Classifications explained
Equilinox uses a clever classification system to allow species and groups to be selected. In Equilimod, this is used for a number of purposes, including task requirements and entity creation.
This page aims to break down and explain how the classification system works (if you just want a list of entities' classifications, head here).
Every classification is made up of parts, up to a maximum of four parts, where each part narrows down the classification. In the following example, the classification code for the poppy plant is expanded to show the meaning of each part.
Not all classifications are made up of four parts, however; the classification for the frog only has three parts:
The tiered structure for the different classifications is as follows:
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a- Animals-
f- Fish-
s- Small fish -
b- Big fish
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h- Herbivore-
s- Small herbivore -
m- Medium herbivore -
l- Large herbivore
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b- Bird-
s- Small bird -
p- Bird of prey
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c- Carnivore-
s- Small carnivore -
l- Large carnivore
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i- Insect -
r- Reptile
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p- Plants-
t- Tree-
f- Forest tree -
g- Grass tree -
w- Woodland tree -
l- Lush tree -
d- Desert tree -
m- Snow tree -
s- Swamp tree -
j- Jungle tree -
t- Tropical tree
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b- Bush-
f- Fruity bush -
l- Leafy bush
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c- Cactus -
n- Small plant-
w- Water plant -
g- Grass -
v- Root vegetable -
p- Vegetable -
x- Fern -
f- Flower -
h- Herb -
m- Mushroom
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e- Non-living-
r- Rock-
s- Stone -
l- Large rock
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o- Other -
c- Cloud -
f- Fruit -
v- Vegetable -
n- Nut -
m- Meat -
s- Structure
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Each terminal node (classification part that has nothing that can come after it) can have an entity ID appended to it to make it point to that specific entity, as seen with the poppy and frog examples above.
A classification that does not have an ID points to a group of entities, e.g. ahl points to all large herbivores, and pt points to all trees.