evulclown
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SHORT REQUEST: Would it be possible to have a 7.4 NPC "randomly" broadcast on the trade / game channel (and maybe yell)? and interact with players in person when they talk to them? If so, how? 
LONG REASON WHY I WANT IT:
My intention is to simulate a 7.4 community trade market with NPCs. There would be a collection of 3 - 4 NPCs representing "player merchants" @ each city depot strolling around.
They'll have a randomly generated stock of items and runes to sell as well as to buy and would periodically post on the trade channel listing what they have in stock / need just like a player would have back in the 7.4 Era.
Could anyone help with this please?
HOW I INTEND TO DO THIS:
So each "NPC player" will have a stock of items for example: BP of SDs, BP UHs, BP HMMs, Dragon shield, Vampire shield etc
Each item will have its own integer stats, so:
Max Limit: The maximum of that item the NPC will ever hold.
Current stock: The amount the NPC currently has to sell.
Restock Count max: The maximum amount the NPC can generate.
Restock Period: The amount of time before the NPC attempts to generate this item and the chance of this happening.
Item Price: What the NPC will sell the item for.
Advertise: If current stock =< 1 then "yes"
An example would be:
Backpack of 20 Sudden death runes @ 1 charge each
(max limit: 15)
(current stock: 3)
(restock Count max: 0-8)
(restock period: Interval "30 minutes" chance "1/10")
(item price: 4k)
(Advertise: Yes)
Then there will be a similar thing but for demand of items. This will give the NPC a demand for certain things that they'll buy off of players.
So again, there'll be a list of fairly standard noob buying items: Crown armor, Dragon scale mail wand of inferno etc and similar to the items to be sold, the NPC will generate demand for items:
Each item will have its own integer stats, so:
Max Limit: The maximum of that item the NPC will ever demand.
Current demand: The amount the NPC currently wants.
Restock demand Count max: The maximum demand amount the NPC can generate.
Restock demand Period: The amount of time before the NPC attempts to generate this item and the chance of this happening.
Item Price: What the NPC will buy the item for.
Advertise: If current demand =< 1 then "yes"
An example would be:
Dragon shield
(max limit: 1)
(current demand: 0)
(Restock demand Count max: 0-1)
(Restock demand Period: Interval "60 minutes" chance "2/10")
(item price: 4.5k)
(Advertise: No)
The NPC will then formulate a advertising text based on its current stock integer for each item it's demanding and selling. And then will send its message on to trade chat (maybe) yell. Or if a player talks to the NPC and asks what they're buying / selling.
So an example would be:
Message interval: 10 minutes. Chance: 3/10
Message "I'm selling: 3x BP Sudden death (4k), 2x BP Heavy Magic Missile (1k), 1x Giant Sword (20k), 10x BP Ultimate healing (2k). I'm buying: 1x Dragon shield (4.5k), 1x Wand of Inferno (4k), 3x Might ring (1k). THAIS only! No noob scammers!"
Any help with this would be massively appreciated!
LONG REASON WHY I WANT IT:
My intention is to simulate a 7.4 community trade market with NPCs. There would be a collection of 3 - 4 NPCs representing "player merchants" @ each city depot strolling around.
They'll have a randomly generated stock of items and runes to sell as well as to buy and would periodically post on the trade channel listing what they have in stock / need just like a player would have back in the 7.4 Era.
Could anyone help with this please?
HOW I INTEND TO DO THIS:
So each "NPC player" will have a stock of items for example: BP of SDs, BP UHs, BP HMMs, Dragon shield, Vampire shield etc
Each item will have its own integer stats, so:
Max Limit: The maximum of that item the NPC will ever hold.
Current stock: The amount the NPC currently has to sell.
Restock Count max: The maximum amount the NPC can generate.
Restock Period: The amount of time before the NPC attempts to generate this item and the chance of this happening.
Item Price: What the NPC will sell the item for.
Advertise: If current stock =< 1 then "yes"
An example would be:
Backpack of 20 Sudden death runes @ 1 charge each
(max limit: 15)
(current stock: 3)
(restock Count max: 0-8)
(restock period: Interval "30 minutes" chance "1/10")
(item price: 4k)
(Advertise: Yes)
Then there will be a similar thing but for demand of items. This will give the NPC a demand for certain things that they'll buy off of players.
So again, there'll be a list of fairly standard noob buying items: Crown armor, Dragon scale mail wand of inferno etc and similar to the items to be sold, the NPC will generate demand for items:
Each item will have its own integer stats, so:
Max Limit: The maximum of that item the NPC will ever demand.
Current demand: The amount the NPC currently wants.
Restock demand Count max: The maximum demand amount the NPC can generate.
Restock demand Period: The amount of time before the NPC attempts to generate this item and the chance of this happening.
Item Price: What the NPC will buy the item for.
Advertise: If current demand =< 1 then "yes"
An example would be:
Dragon shield
(max limit: 1)
(current demand: 0)
(Restock demand Count max: 0-1)
(Restock demand Period: Interval "60 minutes" chance "2/10")
(item price: 4.5k)
(Advertise: No)
The NPC will then formulate a advertising text based on its current stock integer for each item it's demanding and selling. And then will send its message on to trade chat (maybe) yell. Or if a player talks to the NPC and asks what they're buying / selling.
So an example would be:
Message interval: 10 minutes. Chance: 3/10
Message "I'm selling: 3x BP Sudden death (4k), 2x BP Heavy Magic Missile (1k), 1x Giant Sword (20k), 10x BP Ultimate healing (2k). I'm buying: 1x Dragon shield (4.5k), 1x Wand of Inferno (4k), 3x Might ring (1k). THAIS only! No noob scammers!"
Any help with this would be massively appreciated!
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