit="NiPSysFieldModifier">
- Particle system modifier, used for controlling the particle
- velocity in force field.
+ Particle system modifier, updates the particle velocity to simulate the effects of point gravity.
<add name="Radial Type" type="int">Unknown Enums?</add>
</niobject>
@@ -4289,14 +4296,14 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiRangeLODData" abstract="0" inherit="NiLODData">
- Describes levels of detail based on distance of object from camera.
+ NiRangeLODData controls switching LOD levels based on Z depth from the camera to the NiLODNode.
<add name="LOD Center" type="Vector3">?</add>
<add name="Num LOD Levels" type="uint">Number of levels of detail.</add>
<add name="LOD Levels" type="LODRange" arr1="Num LOD Levels">The ranges of distance that each level of detail applies in.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiScreenLODData" abstract="0" inherit="NiLODData">
- Describes levels of detail based on size of object on screen?
+ NiScreenLODData controls switching LOD levels based on proportion of the screen that a bound would include.
<add name="Bound Center" type="Vector3">The center of the bounding sphere?</add>
<add name="Bound Radius" type="float">The radius of the bounding sphere?</add>
<add name="World Center" type="Vector3">The center of the bounding sphere in world space?</add>
@@ -4310,6 +4317,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiSequenceStreamHelper" abstract="0" inherit="NiObjectNET">
+ DEPRECATED (pre-10.1), REMOVED (20.3).
Keyframe animation root node, in .kf files.
</niobject>
@@ -4395,7 +4403,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiSphericalCollider" abstract="0" inherit="NiParticleModifier">
- Unknown.
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1) particle modifier.
<add name="Unknown Float 1" type="float">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Unknown Short 1" type="ushort">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Unknown Float 2" type="float">Unknown.</add>
@@ -4462,7 +4470,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiTextureEffect" abstract="0" inherit="NiDynamicEffect">
- Enables environment mapping. Should be in both the children list and effects list of the NiTriShape object. For Morrowind: the bump map can be used to bump the environment map (note that the bump map is ignored if no NiTextureEffect object is present).
+ Represents an effect that uses projected textures such as projected lights (gobos), environment maps, and fog maps.
<add name="Model Projection Matrix" type="Matrix33">Model projection matrix. Always identity?</add>
<add name="Model Projection Transform" type="Vector3">Model projection transform. Always (0,0,0)?</add>
<add name="Texture Filtering" type="TexFilterMode" default="FILTER_TRILERP">Texture Filtering mode.</add>
@@ -4481,7 +4489,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiTextureModeProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiProperty">
- Unknown
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1)
<add name="Unknown Ints" type="uint" arr1="3" ver2="2.3" />
<add name="Unknown Short" type="short" ver1="3.0">Unknown. Either 210 or 194.</add>
<add name="PS2 L" type="short" default="0" ver1="3.1" ver2="10.2.0.0">0?</add>
@@ -4489,6 +4497,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiImage" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1)
<add name="Use External" type="byte">0 if the texture is internal to the NIF file.</add>
<add name="File Name" type="FilePath" cond="Use External != 0">The filepath to the texture.</add>
<add name="Image Data" type="Ref" template="NiRawImageData" cond="Use External == 0">Link to the internally stored image data.</add>
@@ -4497,6 +4506,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiTextureProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiProperty">
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1)
<add name="Unknown Ints 1" type="uint" arr1="2" ver2="2.3">Property flags.</add>
<add name="Flags" type="Flags" ver1="3.0">Property flags.</add>
<add name="Image" type="Ref" template="NiImage">Link to the texture image.</add>
@@ -4504,7 +4514,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiTexturingProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiProperty">
- Describes an object's textures.
+ Describes how a fragment shader should be configured for a given piece of geometry.
<add name="Flags" type="Flags" ver2="10.0.1.2">Property flags.</add>
<add name="Flags" type="Flags" ver1="20.1.0.2">Property flags.</add>
<add name="Apply Mode" type="ApplyMode" default="APPLY_MODULATE" ver1="3.3.0.13" ver2="20.1.0.1">Determines how the texture will be applied. Seems to have special functions in Oblivion.</add>
@@ -4548,7 +4558,7 @@
<niobject name="NiMultiTextureProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiTexturingProperty" />
<niobject name="NiTransformData" abstract="0" inherit="NiKeyframeData">
- Mesh animation keyframe data.
