Saving Player locations

Neverwinter Nights 1
1

I’m a a bit rusty on my scripting, I’m working on a PW again and was wondering, Is there anyway to store a player location without using a database? Everything I looked at so far uses a database and I’m trying to avoid using one.

2

I’m not much of a scripter but can you use GetLocation on the PC and then spawn a waypoint for this coordinates?

Although I have to admit that in all the NWN PWs I have played I never re-entered at the place I logged out after relogging, I always spawned at some fixed spawn point that was also used for death respawning.

3

To my (also rusty) knowledge, there is no way to do so if you want it to persist through a server reset/reboot. Need the DB for that.

If you just need it temporarily, though, you can store it on the PC.

4

does this work in NwN1?

// 'saveloc_inc'

//
void SetSavedLocation(string sVar, object oObject)
{
    object oModule = GetModule();

    string sArea = GetTag(GetArea(oObject));
    SetLocalString(oModule, sVar + "_area", sArea);

    float fFace = GetFacing(oObject);
    SetLocalFloat(oModule, sVar + "_face", fFace);

    vector vObject = GetPosition(oObject);
    SetLocalFloat(oModule, sVar + "_x", vObject.x);
    SetLocalFloat(oModule, sVar + "_y", vObject.y);
    SetLocalFloat(oModule, sVar + "_z", vObject.z);
}

//
location GetSavedLocation(string sVar)
{
    object oModule = GetModule();

    object oArea = GetObjectByTag(GetLocalString(oModule, sVar + "_area"));

    float fFace = GetLocalFloat(oModule, sVar + "_face");

    float fx = GetLocalFloat(oModule, sVar + "_x");
    float fy = GetLocalFloat(oModule, sVar + "_y");
    float fz = GetLocalFloat(oModule, sVar + "_z");
    vector vObject = Vector(fx, fy, fz);

    return Location(oArea, vObject, fFace);
}

//void main(){}
5

@kevL_s NWN1 has Set/GetLocalLocation which is a one-liner.

The problem raised by the OP is how to make it persistent without using a data base.

6

ah …

are vars on the module object not persistent? Or, is the problem defining sVar …

edit: ok i get it – reload wipes vars on the module.

7

Just a thought. Don’y know if this is 100% doable but here goes. You script it so that the player is given a code which they then enter on returning which takes them back to the location. It’s probably better to use a database though as it will probably hold more information than just the location.

TR

8

use undroppable unstackable item, storing local variables on item will persist through server restart

see this module for example

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9

Thank you all for your help. After doing more searching on the vault I decided to go with this system https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/script/tutorial-bind-point-system I know its not really persistant but it will serve my purpose. Thanks again

10

You can store the location by unpacking the area name and co-ordinates and then storing them in PC’s skin using Taro94’s persvars_inc or my mod of it and have it persist across sessions and reboots without the need for a database.