# Where to find descriptions of passive artifact effects?

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**Created:** [June 20, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-to-find-descriptions-of-passive-artifact-effects/23986 "2020-06-20T12:12:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![GiggleGrassGatherer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gigglegrassgatherer/32/7743_2.png) [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-to-find-descriptions-of-passive-artifact-effects/23986/1 "2020-06-20T12:12:14Z")

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Active effects can be found in artifact.h with short descriptions in comments, but passive effects are only found as a list in artifacts.cpp without any explanation about what they do. Some names are self-explanatory, while others not so much.

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-to-find-descriptions-of-passive-artifact-effects/23986/2 "2020-06-20T18:25:19Z")

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The [wiki](http://cddawiki.chezzo.com/cdda_wiki/index.php?title=Artifacts#Passive) has a page about artifacts and their passive effects that seems to be up to date.

I’ll have to check to know where they are defined in the code, but this will take a little bit of time… I’ll report back with my findings, unless someone else already finds it before me.

Edit:  
Alright, I’ve checked - and the effects are described in [enums.h](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/845884a32b2e20ab17365957c5a7722f1b0cdbb7/src/enums.h#L125) (enum art\_effect\_passive).  
As for the messages that the player recieves, they can be found in [game.cpp](https://github.com/CleverRaven/Cataclysm-DDA/blob/845884a32b2e20ab17365957c5a7722f1b0cdbb7/src/game.cpp#L12081) (function game::add\_artifact\_messages(…)).

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**Author:** ![GiggleGrassGatherer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/gigglegrassgatherer/32/7743_2.png) [@GiggleGrassGatherer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/GiggleGrassGatherer)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-to-find-descriptions-of-passive-artifact-effects/23986/3 "2020-06-21T02:14:07Z")

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Nah, it is not up to date. There are more effects defined in the code than wiki lists, both passive and active.

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**Author:** ![Valase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valase/32/6972_2.png) [@Valase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valase)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2020, 2:17am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/where-to-find-descriptions-of-passive-artifact-effects/23986/4 "2020-06-21T02:17:34Z")

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Indeed, it seems like it has gained `AEP_FUN, // Slight passive morale`.