FAQ

Searching can sometimes be problematic, and the first reaction to the lack of expected results is "Search engine is looking wrong". Yes, it can happen, but 99% of problems are the wrong question. First think about what you are looking for and how to use the search engine and learn how it works.

1. Why are there three search engines?

For several reasons: firstly, all asset data is separated from the texts and their language versions (localizations). They are also stored separately in the database on the website. It is theoretically possible to integrate them together, but it has some disadvantages: more complex programming, performance impact, and readability in the results list. Maybe someday as part of the development there will be such a change, but for now use both + extended according to the rules.

2. Search engines

Search engine on the left: searches by GUID numbers, real name of assets and name of templates (full name or fragment)

Search engine on the right: searches texts for a given phrase - you can choose your language or search in all languages, and after finding a phrase you will get a GUID number that will redirect you to the appropriate asset.

"Extended" search engine: allows you to find assets according to specific parameters - key and value (e.g. rarity = epic). The key itself (rarity) or the path to the value (Values/Item/Rarity) or the values alone (epic) can be used interchangeably. Optionally, selecting a template limits the search results.

3. Search options

Most of the search options work for all search engines with a few exceptions.

#1 non-strict / strict:

Approximate or strict search (or "pseudo-strict" in the case of assets and templates). "Strict' mode is default. It is not included in the extended search.
In "non-strict" (approximate) results are given if the given fragment occurs anywhere as a fragment of a word.
In "strict" these are full words, and in the case of assets and templates, the beginning or end of the name (because sometimes they are written without spaces).

Examples:

searching string: "tree" / method: "strict" (default) / results:

- Trees
- Tree Fir 05
- Xmas City Tree Big 01
- CategoryDescriptionOrnaments_PlantATree
- TreePlanter_Colony01_Citrus

searching string: "tree" / method: "non-strict" / additional results to the above:

- Player Leaf Trees Moderate
- Dirt Street
- ChristmasTreesLarge

for the texts field - with "strict" (default):

- Tree Planter
- A huge tree trunk!
- Charity Tree

additional with "non-strict":

- Street Range
- Some trees bear huge...

As you can see, the results differ from each other, so it is important to choose the method well, or try both alternately.

#2 Data preview:

Optional preview of selected data in the results list. It works with another option: language selection.

#3 Language selection (for texts):

You can choose your preferred language for the phrases you are looking for. Currently, three languages are available (due to limited database capacity), default language: English. It also works in data preview in asset lists.

4. Filters

Each result list, including asset lists in a template or asset tab, has a filter. You can narrow down a longer list, just enter a fragment of the text you are looking for, or with the negation option, specifying the "-" sign at the beginning to remove undesirable items.

Notice: in some cases, filters appear only after obtaining a certain number of results (currently at least 30) and due to browser performance, they disappear after exceeding 2500 items. Please let me know if you need to lower this value, because the browser window freezes when using it.

Example:

searching string "tree" / all results:

23167 Xmas City Tree Big 01 (Text)
23168 Xmas City Tree Small 01 (Text)
6615 CategoryDescriptionOrnaments_PlantATree (Text)
102086 park_1x1_smalltree (OrnamentalBuilding)
102085 park_1x1_bigtree (OrnamentalBuilding)
103113 park_1x1_elmtree (OrnamentalBuilding)
103116 park_1x1_appletree (OrnamentalBuilding)
102130 park_1x1_smalltree (OrnamentalBuilding)
102133 park_1x1_bigtree (OrnamentalBuilding)
116621 Xmas City Tree Small 01 (OrnamentalBuilding)
116620 Xmas City Tree Big 01 (OrnamentalBuilding)
102814 park_1x1_smalltree (OrnamentalBuilding)
102817 park_1x1_smallpalmtree (OrnamentalBuilding)
102818 park_1x1_palmtree (OrnamentalBuilding)
1000012 Tree Jungle Palm 01 (Prop)
1000026 Tree Jungle Palm 02 (Prop)
100647 Tree Jungle Palm 03 (Prop)
101747 Tree Jungle Palm 04 (Prop)
101748 Tree Jungle Palm 05 (Prop)
101749 Tree Jungle Palm 06 (Prop)

using the filter on results with the word "OrnamentalBuilding" / results:

102086 park_1x1_smalltree (OrnamentalBuilding)
102085 park_1x1_bigtree (OrnamentalBuilding)
103113 park_1x1_elmtree (OrnamentalBuilding)
103116 park_1x1_appletree (OrnamentalBuilding)
102130 park_1x1_smalltree (OrnamentalBuilding)
102133 park_1x1_bigtree (OrnamentalBuilding)
116621 Xmas City Tree Small 01 (OrnamentalBuilding)
116620 Xmas City Tree Big 01 (OrnamentalBuilding)
102814 park_1x1_smalltree (OrnamentalBuilding)
102817 park_1x1_smallpalmtree (OrnamentalBuilding)
102818 park_1x1_palmtree (OrnamentalBuilding)

using the negative filter on results with the word "-OrnamentalBuilding" / results:

23167 Xmas City Tree Big 01 (Text)
23168 Xmas City Tree Small 01 (Text)
6615 CategoryDescriptionOrnaments_PlantATree (Text)
1000012 Tree Jungle Palm 01 (Prop)
1000026 Tree Jungle Palm 02 (Prop)
100647 Tree Jungle Palm 03 (Prop)
101747 Tree Jungle Palm 04 (Prop)
101748 Tree Jungle Palm 05 (Prop)
101749 Tree Jungle Palm 06 (Prop)