Random Mission in a New System

Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:17 am by DwD

Ok, I've read several topics and tutorials on this subject, but I stll cannot get random mission from a job board in my new system. (TY for all the great info BTW, I wouldn't have gotten this far without it.) I'm not even sure this encounter zone is working.

example:

[Zone
nickname = ZONE_Hi03_vignette1
pos = -39001, 0, -34956
shape = SPHERE
size = 10000
mission_type = ANY, ANY
sort = 99.500000
vignette_type = open

[Zone
nickname = ZONE_Hi03_destroy_encounter1
pos = -39001, 0, -34956
shape = SPHERE
size = 20000
interference = 0.500000
visit = 128
sort = 99.500000
toughness = 15
density = 3
repop_time = 25
max_battle_size = 4
pop_type = Background
relief_time = 35
faction_weight = fc_c_grp, 10
faction_weight = gd_bh_grp, 5
encounter = area_bh_scout, 19, 0.250000
faction = fc_bh_grp, 1.000000

Note that the vignette zone lies entirely within the encounter zone. I read in one of the tutorials that they most at least overlap. I have the proper EncounterParameters at the top of the system.ini

[EncounterParameters
nickname = area_bh_scout
filename = missions\encounters\area_bh_scout.ini

I get a message from the job board that too many players are accessing it, or if I remove these lines from the mbases.ini

[MVendor
num_offers = 5, 7

it just says "no jobs available come back later".

ANY help will be greatly appreciated

Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:35 am by Mace_166

Its better to have lots of vinigrettes over lapping rather than just the one. The distance of the base to the zone as well is a factor. In the original game most systems have tradelanes which cuts down the distance, or has a very small size system. Could you also post the mbase entry?

Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:48 am by DwD

Ok, here's the mbase entry you asked for Mace. It's rather long because I already have the NPC's in the base and I can get rumors from them. I even have the ship vendor, the commodities vendor and the equipment vendor all working properly. BTW, I saw that I had the faction entry wrong in my encounter zone just as I made my last post. I've fixed it and the encounter area is now working, but I still cannot get jobs from the board. I have 5 or 6 of these zones around the system, not just the one. All are the same except for location. I did plan on adding more, but thought this enough to see if I had them working properly.

[MBase
nickname = Hi03_01_Base
local_faction = fc_c_grp
diff = 19
msg_id_prefix = gcs_refer_base_Hi03_01_Base

[MVendor
num_offers = 5, 7

[BaseFaction
faction = fc_c_grp
weight = 100
offers_missions = true
mission_type = DestroyMission, 28.478237, 53.365005, 100
npc = Hi0301_corsairs_001_m
npc = Hi0301_corsairs_002_m
npc = Hi0301_corsairs_003_m
npc = Hi0301_corsairs_004_f
npc = Hi0301_corsairs_005_f

[GF_NPC
nickname = Hi0301_corsairs_001_m
body = pl_male1_journeyman_body
head = pi_pirate1_head
lefthand = benchmark_male_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_male_hand_right
individual_name = 221005
affiliation = fc_c_grp
voice = rvp140
misn = DestroyMission, 28.478237, 53.365005
room = bar
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133240
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133241
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133242
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133243
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133245
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133246
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133247
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133248
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 134316

[GF_NPC
nickname = Hi0301_corsairs_002_m
body = pl_male1_journeyman_body
head = ge_male6_head
lefthand = benchmark_male_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_male_hand_right
individual_name = 221006
affiliation = fc_c_grp
voice = rvp106
misn = DestroyMission, 28.478237, 53.365005
room = bar
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133240
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133241
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133242
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133243
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133245
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133246
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133247
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133248
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 134320
accessory = prop_neuralnet_F_right

[GF_NPC
nickname = Hi0301_corsairs_003_m
body = pl_male1_journeyman_body
head = ge_male1_head
lefthand = benchmark_male_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_male_hand_right
individual_name = 221007
affiliation = fc_c_grp
voice = rvp106
misn = DestroyMission, 28.478237, 53.365005
room = bar
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133240
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133241
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133242
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133243
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133245
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133246
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133247
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133248
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 134316

