Npcs selling the wrong thing.

snym15 · Post by **snym15** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:36 am

Well, I tried to buy a hatchet from Timo for 20 coins.....however, he sold me a hat for 30 coins. I tried typing it a different way and ended up with another hat. I sold one back to find I'd only get 10 coins for it. But still no hatchet. the only thing I can think of as a reason for this is that the keyword for hat is conflicting with the "hat" in hatchet. But i don't know, maybe its just something I did.

has anyone else had this problem?

xEleas · Post by **xEleas** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:38 am

I believe, but I'm not sure, that "Sam" sells hatchets.. And I also believe, yet am not sure that this NPC is found in a castle up north of Troll's Bane..

I hope that helps.

Nerisella Shortankard · Mon Oct 02, 2006 2:43 am

try buying a "beil" it will work that way

snym15 · Post by **snym15** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 3:15 am

ok. thanks

Skaalib Drurr · Post by **Skaalib Drurr** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 8:16 am

If you try to buy a hatchet from Sam you get a hat aswell. Go to the dwarf outside silverbrand. He will sell you all the tools

Miklorius · Post by **Miklorius** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:39 pm

It is obviously a bug with the keywords (hatchet).

There are some other problems with item names with more than one word.

J S · Post by **J S** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:46 pm

As long as 'im Borgate ain't confusin' 'is beer mugs with bloody goat milk, I'll beh fine aye? Arr..

Post by **Estralis Seborian** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:59 pm

Please post such problems on flyspray. It helps if you include a suggestion how to rename the items.

Example: hat -> slouch hat (hat is included in "hatchet")
crossbow bolt -> bolt (crossbow is included in crossbow bolt)

Miklorius · Post by **Miklorius** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:04 pm

What are the exact limitations of keywords?

The NPCs won't tell you the prices for "more-word-items", but they buy (some of) them; example: The "große leere Flasche" (big empty bottle?).

Samantha Meryadeles · Post by **Samantha Meryadeles** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:43 pm

it is not the naming, it is simply a failure in the script. the one who scripted the npc hasn't watched out. in the list of triggerst hat is before hatchet. this way when you say hatchet, he triggers already by hat. hatchet has to be first, than hat.

xEleas · Post by **xEleas** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 5:54 pm

Samantha Meryadeles wrote:it is not the naming, it is simply a failure in the script. the one who scripted the npc hasn't watched out. in the list of triggerst hat is before hatchet. this way when you say hatchet, he triggers already by hat. hatchet has to be first, than hat.

Exactly what I wanted to say.
Basicly, I think.. that for instance, an NPC sells " a hat " and " a hatchet "

the script, in brief, in a way that whenever someone tells the NPC something, he analyzes it in this order:

- If word is "a hat" = give hat.
- end dialogue.
- If word is "a hatchet" = give hatchet.
- end dialogue.

But basicly, whenever you say "a hatchet", the NPC will react to the first part of the word. "a hat-chet".

If the script was inverted, e.g: to detect "hatchet" before "hat", I believe it would work..

But on a second thought, I doubt the developpers didn't watch out for this common mistake..

Post by **Nitram** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 7:43 pm

we changed a name of the hat. Should solve the problem

Kevin Lightdot · Post by **Kevin Lightdot** » Mon Oct 02, 2006 9:27 pm

Change the name of a crossbow bolt to little pokey thing!