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Keeping the barcode comparisons for now, to refer to them while proving/disproving row 2 speculation, but the information will eventually get discarded, or condensed and folded into the article content.
 
Keeping the barcode comparisons for now, to refer to them while proving/disproving row 2 speculation, but the information will eventually get discarded, or condensed and folded into the article content.
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== Row 2 similarities for PlaceTag species ==
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These same-species variants only differ in a few (row 2) bits, leading to speculation that the variant data is the only differing row 2 field.
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D160783A3F74A3CF 94B87E37198A2144 Camello-TroubleInParadise-Variant2-PV.jpg
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F8F271A4DE8A2D1D 94B87F37188A2144 Camello-TroubleInParadise-Variant3-PV.jpg
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Description          VPID  Barcode row 2  04
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CamelloVariant2          23 94B87E37198A2144 01  0x0017 0b0000000000010111
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CamelloVariant3          23 94B87F37188A2144 10  0x0017 0b0000000000010111
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FE49F0A08CC60807 96BA75F21C2A9F86 Buzzenge-TroubleInParadise-Variant2-PV.jpg
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9A582F460D5432DC 96BE7AE21C2A9F86 Buzzenge-TroubleInParadise-Variant1-PV.jpg
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Description          VPID  Barcode row 2  032106
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BuzzengeVariant2        16 96BA75F21C2A9F86 001011  0x0010 0b0000000000010000
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BuzzengeVariant1        16 96BE7AE21C2A9F86 110100  0x0010 0b0000000000010000
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A2624406F90E44A2 D68A79F29E0A86B6 Mothdrop-TroubleInParadise-Variant3-PV.jpg
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A2624406E80E45B2 D68E75E29E0A86B6 Mothdrop-TroubleInParadise-Variant2-PV.jpg
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Description          VPID  Barcode row 2  0326
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MothdropVariant3        79 D68A79F29E0A86B6 0101  0x004f 0b0000000001001111
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MothdropVariant2        79 D68E75E29E0A86B6 1010  0x004f 0b0000000001001111
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9F6F2386EA4DE6E6 AA42B893D0410DB5 Chocstrich-TiP-Variant3-PV.jpg
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F5F271A4DEBA275D AA52B893D0412DB5 Chocstrich-TroubleInParadise-Variant2-PV.jpg
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Description          VPID  Barcode row 2  23
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ChocstrichVariant3      84 AA42B893D0410DB5 00  0x0054 0b0000000001010100
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ChocstrichVariant2      84 AA52B893D0412DB5 11  0x0054 0b0000000001010100
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E07B65A20331DA80 E0CE52C2E40E87B0 Robean-TroubleInParadise-Variant2-PV.jpg
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8760B0A53992E53B E0CE52E2E00E87B0 Robean-TroubleInParadise-Variant1-PV.jpg
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Description          VPID  Barcode row 2  76
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RobeanVariant2          103 E0CE52C2E40E87B0 01  0x0067 0b0000000001100111
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RobeanVariant1          103 E0CE52E2E00E87B0 10  0x0067 0b0000000001100111
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Revision as of 05:30, 12 November 2010

Types of variant data

The game supports two types of variants. The first are the Journal variants (often labeled as Variant 1, 2, and 3). These variants are obtainable in-game by feeding a pinata a certain item.

The second type of variants are the PV-exclusive variants. These extra colors aren't normally available in-game, but can be obtained by scanning other variant cards and black variant cards.

In terms of the barcode (and card description), these two types of variant data appear to be distinct and different. For example, Image:Kittyfloss-TroubleInParadise-Orange-Harrison-PV.jpg, labeled as Variant: 2, Variant description: Orange, is distinct from any of the in-game variant colors for the Kittyfloss, so its variant (2) apparently has no connection to in-game variant 2.

In-game variant data

Nothing specific is known about this barcode data, other than speculation that it might be a 2-bit field (0-3, with 0 indicating that the PlaceTag species is not a variant?).

This field is possibly specific to the PlaceTag species card type.

PlaceTag species variant cards are two (or more) rows, unlike normal (non-variant, non-wildcard) pinata cards which are typically a single barcode row.

GoodVariants and Blackariants data

Based on descriptions from Vision_Single cards, GoodVariants values range from 2 to 10, while Blackariants are always 15. This field is probably 4 bits (0-15) and may be a card type-specific field, exclusive to the Vision_Single GoodVariants and Blackariants cards.

