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Author:  GoobyDoo [ Thu Aug 06, 2015 7:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Additional options in nlp*.txt files
Hi all,

I'm new to the game and modding in general so bare with me.

I'm looking to make changes to the nlp*.txt files to allow for the phrase "who is your master?" as the most detailed response I can see in trace.txt for it is: "who".

Is it possible to add new options like the below in or are these set in the core code? Effectively I'm after adding form,actor,adj,tense.

"qc_ac_have_adj_obj(have,*,*,*,*) : if (form),&1(actor),&2(adj),&3(object),&4(tense)"
Author:  xpadmin [ Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Additional options in nlp*.txt files
Yes that is possible. It does require some adds to the nlp.

First add this to the "nlp_attr.txt":

Code:
#actor_attr = <master>      : master


This will create an actor attribute value for an actor.

Then add this to the "nlp_obj_attr.txt":

Code:
//////////////////////////////////////////
// Actor who attribute
//////////////////////////////////////////

#nquestion1 = <who * #qis     * #qacattr> : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,present)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qacattr * #qis>     : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&0,present)

#nquestion1 = <who * #qcan    * be       * #qacattr> : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,present)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qcan    * #qacattr * be>       : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,present)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qacattr * #qcan    * be>       : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&0,present)

#nquestion1 = <who * #qwas    * #qacattr> : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,past)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qacattr * #qwas>    : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&0,past)

#nquestion1 = <who * is       * been     * #qacattr> : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&0,past)
#nquestion1 = <who * is       * #qacattr * been>     : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&0,past)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qacattr * is       * been>     : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&0,past)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qhas    * been     * #qacattr> : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,past)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qhas    * #qacattr * been>     : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,past)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qacattr * #qhas    * been>     : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&0,past)

#nquestion1 = <who * #qcan    * have     * been * #qacattr> : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,past)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qcan    * #qacattr * have * been>     : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,past)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qacattr * #qcan    * have * been>     : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&0,past)

#nquestion1 = <who * #qcan    * going    * to * be * #qacattr> : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,future)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qcan    * #qacattr * going * to * be>    : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,future)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qacattr * #qcan    * going * to * be>    : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&0,future)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qis     * going    * to * be * #qacattr> : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,future)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qis     * #qacattr * going * to * be>    : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,future)
#nquestion1 = <who * #qacattr * #qis     * going * to * be>    : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&0,future)


This will create all sentences that use the 'who' question in combination with an actors attribute.
They are not all needed but allow questions like: Who is going to be your master?


Then add this to the "result.txt" (after qn_what_is_ac_attr):

Code:
qn_who_is_ac_attr(*,*,*)                      : get(form),&0(actor),&1(attr),&2(tense)


This will create a result for the sentence.

Now when you ask the question or similar one you get a good result for it.

React on it by e.g. adding this to the "basic_ref_command.dat":

Code:
master.you.get =
{
  talk.s = "You are {^gname}";
}


Hope this helps
Author:  GoobyDoo [ Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:18 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Additional options in nlp*.txt files
Excellent, that is what I was aiming for.

I've spent time over the past few days trying to get my head around how all the calls and files relate and have a rough idea of how everything relates although I obviously have little clue how much is actually done C++ side.

The main bits that tripped me up were:
* Whether the "qn_who_is_ac_attr" has to be a specific format or whether it's just set that way based on convention.
* How the &0, &1, &2 are set and what values they relate to (Ie. are they the same for every result or are they relative to the calling question.
* Whether there is a function that can be called for tracing/logging within the text files like Trace("") in the .dat files.
Author:  xpadmin [ Thu Aug 06, 2015 8:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Additional options in nlp*.txt files
Yes the nlp can be somewhat overwhelming at first.
In retrospect it has a lot more options then are currently needed.

* Whether the "qn_who_is_ac_attr" has to be a specific format or whether it's just set that way based on convention.

In code like:

Code:
#nquestion1 = <who * #qcan * be * #qacattr> : ^qn_who_is_ac_attr(&1,present)

the parameter &1 is the second parameter (it starts with &0). So in this case #qacattr is given to qn_who_is_ac_attr (#qcan or &0 is not used).
Because #qacattr has two values (the #actor_s and the #actor_attr) the the total amount of parameters in qn_who_is_ac_attr is 3 (instead of 2 as it appears to have).

Therefore the result code:

Code:
qn_who_is_ac_attr(*,*,*) : get(form),&0(actor),&1(attr),&2(tense)

has 3 attributes to generate the result. In this case the first attribute is the actor, the second the attribute and the third is the tense.
So the result is: get.actor.attr.tense or when used in a sentence get.you.master.present.

* How the &0, &1, &2 are set and what values they relate to (Ie. are they the same for every result or are they relative to the calling question.

See previous.

* Whether there is a function that can be called for tracing/logging within the text files like Trace("") in the .dat files.

In the trace.txt the result is traced when debug mode is on.
Also see wiki for that.
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