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Everything in ''Hazeron'' has an ID number but may not always be displayed to the players. Most notable being [[avatar]] IDs, as they allow you to distinguish two avatars with the same name. The most common ID number is however the default name of a [[spacecraft]], before a spacecraft is given a name it uses its ID as its name. | |||
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The ID number is commonly displayed as a series of letters. The length can vary from anywhere from 1 letter and up. | The ID number is commonly displayed as a series of letters. The length can vary from anywhere from 1 letter and up. | ||
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Decoding an ID into a base-10 decimal number requires a little math. The ID is encoded in base-26 | Decoding an ID into a base-10 decimal number requires a little math. The ID is encoded in little endian base-26, where A-Z is 0-25. The digits are in little-endian order, so the first digit is the lowest order of magnitude. | ||
This website has a converter: http://www.dcode.fr/base-26-cipher | This website has a converter: http://www.dcode.fr/base-26-cipher | ||
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There is a number of ways to find the ID of different things, here are a few. | There is a number of ways to find the ID of different things, here are a few. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:22, 25 February 2025
Everything in Hazeron has an ID number but may not always be displayed to the players. Most notable being avatar IDs, as they allow you to distinguish two avatars with the same name. The most common ID number is however the default name of a spacecraft, before a spacecraft is given a name it uses its ID as its name.
Format
The ID number is commonly displayed as a series of letters. The length can vary from anywhere from 1 letter and up.
For example:
QMCPMBLCOPXB
Decoding
Decoding an ID into a base-10 decimal number requires a little math. The ID is encoded in little endian base-26, where A-Z is 0-25. The digits are in little-endian order, so the first digit is the lowest order of magnitude.
This website has a converter: http://www.dcode.fr/base-26-cipher
| Decimal | Base-26 | Decimal | Base-26 | Decimal | Base-26 | Decimal | Base-26 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | A | 10 | K | 20 | U | 30 | EB | |||
| 1 | B | 11 | L | 21 | V | ... | ||||
| 2 | C | 12 | M | 22 | W | 676 | AAB | |||
| 3 | D | 13 | N | 23 | X | 677 | BAB | |||
| 4 | E | 14 | O | 24 | Y | 678 | CAB | |||
| 5 | F | 15 | P | 25 | Z | ... | ||||
| 6 | G | 16 | Q | 26 | AB | 17576 | AAAB | |||
| 7 | H | 17 | R | 27 | BB | 17577 | BAAB | |||
| 8 | I | 18 | S | 28 | CB | 17578 | CAAB | |||
| 9 | J | 19 | T | 29 | DB | ... | ||||
Acquiring
There is a number of ways to find the ID of different things, here are a few.
- The Bio (F8) window contains the avatar's ID.
- The avatar list contains the ID of all avatars.
- Skulls are automatically inscripted with the name and ID of the creature or avatar that dropped it.
- Anything that sends messages on the comm/chat, for example; avatars, officers, crew, spacecraft, and cities. Simply hover the cursor over a message and the ID will be displayed in the tooltip.
- Star map exported XML files contain the ID of all planets, systems, and sectors.