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--- modding:xml:systemmap [2017/02/03 05:13] – [TopologyProcessor] 0xabcdef
+++ modding:xml:systemmap [2017/02/07 00:39] (current) – [TopologyProcessor] 0xabcdef
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 ===== TopologyProcessor =====
-When the entire topology has been created, we iterate over all <TopologyProcessor> nodes in order and apply them to the topology. A TopologyProcessor is an element that can assign additional attributes to existing nodes and a SystemType to nodes that do not already have one. There can be multiple instances of a TopologyProcessor in a SystemMap.
+When the entire topology has been created, we iterate over all <TopologyProcessor> nodes in order and apply them to the topology. A TopologyProcessor is an element that can assign additional attributes to existing nodes and a SystemType to nodes that do not already have one. There can be multiple instances of a TopologyProcessor in a SystemMap. Additionally, TopologyProcessors are recursive in that the <Group>, <Processor>, and any element with a <System> subelement will act as a TopologyProcessor of its own, using the nodes filtered by the parent.
-  * One <Criteria> element to determine which nodes the processor applies to. The processor affects all nodes under its criteria.
+  * Zero or one <Criteria>. Determines criteria (in addition to any pre-existing criteria) for determining which nodes the processor applies to. If there is no <Criteria>, all nodes are affected. This works for the <TopologyProcessor>, which will process every single node on the map.
     * An <Attributes> element that filters nodes by their attributes
       * **criteria=** Contains the attributes to filter with.
-        * "+{attribute};" means that nodes must have {attribute}. "+systemType:0;" specifies nodes without a <SystemType>
+        * **"*"** specifies any node that already satisfies the parent criteria.
-        * "-{attribute};" means that nodes must not have {attribute}
+        * **"+{attribute};"** means that nodes must have {attribute}. "+systemType:0;" specifies nodes without a <SystemType>
-  * Zero or more <Group> elements, which can assign a SystemType to nodes that satisfy additional criteria((This is unfinished; please verify))
+        * **"-{attribute};"** means that nodes must not have {attribute}
-    * One <Criteria>
+  * Zero or one <System>.
-      * **criteria=**
+    * **name=**
-        * "+{attribute}"
+    * **attributes=** The attributes to apply to the affected nodes.
-        * "-{attribute}"
+    * **level=**
-    * One <System>
+    * **unid=** The UNID of the new SystemType to assign to the affected nodes.
-      * One <Table>
+    * Zero or one <Table>. Only works if none of the above attributes are defined in the element.
-        * One or more <System>
+  * Zero or more <Group>. Same as <TopologyProcessor>.
-          * **chance=**
+  * Zero or more <ConquerNodes>. In this processor category, "Conquerors" take turns attempting to "occupy" every eligible node. Each node can be taken by only one Conqueror. Every turn, a conqueror first attempts to create one new seed, then each of its seeds attempt to expand into adjacent nodes.
-          * **unid=**
+      * One or more <Conqueror>
-  * Zero or more <ConquerNodes>
+      * **seedChance=** The percentage chance that this conqueror will create a seed somewhere((Please verify))
-      * One or more <Conqueror> element
+      * **maxSeeds=** The total number of seeds that this conqueror can have. ((Please verify))
-      * **seedChance=** The percentage chance that a seed will be created somewhere((Please verify))
+      * **expandChance=** The percentage chance that one seed will attempt to expand into an adjacent node ((Please verify))
-      * **maxSeeds=** The number of attempts to create a seed((Please verify))
+      * **maxNodes=** The total((Please verify)) number of nodes that can be conquered by this conqueror's seeds.
-      * **expandChance=** The percentage chance that a seed will expand into another node ((Please verify))
-      * **maxNodes=** The total((Please verify)) number of nodes that can be conquered by these seeds
       * One <SeedChance>
         * One or more <Node>
           * **criteria=** The additional criteria that a node must satisfy to be seeded. "*" refers to any node that satisfies the base criteria
-          * **weight=** The percentage chance that this node will be seeded
+          * **weight=** The percent chance that a seed will choose this node to attempt its expansion on.
+          * **successChance=** The percent chance that a seed will be successful in attempting to conquer this node
       * One <ExpandChance>
-        * One or more <Node>
+        * One or more <Chance>
           * **criteria=** The additional criteria that a node must satisfy to be conquered by the seed
           * **weight=** The percent chance that a node will be conquered by the seed
-      * One <Processor>
+          * **successChance=** The percent chance that a conqueror will be successful in attempting to create a seed in a node.
-        * One <System>
+      * One <Processor>. Same as <TopologyProcessor>
-          * **attributes=** The attributes to add to the affected nodes
   * Zero or more <DistributeNodes>
     * **nodeCount=**
     * One <Criteria>
-  * Zero or more <FillNodes>
+  * Zero or more <FillNodes>. Processes every eligible node in random order.
     * <Attributes>
     * <Criteria>
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       * **nodeCount=**
       * One <System>
-        * **attributes=** The attributes to add to the affected nodes
   * Zero or more <RandomPoints>
+  * Zero or more <Table>
+    * Zero or one <Criteria>
+    * Zero or more <System>
+      * **chance=** The chance that the **attributes** and **unid** of this element will be applied to the affected nodes.