Simple fix my friend, i used to have this same issue when i first started...

you need mission vignette zones(if you are using FLE click on the "Mission targets box thinggy) add a BUNCH around the bases and throughout the system....

BIG NOTE!!! make sure for OPEN space make sure you make the target zone type "open"

Next important thing....the type of mission...

For Lawful => Unlawful,Lawful (makes ya kill pirates for the good guys)

For Unlawful=>Lawful, Unlawful (makes ya kill good guys for pirate groups)


the final note...if you go into the mbases.ini you'll see an entry like this..


[MBase
nickname = LI06_06_Base
local_faction = fc_ou_grp
diff = 10
msg_id_prefix = gcs_refer_base_LI06_06_Base

[MVendor
num_offers = 6, 8 <----- this is the AMOUNT of zones this base uses for missions

in that example it will use 6 out or 8 mission zones....if you are adding NPC's you will have to add MORE zones so that the NPC can give you a mission in one of the random mission areas...



"To live is to die....but living is to die slowly..why waste time on trivial things just play as hard as you can"

Thanks Dark! I completely overlooked zones! Must be time to take a break from this thing for a day or two.

I appreciate the quick response and thanks again.

T.

no sweat glad to be of help, enjoy

Sorry to Franken post this, but could this be why I cannot get additional npcs to show up aside from the fixed ones? I do not have mission zones yet in my system. I really was not ready to add missions. I just wanted to see that the extra npcs were showing up in the bar.

Did you add these entrys to mbases.ini?

[BaseFaction
faction = fc_c_grp
weight = 100
offers_missions = true
mission_type = DestroyMission, 28.478237, 53.365005, 100
npc = HI0301_corsairs_001_m
[GF_NPC
nickname = HI0301_corsairs_001_m
body = pl_male1_journeyman_body
head = pi_pirate1_head
lefthand = benchmark_male_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_male_hand_right
individual_name = 221005
affiliation = fc_c_grp
voice = rvp140
misn = DestroyMission, 28.478237, 53.365005
room = bar
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133240
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133241
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133242
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133243
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133245
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133246
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133247
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 2, 133248
rumor = base_0_rank, mission_end, 3, 134316

because without them you will not get anyone in bars. Also if there is an error anywhere above your base, NOTHING will show up below it until you fix that error.

And you should have started an new thread.

Creator of Dark Worlds Mod

ok i'm having trouble with my missions too. i get the "too many players accesing the board" message when i look at the job board. Here is my code:

mysystem.ini

[Zone
nickname = Zone_Earth_destroy_vignette_01
shape = SPHERE
pos = 204000, 0, -304000
size = 10000
sort = 99.500000
mission_type = lawful, unlawful
vignette_type = open


[Zone
nickname = Zone_Earth_destroy_vignette_02
shape = SPHERE
pos = 244000, 0, -299000
size = 10000
sort = 99.500000
mission_type = lawful, unlawful
vignette_type = open

[Zone
nickname = Zone_Earth_destroy_vignette_03
shape = SPHERE
pos = 221000, 0, -272000
size = 10000
sort = 99.500000
mission_type = lawful, unlawful
vignette_type = open

Mbases.ini

[MBase
nickname = FedBase1
local_faction = Fd_z_grp
diff = 1
msg_id_prefix = gcs_refer_base_FedBase1

[MVendor
num_offers = 2, 4

[BaseFaction
faction = Fd_z_grp
weight = 100
offers_missions = true
mission_type = DestroyMission, 0.000000, 0.112387, 100
npc = Earth_Federation_001_f
npc = Earth_Federation_002_m
npc = Earth_Federation_003_f

[GF_NPC
nickname = Earth_Federation_001_f
body = Fd_female_body
head = pl_female1_head
lefthand = benchmark_female_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_female_hand_right
individual_name = 122942
affiliation = Fd_z_grp
voice = rvp600
misn = DestroyMission, 0.000000, 0.112387
room = bar

[GF_NPC
nickname = Earth_Federation_002_m
body = Fd_male_body
head = li_captain_head
lefthand = benchmark_male_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_male_hand_right
individual_name = 122943
affiliation = Fd_z_grp
voice = rvp601
misn = DestroyMission, 0.000000, 0.112387
room = bar

[GF_NPC
nickname = Earth_Federation_003_f
body = Fd_female_body
head = ku_newscaster_head_gen
lefthand = benchmark_female_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_female_hand_right
individual_name = 122944
affiliation = Fd_z_grp
voice = rvp600
misn = DestroyMission, 0.000000, 0.112387
room = bar

[GF_NPC
nickname = Federation_fix_bartender
body = Fd_male_body
head = br_bartender_head
lefthand = benchmark_male_hand_left
righthand = benchmark_male_hand_right
individual_name = 122945
affiliation = Fd_z_grp
voice = rvp601

[MRoom
nickname = bar
character_density = 7
fixture = Federation_fix_bartender, Zs/NPC/Bartender/01/A/Stand, scripts\vendors\li_bartender_fidget.thn, bartender

any sugestions
I am stumped at this point.
BTW does anyone know of a crash logger that can diagnose game crashes?

Its kind of funny how i work 50 hours a week and still find the time to do this.
I'm just a little tired And I have a little headache
Edited by - aching head on 11/9/2007 9:03:55 AM

You guys forgot one thing. This applies to new factions. They must be listed in the Mission types in the VignetteParams.ini or it will not matter how many zones you set up.

Example:

[DataNode
node_id = 41
Offer_group = gd_bh_grp, gd_gm_grp, gd_im_grp, gd_z_grp, co_alg_grp, co_be_grp, co_hsp_grp, co_ic_grp, co_khc_grp, co_kt_grp, co_me_grp, co_ni_grp, co_nws_grp, co_os_grp, co_rs_grp, co_shi_grp, co_ss_grp, co_ti_grp, co_vr_grp
offer_text = append, singular, 327840, Hostile_group, plural, 327841, Hostile_group, 327842, TARGET_ZONE, 327843, Big_solar, OTHER_SOLAR
offer_text = append, singular, 327993, Hostile_group, plural, 327994, Hostile_group, 327995, TARGET_ZONE, 327996, Big_solar, OTHER_SOLAR
offer_text = append, singular, 328146, Hostile_group, plural, 328147, Hostile_group, 328148, TARGET_ZONE, 328149, Big_solar, OTHER_SOLAR
child_node = 144

This defines what type of mission is available for that faction. This would be a base or weapon platform mission.

Edited by - Nightstalker67 on 11/9/2007 1:28:48 PM

This is quite a usual omission when adding new factions.

In Nightstalker's example (Node 41) is for one type of mission only, available to guilds and companies.

You need to add your faction to all mission nodes that similarly-aligned factions will offer. So if your faction is a company look for co_xxx_grp and add yours there, if it is an illegal faction look for fc_xxx_grp and add yours there, if its a police/legal faction look for xx_p_grp or xx_m_grp or xx_n_grp and add yours there.

If you add your faction to all nodes then you might have some interesting missions - but in fact I think FL will just work things out for you by itself.

Roleplay: - the art of self-deceipt!

mine still doesnt work. ive added my faction to all vignetteparams.ini nodes that had li_n_grp in them, which is most similar to my faction for a startrek cross over mod i'm working on. The faction is the federation (a legal faction) and the unlawful faction The Borg . my encounters work. so do the custom sounds for the borg. but no missions available on the federation base next to the vignette zones and the encounter zone. i'm stumped. Anyone got any ideas.

Its kind of funny how i work 50 hours a week and still find the time to do this.
I'm just a little tired And I have a little headache