Revision as of 06:27, 12 June 2007

QueST files are the new version of quests that appear with publish 10 when SOE introduced the journal in the game.

Basic Structure

<?xml version="1.0"?>
  <quest version="1.0" >
    <tasks availableId="" >
      <task type="" id="" name="" taskOnFail="" >
        <data value="" name="" />
        <data value="" name="" />
        <data value="" name="" />
        ...
        <task type="" id="" name="" taskOnFail="" >
          <data value="" name="" />
          <data value="" name="" />
          <data value="" name="" />
          ...
        </task>
      </task>
    </tasks>
    <list>
      <data value="" name="" />
      <data value="" name="" />
      <data value="" name="" />
      ...
    </list>
  </quest>

We have:

• a XML header
• a quest packet (1 per file)
  • a tasks packet containing 2 things:
    • a task packet (the main one of the quest) containing some informations:
      • name=value
      • ...
      • and 0 or more other task packets which can each contain 0 or more other task packet and so on...
    • a list packet containing some informations:
      • name=value
      • ...

In Depth Structure

task

Each task packet starts with a header containing 4 fields:

<task type="" id="" name="" taskOnFail="" >

Depending on the header, its content vary (more or less data fields, ...)

Type: Nothing

header

• type=Nothing
• id=0
• name=Nothing
• taskOnFail=false

content

• prerequisiteTasks=
• exclusionTasks=
• journalEntryTitle=
• journalEntryDescription=
• isVisible=true
• showSystemMessages=0
• allowRepeats=0
• target=
• parameter=

Type: Go to Location

header

• type=Go to Location
• id=3
• name=Go to Location
• taskOnFail=false

content

• prerequisiteTasks=
• exclusionTasks=
• journalEntryTitle=some text
• journalEntryDescription=
• isVisible=true
• showSystemMessages=0
• allowRepeats=0
• target=
• parameter=
• Planet=tatooine
• LocationX(m)=220
• LocationY(m)=190
• LocationZ(m)=220
• Radius(m)=10.0

Type: Timer

header

• type=Timer
• id=10
• name=Timer
• taskOnFail=false

content

• prerequisiteTasks=
• exclusionTasks=
• journalEntryTitle=some text
• journalEntryDescription=
• isVisible=true
• showSystemMessages=0
• allowRepeats=0
• target=
• parameter=
• Min Time=0
• Max Time=60

Type: Encounter

header

• type=Encounter
• id=9
• name=Encounter
• taskOnFail=false

content

• prerequisiteTasks=
• exclusionTasks=
• journalEntryTitle=some text
• journalEntryDescription=
• isVisible=true
• showSystemMessages=0
• allowRepeats=0
• target=
• parameter=
• Creature Type=rockmite (or any other)
• Count=1
• Min Distance=5
• Max Distance=50
• Direction=Any
• musicOnActivate= (this field is not always there)

Type: Reward

header

• type=Reward
• id=6
• name=Reward
• taskOnFail=false

content

• prerequisiteTasks=
• exclusionTasks=
• journalEntryTitle=
• journalEntryDescription=
• isVisible=true
• showSystemMessages=0
• allowRepeats=0
• target=
• parameter=
• Experience Type=
• Experience Amount=0
• Faction Name=Rebel
• Faction Amount=0
• Bank Credits=1000
• Item=

Type: Immediately Complete Quest

header

• type=Immediately Complete Quest
• id=7
• name=Immediately Complete Quest
• taskOnFail=false

content

• prerequisiteTasks=
• exclusionTasks=
• journalEntryTitle=
• journalEntryDescription=
• isVisible=true
• showSystemMessages=0
• allowRepeats=0
• target=
• parameter=
• musicOnActivate=

list

Each variable of the list packet is stored this way:

<data value="" name="" />

Let's view what they are and their values:

• journalEntryTitle=some text
• journalEntryDescription=some text
• prerequisiteQuests=
• exclusionQuests=
• allowRepeats=true (or false)
• target=
• parameter=
• category=Test (or any other category)
• completeWhenTasksComplete=true (or false)