NPC creation questions

[Kish]

A locals variable applies to a particular character.  So you can be at Lovetalk 4 for Aerie, Lovetalk 2 for Jaheira and Lovetalk 6 for Viconia.  A global variable applies to the whole game--if you have a global variable called LoveTalk, that's the only global variable called LoveTalk that anything can check for or alter.

[Kismet]

So if you're going to make your particular lovetalk variable "GLOBAL" then don't use "LoveTalk" as the variable name.  I personally use a "GLOBAL" variable because I want other NPCs to be able to check the LT variable.

[neriana]

Something very strange is happening in my B file, and I can't trace it. Hopefully someone else has run into a similar problem and can help me out.

My NPC's lovetalks and his timer work fine. All of his banters with other party members work EXCEPT one with Minsc. Minsc spouts his first line, then Darien replies with one of his lovetalk lines.  The conversation then proceeds with the PC as in the LT, which otherwise works completely as it should. This happens whether or not the LT in question has taken place. The banter with Minsc is named "DarMinscBoo1", and the global set after his first line is ("E#DarMin","GLOBAL",1). The LT line that Darien spouts is called DarLTFOURChildren. Before I put the 4th LT in the game, the Minsc banter worked fine. Ideas? 

[jcompton]

I think you're going to have to show your B file to someone. Send it to jcompton@pocketplane.net.

[shgg]

Hello,

Could you, please, help me?
I'm making a banter between my custom NPC and Minsc. Here's a part of my NPC's baf file:

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IF
  RealGlobalTimerExpired("SaeminBanter","GLOBAL")
  InParty(Myself)
  IsValidForPartyDialog("Minsc")
THEN
    RESPONSE #100
    StartDialogNoSet(Player1) //I've tried with "Minsc" too, but it also doesn't work.
END
Here's part of my NPC's banter file:

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CHAIN
IF
  ~InParty("Minsc")
  See("Minsc")
  !StateCheck("Minsc",STATE_SLEEPING)~
THEN Bsaemin SaemBooTalk
~Blah blah?~
== BMINSC
~Blah blah blah?~
== Bsaemin
~Blah blah blah!~
EXIT
And this is not working. I'm resetting timer "SaeminBanter" to 0, Saemin and Minsc turns to each other, but the dialogue is not starting. Please, tell me, what's wrong?

Thanks in advance,

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shgg.

[SimDing0™]

You're using StartDialogNoSet to initiate the dialogue, but judging my the filename, it's the B***.DLG file that the conversation's in. This has to be triggered using the Interact() action. StartDialogNoSet will always call the ****J.DLG file for NPCs.

[shgg]

You're using StartDialogNoSet to initiate the dialogue, but judging my the filename, it's the B***.DLG file that the conversation's in. This has to be triggered using the Interact() action. StartDialogNoSet will always call the ****J.DLG file for NPCs.

I've changed that, but unfortunatelly, it's still not working.

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shgg.

[Ghreyfain]

Is the timer expired when you're trying to test it?

[shgg]

Is the timer expired when you're trying to test it?

No, but I'm forcing it to expire, by resetting to 0.

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shgg.

[jcompton]

Expire timers by setting them to 1, not 0.

[shgg]

Expire timers by setting them to 1, not 0.

Ok, thanks But it didn't changed anything.

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shgg.

[jcompton]

I have found  IsValidForPartyDialog() , which at the best of times is cranky, tends to work not at all in scripts. Try replacing it with InParty/See/!Dead.

Also, you'll need to amend that scripting to use a one-shot variable, otherwise that scripting bit will loop continuously once you DO get it working.

[shgg]

Well, I don't think it's something with IF conditions. It looks like if there was banter file missing (but of course it's not) or if it was some error in it.

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[Ghreyfain]

Are you sure the banter file has been assigned properly?

1) Your .cre has "no flags set".
2) You're not working from a saved game where the .cre is in stasis and any changes you make won't affect it.
3) You have the proper entries in interdia.2da for your NPC.

[shgg]

3) You have the proper entries in interdia.2da for your NPC.

Aahh, I didn't know about this file, thank you. Now, I've added entries to interdia.2da and the dialog actually starts, but after my NPC sais the first line, and I'm pressing Enter to switch to Minsc, the game crashed...

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shgg.