Restrictions

[baldur46233]

I'm having trouble understanding how to code restrictions for friendshhip tracks and such. Is this how you code it, or is there more to it? Is there more coding you have to do with restrictions? And I did look at the tutorial (Coding Friendships and Romances) by K'aeloree, just saying.

 

IF

InParty(Myself)

Global("##MyNPCFriendCheck","GLOBAL",0)

Global("##MyNPCFriendship","GLOBAL",0)

Global("##MyNPCFriendTalks","GLOBAL",0)

OR(3)

Race(Player1,GNOME)

Race(Player1,DWARF)

Race(Player1,HALFLING)

!Alignment(Player1,MASK_GOOD)

THEN

RESPONSE #100

RealSetGlobalTimer("##MyNPCFriendTalksTimer","GLOBAL",1200)

SetGlobal("##MyNPCFriendTalks","GLOBAL",1)

SetGlobal("##MyNPCFriendCheck","GLOBAL",1)

SetGlobal("##MyNPCFriendship","GLOBAL",1)

 

By the way, hello

[Guest Guest_Ipsy_*]

IF

InParty(Myself)

Global("##MyNPCFriendCheck","GLOBAL",0)

Global("##MyNPCFriendship","GLOBAL",0)

Global("##MyNPCFriendTalks","GLOBAL",0)

OR(3)

Race(Player1,GNOME)

Race(Player1,DWARF)

Race(Player1,HALFLING)

!Alignment(Player1,MASK_GOOD)

THEN

RESPONSE #100

RealSetGlobalTimer("##MyNPCFriendTalksTimer","GLOBAL",1200)

SetGlobal("##MyNPCFriendTalks","GLOBAL",1)

SetGlobal("##MyNPCFriendCheck","GLOBAL",1)

SetGlobal("##MyNPCFriendship","GLOBAL",1)

For restrictions, this is basically all you'll need. You can put material restricted to a particular class/race/alignment/area/chapter/gender in your mod, but this is via D rather than this script. You can also use a lot of different stuff as conditions for this script, everything from being in a particular chapter of the game to PC gender or class. An example with comments:

 

IF
InParty(Myself)	  // NPC is in party
Global("i-EnyaRomanceCheck","GLOBAL",0)	 // This global variable has not yet been checked
Global("i-EnyaRomance","GLOBAL",0)		   // Romance currently not active/in progress
Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",0)	 // Player has received no lovetalks yet.
// Note: InParty, RomanceCheck, Romance, and Lovetalk (or FriendCheck, Friendship, and Friendtalk) checks are standard, and required in all cases.
Gender(Player1,MALE)	// checks that Player1, aka CHARNAME, is male
ReputationGT(Player1,9)	 // the party has reputation of 10 or higher
GlobalGT("Chapter","GLOBAL",2)	   // the game is currently in chapters 3 or later
THEN
 RESPONSE #100
RealSetGlobalTimer("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL",1800)		// first talk will occur 1800 seconds from now, i.e. half an hour
SetGlobal("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",1)   // sets lovetalk global to 1
SetGlobal("i-EnyaRomanceCheck","GLOBAL",1)	// romance eligibility has now been checked
SetGlobal("i-EnyaRomance","GLOBAL",1)	// romance is now "progressing," stage 1.
END	  //ends this script

 

There is more code necessary for full friendships/romances, but this is all you need to ensure that the friendship/romance occurs only under certain conditions. What in particular are you finding hard to understand, though?

[baldur46233]

I don't really know how to phrase my question, but...

if that's a script what should it be saved into D file or etc. (that was not my question, but I was curious)

What exactly does that mean when you need *more* coding?

[Guest Guest_Ipsy_*]

Scripts are saved with the extension baf. So yours would be JQ#[NPCname].baf. You tell WeiDU to compile scripts like this the same way you would tell it to compile D files: COMPILE ~MyMod/Script.baf~ in your tp2 file.

 

Your example in your OP and my example are just what you'd use to ensure that your NPC's friendship is made active (set to 1), friendship check performed (set to 1), and variable/timer set such that the first talk will occur after the amount of time specified. For scripted talks, you'd need a block of code to initiate the talks. Example:

IF
InParty(Myself)
See(Player1)	 // can also use InMyArea(Player1)
!StateCheck("i-Enya",CD_STATE_NOTVALID)
!StateCheck(Player1,CD_STATE_NOTVALID)
RealGlobalTimerExpired("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL")
CombatCounter(0)
!See([ENEMY])
OR(8)	 // if any of these conditions is met
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",1)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",3)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",5)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",7)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",9)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",11)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",13)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",15)
THEN
 RESPONSE #100
MoveToObject(Player1)	  // character moves over to Player 1 to talk to them
Dialogue(Player1)	  // dialogue begins
END

