(JustinS) A lot of NPC interactions

[patent rampart]

I have a long list of responses that an npc can give when a player clicks them. I want the player to be able to respond with a short message (by clicking in the chat), and the npc sometimes responding back to that. My question is, what's the best/shortest way of doing that for a lot of responses?

       random:
            - narrate " <&3>What do you want?"
            - narrate " <&3>Move!"
            - narrate " <&3>Get out of my sight!"
            - narrate " <&3>What do you need?!"
            - narrate " <&3>You should consider taking a shower!"
            - narrate " <&3>You're not from around here are you?!"
            - narrate " <&3>I'd watch out if I were you."
            - narrate " <&3>Get away from me!"
            - narrate " <&3>Stop stalking me, creep!"
              .... goes on for a long time```

[winter galleon]

(JustinS) A lot of NPC interactions

[winter galleon]

Hi I'm AutoThreadBot! Don't mind me, I'll just be adding the helper team to this thread so they can see it. A human will get to you soon.

[sand ravine]

by clicking in the chat
wdym

do you want the responses to be clickable

and the npc sometimes responding back to that
with what

a generic response for each clicked response? different for each one?

[patent rampart]

Yes

[patent rampart]

Different for each one

Or, most of them. Some might use the same

[patent rampart]

Scrap that part.Wont do that anymore

[sand ravine]

uh

so do you just want:

• random responses
• for those responses to be cliclable
  ??

[patent rampart]

Yes

Well

Dont scrap it. Playet Responses would be useless if the npc doesnt respond back

[sand ravine]

i can think of 2 ways to do this but not sure which one is more efficient

ill test later/tmrw when i have time if someone doesnt get to u first

[patent rampart]

Were you already able to test it?

[analog isle]

huh

!t element.click

[vivid raptor]

Cannot Specify Searched Tag

Multiple possible tags: <ElementTag.click_url[<url>]>, <ElementTag.click_chat[<message>]>.

[analog isle]

i assume you'd want click_chat

!t element.click_chat

[vivid raptor]

Tag: <ElementTag.click_chat[<message>]>

Adds a click command to the element, which makes the element pseudo-chat the input message when clicked, for activating interact script chat triggers (!language Chat Triggers).
This internally uses the command "/denizenclickable chat SOME MESSAGE HERE" (requires players have permission "denizen.clickable")
Note that this is a magic Denizen tool - refer to !language Denizen Text Formatting.

Group

text manipulation

Returns

ElementTag

Examples

- narrate "You can <element[click here].click_chat[hello]> to say hello to an NPC's interact script!"

[analog isle]

then you can just <element[<[random_pick]>].click_chat[...]>

then idk,

npc_yap:
  type: data
  messages:
  - hi
  - bye
  - hello

- define random_pick <script[npc_yap].parsed_key[messages].random>

something along these lines

[patent rampart]

The hi, bye, hello can be clicked by the player?

or

[analog isle]

unless i misunderstood something

[analog isle]

if you do them like this #1259844455301644422 message yeah

[patent rampart]

Hmm I see

How can I add an npc response to that though?

So if I press one of the options, the NPC just says "What do you want"

[analog isle]

now you've lost me cus i dont know citizens, only denizen

[patent rampart]

Well that is kinda part of denizen's trigger system no?

or whatever you can use to do that

[analog isle]

ya but im not familiar with it

[sand ravine]

ya

!lang interact script cont

[vivid raptor]

Language: Interact Script Containers

Interact script containers are used to handle NPC triggers.

Interact scripts must be referenced from an assignment script container to be of any use.
See !language assignment script containers.

The only required key on an interact script container is the 'steps:' key.

Within the steps key is a list of steps,
where the first step is '1', 'default', or any step that contains a '*' symbol.
After that, any steps must be 'zapped' to via the zap command: !command zap.

Each step contains a list of trigger types that it handles, and the relevant handling that the given
trigger makes available.

Refer to !language interact script triggers for documentation about the triggers available.
Any triggers used must be enabled in !action assignment by !command trigger...

Group

Script Container System

[sand ravine]

ugh

!lang chat trig

[vivid raptor]

Language: Chat Triggers

Chat Triggers are triggered when a player chats to the NPC (usually while standing close to the NPC and facing the NPC).

They can also be triggered by the command "/denizenclickable chat hello" (where 'hello' is replaced with the chat message). This is used for clickable triggers.
This option enforces all the same limitations as chatting directly, but unlike real chat, won't display the message in global chat when there's no match.
This requires players have the permission "denizen.clickable".

