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[Oroonin]

I´m getting the pre-.808 quest window when I try to play my mod-in-the-works. Compiled evertthing in python with no errors. Any ideas?

[Winter]

I´m getting the pre-.808 quest window when I try to play my mod-in-the-works. Compiled evertthing in python with no errors. Any ideas?

ERROR: NEED MORE GODDAMN INPUT.

And a screenshot.

Regards,
Winter

[Oroonin]

Problem solved. Appearantly, if the brf-edit saves brfs to module.ini, the end of the file screws up.

[Brutus]

I am getting killed trying to learn quests and dialog scripting in 1.011.  I have gotten a handle on the other modules... 

This Geoffery example is awesome if I could get it rolling.  Anyone get the code working for Geoffrey in 1.011???

Kolba's tut on a new quests (Thyr) also fails.  I believe because the enemy_defeated bit is buggy.  Is that correct?  Can it be made to work?  Is it safe to assume the rest of the conditions are ok?

Are there any tutorials on the quests/dialogs development that work to quest closure for 1.011?  Preferably not for "anyone" quests but trp specific quest starters and targets?  

I created what i thought was a useful get item type of quest.  but is says non-ASCII code on the end_quest line.

Suggestions?

[trp_antler, "start", [[eq,"$holy_relic",0]], "Hello, fetch the relic from Har in Praven", "antler",[]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "antler1", [], "Ok.", "antler2",[]],
[trp_antler, "antler2", [], "Please hurry!", "antler3",[]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "antler3", [], "I will.", "antleryes",[
      (setup_quest_text, "qst_relic"),
      (str_store_string, s2, "@Get relic from Har in Praven and return it to Antler."),
      (call_script,"script_start_quest","qst_relic","trp_antler"),
  [trp_antler|plyr, "antler3", [], "No, I don't have time for that!", "close_window",[]],
  [trp_antler, "antleryes", [], "Excellent!", "close_window",[[assign,"$holy_relic",1]]],


[trp_antler, "start", [[eq,"$holy_relic",1]], "Did you find the relic?","got_relic_question",[]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "got_relic_question", [(player_has_item,"itm_relic")], "Yes! It was quite difficult.", "relic_got",[(call_script,"script_end_quest","qst_relic")]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "got_relic_question", [], "No, not yet.", "close_window",[]],
[trp_antler, "relic_got", "Excellent! Here is your reward.”, ,"close_window",[(call_script, "troop_add_gold","trp_player","2000"),(call_script, "troop_remove_item_relic"),(call_script, "end_quest_qst_relic"),"trp_antler")],[[assign,"$holy_relic",2]]],

[trp_antler, "start", [[eq,"$holy_relic",2]], "Greetings {playername}.","bye2",[]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "bye2", [], "Greetings to you too, Antler.","close_window",[]],

[trp_har, "start", “antleryes”, [[eq,"$har_relic",0]],"Greetings playername}.","har_1",[]],
[trp_har|plyr, “har_1”,[], “Give me the stolen relic!”, “har_2”,[]],
[trp_har, “har_2”, [[eq,"$har_relic",1]],"Yes, yes!  Here take it.”,"har_3",
(call_script, "add_troop_item", "trp_player", "itm_relic"), "close_window",[]],

[trp_har, "start", [[]], "Greetings {playername}.","har_bye",[]],
[trp_har|plyr, "har_bye", [], "Greetings to you too, Antler.","close_window",[]],

[Brutus]

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[Winter]

[trp_antler, "start", [[eq,"$holy_relic",0]], "Hello, fetch the relic from Har in Praven", "antler",[]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "antler1", [], "Ok.", "antler2",[]],
[trp_antler, "antler2", [], "Please hurry!", "antler3",[]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "antler3", [], "I will.", "antleryes",[
      (setup_quest_text, "qst_relic"),
      (str_store_string, s2, "@Get relic from Har in Praven and return it to Antler."),
      (call_script,"script_start_quest","qst_relic","trp_antler"), -- Improperly closed consequences block, no closing brackets.
  [trp_antler|plyr, "antler3", [], "No, I don't have time for that!", "close_window",[]],
  [trp_antler, "antleryes", [], "Excellent!", "close_window",[[assign,"$holy_relic",1]]],


