Holidays

holidays.dbc

Structure

Column	Field	Type	Notes	Extra info

Column	Field	Type	Notes	Extra info
0	eventID	Integer	Holiday event ID
1	eventStage1Duration	Integer	Stage1 event length (for stage1, either as preparation or main event. See eventSchedulerType for more info)
2	eventStage2Duration	Integer	Stage2 event length (for stage2, either as main event or cooldown. See eventSchedulerType for more info)
11	eventDate	Integer	Packed blizzdate - Epochdate=01.01.2000-00:00 - Year is discarded if column12 is 0
37	Region	integer	??? (needs more research)
38	Looping	integer	??? (needs more research - used only on Call To Arms events)	`283 - Call to Arms: Alterac Valley 284 - Call to Arms: Warsong Gulch 285 - Call to Arms: Arathi Basin 353 - Call to Arms: Eye of the Storm 400 - Call to Arms: Strand of the Ancient 420 - Call to Arms: Isle of Conquest`
39	calendarFlags	integer	??? (needs more research)
49	eventCalendarName	iRefID	Ref to Loc in HolidayNames.dbc
50	eventCalendarDescription	iRefID	Ref to Loc in HolidayDescriptions.dbc
51	eventCalendarOverlay	String	Overlay texture used for ingame calendar event-decorations
52	priority	Integer	??? (needs more research)
53	eventSchedulerType	Integer	Definition of which timer is used, see eventSchedulerType below	`-1: repeat, yearly 0: repeat, weekly 1: repeat, use defined dates 2: repeat, hourly`
54	eventFlags	Integer	??? (needs more research)

eventSchedulerType

eventSchedulerType defines what kind of timer is used for when the event is to stop, start etc. - and if it uses different stages during it's "buildup"-phase (2 stages available)
-1: event repeats every year based on column11, column12 etc dates - length and possible event stages is taken from the information given in column1 and column2 (adjusted in DBC to keep it in line with **yearly** changes) - if column12=0, use DATE only from field11 0: event repeats every 7 days, with a duration of <eventStage1Duration> hours (hardcoded startdate serverside depending on eventID) 1: event repeats based on column11, column12 etc values (see -1) - if <eventStage2Duration> exists, use <eventStage1Duration> as event prestage length 2: event repeats every X hours (with <eventStage2Duration> being the eventPause/eventWait timer)