Adding Topics to GREETINGS

[drakeelvin]

For quest I need to add some topics to the GREETING for some important NPC's such as Col. Hsu.

 

I've tried a number of different ways to do this and the only way I've been able to get it to work successfully is by adding my new topic to the "Choices" box of Hsu's greeting. He has a number of different greetings though, based on your reputation or previous greeting, so I need to add my topic to each possible greeting of his.

 

I've been reading though about a possible BUG with "Add Topics" (the window above "Choices") and in fact originally I tried to use that window but it did not work at all. There was also a suggestion on the official GECK page about using the "AddTopic" command within the Result Script, but that did not work either. Adding topics using the method suggested did not result in the topic ever showing up in conversation with Hsu. (Only by modifying the "Choices" did I get them to show up.)

 

 

So ...

 

 

Question #1: If I modify the "Choices" for Hsu's greetings will that conflict with any other mod that adds topics? Do I need to use another approach to avoid conflicts with other mods that would modify Hsu's greetings? And if so, what's the best approach.

 

 

Question #2: I am sure I read somewhere that there is a keystroke to rearrange the order of "Infos" for a topic, to move an "Info" up or down in the list, but I can't find any reference to it. Anyone know how to reorder "Infos" if I want to add one of my own?

 

 

Thanks!

[Glenstorm]

You might want to check out the conversation editor in the new GECK. It's much more easier to make dialogs in that one. Here is a tutorial explaining the new editor:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuFepoBHptk

 

You could simply add your new topic to the quest and mark it as "top-level". This will ensure that it would appear on the GREETING (given there is nothing in the "Choices" box) as a choice. But try out the conversation editor above. You can simply add your topic to one greeting --> copy and choose paste as link to all other greetings if required.

[TheTalkieToaster]

You can call the AddTopic script command to add a new topic as top level as well, for future note.

[drakeelvin]

Cool you guys are uber,

 

I had experimented with the AddTopic and top-level, but what I was missing and I have learned it now was this quote:

 

You could simply add your new topic to the quest and mark it as "top-level". This will ensure that it would appear on the GREETING (given there is nothing in the "Choices" box) as a choice.

 

Key: given there is nothing in the "Choices" box ...

 

That explains the wierd behavior I was seeing, the presence of items in the choices box on some of Hsu's GREETING entreis explains why my top level never showed up until I added it, but it would show up at other times, when I talked to him a 2nd time for example. Awesome! I'm learning stuff!

 

And Glenstorm, thanks for that video it is excellent even without audio, I'll definitely be playing with the dialogue editor!

 

Thanks again guys, I'm ready to go back and try to finish my quest this weekend!