Quest Journal Updates

[Celissa]

Is it possible to update the journal without using a .tra file?  I've been looking through my collection of mods, but all of them are fully done up with .tras, so I wasn't sure.  My attempted modlet is hanging at the install right where my journal update bit is, so I'm thinking I might have to use a .tra for that string.  Just wondering if it's possible any other way, or if I'm going to have to figure out .tras right now too.

Thanks!

[Lu]

 Yes, via script. You'll have to use AddJournalEntry() action
      AddJournalEntry(I:Entry*,I:Type*JourType)
 which  adds a dialog tlk reference number 'I' into your journal

 The rows in JOURTYPE.IDS file are:
     0x0000 USER
     0x0001 QUEST
     0x0002 QUEST_DONE
     0x0004 INFO

  E.g. to add the string that is #1 in DIALOG.TLK as a new quest entry, the action looks like
    AddJournalEntry(1,QUEST)

[Lu]

   Sorry, wrong click, then comp freeze-crash-Lu restarts it-blah blah blah...
   I won't edit my previous post, just add to it that unlike Bioware compiler, Weidu's allows putting Weidu strings directly into AddJournalEntry() action, kinda

   AddJournalEntry(~blah blah blah~,QUEST)

[jastey]

If you used tildas for the journal entry text and the syntax Lu suggests, WeiDU will compile it thinking your dialogue is finished there. Try using %journaltext% or something instead, then it should work.

IF ~~ THEN DO ~AddJournalEntry(%blah blah blah%,QUEST)~ EXIT


You can use JOURNAL (SOLVED_JOURNAL, UNSOLVED_JOURNAL) otherwise, too. The syntax then goes something like this:

IF ~~ THEN DO ~actions~ UNSOLVED_JOURNAL ~journal entry~ EXIT

[Lu]

You can use JOURNAL (SOLVED_JOURNAL, UNSOLVED_JOURNAL) otherwise, too

   Silly me. This is what I should have begun with, of course. Silly me

 Edit: a pity these my posts can't be deleted. Time to seek shelter at... some site else, I take

[Celissa]

Hmm.  Alright.  Thank you.   I'll give it a shot and see what works.

[Andyr]

JOURNAL, QUEST_JOURNAL and SOLVED_JOURNAL are what I always use. Remember the format: title, spacer line, body text (so it fits with the ingame entries).