New Feature: dynamic dialogue is played when dynamic opinions are active. Mercs can comment on each others actions, and this can influence their opinions further. IMP character answers can even be chosen by the player.

git-svn-id: https://ja2svn.mooo.com/source/ja2/trunk/GameSource/ja2_v1.13/Build@7297 3b4a5df2-a311-0410-b5c6-a8a6f20db521
2026-08-19 14:20:30 +02:00 · 2014-06-27 22:12:29 +00:00
parent b083314318
commit 3a9cb5ecc3
52 changed files with 9062 additions and 5920 deletions
@@ -0,0 +1,432 @@
+#ifndef __DYNAMICDIALOGUE_H
+#define __DYNAMICDIALOGUE_H
+
+/**
+* @file
+* @author Flugente (bears-pit.com)
+* @brief This file contains declarations of classes and functions used for dynamic dialogue
+*/
+
+#include "Types.h"
+#include "Soldier Control.h"
+
+// Flugente: calculate A's opinion of B
+INT8	SoldierRelation( SOLDIERTYPE* pSoldierA, SOLDIERTYPE* pSoldierB );
+INT8	SoldierRelation( UINT8 usProfileA, UINT8 usProfileB );
+
+// Flugente: dynamic opinions
+enum
+{
+	OPINIONEVENT_FRIENDLYFIRE,
+	OPINIONEVENT_SNITCHSOLDMEOUT,
+	OPINIONEVENT_SNITCHINTERFERENCE,
+	OPINIONEVENT_FRIENDSWITHHATED,
+
+	OPINIONEVENT_CONTRACTEXTENSION,
+	OPINIONEVENT_ORDEREDRETREAT,
+	OPINIONEVENT_CIVKILLER,
+	OPINIONEVENT_SLOWSUSDOWN,
+
+	OPINIONEVENT_NOSHARINGFOOD,
+	OPINIONEVENT_ANNOYINGDISABILITY,
+	OPINIONEVENT_ADDICT,
+	OPINIONEVENT_THIEF,
+
+	OPINIONEVENT_WORSTCOMMANDEREVER,
+	OPINIONEVENT_RICHGUY,
+	OPINIONEVENT_BETTERGEAR,
+	OPINIONEVENT_YOUMOUNTEDAGUNONMYBREASTS,
+
+	OPINIONEVENT_BANDAGED,
+	OPINIONEVENT_DRINKBUDDIES_GOOD,
+	OPINIONEVENT_DRINKBUDDIES_SUPER,
+	OPINIONEVENT_DRINKBUDDIES_BAD,
+
+	OPINIONEVENT_DRINKBUDDIES_WORSE,
+	// events from dialogue
+	OPINIONEVENT_AGAINST_US,		// other guy was against us in dialogue
+	OPINIONEVENT_FOR_US,			// other guy was for us in dialogue	
+	OPINIONEVENT_AGAINST_ENEMY,		// other guy was against our dialogue enemy in dialogue
+
+	OPINIONEVENT_FOR_ENEMY,			// other guy was for our dialogue enemy in dialogue
+	OPINIONEVENT_SOLVECONFLICT_REASON_GOOD,		// other guy attempted to solve the conflict reasonably, and we thought that was good
+	OPINIONEVENT_SOLVECONFLICT_REASON_BAD,		// other guy attempted to solve the conflict reasonably, and we thought that was bad
+	OPINIONEVENT_SOLVECONFLICT_AGGRESSIVE_GOOD,		// other guy attempted to solve the conflict agressively, and we thought that was good
+
+	OPINIONEVENT_SOLVECONFLICT_AGGRESSIVE_BAD,		// other guy attempted to solve the conflict agressively, and we thought that was bad
+
+	OPINIONEVENT_MAX
+};
+
+typedef struct DynamicOpinionEvent
+{
+	UINT8 ubEventId;
+	INT8	sOpinionModifier;
+	BOOLEAN fSameSector;
+	BOOLEAN fSameAssignment;
+	BOOLEAN fAwake;
+	BOOLEAN fSquadsOnly;
+} DynamicOpinionEvent;
+
+extern DynamicOpinionEvent gDynamicOpinionEvent[OPINIONEVENT_MAX];
+
+// -------- added by Flugente: flags for opinions --------
+// easier than adding 32 differently named variables. DO NOT CHANGE THEM, UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!
