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creature_groups Table

Groups creatures into formations, with a leader and relative positions.

Schema Summary

Field Type Key Null Default Extra
leader_guid int(11) unsigned NO
member_guid int(11) unsigned PRI NO
dist float unsigned NO
angle float unsigned NO
flags int(11) unsigned NO

Field Breakdown

  • leader_guid - GUID of the group leader.; references creature.guid
  • member_guid - Primary Key. GUID of a group member.; references creature.guid
  • dist - Distance from the leader.
  • angle - Angle (radians) relative to the leader's facing.
  • flags - Per-member behaviour bits (OPTION_*, CreatureGroups.h). Group-wide behaviour is the combination of all member rows' flags (the leader's own row is ignored); groups created at runtime via .npc group add default to 0x001|0x002|0x004|0x008:
Bit Option
0x001 FORMATION_MOVE - keep formation offsets
0x002 AGGRO_TOGETHER - join combat when a groupmate does
0x004 EVADE_TOGETHER
0x008 RESPAWN_TOGETHER
0x010 RESPAWN_ALL_ON_MASTER_EVADE
0x020 RESPAWN_ALL_ON_ANY_EVADE
0x040 INFORM_LEADER_ON_MEMBER_DIED
0x080 INFORM_MEMBERS_ON_ANY_DIED