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Description Template (Game Messages) Related Tags 75% This document is nearing completion. Mechanics This document is about game mechanics. Game Mechanics Town Mission NPC Heralds Town Mission NPCs POI Heralds Awareness Responses Quest NPCs Non Town Mission NPCs Faction Recruiters Mini Game NPCs Awareness checks are not only for determining aggressive responses in the game but is also used as a means for npcs to communicate and act in response to player actions. Whenever an npc detects the presence of an entity, the npc will check the entity's faction standing with it and will then issue forth an appropriate response depending on what the entity is currently doing or on what action the npc has taken as a result of the entity's presence or activity going on. All npcs within an given area will monitor the local surroundings for activities and other entities and will issue a response. Note: There is some sort of check made on the server that prevents all npcs within the area from issuing a response at once when an event occurs or if a player/npc/creature enters their detection range, presumably to prevent spam. Only a few NPCs are given an opportunity to make a response at some unknown interval. NPC's have three response groups to choose from depending on what type of npc has spotted an entity within its detection range. These response choices are: Townsperson Military Stormtrooper Slang Out of these response groups come response types. These response types are: Alert Responses Ally Responses Assist Responses Attacked Responses Hit Target Responses Being Hit Responses Threat Responses Death Responses Victory Responses Hostile Target Leaving Responses Hostile Target Greeting Responses Disliked Target Leaving Responses Disliked Target Greeting Responses Liked Target Leaving Responses Liked Target Greeting Responses Combat Closure Responses Flight Responses Request Aid Responses NPC vocalization also includes tones in the speech through mood types. The tone selected for whatever an npc says appears from the mood_types.stf file. All spawned npcs are given unique moods upon their spawning and will maintain that mood until they are dead or respawned. For example a commoner npc that is spawned with the Thoughtful mood, will always respond using Thoughtful mood speech until that npc is removed from the game world or is killed. Response Types Alert Responses These responses are given by npcs when an entity has been detected. Ally Responses These responses are given by npcs when a friendly faction ally or member of their faction is being attacked within their detection range and where the npc is going over to assist the ally. Assist Responses These responses are given by npcs when an npc has selected the same target to attack as another friendly faction member or ally. Attacked Responses These responses are given by npcs when combat has been initiated against them by another entity. Hit Target Responses These responses are given by npcs when they are actively attacking a target. Being Hit Responses These responses are given by npcs when they are being actively hit. Threat Responses These responses are given by npcs when a detected hostile target gets closer than a certain distance to the npc. Death Responses These responses are given by npcs when they are killed. Victory Responses These responses are given by npcs immediately when they have successfully killed the aggressors in their detection range. Hostile Target Leaving Responses These responses are given by npcs when a detected hostile entity has reached the 40 meter mark on a course taking it away from the npc. Hostile Target Greeting Responses These responses are given by npcs when a detected hostile entity has reached the 40 meter mark on a course taking it towards the npc. Disliked Target Leaving Responses These responses are given by npcs when a detected disliked entity has reached the 40 meter mark on a course taking it away from the npc. Disliked Target Greeting Responses These responses are given by npcs when a detected disliked entity has reached the 40 meter mark on a course taking it towards the npc. Liked Target Leaving Responses These responses are given by npcs when a detected liked entity has reached the 40 meter mark on a course taking it away from the npc. Liked Target Greeting Responses These responses are given by npcs when a detected liked entity has reached the 40 meter mark on a course taking it towards the npc. Combat Closure Responses These responses are given by npcs immediately when any combat between parties (and amongst themselves) within their detection range has concluded. Flight Responses These responses are given by npcs when they are initiating their flight response either due to being at low health 10% or lower, changing tactics (ranged npcs moving out of melee range from a melee attacker to get to ideal range) or if they are supposed to flee (townspersons escaping combat). Request Aid Responses These responses are given by npcs when they are getting low on HAM (probably below 50%). Townsperson Response Choices Townsperson response choices are linked to npc's of the Townsperson faction. Townsperson response choices can be found in the townsperson.stf file. Military Response Choices Military response choices are linked to npcs of the: Rebel Alliance Police and security factions (naboo security forces, corsec, fedub, etc) Mauler sects Gungan warriors. Military response choices can be found in the military.stf file Stormtrooper Response Choices Stormtrooper response choices are linked to imperial faction npcs and can be found in the stormtrooper.stf file Slang Response Choices Slang response choices are linked to criminal and thug related factions such as: Jabba Borvo Hutt Thieves Pirates Rogues and the like. Slang response choices can be found in the slang.stf file. Source References Source Source in Context