This is my third tutorial after:
Tutorial: Making new quests Tutorial: Creating new spawn points In this part I will explain how to add a new NPC, who will heal your wounds and teleport to choosen place. Step by step tutorial is below:
1. Get something to drink and relax.
2. Open module_troops.py and add following line:
["mardhug","Mardhug","Mardhug",tf_hero, scn_town_7_tavern|entry(3), reserved, fac_commoners,[itm_woolen_cap,itm_rawhide_coat,itm_hunter_boots],def_attrib|level(2),wp(20),knows_common,0x0000000f45041105241acd2b5a66a86900000000001e98310000000000000000,swadian_face_older_2],
I explained adding new troops in
quest tutorial , so if you haven't read it yet - do it now. When you are ready, go to part 3.
3. Now open module_dialogs.py and paste it:
[trp_mardhug,"start", [], "Hello. I can heal and teleport you.", "healer_talk",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"healer_talk", [], "I have been hurt pretty bad, will you have a look?", "healing_asked",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"healer_talk", [], "Teleport me?", "teleport",[]],
[anyone,"teleport", [], "Yes, I can teleport you for free to kingdoms' capital towns. Where do you want to be?", "teleport_ask",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Praven", "go_praven",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Sargoth", "go_sargoth",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Reyvadin", "go_reyvadin",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Jelkala", "go_jelkala",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Tulga", "go_tulga",[]],
[anyone,"go_sargoth", [], "Sure!", "close_window",[(finish_mission),(change_screen_return),(leave_encounter),(party_relocate_near_party,0,"p_town_1")]],
[anyone,"go_praven", [], "Sure!", "close_window",[(finish_mission),(change_screen_return),(leave_encounter),(party_relocate_near_party,0,"p_town_6")]],
[anyone,"go_jelkala", [], "Sure!", "close_window",[(finish_mission),(change_screen_return),(leave_encounter),(party_relocate_near_party,0,"p_town_5")]],
[anyone,"go_reyvadin", [], "Sure!", "close_window",[(finish_mission),(change_screen_return),(leave_encounter),(party_relocate_near_party,0,"p_town_8")]],
[anyone,"go_tulga", [], "Sure!", "close_window",[(finish_mission),(change_screen_return),(leave_encounter),(party_relocate_near_party,0,"p_town_10")]],
[anyone,"healing_asked", [[assign,reg(1),100],[ge,reg(1),1]], "Hmm. I can heal you and everybody in your party, but it will cost you {reg1} denars.", "healing_asked_2",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"healing_asked_2", [[assign,reg(1),100],[store_troop_gold,reg(2)],[ge,reg(2),reg(1)]], "Allright. Here's {reg1} denars. Please patch us up now.", "healing_start",[[troop_remove_gold, "trp_player",reg(1)]]],
[anyone,"healing_start", [], "Well, this will take some time now.......Yes, here you go, you are healed.", "healing_finished",[[heal_party]]],
[anyone|plyr,"healing_finished", [], "Eh, I feel much better now. Thank you medic.", "close_window",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"healing_asked_2", [], "Well maybe I should do this later. Good-bye.", "healing_not_accepted",[]],
[anyone,"healing_not_accepted", [], "Stay well.", "close_window",[]],
[anyone,"healing_asked", [], "Well you seem perfectly healthy to me. You are probably just tired. Try to rest more and watch what you eat.", "close_window",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"healer_talk", [], "Good-bye.", "close_window",[]],
For simple dialogue line analysis check very good
Winter's dialog tutorial, we'll be concentrating on more difficult things. Now take a look on this part of code (don't paste it!):
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Praven", "go_praven",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Sargoth", "go_sargoth",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Reyvadin", "go_reyvadin",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Jelkala", "go_jelkala",[]],
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Tulga", "go_tulga",[]],
As you see, player now can select one of capital towns of Calradia to teleportation. You can add your own locations, for example:
[anyone|plyr,"teleport_ask", [], "Grunwalder Castle", "go_grunwalder",[]],
Great, now let's analyse another piece of conversation:
[anyone,"go_sargoth", [], "Sure!", "close_window",[(finish_mission),(change_screen_return),(leave_encounter),(party_relocate_near_party,0,"p_town_1")]],
We can see that:
- the word "Sure!" is spoken by Mardhug.
- after that the conversation will end. ("close_window")
- current mission template will be finished. ("finish_mission")
- we'll leave current town. ("leave_encounter")
- our party will be relocated near Sargoth. (party_relocate_near_party,0,"p_town_1")
The other "teleportation lines" were made in the same way. Have in mind, that "p_town_1" is an ID of location, so you can manually change it. For example:
[anyone,"go_grunwalder", [], "Sure!", "close_window",[(finish_mission),(change_screen_return),(leave_encounter),(party_relocate_near_party,0,"p_castle_28")]],
(Grunwalder Castle has ID "castle_28")
4. Teleportations are done, now let's go further - to healing system. Analyse this tuple:
[anyone,"healing_asked", [[assign,reg(1),100],[ge,reg(1),1]], "Hmm. I can heal you and everybody in your party, but it will cost you {reg1} denars.", "healing_asked_2",[]],
In this example we set {reg1} to 100 denars. It's the cost of healing. Another line:
[anyone|plyr,"healing_asked_2", [[assign,reg(1),100],[store_troop_gold,reg(2)],[ge,reg(2),reg(1)]], "Allright. Here's {reg1} denars. Please patch us up now.", "healing_start",[[troop_remove_gold, "trp_player",reg(1)]]],
Here is the paying line of dialogue. Now Python is checking player's money. If player HASN'T GOT 100 denars (it's set in "reg1") - this dialogue option won't appear, we'll automatically move to...
[anyone|plyr,"healing_asked_2", [], "Well maybe I should do this later. Good-bye.", "healing_not_accepted",[]],
But if player HAS 100 denars, we'll automatically move to....
[anyone,"healing_start", [], "Well, this will take some time now.......Yes, here you go, you are healed.", "healing_finished",[[heal_party]]],
As you see, the party of player was healed. Save everything, run build_module.bat, run game and go to Uxkhal tavern (or your another scene).
This is the end of my tutorial.
Thanks for reading, sorry for my language, Merry Christmas!
