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Droid Command Programming Mechanics

In this section, I will go over the basic droid commands, and how to program a droid. Droid Commands are accessed and created through three methods:

1. Program Radial Menus
2. Module Specific Radial Menus
3. Conversation Menus

The programmable commands list is a list of commands available to droids through using the Program menu on the droid radial.

Part 1. Program Radial Menu Commands

Complete Command List

This is a listing of all available commands that may be issued to droids as they appear in the Command List in the datapad & through the List Command window.

( * (Appears for Combat capable droids only)
( ** (Appears for Combat capable R-units only)

• Default Trained Commands
  
• Command List

• Misc Command List - Harvest Creature

Module Specific Radial Menus

Most of the commands explain themselves, but I'll run through some of the commands with you.


• Follow Me This command will make your droid follow you as you move around
• Follow Other - Targeted command that makes your
  droid follow the designated target as long as they do not take a shuttle
  or log out of client.
• Stay - This command will cause your droid to stay put
• Befriend- Allows a targeted player to control your droid. It Allows the target to issue commands to the droid.
  
• Get in Column/Wedge Formation - This command causes your droid to assume a new position behind you
  
• Get Patrol Point - Marks a spot along a path for your droid to patrol. Allows a droid to store up to 10
  patrol points, but only while the droid is present. If the droid is
  stored, you will need to re-program the patrol points. Patrol points
  can be up to 50 meters apart.
  
• Clear Patrol Points - Clears all stored patrol points
  on a droid.
  
• Guard - Causes combat capable droids to guard a specific
  target, including yourself. The droid will guard who ever is targeted. If no one is targeted, or an enemy is targeted, the droid will guard its owner.
  
• Attack - Use this command and your droid will attack your current targeted enemy (if combat capable)
• Store - This command puts your droid back into your datapad
  
  
• Harvest Creature - This command is found on droids that have been given creature harvest modules. Command must be programmed into the command list by using the Harvest Options menu, then the Program Target Harvest radial option on the droid. When used, the droid will go to the targeted corpse, and begin harvesting a resource determined by harvest options.
• Fire Trap Projectile - This command is found on droids that have been given trap throwing modules. Command must be programmed into the command list by using the Trap Projectile Controls menu, then the Program: Fire Trap radial option on the droid. When used, the droid will begin firing traps off at the targeted creature.
  
  Do Trick Two
  
  This attribute appears on any droid that is equipped with a Repair module or Auto Repair module. Note that during pre-cu this seemed to cause a conflict in that a player that equipped both an auto-repair module and a repair module could not use the droid due to a conflict in programming since both modules activated off the same command. Perhaps we should add an additional trick for droids such as Do Trick Three or Do Trick Four.
  
  Now that you have a droid, what do you do with it?
  
  Once you have called your droid you need to program the commands it will need. Target your new droid and open the radial menu.
  
  To train the droid select and pick "Program" from the radial menu. This will give you a list of commands that your droid is able to learn. When you have selected the command, a "?" will appear over the droid's head and in Spatial Chat. The command can be made either in Spatial or by using the /tellpet command. A command can be up to a total of 30 characters in length and can consist of letters, characters, and spaces. Commands are case sensitive according to how you originally typed the command. Now say the command and the droid will respond. Once a proper command is issued, the droid will respond with a "!" over its head and in Spatial Chat to confirm that it has learned its new command. You can then verify that the command was issued properly by checking in the datapad under the List Commands menu in the radial. For example:
  
  * Select Program from the droid's radial menu, and select "Follow Me".
  
  * Droid indicates it is ready with a question mark floating above its head "?".
  
  * Say the word that you want to use, "heel", bear in mind that this is case-sensitive so if you type it in capitals here, you will need to type it in capital letters each time you command the droid.
  
  * Droid responds to indicate that it has learned that command by an exclamation mark floating above its head "!".
  
  * Repeat for any further commands you'd like to teach it.
  
  * Droids that are issued conflicting commands such as those that they cannot complete without additional parameters (such as issuing patrols without first setting patrol points) will display an "!" and "?" icons over their head indicating their confusion.
  
  Note: Pets can be issued commands from up to 90 meters away by using /tellpet to issue the command. Using spatial chat to issue commands to pet is limited to the spatial chat radius.

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