Gossip Lua + Gossip Text

[cello1993]

Hello everyone,

I'm with this problem: I want to, hum... how can I say it ... kind of mix a gossip text (the one you edit in the database in npc_gossip_textid table) and a GossipMenu from lua.

Example, a NPC who tells an history, like in the place where usually NPCs say "Hello, how can I help you etc..." he says something, then the player clicks on a buttom in the same winodw (just like a lua. gossip menu) and then the text in the window ("Hello, how can I help you etc...") changes and a new buttom appear, you know? Like a talk between the player and the NPC

is it possible to do that :confused: I know how to edit the first gossip text from database, and how to make gossip menus in lua., but I couldn't find a way to do like "after player click buttom, change the gossip text"

Anyone could help me with that? Thanks very much, I really need this xD

:wave:

[Jotox]

Alright first you just have to make a gossip text entry.

Now, take a look at the code to make a gossip menu

pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(100, player, 0)

All you have to do is change the 100 (in orange) to the ID of your gossip ID.

So if you wanted to make an NPC that told a history it would be something like this:

function npc_on_talk(pUnit, event, player)
pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(FIRST_STORY_TEXT_ID, player, 0)
pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "Continue Reading...", 1, 0)
pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
end

function npc_submenus(pUnit, event, player, id, intid, code)
if (intid==1) then
pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(SECOND_STORY_TEXT_ID, player, 0)
pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "Continue Reading...", 2, 0)
pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
end

if (intid==2) then
pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(THIRD_STORY_TEXT_ID, player, 0)
pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
end

end

When you talk to the npc, it would send the first text and a little button that says "continue reading"
when you click continue reading, it shows the second text and adds the same button

If your story was separated into 3 separate gossip texts, that would work for you. Just edit it to work for yours.

[cello1993]

wow! Thanks a lot Jotox1! Haha you rlly helped me xD +Rep!

Worked perfectly =] loved the idea to make an interaction chat with the NPC =D

[cello1993]

Oh, one more issue I got: how can I make thta after an event, like NPC1 dies, the gossip menu from NPC2 changes?

I couldn't find a way to link NPC1 death, with disable NPC2 old gossip and enables a new one.

[Dynashock]

I think it can be done with a IsAlive() check. You'll have to define the first npc though so it can be checked in the script of the second npc. So you'll end up with something like this.

RegisterUnitEvent(ID, 18, "NPC1_onLoad")

local NPC1

function NPC1_onLoad(pUnit, Event)
NPC1 = pUnit
end

function npc_on_talk(pUnit, event, player)
if (NPC1:IsAlive() == true) then
	pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(TEXT_ID, player, 0)
	pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "Continue Reading...", 1, 0)
	pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
	else 
	pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(TEXT_ID2, player, 0)
	pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "Text 2...", 2, 0)
	pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
end
end

[Jotox]

Mm I'm not completely sure that's safe / would work after the NPC had despawned...

Try this:

NPC_ALIVE = true;

function NPC1_onLoad(pUnit, Event)
NPC_ALIVE = true;
end

function NPC1_onDeath(pUnit, Event)
NPC_ALIVE = false;
end

RegisterUnitEvent(ID, 18, "NPC1_onLoad")
RegisterUnitEvent(ID, 4, "NPC1_onDeath")

function npc_on_talk(pUnit, event, player)
if (NPC_ALIVE == true) then
	pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(TEXT_ID, player, 0)
	pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "Continue Reading...", 1, 0)
	pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
	else 
	pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(TEXT_ID2, player, 0)
	pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "Text 2...", 2, 0)
	pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
end
end

[cello1993]

Hum ... I got this

NPC_ALIVE = true;
function NPC1_onLoad(pUnit, Event)
NPC_ALIVE = true;
end
function NPC1_onDeath(pUnit, Event)
NPC_ALIVE = false;
end
RegisterUnitEvent(99002, 18, "NPC1_onLoad")
RegisterUnitEvent(99002, 4, "NPC1_onDeath")
function Icharyus_On_Gossip(pUnit, event, player)
if (NPC_ALIVE == true) then
pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(12000, player, 0)
pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "TEXT.", 1, 0)
pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
end
 
function Icharyus_Submenus(pUnit, event, player, id, intid, code)
if (intid==1) then
pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(12001, player, 0)
pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "TEXT.", 2, 0)
pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
end

and

function Icharyus_On_Gossip2(pUnit, event, player)
if (NPC_ALIVE == false) then
pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(12009, player, 0)
pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "TEXT.", 1, 0)
pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
end
end
 
function Icharyus_Submenus2(pUnit, event, player, id, intid, code)
if(intid == 1) then
player:Teleport(1, 5494.641113, -2620.294922, 1480.592651)
pUnit:GossipComplete(player)
end
end
RegisterUnitGossipEvent(98017, 1, "Icharyus_On_Gossip")
RegisterUnitGossipEvent(98017, 1, "Icharyus_Submenus")
RegisterUnitGossipEvent(98017, 1, "Icharyus_On_Gossip2")
RegisterUnitGossipEvent(98017, 1, "Icharyus_Submenus2")

but simply nothing happens >.< now neither the 1st gossip appears when I click the NPC ... =/

[cello1993]

also I didn't understand, what does the '18' means in

RegisterUnitEvent(99002, 18, "NPC1_onLoad")

????


