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Hi!

I want to add a conversation to a placeable so one has a few options to do. Is that possible, and how ?

The advanced tab of the placeable's properties has a slot for a conversation.

Tanmar

You'll have to add a call to ActionStartConversation() (or something like that) in the OnUsed event.

Papillon wrote:You'll have to add a call to ActionStartConversation() (or something like that) in the OnUsed event.

that's the one I've been missing.

Thanks Pap, I'll find my way around the rest.

thats the answer ive been lookin for for days DOH!!!! all ive been gettin is pop up text on placeables Thanks!!

How do you add a conversation to an item please, so you get a choice of actions when you use it, like an Emote Wand?

Indeed, how do you define what it does when it is Used?

the item has an onUsed field, just add the script there.

Does it, Jolly? I was under the impression you had to go toy with the OnItemActivated script of the module. Set an instance object to be GetLastObjectActivated or somesuch, and then get its tag. Compare that to the one you know you want to start the conversation, and then use the ActionStartConversation inside an if statement to do it. That's how I've always done it.

I admit, I've mostly guessed here..

you might be right max

IIRC placeables have that event, items do not

OK, I have done the OnItemActivated part and it runs the script, but not a Conversation.

I assume I need an ActionStartConversation() in the script, but not sure how to do that.

I believe it's just BeginConversation(conversationname). Just stick it in the script, edit the conversation using the conversation editor, and you're set.

Sounds right, Jeff.

Just for future reference:

Functions that start with the word Action are added to a players action queue (that bit in the top left of your screen).

What you are doing here is getting the item to start the conversation which is why the Action function doesn't work.

Vicky

I have the item, with a conversation and a script of the same name.

The OnActivateItem script is in the Module, the script contains the BeginConversation command.

When I try a different item, it does work. However, the one with the conversation still does not begin the conversation.

When I edit the conversation, it has no owner - but the item does not appear as a valid owner of a conversation.

Is that why it will not start the conversation?
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Eventually, I came up with this:
This does work. As far as I can tell, the item is not directly involved in the conversation. It is just the thing used to make it start. The PC is talking to himself or herself.

Nighthawk4 wrote:I have the item, with a conversation and a script of the same name.

The OnActivateItem script is in the Module, the script contains the BeginConversation command.

When I try a different item, it does work. However, the one with the conversation still does not begin the conversation.

When I edit the conversation, it has no owner - but the item does not appear as a valid owner of a conversation.

Is that why it will not start the conversation?
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Eventually, I came up with this:

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void main()
{
object oPC;

object oTarget;
oPC = GetItemActivator();

oTarget = oPC;

AssignCommand(oTarget, ActionStartConversation(oPC, "emotewand"));

}

This does work. As far as I can tell, the item is not directly involved in the conversation. It is just the thing used to make it start. The PC is talking to himself or herself.

That's fine. Very inefficient though. Replace all those object calls with object oTarget=GetItemActivator();

Keep in mind this will run for every single OnItemActivated. You may want to do a comparison to the tag of the called item, to a specific check. Would work better.

For anyone who d/l'd the first "Witch's Wake" module, go check out the "Mountain Cemetery" area. All them little boulders they used to kludge climbing up hills use a very, very smooth conversation call.

Bye Now,
Jerry Cornelius - Script Monkey

Any of you who are subcontractors, and who want to make placeables talk, can just use the script I wrote and posted to the Library forum.

- Aloro