[trp_antler, "start", [[eq,"$holy_relic",1]], "Did you find the relic?","got_relic_question",[]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "got_relic_question", [(player_has_item,"itm_relic")], "Yes! It was quite difficult.", "relic_got",[(call_script,"script_end_quest","qst_relic")]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "got_relic_question", [], "No, not yet.", "close_window",[]],
[trp_antler, "relic_got", "Excellent! Here is your reward.”, ,"close_window",[(call_script, "troop_add_gold","trp_player","2000"),(call_script, "troop_remove_item_relic"),(call_script, "end_quest_qst_relic"),"trp_antler")],[[assign,"$holy_relic",2]]],

[trp_antler, "start", [[eq,"$holy_relic",2]], "Greetings {playername}.","bye2",[]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "bye2", [], "Greetings to you too, Antler.","close_window",[]],

[trp_har, "start", “antleryes”, [[eq,"$har_relic",0]],"Greetings playername}.","har_1",[]],
[trp_har|plyr, “har_1”,[], “Give me the stolen relic!”, “har_2”,[]],
[trp_har, “har_2”, [[eq,"$har_relic",1]],"Yes, yes!  Here take it.”,"har_3",
(call_script, "add_troop_item", "trp_player", "itm_relic"), "close_window",[]], -- Here you've put an operation outside of an operations block. That's never gonna work.

[trp_har, "start", [[]], "Greetings {playername}.","har_bye",[]],
[trp_har|plyr, "har_bye", [], "Greetings to you too, Antler.","close_window",[]],

Regards,
Winter

[Brutus]

Ah yes.  And many other nooby issues...  THANKS!!!  Stuck on two last items - even copied the format from working code in same module???

[trp_antler, "start", [[eq,"$holy_relic",0]], "Hello. Please fetch the relic from Har in Praven.", "antler1",[]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "antler1", [], "Ok.", "antleryes",[
      (setup_quest_text, "qst_relic"),
     (str_store_string, s2, "@Get relic from Har in Praven and return it to Antler in Suno."),
      (call_script,"script_start_quest","qst_relic","trp_antler")]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "antler1", [], "No, I don't have time for that.", "close_window",[]],
[trp_antler, "antleryes", [], "Excellent!", "close_window",[[assign,"$holy_relic",1]]],

[trp_antler, "start", [[eq,"$holy_relic",1]], "Did you find the relic?","got_relic_question",[]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "got_relic_question",[(player_has_item,"itm_relic")], "Yes, here it is!", "relic_got",[
      (call_script, "script_end_quest", "qst_relic")]],
[trp_antler|plyr, "got_relic_question",[],"No, not yet.", "close_window",[]],
[trp_antler, "relic_got",[],"Excellent! Here is your reward.", "close_window",[
      (call_script, "script_troop_add_gold", "trp_player", 2000),
     ("troop_remove_items","trp_player","itm_relic"),
     (call_script, "end_quest_qst_relic")]],

[trp_har, "start", [(check_quest_active, "qst_relic")],"Greetings. Are you here for the relic?.","har_1",[]],
[trp_har|plyr,"har_1",[], "Yes.  Please give me the relic.", "har_2",[]],
[trp_har, "har_2",[],"Yes, yes!  Take it!.","close_window",[
      ("troop_add_items", "trp_player", "itm_relic", 1)]],

...
Error in dialog line:
[603, 'relic_got', [], 'Excellent! Here is your reward.', 'close_window', [(1, 'script_troop_add_gold', 'trp_player', 2000), ('troop_remove_items', 'trp_player'
, 'itm_relic'), (1, 'end_quest_qst_relic')]]

Error in dialog line:
[604, 'har_2', [], 'Yes, yes!  Take it!.', 'close_window', [('troop_add_items',
'trp_player', 'itm_relic', 1)]]
Checking global variable usages...
...

Winter, if you are still working Storymod and need some art just send a sketch.

[geeves]

hey winter,
I've got a question for you, well actually 2 or more questions.

