Packaging Quests with World Data?

groggluebutt · #1 03-27-2003, 02:30 AM

Drawde,

It seems that you are looking to be able to include quests with your database. Are you working with anyone already to get that done? I'd like to help you out if possible. I've looked over the quest system and it seems just like irc scripting, so I think I can handle it.

If you'd like some help, or can point me to a group that is already helping you, that would be great.

I'd also ask if anyone knows of a reliable list of quests out there. http://eq.stratics.com has a wonderfully formated quest database, but it doesn't seem to have everything in it. http://eq.crgaming.com is ok, too, but I can't seem to find anything comprehensive.

Thanks!

Piska · #2 03-27-2003, 11:11 AM

http://everquest.allakhazam.com/

Drawde · #3 03-27-2003, 11:50 PM

Also www.eqcaster.com (a downloadable guide/compendium) and the quests in the HackerQuest emu DB are
useful reference material.

Drawde · #4 03-27-2003, 11:56 PM

Also, Lurker_005 has just sent me his quest converter script, which converts HQ scripts to the EQEmu format, so hopefully I should have a working quest addon finished reasonably soon.

groggluebutt · #5 03-28-2003, 09:35 AM

Wow! Sounds like the quests are already done, then! Is Lurker_005 the one who coded the quests, or did someone else?

Lurker_005, do you need any help with the quests?

groggluebutt · #6 03-28-2003, 09:36 AM

Wow! Sounds like the quests are already done, then! Is Lurker_005 the one who coded the quests, or did someone else?

Lurker_005, do you need any help with the quests?

Lurker_005 · #7 03-28-2003, 01:40 PM

I didn't "code" the quests, just converted what was collected by EQCollector to the format for EQEmu. And unless I think of ways to guess at missing data (exp, filter out bad quests) or just format the quests better then what I planed to do with it is done. To be really useful they will need LOTS of hand editing, but compared to making them from scratch, that is a much smaller task.

The source data was logged, and has problems, like full sentence text triggers. IE. "what is a snow orc" instead of just "snow orc" Some quests had different responses that are both output now (bad/good faction responses) Anoter one is if you could turn in stacks of items to do the quest many times at once. Well this got recorded as needing ALL those items to do the quest once.

Basically it is something to get everyone started, like the DB Addon itself. They are just rough starting points.

groggluebutt · #8 03-29-2003, 07:47 AM

So do you have those quests ready for use, or are they still being converted?

Do you need help with that "hand" editing? I'd be glad to split it up with you.

Lurker_005 · #9 03-29-2003, 09:26 AM

see http://forums.eqemu.net/viewtopic.php?t=6774