Neverwinter Uncensored Toolbase Preview: The Item Database

As we’re getting closer to releasing our NWO:UN Toolbase, we want to give you a head start with previewing the new functions. Today we are introducing the Item Database!

Example Search
Example Search Output

Alongside our crawl engine the item database is the brain of the new toolbase and stores any item infos needed for other tools and scripts. It can also be queried by players to search and explore the items of the Neverwinter universe with a rather large form that allows to be as precise as possible. If turned on the database will try to group similar items into one column, but displays more item-relevant info if grouping is disabled. Overall the item database offers a unique way of displaying and searching items that the game was lacking until now.

Converted Links And Tooltip
Converted Links And Tooltip

The second major feature is the ability to deliver ingame tooltips to everyone. Of course the front end itself features tooltips, but users can access and display them in different ways even outside the toolbase. We offer a simple javascript for site and board owners that converts any links to our database into formatted strings with tooltips. If a board or site does not feature our script, users can still get the functionality by installing a Grease/Tampermonkey userscript. On top of that, app developers are able to query our API for tooltip and display relevant data to style and customize their own output.

{
   "name": "Assistant Cryomancer",
   "icon": "Crafting_Follower_Blackice_Cryomancer_T3_01",
   "quality": "Bronze",
   "tooltip": "<span class=\"Item_Quality_Large_1\">Assistant Cryomancer</span> <br> <table> <tr> <td class=\"align-left\" style=\"width: 60%\"> </td> <td class=\"align-right\"><span class=\"align-right\"> </span> </td> </tr> </table> <br><span class=\"Tooltip_Flavor\"><span class=\"Item_Quality_2\">Bonus:</span> <span class=\"tooltip\">+5% Speed (in Optional Slot)</span><br><br>An asset used in common crafting tasks. Can be rewarded by tasks. </span><br> <br>Rank 1, Rank 2, Rank 3, Black Ice Shaping, Person <br>No Level Requirement <span class=\"align-right\"> <img src=\"http://gatewaytest.playneverwinter.com/tex/Currency_Icon_Tiny_Copper\" uiskin=1>8</span>"
}

This cool stuff however comes with responsibilities for you as well, because maintaining the database has to be a community project. We will start off with over 30,000 items, but need help in keeping everything up to date. Next to feedback, which is always appreciated, we have implemented ways for you to directly interact with the data. On single item pages, registered users have the ability to propose changes to the database. At this point however, these changes have to be verified and approved by our staff before they show for everyone.

Console Log Of Exported Items
Console Log Of Exported Items

Additionally we urge users to install our “Itemgrabber” Grease/Tampermonkey userscript. While browsing the gateway (works on the Preview, Russian and International server) it silently forwards any item definitions it finds. Even if you are not actively using the gateway, it will push live updates to our server in case you stay logged in on the character you are currently playing ingame as well, which is a ton of help for us identifying new item definitions and keeping tooltips up to date. For maximum transparency the script is hosted on github, so you can make sure no account sensitive data is forwarded. If you know what you are doing, there’s also a form to directly submit item definitions you’d like to have added to the database. All contributions, no matter whether they have been transmitted through the script or by hand, are saved and converted into a ranking.

That’s it for today folks, stay tuned for more previews over the next week!

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