Your interpretation is completely correct. All player characters in the game are "Blaze", even the female ones.
You can try to check the player gender instead of the player ID.
This means I am now faced with
3 options:-
1 – Replace the Blaze/Danielle code with a player gender check as per above, this should have the Sabine Matton Quest play through as originally intended:-
Male Player Character – Sabine says Hello and nothing more as in current broken state
Female Player Character - Sabine talks to player about running away from father etc.
To do this in Sabine Matton_dialog.c
Code:
case "First time":
Dialog.defAni = "dialog_stay1";
Dialog.defCam = "1";
Dialog.defSnd = "dialogs\0\017";
Dialog.defLinkAni = "dialog_1";
Dialog.defLinkCam = "1";
Dialog.defLinkSnd = "dialogs\woman\024";
Dialog.ani = "dialog_stay2";
Dialog.cam = "1";
if (npchar.quest.meeting == "0")
{
Dialog.snd = "voice\SAMA\SAMA001";
Dialog.Text = DLG_TEXT[0] + GetMyFullName(NPChar) + DLG_TEXT[1] + npchar.nickname + DLG_TEXT[2];
Link.l1 = pcharrepphrase(DLG_TEXT[3] + GetMyName(NPChar) + DLG_TEXT[4] + GetMyFullName(PChar) + DLG_TEXT[5], DLG_TEXT[6] + GetMyFullName(PChar) + DLG_TEXT[7] + GetMyName(Pchar) + DLG_TEXT[8]);
Link.l1.go = "exit";
link.l2 = pcharrepphrase(DLG_TEXT[9], DLG_TEXT[10]);
link.l2.go = "first_time_01";
npchar.quest.meeting = "1";
NextDiag.TempNode = "First time";
if (pchar.id == "Blaze") npchar.quest.hire = "blaze_begin";
else npchar.quest.hire = "danielle_begin";
}
else
{
Dialog.snd = "voice\SAMA\SAMA002";
Dialog.Text = DLG_TEXT[11] + GetMyName(Pchar) + DLG_TEXT[12];
if (makeint(pchar.rank) > 3)
{
Dialog.snd = "voice\SAMA\SAMA003";
Dialog.text = Dialog.text + DLG_TEXT[13];
}
Link.l1 = pcharrepphrase(DLG_TEXT[14], DLG_TEXT[15]);
Link.l1.go = "exit";
NextDiag.TempNode = "Second time";
}
break;
What would I replace
Code:
if (pchar.id == "Blaze") npchar.quest.hire = "blaze_begin";
else npchar.quest.hire = "danielle_begin";
in the above case with?
Also in Arnaud Matton-dilaog.c
Code:
case "quests":
iTest = 0;
dialog.snd = "Voice\ARMA\ARMA008";
Dialog.text = DLG_TEXT[26];
//////////////////////////////
// Âûäà÷à êâåñòîâ
//////////////////////////////
if (characters[GetCharacterIndex("Sabine Matton")].quest.hire == "blaze_begin" && makeint(pchar.reputation) > 40) // NK bugfix
{
Link.l6 = DLG_TEXT[163];
link.l6.go = "daughter";
}
if (characters[GetCharacterIndex("Baldewyn Coffier")].quest.hire == "0")
{
link.l7 = DLG_TEXT[27];
link.l7.go = "baldewyn";
I assume I would have to change the
quest.hire == "blaze_begin" in
Code:
if (characters[GetCharacterIndex("Sabine Matton")].quest.hire == "blaze_begin" && makeint(pchar.reputation) > 40) // NK bugfix
as well?
So what would I change that to?
2 – My Thoughts - What I had originally thought of trying (before
@Pieter Boelen 's suggestion), based on the following reasoning, and the extensive use of
pcharrepphrase in the character’s dialog files:
PCharRepPhrase - function
Used to make different things happen (different dialog options - dialog text – or links to different dialog cases) depending on the Player’s reputation.
Defined in Dialog_Func.c
Code:
string PCharRepPhrase (string Var1, string Var2)
{
ref pchar = GetMainCharacter();
if(makeint(pchar.reputation) < 41)
{
return Var2;
}
else
{
return Var1;
}
}
So if the player has a bad reputation (less than Neutral/Damsel) the dialog can be different from that for a player with a good reputation ( Neutral/Damsel or better).
