Custom Shop Creation

Howdy,

Ok, I know I can simply take info from my itemdata.txt and add it into the ai.obj list under whatever shop I want ... but, I would like to actually create a new shop that sells specific items.

Now I found a small merchant npc in ai.obj called: varanket

He has a tiny list with not much to edit out / in...

Basically what I want to know is if:

a) I change his name, will the new one stick?
b) in the line that shows: {2130; 20 ** in the buy list, I know the first # is the item he is selling ... what is the 2nd #? its not the price, cause everything would only cost 20a in his shop (he is a jeweler vendor, non grade stuff, like cats eye earring etc.)
c) If in the in the buy list I set the bracket to look like : {2130; 2000** does that mean I have just set the price @ 2000a for item #2130?

I'd simply like some input from someone that has added a custom shop (not simply just added a item to an already existing vendor) before I go ahead and do this.

Thanks in advance,

Magister.

Nevermind I figured it out.

Since some people dont feel others share, let me just explain a little so that maybe it helps someone else :)

that 2nd # is the KINGDOM TAX RATE for that shop. So in giran, all the shops will have a 10 after the item#;

kinda like {57;10**

where as gludio will have a {57;20**

Magister.

In this part of forum evryvone dont vant to help:(/and :Nice wor",today i tryed modifi shops to,but like you i dont know wat that 2nd numbers mean,no i will know,thanks

a) For users to see the name name for the NPC they'll need a client patch.
b) u figured it out right
c) nop. it means you set the item 2130 to the standard pric PLUS 2000% tax rate. Item's price are in itemdata.txt

Ya i figured out that the prices are imported directly from the itemdata itself, so need to set the price ... and if I *DID* want to set the price, I'd have to goto into item data itself and manually edit it there to fix the price to whatever I wanted ... or I suppose I could just set the tax rate to something else and that would adjust the price as well.

As for the client side patch, what would I need to give the people? the html files I have edited with the new npcs?

Thanks,

Magister.

here i wrote a mini walkthrough kinda on what I did:

To Create a Custom NPC Merchant:

First, find a small vendor mechant in the ai.obj list. Someone like Sandra is nice, since she has a small list and no quest stuff that is tied to her.

Then you take her info from ai.obj and copy it to a new text file.

Leave everything as it is, with the exception of:

1. Name
2. Item #'s

When changing the name of the vendor, you will need to search for all of sandras HTML files and COPY those files to a new location, and then change all places where they tie to "SANDRA" to your new vendors name.

When it comes to adding in your item's to your new shop, simply edit the list to put in your items on the first number, and leave the 2nd alone. This has to do with kingdom tax rate.

So for example:

{1375; 10 **

This vendor would be selling item # 1375 (adv swift attack potion) in giran.

Now, once you have your info all setup correctly. You need to find that shops area in the ai.obj list.
So find a vendor from the town you wish to place your new vendor in, and input the new vendor at the bottom part of that area. This helps keep the ai.obj list consistent.

Now, the final step in creating your custom merchant would be to place it. So we already know what town we want to place our merchant in, but where will they stand?. Well, goto the npc list and find the town you want, for an example lets say the luxury shop in giran:

X: 79776.6
Y: 145081.9
Z: -3496.6

Would be one set of co-ordinates for one shop keeper, lets say you wanted to add another at the other end of the store, then you could use:

X: 79784.5
Y: 145850.7
Z: -3494.9

Now, just edit the HTML files for any text you want or dont want them to say and thats it!.

-- Created by Magister and Feldan of TDS: The Dark Side L2 server.

-- Created by Magister and Feldan of TDS: The Dark Side L2 server.
Thanks....very very thanks:)

np, hope it helps! :)

Now lets all figure out how to get autoloot to work on this server version! huzzah!

Magister.

wat is "autoloot"?

autoloot is:

When you kill a monster the items drop on the ground. Well, with autoloot the items never go on the ground, they are transferred directly to the players inventory that killed the monster. Unless that player is in a group, then the items are transferred randomly to the players inventory.

