The Black Wyrm's Lair - Forums

The Black Wyrm's Lair - Forums > Mod development resources & discussion > Tutorials, hints & tips

nullset

Aug 10 2015, 09:00 PM

I have found the following:

- You cannot use == PLAYER1 in a CHAIN (understandable once I thought about it)

- ++ at the end of a dialogue does not support multiple lines (not refering to multiple options here)

I have not found:

- How or if you can create a dialogue block in which you SAY nothing and do not just introduce a null line

I want to have my PC (mod in development) have multiple lines of dialogue without intervening NPC chatter a la CHAIN. Is it even possible?

HELP!

nullset

Aug 11 2015, 02:15 PM

Found it!

APPEND PLAYER1

IF ~~ thisdialog
~say something~
++ ~say comething #1~ gosomewhere
++ ~say something #2~ gosomewhereelse
END

END

Both sides of this dialogue are PLAYER1. It DOES allow PLAYER1 to have multiple consequtive lines of dialogue.

nullset

Aug 13 2015, 05:05 AM

Sorry, but I still need help. That construct does not work for me. I have seen it used in other mods but, when I try, the EXTERN PLAYER1 xxx goes nowhere. I must be doing SOMETHING wrong, but I can't (yet) see what that might be.

Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Vlad

Aug 23 2015, 05:07 PM

EXTERN PLAYER1 in your construction never works. You may launch PLAYER1 dialogue from a script though.

I'll give you the following example. When you click on a portal, the portal script triggers the dialogue of Player 1:

CODE

APPEND ~PLAYER1~

IF WEIGHT #0 ~Global("VP_SoW_Portal_Talk","GLOBAL",2)~ THEN BEGIN NEJ62 // from:
  SAY ~So, once again we are destined to take the unknown road. Let us ready ourselves for what lies ahead.~ [mute]
  IF ~True()~ THEN GOTO NEJ63
  IF ~InParty("Dar")~ THEN GOTO NEJ64
  IF ~InParty("Accalia")~ THEN EXTERN ~ACCALIJ~ 1
  IF ~InParty("Imoen")~ THEN EXTERN ~IMOENJ~ NEJ72
  IF ~InParty("Imoen2")~ THEN EXTERN ~IMOEN2J~ VP_FIX2
  IF ~InParty("Minsc")~ THEN EXTERN ~MINSCJ~ NEJ244
  IF ~InParty("Jaheira")~ THEN EXTERN ~JAHEIRAJ~ NEJ532
END

Now from each of the individual NPCs dialogues, you can return to PLAYER1 dialogue. For example, Jaheira answers:

CODE

IF ~~ THEN BEGIN NEJ532
SAY ~It will be good to see our world again <CHARNAME>. We must get back as quickly as possible, for we are surely upsetting the balance by being in a place that we should not be.~
IF ~Global("VP_End_IWD","GLOBAL",2)~ THEN EXTERN ~PLAYER1~ NEJ63
IF ~!Global("VP_End_IWD","GLOBAL",2)~ THEN EXTERN ~HROTHJ~ 403
IF ~InParty("Dar")~ THEN EXTERN ~PLAYER1~ NEJ64
IF ~InParty("Accalia")
!Global("VP_End_IWD","GLOBAL",2)~ THEN EXTERN ~ACCALIJ~ 1
IF ~InParty("Accalia")
Global("VP_End_IWD","GLOBAL",2)~ THEN EXTERN ~ACCALIJ~ 66
IF ~InParty("Sharteel")~ THEN EXTERN ~SHARTJ~ nearportal
IF ~InParty("Imoen")~ THEN EXTERN ~IMOENJ~ NEJ72
IF ~InParty("Imoen2")~ THEN EXTERN ~IMOEN2J~ VP_FIX2
IF ~InParty("Minsc")~ THEN EXTERN ~MINSCJ~ NEJ244
END

This is the only way you can do that, in my opinion. You cannot CHAIN PLAYER1, you cannot EXTERN from the different dialogue and so on.

nullset

Sep 5 2015, 03:20 AM

Thanx, Vlad. That explains why, whenever I saw an EXTERN PLAYER1, the dialogue traced back to an initial PLAYER1 dialogue at the root of the tree. I still haven't wrapped my mind around WHY this is so, but at least I grasp the mechanics now. I have spent quite a few decades psychoanalysing procedural language compilers, and this is my first venture into AI and state languages.

Your last name wouldn't just happen to be Tepes, would it?

Vlad

Sep 6 2015, 09:04 PM

You're welcome and good luck.

No.

My first name is Vladislav.

This is a "lo-fi" version of our main content. To view the full version with more information, formatting and images, please click here.