! Interaction code for an incredibly simple NPC which can respond
! to "hello", ask how the PC is and understand the answer.
! Define your emotional states to start with - these
! represent the range of how your character can feel.
EmotionalStates {
passive
suspicious
angry
}
! Talk routers pick keywords from a PC and route
! to a conversation thread.
TalkRouter {
Words "sorry"
Or "apologise"
Or "apologize"
Or "forgive me"
SetThread sorrythread
}
! Conversation threads change according to how the NPC is feeling. Threads
! can change the NPC's emotional state, as well as speaking and making
! actions.
Thread sorrythread "sorry" {
passive suspicious [
Speech "You have nothing to be sorry about!"
Action "looks puzzled."
]
angry [
Speech "Ok, I'll forgive you, please try not to do it again."
SetEmotion passive
]
}
TalkRouter {
Words "fuck off"
Or "piss off"
Or "kiss my"
SetThread nasty
}
Thread nasty "Nasty" {
passive suspicious [
Speech "There's no need for that kind of language."
SetEmotion angry
]
angry [ 1
Speech "I don't speak to coarse oafs. Either wash your dirty mouth out or apologise."
]
}
TalkRouter {
Words "hello"
Or "hi"
SetThread hello
}
Thread hello "Hello Thread" {
passive suspicious [ 2
Speech "Hi, how are you doing?"
Action "smiles at you."
SetContext howareyou
]
angry [ 2
Speech "I mean it - apologise or get lost."
]
}
! Contexts are always checked before routers, so if a thread sets
! a context to be active, you can check for a response to NPC questions
! as well as keep the thread up with what the PC is talking about.
Context howareyou {
[
Words "not" "bad"
Or "good"
Or "well"
Or "sound"
Or "happy"
Or "great"
Or "excellent"
SetThread goodtohear
]
[
Words "bad"
Or "awful"
Or "terrible"
Or "not" "good"
Or "crap"
SetThread sorryaboutthat
]
}
Thread goodtohear "That's good to hear" {
passive suspicious [
Speech "That's good to hear!"
]
}