+ Wrapper for transformation animation keys.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiTriShape" abstract="0" inherit="NiTriBasedGeom">
@@ -4603,6 +4613,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBezierTriangle4" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1)
Sub data of NiBezierMesh
<add name="Unknown 1" type="uint" arr1="6">unknown</add>
<add name="Unknown 2" type="ushort">unknown</add>
@@ -4616,6 +4627,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiBezierMesh" abstract="0" inherit="NiAVObject">
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1)
Unknown
<add name="Num Bezier Triangles" type="uint">references.</add>
<add name="Bezier Triangle" type="Ref" template="NiBezierTriangle4" arr1="Num Bezier Triangles">unknown</add>
@@ -4642,7 +4654,6 @@
Pesumably a progressive mesh with triangles specified by edge splits.
Seems to be specific to Freedom Force.
The structure of this is uncertain and highly experimental at this point.
- No file with this data can currently be read properly.
<add name="Unknown Shorts" type="ushort"></add>
<add name="Unknown Count 1" type ="ushort"></add>
<add name="Unknown Count 2" type ="ushort"></add>
@@ -4655,12 +4666,14 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiUVController" abstract="0" inherit="NiTimeController">
+ DEPRECATED (pre-10.1), REMOVED (20.3).
Time controller for texture coordinates.
<add name="Unknown Short" type="ushort">Always 0?</add>
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiUVData">Texture coordinate controller data index.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiUVData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
+ DEPRECATED (pre-10.1), REMOVED (20.3)
Texture coordinate data.
<add name="UV Groups" type="KeyGroup" template="float" arr1="4">
Four UV data groups. Appear to be U translation, V translation, U scaling/tiling, V scaling/tiling.
@@ -4668,7 +4681,8 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiVectorExtraData" abstract="0" inherit="NiExtraData">
- Extra vector data.
+ DEPRECATED (20.5).
+ Extra data in the form of a vector (as x, y, z, w components).
<add name="Vector Data" type="Vector3">The vector data.</add>
<add name="Unknown Float" type="float">Not sure whether this comes before or after the vector data.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -4691,6 +4705,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiVertWeightsExtraData" abstract="0" inherit="NiExtraData">
+ DEPRECATED (10.x), REMOVED (?)
Not used in skinning.
Unsure of use - perhaps for morphing animation or gravity.
<add name="Num Bytes" type="uint">Number of bytes in this data object.</add>
@@ -4699,13 +4714,14 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiVisData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
+ DEPRECATED (10.2), REMOVED (?), Replaced by NiBoolData.
Visibility data for a controller.
<add name="Num Keys" type="uint">The number of visibility keys that follow.</add>
<add name="Keys" type="Key" arg="1" template="byte" arr1="Num Keys">The visibility keys.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiWireframeProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiProperty">
- Unknown.
+ Allows applications to switch between drawing solid geometry or wireframe outlines.
<add name="Flags" type="Flags">
Property flags.
0 - Wireframe Mode Disabled
@@ -4714,7 +4730,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiZBufferProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiProperty">
- This Property controls the Z buffer (OpenGL: depth buffer).
+ Allows applications to set the test and write modes of the renderer's Z-buffer and to set the comparison function used for the Z-buffer test.
<add name="Flags" type="Flags" default="3">
Bit 0 enables the z test
Bit 1 controls wether the Z buffer is read only (0) or read/write (1)
@@ -4729,6 +4745,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiRawImageData" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
+ LEGACY (pre-10.1)
Raw image data.
<add name="Width" type="uint">Image width</add>
<add name="Height" type="uint">Image height</add>
@@ -4738,13 +4755,13 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiSortAdjustNode" abstract="0" inherit="NiNode">
- Unknown node. Found in Loki.
+ Used to turn sorting off for individual subtrees in a scene. Useful if objects must be drawn in a fixed order.
<add name="Sorting Mode" type="SortingMode" default="SORTING_INHERIT">Sorting</add>
<add name="Unknown Int 2" type="int" default="-1" ver2="10.2.0.0">Unknown.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiSourceCubeMap" abstract="0" inherit="NiSourceTexture">
- Unknown node. Found in Emerge Demo.
+ Represents cube maps that are created from either a set of six image files, six blocks of pixel data, or a single pixel data with six faces.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPhysXProp" abstract="0" inherit="NiObjectNET">
@@ -5123,6 +5140,7 @@
</compound>
<niobject name="NiScreenElementsData" inherit="NiTriShapeData">
+ DEPRECATED (20.5), functionality included in NiMeshScreenElements.
Two dimensional screen elements.