To start off, i am happy to say that your module explanations on the taleworlds website forums are pretty well worked out, i learned a lot of them.
until i get to the point where i wish see my created troops in game, following your steps i should be able to see my troops in game on the specified location...
to start off: with the Module system 1010_0, Zendar mercs do not exist. i didn't see a point in that, i just copied your script from the website and put it in place, just under the line telling me that zendar as city is inactive. i put zendar as active city and saved the lot. no errors. run the game, find zendar, see a grand total of ... 3 NPCs, clearly it has to be customised. (in game editor ain't popping up BTW, but i could copy my face code earlier on.) i go to the inn, find 3 hero's which i didn't want there, but OK, i found out they are scripted into that place when Zendar is set as active city. No tavernkeeper to be found by the way, neither are the mercs i wanted to put in game.

there we go, Question one: how do we solve this?
I've already tried giving the mercs a hero line without the TF_HERO mark. not working. gets you a nice error.

that covered. how can we get Zendar a working city? merchants ect added, a game menu of the kind you get when for example you enter Thir. for that's where we get question two:
why wasn't your module explanations finished? i find part 10 where in game editing is covered incomplete, as are to my noob idea more of the covered but completed" arts of the module explanations.

another question arising is: how can i get a village in the game where i can get my own troops as recruits like i can get swadian recruits in swadian towns?
for the moment this will cover enough things to get me going after the time being.

(PS game info: module system 1010_0, game version 1.011)

[Shik]

[trp_antler, "relic_got",[],"Excellent! Here is your reward.", "close_window",[
      (call_script, "script_troop_add_gold", "trp_player", 2000),
     ("troop_remove_items","trp_player","itm_relic"),
     (call_script, "end_quest_qst_relic")]],

[trp_har, "start", [(check_quest_active, "qst_relic")],"Greetings. Are you here for the relic?.","har_1",[]],
[trp_har|plyr,"har_1",[], "Yes.  Please give me the relic.", "har_2",[]],
[trp_har, "har_2",[],"Yes, yes!  Take it!.","close_window",[
      ("troop_add_items", "trp_player", "itm_relic", 1)]],

Brutus, if you haven't already fixed this issue by yourself, just remove the quotation marks around the operation troop_add_items.

[Brutus]

Thanks!!!  I found some other issues in there after that was straight too.  oi...  But those were showstoppers, rest I got.   

Need a model?   If so just PM. 

[Winter]

hey winter,
I've got a question for you, well actually 2 or more questions.

To start off, i am happy to say that your module explanations on the taleworlds website forums are pretty well worked out, i learned a lot of them.
until i get to the point where i wish see my created troops in game, following your steps i should be able to see my troops in game on the specified location...
to start off: with the Module system 1010_0, Zendar mercs do not exist. i didn't see a point in that, i just copied your script from the website and put it in place, just under the line telling me that zendar as city is inactive. i put zendar as active city and saved the lot. no errors. run the game, find zendar, see a grand total of ... 3 NPCs, clearly it has to be customised. (in game editor ain't popping up BTW, but i could copy my face code earlier on.) i go to the inn, find 3 hero's which i didn't want there, but OK, i found out they are scripted into that place when Zendar is set as active city. No tavernkeeper to be found by the way, neither are the mercs i wanted to put in game.

there we go, Question one: how do we solve this?
I've already tried giving the mercs a hero line without the TF_HERO mark. not working. gets you a nice error.

that covered. how can we get Zendar a working city? merchants ect added, a game menu of the kind you get when for example you enter Thir. for that's where we get question two:
why wasn't your module explanations finished? i find part 10 where in game editing is covered incomplete, as are to my noob idea more of the covered but completed" arts of the module explanations.

another question arising is: how can i get a village in the game where i can get my own troops as recruits like i can get swadian recruits in swadian towns?
for the moment this will cover enough things to get me going after the time being.

(PS game info: module system 1010_0, game version 1.011)

There's no real point trying to make my tutorials work for the current version of M&B, there's way too much distance between the two. If you really want to bypass the native systems and create a functioning town, make a special game menu for Zendar and use that instead of mnu_town. That's about as much advice I can give without writing additional tutorials, and I'm not doing that without a paycheque.

