API GetArchaeologyRaceInfo

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Returns the information for a specific race used in Archaeology.

raceName, raceTexture, raceItemID, numFragmentsCollected, numFragmentsRequired = GetArchaeologyRaceInfo(raceIndex)

Arguments

raceIndex 

Number - Index of the race to query; ascending from 1.

Returns

raceName 

String - Name of the race.

raceTexture 

String - Path to the texture used by this race in the Archaeology UI.

raceItemID 

Number - The itemID for the Keystone this race uses.

numFragmentsCollected 

Number - Number of collected fragments for this race.

numFragmentsRequired 

Number - Number of fragments required to solve the current artifact

Example

The snippet below prints the name of every Archaeology race.

local raceCount = GetNumArchaeologyRaces();
for i=1,raceCount do local raceName = GetArchaeologyRaceInfo(i); print(raceName); end

Details

Returns UNKNOWN,0,nil,0 if the raceIndex is out of bounds (<=0 or >GetNumArchaeologyRaces())

Patch changes

• Patch 4.0.6 (2011-02-08): Return values changed.
  

Removed second return value (currency ID). Added numFragmentsCollected and numFragmentsRequired as 4th and 5th return values respectively.