Trouble using Global Strings

[MF99K]

Right now I'm updating some existing character quotes for my modded character in modmain.lua. Even though I've gotten it to work before on similar codes, the game doesn't seem to like what I'm doing.  The only differences between the codes that work and this code is that this code requires brackets and I'm using WILSON instead of GENERIC for speech strings.

does the game automatically set Wilson's speech file as generic, and if so, how do I make custom quotes for wilson that won't affect the generic speech code?

[DarkXero]

1 hour ago, mf99k said:

does the game automatically set Wilson's speech file as generic

--these are broken out into their own files for ease of editing
STRINGS.CHARACTERS =
{
	GENERIC = require "speech_wilson",
	WAXWELL = require "speech_waxwell",
	WOLFGANG = require "speech_wolfgang",
	WX78 = require "speech_wx78",
	WILLOW = require "speech_willow",
	WENDY = require "speech_wendy",
	WOODIE = require "speech_woodie",
	WICKERBOTTOM = require "speech_wickerbottom",
	WATHGRITHR = require "speech_wathgrithr",
	WEBBER = require "speech_webber",
}

The game sets a generic speech. Then, when it tries to find the correct string for Wilson:

    return GetSpecialCharacterString(specialcharacter)
        or getcharacterstring(STRINGS.CHARACTERS[character], stringtype, modifier)
        or getcharacterstring(STRINGS.CHARACTERS.GENERIC, stringtype, modifier)
        or ("UNKNOWN STRING: "..(character or "").." "..(stringtype or "").." "..(modifier or ""))

It doesn't find a WILSON key on the speech table. But if you have a WILSON speech in the table I posted, then the game would pick always strings from that one, and in case it doesn't find any, will default to the GENERIC speech.

1 hour ago, mf99k said:

how do I make custom quotes for wilson that won't affect the generic speech code?

I don't understand.

If you are making a custom item, you can do stuff like:

inst:AddComponent("inspectable")
inst.components.inspectable.descriptionfn = function(inst, viewer)
	if viewer and viewer.prefab == "wilson" then
		return "unique_speech_string_for_wilson_for_this_item"
	end
end

If you don't want to touch the generic speech.

Anyways, post whatever the game doesn't like.

[MF99K]

4 minutes ago, DarkXero said:

--these are broken out into their own files for ease of editing
STRINGS.CHARACTERS =
{
	GENERIC = require "speech_wilson",
	WAXWELL = require "speech_waxwell",
	WOLFGANG = require "speech_wolfgang",
	WX78 = require "speech_wx78",
	WILLOW = require "speech_willow",
	WENDY = require "speech_wendy",
	WOODIE = require "speech_woodie",
	WICKERBOTTOM = require "speech_wickerbottom",
	WATHGRITHR = require "speech_wathgrithr",
	WEBBER = require "speech_webber",
}

The game sets a generic speech. Then, when it tries to find the correct string for Wilson:

    return GetSpecialCharacterString(specialcharacter)
        or getcharacterstring(STRINGS.CHARACTERS[character], stringtype, modifier)
        or getcharacterstring(STRINGS.CHARACTERS.GENERIC, stringtype, modifier)
        or ("UNKNOWN STRING: "..(character or "").." "..(stringtype or "").." "..(modifier or ""))

It doesn't find a WILSON key on the speech table. But if you have a WILSON speech in the table I posted, then the game would pick always strings from that one, and in case it doesn't find any, will default to the GENERIC speech.

I don't understand.

If you are making a custom item, you can do stuff like:

inst:AddComponent("inspectable")
inst.components.inspectable.descriptionfn = function(inst, viewer)
	if viewer and viewer.prefab == "wilson" then
		return "unique_speech_string_for_wilson_for_this_item"
	end
end

If you don't want to touch the generic speech.

Anyways, post whatever the game doesn't like.

GLOBAL.STRINGS.CHARACTERS.WILSON.DESCRIBE is what it doesn't like
 

could I add a postinit for strings so that both GENERIC and WILSON work?

Edited June 12, 2016 by mf99k

[DarkXero]

4 minutes ago, mf99k said:

GLOBAL.STRINGS.CHARACTERS.WILSON.DESCRIBE is what it doesn't like

Well, of course.

GLOBAL.STRINGS.CHARACTERS.WILSON is a nil value.

Do

GLOBAL.STRINGS.CHARACTERS.WILSON = {}

before adding the DESCRIBE.

[MF99K]

21 hours ago, DarkXero said:

Well, of course.

GLOBAL.STRINGS.CHARACTERS.WILSON is a nil value.

Do

GLOBAL.STRINGS.CHARACTERS.WILSON = {}

before adding the DESCRIBE.

would I do require "speech_wilson" then?

[DarkXero]

4 hours ago, mf99k said:

would I do require "speech_wilson" then?

If you have a "speech_wilson" file, then change the name to "mod_speech_wilson" or whatever, or you risk missing generic strings from "speech_wilson" since the game will load your incomplete speech as the generic speech, which could cause an error.

GLOBAL.STRINGS.CHARACTERS.WILSON = GLOBAL.require("mod_speech_wilson")