Regards,
Winter

[motomataru]

I've come to the conclusion after 3-4 days of examining the issue that team_get_order_position is badly behaved compared to, say, agent_get_position. It's like, position_move_x completely shuts down on the acquired position. script_update_order_flags_on_map from the module system uses script_convert_3d_pos_to_map_pos on positions acquired by team_get_order_position, but I think it's specifically for building some sort of order map and moreover didn't work at all for me. I ended up with the following kluge, apologies to agent 0 whoever he or she may be, which fixed the problem:

Code: [Select]

  # script_get_formation_position
  # Input: team, troop class
  # Output: pos1 (pos0 used)
  # Kluge around team_get_order_position shutting down position_move_x
  # without resorting to looping through agents yet again
  ("get_formation_position",
   [(store_script_param, ":fteam", 1),
    (store_script_param, ":fclass", 2),
(agent_get_position, pos0, 0),
(team_get_order_position, pos1, ":fteam", ":fclass"),
(agent_set_position, 0, pos1),
(agent_get_position, pos1, 0),
(agent_set_position, 0, pos0),
]),

Question is, am I missing something basic about using team_get_order_position?

[ithilienranger]

I have an extremely annoying problem with a modification that I am working on. It seems to be an error with the "troop_get_upgrade_troop" operation. I am trying to use the 1st and 2nd nodes of that operation, but I do not get the proper return values. The string register is not given the correct value. I have tried outputting the register values at different key points in the game and I added new registers to avoid conflicts. All I can figure out is that it likes to store the 2nd node troop for the first node and then the first node is stored as my player name. If there is one node choice then I get the player name for both menu choices.

Here is the code that I narrowed the problem down to.


#excerpt from a script
(try_begin),
         (eq, "$commander's_faction", fac_kingdom_1),
         (assign, "$player_cur_troop", "trp_swadian_recruit"),
      (else_try),
         (eq, "$commander's_faction", fac_kingdom_2),
         (assign, "$player_cur_troop", "trp_vaegir_recruit"),
      (else_try),
         (eq, "$commander's_faction", fac_kingdom_3),
         (assign, "$player_cur_troop", "trp_khergit_tribesman"),
      (else_try),
         (eq, "$commander's_faction", fac_kingdom_4),
         (assign, "$player_cur_troop", "trp_nord_recruit"),
      (else_try),
         (eq, "$commander's_faction", fac_kingdom_5),
         (assign, "$player_cur_troop", "trp_rhodok_tribesman"),
      (try_end),


#menu_upgrade_path
  (
    "upgrade_path",0,
    "In recognition of your excellent service, you have been promoted.",
    "none",
    [
   (troop_get_upgrade_troop, "$path_1", "$player_cur_troop", 1),
   (troop_get_upgrade_troop, "$path_2", "$player_cur_troop", 2),
   #string register to output troop name
   (str_store_troop_name, s66, "$path_1"),
   (str_store_troop_name, s67, "$path_2"),
   ],
    [
      ("upgrade_path_1",[(neq, "$path_1", -1)],
       "{s66}",
        [
         (assign, "$menu_upgrade_path_response", "$path_1"),
         (call_script, "script_cf_event_player_promotion", "$menu_upgrade_path_response"),
         (change_screen_map),
        ]),
      
      ("upgrade_path_2",[(neq, "$path_2", -1)],
      "{s67}",
        [
         (assign, "$menu_upgrade_path_response", "$path_2"),
         (call_script, "script_cf_event_player_promotion", "$menu_upgrade_path_response"),
         (change_screen_map),
        ]),
    ]
  ),

[GetAssista]

Try put some constant troop instead of "$player_cur_troop" variable into a menu part and see what happens. If menu choices are correct then it would mean you are messing up with this variable somewhere else

Also, you are not checking for -1 in paths when doing (str_store_troop_name, s67, "$path_2"). Might throw it off somehow

[ithilienranger]

I tried using the built in temp troop and it did the same thing for me. I'll try that check for -1 for the string registers, but I think I already tried it.

EDIT: I did the -1 check before assigning the string registers. but something else is causing the problem. Also, I have checked several times using the Notepad++ find in files and none of my uses should mess with the variable.