At a glance
Quick facts
- Classification
- General items
- Identifiers
- 3 across 3 XML definitions
- Item ID reference
- 23579, 23580, 23582
- Defined attributes
- 2
- TFS loot sources
- 0
- Official loot mentions
- 0
- Source profile
- TFS 1.6
Strange probing device in the hands of a player
An item name is only the surface. Beneath Strange probing device sit 3 identifiers beginning with 23579, a general items classification, and 2 declared attribute families: Description and Weight.
Strange probing device 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 probing device 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 probing device identity and identifiers
Strange probing device appears in the pinned item registry under 3 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.
| Item ID or range | Article | Variant attributes |
|---|---|---|
| 23579 | a | Description: There is no evidence this thing even works. Even the slightest movement may trigger its mechanisms.; Weight: 8.00 oz (800 source units) |
| 23580 | a | Description: This thing looks highly instable, you better find a place to deploy it soon.; Weight: 8.00 oz (800 source units) |
| 23582 | a | Description: There is no evidence this thing even works. Even the slightest movement may trigger its mechanisms. |
Attributes and mechanical meaning
Strange probing device 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.
| Attribute | Source value | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Description | There is no evidence this thing even works. Even the slightest movement may trigger its mechanisms. | This thing looks highly instable, you better find a place to deploy it soon. | Defined on 3 source entries |
| Weight | 8.00 oz (800 source units) | Defined on 2 source entries |
Acquisition and recorded loot sources
No monster XML file in the pinned profile lists Strange probing device 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 probing device 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 probing device 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 probing device behavior.
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