Reference

Interview questions

A post-match interview question with its answers.

Content type: interviews
Files: data/media/interviews.json, data/media/interviews/
Shape: A list of records, each with its own id
Patch target: interview:<id>, for example interview:core.interview.loss-missed
In the base game: 107 records
Guide: Post-match interviews

Fields#

Indented fields belong to the field above them. [] marks the items of a list. A field that is not required may be left out; the default is used.

Field	Type	Required	Default	Notes
`id`	id	Yes		Namespaced id, e.g. "core.player.rory-calder"
`text`	text, up to 280 characters	Yes		The question, with {placeholders}.
`conditions`	object		`{}`	When an interview question (or one of its answers) can come up: every social-feed condition, plus the match and career moments only an interview knows about. All the conditions given must hold. See Post-match interviews.
`conditions.won`	true or false
`conditions.tv`	true or false
`conditions.major`	true or false
`conditions.events`	list, at least 1 item
`conditions.tours`	list, at least 1 item
`conditions.tags`	list, at least 1 item
`conditions.stage`	list
`conditions.margin`	list
`conditions.average`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`conditions.average.min`	number
`conditions.average.max`	number
`conditions.n180`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`conditions.n180.min`	number
`conditions.n180.max`	number
`conditions.checkout`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`conditions.checkout.min`	number
`conditions.checkout.max`	number
`conditions.upset`	true or false
`conditions.rival`	true or false
`conditions.homeNation`	true or false
`conditions.opponentNationality`	list
`conditions.nationality`	list
`conditions.followers`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`conditions.followers.min`	number
`conditions.followers.max`	number
`conditions.image`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`conditions.image.min`	number
`conditions.image.max`	number
`conditions.form`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`conditions.form.min`	number
`conditions.form.max`	number
`conditions.tier`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`conditions.tier.min`	number
`conditions.tier.max`	number
`conditions.rank`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`conditions.rank.min`	number
`conditions.rank.max`	number
`conditions.load`	list
`conditions.winStreak`	whole number, at least 1
`conditions.lossStreak`	whole number, at least 1
`conditions.injured`	true or false
`conditions.hasSponsor`	true or false
`conditions.age`	object			Your age.
`conditions.age.min`	number
`conditions.age.max`	number
`conditions.gender`	one of the options			Options: `m`, `f`.
`conditions.womensTour`	true or false
`conditions.comeback`	true or false			You came from behind: won after trailing by 3+ legs (2+ sets in a set match).
`conditions.blewLead`	true or false			You threw it away: lost after leading by 3+ legs (2+ sets in a set match).
`conditions.nineDarter`	true or false			You threw a nine-darter in the match.
`conditions.missedMatchDarts`	object			Match darts you missed.
`conditions.missedMatchDarts.min`	number
`conditions.missedMatchDarts.max`	number
`conditions.oppAverage`	object			The opponent's three-dart average.
`conditions.oppAverage.min`	number
`conditions.oppAverage.max`	number
`conditions.oppRank`	object			The opponent's Order of Merit rank (unranked never matches).
`conditions.oppRank.min`	number
`conditions.oppRank.max`	number
`conditions.titles`	object			Titles you'd won before this event.
`conditions.titles.min`	number
`conditions.titles.max`	number
`conditions.firstTitle`	true or false			You just won the first title of your career.
`conditions.defending`	true or false			You won this event last year.
`conditions.returning`	true or false			Back from an injury in the last six weeks.
`conditions.farewell`	true or false			You've announced this season is your last.
`conditions.newDarts`	true or false			Still getting used to your darts (familiarity below 60%).
`conditions.crowd`	list			Whose crowd it was: yours (home), the opponent's (away), or nobody's.
`weight`	number, at least 0		`1`	How often it's asked compared with other questions that fit (0 = never).
`disabled`	true or false		`false`	Switched off (a mod can disable a built-in question with a patch).
`cooldownDays`	whole number, 0 to 3650		`60`	Days before it can be asked again.
`once`	true or false		`false`	Asked at most once in a career.
`styles`	list		`[]`	Only interviewers with one of these styles ask it. Empty = anyone.
`voiced`	true or false		`false`	The interviewer may put it in their own words (their question.postWin or question.postLoss media lines). For generic questions only.
`answers`	list, 2 to 16 items	Yes
`answers[].id`	text	Yes		Unique within the question; patches and translations find the answer by it. Pattern: `^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9.-]*$`
`answers[].tone`	one of the options	Yes		Options: `humble`, `confident`, `arrogant`, `deflect`, `gracious`, `fiery`, `humorous`.
`answers[].text`	text, up to 240 characters	Yes
`answers[].effects`	object			Changes to the tone's default effect. Left out: the tone's default.
`answers[].effects.confidence`	number, -10 to 10
`answers[].effects.morale`	number, -10 to 10
`answers[].effects.followers`	number, -500 to 1000			Before the TV and fame multiplier.
`answers[].effects.image`	number, -15 to 15			Public image, which sponsors care about.
`answers[].effects.rivalry`	number, -0.5 to 0.5			Rivalry with the opponent.
`answers[].effects.pressure`	number, -0.1 to 0.15			Extra pressure carried into the next match.