+// if someone influences our opinion, STAGE1 gets set. Every day, stages move up one step, until we 'forget' them
+// these flags describe what the other guy did to us....
+// flagmask 1
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_FRIENDLYFIRE								0x00000001	//1			// fired on us
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_FRIENDLYFIRE								0x00000002	//2
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_FRIENDLYFIRE								0x00000004	//4
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_FRIENDLYFIRE								0x00000008	//8
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_SNITCHSOLDMEOUT							0x00000010	//16		// has been snitching to the player about us
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_SNITCHSOLDMEOUT							0x00000020	//32
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_SNITCHSOLDMEOUT   						0x00000040	//64
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_SNITCHSOLDMEOUT							0x00000080	//128
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_INTERFERENCE								0x00000100	//256		// is interfering with us (stopped us from taking drugs or stealing)
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_INTERFERENCE								0x00000200	//512
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_INTERFERENCE								0x00000400	//1024
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_INTERFERENCE								0x00000800	//2048
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_FRIENDSWITHHATED							0x00001000	//4096		// is friends with someone we hate
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_FRIENDSWITHHATED							0x00002000	//8192
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_FRIENDSWITHHATED							0x00004000	//16384
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_FRIENDSWITHHATED							0x00008000	//32768
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_CONTRACTEXTENSION						0x00010000	//65536		// got his contract extended before we did, even though we had less time left
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_CONTRACTEXTENSION						0x00020000	//131072
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_CONTRACTEXTENSION						0x00040000	//262144
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_CONTRACTEXTENSION						0x00080000	//524288
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_ORDEREDRETREAT							0x00100000	//1048576	// was commander (most senior merc around) and ordered retreat
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_ORDEREDRETREAT							0x00200000	//2097152
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_ORDEREDRETREAT							0x00400000	//4194304
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_ORDEREDRETREAT							0x00800000	//8388608
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_CIVKILLER								0x01000000	//16777216	// killed an unarmed civilian
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_CIVKILLER								0x02000000	//33554432
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_CIVKILLER								0x04000000	//67108864
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_CIVKILLER								0x08000000	//134217728
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_SLOWSUSDOWN								0x10000000	//268435456	// is overloaded and thus slows us down
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_SLOWSUSDOWN								0x20000000	//536870912
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_SLOWSUSDOWN								0x40000000	//1073741824
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_SLOWSUSDOWN								0x80000000	//2147483648
+
+// flagmask 2
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_NOSHARINGFOOD							0x00000001	//1			// had water/food when we needed it. So he did not share!
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_NOSHARINGFOOD							0x00000002	//2
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_NOSHARINGFOOD							0x00000004	//4
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_NOSHARINGFOOD							0x00000008	//8
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_ANNOYINGDISABILITY						0x00000010	//16		// disability kicked in at a bad time, putting the team at risk (forgeful, nervous, psycho...)
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_ANNOYINGDISABILITY						0x00000020	//32
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_ANNOYINGDISABILITY  						0x00000040	//64
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_ANNOYINGDISABILITY						0x00000080	//128
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_ADDICT									0x00000100	//256		// is taking drugs 
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_ADDICT									0x00000200	//512
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_ADDICT									0x00000400	//1024
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_ADDICT									0x00000800	//2048
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_THIEF									0x00001000	//4096		// is stealing items
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_THIEF									0x00002000	//8192
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_THIEF									0x00004000	//16384
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_THIEF									0x00008000	//32768
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_WORSTCOMMANDEREVER						0x00010000	//65536		// was commander (most senior merc around) when a lot of our people (including militia) died
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_WORSTCOMMANDEREVER						0x00020000	//131072
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_WORSTCOMMANDEREVER						0x00040000	//262144
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_WORSTCOMMANDEREVER						0x00080000	//524288
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_RICHGUY									0x00100000	//1048576	// gets paid a lot more than we do
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_RICHGUY									0x00200000	//2097152
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_RICHGUY									0x00400000	//4194304
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_RICHGUY									0x00800000	//8388608
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_BETTERGEAR								0x01000000	//16777216	// has a lot better gear than we do
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_BETTERGEAR								0x02000000	//33554432
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_BETTERGEAR								0x04000000	//67108864
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_BETTERGEAR								0x08000000	//134217728
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_YOUMOUNTEDAGUNONMYBREASTS				0x10000000	//268435456	// used our body to rest his gun on
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_YOUMOUNTEDAGUNONMYBREASTS				0x20000000	//536870912
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_YOUMOUNTEDAGUNONMYBREASTS				0x40000000	//1073741824
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_YOUMOUNTEDAGUNONMYBREASTS				0x80000000	//2147483648
+
+// flagmask 3
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_BANDAGED									0x00000001	//1			// bandaged our wounds
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_BANDAGED									0x00000002	//2
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_BANDAGED									0x00000004	//4
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_BANDAGED									0x00000008	//8
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_DRINKBUDDIES_GOOD						0x00000010	//16		// had a drink with him, he's okay.
