Quests

Bob27

Introduction
This tutorial is about how to make quests. It will tell you how to make a quest in the quest menu and then get a bit more advanced to the end.

Creating a quest in the Quest Menu
This is a very simply trigger to create a quest in the quest menu. However it will get a bit more advanced when you need to mark it as completed, failed or so on. Heres the basic trigger for creating a quest in the quest menu.

Quest

Events

Map initialization

Conditions
Actions

Quest - Create a Required quest titled Quest with the description This is a quest, using icon path ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNAmbush.blp

Part Two
Well that was a very basic trigger for creating a quest in the quest menu, now were gonna get a bit more advanced. Now for the second part we are going to add a variable. Go into the variable manager and create a new quest variable. This will store the quest data rather then creating it. This step is esenctial if you want to change your quest later on in the game. Here is the trigger:

Quest

Events

Map initialization

Conditions
Actions

Quest - Create a Required quest titled Quest with the description this is a quest, using icon path ReplaceableTextures\CommandButtons\BTNAmbush.blp
Set Quest = (Last created quest)

So just after adding one more trigger we can now edit our quest later on in the game. Now were going to look into how to mark quests failed, completed and ect.

Completing, Discovering and Failing a Quest
This part of the tutorial will tell you how to mark a quest completed. This is the trigger for that:

Quest

Events

Map initialization

Conditions
Actions

Quest - Mark Quest as Completed

Pretty simple isn't it, heres the one for failing a quest:

Quest

Events

Map initialization

Conditions
Actions

Quest - Mark (Last created quest) as Failed

Now as for Discovering a quest the events and condition will change, however heres what the action would be:

Quest

Events

Map initialization

Conditions
Actions

Quest - Mark Quest as Discovered

Now for the three above triggers you can add text messages, or do whatever you want to. And the event will probably be changed.

Quest Examples
These are a few examples of some quests i've put in an RPG. These do not have the quests put in the quests menu, but should give you an idea of some different types of Quests.

Quest One The Knights of Asiria Player One

Events

Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object

Conditions

(Target unit of issued order) Equal to Captain 0029 <gen>
(Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Player 1 (Red)

Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Player_One_Character has an item of type Pirates Battle Plans) Equal to True

Then - Actions

Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode On for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)
Hero - Order Player_One_Character to Give Captain 0029 <gen> to (Item carried by Player_One_Character of type Pirates Battle Plans)
Player - Add 30 to Player 1 (Red) Current gold
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Captain 0029 <gen> named Captain Hafer: Play No sound and display Well done! I'll jus.... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Captain 0029 <gen> named Captain Hafer: Play No sound and display Here is your reward.... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode Off for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)
Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)
Trigger - Turn on Quest Two The Scorpians Player One <gen>

Else - Actions

Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode On for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Captain 0029 <gen> named Captain Hafer: Play No sound and display The king has ordere.... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Captain 0029 <gen> named Captain Hafer: Play No sound and display First of all you mu.... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Captain 0029 <gen> named Captain Hafer: Play No sound and display Then come back to m.... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode Off for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)

This is another quest, that is in two triggers.

Quest Three Message to the Luitenant Player One

Events

Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object

Conditions

(Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Player 1 (Red)
(Target unit of issued order) Equal to Captain 0029 <gen>

Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Player_One_Character has an item of type Letter to Luitenant Harsful) Equal to True
(Player_One_Character has an item of type Pirates Battle Plans) Equal to True

Then - Actions

Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode On for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)
Player - Add 30 to Player 1 (Red) Current gold
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Captain 0029 <gen> named Captain Hafer: Play No sound and display Well the Luitenant .... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Captain 0029 <gen> named Captain Hafer: Play No sound and display You can walk their .... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Captain 0029 <gen> named Captain Hafer: Play No sound and display And also this note .... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode Off for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)
Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

Else - Actions

Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode On for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Captain 0029 <gen> named Captain Hafer: Play No sound and display I have looked at th.... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Captain 0029 <gen> named Captain Hafer: Play No sound and display Take this message a.... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Hero - Create Letter to Luitenant Greaflod and give it to Player_One_Character
Hero - Create Pirates Battle Plans and give it to Player_One_Character
Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode Off for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)
Trigger - Turn on Quest Three Message to the Luitenant Part Two Player One <gen>

Quest Three Message to the Luitenant Part Two Player One

Events

Unit - A unit Is issued an order targeting an object

Conditions

(Owner of (Triggering unit)) Equal to Player 1 (Red)
(Target unit of issued order) Equal to Luitenant 0003 <gen>

Actions

If (All Conditions are True) then do (Then Actions) else do (Else Actions)

If - Conditions

(Player_One_Character has an item of type Letter to Luitenant Greaflod) Equal to True
(Player_One_Character has an item of type Pirates Battle Plans) Equal to True

Then - Actions

Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode On for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)
Hero - Order Player_One_Character to Give Luitenant 0003 <gen> to (Item carried by Player_One_Character of type Letter to Luitenant Greaflod)
Hero - Create Letter to Luitenant Harsful and give it to Player_One_Character
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Luitenant 0003 <gen> named Luitenant Greaflod: Play No sound and display What are these? Wel.... Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode Off for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)
Trigger - Turn off (This trigger)

Else - Actions

Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode On for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)
Cinematic - Send transmission to Player Group - Player 1 (Red) from Luitenant 0003 <gen> named Luitenant Greaflod: Play No sound and display What do you want?. Modify duration: Add 0.00 seconds and Wait
Cinematic - Turn cinematic mode Off for Player Group - Player 1 (Red)

Conclusion
I hope you have learnt something from this tutorial, expect some more in the near future.
-Bob27