Difference between revisions of "Quest Data Tab"

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clarification about "Allow Reserved"
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(Start Game Enabled quests do NOT always consider aliases "allow reserved" (see discussion at http://forums.bethsoft.com/topic/1471485-defining-alias-breaks-entire-mod/ and also the thread linked in post 6))
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*'''Event:''' Any quest which specifies an Event can only be started by the [[:Category:Story Manager|Story Manager]] ("Start Game Enabled" will be greyed out). Quests which have no Event are started "manually", by calling [[Start_-_Quest|Start]], [[SetCurrentStageID_-_Quest|SetStage]], or [[SetObjectiveDisplayed_-_Quest|SetObjectiveDisplayed]].
*'''Event:''' Any quest which specifies an Event can only be started by the [[:Category:Story Manager|Story Manager]] ("Start Game Enabled" will be greyed out). Quests which have no Event are started "manually", by calling [[Start_-_Quest|Start]], [[SetCurrentStageID_-_Quest|SetStage]], or [[SetObjectiveDisplayed_-_Quest|SetObjectiveDisplayed]].
*'''Start Game Enabled:''' This option is only available for quests with no triggering Event. If this box is checked, the quest starts running at the beginning of the game. Otherwise, it will not start running until the [[Start_-_Quest|Start]], [[SetCurrentStageID_-_Quest|SetStage]], or [[SetObjectiveDisplayed_-_Quest|SetObjectiveDisplayed]] commands are used.
*'''Start Game Enabled:''' This option is only available for quests with no triggering Event. If this box is checked, the quest starts running at the beginning of the game. Otherwise, it will not start running until the [[Start_-_Quest|Start]], [[SetCurrentStageID_-_Quest|SetStage]], or [[SetObjectiveDisplayed_-_Quest|SetObjectiveDisplayed]] commands are used.
**Start Game Enabled quests automatically grey out the option for their aliases to "Allow Reserved." However, at times this may still need to be ticked to avoid problems. To set this flag on a Start Game Enabled quest alias, highlight the alias's line in the alias list window and press CTRL-SHIFT-R to tick the flag.
**Start Game Enabled quests automatically grey out the option for their aliases to "Allow Reserved." However, for Start Game Enabled quests added to a pre-existing save, this may still need to be ticked to avoid problems. To set this flag on a Start Game Enabled quest alias, highlight the alias's line in the alias list window and press CTRL-SHIFT-R to tick the flag.
*'''Run Once:''' Prevents the Quest from being reset when it starts. If a "Start Game Enabled" quest is not also flagged to "Run Once", its [[OnInit]] event will fire twice.
*'''Run Once:''' Prevents the Quest from being reset when it starts. If a "Start Game Enabled" quest is not also flagged to "Run Once", its [[OnInit]] event will fire twice.
*'''Warn on alias fill failure:''' n/a
*'''Warn on alias fill failure:''' n/a
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