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In-game communications (unit-to-unit chat) are implemented as conversation finite state machine - each state has a set of possible nodes, each node has a text and deltaRelation value. They are defined by XML files in [http://sourceforge.net/p/vegastrike/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/data/communications/ data/communications].

==Nodes: default positions and values==
Their default positions and purpose we can see in [http://sourceforge.net/p/vegastrike/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/vegastrike/src/cmd/ai/communication.cpp#l10 the function creating the default set] and following ones. It have only basic text and relationship adjustment values:

{|border="1" rules="rows"|
|#
|'''Node text'''
|'''Value'''
|'''Hardcoded'''
|'''Comment'''
|-
| '''0'''
| "welcome to cachunkcachunk.com"
| 0
| (starting node: Don't link here)
| Its edges list starting nodes (depending on relations).
|-
| 1
| "I love you!"
| +.1
|
|
|-
| 2
| "J00 0wnz m3"
| +.08
|
|
|-
| 3
| "You are cool!"
| +.06
|
|
|-
| 4
| "You are nice!"
| +.05
|
|
|-
| 5
| "Ya you're naled! NALED PAL!"
| -.02
|
|
|-
| 6
| "i 0wnz j00"
| -.08
|
|
|-
| 7
| "I hate you!"
| -.1
|
|
|-
| '''...'''
| Built-ins:
|
|
|
|-
| N-16
| "Docking operation complete"
| 0
| Dock/undock.
| usually set to 0.01 or so: you do business with them, they like you.
|-
| N-15
| "Please move into a green docking box and press d."
| 0
|
|
|-
| N-14
| "Docking operation begun."
| 0
|
|
|-
| N-13
| "Clearance denied."
| 0
|
|
|-
| N-12
| "Clearance granted."
| 0
|
|
|-
| N-11
| "No."
| 0
|
|
|-
| N-10
| "Yes."
| 0
|
|
|-
| N-9
| "Prepare To Be Searched. Maintain Speed and Course."
| 0
|
|
|-
| N-8
| "No contraband detected: You may proceed."
| 0
|
|
|-
| N-7
| "Contraband detected! All units close and engage!"
| 0
|
| Value is set to -.125 or so. The actual "engage" part is done via ship relations.
|-
| N-6
| "Your Course is deviating! Maintain Course!"
| 0
|
|
|-
| N-5
| "Request Clearance To Land."
| 0
|
|
|-
| N-4
|
| 0
| (killed)
|
|-
| N-3
|
| 0
| (dealt damage)
|
|-
| N-2
|
| 0
| (got damaged)
|
|-
| N-1
| "*hit*"
| -.2
| (got hit)
| Not a communication, just reaction on damage. Still supports friendly/neutral/hostile edges.
|}

==XML schema description==

* <code><'''comm'''> ... </comm></code> -- Marks the beginning and end of the XML file.
* <code><'''node'''> ... </node></code> -- basic data.
** <code>text</code> [string] [""] - What they say.
*** (see above)
** <code>text1</code>, etc [string] [""] - Variant text (to be chosen randomly).
** <code>relationship</code> [float] [0.0] - relationship adjustment.
*** (see above)
** <code><'''edge'''> ... </node></code> -- connection to other nodes. Typically, there are 3 (good-neutral-bad) entries at the top level.
*** <code>index</code> [int] - linked node's number.
** <code><'''sound'''> ... </node></code> -- voice. Sound nodes corresponding to '''text''', '''text1''', etc are simply added in this order
*** <code>file</code> [string] [""] - OGG file name, relative to '''data''' ("communications/sounds/lihw/lihw_good-day.ogg")
*** <code>gain</code> [float] [1.0] - relative volume.
*** <code>sex</code> [unsigned small int] [0] - {{FIXME}} Support for variant sounds, doesn't seem to be used yet.

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−	In-game communications (unit-to-unit chat) are implemented as ~~conversation~~ finite state machine - each state has a set of possible nodes, each node has a text and deltaRelation value. ~~They~~ are defined by XML files in [http://sourceforge.net/p/vegastrike/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/data/communications/ data/communications].	+	In-game communications (unit-to-unit chat) are implemented as finite state machine - each state has a set of possible nodes, each node has a text and deltaRelation value. Conversation are faction-dependent and are defined by XML files in [http://sourceforge.net/p/vegastrike/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/data/communications/ data/communications].