 

That block initiates all the actual talks, as I said. But you need this to ensure that "i-EnyaLovetalks" is set to 1, 3, 5, etc. Like this:

IF
InParty(Myself)
See(Player1)
RealGlobalTimerExpired("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL")		// checks that the lovetalks timer is expired
OR(7)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",2)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",4)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",6)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",8)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",10)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",12)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",14)
THEN
 RESPONSE #100
IncrementGlobal("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",1)	  // increases the value of "i-EnyaLovetalks" by 1
END

 

IIRC, K'aeloree's tutorial included several sample files - a J file with sequential talks, a BAF file with a script to make them occur in a given order, and a dream script file to make a rest-triggered dialogue fire. Eventually (from my experience at least) what all the code does starts making sense. Take things one step at a time. Try changing the generic variables in those files so that they will fire for your NPC.

[baldur46233]

Scripts are saved with the extension baf. So yours would be JQ#[NPCname].baf. You tell WeiDU to compile scripts like this the same way you would tell it to compile D files: COMPILE ~MyMod/Script.baf~ in your tp2 file.

 

Your example in your OP and my example are just what you'd use to ensure that your NPC's friendship is made active (set to 1), friendship check performed (set to 1), and variable/timer set such that the first talk will occur after the amount of time specified. For scripted talks, you'd need a block of code to initiate the talks. Example:

IF
InParty(Myself)
See(Player1)	 // can also use InMyArea(Player1)
!StateCheck("i-Enya",CD_STATE_NOTVALID)
!StateCheck(Player1,CD_STATE_NOTVALID)
RealGlobalTimerExpired("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL")
CombatCounter(0)
!See([ENEMY])
OR(8)	 // if any of these conditions is met
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",1)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",3)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",5)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",7)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",9)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",11)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",13)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",15)
THEN
 RESPONSE #100
MoveToObject(Player1)	  // character moves over to Player 1 to talk to them
Dialogue(Player1)	  // dialogue begins
END

 

That block initiates all the actual talks, as I said. But you need this to ensure that "i-EnyaLovetalks" is set to 1, 3, 5, etc. Like this:

IF
InParty(Myself)
See(Player1)
RealGlobalTimerExpired("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL")		// checks that the lovetalks timer is expired
OR(7)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",2)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",4)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",6)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",8)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",10)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",12)
  Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",14)
THEN
 RESPONSE #100
IncrementGlobal("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",1)	  // increases the value of "i-EnyaLovetalks" by 1
END

 

IIRC, K'aeloree's tutorial included several sample files - a J file with sequential talks, a BAF file with a script to make them occur in a given order, and a dream script file to make a rest-triggered dialogue fire. Eventually (from my experience at least) what all the code does starts making sense. Take things one step at a time. Try changing the generic variables in those files so that they will fire for your NPC.

 

That makes a lot more sense! Thank you

And this is the same for LoveTalks, except you change the Friendship stuff to different words, like yours. Right? Or is there something else that's different?

 

And for all the coding you did above (stupid question), where would you put it in your baf? For example, the beginning of it, or maybe in the middle, or even when you're writing.

[Ipsy]

A romance is a tad different. Friendships are generally nonexistent, active, or dead. Romances can have a lot more variation, but the minimum is 0 (nonexistent), 1 (progressing), 2 (active and committed), and 3 (killed off at some point).

 

The examples I posted are just what would go in the baf file. For actual dialogue, you'd need:

IF
~Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",1) RealGlobalTimerExpired("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL")~
THEN BEGIN i-EnyaLT1
SAY ~(dialogue)~

 

But you can handle changing the romance variable in dialogue. For instance:

 

IF
~Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",21) RealGlobalTimerExpired("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL")~
THEN BEGIN i-EnyaLT21
SAY ~<CHARNAME>, I love you.~
++ ~Too bad.~ + i-EnyaLT21.1
++ ~Yay!~ + i-EnyaLT21.2
END

IF ~~ i-EnyaLT21.1
SAY ~(sniff)
IF ~~ DO ~SetGlobal("i-EnyaRomance","GLOBAL",3)~ EXIT
END

IF ~~ i-EnyaLT21.2
SAY ~(smiles)~
IF ~~ DO ~SetGlobal("i-EnyaRomance","GLOBAL",2)~ EXIT
END

 

Ye gods, I hope that I never stoop to that level of *writing*...

[baldur46233]

A romance is a tad different. Friendships are generally nonexistent, active, or dead. Romances can have a lot more variation, but the minimum is 0 (nonexistent), 1 (progressing), 2 (active and committed), and 3 (killed off at some point).

