C_SVM Daedalus class

The C_SVM class is used to define sound dialogues (smalltalk, reactions) that are defined for every C_NPC.voice.

Class definition

C_SVM class is the only class with variable number of members. The C_SVM definition in the scripts dictates the content of the class. Every Gothic game has a different number of SVM entries. As an interesting information (more than anything else) we include a table with the numbers of voice lines and voices below.

Rules

The number of instances is defined by a constant integer with a specified name read by the engine.

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const int SVM_MODULES = 18;

Instances of the C_SVM class must have the name SVM_XXX.

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instance svm_1(c_svm)
{
    // ...
};

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instance svm_0(c_svm) {};

Usage in the scripts

While some defined SVMs are used automatically by the engine - the 20 smalltalk lines for example, others are used in the scripts.
To instruct the engine to run a specific SVM, external function AI_OutputSVM is used. In the original scripts it is wrapped in a script function B_Say.
To reference the SVM, you use the $ symbol followed by the name of the member variable in the C_SVM class definition.

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// some code
    {
        PrintScreen    ("Not enough skill points!", -1,-1,"FONT_OLD_20_WHITE.TGA",1);
        B_Say (self, other, "$NOLEARNNOPOINTS");
    };
// some code

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class C_SVM
{
    //...

    // Teacher comments
    var string NoLearnNoPoints;       // NPC teacher doesn't teach - not enough learning points!
    var string NoLearnOverMax;        // NPC teacher doesn't teach - cannot teach above 100 points!
    var string NoLearnYouAlreadyKnow; // You have to know something to become a master!
    var string NoLearnYoureBetter;    // You are better than the teacher!

    //...
};