Datacube text vs. Note text?

[eeZee]

Is there an easy way to have it so that a Datacube says one thing, but registers another thing in your notes?

Simple example: A datacube reads "Hey Jimmy, blah blah blah blah blah long weekend blah blah blah protocols blah blah blah security door blah blah code is 1234 blah blah blah have a good time." and the note in the UI registers as "The code to the security door is 1234"?

[SimonDenton]

I do have one method, this is a first attempt:

1. Write your desired concise sentence as a text file.
2. Import a custom datacube in order to edit one simple property

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//=============================================================================
// DataCube2.
//=============================================================================
class DataCube2 extends DataCube;

defaultproperties
{
    bAddToVault=False
 
}

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2. Import the class of and place this custom NoteAddTrigger I got from TNM, in your level.
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//=============================================================================
// NoteAddTrigger.
//=============================================================================
class NoteAddTrigger expands Trigger;

// Set bCollideActors to False to make it triggered

var() name NoteTag;
var() string Textpackage;
var deusexplayer player;
var string vaultstring;
var bool bFirstParagraph;

function Trigger(Actor Other, Pawn Instigator)
{
   Super.Trigger(Other, Instigator);

   player = DeusExPlayer(Instigator);

   if (player != None)
   {
      givenote();
   }
}

function Touch(Actor Other)
{
   Super.Touch(Other);

   if (IsRelevant(Other))
   {
      player = DeusExPlayer(Other);

      if (player != None)
      {
         givenote();
      }
   }
}

function givenote()
{
   local DeusExTextParser parser;
   local DeusExNote note;

   // First check to see if we have a name
   if ( notetag != '' )
   {
      // Create the text parser
      parser = new(None) Class'DeusExTextParser';
                           
      // Attempt to find the text object
      if ((player != None) && (parser.OpenText(noteTag,TextPackage)))
      {
         parser.SetPlayerName(player.TruePlayerName);

         vaultString = "";
         bFirstParagraph = True;

         while(parser.ProcessText())
            ProcessTag(parser);

         parser.CloseText();

         // Check to see if we need to save this string in the
         // DataVault
            note = player.GetNote(NoteTag);

            if (note == None)
            {
               note = player.AddNote(vaultString,, True);
               note.SetTextTag(NoteTag);
            }
            vaultString = "";
      }
      CriticalDelete(parser);
   }
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------
// ProcessTag()
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------

function ProcessTag(DeusExTextParser parser)
{
   local String text;
//   local EDeusExTextTags tag;
   local byte tag;
   local Name fontName;
   local String textPart;

   tag  = parser.GetTag();

   switch(tag)
   {
      case 0:            // TT_Text:
      case 9:            // TT_PlayerName:
      case 10:         // TT_PlayerFirstName:
         text = parser.GetText();

         vaultString = vaultString $ text;
         break;

      // Create a new text window
      case 18:         // TT_NewParagraph:

         // Only add a return if this is not the *first*
         // paragraph.
         if (!bFirstParagraph)
            vaultString = vaultString $ CHR(10) $ CHR(13); //can't use CR()easily

         bFirstParagraph = False;
         break;

   }
}

defaultproperties
{
    TextPackage="MyPackage"
    bTriggerOnceOnly=True
}


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3. In the note add trigger add the neccessary parameters for adding a note.
4. Do the trigger and events stuff with this trigger and Datacube 2.
5. Test it and let me know how it goes!