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• Exist as an OBJECT_TYPE_AREA_OF_EFFECT and searchable specifically with GetFirstObjectInShape and GetNearestObject (yes both movable and non-movable ones)
• Has a tag matching the "LABEL" column and findable using GetObjectByTag and GetNearestObjectByTag
  • This is also - without further interaction - the only way to get the bounding sizes and other properties
• Has special properties set on it regarding:
  • The creator (the object the script applying the effect was called from) returned by GetAreaOfEffectCreator(OBJECT_SELF)
  • The event scripts: On Enter, On Exit and Heartbeat - done from the script command or the 2da line - there is also a User Defined Event apparently available, but cannot be set at inception but later can with SetEventScript (needs testing!)
  • The size and shape of it from the 2da entry
  • The duration remaining (not sure this can be retrieved unless it's a mobile one)
  • The spell ID which is used when applying effects (so they can be accurately removed later) - however GetSpellId() fails, instead use GetEffectSpellId(EffectDazed()) as a workaround
  • The spell save DC - should set to the right amount when GetSpellSaveDC is called, we hope, although it could still change after later castings. To test in EE.and should in later versions of NWN:EE correctly save
  • The caster level - should be set to the right amount when using ResistSpell,
    • GetCasterLevel() (
    not sure if using OBJECT_SELF or GetAreaOfEffectCreator) and when new effects are applied from the AOE object (which get traced to the creator of the AOE applying them). However this probably needs heavily testing to be really sure it does all this in EE
    • any variant) does not work properly and changesa s new spells are cast even in NWN:EE
    • Need to test the effect caster level assigned by an effect.
• If the AOE calls EventSpellCastAt it will use the creator, not itself, as the caster
• If the AOE applies an effect apparently (needs fully testing - in the case of now-invalid casters also!) it gets created with the correct spell ID and that the creator is GetAreaOfEffectCreator.

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