Nice thing
Question:Is this thin is on "real" server,or you want to create it?

autoloot creates on emulated servers right now. as far as i know, no one has it on an offical version of the server package though.

This is what I want to do. Create it for offical, like they have it running on emulated.

Have you started it?Any progres?

btw, crystal shops and blacksmith's doubleswords are in multisell.txt

Ok, I have to give a huge shout out to Crowbar for his most excellent help with this. Thanks man!.

Here for your viewing pleasure is a walkthrough Feldan and Myself have created, with no small part of the help going to crowbar in clueing us in on the last file we needed to edit server side, as well as letting us know what we needed to do for the client side patches. Great work all, this is kinda sharing this community needs to grow!.

Here ya go:

Creating an NPC -- Server Side Fixes:


1.npcdata.txt = most important. it is what establishes the AI and functions.

Example:

npc_begin merchant 8000 [trader_alarion] level=70 exp=429634524.325 acquire_exp_rate=0.1 undying=1 can_be_attacked=0 acquire_sp=10 race=human sex=male temper=100 safe_height=100 org_jump=15 skill_list={@s_full_magic_defence** magic_list={** max_item=50 item_make_list={** corpse_make_list={** additional_make_list={** additional_make_multi_list={** slot_chest=[] slot_rhand=[] slot_lhand=[] base_attack_type=fist base_can_penetrate=0 base_attack_range=40 base_damage_range={0;0;80;120** base_rand_dam=30 str=40 int=21 dex=30 wit=20 con=43 men=10 hp_increase=40 mp_increase=7 org_hp_regen=7.5 org_mp_regen=2.7 ground_low={80;0;10** ground_high={120;-30;30** underwater_low={50;0;10** underwater_high={0;0;30** fly_low={0;0;10** fly_high={0;-30;30** float_low={0;0;10** float_high={0;-30;30** org_earshot=100 sight={0;0;2500;120;5** agro_range=1000 org_hp=2444.46818899627 org_mp=1345.8 base_defend=295.91597408024 base_magic_attack=470.404627426724 base_magic_defend=216.538467292763 base_physical_attack=688.863725587608 physical_hit_modify=4.75 physical_avoid_modify=0 base_attack_speed=253 base_reuse_delay=0 base_critical=4 magic_use_speed_modify=0 status={normal** align=-4900 collision_radius=8 collision_height=24 category={** clan={** clan_help_range=300 guild={** pledge={** pledge_leader=0 alliance={** alliance_leader=0 ignore_clan_list={** ruler=0 ruling_domain={** npc_ai={[trader_alarion];{[fnHi] = [trader_alarion001.htm]**;{[fnSell] = [trader_alarion002.htm]**;{[fnBuy] = [trader_alarion003.htm]**;{[fnUnableItemSell] = [trader_alarion005.htm]**;{[fnYouAreChaotic] = [trader_alarion006.htm]**;{[fnNowSiege] = [trader_alarion007.htm]**** corpse_time=7 no_sleep_mode=0 npc_end


**Note: the # 8000 beside alarions name is the npc # ... much like each item is assigned a #, so too are npcs. To create assigned a # to your new NPC, simply find one that is NOT being used in the list already (8000,8001,8002 for example are not used) and assign it.


2.create the proper htmls (or cross link)

Example:

trader_alarion001.htm
trader_alarion002.htm
trader_alarion003.htm
trader_alarion005.htm
trader_alarion006.htm
trader_alarion007.htm


**Note: Make sure these are .htm and not .html or the server will not read them and you will have npcs standing around with no ability to function as they should.

3.make sure to create the appropriate merchant type, this is done in the ai.obj file.

