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Questing Development

flairdevil

flairdevil

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Where are we with questing?

I am going to start writing some quest profiles, but do not know where to start. IMO it is a waste of time to have a bunch of people writing quest profiles for 6-20. If it was split up into groups (probably already is and I am being pushy, lol) it would be much easier to get a 1-50 grind completed in a more timely fashion. I was thinking of taking on the 40-50 block if no one currently is working on it.

I desperately need a tutorial on format for the questing as well. Not so much as the general stuff, but one more geared at making them blend together more fluidly, so that when you get a bunch of them completed it will be easier to "link" them all together in one big, happy, one-click, set-it-and-forget-it string of quest packs. I can follow/create the packs, but don't know how to get them to "chase" one another.

Questions:
-Is there a limit on size of profile?
-Will the bot accept an .xml with 30k+ lines of code in it? Or is it limited by file size?
-Do any/all/some of the HB functions work with RoM? If so, do you know of some example code I can look at?
-Is there ANY way to implement (probably through CC's) automatic runebreaking of gear? Or perhaps greens only? Would reduce bag space clutter and downtime running back and forth to the vendor due to bags filling up all the time as space decreases from all the gear that drops when grinding.



I don't mind putting in the time, but don't want it to be wasted time. My latest warrior should be hitting 40 by EOD today (37 now) so I would like to get started on it tonight. If I am overstepping my bounds here, or asking for too much, just tell me to beat it. I have very broad shoulders//// :P =)​
 
Guardian is up to Scarlet Gorge
Defiant is up to 6'ish

But i'll be making them all regardless, but if you want to write your own, fine with me =)

as far as the lines... HB handles 13k lines fine. my 6-20 was like 2.5k lines for 14 levels
 
Nope, not trying to step on anyone's toes here, just trying to help out in development. I didn't "want" to do it, was just trying to be helpful....lol Have at it.... =D



Hey Kick, are you guys releasing more questing profiles soon? ;-) heheheh /.runs
 
woah, any chance of getting the guardian levels up to scarlet gorge released, kick?
 
they're still in basic alpha. meaning there's a lot of notes to the dev(s) who need to develop code for various things

I can give you the SVN - but you'd basically have to stay at the computer and watch the bot and xml 90% of the time - and equip items yourself, and train (it can sell, but i sell whenever i can because selling in the middle of developing sucks! lol)
 
I'll take it! PM me it if ya want. WOuld like to get a look at how you are doing it....etc.
 
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for dev purposes only. not for QQ'ing (ie: other ppl reading this)

I do have various things that I have to go back and put hasquest <do code> instead of the <!-- if con hasquest, blah blah blah -->

as a dev, you'll prob find the Blank QO (useful stuff folder) the most rewarding (hint: it isn't blank!)

do note: rewards are not implemented properly (it always chooses reward 1 - which is most of the time a cleric)
do note2: it doesn't equip stuff yet

both of these will be done after i finish 30-35 script (rewards + equipping)
 
/jaw drop

exactly what i was looking for.... template!

Thanks alot man.... I will get going on it tonight, now I have something to do other than watch the bot run in circles lol
 
Thanks Kick, I'll start a new character tonight and test these out while watching. Do you want PM's with issues we find or would you prefer us to start a thread covering issues we discover?
 
Yeah, that template would've been handy last night. I started stripping the 1-6 file that was posted, but this definitely would've saved some time.

I'll get to testing tonight!
 
phaze said:
Thanks Kick, I'll start a new character tonight and test these out while watching. Do you want PM's with issues we find or would you prefer us to start a thread covering issues we discover?
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His PM's are not on, and they are for us to play with and develop our own profiles from them....-----------> Alpha Stage! They aren't going to last on the forum long I can see that coming if guys are posting a bunch of threads complaining that it is buggin' out on something.... heh, maybe it is time for a invite only privvy forum Kickster?
 
you guys just make a private QQ list in 1-27... and when u hit scarlet gorge - you can just post the issues here. Remember, <!-- comments --> are 'intentional' comments if i didn't do something, but if something is done and it's not working, or mesh is messed up... that's when you want to add it to your 'issues' list. IE: i scripted an object and it didn't use it, and there are no <!-- hey this isn't working properly --> thing.

Do note, there is code for the 'altar's ' that spawn the spirit guides - but they have <!-- use altar --> above them because the code wasn't avail when i originally made the profile

more details > less details. hotspots will suffice (and a general description of the issue / area / zone) will suffice for mesh issues

Just to sum it up:
test it if you want, keep your qq's in a notepad file with details. when done w/ gloamwood, attach the qq here
 
beringtom said:
instead of making a 1-50 profile, what about splitting it up in zones?
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1-50 is just a 'general' saying. it's zone by zone atm until there is some type of 'checkpoint' system, if there ever is. otherwise i'll prob just keep it like it is and once LoadProfile tag is made for ryfto, i'll stick that at the end of the questing profile to load the new one
 
You mean that its possible to go from 1 to 30 already?
 
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