rollNW is all about live objects and not serialized file formats.
- :cpp:enum:`ObjectID`
- Unlike NWN an ObjectID does not provide a one-to-one mapping to an object. Rather, it's an index into a structure containing objects.
- :cpp:struct:`ObjectHandle`
- An object handle maps to a specific object it consists of an ObjectID, the objects type, and an unsigned 16 bit integer indicating the object's version. To be valid, an object handle must match what is in the object array.
- :cpp:struct:`ObjectBase`
- The base class of all objects
Any object that is loaded via the Objects service, belongs to the service and must be deleted through it.
Example - Loading and Deleting a Creature
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.. code-tab:: python
import rollnw
rollnw.kernel.start()
obj = rollnw.kernel.objects().creature('nw_chicken.utc')
rollnw.kernel.objects().destroy(obj.handle())
# After this point accessing obj is undefined behavior and its handle if stored elsewhere
# will no longer be valid
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auto obj = nw::kernel::objects().load<nw::Creature>(fs::path("a/path/to/nw_chicken.utc"));
nw::kernel::objects().destroy(obj->handle());
// After this point accessing obj is undefined behavior and its handle if stored elsewhere
// will no longer be valid
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.. code-tab:: python
from rollnw import Creature
# The file can also be rollnw JSON format, it doesn't matter.
cre = Creature.from_file("a/path/to/nw_chicken.utc")
if cre.scripts.on_attacked == "nw_c2_default5":
cre.scripts.on_attacked = "nw_shakenbake"
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// TODO