Missing descriptions added

All missing descriptions added. Made corrections to existing descriptions.

common/ruletypes.h

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ RULE_BOOL(Character, UseNewStatsWindow, true, "Setting whether the new Stats win
 RULE_BOOL(Character, ItemCastsUseFocus, false, "If true, this allows item clickies to use focuses that have limited maximum levels on them")
 RULE_INT(Character, MinStatusForNoDropExemptions, 80, "This allows status x and higher to trade no drop items")
 RULE_INT(Character, SkillCapMaxLevel, 75, "Sets the Maximum Level used for Skill Caps (from skill_caps table). -1 makes it use MaxLevel rule value. It is set to 75 because PEQ only has skillcaps up to that level, and grabbing the players' skill past 75 will return 0, breaking all skills past that level. This helps servers with obsurd level caps (75+ level cap) function without any modifications")
-RULE_INT(Character, StatCap, 0, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(Character, StatCap, 0, "If StatCap > 0 then this value is used. If it is 0, the value of the following code is used: If Level < 61: 255. If Level >= 61 and the client SoF or newer: 255 + 5 x (level -60).  If the client is older than SoF and the level < 71 then: 255 + x (level-60). In all other cases: 330.")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, CheckCursorEmptyWhenLooting, true, "If true, a player cannot loot a corpse (player or NPC) with an item on their cursor")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, MaintainIntoxicationAcrossZones, true, "If true, alcohol effects are maintained across zoning and logging out/in")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, EnableDiscoveredItems, true, "If enabled, it enables EVENT_DISCOVER_ITEM and also saves character names and timestamps for the first time an item is discovered")
@@ -122,11 +122,11 @@ RULE_BOOL(Character, KeepLevelOverMax, false, "Don't delevel a character that ha
 RULE_INT(Character, FoodLossPerUpdate, 32, "How much food/water you lose per stamina update")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, EnableHungerPenalties, false, "Being hungry/thirsty has negative effects -- it does appear normal live servers do not have penalties")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, EnableFoodRequirement, true, "If disabled, food is no longer required")
-RULE_INT(Character, BaseInstrumentSoftCap, 36, "Softcap for instrument mods, 36 commonly referred to as \"3.6\" as well")
+RULE_INT(Character, BaseInstrumentSoftCap, 36, "Softcap for instrument mods, 36 commonly referred to as 3.6 as well")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, UseSpellFileSongCap, true, "When they removed the AA that increased the cap they removed the above and just use the spell field")
 RULE_INT(Character, BaseRunSpeedCap, 158, "Base Run Speed Cap, on live it's 158% which will give you a runspeed of 1.580 hard capped to 225")
 RULE_INT(Character, OrnamentationAugmentType, 20, "Ornamentation Augment Type")
-RULE_REAL(Character, EnvironmentDamageMulipliter, 1, "<Description required>")
+RULE_REAL(Character, EnvironmentDamageMulipliter, 1, "Multiplier for environmental damage like fall damage.")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, UnmemSpellsOnDeath, true, "Setting whether at death all memorized Spells are forgotten")
 RULE_INT(Character, TradeskillUpAlchemy, 2, "Alchemy skillup rate adjust. Lower is faster")
 RULE_INT(Character, TradeskillUpBaking, 2, "Baking skillup rate adjust. Lower is faster")
@@ -138,15 +138,15 @@ RULE_INT(Character, TradeskillUpMakePoison, 2, "Make Poison skillup rate adjust.
 RULE_INT(Character, TradeskillUpPottery, 4, "Pottery skillup rate adjust. Lower is faster")
 RULE_INT(Character, TradeskillUpResearch, 1, "Research skillup rate adjust. Lower is faster")
 RULE_INT(Character, TradeskillUpTinkering, 2, "Tinkering skillup rate adjust. Lower is faster")
-RULE_BOOL(Character, MarqueeHPUpdates, false, "Will show Health percentage in center of screen < 100%")
+RULE_BOOL(Character, MarqueeHPUpdates, false, "Will show health percentage in center of screen if health lesser than 100%")
-RULE_INT(Character, IksarCommonTongue, 95, "95 By default (live-like?)")
+RULE_INT(Character, IksarCommonTongue, 95, "Starting value for Common Tongue for Iksars")
-RULE_INT(Character, OgreCommonTongue, 95, "95 By default (live-like?)")
+RULE_INT(Character, OgreCommonTongue, 95, "Starting value for Common Tongue for Ogres")
-RULE_INT(Character, TrollCommonTongue, 95, "95 By default (live-like?)")
