Jay_H's quest writing tutorial
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Re: Jay_H's quest writing tutorial
Daggerfall divides strictly between intangible flats and tangible enemies. You can make the noble a flat first and turn him/her into an enemy when you click on the sprite, but there's no way to harm a flat.
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Re: Jay_H's quest writing tutorial
So something like this?
Person _lord_ faction Lord_Khane
Foe _lordhostile_ is Knight
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place npc _lord_ at _fort_
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_lordclicked_ task:
clicked npc _lord_
hide npc _lord_
place foe _lordhostile_ at _fort_
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Re: Jay_H's quest writing tutorial
Precisely, that should do it perfectly. That's the same method classic quests like the Baltham Greyman one use to make an NPC "combat-ready."
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Re: Jay_H's quest writing tutorial
You could just use a foe from the start, since there's a foe clicked action now, but the graphics are much more limited.
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Re: Jay_H's quest writing tutorial
Hello. I am having trouble following the basic quest tutorial.
Basically I cant get the Orc to spawn when the quest starts, im probably missing something very basic.
Heres the code
Basically I cant get the Orc to spawn when the quest starts, im probably missing something very basic.
Heres the code
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Re: Jay_H's quest writing tutorial
Welcome to the forums, and the tutorial!
Looks like the problem is the "Place foe" command you used. It should be "place", lowercase. The capital P is not getting recognized by the quest engine.

Looks like the problem is the "Place foe" command you used. It should be "place", lowercase. The capital P is not getting recognized by the quest engine.
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Re: Jay_H's quest writing tutorial
I had the same problem a while back and this explains why. However, the Place foe command is how you've written it in this post: viewtopic.php?f=25&t=622#p6410. Check under Defining quest actions.
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Re: Jay_H's quest writing tutorial
Ooh, that's terrible. Thanks for the heads-up Burt, I changed it.
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Lol thanks mate *Fistpumps*.
Im learning to make quests so I can make a tax system. I appreciate your help
Im learning to make quests so I can make a tax system. I appreciate your help
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Re: Jay_H's quest writing tutorial
You're welcome, we're here to help where we can 

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