Example:

trader_alarion: merchant

This is a TRADER class npc. Subclass: Merchant

class trader_alarion : merchant
property_define_begin
buyselllist_begin SellList0
{52; 10 **
{624; 10 **
{53; 10 **
{54; 10 **
{2490; 10 **
{2491; 10 **
{614; 10 **
{615; 10 **
{616; 10 **
{617; 10 **
{2492; 10 **
{618; 10 **
{619; 10 **
{620; 10 **
{621; 10 **
{622; 10 **
{623; 10 **
{55; 10 **
{56; 10 **
{675; 10 **
{676; 10 **
{677; 10 **
{678; 10 **
{680; 10 **
{681; 10 **
{682; 10 **
{683; 10 **
{684; 10 **
{685; 10 **
buyselllist_end
property_define_end
class_end


4.npc_pch.txt : must have the internal npc name.

Example:

[alarion] = 8000 (this is case sensitive.) It has to be exactly the same in -ALL- areas.


5. npcpos.txt = you need to create an entry for each new npc. or they will not spawn. X: Y: Z: and 4th = Direction they are facing.

Example:

[trader_alarion] pos = {-14934;124468;-3114;61440**


**Note: Ok, there are a couple of tricky things here to mention that I feel I should mention. For starters ... any of the co-ords can NOT have a period. ie: -14934.7 (that .7 can't exist, ticks off the npc server for some reason).

Secondly, that make sure when you place your character in the nocpos.txt file that you take great care as to WHERE you put it. If you will notice, each area of the list is broken down into little sub areas controlled by a certain range of X Y Z co-ords. If your npc's co-ords do not fall within those ranges, it will not spawn and you will get an error when the npcserver tries to load it.

Easiest thing to do is simply find an existing npc, and stick it right beside it.

However, you can place the new npc anywhere you wish as long as you create a new sub area for them to inhabit. Just copy and existing range field, put in the new ranges, and that should do the trick.


6.htmls. Make sure they are lined up correctly. I.e.: in the npcdata.txt the line will look like: [trader_alarion001.htm]**;{[fnSell] make sure you have the right # of html's assigned to the html's listed here.

Example:

{[fnHi] = [trader_alarion001.htm]**;{[fnSell] = [trader_alarion002.htm]**;{[fnBuy] = [trader_alarion003.htm]**;{[fnUnableItemSell] = [trader_alarion005.htm]**;{[fnYouAreChaotic] = [trader_alarion006.htm]**;{[fnNowSiege] = [trader_alarion007.htm]****


And that is it for server side patches.


Creating and NPC -- Client Side Fixes:

**Note to open these files, you will to DECRYPT them, can use l2decrypt.exe that is in hicks guide I belive. Just drag the files onto the exe itself and it will open the program, creating a new file. When done, drag the modified file back onto the exe and it encrypt it again.

It will also ask you what encryption method you would like to use. It will say what encryption it has on the file when it originally decrypts the item. At the time I am writing this, the files that I used were ver: 211.


1.npcname - this is what links the internal and external names (must be in every client that encounters the npc, or the client will crash.)

Example:

npc_begin id=8000 nickcolor=default nick=[] name=[Trader Alarion] npc_end


2.npcgrp - I recommend Cloning a NPC, it is the easiest. Pick one you wish to use, such as: Varanket. Copy the whole line, and change what needs to be changed. Such as the NPC name (ie: from varanket, to alarion) and the npc # (from 7294 to 8000).

Example:

npc_begin npc_id=8000 npc_name=[trader_alarion] npc_speed=1 class_name=[LineageNPC.a_traderB_MHuman] mesh_name=[LineageNPCs.a_traderB_MHuman_m00] texture_name={[LineageNPCsTex.a_traderB_MHuman_m00_t00_b00];[LineageNPCsTex.a_traderB_MHuman_m00_t00_b01];[LineageNPCsTex.a_traderB_MHuman_m00_t00_f];[LineageNPCsTex.a_traderB_MHuman_m00_t00_h]** collision_radius=8 collision_height=24 attack_sound1={[ItemSound.fist_1];[ItemSound.fist_2];[ItemSound.fist_3]** defense_sound1={[ItemSound.armor_leather_2];[ItemSound.armor_leather_3];[ItemSound.armor_leather_4];[ItemSound.armor_leather_6];[ItemSound.armor_leather_7]** damage_sound={[ChrSound.MNpc_Young_Dmg_1];[ChrSound.MNpc_Fighter_Dmg_3];[ChrSound.MNpc_Young_Dmg_3]** sound_vol=250 sound_radius=50 sound_random=70 attack_effect=[LineageEffect.p_u002_a] npc_end




And that is it for client side fixes.

