Quest State

[garrett123]

I'm trying to make my quest state set to active by using this

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Quest["Find_Apples"].State == "active"; Variable["Alert"] = "Quest: Find me some apples!"

The alert shows up but the state is not becoming active, I tried other states as well but no luck. I tried setting the state with the LUA Console but still no luck, but when I tried setting it in the Dialogue Editor' Quests/Items tab as active, it worked. Please help me.

[Tony Li]

Hi,

Use a single equals sign to assign values:

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Quest["Find_Apples"].State = "active"; Variable["Alert"] = "Quest: Find me some apples!"

Version 1.5.9 added a new Lua function SetQuestState that you might prefer to use:

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SetQuestState("Find Apples", "active"); Variable["Alert"] = "Quest: Find me some apples!"

The Lua wizards now use this function instead of setting the value directly. This also allows the new OnQuestStateChange message to work. And you don't need to fiddle with those underscore ( _ ) characters.

There's also a new CurrentQuestState function to check the current quest state. But you still need to use double equals signs to test values (as compared to single equals to assign values):

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CurrentQuestState("Find Apples") == "unassigned"

^ The condition above is true if the Find Apples quest is unassigned.

[garrett123]

Hi,

Use a single equals sign to assign values:

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Quest["Find_Apples"].State = "active"; Variable["Alert"] = "Quest: Find me some apples!"

Version 1.5.9 added a new Lua function SetQuestState that you might prefer to use:

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SetQuestState("Find Apples", "active"); Variable["Alert"] = "Quest: Find me some apples!"

The Lua wizards now use this function instead of setting the value directly. This also allows the new OnQuestStateChange message to work. And you don't need to fiddle with those underscore ( _ ) characters.

There's also a new CurrentQuestState function to check the current quest state. But you still need to use double equals signs to test values (as compared to single equals to assign values):

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CurrentQuestState("Find Apples") == "unassigned"

^ The condition above is true if the Find Apples quest is unassigned.

I actually realized that before I saw this. Sorry for the dumb question. Thanks!
Another question is how to get rid of the "track ui"? It is supposed to be gone after I complete a gathering object quest.

[Tony Li]

Another question is how to get rid of the "track ui"? It is supposed to be gone after I complete a gathering object quest.

If your quest is complete (i.e., the state is "success", "failure", or "done"), it should only show up in the quest tracker HUD if you've ticked Show Completed Quests. (And in this case it will show up in the Text style you've specified for Success Description or Failure Description on the Unity UI Quest Track Template.)

You can check your quest's state on the Dialogue Editor's Watches tab or the Lua Console, which is handy if you're in a build and not in the editor. For example, you could enter this in the Lua Console:

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return CurrentQuestState("Find Apples")