Adds a Journalman. Well, Jerican served no purpose.

3 files changed, 47 insertions, 15 deletions

diff --git a/db/constants.conf b/db/constants.conf
index 3319de4da..bedd5e165 100644
--- a/db/constants.conf
+++ b/db/constants.conf
@@ -3931,6 +3931,8 @@ constants_db: {
     // Not animated NPCs
     NPC_CONSTR_WORKER:      180
 
+    NPC_JOURNALMAN:         309
+
     // Animated NPCs
     NPC_CONFUSED_TREE:      400
     NPC_ALIGE:              401
diff --git a/npc/003-1/jerican.txt b/npc/003-1/jerican.txt
index 2fbcc0ebe..e25cab12d 100644
--- a/npc/003-1/jerican.txt
+++ b/npc/003-1/jerican.txt
@@ -1,23 +1,14 @@
-// TMW-2 Script
+// TMW2 scripts.
 // Author:
 //    Saulc
+//    Jesusalva
 // Description:
-//    An NPC in need of a quest
+//    Jerican gives the player latest news on the world
 
-003-1,93,125,0	script	Jerican	NPC_PLAYER,{
-
-
-hello;
+003-1,93,125,0	script	Jerican	NPC_JOURNALMAN,{
+    Journalman(.name$);
 
 OnInit:
-    .@npcId = getnpcid(0, .name$);
-    setunitdata(.@npcId, UDT_HEADTOP, NPCEyes);
-    setunitdata(.@npcId, UDT_HEADMIDDLE, ForestArmor); // Maybe Bromenal Chest? ...Who is Jerican anyway?
-    setunitdata(.@npcId, UDT_HEADBOTTOM, CottonShorts); // Maybe LeatherTrousers?
-    setunitdata(.@npcId, UDT_WEAPON, DeepBlackBoots); // Boots
-    setunitdata(.@npcId, UDT_HAIRSTYLE, 3);
-    setunitdata(.@npcId, UDT_HAIRCOLOR, 9);
-
     .sex = G_MALE;
     .distance = 5;
     end;
diff --git a/npc/functions/news.txt b/npc/functions/news.txt
index e1539ae40..88966d3a4 100644
--- a/npc/functions/news.txt
+++ b/npc/functions/news.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ function	script	GameNews	{
     .@entry=getarg(0, 0);
     switch(.@entry) {
     case 0:
-    case 20180530:
+    case 20180531:
         mes "";
         mes col("Release 4.0 - Quest Giver's Handbook", 9);
         next;
@@ -110,3 +110,42 @@ function	script	GameNews	{
     return;
 }
 
+function	script	Journalman	{
+    npctalk3 any(
+        l("Hurnscald under siege! No ships are capable to give aid!"),
+        l("Tulimshar mines overrun! Great rewards for a lending hand!"),
+        l("Monsters are dropping strange stuff! The world is changing!"),
+        l("All hail @@ and Andrei Sakar, heroes of the world!", $MOST_HEROIC$));
+    mesn getarg(0);
+    mesq l("Bonjour! I am @@, and I am from the Press! Read the latest news with me!", getarg(0));
+
+    @menu=0;
+    while (@menu != 1) {
+        select
+            l("Thanks for your help!"),
+            l("2018-05-31 (Latest)"),
+            l("2018-04-08"),
+            l("2018-03-23"),
+            l("2018-03-16");
+        mes "";
+        switch (@menu) {
+            case 2:
+                GameNews(20180531);
+                break;
+            case 3:
+                GameNews(20180408);
+                break;
+            case 4:
+                GameNews(20180323);
+                break;
+            case 5:
+                GameNews(20180316);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    mesn getarg(0);
+    mesq l("Good bye!");
+    close;
+    return;
+}