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_DRINKBUDDIES_GOOD						0x00000020	//32
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_DRINKBUDDIES_GOOD  						0x00000040	//64
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_DRINKBUDDIES_GOOD						0x00000080	//128
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_DRINKBUDDIES_SUPER						0x00000100	//256		// had a drink with him, he's super okay
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_DRINKBUDDIES_SUPER						0x00000200	//512
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_DRINKBUDDIES_SUPER						0x00000400	//1024
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_DRINKBUDDIES_SUPER						0x00000800	//2048
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_DRINKBUDDIES_BAD							0x00001000	//4096		// had a drink with him, don't like him
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_DRINKBUDDIES_BAD							0x00002000	//8192
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_DRINKBUDDIES_BAD							0x00004000	//16384
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_DRINKBUDDIES_BAD							0x00008000	//32768
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_DRINKBUDDIES_WORSE						0x00010000	//65536		// had a drink with him, and I REALLY don't like him now
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_DRINKBUDDIES_WORSE						0x00020000	//131072
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_DRINKBUDDIES_WORSE						0x00040000	//262144
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_DRINKBUDDIES_WORSE						0x00080000	//524288
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_AGAINST_US								0x00100000	//1048576	// was against us in dialogue
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_AGAINST_US								0x00200000	//2097152
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_AGAINST_US								0x00400000	//4194304
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_AGAINST_US								0x00800000	//8388608
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_FOR_US									0x01000000	//16777216	// other guy was for us in dialogue
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_FOR_US									0x02000000	//33554432
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_FOR_US									0x04000000	//67108864
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_FOR_US									0x08000000	//134217728
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_AGAINST_ENEMY							0x10000000	//268435456	// was against our dialogue enemy in dialogue
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_AGAINST_ENEMY							0x20000000	//536870912
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_AGAINST_ENEMY							0x40000000	//1073741824
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_AGAINST_ENEMY							0x80000000	//2147483648
+
+// flagmask 4
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_FOR_ENEMY								0x00000001	//1			// was for our dialogue enemy in dialogue
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_FOR_ENEMY								0x00000002	//2
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_FOR_ENEMY								0x00000004	//4
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_FOR_ENEMY								0x00000008	//8
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_SOLVECONFLICT_REASON_GOOD				0x00000010	//16		// attempted to solve the conflict reasonably, and we thought that was good
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_SOLVECONFLICT_REASON_GOOD				0x00000020	//32
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_SOLVECONFLICT_REASON_GOOD  				0x00000040	//64
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_SOLVECONFLICT_REASON_GOOD				0x00000080	//128
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_SOLVECONFLICT_REASON_BAD					0x00000100	//256		// attempted to solve the conflict reasonably, and we thought that was bad
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_SOLVECONFLICT_REASON_BAD					0x00000200	//512
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_SOLVECONFLICT_REASON_BAD					0x00000400	//1024
