Start Quest Script ?

[BGSenTineL]

Hello all . I'm making a simple quest but i have run into some problems from the same beginning.

I've made a quest and attached to it a script that will give the player a letter. I want also the quest itself to start as soon as the player reads the letter. But i have the following problem. I'm non stop receiving the letter in my inventory. Also the quest stared with the first time the letter was added. Here is my simple script.

 

ScriptName Questname

Begin GameMode

if ( player.IsInCombat == 0 ) && ( getStage CharacterGen >= 88 )

message "I have received a mysterious message"

player.additem MysteriousMessage 1

endif

end

 

 

also I put a script to the letter itself

 

 

scn mysteriousletter

 

begin onAdd player

setstage myquest 10

end

 

 

And I also have stage 10 (the first one)

 

The idea is as follows. The player gets the letter out of nothing. Reads it and then the quest starts. The goal is to go to a place (house) and as soon as he enter the quest is completed and journal entry says "I have done that and that so i now can do this" Quest Completed.

 

I searched the tutorial in construction set wiki but i can't get it to work.

 

Any suggestions ? :)

[The_Vyper]

Try modifying your first script like this:

 

ScriptName Questname
Begin GameMode
if ( player.IsInCombat == 0 ) && ( getStage CharacterGen >= 88 ) && (getStage LetterAddedQuestID < 10)
message "I have received a mysterious message"
player.additem MysteriousMessage 1
endif
end

[Deleted1848331User]

Also, if you want it to begin when you read it, not when its affed, change OnAdd to OnEquip.

[BGSenTineL]

Thank to both of you. Now the quest starts as soon as I open the letter but I'm receiving until I open it for a first time. So basically if I don't open it I'll get hundreds of letter until I decide to open it ? Any ideas how to fix this :)

[Hickory]

Put a stage advancement in your main script to stop multiple additions, and use the next stage in your book script.

 

 

ScriptName Questname
Begin GameMode
if ( GetStage myquest == 0 ) && ( Player.IsInCombat == 0 ) && ( GetStage MQ01 >= 88 )
message "I have received a mysterious message"
player.additem MysteriousMessage 1
setstage myquest 10
endif
End

 

 

 

scn mysteriousletter
begin onAdd player
setstage myquest 20
end

 

[BGSenTineL]

Thank you all but now the quest doesn't even want to start with this script ?

 

 

ScriptName Questname

Begin GameMode

if ( GetStage myquest == 0 ) && ( Player.IsInCombat == 0 ) && ( GetStage MQ01 >= 88 )

message "I have received a mysterious message"

player.additem MysteriousMessage 1

setstage myquest 10

endif

End

[Hickory]

You have substituted the script and quest names, I presume?

[BGSenTineL]

You have substituted the script and quest names, I presume?

 

Ehmm yeah but I forgot to ask about this part ---> if ( GetStage myquest == 0 ) && ( Player.IsInCombat == 0 ) && ( GetStage MQ01 >= 88 )

What is MQ01 ? there I should type the name of the quest or what ?

 

Sorry about all this stupid question but I'm not good when it comes to this part of the CS and I can't find information about how to create such a simple quest.

[Hickory]

It's the tutorial quest, and is there so that you don't get the mysterious message until after the tutorial is finished -- standard practice for quests.

[BGSenTineL]

I can't make this working and I'm getting frustrated. It looks like it is very simple but I just can't do it. Quest making and scripting isn't my field of work. Can someone make this for me ? PM and I'll explain everything about it. It is a mod which adds a brand new sets of armor (2 actually) Also a lot of weapons and a completely new temple building. I'm doing this for a month now and i just don't want to release it unfinished without the simple quest to go there and find the stuff.Again the idea is when the player starts/load a game a letter to be added to his inventory. It describes the place where the items are and why this mysterious person decides to give them to the player. Also the mini quest is for the player to find the place (the letter gives a clue where to search for the temple/house ). Then the player starts looking and as soon he finds it out and enter the quest is finished. FULL CREDIT will be given to the person who is willing to make this "quest"

 

Please PM :) Any help will be most appreciate :)