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Caial Brael QA Pass

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Post by Jakkal » Tue Feb 12, 2019 2:51 pm

I need to go over this one in a little more detail, but there are two versions of the quest "Deciphering the Note"
ID: 3596
ID: 4468

4468 is the one that is currently set up BUT, I believe this one is supposed to be done if you didn't kill the vaelwyn runner and get the note from her. Because of the quest text on 4468 starts with: Celahir says, "I recently uncovered a message which may contain the battle plan of the Vaelwyn. I cannot read it, but I may know someone who can."

But 3596 starts with: Celahir says, "Our resident scholar, Atlia, specializes in the study of language. She was the first to decipher the Mu'lakta tablet her people had kept in their archives for centuries. If anyone can decipher this note, it's her."

3596 sounds more like you've given the note to Celahir, while 4468 makes it sound like he found the note, not you. So I'm going to redo these quests and try to set them up in this manner.

I think I also need to script the Vaelwyn runner to spawn and attack the player, not just run up and down the road.
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Post by Jakkal » Sat Mar 16, 2019 12:42 pm

Alright, finally back to Caial Brael. I've found it difficult to go through the area and set up quests as I run across them. Instead, now, I'll be going straight down the database. So these might seem out of order in world, but it isn't in our database.

Faking It - Had the wrong quest item. Updated all scripts and uses new loot handling for quests.

Okay that was the last quest in Caial Brael. Around level 5 or 6 they send you into Jalen's Crossing, so I'm going to start working on quests in this chunk as part of the starter CB line.

Missing Kinfolk - Complete. Edited objective to match data from live. Updated to current standards. Edited the script on Truuka from scratch.
Shard Resonation - Complete. Edited objective to match data from live. Updated to current standards. Edited the script on the rock objects from scratch.
Kinfolk Freedom - Complete. Edited objective to match data from live. Updated to current standards. Added Wood Elves to the objective list as we believe that they were intended to be included in this quest.
Repairing the Shrines - Complete, but, we might revisit this one later. It's very confusing, and clunky. I'm just not a fan of how this one is set up. And I'm pretty sure we've got it set up just like live had it. Just... not a fan. I feel like we could make it more proactive.
Goat Hair: Complete. Had to redo a lot of it but works now. And there's a chance for the named goat Scruffneck to pop.
Thieving Gremlins: Complete. Updated to current standards. Had to edit the object script as it was broken.
Collect Rock Snake Eggs: Complete. Updated to current standards. Had to edit the object script as it was broken.
Gremlin Claws: Complete. New loot drop code.
Big Cats and their Pelts - This one was taken care of before as a player bug reported it and I checked into it. It wasn't broken, but I updated it while I was looking at the scripts involved.
Worm Eggs: Complete. Updated scripts
Skins and Scales: Complete. Updated scripts with new loot code


I really need to start getting a list of Named in the chunks so I can prepare their loot:
Scruffneck
Muan
Alandrel the Transcended
Shengaral
Froogle the Whelp
Greyfang

One of those quests gave me a dwarven bag for a reward. wtf. Shouldn't that be an elven bag or a raki bag. But dwarven? That's lazy, Sigil. Lazy.
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Post by Jakkal » Sun Mar 17, 2019 8:52 am

Today's work (Still in Jalen's Crossing, not CB directly).

The Imperial Poacher: I remember early in Live, you had two choices for this one, you could go through the dialog with the Imperial Poacher and you could either: Join him and do his quests, OR you could spawn an attackable version that tries to kill you, and thus you kill him. It seems that SOE at some point dumbed this down where the only option is to join him. Or at least just let him go if you don't want your toon to lie to the Wood Elves of Autumnglow Outpost. I've set this up so that his quests don't show up until you do "The Imperial Poacher" quest and go through his dialogue at least once. Then his quests show up from that point on (Unless you abandon The Imperial Poacher before turning in. If that's the case, you have to redo it).
Wailing Wind Asylum - No work done to it, didn't need it.
Island In The Sky - Minor edits only.
A Unity of Purpose - No work done to it, didn't need it.

---That's all the quests, so CB/JC should be done as far as Adventuring quests go---

What I did not do:
1. Take a toon from 1-10 in this starter area. So I didn't check quest flow.
2. I did not touch the rewards. This will need to be worked on in the future to match IOD.
3. Crafting or Diplo.
4. Cleanup.
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Post by Jakkal » Thu Aug 29, 2019 7:46 pm

The Ritual of Coalescence - Just went through this one as something has caused it to stop working. I've got it working again, for now, but it needs some reworks and checks in place for specific conditions that might occur during gameplay. I don't have time to set that up now, so leaving this as a note to myself to get back to it later. It should work for general play as is currently.
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Post by Jehlicka » Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:08 pm

Moving to CB chunk to do final cleanup now.
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Post by Jehlicka » Sun Jan 09, 2022 2:20 pm