+RULE_INT(Character, TrollCommonTongue, 95, "Starting value for Common Tongue for Trolls")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, ActiveInvSnapshots, false, "Takes a periodic snapshot of inventory contents from online players")
-RULE_INT(Character, InvSnapshotMinIntervalM, 180, "Minimum time (in minutes) between inventory snapshots")
+RULE_INT(Character, InvSnapshotMinIntervalM, 180, "Minimum time between inventory snapshots (minutes)")
-RULE_INT(Character, InvSnapshotMinRetryM, 30, "Time (in minutes) to re-attempt an inventory snapshot after a failure")
+RULE_INT(Character, InvSnapshotMinRetryM, 30, "Time to re-attempt an inventory snapshot after a failure  (minutes)")
-RULE_INT(Character, InvSnapshotHistoryD, 30, "Time (in days) to keep snapshot entries")
+RULE_INT(Character, InvSnapshotHistoryD, 30, "Time to keep snapshot entries (days)")
-RULE_BOOL(Character, RestrictSpellScribing, false, "Restricts spell scribing to allowable races/classes of spell scroll, if true")
+RULE_BOOL(Character, RestrictSpellScribing, false, "Setting whether to testricts spell scribing to allowable races/classes of spell scroll")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, UseStackablePickPocketing, true, "Allows stackable pickpocketed items to stack instead of only being allowed in empty inventory slots")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, EnableAvoidanceCap, false, "Setting whether the avoidance cap should be activated")
 RULE_INT(Character, AvoidanceCap, 750, "750 Is a pretty good value, seen people dodge all attacks beyond 1,000 Avoidance")
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ RULE_BOOL(Character, UseOldBindWound, false, "Uses the original bind wound behav
 RULE_BOOL(Character, GrantHoTTOnCreate, false, "Grant Health of Target's Target leadership AA on character creation")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, UseOldConSystem, false, "Grant Health of Target's Target leadership AA on character creation")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, OPClientUpdateVisualDebug, false, "Shows a pulse and forward directional particle each time the client sends its position to server")
-RULE_BOOL(Character, AllowCrossClassTrainers, false, "<Description required>")
+RULE_BOOL(Character, AllowCrossClassTrainers, false, "If the value is true, a player can also train with other class Guildmasters.")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, PetsUseReagents, true, "Conjuring pets consumes reagents")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, DismountWater, true, "Dismount horses when entering water")
 RULE_BOOL(Character, UseNoJunkFishing, false, "Disregards junk items when fishing")
@@ -165,9 +165,9 @@ RULE_BOOL(Character, ProcessFearedProximity, false, "Processes proximity checks
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
 RULE_CATEGORY(Mercs)
-RULE_INT(Mercs, SuspendIntervalMS, 10000, "Time interval for merc suspend in milliseconds.")
+RULE_INT(Mercs, SuspendIntervalMS, 10000, "Time interval for merc suspend (milliseconds)")
-RULE_INT(Mercs, UpkeepIntervalMS, 180000, "Time interval for merc upkeep in milliseconds")
+RULE_INT(Mercs, UpkeepIntervalMS, 180000, "Time interval for merc upkeep (milliseconds)")
-RULE_INT(Mercs, SuspendIntervalS, 10, "Time interval for merc suspend command in seconds")
+RULE_INT(Mercs, SuspendIntervalS, 10, "Time interval for merc suspend command (seconds)")
 RULE_BOOL(Mercs, AllowMercs, false, "Allow the use of mercs")
 RULE_BOOL(Mercs, ChargeMercPurchaseCost, false, "Turns Mercenary purchase costs on or off")
 RULE_BOOL(Mercs, ChargeMercUpkeepCost, false, "Turns Mercenary upkeep costs on or off")
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ RULE_BOOL(Skills, UseLimitTradeskillSearchSkillDiff, true, "Enables the limit fo
 RULE_INT(Skills, MaxTradeskillSearchSkillDiff, 50, "The maximum difference in skill between the trivial of an item and the skill of the player if the trivial is higher than the skill. Recipes that have not been learnt or made at least once via the Experiment mode will be removed from searches based on this criteria.")