 

The examples I posted are just what would go in the baf file. For actual dialogue, you'd need:

IF
~Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",1) RealGlobalTimerExpired("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL")~
THEN BEGIN i-EnyaLT1
SAY ~(dialogue)~

 

But you can handle changing the romance variable in dialogue. For instance:

 

IF
~Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",21) RealGlobalTimerExpired("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL")~
THEN BEGIN i-EnyaLT21
SAY ~<CHARNAME>, I love you.~
++ ~Too bad.~ + i-EnyaLT21.1
++ ~Yay!~ + i-EnyaLT21.2
END

IF ~~ i-EnyaLT21.1
SAY ~(sniff)
IF ~~ DO ~SetGlobal("i-EnyaRomance","GLOBAL",3)~ EXIT
END

IF ~~ i-EnyaLT21.2
SAY ~(smiles)~
IF ~~ DO ~SetGlobal("i-EnyaRomance","GLOBAL",2)~ EXIT
END

 

Ye gods, I hope that I never stoop to that level of *writing*...

 

I understand how to write it, but not the scripting part, which I do know a bit now thanks to you

And I must ask, when scripting do you have to write BEGIN blah or anything like that?

 

Also, when do you know when to use FriendCheck, Friendship, and Friendtalk, or RomanceTalk and Romance active?

[baldur46233]

A romance is a tad different. Friendships are generally nonexistent, active, or dead. Romances can have a lot more variation, but the minimum is 0 (nonexistent), 1 (progressing), 2 (active and committed), and 3 (killed off at some point).

 

The examples I posted are just what would go in the baf file. For actual dialogue, you'd need:

IF
~Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",1) RealGlobalTimerExpired("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL")~
THEN BEGIN i-EnyaLT1
SAY ~(dialogue)~

 

But you can handle changing the romance variable in dialogue. For instance:

 

IF
~Global("i-EnyaLovetalks","GLOBAL",21) RealGlobalTimerExpired("i-EnyaLovetalksTimer","GLOBAL")~
THEN BEGIN i-EnyaLT21
SAY ~<CHARNAME>, I love you.~
++ ~Too bad.~ + i-EnyaLT21.1
++ ~Yay!~ + i-EnyaLT21.2
END

IF ~~ i-EnyaLT21.1
SAY ~(sniff)
IF ~~ DO ~SetGlobal("i-EnyaRomance","GLOBAL",3)~ EXIT
END

IF ~~ i-EnyaLT21.2
SAY ~(smiles)~
IF ~~ DO ~SetGlobal("i-EnyaRomance","GLOBAL",2)~ EXIT
END

 

Ye gods, I hope that I never stoop to that level of *writing*... The worlds shortest replies and sayings for a NPC

 

I understand how to write it, but not the scripting part, which I do know a bit now thanks to you

And I must ask, when scripting do you have to write BEGIN blah or anything like that?

 

Also, when do you know when to use FriendCheck, Friendship, and Friendtalk, or RomanceTalk and Romance active?

[baldur46233]

I posted twice sorry, ignore one of them, they're both the same....

[Ipsy]

I understand how to write it, but not the scripting part, which I do know a bit now thanks to you

And I must ask, when scripting do you have to write BEGIN blah or anything like that?

 

Also, when do you know when to use FriendCheck, Friendship, and Friendtalk, or RomanceTalk and Romance active?

 

No, no BEGIN needed. You need to have an END at the end of every script block though. Variable names can be basically whatever you want. You could use CharacterRA or FA for romance active/friendship active, or CharacterRomanceActive, or CharacterRomance. Romance/friendship talk tracks the current talk # in the friendship/romance path. Romance/friendship active tracks if the friendship/romance is still active. The different labels are primarily for your convenience

[berelinde]

Global variable names must be <32 characters long. Local variable names must be <24 characters long. I'm not sure about area variables, but you won't go wrong by keeping them short. Generally, the shorter the variable name, the better. If nothing else, less characters = less chance of typos.

[baldur46233]

Global variable names must be <32 characters long. Local variable names must be <24 characters long. I'm not sure about area variables, but you won't go wrong by keeping them short. Generally, the shorter the variable name, the better. If nothing else, less characters = less chance of typos.

 

Thanks! I'll keep that in mind...

[baldur46233]

I understand how to write it, but not the scripting part, which I do know a bit now thanks to you

And I must ask, when scripting do you have to write BEGIN blah or anything like that?

 

Also, when do you know when to use FriendCheck, Friendship, and Friendtalk, or RomanceTalk and Romance active?

 

No, no BEGIN needed. You need to have an END at the end of every script block though. Variable names can be basically whatever you want. You could use CharacterRA or FA for romance active/friendship active, or CharacterRomanceActive, or CharacterRomance. Romance/friendship talk tracks the current talk # in the friendship/romance path. Romance/friendship active tracks if the friendship/romance is still active. The different labels are primarily for your convenience

 

I must have skipped this post...because I forgot to say thank you.