Amount of NPCs at a bar

[Livsi]

This post is deleted!

[Livsi]

The total number of NPCs depends on the number of NPCs registered in the base bar. There are only 7 of them in Buffalo, along with the bartender
npc = li0112_outcasts_001_m
npc = li0112_outcasts_002_f

npc = li0112_rogues_001_m
npc = li0112_rogues_002_m
npc = li0112_rogues_003_m
npc = li0112_rogues_004_m

[GF_NPC]
nickname = li0112_outcasts_001_m
…
…
room = bar
etc

[MRoom]
nickname = bar
character_density = 7

[CommanderArgelo]

@Livsi As I stated above, the character_density does NOT change the maximum number of NPCs at the bar. Just check in-game that while you have character_density = 7, you still have only 4 NPCs at the bar. So, something else is responsible for that.

[Livsi]

Screen of the Buffalo bar with a density of 7

[CommanderArgelo]

@Livsi Ok my apologies, I was doing things for Rochester which is li01_13_base

But my question remains. I want to have even more NPCs, EVERY chair is to be used by NPC so they sit like 3 people at one table. It is already properly set in the script but if you set density to a value 8 or bigger it doesnt change anything.

Seems like its Maximum 1 NPC can sit at one table.

[Livsi]

• Only NPCs with index A are active in the script.
  Example:
  Zg/NPC/mFloor1/01/A/Stand
  Zg/NPC/mTable4/01/A/SitLow

• list itemIt has been found out experimentally that the maximum density of NPCs in a bar can be 15+ bartender.
  Example:

…
Additional NPCs will have to be added to the script yourself, not forgetting the approach markers and cameras that display the process of communicating with the NPC.

[CommanderArgelo]

@Livsi Wow, thats some useful info thanks!!

Do you have some tutorials for this? I would love to learn more but the only thing out there I “found” is the bar maker tool which does not explain what those “A” and "B"s and all those PCU and TCI and other camera entries do.

[Livsi]

MARKER
A/Stand - standing NPC
A/SitLow - a sitting NPC

the player’s approach to the npc is P—> P2 (approximate distance 0.55)
P/Stand
P2/Stand

…Main cameras…
AC2/Camera - the player’s approach and appeal to the NPC - (a look at the NPC)
PCO/Camera - the NPC’s response - (a look at the player)
ACOH/Camera - the NPC’s suggestion - (a look at the npc)
WFC/Camera - information output - (rumor, mission, etc.)
PCS/Camera - the answer/player’s refusal - (a glance at the player)
ACS/Camera - NPC’s suggestion to visit next time - (a glance at the NPC)
Card check:
PCU/Camera - the player takes out the card - (look at the player)
ACU/Camera - NPC checks the card - (a glance at the npc with the transition to ACS/Camera)
…Non-main cameras…
PC2/Camera - A two-person player camera??? Side view of both people. You should focus more on Irok than on NPCs.
TCI/Camera - It looks like this is the angle where Trent reaches into his pants pocket to get a credit card. We hardly see this angle.
ACOL/Camera - ???

Move and turning the camera:

Equipment dealer
entity_name=“Camera_Track_1”
entity_name=“Camera_Track_2”

Goods and ships dealers
entity_name=“Camera_Trader_Wide”
entity_name=“Camera_Ship_Wide” or “Camera_wide”,

Ship dealer (in a separate script)
entity_name=“Camera_wide”
…
Calculating the matrix:

I do this with 2 programs. In HardCMP, I calculate the coordinates and angle of rotation of NPCs and cameras visually. Next, in the MatrixCalc program, I calculate their rotation angle matrix.
!!!Just keep in mind that the programs use different coordinate systems.

HardCMP
Camera viewing direction - Z axis
Axis Y - up , down
Axis Z - left, right

MatrixCalc
RotX : - up, down
RotY: - left, right

Program MatrixCalc

[CommanderArgelo]

@Livsi Thanks Livsi, I will try that

[Timmy51m]

@CommanderArgelo Have a look at EXE/freelancer.ini and you’ll find these entries. I think from memory some of them shouldn’t be messed with, but I think spacepop and basepop might work, I’ve definitely played with them in the past. Try changing basepop to one of these BELOW_NORMAL, NORMAL, ABOVE_NORMAL, same with spacepop

[Initial SP DLLs]
path = …\dlls\bin
DLL = Content.dll, GameSupport, HIGHEST
; required to operate gates and docks
; required to create ships in space
DLL = Content.dll, SpaceSupport, NORMAL
DLL = Content.dll, BaseSupport, NORMAL

DLL = Content.dll, StoryLauncher, BELOW_NORMAL ;story/static missions
DLL = Content.dll, SpacePop, LOWEST ;populator
DLL = Content.dll, AISandbox, BELOW_NORMAL
DLL = Content.dll, TestAutomation, BELOW_NORMAL
DLL = Content.dll, BasePop, LOWEST