Interact scripts are allowed to define a list of possible messages a player may type and the scripts triggered in response.

Within any given step, the format is then as follows:

# Some identifier for the trigger, this only serves to make the sub-triggers unique, and sort them (alphabeticall

...

Group

NPC Interact Scripts

[sand ravine]

!t element.click_cha

[vivid raptor]

Tag: <ElementTag.click_chat[<message>]>

Adds a click command to the element, which makes the element pseudo-chat the input message when clicked, for activating interact script chat triggers (!language Chat Triggers).
This internally uses the command "/denizenclickable chat SOME MESSAGE HERE" (requires players have permission "denizen.clickable")
Note that this is a magic Denizen tool - refer to !language Denizen Text Formatting.

Group

text manipulation

Returns

ElementTag

Examples

- narrate "You can <element[click here].click_chat[hello]> to say hello to an NPC's interact script!"

[sand ravine]

this fires chat triggers ^

[patent rampart]

I'm using - random to get the the initial npc msg though. I somehow need to add the clickable under that message

Though I can't add an extra line because it's the random command

Is there a nextline option for -narrate? Like <&n> but for a second line

holy shit it exists

[sand ravine]

your questions always confuse me 🧍‍♀️

[sand ravine]

Could have a data script of responses instead

that way you can fetch a random element and stick .click_chat to it

[patent rampart]

Could you give a small example?

[sand ravine]

im too sleepy can't comprehend how exactly you want it to work from your original message

can you explain again pls

[patent rampart]

I'll give some examples

[sand ravine]

if i fall alseep i swear ill respond tmrw

[patent rampart]

Lol no worries

Theres a bunch of roaming NPCs, and they sometimes send the message a player when the player gets very close (50% chance rn)
I'm doing this using util.random_chance and ```
random:

• narrate "randommsg1"
• narrate "randommsg2",etc..```
  I want the player to be able to react to each of those responses, with a unique response.
  So, for randommsg1, the player could reacht with "Sorry", or "Move Along". The NPC then responds back to each of those differently. So for "Sorry", they respond "You're alright", and for "Move Along" they react with "Someone's angry...". And that's it. No extra responses or anything. End it there

But I have like 50 of those random msgs

[sand ravine]

ok gotcha

brain too fried tho ill try to write an example but i might fall asleep in the middle of it

[patent rampart]

tek no respond 😢

oh wait the day isn't over yet. Still hope

[patent rampart]

no hope

[patent rampart]

@sand ravine did you still have an example?

[woeful gulch]

What's the issue here @patent rampart

Can you provide what you have?

!paste

[vivid raptor]

Info: paste

Help us help you by pasting your script to https://paste.denizenscript.com/New/Script and linking it back here.

[patent rampart]

Best explanation starts from here

[woeful gulch]

Do you have a script yet?

[patent rampart]

.

I already have the triggering of the initial msg part but that's not necessary here

Just need to know what would be the best way to add a lot of random short convos

[woeful gulch]

An interact script with multiple chat triggers in a single step.

Does the NPC returns an unique answer to each reply from the player?

Depending on the answer you might need multiple steps for each answer and zap to it, on the initial step.

[patent rampart]

Yes

[silent bobcat]

This sounds like a case for a simple map structured like

1:
  Enter: hi
  User: hello
  Response: have a good day```
Upon starting flag randomly the person one of those entries and proceeded

[woeful gulch]

Why reinventing the wheel

[woeful gulch]

I will write one later

[woeful gulch]

@patent rampart Should players should be able to respond via chat or only via clicks in chat?

[patent rampart]

clicks

[woeful gulch]

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124915

Here's a sample

[patent rampart]

Im confused

very confused

oh wait I think I get it

I'll try it out, thanks!
Ill let you know what happens

[woeful gulch]

Yee

[patent rampart]

Couldn't get it working, not sure why 😕
https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124921
I added the assignment to the npc. When I rightclick it, the console says Interact script is INTERACTIONS. Current step for this script is: 4 , though nothing else happens

Also not sure why the step is 4. Thought it was supposed to be 1

I also have a custom wander assignment which uses the proximity trigger (which is not currently on my npc)

Though the npc_react only uses the click trigger

[woeful gulch]

You never zap back to 2

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124921#232

This is inside the random, so it will only run randomly

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124921#160

Also this will never work

[patent rampart]

oh my bad

stupid mistake

[patent rampart]

Why not?