 RULE_INT(Skills, MaxTrainSpecializations, 50, "Maximum level a GM trainer will train casting specializations")
 RULE_INT(Skills, SwimmingStartValue, 100, "Start value of swimming skill")
-RULE_BOOL(Skills, TrainSenseHeading, false, "<Description required>")
+RULE_BOOL(Skills, TrainSenseHeading, false, "Switch whether SenseHeading is trained by use")
 RULE_INT(Skills, SenseHeadingStartValue, 200, "Start value of sense heading skill")
 RULE_BOOL(Skills, SelfLanguageLearning, true, "Enabling self learning of languages")
 RULE_BOOL(Skills, RequireTomeHandin, false, "Disable click-to-learn and force hand in to Guild Master")
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ RULE_BOOL(World, GMAccountIPList, false, "Check IP list against GM accounts. Thi
 RULE_INT(World, MinGMAntiHackStatus, 1, "Minimum status to check against AntiHack list")
 RULE_INT(World, SoFStartZoneID, -1, "Sets the Starting Zone for SoF Clients separate from Titanium Clients (-1 is disabled)")
 RULE_INT(World, TitaniumStartZoneID, -1, "Sets the Starting Zone for Titanium Clients (-1 is disabled). Replaces the old method")
-RULE_INT(World, ExpansionSettings, 16383, "Sets the expansion settings for the server, This is sent on login to world and affects client expansion settings. Defaults to all expansions enabled up to TSS")
+RULE_INT(World, ExpansionSettings, 16383, "Sets the expansion settings for the server, This is sent on login to world and affects client expansion settings. Defaults to all expansions enabled up to TSS, value is bitmask")
 RULE_BOOL(World, UseClientBasedExpansionSettings, true, "If true it will overrule World, ExpansionSettings and set someone's expansion based on the client they're using")
 RULE_INT(World, PVPSettings, 0, "Sets the PVP settings for the server. 1=Rallos Zek RuleSet, 2=Tallon/Vallon Zek Ruleset, 4=Sullon Zek Ruleset, 6=Discord Ruleset, anything above 6 is the Discord Ruleset without the no-drop restrictions removed. NOTE: edit IsAttackAllowed in Zone-table to accomodate for these rules")
 RULE_INT(World, PVPMinLevel, 0, "Minimum level to pvp")
@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@ RULE_INT (World, FVNoDropFlag, 0, "Sets the Firiona Vie settings on the client,
 RULE_BOOL (World, IPLimitDisconnectAll, false, "Disconnect all current clients by IP if they go over the IP limit.  This should allow people to quickly reconnect in the case of dead sessions waiting to timeout")
 RULE_BOOL(World, MaxClientsSimplifiedLogic, false, "New logic that only uses ExemptMaxClientsStatus and MaxClientsPerIP. Done on the loginserver. This mimics the P99-style special IP rules")
 RULE_INT (World, TellQueueSize, 20, "Maximum tell queue size")
-RULE_BOOL(World, StartZoneSameAsBindOnCreation, true, "Should the start zone ALWAYS be the same location as your bind?")
+RULE_BOOL(World, StartZoneSameAsBindOnCreation, true, "Should the start zone always be the same location as your bind?")
 RULE_BOOL(World, EnforceCharacterLimitAtLogin, false, "Enforce the limit for characters that are online at login")
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
 RULE_CATEGORY(Zone)
-RULE_INT(Zone, ClientLinkdeadMS, 90000, "The time a client remains link dead on the server after a sudden disconnection")
+RULE_INT(Zone, ClientLinkdeadMS, 90000, "The time a client remains link dead on the server after a sudden disconnection (milliseconds)")
-RULE_INT(Zone, GraveyardTimeMS, 1200000, "Milliseconds time until a player corpse is moved to a zone's graveyard, if one is specified for the zone")
+RULE_INT(Zone, GraveyardTimeMS, 1200000, "Time until a player corpse is moved to a zone's graveyard, if one is specified for the zone (milliseconds)")
 RULE_BOOL(Zone, EnableShadowrest, 1, "Enables or disables the Shadowrest zone feature for player corpses. Default is turned on")
 RULE_BOOL(Zone, UsePlayerCorpseBackups, true, "Keeps backups of player corpses")
 RULE_INT(Zone, MQWarpExemptStatus, -1, "Required status level to exempt the MQWarpDetector. Set to -1 to disable this feature")
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ RULE_INT(Zone, EbonCrystalItemID, 40902, "Item ID for Ebon Crystal")
 RULE_INT(Zone, RadiantCrystalItemID, 40903, "Item ID for Radiant Crystal")
 RULE_BOOL(Zone, LevelBasedEXPMods, false, "Allows you to use the level_exp_mods table in consideration to your players experience hits")
 RULE_INT(Zone, WeatherTimer, 600, "Weather timer when no duration is available")
