Quest Initialisation on Note Pickup

[ill tonkso]

First of all, here is my script...

 

scn ITSMSCQuestInitialisation

 

Begin GameMode

 

if (player.IsInCombat == 0 && getstage ITSMSCUnexplainedAntiquity < 10 && player.getitemcount ITSMSCQuestStartNote == 1 )

message "Test"

setstage ITSMSCUnexplainedAntiquity 10

return

endif

 

end

 

I want it to start my quest when I pick up a note, unfortunately I cannot get it to work. Annoyingly, I have tried a test script

 

Begin GameMode

 

message "test

 

end

 

and that still will not work :s Anyone got any thoughts?

[fg109]

Well, if you can't even run that test script, I think the problem is something else. Stupid question, but you did remember to select the script in the quest data tab right? Also, do you have "Start Game Enabled" checked?

[ill tonkso]

Yeah, it is. Hell only knows what is going wrong.

[Deleted800173User]

i believe its 'messagebox "whatever"' for the syntax of a messagebox. also during gameplay u can open up the console command and use 'getstage ITSMSCUnexplainedAntiquity' to find out which stage ur in.

[Maskar]

Maybe you should try printc rather than message in your test script. Just in case the test script does work.

[ill tonkso]

Tried doing it in game, staying in quest stage 0.00.

@Subtanker: Messagebox is for the popup message, message is the syntax for the little message in the corner.

I am going to have another play today, I left it yesterday and finished the marking my students coursework instead. (I teach games development at university).

Hopefully it was just the engine being cruel, you know how game engines can be sometimes, particularly this one...

[ill tonkso]

I tried a different method, and it worked.

 

scn ITSMSCQuestInitialisation

 

 

Begin OnActivate player

setstage ITSMSCUnexplainedAntiquity 10

end

 

So simple, I am now going to set it so it culls the note from the cell and adds it to the player inventory. I will update when I get that working.

[ill tonkso]

scn ITSMSCQuestInitialisation

 

ref itsmscqueststartnote

 

Begin OnActivate player

setstage ITSMSCUnexplainedAntiquity 10

messagebox " Togans Journal, Entry 1 ...on the road north of Leyawiin, a broken, mossy pillar leads... treasures... key... Reginald Togen "

;large gaps to allow for word wrap (60 characters on each line)

player.additem itsmscqueststartnote 1

;adds note to player inventory

disable

if ( player.getitemcount itsmscqueststartnote 1 )

itsmscqueststartnote.disable

;disables mesh in scene

endif

end

 

 

There we go, sorted, that works. Hope this helps anyone else who comes across the same problem as me.

[stars2heaven]

You could also add (Activate) to the script if you wanted and not use messages also. That way you wouldnt need the additional stuff dealing with disable and adding items to players inventory.

 

Off the top of my head it might look something like

 

Begin OnActivate

 

Setstage (Myquest) 10

Activate

 

End

 

Probably want some sort of "DoOnce" check in that first one. Another way might be to have the quest script update the stage so

 

Begin OnActivate

Set lids2sBeginQuest.ReadNightMother to 1

Activate

End

 

Then the variable "ReadNightMother" in the quest sets the stage to 10

 

Of course yourse works fine as well. Just seems a little complicated.

Edited March 17, 2011 by stars2heaven

[ill tonkso]

I shall have to try that out. I have nearly finished producing the quest and have some time to go back and clean it up a little, I will try and merge some of the scripts as well. Why have 5 scripts when you can have one?