KotOR : single dialog line & failure of spawn check

[Revan's Soul]

Hello,

 

I have two modding questions about KotOR 1.

 

1) I've made a custom NPC with a dialog, but I was wondering if it's possible to create a script that makes the NPC say something to himself when you come within a certain distance, without the NPC actually talking to you. It's like that Mandalorian Zuka muttering to himself in the Mandalorian camp in TSL. I've looked up his dlg file but I couldn't find any clues there and his scripts are compiled so I can't look into them. He's also supposed to say it only once, before you take a quest.

 

I've learned a lot about scripting and modding over the past weeks browsing on the forum, but I couldn't find an answer for this. I thought perhaps of triggering the script when the PC walks over a waypoint, but I don't know how to create waypoints or attach scripts to them. The script itself creates a problem too. I've added the string the NPC uses to dialog.tlk. I know I'm supposed to use append.dlk but when I used the method described in TSL patcher manual to join the files, it didn't work. Anyway, now there's just a very thin bar above his head, no lettering and the VO sound file doesn't run. What am I doing wrong in this script? I've looked through dozens of posts but I can't find the answer. One thing I can think of that I did wrong, but I'm not sure : the number for the first entry in the quest is 10, so I thought if it was below 10, it would indicate the quest hadn't been taken yet.

 

This is the conditional script I want to use. Essentially, if the conditions of the script aren't met, he's just supposed to stand there until the PC starts a conversation, but I don't know how to write that alternative of not doing anything . Clear actions maybe?

 

 

void main()

{

 

object oNPC = GetObjectByTag("Akazz");

object oPC = GetFirstPC();

 

if ((GetJournalEntry("Tarm02_scientist") < 10) && (GetDistanceBetween(oNPC, oPC) <= 2.0))

{

AssignCommand(oNPC, ActionDoCommand(SetFacing(270.0)));

ActionBarkString(49265);

}

else

?

}

 

2) I've used a script I found on the Holowan forum to check if he's spawned already, but when i Quicksave and Quickload, he shows up multiple times. The same for another custom character I created. I've had him 3x in the same room, while the placeables only spawn once.

 

This is the modified onenter script of the module the NPC's appear in.

 

void main()

{

object oEntering = GetEnteringObject();

object oPC=GetFirstPC();

 

if (GetIsPC(oEntering))

{

//check if the object is already there to avoid multiple objects

if (!GetIsObjectValid(GetObjectByTag("o")))

{

CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_CREATURE, "tar02_akazz", Location(Vector(136.67,137.01,0.0), 0.0));

}

 

if (!GetIsObjectValid(GetObjectByTag("o")))

{

CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_PLACEABLE, "plc_holoart1", Location(Vector(139.17, 133.13, 0.0), 0.0));

}

 

if (!GetIsObjectValid(GetObjectByTag("o")))

{

CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_PLACEABLE, "plc_desk1", Location(Vector(134.63, 141.25, 0.0), 134.0));

}

 

if (!GetIsObjectValid(GetObjectByTag("o")))

{

CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_PLACEABLE, "plc_bed2", Location(Vector(143.07, 137.69, 0.0), 43.0));

}

 

 

if (!GetIsObjectValid(GetObjectByTag("o")))

{

CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_PLACEABLE, "plc_chair2", Location(Vector(135.31, 140.40, 0.0), 28.0));

}

 

ExecuteScript("old_k_ptar_a02aa_en", OBJECT_SELF);

}

 

}

 

I'd appreciate any help. Pls keep in mind I haven't been modding long, so kindly tell me exactly what to do

[Trench]

I think all you have to do is create a dialogue string without a reply (for the first question).

[Star Admiral]

For the OnEnter script, you need to change the "o" in the GetObjectByTag() to the tag of your particular character, otherwise the character/placeable will continue to spawn. You can find the tag in the UTC (creatures) or UTP (placeable) file for that given item.

 

- Star Admiral

[Revan's Soul]

Thanks for the replies guys. I've replaced the "0" with the NPC's and placeables' tags, but now stuff isn't appearing O.o I think I'll have to tweak it a little more.

 

The single dialog line also worked, had some very good help. Thanks guys!

[Revan's Soul]

Ok new thing....I've managed to make an onheartbeat script work that the NPC says something as you approach, but I think I need to increase the frequency of the proximity check in the heartbeat script because sometimes he says something right away and sometimes he waits. I think it's checked every few seconds? I don't know....How do I increase the frequency of the checks? Thanks.

[glovemaster]

What I like to do, is to put the main part of your script into a separate function and then fire it several times from the main().

Like so:

void checkIfPCIsApproaching(){
   // The code you have.
}

void main() {
   float fBeat = 6.0; // I believe it is 6 seconds.
   float fCheck = 0.1; // Every 1/10th of a second by default.
   float f;
   for(f = 0.0; f < fBeat; f = (f + fCheck)) {
       checkIfPCIsApproaching();
   }
}

 

This works, but the game usually does this sort of stuff with Triggers.