Let's Populate the Merchant's Row

Thanks, I'll update that although it's useful to note the application of NPC flags here, which can be used to prevent NPCs from saying things over and over. The way it's laid out above, you could ask her about herself in perpetuity.

 

No, I don't think so, but they are used like any other flag, although the syntax is different. You could look at some of the other merchants - I think some of them have it. Look for code like

Code:

npc_set(1)

which sets that NPC's flag #1. There are also checks for same.

 

Sorry D, I meant to reply earlier ...

The letter/colon code refers to internal routines that handle things like bartering and generic random multiple replies, like yes and no, said in a variety of ways. So yes, B: will invoke the bartering system, while having a PC say N: in a line will produce a selection from a list of replies in the negative - "No," "I think not," "Hardly," etc. I believe there is a list of what all these codes are somewhere in Ted's dialogue tutorial(s). They don't handle limiting NPC statements.

Here is an example of that code from another vendor in Verbo:

Code:

{10}{G:}{G:}{}{}{}{}
{11}{B:}{}{1}{}{0}{pc.barter(npc)}
{12}{Why are the girls so shy?}{}{1}{not npc_get(npc,1)}{30}{npc_set(npc,1)}
{13}{Where's everybody else?}{}{1}{not npc_get(npc,2)}{40}{npc_set(npc,2)}
{14}{E:}{}{1}{}{0}{}

In lines 12 and 13, the 'not npc_get)npc,x) code checks to see if the referenced flag x has been set, and will display the response if it hasn't ('not'), while the npc_set(npc,x) sets the referenced flag when the line is chosen.