Job to do:
- test adv, quests --wip (so far no issue)
- mobs random movement and placement --done
----mostly random 1000 used, which is not ok for this terrain --fixed
----Fullmoon Spring area needs individual pathing and mobs reallocation --done

- too many spawns of City Creatures --ok
--Gataro ones --fixed
--Vinewalker ones -- fixed

- check POIs and loc of the key NPCs and subjects , for example Master Outfitter Temina Loamskin stands in the middle of nowhere by the river --ok
--crafting instructors have no POIs (only one), needs to be set --tbd --I leave it for now for I don't know what crafting quests will be set in the future and maybe there will be necessity to move NPCs elsewhere

- clusters and ores: need to move some of them to better locs --done

- mobs stucked in trees, hills etc --fixed

- some places empty, some overcrowded--fixed

- Gataro camp needs to be redone including both nameds (messy as hell) --done
-- named Gathrill needs new pathing (current script deleted) --done
-- named Endaron needs new pathing (current script deleted) --done

- Vaelwyn camp needs to be redone, only generic random 1000 is set, but it doesn't work well here among the rocks, hills and buildings, need to set placement/pathing/random individually per mob, no other way (so it takes time) --done
Spitewardens --done
Anathemas --done
Usshalis --done
Hexbringers --done
others --done


--some NPCs have greeting text "Good day." Prolly should be updated also for the evening option --ok

--some NPCs (almost every Gladesworn ones) have the same greeting dialog "Welcome to Shimmerlake Garrison, traveler!"', will prolly change that/add more dialog options, now it's too often recurring and boring --done
Aron Moonwillow (this NPC holds new general hailing script for the area) --done
Gladesworn's:
Theama --done
Elruhir --done
Eoma --done
Celeon --done
Imredur --done
Shilmli --done
Celaudriel --done
Isawyn --done
Elria --done
Celalas --all done

- mobs (not NPC) have hailing script line "Welcome to New Telon" active, need to be disabled/deleted! --fixed
Path Stalker --ok
Grass Slitherer --ok

- NPC pathers script missing PauseMovement --fixed
Haliathor Gladesworn --ok
Isiamli Gladesworn --ok
Isehil Gladesworn --ok

-NPCs without a script --all ok

- Dungeon Glade of the Lost: done few years ago, but needs to be fixed a bit yet --done

- Forest zones mobs cleanup --done
--southern part --done
--western part --done
--eastern part --done
--northern part --done

- Hidden Vaelwyn Tower + surrounding area (mobs inside the rocks and hills, need to pull them out and re-path/allocate them) --done

--area with diseased creatures needs to be cleaned --done
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Post by Jehlicka » Fri Jul 19, 2024 4:12 am

Returning to the chunk to clean up the Diplo NPCs mess inside/outside the Council od Wardens.

(copied text from Discord - #content)

Current state:
79 diplo quests in the Db, 20 not scripted yet (is any of these unfinished quests linked to the Council of Wardens?)
there are representatives of two races: Wood Elves and Raki
there are two NPCs with the title related to Council: Council Advisor, Council Scribe
three groups of the NPCs , their names start with four job titles: Advisor, Deacon, Petitioner (checking this site https://www.vgoemulator.net/archive/VGT ... _Page.html, but not every NPC listed here)
three NPCs ( two Elves, one Raki) have the name Speaker and titles associated with it (Speaker of the Stone / Raki /Spring)
some NPCs have multiple spawns, they are present inside and outside (I assume they are pathers)
all diplo related NPCs are scripted by you

My sugegstion/plan:
DO NOT combine any of these NPCs (pretty sure it would not make any sense)
check their POIs (if created)
do all 50 scripted diplo quest (which you can spare me with your advice)
remove the NPCs multiple spawns
find out which ones are supposed to be pathers
place the NPCs based on wiki/youtube/your-my-their memories/quest logic
Anyway, do not want to let it as it is now
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Post by Jehlicka » Fri Jul 19, 2024 4:13 am

Removing duplicity (spawn set to 0) --all done
Advisor Alaniu
Advisor Crispin
Advisor Lainven
Advisor Rikkle
Advisor Sprig
Deacon Alagoswen
Deacon Alphfin
Deacon Galadhchel
Deacon Istnis
Deacon Lasdhor
Deacon Mordhor
Deacon Ornor
Petitioner Brachiril
Petitioner Calee
Petitioner Esgalnis
Petitioner Lyden
Petitioner Nimchel
Petitioner Zerna
Speaker Briggie (Speaker of the Raki)
Speaker Maethornes (Speaker of the Spring)
Speaker Silion (Speaker of Stone)
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Post by Jehlicka » Fri Jul 19, 2024 4:26 am

Diplo quest testing results:


