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Title

Baldur's Gate Style Transitions

Author

The Great Slayer of Gelatinous Cubes

Submitted / Updated

05-10-2003 / 11-22-2006

Category

Travel

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This script set is meant to easily allow module builders to create a system of controlled encounters
between area transitions that only trigger part of the time...
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Set Up:
Find the trigger/area transition named: change this Name
Place this as you would an area transition then,
change the tag so that it is unique (as per normal for area transitions),
Finally change the Name.
The name will take the form of: 33333333333333333333_444
where the 3s are the tag of the encounter you want the transition to have some chance of triggeing
the 4s then represent the percent chance of having to face this encounter
This number can vary between 000 and 100 (note numbers over 100 percent, simply will trigger it 100% of the time)

An example:

Name: goblins_low_030
Tag: at1_enc

This is unique area transition: at1_enc
30% of the time this area transition is taken it will transport the taker to a sub area
in this sub area the transition taker will need to face the encounter of tag: "goblins_low"

Area Transition Encounter Battle Area:
Encounters triggered are fought in a smaller sub area.
this area can be any size of shape but must contain a waypoint of tag: "wp_trans",
this way point is where transition takers will transport to
Next place encounters of any possible encounter in a trigger that surrounds the wp...
This garuantees the teleporting transition taker will trigger the encounter upon entering
(Note you only need one copy of each encounter even if called by multiple transitions)
Set spawn points... this is semi optional but believe me your players will like it better if you do
finally create some exits for the pc/area transition clicker...
Simply place the trigger/transition named "Transition Battle Trigger" these transitions transition the 
clicker to what their target originally was and only work while the clicker isn't in battle,
This ensures the pc must actually dispatch of the encounter (preventing simply running away via area transitions)

Place the script "area_trans_hbeat" in the heartbeat event of the area you are using for the encounters
this script will deactiate all the encounters in the area the first time the heart beat runs,
this prevents area transition takers from accidentially having to face a multitude of encounters
simply because they are the first to take a transition.
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Included in the .erf:
"Change this Name" -> custom area transition (use this for area transitions as described above)
"Transition Battle Trigger" -> custom area transition (use this as the exit from the encounter sub area, no need to link it to anything)
"Area Transition Zone" "wp_trans" ->custom waypoints (Place this in you encounter sub area, this is where transition takers will spawn to face encounters)
Scripts:
area_trans_hbeat -> goes into the heartbeat event for the sub area filled with encounters (this sets all the encounters in the area to unactive, preventing a flood of triggerings)
gen_area_trans -> this is in the onClick of the "Change this Name" transition. It stores the target and does the appropriate teleportation and encounter activating as based on Name
gen_combat_trans -> this is in the OnClick of "Transition Battle Target" it checks if clicker is in combat, if not it transports them to their stored location and erases so said location
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Contact:
my webpage: http://www.geocities.com/tgsofgc
my email: alexwarner@hotmail.com (comments, requests, and complaints are always welcome)
Please remember to give credit where credit is due, also feel free to use this as you desire and change it to fit your particular needs
-The Great Slayer of Gelatinous Cubes

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Type

Type - Transitions

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BioWare Standard

Description

This is a method by which builders can create encounters between transitions. This was made to be somewhat similar to Baldur's Gate style map travel encounters. See the readme for complete details and what is included. Feel free to leave feedback or criticism and please vote.

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Name	Type	Size	Downloads
Baldurs_Gate_Style_Transitions.zipBaldurs_Gate_Style_Transitions.zip Submitted: 05-10-2003 / Last Updated: 05-10-2003	zip	4.76Kb	780
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Comments (7):

Posted by Old_Scores_Transfered at 2004-02-20 10:29:22 Voted 10.00 on 02/20/04

This is a compilation of the old system into a single score. There were 3 that made this score of 9.67 then rounded to 10.

Posted by TGSofGC ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-06-01 12:03:00

Go ahead and post it I think the description you gave here is credit enough, at least for my part of it. The goal is to give the community access to better tools anyways right?

Posted by warleader_6 ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-05-25 05:59:00

This is a great script. If anyone is interested, I customized it so that it tracks a party, and transitions the entire party to the destination, or encounter. It as well advances the time to simulate travel. Yes, you have the infamous "you must gather you party member" message.
the party members must be within 8 meters to the transition, then any one clicks it and they all go.
I cant take credit for this because I just took TGSoGC's script and mixed it with Jack gorman's Legs of the trip. It took alot of cut and paste and testing, but it is fully multiplayer capable, and works beautiful.
If the Authors do not mind, i will gladly email it to TGSpGC so he can post it. The only changes that need to take place after importing into your module, is not put that heart beat script in the encounter area, and if they are not already just set yur encounters to inactive, and uncheck player tripped only. So far it works great for me!
I give full credit to the author of this script, TGSoGC and Jack Gorman.

WL_6

Posted by Obituary420 ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-05-14 04:27:00

Don't forget the "You have been waylaid by enemies and must defend yourself". Then your system will be complete...

Posted by Fleshmelter ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-05-11 17:54:00

Well there is a script out there for keeping party together....so I guess your nightmare has come to life :)

Posted by Anonymous ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-05-10 16:52:00

Great start; all you need is for it to say "You must gather your party before venturing forth". I still have nightmares about that...

Posted by Rome ( ..xxx.xxx ) at 2003-05-10 16:49:00

Thanks for doing this. I forget how much fun that was to run away and discover that I had run into MORE trouble not less.

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