9 replies to this topic

[Keldon]

I have a question that I am hoping one of you more experienced modders can answer.
At some point, I want my NPC to speak to a merchant and, in dialogue, have him upgrade her dagger to another that will actually be useful in ToB.
I know that when the characters come out of the underdark and their drow items get changed to adamintine dust the coding goes like this
IF
Global("DROWITEMCHECKDONE","GLOBAL",0)
HasItem("DWCHAN01",Player1)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
TakeItemReplace("DWDUST","DWCHAN01",Player1)
................ (more actions)
END

How do I change this into what I need for my NPC and in which file do I put it?

Thank you
Keldon

[Thauron]

If I understand correctly - you won't need a script, but you'll have to create a dialogue between your NPC and the smith, in which you switch the old item for a new, upgraded one. Let your NPC interject into the normal smith dialogue if she has the right item and talk about an upgrade, than add the code.

Several NPCs have examples of that - If I am not mistaken Kelsey, Sheena and several others have such a dialogue. - maybe it would be best to check that out - mods of others are always the best tutorials.

Edited by Thauron, 21 February 2007 - 01:24 AM.

[Lord Ernie]

Actually, you can look these things up in the IESDP (or, in this case, look at the code... it replaces the item in the IF with dust). If you look under BG2 Script Actions, you can see the following:

TakeItemReplace(S:Give*,S:Take*,O:Object*)

So adapting the script for your item (MyItem1 and 2) would look like:

IF
Global("MYITEMSWITCH","GLOBAL",0)
HasItem("MYITEM1",Player1)
THEN
 RESPONSE #100
  TakeItemReplace("MYITEM2","MYITEM1",Player1)
END

[Rabain]

Yes if you can get the dialog between the merchant and your npc to appear correctly in game then all you need is TakeItemReplace("givenewitem","takeolditem","npcCrename") at the end of the dialog.

If you try to get the dialog to work and then post the dialog code when you have that we can show where to put the appropriate Action.

[Keldon]

Hi everyone!

Thank you very much for the help you gave me on this one! it was very much appreciated.

I now have a second question.....I have coded it so that, on two different occasions, my NPC can go hostile and attack the PC. Now, I have tried it with each entry going to their perspective attk1 and attk2, and both of them going to just attk2.
The reason for this is that in the first case, the NPC goes hostile but then just stands there, won't even attack back if the PC attacks her.
In the second case, everything goes exactly as I want it to, she goes hostile and attacks the PC.
Since there is no difference in the coding, how come she won't attack the first time but she will the second?
Does anyone know the answer to this?

Thank you
Keldon

[Thauron]

Without your code, we can't have any clue why things aren't working as they should. - or at least I can't

Maybe if you can post the relevant parts from your dialogue and your NPC-override script we might be able to figure it out.

[Sticz]

Be sure that you are setting your commands correctly. It sounds as if you are only making the merchant Enemy() and the other is Enemy()Attack(PLAYER1), etc. Most of your peasant or innocent fodder does not have an Attack() portion in their script, so they will either just stand there or run away.


Sticz

[Keldon]

Thanks Sticz
I will code that in when I get home and see how it works for me!

Keldon

[Deathsangel]

You can also give a common attack script, for most of the times you don't need all of them and than simply Attack(Player1) is enough.

[Keldon]

Hi everybody,

Thank you for all your support on this issue. I have finally been successful in getting my NPC to go hostile on command.
I used DeathsAngel's idea of adding it to the dialogue file but added in a few other parts of coding that other people had suggested.
It took some teamwork, but working together, we were successful and I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to all who helped.

Peace
Keldon