-RULE_BOOL(Zone, EnableLoggedOffReplenishments, true, "<Description required>")
+RULE_BOOL(Zone, EnableLoggedOffReplenishments, true, "'Replenish mana/hp/end if logged off for MinOfflineTimeToReplenishments")
-RULE_INT(Zone, MinOfflineTimeToReplenishments, 21600, "<Description required> (seconds)")
+RULE_INT(Zone, MinOfflineTimeToReplenishments, 21600, "Minimum time a player must be offline before LoggedOffReplenishments becomes active (seconds)")
 RULE_BOOL(Zone, UseZoneController, true, "Enables the ability to use persistent quest based zone controllers (zone_controller.pl/lua)")
 RULE_BOOL(Zone, EnableZoneControllerGlobals, false, "Enables the ability to use quest globals with the zone controller NPC")
 RULE_INT(Zone, GlobalLootMultiplier, 1, "Sets Global Loot drop multiplier for database based drops, useful for double, triple loot etc")
@@ -362,20 +362,20 @@ RULE_INT(Spells, FRProjectileItem_NPC, 80684, "Item id for NPC Fire 'spell proje
 RULE_BOOL(Spells, UseLiveSpellProjectileGFX, false, "Use spell projectile graphics set in the spells_new table (player_1). Server must be using UF+ spell file")
 RULE_BOOL(Spells, FocusCombatProcs, false, "Allow all combat procs to receive focus effects")
 RULE_BOOL(Spells, PreNerfBardAEDoT, false, "Allow bard AOE dots to damage targets when moving")
-RULE_INT(Spells, AI_SpellCastFinishedFailRecast, 800, "AI spell recast time(milliseconds) when an spell is cast but fails (ie stunned)")
+RULE_INT(Spells, AI_SpellCastFinishedFailRecast, 800, "AI spell recast time  when an spell is cast but fails, ie if stunned (milliseconds)")
-RULE_INT(Spells, AI_EngagedNoSpellMinRecast, 500, "AI spell recast time (milliseconds) check when no spell is cast while engaged. (min time in random)")
+RULE_INT(Spells, AI_EngagedNoSpellMinRecast, 500, "AI spell recast time check when no spell is cast while engaged. Min time in random (milliseconds)")
-RULE_INT(Spells, AI_EngagedNoSpellMaxRecast, 1000, "AI spell recast time (milliseconds) check when no spell is cast engaged.(maximum time in random)")
+RULE_INT(Spells, AI_EngagedNoSpellMaxRecast, 1000, "AI spell recast time check when no spell is cast engaged. Mmaximum time in random (milliseconds)")
 RULE_INT(Spells, AI_EngagedBeneficialSelfChance, 100, "Chance during first AI Cast check to do a beneficial spell on self")
 RULE_INT(Spells, AI_EngagedBeneficialOtherChance, 25, "Chance during second AI Cast check to do a beneficial spell on others")
 RULE_INT(Spells, AI_EngagedDetrimentalChance, 20, "Chance during third AI Cast check to do a determental spell on others")
-RULE_INT(Spells, AI_PursueNoSpellMinRecast, 500, "AI spell recast time (milliseconds) check when no spell is cast while chasing target. (min time in random)")
+RULE_INT(Spells, AI_PursueNoSpellMinRecast, 500, "AI spell recast time check when no spell is cast while chasing target. Mmin time in random (milliseconds)")
-RULE_INT(Spells, AI_PursueNoSpellMaxRecast, 2000, "AI spell recast time (milliseconds) check when no spell is cast while chasing target. (maximum time in random)")
+RULE_INT(Spells, AI_PursueNoSpellMaxRecast, 2000, "AI spell recast time check when no spell is cast while chasing target. Maximum time in random (milliseconds)")
 RULE_INT(Spells, AI_PursueDetrimentalChance, 90, "Chance while chasing target to cast a detrimental spell")
-RULE_INT(Spells, AI_IdleNoSpellMinRecast, 6000, "AI spell recast time (milliseconds) check when no spell is cast while idle. (min time in random)")
+RULE_INT(Spells, AI_IdleNoSpellMinRecast, 6000, "AI spell recast time check when no spell is cast while idle. Mmin time in random (milliseconds)")
-RULE_INT(Spells, AI_IdleNoSpellMaxRecast, 60000, "AI spell recast time (milliseconds) check when no spell is cast while chasing target. (maximum time in random)")
+RULE_INT(Spells, AI_IdleNoSpellMaxRecast, 60000, "AI spell recast time check when no spell is cast while chasing target. Maximum time in random (milliseconds)")
 RULE_INT(Spells, AI_IdleBeneficialChance, 100, "Chance while idle to do a beneficial spell on self or others")
-RULE_INT(Spells, AI_HealHPPct, 50, "Hitpoint percentage at which NPC starts healing when max_hp of the spell is not set ((nside and outside combat)")
+RULE_INT(Spells, AI_HealHPPct, 50, "Hitpoint percentage at which NPC starts healing when max_hp of the spell is not set (inside and outside combat)")
