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Description Template (Game Messages) Related Tags 25% This document has been partially completed. Mechanics This document is about game mechanics. 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 Command List The command list is a window that is obtained by the player through left clicking on the pet in the datapad and using the List Commands radial option. The window that displays contains all the known commands that the pet has acquired. Accessing the Command List Example of Command List Window The Datapad List The datapad list are the commands in which the pet has acquired. It is viewed simply by clicking on the pet in the datapad window and reviewing its stats. Example of Datapad List 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 Pets have a few default trained commands when they are first created. Default Trained Commands Program Radial Command List Using The Program Menu Commands Accessing the Program Menu Complete Program Menu Command List This is a listing of all available radial options that may be trained to droids as they appear under the Program menu radial. Radial Name Default Command Parent Radial Menu For Programming Notes Follow Me follow Program Follow Other chase Program Stay stay Program Befriend friend Program Get in Column Formation column formation Program Get in Wedge Formation wedge formation Program Patrol patrol Program Get Patrol Point get patrol point Program Clear Patrol Point clear patrol point Program Group group Program Store release Program Guard guard Program (Appears for Combat capable droids only) Attack attack Program (Appears for Combat capable droids only) Repair Other Droid repair Program (appears as Do Trick Two in datapad & command list) Recharge Other Droid recharge Program (appears as Do Trick One in datapad & command list) Use Ranged Attack Program 1. Appears as Ranged Attack in datapad & command list 2. Appears for Combat capable R-units only Part 2. Droid Module Menu Commands Complete Module Specific Radial Menu Command List This is a listing of all available radial options that may be trained to droids as they appear under the various Droid Module Specific menu radials. Radial Name Default Command Parent Radial Menu For Programming Notes Program Target Harvest Harvest Options Appears as Harvest Creature in datapad & command list Program: Fire Trap Trap Projectile Controls Appears as Fire Trap Projectile in datapad & command list Part 3. Droid Conversation Menu Commands Droid Conversation Menu Command List This is a listing of all available radial options that may be trained to droids as they appear under the various conversation menu radials used by droids that have personality chips. Radial Name Default Command Parent Radial Menu For Programming Notes Follow Me follow Program Follow Other chase Program Stay stay Program Befriend friend Program Get in Column Formation column formation Program Get in Wedge Formation wedge formation Program Patrol patrol Program Get Patrol Point get patrol point Program Clear Patrol Point clear patrol point Program Group group Program Store release Program Guard guard Program (Appears for Combat capable droids only) Attack attack Program (Appears for Combat capable droids only) Repair Other Droid repair Program (appears as Do Trick Two in datapad & command list) Part 4. Command Definitions 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 come to you from its current position and then begin following you as you move around Follow Other - Targeted command that makes your droid come from its current position and then follows the designated target until they take a shuttle or log out of client. Stay - This command will cause your droid to stop its current movement and then 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 - Commands a combat capable pet to guard your current target (another player, NPC or creature). Your pet will attack anyone who attacks the guarded target. Guard is a toggle; you can command your pet to stop guarding by using the Guard option when you don't have anything targeted (the ESC key clears all targets). The droid will guard who ever is targeted. If no one is targeted, or an enemy is targeted, the droid will guard its owner. The droid will attack the first aggressive entity that comes after the guarded target. Any subsequent aggressor will be added to its list to attack after the initial aggressor has been destroyed. 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 One This command appears on any power droid. The command must be programmed into the command list by using the Program menu, then Recharge Other Droid option on the droid. When used, the droid will go to the target and begin to recharge it. Do Trick Two This command appears on any droid that is equipped with a Repair module or Auto Repair module. For droids with Repair Modules, the command must be programmed into the command list by using the Program menu, then Repair Other Droid option. Droids with Auto Repair Modules cannot be reprogrammed. The default command for those is "repair." 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. Tellpet If you're worried about contributing to the spam in busy areas, or disturbing the peace and tranquility in quiet areas as you shout "Follow Me" at your droid, then you can use the "/tellpet" command. Either target your pet and then issue the command, eg "/tellpet group" or, if you've named your droid, then you can address it by name without having to target it. For example if your droid's name is "Fluffy" then you would say "/tellpet (Fluffy) attack" or for one called "EojsKillahDroid" "/tellpet (EojsKillahDroid) follow target" (note that the droid's name must have the brackets around it, and that it is case-sensitive and should be typed exactly as you see the name above the droid's head). Part 5. Programming the Commands 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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