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| − | This is the main page of the Beyond Skyrim Arcane University Quest Implementation tutorials. It serves as hub for the standard workflow and pointers to detailed specific tutorials for Quest Implementation. | + | |
| + | This is the main page of the Beyond Skyrim Arcane University Quest Implementation tutorials. It serves as hub for the standard workflow and pointers to detailed specific tutorials for Quest Implementation. The [[Arcane University: Implementation| Implementation]] department is structured in three sub-departments: | ||
| + | * Quest Implementation | ||
| + | * [[Nif Implementation]] | ||
| + | * [[Mechanics Implementation]] | ||
==Workflow & Expectations== | ==Workflow & Expectations== | ||
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These are some of the important/relevant points to learn for implementing quests in Skyrim. | These are some of the important/relevant points to learn for implementing quests in Skyrim. | ||
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* Enabling / Disabling / Teleporting quest's elements dynamically as the quest progress. | * Enabling / Disabling / Teleporting quest's elements dynamically as the quest progress. | ||
* Reacting to quests items picked up, quest targets death, dialogue choices, book reads, and hand placed triggers & activators to progress the quest. | * Reacting to quests items picked up, quest targets death, dialogue choices, book reads, and hand placed triggers & activators to progress the quest. | ||
| − | * Giving/Taking items to/from actors, | + | * Giving/Taking items to/from actors, expecially the player. |
* Locking an NPC dialogue for a specific situation. | * Locking an NPC dialogue for a specific situation. | ||
* Handling the death of NPC involved in the quest. | * Handling the death of NPC involved in the quest. | ||
* Setting up a Forcegreet. | * Setting up a Forcegreet. | ||
| − | * Forcing NPCs to travel and stay at specific locations during a specific | + | * Forcing NPCs to travel and stay at specific locations during a specific timeframe (usually between 2 quest stages). |
| − | * Forcing NPCs into specific idles/furnitures during a specific | + | * Forcing NPCs into specific idles/furnitures during a specific timeframe (usually between 2 quest stages). |
| − | * Single NPC scene, chaining some movements, surrounding's | + | * Single NPC scene, chaining some movements, surrounding's interractions, animations, and spoken lines. |
* Multiple NPCs scene (ambient dialogue) | * Multiple NPCs scene (ambient dialogue) | ||
* Querying a radiant location, and placing something dynamically there (item to fetch and/or stuffs to kill), or querying its radiant components (like, the local boss) to use them as elements of the quest. | * Querying a radiant location, and placing something dynamically there (item to fetch and/or stuffs to kill), or querying its radiant components (like, the local boss) to use them as elements of the quest. | ||
| − | * Basic counters (reacting to N targets being dead, or N activators | + | * Basic counters (reacting to N targets being dead, or N activators beeing actionned). |
* Controlling NPCs hostility toward the player/each other. | * Controlling NPCs hostility toward the player/each other. | ||
* Setting up favor dialogues (persuasion, intimidation, bribe, ...) | * Setting up favor dialogues (persuasion, intimidation, bribe, ...) | ||
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* Setting up random encounters | * Setting up random encounters | ||
* Setting up world interactions | * Setting up world interactions | ||
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| − | + | The AU Implementation team recommends Bethesda's Quest Implementation tutorials ([https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Bethesda_Tutorial_Planning_the_Quest Basic]/[https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Bethesda_Tutorial_Packages Intermediate]) as the best place to start. These together cover nearly all the core elements listed above. Additionally, the Creation Kit Wiki provides many more tutorials that you can take advantage of ([https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Tutorials CK Wiki Tutorials]/[https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Category:Community_Tutorials Community Tutorials]/[https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Video_Tutorials Video Tutorials]). | |
== Quests/Dialogue Lesson Plan == | == Quests/Dialogue Lesson Plan == | ||
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* [https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Bethesda_Tutorial_Packages Quest Implementation - Intermediate (Creation Kit Wiki)] | * [https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Bethesda_Tutorial_Packages Quest Implementation - Intermediate (Creation Kit Wiki)] | ||
* [[Arcane University:Dialogue Tips & Tricks|Dialogue Tips & Tricks]] (To come) | * [[Arcane University:Dialogue Tips & Tricks|Dialogue Tips & Tricks]] (To come) | ||
| − | * [[Arcane University:Voice Line Implementation|Voice Line Implementation]] | + | * [[Arcane University:Voice Line Implementation|Voice Line Implementation]] (To come) |
* [[Arcane University:Random Encounters|Random Encounters]] (To come) | * [[Arcane University:Random Encounters|Random Encounters]] (To come) | ||
| − | * [[Arcane University:World Interactions|World Interactions]] | + | * [[Arcane University:World Interactions|World Interactions]] (To come) |
* [[AU:Seq Guide|Seq Guide]] | * [[AU:Seq Guide|Seq Guide]] | ||
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