	==Nodes basics==		==Nodes basics==

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 In-game communications (unit-to-unit chat) are implemented as conversation finite state machine - each state has a set of possible nodes, each node has a text and deltaRelation value. They are defined by XML files in [http://sourceforge.net/p/vegastrike/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/data/communications/ data/communications].
-==Nodes: default positions and values==
+==Nodes basics==
 Their default positions and purpose we can see in [http://sourceforge.net/p/vegastrike/code/HEAD/tree/trunk/vegastrike/src/cmd/ai/communication.cpp#l10 the function creating the default set] and following ones. It have only basic text and relationship adjustment values:

@@ Line 68: / Line 68: @@
 | "Docking operation complete"
 | 0
-| Dock/undock.
+| On being udocked.
-| usually set to 0.01 or so: you do business with them, they like you.
+| Usually set to 0.01 or so: you do business with them, they like you.
 |-
 | N-15
 | "Please move into a green docking box and press d."
 | 0
+| docking operations
+|
 |-
@@ Line 80: / Line 80: @@
 | "Docking operation begun."
 | 0
+| docking operations
+|
 |-
@@ Line 86: / Line 86: @@
 | "Clearance denied."
 | 0
+| docking operations
+|
 |-
@@ Line 92: / Line 92: @@
 | "Clearance granted."
 | 0
+| docking operations
+|
 |-
@@ Line 98: / Line 98: @@
 | "No."
 | 0
+| rejecting FG order
+|
 |-
@@ Line 104: / Line 104: @@
 | "Yes."
 | 0
+| obeying FG order
+|
 |-
@@ Line 110: / Line 110: @@
 | "Prepare To Be Searched. Maintain Speed and Course."
 | 0
+| contraband scan
+|
 |-
@@ Line 116: / Line 116: @@
 | "No contraband detected: You may proceed."
 | 0
+| contraband scan
+|
 |-
@@ Line 122: / Line 122: @@
 | "Contraband detected! All units close and engage!"
 | 0
+| contraband scan
-| Value is set to -.125 or so. Both "close and engage!" part and relations are hardcoded anyway, though.
+| Usually is set to -.125 or so. It's in addition to hardcoded "close and engage!" orders and relations.
 See also variables - [[Manual:Config:Advanced:Variables#contraband|AI/ContrabandMadness]], etc.
 |-
@@ Line 129: / Line 129: @@
 | "Your Course is deviating! Maintain Course!"
 | 0
+| contraband scan
+| The patrol also gets upset.
 |-
 | N-5

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 | 0
+|
-| Value is set to -.125 or so. The actual "engage" part is done via ship relations.
+| Value is set to -.125 or so. Both "close and engage!" part and relations are hardcoded anyway, though.
 |-
 | N-6
@@ Line 171: / Line 172: @@
 ** <code>relationship</code> [float] [0.0] - relationship adjustment.
 *** (see above)
-** <code><'''edge'''> ... </node></code> -- connection to other nodes. Typically, there are 3 (good-neutral-bad) entries at the top level.
+** <code><'''edge'''> ... </edge></code> -- connection to other nodes. Typically, there are 3 (good-neutral-bad) entries at the top level.
 *** <code>index</code> [int] - linked node's number.
-** <code><'''sound'''> ... </node></code> -- voice. Sound nodes corresponding to '''text''', '''text1''', etc are simply added in this order
+** <code><'''sound'''> ... </sound></code> -- voice. Sound nodes corresponding to '''text''', '''text1''', etc are simply added in this order
-*** <code>file</code> [string] [""] - OGG file name, relative to '''data''' ("communications/sounds/lihw/lihw_good-day.ogg")
+*** <code>file</code> [string] [""] - OGG file name, relative to '''data/''' ("communications/sounds/lihw/lihw_good-day.ogg")
 *** <code>gain</code> [float] [1.0] - relative volume.
 *** <code>sex</code> [unsigned small int] [0] - {{FIXME}} Support for variant sounds, doesn't seem to be used yet.