GetSelectedArtifactInfo

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Added in 4.0.1

Returns info for the selected race's Archaeology artifact.

artifactName, artifactDescription, artifactRarity, artifactIcon, hoverDescription, keystoneCount, bgTexture, spellID = GetSelectedArtifactInfo()

Returns

1. artifactName

string - The name of the archaeology artifact being reconstructed.

2. artifactDescription

string - The description displayed on the artifact detail page. Only visible after completion for rare artifacts.

3. artifactRarity

number - The rarity of the artifact, 0 for Common and 1 for Rare.

4. artifactIcon

number (fileID) - The artifact's icon texture.

5. hoverDescription

string - The description shown in the tooltip when hovering over the completed artifact. Not visible before the artifact is completed. Not readily available on function call, see SpellMixin:ContinueOnSpellLoad.

6. keystoneCount

number - The number of Keystone slots this artifact has.

7. bgTexture

number (fileID) - The artifact's background texture.

8. spellID

number - The ID of the spell cast when solving the artifact.

Patch changes

Patch 8.0.1 (2018-07-17): Removed firstCompletionTime, completionCount return values (still available through GetArtifactInfoByRace).
Patch 7.3.0 (2017-08-29): artifactIcon and bgTexture return values changed from a string texture paths to fileIDs.
Patch 4.0.1 (2010-10-12): Added.

See Also

• SetSelectedArtifact
• GetActiveArtifactByRace
• GetArtifactInfoByRace