-RULE_BOOL(Spells, SHDProcIDOffByOne, true, "Pre June 2009 SHD spell procs were off by 1, they stopped doing this in June 2009 (so UF+ spell files need this false)")
+RULE_BOOL(Spells, SHDProcIDOffByOne, true, "Pre June 2009 SHD spell procs were off by 1, they stopped doing this in June 2009 (UF+ spell files need this false)")
 RULE_BOOL(Spells, Jun182014HundredHandsRevamp, false, "This should be true for if you import a spell file newer than June 18, 2014")
 RULE_BOOL(Spells, SwarmPetTargetLock, false, "Use old method of swarm pets target locking till target dies then despawning")
 RULE_BOOL(Spells, NPC_UseFocusFromSpells, true, "Allow NPC to use most spell derived focus effects")
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ RULE_INT(Combat, MeleeCritDifficulty, 8900, "Value against which is rolled to ch
 RULE_INT(Combat, ArcheryCritDifficulty, 3400, "Value against which is rolled to check if a archery crit is triggered. Lower is easier")
 RULE_INT(Combat, ThrowingCritDifficulty, 1100, "Value against which is rolled to check if a throwing crit is triggered. Lower is easier")
 RULE_BOOL(Combat, NPCCanCrit, false, "Setting whether an NPC can land critical hits")
-RULE_BOOL(Combat, UseIntervalAC, true, "<Description required>")
+RULE_BOOL(Combat, UseIntervalAC, true, "Switch whether bonuses, armour class, multipliers, classes and caps should be considered in the calculation of damage values")
 RULE_INT(Combat, PetAttackMagicLevel, 30, "Level at which pets can cause magic damage")
 RULE_BOOL(Combat, EnableFearPathing, true, "Setting whether to use pathing during fear")
 RULE_REAL(Combat, FleeMultiplier, 2.0, "Determines how quickly a NPC will slow down while fleeing. Decrease multiplier to slow NPC down quicker")
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ RULE_BOOL(Combat, AdjustSpecialProcPerMinute, true, "Set PPM for special abiliti
 RULE_REAL(Combat, AvgSpecialProcsPerMinute, 2.0, "Unclear what best value is atm")
 RULE_REAL(Combat, BaseHitChance, 69.0, "Base chance to hiz")
 RULE_REAL(Combat, NPCBonusHitChance, 26.0, "Bonus chance to hit for NPC")
-RULE_REAL(Combat, HitFalloffMinor, 5.0, "Hit will fall off up to 5% over the initial level range")
+RULE_REAL(Combat, HitFalloffMinor, 5.0, "Hit will fall off up to value over the initial level range (percent)")
-RULE_REAL(Combat, HitFalloffModerate, 7.0, "Hit will fall off up to 7% over the three levels after the initial level range")
+RULE_REAL(Combat, HitFalloffModerate, 7.0, "Hit will fall off up to value over the three levels after the initial level range (percent)")
 RULE_REAL(Combat, HitFalloffMajor, 50.0, "Hit will fall off sharply if we're outside the minor and moderate range")
 RULE_REAL(Combat, HitBonusPerLevel, 1.2, "You gain this percentage of hit for every level you are above your target")
 RULE_REAL(Combat, WeaponSkillFalloff, 0.33, "For every weapon skill point that's not maxed you lose this percentage of hit")
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ RULE_INT(Combat, RoundKickBonus, 5, "Percentage Modifier that this skill gets to
 RULE_INT(Combat, FrenzyBonus, 0, "Percentage Modifier to damage")
 RULE_INT(Combat, BackstabBonus, 0, "Percentage Modifier to damage")
 RULE_BOOL(Combat, ProcTargetOnly, true, "true = procs will only affect our target, false = procs will affect all of our targets")
-RULE_REAL(Combat, NPCACFactor, 2.25, "<Description required>")
+RULE_REAL(Combat, NPCACFactor, 2.25, "If UseIntervalAC is enabled, the armor class for NPC is divided by this value")
 RULE_INT(Combat, ClothACSoftcap, 75, "If OldACSoftcapRules is true: armorclass softcap for cloth armor")
 RULE_INT(Combat, LeatherACSoftcap, 100, "If OldACSoftcapRules is true: armorclass softcap for leather armor")
 RULE_INT(Combat, MonkACSoftcap, 120, "If OldACSoftcapRules is true: armorclass softcap for monks")
@@ -463,9 +463,9 @@ RULE_REAL(Combat, ClrRngMnkBrdACSoftcapReturn, 0.3030, "CLR/RNG/MNK/BRD armorcla
 RULE_REAL(Combat, PalShdACSoftcapReturn, 0.3226, "SHD/PAL armorclass softcap increase-factor")
 RULE_REAL(Combat, DruNecWizEncMagACSoftcapReturn, 0.2000, "DRU/NEC/WIZ/ENC/MAG softcap increase-factor")
 RULE_REAL(Combat, RogShmBstBerACSoftcapReturn, 0.2500, "ROG/SHM/BST/BER softcap increase-factor")
-RULE_REAL(Combat, SoftcapFactor, 1.88, "<Description required>")
+RULE_REAL(Combat, SoftcapFactor, 1.88, "When UseIntervalAC is enabled, the softcap for mitigation capability is multiplied by this value")
-RULE_REAL(Combat, ACthac0Factor, 0.55, "<Description required>")
