Custom Challenge Scripts?

[BlakeDrapeta]

Hi,

 

I've been working on making a challenge perk, but the type of challenge I need isn't listed in the drop-down type menu. One option it does offer in that menu though is the 'scripted challenge'.

 

Its granted that I'll have to write a script for this, but the challenge window doesn't give me an option to choose a specific script, so I'm guessing the exact challenge in question will have to be specified in the script itself somehow.

 

How do I do that?

 

Also, do I need to use a challenge, or can I substitute/bypass it entirely with a script? I ask the second question because I notice the challenge still asks for threshold and interval values, and I don't know how I would make my script work with these or if it would mess up my script if I didn't write it properly.

 

http://i858.photobucket.com/albums/ab145/Malrang/challengepic.jpg

 

 

Here is what I have so far.

 

scn CNMightyFistsChallenge

int pLevel

begin GameMode

set pLevel to player.GetLevel

if pLevel == 2
	;here is where I'm stuck, I don't know what to do with this after this point.

The intention of this script would be to reward a player with a perk when he reaches level two, and every level until level 30 (until his rank in that perk reaches 29).

 

Any help would be appreciated.

[tunaisafish]

You could use a challenge, but you don't need to. It's a lot simpler just with a quest script.

 

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scn CNMightyFistsChallengeQScr

int pLevel
int rank

Begin GameMode
 if pLevel >= player.GetLevel
   return
 endif

 ;so this runs only if pLevel is lower than the current player level 
 set pLevel to pLevel + 1

 if pLevel < 2
   ;not high enough yet.
   return
 elseif pLevel > 30
   ;too high
   ;return
 endif

 ;So this only runs once for each level from 2 to 30

 set rank to (player.HasPerk CNMightyFistsPerk)
 set rank to rank + 1
 if (rank < pLevel)
   player.addperk CNMightyFistsPerk
   showmessage CNMightyFistsMsg rank
 endif
End

 

Your Message (CNMightyFistsMsg) will contain something like...

"You have gained the Mighty Fists perk (Rank %.0f)"

 

Wow... a 29 level Perk. Those Fists sure will be Mighty.

 

 

[BlakeDrapeta]

Thanks a lot, you're a life saver. :)

[BlakeDrapeta]

Okay I tried the script but when I reached level 2 in game it didn't give me the perk.

 

Here is how it appears I had to make one or two edits so it would work with the proper names.

 

scn CNMightyFistsChallenge

int pLevel 
int rank 

begin GameMode 

 if pLevel >= player.GetLevel 
   return 
 endif 

 set pLevel to pLevel + 1

 if pLevel < 2 
   return 
 elseif pLevel > 30 
   return 
 endif 

 set rank to (player.HasPerk CNMightyFists) 
 set rank to rank + 1

 if (rank < pLevel) 
   player.addperk CNMightyFists 
   showmessage CNMightyFistsMsg rank 
 endif 

end

 

 

I also tried an alternate script, but it didn't woprk either (my first script so be gentle).

 

 

 

scn CNMightyFistsSCRIPT

int plevel
int rank

begin GameMode 

set plevel to player.GetLevel

if plevel == 2
	set rank to (player.HasPerk CNMightyFists)
endif

if (rank < (plevel - 1))
	player.addperk CNMightyFists
	set rank to rank + 1
	showmessage CNMightyFistsMsg rank
endif

end

Edited July 12, 2011 by BlakeDrapeta

[tunaisafish]

Make sure you saved the script as a quest script.

You'll need to create a quest for it to run.

[BlakeDrapeta]

Ah okay that fixed it, works perfectly now. Thanks a lot man