Adding new "ID"s to gdb files

[Nudal]

tl;dr - How do I create unique "ID" strings, can they be anything?

 

 

So, I've never really modded anything and it's been a bit of a chore digging through everything, but I'm learning and I think now I finally understand how every bundle corresponds to one another with referencing IDs, what I don't know though, how do I create new IDs?

 

My actual goal is creating a new sub-class, and after a few days I've finally wrapped my head around all the json files and how to structure things, but my only issue is I don't want to replace anything, I want this to be it's own add-on mod. I've seen other sub class mods, and their reference IDs are unique, but confusing.

 

Example: The "Dragonblooded" sub class ID is "e062164b-8db9-4d38-9a66-d535ff9a2396"

 

This string isn't located in any other bundle (I'm pretty sure) which means it's its own unique thing, which is fine, but what does it mean? Do I just type some giant combination of letters and numbers to create a unique ID, or is the string relevant to something and need to be structured in a specific way?

[kilay]

https://www.uuidgenerator.net/

 

Just refresh the page to create new UUID

[Nudal]

https://www.uuidgenerator.net/

 

Just refresh the page to create new UUID

Ah, cool. So that's what these random alphanumerical strings are. Thank you, just learned what a uuid was as well.

[peardox]

All about UUIDs

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier

 

Type 4 is the safest