+RULE_REAL(Combat, ACthac0Factor, 0.55, "If a mob is attacked and the attack roll is greater than his defense roll, the attack rating is multiplied by this value")
-RULE_REAL(Combat, ACthac20Factor, 0.55, "<Description required>")
+RULE_REAL(Combat, ACthac20Factor, 0.55, "If a mob is attacked and his defense roll is greater than the attack roll, the attack rating is multiplied by this value")
 RULE_INT(Combat, HitCapPre20, 40, "Hit cap before  level 20. Live has it capped at 40")
 RULE_INT(Combat, HitCapPre10, 20, "Hit cap before  level 10. Live has it capped at 20")
 RULE_INT(Combat, MinHastedDelay, 400, "Minimum hasted combat delay")
@@ -486,10 +486,10 @@ RULE_INT(Combat, BerserkerFrenzyEnd, 45, "Percentage Health Points above which W
 RULE_BOOL(Combat, OneProcPerWeapon, true, "If enabled, One proc per weapon per round")
 RULE_BOOL(Combat, ProjectileDmgOnImpact, true, "If enabled, projectiles (ie arrows) will hit on impact, instead of instantly")
 RULE_BOOL(Combat, MeleePush, true, "Eenable melee push")
-RULE_INT(Combat, MeleePushChance, 50, "(NPCs) chance the target will be pushed. Made up, 100 actually isn't that bad")
+RULE_INT(Combat, MeleePushChance, 50, "NPC chance the target will be pushed. Made up, 100 actually isn't that bad")
 RULE_BOOL(Combat, UseLiveCombatRounds, true, "Turn this false if you don't want to worry about fixing up combat rounds for NPCs")
 RULE_INT(Combat, NPCAssistCap, 5, "Maxiumium number of NPCthat will assist another NPC at once")
-RULE_INT(Combat, NPCAssistCapTimer, 6000, "Time in milliseconds a NPC will take to clear assist aggro cap space")
+RULE_INT(Combat, NPCAssistCapTimer, 6000, "Time a NPC will take to clear assist aggro cap space (milliseconds)")
 RULE_BOOL(Combat, UseRevampHandToHand, false, "Use h2h revamped dmg/delays I believe this was implemented during SoF")
 RULE_BOOL(Combat, ClassicMasterWu, false, "Classic master wu uses a random special, modern doesn't")
 RULE_INT(Combat, LevelToStopDamageCaps, 0, "Level to stop damage caps. 1 will effectively disable them, 20 should give basically same results as old incorrect system")
@@ -502,11 +502,11 @@ RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 RULE_CATEGORY(NPC)
 RULE_INT(NPC, MinorNPCCorpseDecayTimeMS, 450000, "NPC corpse decay time, if NPC below level 55 (milliseconds)")
 RULE_INT(NPC, MajorNPCCorpseDecayTimeMS, 1500000, "NPC corpse decay time, if NPC equal or greater than level 55 (milliseconds)")
-RULE_INT(NPC, CorpseUnlockTimer, 150000, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(NPC, CorpseUnlockTimer, 150000, "Time after which corpses are unlocked for everyone to loot (milliseconds)")
 RULE_INT(NPC, EmptyNPCCorpseDecayTimeMS, 0, "NPC corpse decay time, if no items are left on the corpse (milliseconds)")
-RULE_BOOL(NPC, UseItemBonusesForNonPets, true, "<Description required>")
+RULE_BOOL(NPC, UseItemBonusesForNonPets, true, "Switch whether item bonuses should be used for NPCs who are not pets")
 RULE_BOOL(NPC, UseBaneDamage, false, "If NPCs can't inheriently hit the target we don't add bane/magic dmg which isn't exactly the same as PCs")
-RULE_INT(NPC, SayPauseTimeInSec, 5, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(NPC, SayPauseTimeInSec, 5, "Time span in which an NPC pauses his movement after a Say event without aggro (seconds)")
 RULE_INT(NPC, OOCRegen, 0, "Enable out-of-combat regeneration for NPC")
 RULE_BOOL(NPC, BuffFriends, false, "Setting whether NPC should buff other NPC")
 RULE_BOOL(NPC, EnableNPCQuestJournal, false, "Setting whether the NPC Quest Journal is active")
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ RULE_REAL(NPC, NPCHealOnGateAmount, 25, "How much the npc will heal on gate if e
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
 RULE_CATEGORY(Aggro)
-RULE_BOOL(Aggro, SmartAggroList, true, "<Description required>")
+RULE_BOOL(Aggro, SmartAggroList, true, "Smart aggro list attempts to choose targets in a much smarter fashion, prefering players to pets, sitting and critically injured players to normal players, and players in melee range to players not")
 RULE_INT(Aggro, SittingAggroMod, 35, "Aggro increase against sitting targets. 35=35%")
 RULE_INT(Aggro, MeleeRangeAggroMod, 10, "Aggro increase against targets in melee range. 10=10%")
 RULE_INT(Aggro, CurrentTargetAggroMod, 0, "Aggro increase against current target. 0% = prefer the current target to any other. Makes it harder for our NPCto switch targets")
