Account ID (AID)¶
An account id uniquely identifies an account, not only inside the database, but also in inter-server communication.
Accounts can be classified in 2 types, based on its "Gender":
- Player account, for accounts with gender Female (F) or Male (M)
- Server account, for accounts with gender S
For player accounts, the "Gender" information is used to determine the initial gender selection when creating a character in-game. For old client versions, where gender selection was not possible, this was the gender of all characters in the game account.
Account IDs are used to associate account-wide data with an account, such as:
- Characters list
- account variables
In-game it is mostly used as a game id (GID).
It should not be confused with character id (CID) which identifies a character.