Like the PlaceTag species variant cards, GoodVariants and Blackariants cards also use two barcode rows.

Location of variant bits

Variant data is likely encoded in row 2. Notice in the following example that the row 1 barcode is identical, although the cards are for two different variant colors (5 and 6). 

D37248104F172B35 9A9C55CDE356E216	Vision_Single_GoodVariants_goose_41.jpg (5, James)
D37248104F172B35 9B636492E839E419	Vision_Single_GoodVariants_goose_42.jpg (6, James)

Decoding variant bits

After filtering out other 2-row cards (Learn Trick, Perform Trick, and RomanceMusic), what generally remains are the following types of two-row cards:

  • Normal pinatas with accessories
  • Wildcard (non-variant) pinatas
  • In-game variant pinatas
  • GoodVariants and Blackariants pinatas

Since the results don't appear to make rational sense for the non-Vision_Single variant cards, it's likely that the PlaceTag species variant data doesn't overlap the location for the GoodVariants and Blackariants card type(s) variant data.

GoodVariants IDs

It's unknown what the GoodVariants _nnn filename values refer to, although they are unrelated to the species IDs, as seen in the Blackariants _nnn filename values.

Row 2 obfuscation set selection/progression

To be determined. Possibilities are based on name length byte, name bits, variant bits, and/or possibly a row 2 (GoodVariants?) ID.

Working notes

Keeping the barcode comparisons for now, to refer to them while proving/disproving row 2 speculation, but the information will eventually get discarded, or condensed and folded into the article content.

Row 2 similarities for PlaceTag species

These same-species variants only differ in a few (row 2) bits, leading to speculation that the variant data is the only differing row 2 field. 

D160783A3F74A3CF 94B87E37198A2144	Camello-TroubleInParadise-Variant2-PV.jpg
F8F271A4DE8A2D1D 94B87F37188A2144	Camello-TroubleInParadise-Variant3-PV.jpg

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 Description           VPID  Barcode row 2   04
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CamelloVariant2          23 94B87E37198A2144 01  0x0017 0b0000000000010111
CamelloVariant3          23 94B87F37188A2144 10  0x0017 0b0000000000010111

FE49F0A08CC60807 96BA75F21C2A9F86	Buzzenge-TroubleInParadise-Variant2-PV.jpg
9A582F460D5432DC 96BE7AE21C2A9F86	Buzzenge-TroubleInParadise-Variant1-PV.jpg

                                             544443
 Description           VPID  Barcode row 2   032106
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BuzzengeVariant2         16 96BA75F21C2A9F86 001011  0x0010 0b0000000000010000
BuzzengeVariant1         16 96BE7AE21C2A9F86 110100  0x0010 0b0000000000010000

A2624406F90E44A2 D68A79F29E0A86B6	Mothdrop-TroubleInParadise-Variant3-PV.jpg
A2624406E80E45B2 D68E75E29E0A86B6	Mothdrop-TroubleInParadise-Variant2-PV.jpg

                                             5443
 Description           VPID  Barcode row 2   0326
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MothdropVariant3         79 D68A79F29E0A86B6 0101  0x004f 0b0000000001001111
MothdropVariant2         79 D68E75E29E0A86B6 1010  0x004f 0b0000000001001111

9F6F2386EA4DE6E6 AA42B893D0410DB5	Chocstrich-TiP-Variant3-PV.jpg
F5F271A4DEBA275D AA52B893D0412DB5	Chocstrich-TroubleInParadise-Variant2-PV.jpg

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 Description           VPID  Barcode row 2   23
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ChocstrichVariant3       84 AA42B893D0410DB5 00  0x0054 0b0000000001010100
ChocstrichVariant2       84 AA52B893D0412DB5 11  0x0054 0b0000000001010100

E07B65A20331DA80 E0CE52C2E40E87B0	Robean-TroubleInParadise-Variant2-PV.jpg
8760B0A53992E53B E0CE52E2E00E87B0	Robean-TroubleInParadise-Variant1-PV.jpg

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 Description           VPID  Barcode row 2   76
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RobeanVariant2          103 E0CE52C2E40E87B0 01  0x0067 0b0000000001100111
RobeanVariant1          103 E0CE52E2E00E87B0 10  0x0067 0b0000000001100111
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