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ RULE_INT(Aggro, MaxScalingProcAggro, 400, "Set to -1 for no limit. Maximum amoun
 RULE_INT(Aggro, IntAggroThreshold, 75, "Int lesser or equal the value will aggro regardless of level difference")
 RULE_BOOL(Aggro, AllowTickPulling, false, "tick pulling is an exploit in an NPC's call for help fixed sometime in 2006 on live")
 RULE_INT(Aggro, MinAggroLevel, 18, "Minimum level for use with UseLevelAggro")
-RULE_BOOL(Aggro, UseLevelAggro, true, "MinAggroLevel rule value+ and Undead will aggro regardless of level difference. (this will disabled Rule:IntAggroThreshold if set to true)")
+RULE_BOOL(Aggro, UseLevelAggro, true, "MinAggroLevel rule value+ and Undead will aggro regardless of level difference. This will disabled Rule:IntAggroThreshold if set to true")
 RULE_INT(Aggro, ClientAggroCheckInterval, 6, "Interval in which clients actually check for aggro - in seconds")
 RULE_REAL(Aggro, PetAttackRange, 40000.0, "Maximum squared range /pet attack works at default is 200")
 RULE_BOOL(Aggro, NPCAggroMaxDistanceEnabled, true, "If enabled, NPC's will drop aggro beyond 600 units or what is defined at the zone level")
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ RULE_INT(Range, DamageMessages, 50, "The packet range in which damage messages a
 RULE_INT(Range, SpellMessages, 75, "The packet range in which spell damage messages are sent")
 RULE_INT(Range, SongMessages, 75, "The packet range in which song messages are sent")
 RULE_INT(Range, MobPositionUpdates, 600, "The packet range in which mob position updates are sent")
-RULE_INT(Range, ClientPositionUpdates, 300, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(Range, ClientPositionUpdates, 300, "Distance in which the own changed position is communicated to other clients")
 RULE_INT(Range, CriticalDamage, 80, "The packet range in which critical hit messages are sent")
 RULE_INT(Range, MobCloseScanDistance, 600, "Close scan distance")
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 RULE_CATEGORY(Bots)
 RULE_INT(Bots, BotExpansionSettings, 16383, "Sets the expansion settings for bot use. Defaults to all expansions enabled up to TSS")
 RULE_BOOL(Bots, AllowCamelCaseNames, false, "Allows the use of 'MyBot' type names")
-RULE_INT(Bots, CommandSpellRank, 1, "Filters bot command spells by rank (1, 2 and 3 are valid filters - any other number allows all ranks)")
+RULE_INT(Bots, CommandSpellRank, 1, "Filters bot command spells by rank. 1, 2 and 3 are valid filters - any other number allows all ranks")
 RULE_INT(Bots, CreationLimit, 150, "Number of bots that each account can create")
 RULE_BOOL(Bots, FinishBuffing, false, "Allow for buffs to complete even if the bot caster is out of mana. Only affects buffing out of combat")
 RULE_BOOL(Bots, GroupBuffing, false, "Bots will cast single target buffs as group buffs, default is false for single. Does not make single target buffs work for MGB")
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ RULE_REAL(Bots, ManaRegen, 2.0, "Adjust mana regen for bots, 1 is fast and highe
 RULE_BOOL(Bots, PreferNoManaCommandSpells, true, "Give sorting priority to newer no-mana spells (i.e., 'Bind Affinity')")
 RULE_BOOL(Bots, QuestableSpawnLimit, false, "Optional quest method to manage bot spawn limits using the quest_globals name bot_spawn_limit, see: /bazaar/Aediles_Thrall.pl")
 RULE_BOOL(Bots, QuestableSpells, false, "Anita Thrall's (Anita_Thrall.pl) Bot Spell Scriber quests")
-RULE_INT(Bots, SpawnLimit, 71, "Number of bots a character can have spawned at one time, You + 71 bots is a 12 group pseudo-raid (bots are not raidable at this time)")
+RULE_INT(Bots, SpawnLimit, 71, "Number of bots a character can have spawned at one time, You + 71 bots is a 12 group pseudo-raid")
 RULE_BOOL(Bots, UpdatePositionWithTimer, false, "Sends a position update with every positive movement timer check")
 RULE_BOOL(Bots, UsePathing, true, "Bots will use node pathing when moving")
 RULE_BOOL(Bots, BotGroupXP, false, "Determines whether client gets experience for bots outside their group")
@@ -613,13 +613,13 @@ RULE_CATEGORY(Chat)
 RULE_BOOL(Chat, ServerWideOOC, true, "Enable server wide ooc-chat")
 RULE_BOOL(Chat, ServerWideAuction, true, "Enable server wide auction-chat")
 RULE_BOOL(Chat, EnableVoiceMacros, true, "Enable voice macros")
-RULE_BOOL(Chat, EnableMailKeyIPVerification, true, "<Description required>")
