Creature_linking_template

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To link creatures by GUID, please refer to Creature_linking

The `Creature_linking_template` table

Structure

Name	Type	Null	Key	Default	Extra
entry	int(10) unsigned	NO	PRI	0
map	mediumint(8) unsigned	NO	PRI	0
master_entry	int(10) unsigned	NO		0
flag	mediumint(8) unsigned	NO		0
search_range	mediumint(8) unsigned	NO		0

Description of the fields

entry

creature_template.entry of the slave mob that is linked

map

Id of map of the mobs

master_entry

master to trigger events

flag

flag – describing what should happen when

Flag	Name	Comment
1	FLAG_AGGRO_ON_AGGRO	the "slave" aggroes when the "master" aggroes
2	FLAG_TO_AGGRO_ON_AGGRO	the master aggroes when the slave aggroes
4	FLAG_RESPAWN_ON_EVADE	the slave respawns when the master evades
8	FLAG_TO_RESPAWN_ON_EVADE	the master respawns when the slave evades
16	FLAG_DESPAWN_ON_DEATH	the slave despawns when the master dies
32	FLAG_SELFKILL_ON_DEATH	the slave goes suicide when the master dies
64	FLAG_RESPAWN_ON_DEATH	the slave respawn when the master dies
128	FLAG_RESPAWN_ON_RESPAWN	the slave respawns on master respawn
256	FLAG_DESPAWN_ON_RESPAWN	the slave despawns on master respawn (TODO: check for slave != master)
512	FLAG_FOLLOW	the slave follows the master, very basic, see TODO notes in commit, or post below
1024	FLAG_CANT_SPAWN_IF_BOSS_DEAD	the slave cannot respawn while boss is dead
2048	FLAG_CANT_SPAWN_IF_BOSS_ALIVE	the slave cannot respawn while boss is alive
4096	FLAG_DESPAWN_ON_EVADE	the slave despawn after the master evade
8192	FLAG_DESPAWN_ON_DESPAWN	the slave despawn after the master despawns

search_range

IF given != 0 only mobs with spawn-dist <= search_range around the master_entry will be linked to the master. Use this to model group behaviour.

IF = 0 all mobs on the map are linked to the master.