Forced Dialogue Problem

[Kurzusseus]

Hello I'm a somewhat advanced modder as I've been messing around with the geck for both FO3 and NV. I've encountered a problem that I just can't seem to fix.

 

I'm trying to make this force greet between the player and an npc named John.B Harson. However he wont force greet. I've given him a dialogue package and a topic called "HarsonLastDialogue" and he's to use this dialogue before dying in an explosion. But when he gets to the stage, he just sits there- the player can no longer activate him to talk period and he doesn't move at all.

 

Here is a script.

 

scn NIDTheAttackScript

short killcount1

short Triggeryes

Short Armorobtained

Short Stage

Short Paladin001

Short Paladin002

begin gamemode

if Armorobtained ==2

setstage NIDTheAttack 10

set triggeryes to 1

endif

if triggeryes ==1

triggeryes2.enable

endif

if Paladin001 ==4

BombedDoorTig.enable

set Stage to 3

endif

end

When the variable Stage ==3 His dialogue package has a condition which will enable him to use it, forcing him to force greet the player. However when Stage ==3 he stands there, and can no longer be talked with at all.

Any feedback?

[jazzisparis]

Check the conditions of every AI package and make sure all the packages are mutually-exclusive (i.e. only a single package is valid on any given time).

 

Instead of using a dialogue package, try forcing the topic via script:

NPCRef.StartConversation player HarsonLastDialogue

[pkleiss]

You can debug your AI packages using the console...

 

GetCurrentAIPackage

GetCurrentAIProcedure

 

either click on your NPC from the console when he's stuck or use the prid command, then type in the above to commands. Use the links above to verify the return codes are correct for the package you expect to be running. If they aren't then you need to review your package conditions.

 

You can further debug your process if you have FOSE installed. You can then use the printc command to dump variables to the console and use the scof (set Console Output File) command to dump all console output to a text file.

 

Example:

scof "MytextFile.TXT" (type this in the console before your script executes in game)

printc paladin001 %g (put this in your script where you want to check your variables)

 

use this page to learn more about formatting variables with the printc command.

 

Lastly, there are so many other mitigating circumstances that govern why your NPC isn't doing what you expect. Like jazziparis said, you'll need to chack your AI package conditions, your vaiables, your stage results scripts, etc...

 

If it helps, I have a link in my sig to a dialogue and quest tutorial that covers making a force greet.

 

Best of luck.

Edited December 15, 2013 by pkleiss

[Kurzusseus]

 

Check the conditions of every AI package and make sure all the packages are mutually-exclusive (i.e. only a single package is valid on any given time).

 

Instead of using a dialogue package, try forcing the topic via script:

NPCRef.StartConversation player HarsonLastDialogue

I've tried using that script before only to end in failure as he just sits there doing nothing. However I did look back on his AI packages and saw that he is set to follow the player until he is set to use the force greet package. If it helps explain his AI package goes as follows

 

Script Variable

Short Stage

 

HarsonForcegreet Condition Stage ==3

HarsonDoorexplode Condition Stage ==4

HarsonFollowplayer Condition Stage == 2

Harsontraveltowarground condition Stage ==1

 

Now when you get to a point in my interior, there are four men- upon killing them all the variable is set to 3, opting him to use his forcegreet AI and a trigger is enabled. He's supposed to talk with the player, walk into the trigger- and as he enters the trigger, a huge explosion occurs as a bunch of rubble is enabled acting as though the door, and wall was blown down, and he is killed.

 

I know Stage reaches 3 as I've used the console command "Moveto player" to personally move him to the trigger zone, the trigger enables only when Stage ==3 and when he is moved to the location, the trigger goes off blowing up the wall.