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_SOLVECONFLICT_REASON_BAD					0x00000800	//2048
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_SOLVECONFLICT_AGGRESSIVE_GOOD			0x00001000	//4096		// attempted to solve the conflict agressively, and we thought that was good
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_SOLVECONFLICT_AGGRESSIVE_GOOD			0x00002000	//8192
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_SOLVECONFLICT_AGGRESSIVE_GOOD			0x00004000	//16384
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_SOLVECONFLICT_AGGRESSIVE_GOOD			0x00008000	//32768
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_SOLVECONFLICT_AGGRESSIVE_BAD				0x00010000	//65536		// attempted to solve the conflict agressively, and we thought that was bad
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_SOLVECONFLICT_AGGRESSIVE_BAD				0x00020000	//131072
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_SOLVECONFLICT_AGGRESSIVE_BAD				0x00040000	//262144
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_SOLVECONFLICT_AGGRESSIVE_BAD				0x00080000	//524288
+
+/*#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_AGAINST_US								0x00100000	//1048576	// was against us in dialogue
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_AGAINST_US								0x00200000	//2097152
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_AGAINST_US								0x00400000	//4194304
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_AGAINST_US								0x00800000	//8388608
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_FOR_US									0x01000000	//16777216	// other guy was for us in dialogue
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_FOR_US									0x02000000	//33554432
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_FOR_US									0x04000000	//67108864
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_FOR_US									0x08000000	//134217728
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_AGAINST_ENEMY							0x10000000	//268435456	// was against our dialogue enemy in dialogue
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE2_AGAINST_ENEMY							0x20000000	//536870912
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE3_AGAINST_ENEMY							0x40000000	//1073741824
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_AGAINST_ENEMY							0x80000000	//2147483648*/
+
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE1_ALL										0x11111111				// flags of all first stages, used when rolling over
+#define OPINIONFLAG_STAGE4_ALL										0x88888888				// flags of all final stages, used when rolling over
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+// we have several 'roles' in a dialogue for now:
+// victim - a merc initiating dialogue because an event has happened to him (can also be a positive thing)
+// cause - the merc that caused the event through his behaviour
+// interjector - an person that is neither victim nor cause and attemtps to solve the situation, the player can control his/her actions
+// speaker - whoever speaks the current line, for no one of the above
+typedef enum
+{
+	// opinion event has occured and a merc points that out to ...
+	DOST_VICTIM_INITIATE,							// victim begins dialogue
+
+	DOST_VICTIM_TO_INTERJECTOR_DENY,				// victim denies what interjector said
+	DOST_VICTIM_TO_INTERJECTOR_AGREE,				// victim agrees what interjector said
+
+	DOST_CAUSE_TO_VICTIM_DENY,						// cause denies victim's accusation
+	DOST_CAUSE_TO_VICTIM_AGREE,						// cause accepts responsibility to victim
+
+	DOST_CAUSE_TO_INTERJECTOR_DENY,					// cause denies what interjector said
+	DOST_CAUSE_TO_INTERJECTOR_AGREE,				// cause agrees what interjector said
+
+	DOST_INTERJECTOR_DIALOGUESELECTION,				// special: creates the interjector dialogue selection
+
+	DOST_INTERJECTOR_TO_VICTIM_DENY,				// interjector denies victim's accusation
+	DOST_INTERJECTOR_TO_VICTIM_AGREE,				// interjectorinterjector agrees to victim that cause is to blame
+
