Assigning Perl Scripts to in game objects (Entity)

[Bytebait]

I'm trying to figure out how everything works and absorbing as much as I can from EQEmu Server but I'm missing some info.

I want to make a Merchant that sells a Cloth Cap #1001 and can be Hailed with a response.

I can make the merchant in game with #spawn, #npcspawn, #npcedit, #repop


Can I add inventory with a perl script? If so, how do I link that script to the newly added Entity

[Bytebait]

Ok, it looks like the name of the NPC needs to be the same name as the pl file for it to trigger.

[joligario]

Or NPC ID. It's all in the manual.

[Uleat]

I don't know if you can add merchant inventory items through script..would need to dig in and see how that's handled.

At the very least, it's probably not in the scripting apis.

[nilbog]

It looks like you can use quest::MerchantSetItem to add merchant inventory through a perl script. I have never used this but maybe? Replace npcid with the npc's ID, and howmanycaps with the total number you would like the npc to stock.

sub EVENT_SAY {
	if ($text=~/hail/i) 
	{
		quest::say("a response.");
	}
}

sub EVENT_SPAWN {
	#quest::MerchantSetItem(uint32 npc_id, uint32 item_id, [uint32 quantity])
	quest::MerchantSetItem(npcid, 1001, howmanycaps);
}

[Bytebait]

Originally Posted by joligario

Or NPC ID. It's all in the manual.

If there is a manual different than the one I linked I would love to know about it. If it is in the eqemu.gitbook.io site, I haven't been able to find where to setup and manage merchants.

[joligario]

Not sure what specifically you aren't finding on merchants. My comment was to the question title and your response about assigning scripts based on NPC name.

[Huppy]

Originally Posted by Bytebait

I want to make a Merchant

I'm assuming, once you created the npc, you set it's npc class to 41 (to enable merchant) ? You can do that in-game by targetting the npc and typing #npcedit set class 41 (then #repop) or if using an editor, you go into the npc_types table and change it there.

[Bytebait]

Originally Posted by Huppy

I'm assuming, once you created the npc, you set it's npc class to 41 (to enable merchant) ? You can do that in-game by targetting the npc and typing #npcedit set class 41 (then #repop) or if using an editor, you go into the npc_types table and change it there.

I did, I'm able to sell, though haven't figured out how to assign items to sell and it also doesn't store the items sold to it.

[Huppy]

Even though there is various tools for editing the database, (EOC, etc.) I use George's Tools for editing merchants, spawns, etc. Few steps to installing it but works for me.
http://www.georgestools.chrsschb.com/

As far as merchants keeping items sold to them, make sure, in variables table MerchantsKeepItems is set to 1 and in rule_values table World:ClearTempMerchantlist is set to false

[Bytebait]

Originally Posted by Huppy

Even though there is various tools for editing the database, (EOC, etc.) I use George's Tools for editing merchants, spawns, etc. Few steps to installing it but works for me.
http://www.georgestools.chrsschb.com/

As far as merchants keeping items sold to them, make sure, in variables table MerchantsKeepItems is set to 1 and in rule_values table World:ClearTempMerchantlist is set to false

you're awesome, thank you.