You have now successfully (hopefully) completed your first custom NPC.

**Edited on Dec29th to add more info in. Final Version.

**Look below for a mini walkthrough on how to put items on your new npc.

Ok I updated the walkthrough above with a few more tips I felt people should be aware of. Again, kudos to Crowbar for clueing me into the npcpos.txt file when Feldan and I were getting an npc loading error stopping us from loading our custom npcs.

Enjoy,

Magister.

How to add items to an existing, or custom NPC:

1. First off, you will need to know what items you want to add. Make a list. Such as:

Example:

soulshots
spiritshouts
blessed spirtshots

Ok...so now we know what we want. Now to find it!.

2. You find each of the item names in the itemdata.txt file. Might take ya awhile to get the name down just right or find the exact item you are looking for, as they kinda mangle the names to squeeze them into tiny spaces.

Example:

Item# -- Item Name

1463 [soulshot_d]
1464 [soulshot_c]
1465 [soulshot_b]
1466 [soulshot_a]
1467 [soulshot_s]

2510 [spiritshot_d]
2511 [spiritshot_c]
2512 [spiritshot_b]
2513 [spiritshot_a]
2514 [spiritshot_s]
3948 [blessed_spiritshot_d]
3949 [blessed_spiritshot_c]
3950 [blessed_spiritshot_b]
3951 [blessed_spiritshot_a]
3952 [blessed_spiritshot_s]

Ok, so on the left you have your item #. This is needed to spawn the item. The name is simply as a reference so you dont forget wtf that number is for!.

3. Putting your items onto your npc!

Ok this is a very simple step, basically go into ai.obj and find the npc you wish to put the items on. If its a custom npc, do a search for that name. If you just know what town you want, but are not sure of a name...You can look in the Prima Guide (available for download everyone online) and they will tell you each vendor in each area of the entire world and what they sell.

Ok, so here basically how it goes:

class trader_alarion : merchant
property_define_begin
buyselllist_begin SellList0
{2510; 5 **
{2511; 5 **
{2512; 5 **
{2513; 5 **
{2514; 5 **
buyselllist_end
property_define_end
class_end

That what a finished one COULD look like. Now, on some npcs they have multiple buylists ie:

buylist1
buylist2

In those cases, it is most likely an armor/weapon shop. Since list1 would hold warrior stuff, and list 2 would hold mage stuff. So just plug your items into the correct area.

As a side note. You will notice that I didnt tell you how to set a price. That is because to set the price on an item you would need to go into the itemdata.txt file itself and manually set the price on every object in the game that way.

That extra # you see in the example above (the ;5) is the kingdom tax rate. So like 10 in giran, 20 in gludio, etc are the stock rates. Feel free to change this if you wish.

Now that your done, just save your ai.obj file (make sure you always back the old one up first.) and give it a go.

Magister.

Magister and friends, your doing a great job on this... keep ongoing ;) I appricate your work very much!!!

good work someone needed to put this on the net becouse much people doesnt know how to do that

Np...maybe this is worthy of a sticky?! :)

moderators sticky this !!!

Anyone want post or share full made npc has all the classes quest items? or a job changer npc...

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Originally Posted by Kane Hart

Anyone want post or share full made npc has all the classes quest items? or a job changer npc...

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OMG... are you honestly that lazy that you can't just add all the marks to the lux shop?! :glare:

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Originally Posted by theRAGE

OMG... are you honestly that lazy that you can't just add all the marks to the lux shop?! :glare:

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is there a marks list and yes I'm very lazy :toilet_cl

i thought u werent going to add marks Kane.... looks like i was right after all