<add name="Max Polygons" type="ushort">Maximum number of polygons?</add>
<add name="Polygons" type="Polygon" arr1="Max Polygons">Polygons</add>
@@ -5136,18 +5154,19 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiScreenElements" inherit="NiTriShape">
+ DEPRECATED (20.5), replaced by NiMeshScreenElements.
Two dimensional screen elements.
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiRoomGroup" inherit="NiNode">
- Grouping node for nodes in a Portal
+ NiRoomGroup represents a set of connected rooms i.e. a game level.
<add name="Shell Link" type="Ptr" template="NiNode" >Outer Shell Geometry Node?</add>
<add name="Num Rooms" type="int">Number of rooms in this group</add>
<add name="Rooms" type="Ptr" template="NiRoom" arr1="Num Rooms">Rooms associated with this group.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiRoom" inherit="NiNode">
- Grouping node for nodes in a Portal
+ NiRoom objects represent cells in a cell-portal culling system.
<add name="Num Walls" type="int">Number of walls in a room?</add>
<add name="Wall Plane" type="Vector4" arr1="Num Walls">Face normal and unknown value.</add>
<add name="Num In Portals" type="int">Number of doors into room</add>
@@ -5159,7 +5178,8 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="NiPortal" inherit="NiAVObject">
- A Portal
+ NiPortal objects are grouping nodes that support aggressive visibility culling.
+ They represent flat polygonal regions through which a part of a scene graph can be viewed.
<add name="Unknown Flags" type="Flags">Unknown flags.</add>
<add name="Unknown Short 2" type="short">Unknown</add>
<add name="Num Vertices" type="ushort">Number of vertices in this polygon</add>
@@ -5286,7 +5306,7 @@
</bitflags>
<niobject name="BSShaderProperty" abstract="0" inherit="NiProperty">
- Bethesda-specific Property node
+ Bethesda-specific property.
<add name="Smooth" type="Flags" default="1">Unknown.
0: smooth no
1: smooth yes
@@ -5312,7 +5332,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSShaderPPLightingProperty" abstract="0" inherit="BSShaderLightingProperty">
- Bethesda-specific Shade node.
+ Bethesda-specific property.
<add name="Texture Set" type="Ref" template="BSShaderTextureSet">Texture Set</add>
<add name="Refraction Strength" type="float" default="0.0" vercond="(User Version == 11) && (User Version 2 > 14)">The amount of distortion. **Not based on physically accurate refractive index** (0=none) (0-1)</add>
<add name="Refraction Fire Period" type="int" default="0" vercond="(User Version == 11) && (User Version 2 > 14)">Rate of texture movement for refraction shader.</add>
@@ -5323,28 +5343,26 @@
<!-- Skyrim specific Node -->
<niobject name="BSEffectShaderPropertyFloatController" abstract="0" inherit="NiFloatInterpController">
- This controller is used to animate float variables in BSEffectShaderProperty.
+ This controller is used to animate float variables in BSEffectShaderProperty.
<add name="Type of Controlled Variable" type="EffectShaderControlledVariable">Which float variable in BSEffectShaderProperty to animate:</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSEffectShaderPropertyColorController" inherit="NiFloatInterpController">
- This controller is used to animate colors in BSEffectShaderProperty.
+ This controller is used to animate colors in BSEffectShaderProperty.
<add name="Type of Controlled Color" type="EffectShaderControlledColor">Which color in BSEffectShaderProperty to animate:</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSLightingShaderPropertyFloatController" abstract="0" inherit="NiFloatInterpController">
- This controller is used to animate float variables in BSLightingShaderProperty.
+ This controller is used to animate float variables in BSLightingShaderProperty.
<add name="Type of Controlled Variable" type="LightingShaderControlledVariable">Which float variable in BSLightingShaderProperty to animate:</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSLightingShaderPropertyColorController" abstract="0" inherit="NiFloatInterpController">
- This controller is used to animate colors in BSLightingShaderProperty.
+ This controller is used to animate colors in BSLightingShaderProperty.
<add name="Type of Controlled Color" type="LightingShaderControlledColor">Which color in BSLightingShaderProperty to animate:</add>
</niobject>
- <niobject name="BSNiAlphaPropertyTestRefController" inherit="NiAlphaController">
- Unkown
- </niobject>
+ <niobject name="BSNiAlphaPropertyTestRefController" inherit="NiAlphaController" />
<niobject name="BSProceduralLightningController" abstract="0" inherit="NiTimeController">
Skyrim, Paired with dummy TriShapes, this controller generates lightning shapes for special effects.