EDIT: I got this:

function Icharyus_On_Gossip(pUnit, event, player)
if(VermithraxAlive == 1) then
pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(12000, player, 0)
pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "TEXT.", 1, 0)
pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
else
return
end
end
 
function Icharyus_On_Gossip2(pUnit, event, player)
if(VermithraxAlive == 0) then
pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(12009, player, 0)
pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "TEXT2.", 1, 0)
pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
else
return
end
end
 
function Vermithrax_OnDeath(pUnit, Event)
VermithraxAlive = 0
if(VermithraxAlive == 0) then
pUnit:Despawn(1,0)
end
end
function Vermithrax_OnAggro(pUnit, Event)
VermithraxAlive = 1
if(VermithraxAlive == 1) then
pUnit:SendChatMessage (14, 0, "You will die!")
end
end
 
RegisterUnitEvent(99002, 1, "Vermithrax_OnAggro")
RegisterUnitEvent(99002, 4, "Vermithrax_OnDeath")
RegisterUnitGossipEvent(98017, 1, "Icharyus_On_Gossip")
RegisterUnitGossipEvent(98017, 1, "Icharyus_Submenus")
RegisterUnitGossipEvent(98017, 1, "Icharyus_On_Gossip2")
RegisterUnitGossipEvent(98017, 1, "Icharyus_Submenus2")

That sounds fine, no errors when loading, no errors after when the script is supposed to happen ¬¬ ... resuming looks fine in arcemu-world.exe

Buuuuut...... IN GAME NOTHING HAPPENS ¬¬.
I mean, with Icharyus. Vermithrax does the "Despawn" function, and the "You will die" yell too (actually, I just put those to test if these parts were working well),

but the damn Icharyus is "gossip clickable" but the window doesn't shows up!

>.<

[Jotox]

i'm pretty sure you can't register two functions for the same event.

try this instead:

VermithraxAlive = 1;

function Icharyus_On_Gossip(pUnit, event, player)
	if(VermithraxAlive == 1) then
		pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(12000, player, 0)
		pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "TEXT.", 1, 0)
		pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
	else
		pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(12009, player, 0)
		pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "TEXT2.", 1, 0)
		pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
	end
end

function Icharyus_Submenus(pUnit, event, player, id, intid, code)
	if( VermithraxAlive == 1 ) then
		Icharyus_Submenus_ALIVE(pUnit, event, player, id, intid, code)
	else
		Icharyus_Submenus_DEAD(pUnit, event, player, id, intid, code)
	end
end

function Icharyus_Submenus_ALIVE(pUnit, event, player, id, intid, code)
	if (intid==1) then
		pUnit:GossipCreateMenu(12001, player, 0)
		pUnit:GossipMenuAddItem(0, "TEXT.", 2, 0)
		pUnit:GossipSendMenu(player)
	end
end

function Icharyus_Submenus_DEAD(pUnit, event, player, id, intid, code)
	if( intid==1) then
		player:Teleport(1, 5494.641113, -2620.294922, 1480.592651)
		pUnit:GossipComplete(player)
	end
end

 
function Vermithrax_OnDeath(pUnit, Event)
	VermithraxAlive = 0;
	pUnit:Despawn(1,0);
end

function Vermithrax_OnLoad(pUnit, Event)
	VermithraxAlive = 1;
end

function Vermithrax_OnAggro(pUnit, Event)
	VermithraxAlive = 1
	pUnit:SendChatMessage (14, 0, "You will die!")
end
 
RegisterUnitEvent(99002, 1, "Vermithrax_OnAggro")
RegisterUnitEvent(99002, 4, "Vermithrax_OnDeath")
RegisterUnitEvent(99002, 18, "Vermithrax_OnLoad")
RegisterUnitGossipEvent(98017, 1, "Icharyus_On_Gossip")
RegisterUnitGossipEvent(98017, 2, "Icharyus_Submenus")

[AngelSandy]

also I didn't understand, what does the '18' means in

RegisterUnitEvent(99002, 18, "NPC1_onLoad")

????

18 is what event the event is registered on.
18 means "On Spawn", register this event.
1 means "On Combat" etc

[cello1993]

Nope =( didn't work, still nothing happens in game >.<

I'm afraid we are running out of ideas xP

please, add me on msn, guess it would be easier to resolve this! [email protected]

thanks for the help!!!

[cello1993]

also I wouldn't complain if you prefer to post it here ¬¬.

[Jotox]

are there any errors on the console?

and what exactly happens when you talk to the npc

[cello1993]

nope, no errors ... simply when I mouse-over him, the little chat bubble appears, right, but when I click, nothing happens as I said. He doesn't makes any different movement, only my char does like "/talk" movement, but no windows show up, as if I hadn't clicked him. But there isn't any error, nor in game neither in arcemu.world =/

[AngelSandy]

Sometimes standing closer to him helps.

Check in your tables if his flag is not what is supposed to be and if it is as supposed to be, then go ingame and dog .npc info so you can double-check the flag settings.