`answers[].claim`	one of the options			Say something the press will hold you to. Options: `winEvent`, `goDeep`, `beat`.
`answers[].conditions`	object		`{}`	Only offered when these hold too.
`answers[].conditions.won`	true or false
`answers[].conditions.tv`	true or false
`answers[].conditions.major`	true or false
`answers[].conditions.events`	list, at least 1 item
`answers[].conditions.tours`	list, at least 1 item
`answers[].conditions.tags`	list, at least 1 item
`answers[].conditions.stage`	list
`answers[].conditions.margin`	list
`answers[].conditions.average`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`answers[].conditions.average.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.average.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.n180`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`answers[].conditions.n180.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.n180.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.checkout`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`answers[].conditions.checkout.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.checkout.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.upset`	true or false
`answers[].conditions.rival`	true or false
`answers[].conditions.homeNation`	true or false
`answers[].conditions.opponentNationality`	list
`answers[].conditions.nationality`	list
`answers[].conditions.followers`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`answers[].conditions.followers.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.followers.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.image`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`answers[].conditions.image.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.image.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.form`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`answers[].conditions.form.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.form.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.tier`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`answers[].conditions.tier.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.tier.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.rank`	object			Inclusive bounds; either may be left out
`answers[].conditions.rank.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.rank.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.load`	list
`answers[].conditions.winStreak`	whole number, at least 1
`answers[].conditions.lossStreak`	whole number, at least 1
`answers[].conditions.injured`	true or false
`answers[].conditions.hasSponsor`	true or false
`answers[].conditions.age`	object			Your age.
`answers[].conditions.age.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.age.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.gender`	one of the options			Options: `m`, `f`.
`answers[].conditions.womensTour`	true or false
`answers[].conditions.comeback`	true or false			You came from behind: won after trailing by 3+ legs (2+ sets in a set match).
`answers[].conditions.blewLead`	true or false			You threw it away: lost after leading by 3+ legs (2+ sets in a set match).
`answers[].conditions.nineDarter`	true or false			You threw a nine-darter in the match.
`answers[].conditions.missedMatchDarts`	object			Match darts you missed.
`answers[].conditions.missedMatchDarts.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.missedMatchDarts.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.oppAverage`	object			The opponent's three-dart average.
`answers[].conditions.oppAverage.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.oppAverage.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.oppRank`	object			The opponent's Order of Merit rank (unranked never matches).
`answers[].conditions.oppRank.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.oppRank.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.titles`	object			Titles you'd won before this event.
`answers[].conditions.titles.min`	number
`answers[].conditions.titles.max`	number
`answers[].conditions.firstTitle`	true or false			You just won the first title of your career.
`answers[].conditions.defending`	true or false			You won this event last year.
`answers[].conditions.returning`	true or false			Back from an injury in the last six weeks.
`answers[].conditions.farewell`	true or false			You've announced this season is your last.
`answers[].conditions.newDarts`	true or false			Still getting used to your darts (familiarity below 60%).
`answers[].conditions.crowd`	list			Whose crowd it was: yours (home), the opponent's (away), or nobody's.
`answers[].weight`	number, at least 0		`1`	How likely it is to be offered when there are more answers than room (0 = never).

Example#

A record from the base game’s data/media/interviews/losses.json, shortened.

{
  "id": "core.interview.loss-missed",
  "text": "You had {missed} darts for the match. What was going through your head?",
  "conditions": {
    "won": false,
    "missedMatchDarts": {
      "min": 1
    }
  },
  "cooldownDays": 45,
  "weight": 3,
  "answers": [
    {
      "id": "humble",
      "tone": "humble",
      "text": "I got tight. It’s the hardest thing in darts, and I didn’t do it."
    },
    {
      "id": "confident",
      "tone": "confident",
      "text": "I’ll hit those nine times out of ten. Tonight was the tenth."
    },
    {
      "id": "deflect",
      "tone": "deflect",
      "text": "I don’t want to talk about it.",
      "effects": {
        "morale": 4
      }
    },
    /* … 3 more */
  ]
}

In your pack the record’s id starts with your pack’s id instead of core, unless you mean to replace this one.

Written for Darts Player Simulator 0.50.32. Built from the game's own schemas and its base pack.