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Questions

Since PR allows interaction with Peds it would only make sense for you to be able to annoy interrogate them. Similar to Search Items, Questions.xml define Ped Stop Questions while TrafficStopQuestions.xml defines...exactly: Traffic Stop Questions.
Questions are pretty similar to STP, however PR adds additional parameters for a more immersive gameplay experience once again!

Let's take a look at a basic QuestionGroup:
(Don't get confused by stuff like ~s~~h~, those are formatting tags used by GTA.)

  • Name: The name of the question group/category
  • Questions: The questions belonging to this question group
    • Question: The content of the question
      • Answers: The answers belonging to this question
<QuestionGroups>
    <QuestionGroup Name="~o~~h~Investigation Questions">
        <Questions>
            <Question Question="Hey there I am Officer [Name]">
                <Answers>
                    ...
                </Answers>
            </Question>
            ...
        </Questions>
    </QuestionGroup>
    ...
</QuestionGroups>

Nothing special yet, but wait, take a look at an example Answer:

  • PedMood: During which mood the ped should use this answer (Sad, Nervous, Mad, Neutral, Sovereign)
  • IsHigh: Whether the ped should use this answer when being high (defaults to False)
  • IsDrunk: Whether the ped should use this answer when being drunk (defaults to False)
<Answer PedMood="Sad">Oh...hi, Officer [Name].</Answer>
<Answer PedMood="Nervous" IsHigh="True">Uhh... Officer [Name]... am I glowing?</Answer>
<Answer PedMood="Mad" IsDrunk="True">Oooofficer [Name]! Go 'way!</Answer>
<Answer PedMood="Neutral" IsDrunk="True" IsHigh="True">Heeyyy [Name]... wild stuff.</Answer>

The ped mood also decides what kind of gesture animation the ped might play during answering.

important

Be aware that PR checks the attributes exact. For example when the ped is drunk and high, it will look for questions that have both of these attributes set to True. Just like when a ped is just drunk PR will use questions that only have the drunk attribute set to True.

These attributes do not define a ped's state (InteractionSettings.ini offers some customization though)!