Example – in Sylvie Bondies_dialog.c
Code:
case "goddaughter_denied":
Dialog.snd = "voice\SYBO001\SYBO013";
dialog.text = DLG_TEXT[63];
link.l1 = pcharrepphrase(DLG_TEXT[64], DLG_TEXT[65]);
link.l1.go = pcharrepphrase("goddaughter_denied_1", "goddaughter_denied_2");
break;
Which gives the following dialog:-
Sylvie Bondes:- Why what are you the do with her?
Player (Good Reputation):- Don’t worry. I’ll keep your god-daughter nice and safe. - (takes player to "goddaughter_denied_1” case)
Player (Bad Reputation):- Easy now. I am the one who decides what to do with the girl, and trust me. I’ll find a use for her. - (takes player to "goddaughter_denied_2" case)
Arnaud Matton – Sabine Matton
Arnaud will only trust the player with his daughter if the player has a good reputation
In Arnaud Matton_dialog.c
Code:
case "quests":
iTest = 0;
dialog.snd = "Voice\ARMA\ARMA008";
Dialog.text = DLG_TEXT[26];
//////////////////////////////
// Âûäà÷à êâåñòîâ
//////////////////////////////
if (characters[GetCharacterIndex("Sabine Matton")].quest.hire == "blaze_begin" && makeint(pchar.reputation) > 40) // NK bugfix
{
Link.l6 = DLG_TEXT[163];
link.l6.go = "daughter";
This means Arnaud will not give the player the quest if they have a bad reputation (Rascal or below).
Therefore all the dialog and dialog options for bad reputation players are wasted because a player with a bad reputation cannot get the quest (the options may be available if the player managed to lower their reputation by doing lots of other bad things while doing the quest).
PROPOSAL:-
If the
Code:
npchar.quest.hire = "danielle_begin"
cannot be activated ( so the player does not get Sabine’s long speech about wanting to run away from Arnaud) then I suggest replacing the code with something based on player reputation instead. For instance :-
Good Reputation (Bloke -> Hero) – Sabine tells player all her troubles & about wanting to run away from Arnaud, since she trusts the player because of his good reputation .
Bad Reputation (Bloody Terror -> Neutral) - Sabine tells player nothing (because she does not trust player).
So replace in Sabine Matton_dialog.c in case "First time":
Replace
Code:
if (pchar.id == "Blaze") npchar.quest.hire = "blaze_begin";
else npchar.quest.hire = "danielle_begin";
With code that does the above (not sure how to code it )
Then make Arnaud Matton trust players with a lower reputation
(after all you have got him his money from Baldewyn
) and let them have Sabine by changing in Arnaud Matton_dialog.c
Code:
case "quests":
iTest = 0;
dialog.snd = "Voice\ARMA\ARMA008";
Dialog.text = DLG_TEXT[26];
//////////////////////////////
// Âûäà÷à êâåñòîâ
//////////////////////////////
if (characters[GetCharacterIndex("Sabine Matton")].quest.hire == "blaze_begin" && makeint(pchar.reputation) > 40) // NK bugfix
{
Link.l6 = DLG_TEXT[163];
link.l6.go = "daughter";
The 40 to either 20 or 30 (Swindler or Rascal) - I assume I would also have to remove the
quest.hire == "blaze_begin" from that line of code - so I am not sure what that line should be
Thus players with a lower reputation will be able to play the Sabine Matton quest and all the dialog options should be available.
3 – a combination of the 1 and 2 above
Use the player gender check and make Arnaud Matton trust players with a lower reputation.
This would mean that Sabine would only give her long speech about running away from her father to female player’s characters, but all player characters with bad reputations ( say Swindler and better reputation) would still be able to get the quest.
So in Sabine Matton_dialog.c in case "First time":
Replace
Code:
if (pchar.id == "Blaze") npchar.quest.hire = "blaze_begin";
else npchar.quest.hire = "danielle_begin";
Replace this with a player gender check
And in Arnaud Matton_dialog.c
Code:
if (characters[GetCharacterIndex("Sabine Matton")].quest.hire == "blaze_begin" && makeint(pchar.reputation) > 40) // NK bugfix
{
Link.l6 = DLG_TEXT[163];
link.l6.go = "daughter";
}
Remove the:- quest.hire == "blaze_begin" and change the 40 to 20 or 30.
So I am not sure what to do now.
Which would be preferable
What a fool !!