@@ -5388,7 +5406,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="WaterShaderProperty" abstract="0" inherit="BSShaderProperty">
- Bethesda-specific node? Found in Fallout3
+ Bethesda-specific property. Found in Fallout3
</niobject>
<enum name="SkyObjectType" storage="uint">
@@ -5401,39 +5419,39 @@
<option value="7" name="BSSM_SKY_MOON_STARS_MASK">BSSM_Sky_Moon_Stars_Mask</option>
</enum>
<niobject name="SkyShaderProperty" abstract="0" inherit="BSShaderLightingProperty">
- Bethesda-specific node? Found in Fallout3
+ Bethesda-specific property. Found in Fallout3
<add name="File Name" type="SizedString">The texture.</add>
<add name="Sky Object Type" type="SkyObjectType">Sky Object Type</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="TileShaderProperty" abstract="0" inherit="BSShaderLightingProperty">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific property.
<add name="File Name" type="SizedString">Texture file name</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="DistantLODShaderProperty" abstract="0" inherit="BSShaderProperty">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific property.
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSDistantTreeShaderProperty" abstract="0" inherit="BSShaderProperty">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific property.
</niobject>
<niobject name="TallGrassShaderProperty" abstract="0" inherit="BSShaderProperty">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific property.
<add name="File Name" type="SizedString">Texture file name</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="VolumetricFogShaderProperty" abstract="0" inherit="BSShaderProperty">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific property.
</niobject>
<niobject name="HairShaderProperty" abstract="0" inherit="BSShaderProperty">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific property.
</niobject>
<niobject name="Lighting30ShaderProperty" abstract="0" inherit="BSShaderPPLightingProperty">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific property.
</niobject>
<bitflags name="SkyrimShaderPropertyFlags1" storage="uint">
@@ -5689,20 +5707,20 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSDismemberSkinInstance" abstract="0" inherit="NiSkinInstance">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific skin instance.
<add name="Num Partitions" type="int">Unknown</add>
<add name="Partitions" type="BodyPartList" arr1="Num Partitions">Unknown</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSDecalPlacementVectorExtraData" inherit="NiFloatExtraData">
- Bethesda-specific node. (for dynamic decal projection?)
+ Bethesda-specific extra data. (for dynamic decal projection?)
<add name="Num Vector Blocks" type="short">Number of groups</add>
<add name="Vector Blocks" type="DecalVectorArray" arr1="Num Vector Blocks">Number of Blocks</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSPSysSimpleColorModifier" inherit="NiPSysModifier">
- Bethesda-Specific Particle node.
+ Bethesda-specific particle modifier.
<add name="Fade In Percent" type="float">Unknown</add>
<add name="Fade out Percent" type="float">Unknown</add>
<add name="Color 1 End Percent" type="float">Unknown</add>
@@ -5720,7 +5738,7 @@
</bitflags>
<niobject name="BSValueNode" inherit="NiNode">
- Bethesda-Specific node. Found on fxFire effects
+ Bethesda-specific node. Found on fxFire effects
<add name="Value" type="uint">Value</add>
<add name="Value Node Flags" type="BSValueNodeFlags">Value node flags.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -5747,13 +5765,13 @@
<niobject name="BSMaterialEmittanceMultController" inherit="NiFloatInterpController">
- Bethesda-Specific node.
+ Bethesda-Specific time controller.
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSMasterParticleSystem" inherit="NiNode">
- Bethesda-Specific node.
+ Bethesda-Specific particle system.
<add name="Max Emitter Objects" type="ushort">Unknown</add>
<add name="Num Particle Systems" type="int">Unknown</add>
<add name="Particle Systems" type="Ref" template="NiAVObject" arr1="Num Particle Systems">Unknown</add>
@@ -5771,7 +5789,7 @@
<niobject name="BSRefractionStrengthController" inherit="NiFloatInterpController">
- Bethesda-Specific node.
+ Bethesda-Specific time controller.
</niobject>
@@ -5799,8 +5817,7 @@
<niobject name="BSRefractionFirePeriodController" abstract="0" inherit="NiTimeController">
- Bethesda-specific node.
- <!-- interpolator present in fallout new vegas; potential issues with fallout 3? -->
+ Bethesda-specific time controller.
<add name="Interpolator" type="Ref" template="NiInterpolator" ver1="20.2.0.7">Link to Interpolator.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -5833,14 +5850,14 @@
</compound>
<compound name="BSTreadTransform">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific compound.