[GF_NPC
nickname = Hi0301_corsairs_004_f
body = pl_female1_journeyman_body
head = pl_female2_head
lefthand = benchmark_female_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_female_hand_right
individual_name = 221008
affiliation = fc_c_grp
voice = rvp546
misn = DestroyMission, 28.478237, 53.365005
room = bar
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133249
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133250
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133251
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133252
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133253
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133254
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 134320
accessory = prop_neuralnet_F

[GF_NPC
nickname = Hi0301_corsairs_005_f
body = pl_female1_journeyman_body
head = rh_newscaster_head_gen
lefthand = benchmark_female_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_female_hand_right
individual_name = 221009
affiliation = fc_c_grp
voice = rvp501
misn = DestroyMission, 28.478237, 53.365005
room = bar
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133249
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133250
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133251
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133252
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133253
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 133254
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 134316

[GF_NPC
nickname = Hi0301_fix_bartender
body = pl_male1_journeyman_body
head = br_bartender_head
lefthand = benchmark_male_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_male_hand_right
individual_name = 245147
affiliation = fc_c_grp
voice = rvp106
bribe = fc_c_grp, 10000, 16101
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133240
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133241
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133242
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133243
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133245
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133246
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133247
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133248

[GF_NPC
nickname = Hi0301_fix_ship
body = pl_male1_journeyman_body
head = pi_pirate2_head
lefthand = benchmark_male_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_male_hand_right
individual_name = 245148
affiliation = fc_c_grp
voice = rvp106

[GF_NPC
nickname = Hi0301_fix_trader
body = pl_male1_journeyman_body
head = sh_male4_head
lefthand = benchmark_male_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_male_hand_right
individual_name = 245149
affiliation = fc_c_grp
voice = rvp101

[GF_NPC
nickname = Hi0301_fix_weaponsdealer
body = pl_male1_journeyman_body
head = pl_male2_head
lefthand = benchmark_male_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_male_hand_right
individual_name = 245150
affiliation = fc_c_grp
voice = rvp101

[MRoom
nickname = bar
character_density = 5
fixture = Hi0301_fix_bartender, Zs/NPC/Bartender/01/A/Stand, scripts\vendors\li_bartender_fidget.thn, bartender

[MRoom
nickname = trader
character_density = 2
fixture = Hi0301_fix_trader, Zs/NPC/Trader/01/A/Stand, scripts\vendors\li_commtrader_fidget.thn, trader

[MRoom
nickname = ShipDealer
character_density = 2
fixture = Hi0301_fix_ship, Zs/NPC/Shipdealer/01/A/Stand, scripts\vendors\li_shipdealer_fidget.thn, ShipDealer

[MRoom
nickname = Equipment
character_density = 2
fixture = Hi0301_fix_weaponsdealer, Zs/NPC/Equipment/01/A/Stand, scripts\vendors\li_equipdealer_fidget.thn, Equipment

Edited by - DwD on 2/23/2005 5:51:55 AM

Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:30 pm by Mace_166

I might be wrong but i`m nor sure about the vinigrette entry. Try changing this bit;
[Zone
nickname = ZONE_Hi03_vignette1
pos = -39001, 0, -34956
shape = SPHERE
size = 10000
mission_type = ANY, ANY<-------------------------
sort = 99.500000
vignette_type = open

to either,
mission_type = unlawful, lawful
mission_type = unlawful
mission_type = lawful, unlawful

Wed Feb 23, 2005 1:55 pm by DwD

I made that change before and it didnt seem to make any difference.

I have, however gotten the job board to work since I made the post this morning. I've added quite a few vignette zones as well as path zones all around the system. and I reduced the number of missions to offer on the jobs board.

I believe my problem before was to many offers and not enough vignettes. As I said earlier, I am getting jobs, but they are all close to the planet. I believe that path zones may remedy this.

Thanks for looking and thanks for the replies Mace.

Wed Feb 23, 2005 5:35 pm by Mace_166

No probs, sorry I couldn`t find the solution. At least you`ve got it working even if it needs any fine tuning.

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