Quest list:
Quest ID Quest Name Script
  3594 Tap Your Potential - Diplomacy Introduction tap_your_potential__diplomacy_introduction.lua //ok
  3610 Unlock Your Potential with Statements unlock_your_potential_with_statements.lua
  3611 Flesh to Stone flesh_to_stone.lua
  3612 Learning Repeals learning_repeals.lua
  3616 Learning Rebuttals learning_rebuttals.lua
  3622 Pursuing Your Destiny pursuing_your_destiny.lua
  3628 Visions of the Moon visions_of_the_moon.lua
  3630 Trial of the Moon trial_of_the_moon.lua
  3632 Confound the Raki confound_the_raki.lua
  3633 Return to Mellion return_to_mellion.lua
  3635 The Path of the Beast the_path_of_the_beast.lua
  3636 The Trial of the Beast the_trial_of_the_beast.lua
  3643 The Trial of the Flame the_trial_of_the_flame.lua
  3645 A Compromised Cure a_compromised_cure.lua
  3650 Competing Egos competing_egos.lua
  3664 Deliver News of Your Success deliver_news_of_your_success.lua
  3695 The Trial of the Glade the_trial_of_the_glade.lua
  3698 The Path of the Wind the_path_of_the_wind.lua
  3706 Warden of the Day? warden_of_the_day.lua
  3707 The Trial of the Wind the_trial_of_the_wind.lua
  3713 Swaying the Vote swaying_the_vote.lua
  3718 The Will of the People the_will_of_the_people.lua
  3722 Resolution? resolution.lua
  3758 Beginning Diplomacy beginning_diplomacy.lua
  3760 Studying Your Statements studying_your_statements.lua
  3761 Learning About Repeals learning_about_repeals.lua
  3762 Learning Rebuttals learning_rebuttals_raki.lua
  3763 Educate the Youth educate_the_youth.lua
  3772 Explore Our Origins explore_our_origins.lua
  3792 Gauge Our Chances gauge_our_chances.lua
  3793 Meet the Elders meet_the_elders.lua
  3801 A Mysterious Crystal a_mysterious_crystal.lua
  3804 Track Down the Messenger track_down_the_messenger.lua
  3806 Further Investigations further_investigations.lua
  3811 Find Us a Crystal find_us_a_crystal.lua
  3830 Assess the People's Feelings assess_the_peoples_feelings.lua
  3831 Return to the Elders return_to_the_elders.lua
  3834 Nook's Discovery nooks_discovery.lua
  3837 Meet Back Up with Mog meet_back_up_with_mog.lua
  3840 Go Learn Repeals go_learn_repeals.lua
  3841 An Alliance with the Humans an_alliance_with_the_humans.lua
  3843 Secure the Alliance secure_the_alliance.lua
  3844 Show Proof of the Alliance show_proof_of_the_alliance.lua
  3857 Delve Deeper into Evaluations delve_deeper_into_evaluationsRaki.lua
  3860 What Happened to Mog? what_happened_to_mog.lua
  3864 End Game, Perhaps? end_game_perhaps.lua
  3868 Prepare Your Case prepare_your_case.lua
  3892 Confront the Council confront_the_council.lua
  3912 Rally the Raki rally_the_raki.lua
  3914 Choosing a Warden choosing_a_warden.lua
  3917 Introduce Your Warden introduce_your_warden.lua
  3926 Obtaining a Title
  3927 A New Title
  4063 Obtaining a Consensus
  4145 Deliver Winddancer deliver_winddancer.lua
  4702 Acquire the Horse Quest (Wood Elf) acquire_the_horse_quest.lua
  4703 Acquire the Horse Quest (Raki) acquire_the_horse_quest_raki.lua
  4763 Delve Deeper into Evaluations delve_deeper_into_evaluations.lua
  4764 A New Mentor a_new_mentor.lua
  4827 Scare off the Poachers
  4913 Civic Diplomacy Tutorial: Levers
  4914 Civic Diplomacy Tutorial: Stations and Appearances
  4918 Civic Diplomacy Tutorial: Introduction
  4919 Civic Diplomacy Tutorial: Information
  4920 Civic Diplomacy Tutorial: Consequences Of Failure
  4921 Civic Diplomacy Tutorial: Presence And Prestige
  4927 Start Learning about Civic Diplomacy
  5050 Raising Morale
  5051 Raising Morale
  5067 Further Training Diplomacy Ca'ial Breal
  5085 Moving on From Here
  5107 Lost and Found
  5810 Putting Aside Old Prejudices
  5813 Save Tanvu
  5814 A Warden's Betrayal
  5850 Cut Down the Ra'Jin
  6606 Respect is Earned respect_is_earned.lua
  9352 Introduction to Diplomacy introduction_to_diplomacy_woodelf.lua
  9353 Introduction to Diplomacy introduction_to_diplomacy_raki.lua
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Post by ashendare » Wed Dec 11, 2024 11:42 am

Went through Caial brael and all quests (except crafting and diplomacy which I did not do) went well.
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