Topics Tab

The Topics Tab of the Quest window holds all the dialogue between NPCs and the player -- dialogue that is spoken by the NPC from within the in-game dialogue menu.

Topics Tab Topics

• GREETING: The default greeting an actor will use when spoken to.

• InfoRefusal: Unused in Fallout.

• PLAYERENTERSIRONSIGHTS: Used when the player enters iron sights.

• PLAYERLEAVESIRONSIGHTS: Used when the player leaves iron sights.

• SpeechChallengeFailure: This is what the actor says if the speech challenge fails.

There are a few special topics used to get actors responding to player actions:

• PLAYERDESTROYOBJECT: Used for when the player destroys a reference that has destruction data near an actor.

• PLAYERFIREWEAPON: Used when the player fires their weapon near an actor.

• PLAYERIRONSITES: Used when the player has an actor in their iron sights.

• PLAYERJUMP: Used for when the player jumps near an actor.

• PLAYERKNOCKOVER: Used for when the player knocks over objects in an actors vicinity.

• PLAYERLAYMINE: Used for when the player places a mine near an actor.

• PLAYERLOCKEDOBJECT: Used for when the player mouses over an owned locked object near an actor.

• PLAYERPICKPOCKET: Used when the player is sneaking near an actor.

• PLAYERSTANDONFURNITURE: Used for when the player stands on furniture near an actor.

• PLAYERSWINGMELEE: Used for when the player swings their melee near an actor.

• PLAYERTHROWGRENADE: Used for when the player throws a grenade near an actor who isn't in a combat state.

• PLAYERZKEYOBJECT: Used when the player picks up an object near an actor.