What script makes a journal entry

[deathstrike123]

You know how on sidequests as you play through them it says journal entry added after dialogue. I just want to know what script controls this and how do I apply it.

[Darth333]

You'll need to edit two files:

The dlg file located in the module and the journal file located in the BIFs>_newbif>journalFile>global.jrl

 

edit the global.jrl file

 

In the global.jrl file, you will see, there are Tag fields, each of them refer to a quest or side quest. Per example kor35_findingdustil

 

The ID field refers to the advancement of the plot (10, 20, 25, 35, 40, etc.). each of them corresponds to a journal entry.

The End field is set at 1 when the quest is completed.

There are other fields too but I think they are self explanatory.

 

 

edit the DLG file

 

Then , in the DLG file, in the Reply list, there is a filed called "Quest" in this you type the reference to the quest, in other words, what you wrote in the Tag field in global.jrl (in the above example, it was "kor35_findingdustil"). Then, in QuestEntry you mark the value that refers to the plot advancement (10, 20, 25, 30 ,40, etc.) to keep track of it.

 

 

Giving XP points for the plot

 

If you want to give xp to your party, then attach a script similar to this one in the script field of the dlg file:

 

void main()
{
   GivePlotXP("kor35_findingdustil",35);
}

(note: the 35 value gives 350 XP)

 

Keeping track of your plot with Globals

Now, if you want the game to remember plot adavancement, you will have to set Globals. Here is a sample script:

{
   SetGlobalNumber("MY_PLOT", 7);
}

 

and edit globalcat.2da by adding a line for your plot.

 

Hope this helps:)

[Veldrin]

But what program whill nead to edit dlg files? When I open dlg in Dlgedit i haven't got any QUESt line:confused:

[Darth333]

You have to use GFF editor.

[Veldrin]

A must use NWNeditor? In usually GFFeditor the tekst is corrupt.

[TheProphet]

I should probably use this idea too, although journal entries were a pain in NWN, i cant imagin how much more of a pain they are in KOTOR.

[Darth333]

Originally posted by Veldrin

A must use NWNeditor? In usually GFFeditor the tekst is corrupt.

 

Yes, NWNEditor IS a GFF editor, it just has a different name and a different look

[Veldrin]

And haven't bugs.

[Tanesh]

Originally posted by Gsccc

I should probably use this idea too, although journal entries were a pain in NWN, i cant imagin how much more of a pain they are in KOTOR.

 

Don't worry, it isn't so hard, even I was able to do it right with the first try. For me it's harder to translate my whole mod than to add this journal entries; I suppose there is almost nobody here who understands German. *sigh*

[Veldrin]

I made mod only for people for my country - Poland:)

[Darth333]

Originally posted by Tanesh

Don't worry, it isn't so hard, even I was able to do it right with the first try. For me it's harder to translate my whole mod than to add this journal entries; I suppose there is almost nobody here who understands German. *sigh*

Ich kann Deutsch verstehen

I know what you mean: I am already translating my own mods into French and Spanish - I won't try German however - i only understand but i barely speak it -

 

Gsccc, give it a try, you'll see it is not difficult at all

[Veldrin]

Ich libe Duetsch:)

 

BTW. I can't select the Avatar in user cp? Some tutorial please:p

[Tanesh]

Nice, more than I expected.

I wish I could speak more languages. I had French at school, but that was over 5 years ago. *sigh* I guess it's reduced to almost nothing now. And my Spanish is just the usual tourist vocabulary.

I was told my English was very good, but I'm not sure ... I guess it was a good practice to play Morrowind in English. But I think I'll need someone to test my mod for grammar and spelling errors before I publish it, just in case.

Btw, is someone interested in an error-free version of Shimaon's Enhanced Sith Saber Mod? I was able to fix his problem with the disappearing crystal and some other minor bugs and he gave me permission to publish it if I want.

[Xavier2]

Where should i place the new globals.jrl and globalcat.2da? Override or packed in the .mod file?

[Darth333]

Originally posted by Xavier2

Where should i place the new globals.jrl and globalcat.2da? Override or packed in the .mod file?

Override.

 

What you pack in your.mod apart the .git , .are and .ifo files has to be module specific only.

[RedHawke]

Originally posted by Darth333

What you pack in your.mod apart the .git , .are and .ifo files has to be module specific only.

You can also pack all the areas NPC's, the NPC's dialogues, most all of the modules scripts (the ones used in the module itself), any custom items that are not upgradeable and that don't use custom models, etc.

[tk102]

Originally posted by Xavier2

Where should i place the new globals.jrl and globalcat.2da? Override or packed in the .mod file?

Originally posted by Darth333

Override.

 

What you pack in your.mod apart the .git , .are and .ifo files has to be module specific only.

