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araphon1 wrote:*Hint* look at "Location"... hehe.

araphon1 wrote:Thanks, requiem, but I don't think you understand my problem. I want to know how to *add* the speaches to missions or NPCs.

Editor Readme wrote:SPEECH
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What fun is it having a world where nobody will talk to you? A world where
nobody can tell you how nice you are to save them, or where nasty raiders can
not tell you to go shove a cucumber up your bunghole? Well here's how to make it
happen. It may look complicated at first, but its quite simple when you get into
it, and lets you bring a level to life.

===============[Setting Up a Speech File]===============

 A speech file is a simple text document that contains all the spoken text for
a mission, as well as the brief/debrief messages and any tags for the minimap.
The format for a speech file must be followed closely so that the editor can
read it in correctly.
 Each line of text, or node, is done in the format:

Speech_node_name = { speech }

For example:

M01_Hawkeye_A00_W= { WAZZUP! }

Mission No.
Character
Variation
Window(blank for floating)

 The speech needed for each mission can be found in the mission speech files,
found in \\Avatar\Fallout\bos\core\locale\missions\
 Each node is auto wrapping, and will delete any end-of-line characters it
finds. To add in an end-of-line use the special text: \n

===============[Loading Your Speech File]===============

 The next step is to load the text file into the editor.
 This is a simple task: go to the levels tab and select speech file. Browse to
your speech file and double click on it.

===============[Creating Speech Nodes]===============

Now that the speech is loaded into the editor you need to assign each line of
speech to a node. Briefing and debriefing text are done automatically, so there
is no need to assign them.

 In the levels tab select Speech.
 Click on add..
 Make sure you rename the node to something obvious and informative by
selecting the field above the Chat box.

For Floating Text:
 Check "Floating"
 Each node has a random chance of being selected. Use the scroll bar on each
box to select the appropriate line of speech.

For Conversations:
 Check "Windowed"
 The nodes are picked at random from these boxes. In most cases you will only
need a single line.

 If you want an event to happen when the character speaks a certain line of
text then add a unique name in the event field. These can be used in the "speech
occurred" condition. This can be used in conjunction with the change speech
event to form a conversation tree.
 If there are not enough lines to fill all the boxes then leave empty spaces as
is.

===============[Assigning Speech Nodes]===============

Once all the speech nodes are in place you can assign the actual speech to the
actors. Each actor can have one dialog node and one chat node assigned at a
time, and if they do not have anything set they simply will not talk to the
player.

 Select the actor you want to add the speech too using the Entity Edit mode.
 Use the rolldown menu labelled Random text to add a floating text node.
 Use the rolldown menu labelled Click Text to add a dialog node.

===============[Other Uses For Speech Nodes]===============

The speech file you created for your mission also contains 3 other types of
messages apart from speech.

 Mission brief/debrief text. If you have a line in the speech file with a
lable like: mission_XX_brief = { text } then that text will be shown to the
player when the first start the mission. For debrief text use
mission_XX_debrief = { text }
 Minimap Objectives information is also stored in the speech file. The tags for
these are the same as a line of speech, using mission_XX_MM_01 = { text }.
Adding these into the minimap is covered in the next section.
 World Text Message should be rarely used, but from time to time you may need
them. What they are is a popup window with your text displayed in it. Normally
it would be better to use an actor to give out messages to players in the form
of speech. The format for them is exactly the same as for a speech node, but it
is displayed using the event display_world_text.

===============[Killing Text]===============

So that characters don't keep saying the same thing over and over again, you can
add a "Speech Occurred" trigger that checks for the speech event, and when it
happens, the Action will change the speech to whatever you specify. If you want
them to shut up, leave the rollout blank.

araphon1 wrote:...And is there a way to make lakes and seas impassible, or what ever its spelled (When you can't walk over/thru it... hehe)? Or to lower the speed in mountain terrain? The mountains in Norway gives me the ceeps...

araphon wrote:...And how do you make encounters???

araphon wrote:Maybe someone could share a tutorial site with the rest of us?

araphon1 wrote:But I can't promise to much since I'm rather lazy, and won't continue workin unless someone coaches me and show intrest... hehe.

araphon1 wrote:For now, i just want to know the dialouge thing... I think its called the "clone" system. Dunno why.

araphon1 wrote:And i need a map over scandinavia that looks post appocalypse. Maybe you could help me there, Forty-six & Two. And when I've done all missions and dialouges, I'll need help to link them together... And is there a way to make lakes and seas impassible, or what ever its spelled (When you can't walk over/thru it... hehe)? Or to lower the speed in mountain terrain? The mountains in Norway gives me the ceeps... hehe. And how do you make encounters???

I don't want to discourage anyone from map making, but you might want to make a few simple standalone maps before you start to work on a campaign. That way you'll get a feel for how the editor works, tiling nightmares and the basics of scripting down before you move into the complexities of campaign triggers and encounter frequencies etc.