BAM Touch Goal

BAM Touch Goal Concepts

Each step/task of the quest or adventure is represented by a goal object.

There are two basic parts to configuring a Goal object:

1. Configure the current task that the player must be working on, in order to have "successfully" found this goal.
2. Configure a NEXT task to hand out when the player finishes this current task, to send the player on to the next goal.

There are currently 3 starter goal objects, with many more possible, to help nudge players through your quest.

There is a touch goal which must be clicked with the mouse.

This could represent opening the treasure chest, opening the door to the final clue area, pressing the correct button on the bomb to defuse it, etc.

The touch goal checks the distance to the player to make sure the goal "is in arm's reach" of the player when activated.

By combining these three goals, and clever task descriptions and hints, you can build an infinite number of scavenger-hunt style quests for players in your regions.

Touch Goal Setup

Configuring all three goals is a similar process:

1. Create the goal object - such as a door, box, control panel button, etc.
2. Drop in the goal script
3. Edit the goal script ADVENTURE-SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION settings at the top.
   1. MSG_SETTEXT: the hovertext message over the quest goal. Example: "Processed Red Salt Cask";
   2. MSG_SETTEXT_COLOR: color of the hovertext. Examples: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Category:LSL_Color
   3. MSG_SETTEXT_ALPHA: alpha/transparency of the hovertext. Examples: 0.0 = invisible, 1.0 = fully visible.
   4. ADVNAME: short name of this adventure: Example "Red Salt Quest"
   5. ADVGOAL: the current task number that finding this goal will complete. Example: 101 Note: You can have multiple goal objects with the same goal number. That gives players multiple avenues to complete the same step of the quest.
   6. TASKDONETEXT: message to player they they found the goal to complete this task. Example: "You've found the salt mine! You'll need a lantern."
   7. TASKDONEUUID: uuid of a sound to play for player when they complete this step. Example: "step101done" Note: if you put a sound file in the goal object inventory, then this variable can be the name of the sound file.
   8. PRIZENAME: A prize to give player for completing this task step in the overrall quest. Example: "Cave Lantern" Note: Not every goal needs to give out a prize, but this lets you equip player with necessary bits to complete later tasks in the quest.
   9. ADVTASKTDNUM: the NEXT task number "to-do" now that player has completed THIS task. Example: 102 NOTE: You can have multiple goals with the same task number that give the same OR DIFFERENT Next Task numbers. This can channel players into different parts of your quests based on which goal items they activated at that step.
   10. ADVTASKTODO: a description of the NEXT task in the quest. Example: "Explore the mine for processed red salt."
   11. ADVTASKTODOHINT: a hint to help player complete the next task. Example: "Processed red salt is usually stored and shipped in casks or barrels"
   12. TRIGGERWAIT: how long must player wait before being able to re-trigger this goal, in seconds. Example: 60
   13. PRIZEWAIT: how long must player wait between getting the prize from this goal again, in seconds: Example 3600 (=1 hour, 86400 = 1 day)
   14. EVENTTIMER: time between processing the recent and prizegiven lists, in seconds. Example 15.0 Note: Smaller numbers mean more accuracy but more lag. Larger numbers mean less lag but less precise list processing and cleanup.
4. Save and close the script.
5. Place the next goal using steps 1-4 above...
6. Set the last goal in the quest to give the player a TASK and HINT to go back to the quest NPC for the main quest prize.

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