 

Interesting that tar_m02ab_s.rim contains a module.jrl file in it... maybe there were plans on having module-level journals at one point.

[Xavier2]

More questions:

 

1. Is there a more effective tool to edit global.jrl than GFFEditor or NwNEditor?

 

EDIT: I made some changes to the questions so it can make more sense:

1. I saw Redhawke global.jrl and noticed plot advancement is marked using ID's 10, 20, 30 and 40. Then what means 25 or 35 mentioned in the post by Darth333

2. I saw Redhawke global.jrl and noticed also that sometimes the element type node is progressing along the ID's, (Elem 0, ID=10, Elem 1, ID=20, and so on) but sometimes not. What is the right way to set this?

3. There is a field in the globa.jrl called XP_Percentage, if i place he XP % gained in there, do i still need the script mentioned in Darth333 post?

[RedHawke]

^^^^

Xavier2,

 

To help with your questions; (Though I could be wrong. )

 

1. A: The ID numbers I used followed the general format of the global.jrl, they started with a 10 and progressed by tens, 20, 30, 40, etc. I am of the mind to suspect that you could use any series of numbers like a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. and it should work the same, the ID numbers are just the numbers used in the dialogues PlotIndex number to put up the .jrl files text to the player journal. I just went with what I could see was doneby Bioware, you can try other numbers but when writing the quests out the 10, 20, etc. made it easier for me to keep track of what would be displayed at what point. Especially when it came to actual .jrl and .dlg editing.

 

2. A: See the answer for #1.

 

3. A: I have not played with this XP number, being it is sooooo much easier giving a specific amount of XP with a script attached to the dialogue at the same point, if it gives bonus % XP let us know.

 

I hope this helps!

[Xavier2]

Originally posted by Darth333

Then , in the DLG file, in the Reply list, there is a filed called "QUest" in this you type the reference to the quest (i.e. kor35_findingdustil) then, in QuestEntry you mark the value that refers to the plot advancement (10, 20, 25, 30 ,40, etc.)

BTW. I am assuming that "QuestEntry" is actually the field called Plotindex in the newest version of DLGEditor right?

[tk102]

BTW. I am assuming that "QuestEntry" is actually the field called Plotindex in the newest version of DLGEditor right?

 

No. QuestEntry is a field that I need to add to DLGEditor. Journal entries are something I never tinkered with and I'm surprised Darth333 didn't get after me about that during the DLGEdit/DLGEditor beta-testing. (I know, I know, I should've followed this thread more closely. )

 

Edit: As of v1.0.6, DLGEditor now supports the QuestEntry field.

[Darth333]

Originally posted by tk102

No. QuestEntry is a field that I need to add to DLGEditor. Journal entries are something I never tinkered with and I'm surprised Darth333 didn't get after me about that during the DLGEdit/DLGEditor beta-testing.

Me?

Err...I can't believe I completely forgot about journal entries at that time!

[Xavier2]

Originally posted by tk102

No. QuestEntry is a field that I need to add to DLGEditor. Journal entries are something I never tinkered with and I'm surprised Darth333 didn't get after me about that during the DLGEdit/DLGEditor beta-testing. (I know, I know, I should've followed this thread more closely. )

 

Edit: As of v1.0.6, DLGEditor now supports the QuestEntry field.

Now that was really fast! I posed a question and not only the answer but a complete solution came up in less than a couple hours. That's gotta be what those marketing guys mean with real time delivering.

 

Thanks tk102. You rock!

[tk102]

Too kind. You should be belittling me instead for leaving such a thing out.

 

Hmm, maybe that's a marketing strategy I could use elsewhere...

[Xavier2]

Originally posted by RedHawke

Xavier2,

 

To help with your questions; (Though I could be wrong. )

 

1. A: The ID numbers I used followed the general format of the global.jrl, they started with a 10 and progressed by tens, 20, 30, 40, etc. I am of the mind to suspect that you could use any series of numbers like a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc. and it should work the same, the ID numbers are just the numbers used in the dialogues PlotIndex number to put up the .jrl files text to the player journal. I just went with what I could see was doneby Bioware, you can try other numbers but when writing the quests out the 10, 20, etc. made it easier for me to keep track of what would be displayed at what point. Especially when it came to actual .jrl and .dlg editing.

 

2. A: See the answer for #1.

 

3. A: I have not played with this XP number, being it is sooooo much easier giving a specific amount of XP with a script attached to the dialogue at the same point, if it gives bonus % XP let us know.

Well i am happy to say all you need to do is to place a number in PlotXPPercentage field and it will multiply by the number in XP field in Global.jrl and the average 10. So if you place 10 here and 10 in Global.jrl the ending XP will be 1000.