<add name="Name" type="string">Name of affected node?</add>
<add name="Transform 1" type="BSTreadTransformData">Transform data.</add>
<add name="Transform 2" type="BSTreadTransformData">Transform data.</add>
</compound>
<niobject name="BSTreadTransfInterpolator" abstract="0" inherit="NiInterpolator">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific interpolator.
<add name="Num Tread Transforms" type="int">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Tread Transforms" type="BSTreadTransform" arr1="Num Tread Transforms">Unknown.</add>
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="NiFloatData">Unknown float data.</add>
@@ -5854,7 +5871,7 @@
</enum>
<niobject name="BSAnimNote" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific object.
<add name="Type" type="AnimNoteType">Type of this note.</add>
<add name="Time" type="float">Location in time.</add>
<add name="Arm" type="uint" cond="Type == 1">Unknown.</add>
@@ -5863,13 +5880,13 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSAnimNotes" abstract="0" inherit="NiObject">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific object.
<add name="Num Anim Notes" type="ushort">Number of BSAnimNote objects.</add>
<add name="Anim Notes" type="Ref" template="BSAnimNote" arr1="Num Anim Notes">BSAnimNote objects.</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="bhkLiquidAction" inherit="bhkSerializable">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific Havok serializable.
<add name="User Data" type="uint" />
<add name="Unknown Int 2" type="int">Unknown Flag</add>
<add name="Unknown Int 3" type="int">Unknown Flag</add>
@@ -5895,7 +5912,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSMultiBound" inherit="NiObject">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific object.
<add name="Data" type="Ref" template="BSMultiBoundData" />
</niobject>
@@ -5911,19 +5928,19 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSMultiBoundSphere" inherit="BSMultiBoundData">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific object.
<add name="Center" type="Vector3">Center</add>
<add name="Radius" type="float">Radius</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSSegmentedTriShape" inherit="NiTriShape">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific AV object.
<add name="Num Segments" type="int" >Number of segments in the square grid</add>
<add name="Segment" type="BSGeometrySegmentData" arr1="Num Segments">Configuration of each segment</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSMultiBoundAABB" inherit="BSMultiBoundData">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific object.
<add name="Position" type="Vector3">Position of the AABB's center</add>
<add name="Extent" type="Vector3">Extent of the AABB in all directions</add>
</niobject>
@@ -5982,20 +5999,20 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSWArray" inherit="NiExtraData">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific extra data.
<add name="Num Items" type="int">Unknown</add>
<add name="Items" type="int" arr1="Num Items">Unknown</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="bhkAabbPhantom" inherit="bhkShapePhantom">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific Havok serializable.
<add name="Unused" type="byte" arr1="8" />
<add name="AABB Min" type="Vector4" />
<add name="AABB Max" type="Vector4" />
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSFrustumFOVController" inherit="NiTimeController">
- Bethesda-specific node.
+ Bethesda-specific time controller.
<add name="Interpolator" type="Ref" template="NiFloatInterpolator">Frustrum field of view animation interpolater and data.</add>
</niobject>
@@ -6011,7 +6028,7 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="bhkOrientHingedBodyAction" abstract="0" inherit="bhkSerializable">
- Bethesda-Specific node.
+ Bethesda-Specific Havok serializable.
<add name="Body" type="Ptr" template="NiObject" />
<add name="Unknown Int 1" type="uint" />
<add name="Unknown Int 2" type="uint" />
@@ -6803,22 +6820,22 @@
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSLODTriShape" inherit="NiTriBasedGeom">
- A variation on NiTriShape, for visibility control over vertex groups.
+ A variation on NiTriShape, for visibility control over vertex groups.
<add name="Level 0 Size" type="uint">Unknown</add>
<add name="Level 1 Size" type="uint">Unknown</add>
<add name="Level 2 Size" type="uint">Unknown</add>
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSFurnitureMarkerNode" inherit="BSFurnitureMarker">
- Furniture Marker for actors
+ Furniture Marker for actors
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSLeafAnimNode" inherit="NiNode">
- Unknown, related to trees.
+ Unknown, related to trees.
</niobject>
<niobject name="BSTreeNode" inherit="NiNode">
- Node for handling Trees, Switches branch configurations for variation?
+ Node for handling Trees, Switches branch configurations for variation?
<add name="Num Bones 1" type="uint">Unknown</add>
<add name="Bones 1" type="Ref" arr1="Num Bones 1" template="NiNode">Unknown</add>
<add name="Num Bones 2" type="uint">Unknown</add>