Equipment and Items

You can download the latest version of Alexian's equipment database (RoD_db) here. It consists of a text-format database file and a Windows program to work with it.

Click here to download  RoDdb36.zip (288 KB)

Note : problems have been reported with the latest version. You can get the older version here: RoDdb33.zip (360 KB)

Instructions: Just unpack the archive, then the program is ready to use. Please read RoD_db.txt for more information. To uninstall, just delete the files.

The distributive does not include the latest database text file. For the most recent item database created from at least 400 days of recent auction channel activity, please grab it from HERE (RoD_Item.txt) (updated nightly by Zistrosk using a custom VB application). Save it as RoD_Item.txt in the same directory as the RoD Database application. This item list contains one of every different item auctioned, plus the lowest level it popped, and the highest DR/HR/low damage/high damage/value that any copy of the item was found to have. If you already had RoD_db installed on your computer, be careful not to overwrite your old RoD_Item.txt file unless you haven't changed it. If you added items to your database or modified item records, you can merge the two databases by appending one text file to the end of the other (save your old file by renaming it first before unpacking the new version!)

Due to popular request, I've created a set of zMud settings that will read the output of an identify spell or auction list and parse it into a one-line RoD Database compatible line. The line is then echoed to the local screen so you can see it, and then added to the end of a file called RoD_Item-FromTriggers.txt in your zMud directory. Here is a page where you can download the settings, and get an idea how they work

For you deadly players, there is a limited list of PK-only items available for download here: HERE (RoD_ItemPK.txt) (updated nightly by Zistrosk using a custom VB application, input data provided by the rocking Vermicio and his minions). To use this as your database input file, you are going to have to rename it to RoD_Item.txt before you open the database program. You may be able to simply put a copy of the database in a different directory, and rename put this PK database file there, and just use that program instance whenever you need PK data. For some really great PK information, please check out Vortok's site at http://hometown.aol.com/pkscry/index.html?f=fs

Install with save Example:
    ren rod_item.txt rod_item.old
    (unpack the new version)
    copy rod_db.txt + rod_db.old rod_db.txt

If you only used the database and didn't change or add anything, then you don't need to worry about overwriting the old file.



For those of you who have multiple RoD_Item.txt files, and wish to combine them automatically, here is a utility that will help accomplish that for you. Just click on this download link : RoDDBCombiner.zip (11,282 bytes) and save it to your hard drive.

Unzip both files into a directory, and then update the AucDataCombine.ini file with the two input RoD Item files, and select an output file name and location, and run the executable. It uses the same logic that the nightly auction and item reporter uses to create the RoD_Item.txt file to combine the two input files, creating the best composite values from like named items. Thanks to Dorphac for the excellent idea for this utility!