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Strange apparatus

Strange apparatus is documented as general items across 9 item identifiers in pinned TFS 1.6 data, with XML attributes, exact configured drops, and current official creature-library loot mentions traced separately.

Reference profileTFS 1.6 item-data reference
Reviewed
Evidence2 primary references

At a glance

Quick facts

Classification
General items
Identifiers
9 across 4 XML definitions
Item ID reference
9767, 9884-9885, 9887-9890, 9892-9893
Defined attributes
0
TFS loot sources
0
Official loot mentions
0
Source profile
TFS 1.6

Strange apparatus in the hands of a player

Strange apparatus may occupy a single square in a backpack, but its source identity is wider: 9 identifiers beginning with 9767, 4 XML definitions, and 0 declared attribute families.

Strange apparatus belongs to a broad item family, so its purpose cannot be read safely from the name alone. The registry, scripts, map, and target server rules complete the picture.

No indexed monster definition names Strange apparatus as direct corpse loot. The silence is useful because it narrows the next search to quests, NPC trades, map rewards, crafting, events, stores, and action scripts instead of encouraging an invented hunting route.

Strange apparatus identity and identifiers

Strange apparatus appears in the pinned item registry under 9 concrete identifier values. This page groups definitions that share the exact source name so readers can compare alternate graphics, transformation states, map variants, or legacy identifiers without treating each numeric ID as a different search topic. The identifiers are engine references, not proof that every Open Tibia server exposes every variant to players.

Strange apparatus source variants
Item ID or rangeArticleVariant attributes
9767aNo XML attributes on this variant
9884-9885aNo XML attributes on this variant
9887-9890aNo XML attributes on this variant
9892-9893aNo XML attributes on this variant

Attributes and mechanical meaning

Strange apparatus is classified here as general items from its name and declared XML attributes. The XML entry establishes the identifiers and attributes shown here, while interaction behavior can also come from the binary item registry, movement events, actions, and server scripts. Exact behavior can be supplemented or overridden by the server binary, the OTB item registry, Lua actions, movement events, decay handlers, imbuement systems, or custom upgrade code.

Acquisition and recorded loot sources

No monster XML file in the pinned profile lists Strange apparatus as direct loot. That does not establish that the item is unobtainable. It may be awarded by a quest, NPC trade, map placement, reward chest, crafting system, action script, event, store, or custom content module. A server-specific guide should name one of those primary acquisition sources before presenting a method as verified.

Progression, use, and comparison

Evaluate Strange apparatus against alternatives in the same general items class by comparing only attributes that the active server actually implements. For combat equipment, attack, defense, armor, elemental protection, skill modifiers, vocation restrictions, level requirements, charges, and weight can all change the practical result. For world objects and general items, the decisive behavior is more often an action, movement event, unique ID, or map placement that cannot be inferred from the display name alone.

  • Confirm the live item identifier before importing Strange apparatus into an editor, script, reward, or shop.
  • Compare XML attributes with the deployed OTB registry and any upgrade, tier, imbuement, or rarity layer.
  • Trace acquisition through monster files, NPC scripts, quest scripts, reward containers, and map placements.
  • Test equip, use, decay, trade, loss, and persistence behavior on the target server profile.

Reference boundary and change control

A correction to this entry should cite the exact deployed item definition, commit, server documentation, or reproducible live test. Screenshots can show appearance or a tooltip, but they do not independently prove hidden chance values, script branches, or database state. Keeping those evidence layers separate prevents a historical item ID or one server's custom value from being mislabeled as universal Strange apparatus behavior.

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strange apparatusTFS 1.6General items