[woeful gulch]

This violates the syntax of interact scripts

You can not put script at places where script not belong

[patent rampart]

Hmm alright

I'll change it up

[woeful gulch]

It's the step, then trigger, then script

[patent rampart]

Ill move the script back to the step

[woeful gulch]

You probably want to put a task script here https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124921#21

And then zap to 2

[patent rampart]

yeah but since I refer to the third step in 2 places I thought it might be stupid to duplicate it

[woeful gulch]

To get the correct answer

I mean the current zap 3 is the initial message + the reply. You have to zap to the correct step in each of them.

!guide interact script

[vivid raptor]

GuidePage: What Do I Do: Interact Scripts (PARTIAL)

View the guide page 'What Do I Do: Interact Scripts (PARTIAL)' at: https://guide.denizenscript.com/guides/npcs/interact-scripts.html

[patent rampart]

wdym? All of the final msg interactions are in the second step, to which I zap at the end of the random

[woeful gulch]

You can not have all answers in a single step

[patent rampart]

I thought you had that in your example?

[woeful gulch]

No

[patent rampart]

step 3

contains 2 replies?

Why can't I just put more replies in there

[woeful gulch]

These are two possible answers for one question.

You can always only respond to one question.

[patent rampart]

I don't see why I can't reuse that third step for other questions too

I mean you just call one of the triggers inside the 3rd step

[woeful gulch]

Because you could technically respond to "What is your name?" with "It is raining"

[patent rampart]

Only if I use the rainingResponse trigger?

[woeful gulch]

Wot

[patent rampart]

Like the /Secret_2/ trigger

that won't trigger unless I run it specifically

[woeful gulch]

Ye

[patent rampart]

If I don't run that with the "what is your name?" question, it won't be a problem? I can just run the /Respond_to_name/ trigger

[woeful gulch]

If you already got the response to click, you can answer with different answers.

As example: https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124921#182

This question should either be answered with Empty or Aggressive, then you zap to step 2

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124921#34

All chat triggers here are possible answers, because you're in step 2

[patent rampart]

So I should put each response into a different step?

[woeful gulch]

Yeah and then zap to it.

[patent rampart]

yeah so delete the zap 2 and put each zap in the repeat 1:

[woeful gulch]

Ye

[patent rampart]

but

[woeful gulch]

You can use task scripts later, if you need to reuse the responses

[patent rampart]

Some of the responses are used multiple times

let me give an example

[woeful gulch]

task scripts

[patent rampart]

oh

[woeful gulch]

Will you have multiple npcs?

that can do the question / answers thing?

[patent rampart]

will have a couple hundred

[woeful gulch]

sounds good, if you put that in tasks you can reuse them everywhere

the responses

[patent rampart]

So, turn each response into an individual task?

then run that, somehow

[woeful gulch]

Ye

!c inject

[vivid raptor]

Command: Inject

Group

queue

Syntax

inject [<script>] (path:<name>) (instantly)

Short Description

Runs a script in the current queue.

Related Guide Page

https://guide.denizenscript.com/guides/basics/run-options.html

Description

Injects a script into the current queue.
This means this task will run with all of the original queue's definitions and tags.
It will also now be part of the queue, so any delays or definitions used in the injected script will be accessible in the original queue.

[patent rampart]

oh no

scary

[woeful gulch]

It's simple

my_fancy_task:
    type: task
    script:
    - narrate Yay

/ex inject my_fancy_task

[patent rampart]

how is that different than /ex run my_fance_task

[woeful gulch]

inject injects to the queue, so all definitions are passed automatically

run creates a new queue, you have to pass definitions manually

[patent rampart]

hmm

So, I should run the inject, via the step

that I reference to via the click msg

so much

[woeful gulch]

It's not that hard o:

you can do this

[patent rampart]

It is if you've never used triggers/injections or whatever's mentioned here before :/

never had to do any of that

wait no

[woeful gulch]

time to learn c:

[patent rampart]

Im confused again

[marsh wing]

what part?

[patent rampart]

Take this example

- repeat 1:
    - narrate " <&c>Move!"
    - narrate "<n><gold> 1: <element[<yellow>Sorry].click_chat[Empty]> <n><gold> 2: <element[<yellow>Oooh look at Mr. Sassy over here...].click_chat[Insulted]>"

If I'm supposed to use task scripts, how can I run the correct one when clicking the msg? I can't do them via steps because then I zap to 1 step, which is supposed to contain both reponses, but since responses are used multiple times I can't do it like that

[woeful gulch]