+RULE_BOOL(Chat, EnableMailKeyIPVerification, true, "Setting whether the authenticity of the client should be verified via its IP address when accessing the InGame mailbox")
 RULE_BOOL(Chat, EnableAntiSpam, true, "Enable anti-spam system for chat")
 RULE_BOOL(Chat, SuppressCommandErrors, false, "Do not suppress command errors by default")
 RULE_INT(Chat, MinStatusToBypassAntiSpam, 100, "Minimum status to bypass the anti spam system")
-RULE_INT(Chat, MinimumMessagesPerInterval, 4, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(Chat, MinimumMessagesPerInterval, 4, "Minimum number of chat messages allowed per interval. The karma value is added to this value")
-RULE_INT(Chat, MaximumMessagesPerInterval, 12, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(Chat, MaximumMessagesPerInterval, 12, "Maximum value of chat messages allowed per interval")
-RULE_INT(Chat, MaxMessagesBeforeKick, 20, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(Chat, MaxMessagesBeforeKick, 20, "If an attempt is made to send more than the maximum allowed number of chat messages per interval, the client will be disconnected after this absolute number of messages")
 RULE_INT(Chat, IntervalDurationMS, 60000, "Interval length in milliseconds")
 RULE_INT(Chat, KarmaUpdateIntervalMS, 1200000, "Karma update interval in milliseconds")
 RULE_INT(Chat, KarmaGlobalChatLimit, 72, "Amount of karma you need to be able to talk in ooc/auction/chat below the level limit")
@@ -639,9 +639,9 @@ RULE_BOOL(Merchant, AllowCorpse, false, "Setting whether dealers leave a corpse
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
 RULE_CATEGORY(Bazaar)
-RULE_BOOL(Bazaar, AuditTrail, false, "<Description required>")
+RULE_BOOL(Bazaar, AuditTrail, false, "Setting whether a path to the trader should be displayed in the bazaar")
-RULE_INT(Bazaar, MaxSearchResults, 50, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(Bazaar, MaxSearchResults, 50, "Maximum number of search results in Bazaar")
-RULE_BOOL(Bazaar, EnableWarpToTrader, true, "<Description required>")
+RULE_BOOL(Bazaar, EnableWarpToTrader, true, "Setting whether teleport to the selected trader should be active")
 RULE_INT(Bazaar, MaxBarterSearchResults, 200, "The maximum results returned in the /barter search")
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
@@ -693,12 +693,12 @@ RULE_INT(Console, SessionTimeOut, 600000, "Amount of time in ms for the console
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
 RULE_CATEGORY(Network)
-RULE_INT(Network, ResendDelayBaseMS, 100, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(Network, ResendDelayBaseMS, 100, "Base delay for resending data in EQStreamManager (milliseconds)")
-RULE_REAL(Network, ResendDelayFactor, 1.5, "<Description required>")
+RULE_REAL(Network, ResendDelayFactor, 1.5, "Multiplier for the base delay when resending data in EQStreamManager")
-RULE_INT(Network, ResendDelayMinMS, 300, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(Network, ResendDelayMinMS, 300, "Minimum timespan between two send retries (milliseconds)")
-RULE_INT(Network, ResendDelayMaxMS, 5000, "<Description required>")
+RULE_INT(Network, ResendDelayMaxMS, 5000, "Maximum timespan between two send retries (milliseconds)")
 RULE_REAL(Network, ClientDataRate, 0.0, "KB / sec, 0.0 disabled")
-RULE_BOOL(Network, CompressZoneStream, true, "<Description required>")
+RULE_BOOL(Network, CompressZoneStream, true, "Setting whether the zone stream should be compressed for transmission")
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
 RULE_CATEGORY(QueryServ)
@@ -769,8 +769,8 @@ RULE_BOOL(HotReload, QuestsResetTimersWithReload, true, "When a hot reload is tr
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()
 
 RULE_CATEGORY(Instances)
-RULE_INT(Instances, ReservedInstances, 30, "Will reserve this many instance ids for globals... probably not a good idea to change this while a server is running")
+RULE_INT(Instances, ReservedInstances, 30, "Number of instance IDs which are reserved for globals. This value should not be changed while a server is running")
-RULE_BOOL(Instances, RecycleInstanceIds, true, "Will recycle free instance ids instead of gradually running out at 32k")
+RULE_BOOL(Instances, RecycleInstanceIds, true, "Setting whether free instance IDs should be recycled to prevent them from gradually running out at 32k")
 RULE_INT(Instances, GuildHallExpirationDays, 90, "Amount of days before a Guild Hall instance expires")
 RULE_CATEGORY_END()