It's Function
This is a 2da file which is used as a referance when setting up or editing feat.2da (column number 19 in the file). The catagories inform the game AI how to use the feat appropriatly. There are three different versions (one for the original game and one for each expansion pack), which all have been updated with 1.69. The id number is what is seen in the feat file. (see example of the first few lines from a feat.2da below for location)
LABEL FEAT DESCRIPTION ICON MINATTACKBONUS MINSTR MINDEX MININT MINWIS MINCON MINCHA MINSPELLLVL PREREQFEAT1 PREREQFEAT2 GAINMULTIPLE EFFECTSSTACK ALLCLASSESCANUSE CATEGORY MAXCR SPELLID SUCCESSOR CRValue USESPERDAY MASTERFEAT TARGETSELF OrReqFeat0 OrReqFeat1 OrReqFeat2 OrReqFeat3 OrReqFeat4 REQSKILL ReqSkillMinRanks REQSKILL2 ReqSkillMinRanks2 Constant TOOLSCATEGORIES HostileFeat MinLevel MinLevelClass MaxLevel MinFortSave PreReqEpic ReqAction
0 Alertness 289 290 ife_alertness **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0 0 1 **** **** **** **** 1 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** FEAT_ALERTNESS 5 **** **** **** **** **** 0 1
1 Ambidex 204 222 ife_ambidex **** **** 15 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** 0 0 0 **** **** **** **** 1 **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** **** FEAT_AMBIDEXTERITY 1 **** **** **** **** **** 0 1
1.69 versions catagories.2da
NwN
Category 1 Harmful_AOE_Discriminant
2 Harmful_Ranged
3 Harmful_Touch
4 Beneficial_Healing_AOE
5 Beneficial_Healing_Touch
6 Beneficial_Conditional_AOE
7 Beneficial_Conditional_Single
8 Beneficial_Enhancement_Area Effect
9 Beneficial_Enhancement_Single
10 Beneficial_Enhancement_Self
11 Harmful_AOE_Indiscriminant
12 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_SELF
13 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_SINGLE
14 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_AOE
15 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_SUMMON
16 TALENT_CATEGORY_PERSISTENT_AREA_OF_EFFECT
17 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_HEALING_POTION
18 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_CONDITIONAL_POTION
19 TALENT_CATEGORY_DRAGONS_BREATH
20 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_POTION
21 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_ENHANCEMENT_POTION
22 TALENT_CATEGORY_HARMFUL_MELEE 23 TALENT_DISPEL
SoU
Category 1 Harmful_AOE_Discriminant
2 Harmful_Ranged
3 Harmful_Touch
4 Beneficial_Healing_AOE
5 Beneficial_Healing_Touch
6 Beneficial_Conditional_AOE
7 Beneficial_Conditional_Single
8 Beneficial_Enhancement_Area_Effect
9 Beneficial_Enhancement_Single
10 Beneficial_Enhancement_Self
11 Harmful_AOE_Indiscriminant
12 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_SELF
13 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_SINGLE
14 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_AOE
15 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_SUMMON
16 TALENT_CATEGORY_PERSISTENT_AREA_OF_EFFECT
17 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_HEALING_POTION
18 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_CONDITIONAL_POTION
19 TALENT_CATEGORY_DRAGONS_BREATH
20 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_POTION
21 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_ENHANCEMENT_POTION
22 TALENT_CATEGORY_HARMFUL_MELEE 23 TALENT_DISPEL
HoU
Category
1 Harmful_AOE_Discriminant
2 Harmful_Ranged
3 Harmful_Touch
4 Beneficial_Healing_AOE
5 Beneficial_Healing_Touch
6 Beneficial_Conditional_AOE
7 Beneficial_Conditional_Single
8 Beneficial_Enhancement_Area_Effect
9 Beneficial_Enhancement_Single
10 Beneficial_Enhancement_Self
11 Harmful_AOE_Indiscriminant
12 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_SELF
13 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_SINGLE
14 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_AOE
15 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_SUMMON
16 TALENT_CATEGORY_PERSISTENT_AREA_OF_EFFECT
17 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_HEALING_POTION
18 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_CONDITIONAL_POTION
19 TALENT_CATEGORY_DRAGONS_BREATH
20 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_PROTECTION_POTION
21 TALENT_CATEGORY_BENEFICIAL_ENHANCEMENT_POTION
22 TALENT_CATEGORY_HARMFUL_MELEE 23 TALENT_DISPEL