Trophies in the Free Play mode

[BathtubPirate]

Maps: note that there's a finite limit to how many different types of item you can carry. This is why it's a good idea to put skill bonus items into your ship's chest, you still get their benefits and they no longer count against that limit. It's also why I never buy maps of dungeons.

Village church: don't change the interior or you may break the "Bartolomeu" story, which has some action in there. (The church in Santo Domingo is closed, so some of the townsfolk go to the village church. Perhaps that's why it is so large!)

I wanted to present my idea, but I don't have the capacity to do it right now anyway, because of Devlin. Also I don't have any intention to change the church interior, I just wanted to point it out because it's the church model I'd rather expect in Cartagena or Havana, less in a jungle.

In any case, if you want this to happen, you'll be the one writing it. We can help you do it but it's unlikely anyone else will write the quest for you - anyone willing to write quests probably has their own ideas, and I'm a bit busy trying to fix bugs.

See above, if I didn't chose a main storyline as my project, I would be intrigued to focus on the Free Play trophies and I wouldn't even rule out working on other peoples idea if they're good, and Fluens idea seems like a good one.

For the longest time I didn't even know about detailled background information in the ship's log. I was yesterday years old when I learned that Beatrice Devlin survived a portuguese charting expedition in the amazon.

 

[Grey Roger]

For the longest time I didn't even know about detailled background information in the ship's log. I was yesterday years old when I learned that Beatrice Devlin survived a portuguese charting expedition in the amazon.

That is the result of setting Beatrice to start as an Explorer. It's the standard initial ship log for any Explorer type.

You can change it for "Devlin Opera" if you like. Use 'DeleteAttribute(PChar, "shiplog")' to wipe the existing log, then use 'WriteNewLogEntry' to add a new one. For example, in "Ardent", case "intro_done":

            DeleteAttribute(PChar, "shiplog");
            if (GetServedNation() == PERSONAL_NATION)
            {
                SetRelationsAsNation(PERSONAL_NATION);
                SetRMRelation(PChar, SPAIN, REL_WAR);
                WriteNewLogEntry("Captured!", "Damnation! That was one smuggling run too many. The patrol ships were too much for ours to take on and the wind wouldn't let us escape to sea.","Personal",true);
            }
            else
            {
                WriteNewLogEntry("Captured!", "Damnation! That ship wasn't an easy merchant after all, but a fighting ship filled with soldiers. That will teach me to look at a ship's flag before attacking, though as we're being boarded, I may not have time to make use of the lesson.","Personal",true);
            }

 

[Fluen]

In any case, if you want this to happen, you'll be the one writing it. We can help you do it but it's unlikely anyone else will write the quest for you - anyone willing to write quests probably has their own ideas, and I'm a bit busy trying to fix bugs.

Duly noted.

 

[BathtubPirate]

You can change it for "Devlin Opera" if you like. Use 'DeleteAttribute(PChar, "shiplog")' to wipe the existing log, then use 'WriteNewLogEntry' to add a new one. For example, in "Ardent", case "intro_done":

I did this, conveniently taking the explorer log entry as my story background, but adding some stuff. Error.log says this:

COMPILE ERROR - file: storyline\DevlinOpera\quests\quests_reaction.c; line: 22
function WriteNewLogEntry(args:4) doesnt accept 3 arguments

What could 3 arguments mean? This is in the first case of quest_reaction:

DeleteAttribute(PChar, "shiplog");
WriteNewLogEntry("My mother always said I had the devil’s own luck but that I should learn not to push it too far. My last adventure up the Amazon charting the river for the Portuguese crown has driven that point home. Half the expedition dead of malaria and the rest roasted on spits by savage cannibals. On the bright side, his majesty’s representative was impressed by my tale and paid me the full expedition’s wages as I was the sole survivor. I have bought my own ship and will see what I can make of myself as a captain here in the new world. This is where my father disappeared... And I think my rascal brother should also be somewhere in these waters.","Personal",true);

 

[Jack Rackham]

What could 3 arguments mean?

The long text is one, "Personal" two and true three.

function WriteNewLogEntry(args:4) says it should be 4.
for. ex like this one in CCCfunctioms:

WriteNewLogEntry(sLogTitle,sLogEntry, "Personal", true);

So it looks like you should have a title first then , then all your stuff.

 

[BathtubPirate]

Aah, I see. I didn't recognise the "Captured!" in Grey Rogers example to be different from the entry text.

 

[tommy61157]

I'm resurrecting this thread since I think it would be so cool to see in the game and people do play games for achievements/trophies. Would love to see this is in build mod 15! Put the idea in the GitHub as well: Idea: Implement Trophies/Achievements for Free Play · Issue #88 · PiratesAhoy/new-horizons There's a ton of things we could make achievements for in general tbh and it would help add extra goals and replayability possibly.

 

[Grey Roger]

Here's the next one. As a FreePlay Social Climber, raise 1000000 gold by any means fair or foul, but not as a British, French, Spanish or Portuguese privateer. Then go and talk to any non-hostile, non-Pirate governor.

The conditions for the "Gold for Honours" quest are:
. You are less than rank 7 with this governor's nation, and that nation is at least Neutral to you. (If it's Wary, you'll need to do some ship-hunting quests or buy a letter of marque. If it's Hostile, you'll need to buy an amnesty.)
. You don't already have a title such as "Sir", "Don" etc. (That's why you don't want to raise the money as a British, French, Spanish or Portuguese privateer. Holland and America don't give titles, so plundering for them won't block the quest.)

When you talk to the governor, in addition to any offer of a ship-hunting or smuggler quest, he should also say "Or perhaps you have some other business in mind?" If so, your answers will include "I was wondering about the financial state of this colony. And if, perhaps, it could benefit from a donation?" You can offer to donate the 1000000 to the colony. The governor doesn't want to blatantly accept a bribe and asks you to do a simple job to at least appear to have earned a title. You're to take a letter proposing a trade deal to another town, then bring back the other governor's reply.

Of course, it's not quite that simple...