From b9de4b1eac5b77708f36c71ca1185d89e7a9665a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Walley <31402617+loriel2@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 12:27:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update tour.rst --- docs/source/manuals/openmw-cs/tour.rst | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 85 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/source/manuals/openmw-cs/tour.rst b/docs/source/manuals/openmw-cs/tour.rst index b1b147992d..fedd424622 100644 --- a/docs/source/manuals/openmw-cs/tour.rst +++ b/docs/source/manuals/openmw-cs/tour.rst @@ -218,4 +218,89 @@ actually modify the contents of the game. Subsection to come... ===================== +Adding to an npc +**************** +The simplest way is probably to add it to the inventory of a shopkeeper. +An obvious candidate is Arrille in Seyda Neen - he's quick to find in a new game +and he's easy to find in the CS as his name comes early alphabetically. + +.. figure:: _static/images/chapter-1/Ring_to_Arrille.png + :alt: Putting the ring into Arrille's inventory + +Open the CS and open the *Objects* table (*World* → *Objects*). +Scroll down to Arrille, or use a filter like !string("ID","arrille"). + +Open another pane to edit him - either right click and select edit or use the +shortcut (default is shift double-click). Scroll down to the inventory section +and right click to add a new row. Type in the id of the ring (or find it in the +object pane, and drag and drop). Set the number of rings for him to stock - with +a negative number indicating that he will restock again to maintain that level. + +However, it's an attractive item, so he will probably wear it rather than sell it. +So set his stock level too high for him to wear them all (3 works, 2 might do). + +Another possibilty, again in Seyda Neen making it easy to access, would be for +Fargoth to give it to the player in exchange for his healing ring. + +.. figure:: _static/images/chapter-1/Ring_to_Fargoth_1.png + :alt: Editing Fargoth to give ring to player + +Open the *Topicinfo* Table (*Characters* → *Topic Infos*). Use a filter !string(Topic,ring) +and select the row with a response starting with "You found it!". Edit the record, +firstly by adding a bit more to the response, then by adding a line to the script +to give the ring to the player - the same as used earlier in the console + +.. code:: + + player->AddItem "ring_night_vision" 1 + +.. figure:: _static/images/chapter-1/Ring_to_Fargoth_2.png + :alt: Editing Fargoth to give ring to player + +Navigation in the CS +==================== +This is probably a suitable place to start talking about how navigation differs from TESCS +in vanilla Morrowind. + +There is advice in Scripting for Dummies, the definitive manual for Morrowind Scripting: +"If you give your scripts a common tag, that will make it easier to jump between the +different scripts of your project, e.g. start every script name with AA_Scriptname +this will put them right at the beginning of the list and keep them neatly together." + +This is valid for the rather poorer navigation facilities there, but it's not sensible for +the OpenMW CS. Some modders took it further, and started script names and object id with numbers, +typically "1", to bring the items even earlier in the default alphabetical sorts. In fact +the CS won't allow names/ids to start with numbers or to include ".". + +There are better options available: + +Filtering, which isn't available at all in TESCS - put in a filter like + +!string("ID",".*ring.*") + +to find all IDs which contain the string "ring" + +Sorting, which is available in some parts of TESCS, but not for scripts (other than script names being +sorted in ascending order)- hence the recommendation +Typically the "Modified" column is useful here - most items will have "Base" status, unchanged from +the base game. + +"Added" status" will cover those items added in this addon. + +"Modified" status will cover items from the base game which have been modified in this addon. + +Click on the top of the column to toggle between ascending and descending order - thus between "Added" +and "Modified" at the top. Or put your desired modified status into a filter then sort alpabetically +on a different column. + + + +Checking your new addon +======================= + +Launch OpenMW and in the launcher under *Data Files* check your addon, if it's not +already checked. Load a game and make your way to Seyda Neen - or start a new game. + +Check whether Arrille has one (or more) for sale, and whether Fargoth give you one +when you return his healing ring.