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<h1>Datamine</h1> <div class="level1"> <p> <b>Helper function prefix:</b> Datamine_ </p> <p> Datamining is what happens when the player in SOMA touches a dead person, intercom or other piece of technology and hears the last few moments of data buffer as an audio clip. Most of this is handled automatically by <code>Prop_Datamine</code> and <code>Area_Datamine</code>, but there are a few helper functions available. </p> </div> <h2>Prop_Datamine, Area_Datamine Level Editor Properties</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <h3>MaxFocusDistance</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> How far away does the player have to be to use this? </p> </div> <h3>FinalSubjectCallback</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Callback once the player has heard the final line of the audio. </p> </div> <h3>DataminingDoneCallback</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Callback once the player has exited the datamine </p> </div> <h3>DatamineGlow</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Should the datamine be highlighted when the player is near? </p> </div> <h3>RangeArea</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Specify an area; once the player leaves it, the datamine fades. </p> </div> <h3>StopAllVoices</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> If true, all other voices are stopped when the player triggers the datamine. </p> </div> <h3>Page_X_VoiceSubject</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Voicehandler Subject to play </p> </div> <h3>Page_X_TextCategory, Page_X_TextEntry, Page_X_Image</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> The datamine system was originally written to support text, images and multiple pages. This is all obsolete now. </p> </div> <h2>Area_Datamine Additional Level Editor Properties</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <h3>IsBlackBox</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> True if the datamine is a blackbox (i.e. embedded in the neck of a person). This is now obsolete. </p> </div> <h3>EffectProp</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Object to apply highlight to. </p> </div> <h2>Prop_Datamine Model Editor Properties</h2> <div class="level2"> </div> <h3>IsBlackBox</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> True if the datamine is a blackbox (i.e. embedded in the neck of a person). This is now obsolete. </p> </div> <h3>DatamineGlow</h3> <div class="level3"> <p> Should the datamine be highlighted when the player is near? </p> </div>