Only for the response

Not for the initial message

[patent rampart]

yes

The response gets triggered whenclicking in chat

[woeful gulch]

yep and on the response you just have to call your task script

[patent rampart]

whahaaat

😭

my questions was about that

[marsh wing]

when you click the sorry button, and it results in you inputting Empty

what part runs next

[patent rampart]

well, currently step 2 with trigger: /Empty/

[marsh wing]

directly below that

fire your script from that part

[patent rampart]

and a chat trigger*

[woeful gulch]

Let me give you another sample

[patent rampart]

no but Icecapade just told me to put all responses in a different step

which would mean I need to zap to 2 steps at the same time, because my script can smell which response I pressed before the chat trigger

[woeful gulch]

trigger: /Agressive/
hide trigger message: true
script:
- inject task_aggressive_response

task_aggressive_response:
    type: task
    script:
    - random:
        - narrate "Excuse me?"
        - narrate "Who do you think you are?!"
        - narrate "Oooh look who thinks is the big boss?"
        - narrate "One more word and you'll regret everything you've said!"

That way you can reuse them

[patent rampart]

And how do I call that Agressive trigger, if it's an a unique step?

let's say the agressive trigger is in step 4

and the other response, let's say "Optimistic", is step 3

I'd have to zap to both step 4 and step 3 at the same time?

[woeful gulch]

No

Have both possible answers in a single step

[patent rampart]

but then how can I reuse the step?????

Just have some steps include the inject for a script multiple times?

[woeful gulch]

You're reusing the task not the step. Alternatively you could also look into clickables.

[patent rampart]

yeah already looked into those and am using them but theyre quite a hassle

[patent rampart]

I think I get it. Just use inject multiple times with the same script

[woeful gulch]

Yeah they're a little complicated. So I would recommend setting your interact script up first.

More improvement can be done afterwards, when you figured out how your script works

[patent rampart]

Ill come back to this tomorrow, thanks

[patent rampart]

Still not working. I added some testing announcements and only 'test1' ran.
[12:44:39 INFO]: +> [InteractScri...] Interact script is INTERACTIONS. Current step for this script is: 4
Same error

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124934

I haven't yet used the task scripts for this, to optimise it a little

But it doesnt work in the first place

[woeful gulch]

What exactly?

[patent rampart]

Everything

only thing that gets announced/narrated is test

1

upon right clicking

And test1 only gets run when setting the assignemnt

But nothing related to interactions get narrated in the chat

[woeful gulch]

Can you reset to step 1 and record a debug

[patent rampart]

How do i reset?

to step 1

[woeful gulch]

!c zao

[vivid raptor]

Cannot Find Searched Command

Unknown command.

Possible Confusion

Did you mean to search for zap?

Possible Confusion

Did you mean to search for mechanism map?

[vivid raptor]

Command: Zap

Group

core

Syntax

zap (<script>) [<step>] (<duration>)

Short Description

Changes the current interact script step.

Related Guide Page

https://guide.denizenscript.com/guides/npcs/interact-scripts.html

Description

Changes the current interact script step for the linked player.

The step name input should match the name of a step in the interact script.
The step name can be '*' to automatically zap to the default step.

If used inside an interact script, will default to the current interact script.
If used elsewhere, but there is a linked NPC with an assignment and interact, that NPC's interact script will be used.
For anywhere else, you must specify the script by name.

Optionally specify a duration. When...

[woeful gulch]

/ex zap interactions 1

[patent rampart]

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124935

Right so it worked, the first time

Second time when I clicked the msg, no response

:
Clicked NPC1: got the msg, sent a response, and received a response
Clicked NPC2: got the msg, sent a response, didn't receive a response

I can turn the vehicle interaction off rq. Kinda spams the debug

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124936

~~Didn't get a msg from NPC2 this time, upon rightclicking ~~ This was bcs they were still on cooldown

[woeful gulch]

https://paste.denizenscript.com/View/124936#95

You dont send anything except <n>?

[patent rampart]

Yeah there's 1 empty msg

it's where they're not supposed to give a response back (the npcs)

[obtuse dawn]

heyo, been a couple months. still need help?

[solar oar]

Thread Closing Reminder

Has your issue been resolved, or your question been answered?
If so, please use the </resolved:1028673926114594866> command to close your thread.
Or </invalid:1028673926898909185> if it's not possible to resolve.

If not yet resolved, please reply below to tell us what you still need.

(Note that if there is no reply for a few days, this thread will eventually close itself.)

@patent rampart

[patent rampart]

I think its fixed thanks though

[solar oar]

Resolved

Thread closed as resolved.

[solar oar]

Thread Reopened

Thread was manually reopened by @somber wraith.