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[icelandismine]

How can you be able to change a kit in game through dialog? If possible, please tell me how to do it by writing it in a .D file, but I suppose I can deal with scripting.
Thanks.

[DevilishPope]

Hmm... I only know of one way:

274 AddKit(I:Kit*KIT)
This removes the creatures current kit, and then add the specified kit. Abilities from any previous kit are removed.
AddKit(0) will remove a creatures current kit.
Class restrictions apply for kits. When attempting adding an invalid kit, the existing kit (if any) will be replied.

(Thank You IESDP)

This could be done as such:

IF
InParty(Myself)
Global("KitGlobal","LOCALS",0)
Global("EventGlobal","GLOBAL",1)
THEN
RESPONSE #100
AddKit(KitName)
ReallyForceSpellRES("kitname",Myself)
SetGlobal("KitGlobal","LOCALS",1)
END


(I shamelessly took that from the NPCKIT Mod, and I sadly have no idea what ReallyForceSpellRES does, as the IESDP just says (Ref,Target)).
(To Add, you just EXTEND_BOTTOM the Character in questions personal script)

Edited by DevilishPope, 26 July 2004 - 07:06 PM.

[icelandismine]

Great! We are good to go now.
I just don't understand is why the spell needs to be forced.

The only problem with running the script from the chararcter is that scripts can be changed, and protaginists don't have overrides, methinks.

[DevilishPope]

Another one that might be handy:

289 AddSuperKit(I:Kit*KIT)
This will set the creatures kit to the kit specified. Abilities from any previous kits are kept.
Class restrictions apply for kits. When attempting adding an invalid kit, the existing kit (if any) will be replied.

ack....erm....lets hope someone comes up with an answer to how to attach scripts to work on the protagonist? I'll look into it, the one that comes to mind is the script that forces the player to slayer change. :S

[icelandismine]

The one that forces the Slayer change may be in the area script for Spellhold actually. If we can't attach the script to the protanganist, we could attach it to the creature or area that the kit would change in, and change the target around.

[MagusWizardo]

ReallyForceSpell means that the spell is cast instantly and is always succesful. SpellRES means it uses a resource reference (ie, a filename) rather than a SPELL.IDS entry.
You can, from memory, attach a script to the protagonist by EXTENDing PLAYER1.BCS . Don't quote me on that, though.

To do it in dialogue, you use a line of this format:

IF ~stuffhashapped()~ THEN DO ~makemorestuffhappen()~ <TRANSITION>

You will mostly just use AddKit() and AddSuperKit(), I *think*, although if this is the case, I cannot think what NPCKit would use the spell casting for...

[Idobek]

The ReallyForceSpellRES is probably used to change something that the AddKit() doesn't effect properly. Most likely it fixes kit/class title which doesn't get changed automatically for dualclass characters.

dplayer.bcs always runs on the protagonist, however, AI must be on for it to work. I suggest extending baldur.bcs if you want to affect the PC.

[icelandismine]

Baldur.bcs? Is that a global, always active script?

[Caswallon]

Exactly.

[Vlasák]

Baldur.bcs? Is that a global, always active script?

...but assigned to nobody... so you must always specify the object of action/trigger etc.