Tasks:Schedules

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Overview

Character schedules give life to a NPC. They are implemented by Python scripts specifing movement and actions of each character.

Dependencies

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Requirements

• a master schedule decides what activity schedule controls the character at any given time. This master schedule is only executed when no other schedule is active
• activity schedules let characters walk, talk, pick up, combine and drop items, etc. ...
• events (time, quest, etc.) can be used to stop the active schedule, thus triggering the master schedule.
• character activity can be paused and resumed
• generic activities written in python can be used to create individual activity schedules for characters.
• Schedules are event driven: schedule of player listens for keyboard events and reacts accordingly; other schedules are controlled by other types of events.
• schedule state must be saved and loaded (Persistance)

References

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