+	DOST_INTERJECTOR_TO_CAUSE_DENY,					// interjector denies victim denial
+	DOST_INTERJECTOR_TO_CAUSE_AGREE,				// interjector agrees that victim is not to blame
+
+	DOST_INTERJECTOR_SOLVE_REASON,					// interjector tries to solve the situation peacefully
+	DOST_INTERJECTOR_SOLVE_AGGRESSIVE,				// interjector tries to solve the situation aggressively
+
+	DOST_INTERJECTOR_NOTHING,						// interjector decides to say nothing
+
+	DOST_SIDEWITH_VICTIM,							// another person sides with victim
+	DOST_SIDEWITH_CAUSE,							// another person sides with cause
+
+	DOST_MAX,
+
+} DynamicOpinionSpeechType;
+
+// the different choices we can take when selecting what approach to use in dialogue
+enum
+{
+	DOST_CHOICE_NOTHING = 0,
+	DOST_CHOICE_SIDEWITH_VICTIM,
+	DOST_CHOICE_SIDEWITH_CAUSE,
+	DOST_CHOICE_REASON,
+	DOST_CHOICE_AGGRESSIVE,
+
+	DOST_CHOICE_MAX
+};
+
+enum
+{
+	DOST_POSITION_LEFT,
+	DOST_POSITION_RIGHT,
+	DOST_POSITION_MIDDLE,
+};
+
+enum
+{
+	DOST_PRIORITY_LOW,		// can be handled hours later if needed
+	DOST_PRIORITY_NORMAL,	// normal priority
+	DOST_PRIORITY_HIGH,		// urgent, handle as soon as possible
+
+	DOST_PRIORITY_MAX
+};
+
+typedef struct OpinionEvent
+{
+	OpinionEvent( ) :
+	ubEventId( 0 ),
+	ubProfileComplainant( NO_PROFILE ),
+	ubProfileCause( NO_PROFILE ),
+	usSector( 0 )
+	{}
+
+	UINT8 ubEventId;				// the dynamic opinion event this is all about
+	UINT8 ubProfileComplainant;		// the merc who started this dialogue by complaining
+	UINT8 ubProfileCause;			// the merc who caused the event
+	UINT8 usSector;					// sector of incident
+} OpinionEvent;
+
+#define DOST_INTERJECTORS_MAX	4
+
+typedef struct DynamicOpinionSpeechEvent_EventData
+{
+	DynamicOpinionSpeechEvent_EventData( ) :
+	event( ),
+	usId( 0 ),
+	usPriority( 0 ),
+	ubProfileINTERJECTOR( NO_PROFILE )
+	{}
+
+	OpinionEvent event;				// the event that this is all about
+
+	UINT16 usId;					// id that signifies wether dialogue belongs to this event or another one
+	UINT8 usPriority;				// priority of event, used when determining which event will be handled next
+
+	// other mercs an interfere in the dialogue
+	UINT8 ubProfileINTERJECTOR;		// if an INTERJECTOR tries to solve the situation, it'll be this guy
+
+	// several other mercs can agree with either cause or complainant. Most of the time, these guys will have similar events at the time, which will simply be merged
+	// the goal is to have less dialogue events while making them somewhat deeper
+	UINT8 ubProfileSideCause[DOST_INTERJECTORS_MAX];
+	UINT8 ubProfileSideComplainant[DOST_INTERJECTORS_MAX];
+
+} DynamicOpinionSpeechEvent_EventData;
+
+typedef struct DynamicOpinionSpeechEvent
+{
+	DynamicOpinionSpeechEvent( ) :
+	data( ),
+	usStarttime( 0 ),
+	ubEventType( DOST_INTERJECTOR_NOTHING ),
+	usQueueNumber( 0 ),
+	usSpeaker( NO_PROFILE ),
+	usSide( DOST_POSITION_LEFT ),
+	usNumonside( 0 )
+	{}
+
+	DynamicOpinionSpeechEvent_EventData data;
+
+	UINT32 usStarttime;				// time this dialogue should be displayed
+
+	UINT8 ubEventType;				// kind of speech event (from DynamicOpinionSpeechType)
+	UINT8 usQueueNumber;			// number of this dialogue bit in the event's queue
+	UINT8 usSpeaker;				// the merc who says this
+	UINT8 usSide;					// side with ubProfileComplainant (DOST_POSITION_LEFT), ubProfileCause (DOST_POSITION_RIGHT) or stay neutral (DOST_POSITION_MIDDLE)
+
+	UINT8 usNumonside;				// this argument is the x'th on this side
+	UINT8 usFiller[3];				// to appease the petty gods of padding AGAIN
+} DynamicOpinionSpeechEvent;
+
+
+
+void CleanDynamicOpinionSpeechEvents( );
+void AddDynamicOpinionEvent_New( OpinionEvent aEvent );
+void AddDynamicOpinionEvent_Continue( DynamicOpinionSpeechEvent aEvent );
+void CreateSpeechEventsFromDynamicOpinionEvent( DynamicOpinionSpeechEvent aEvent );
+void HandleDynamicOpinionSpeechEvents( );
+void StartDynamicOpinionDialogue( );
+void PerformPossibleDynamicOpinionEventMerges( );
+
+BOOLEAN DynamicOpinionTacticalCharacterDialogue( DynamicOpinionSpeechEvent& aEvent );
+
+INT8 GetSidePosition( UINT8 aDostPosition );
+
+BOOLEAN DynamicOpinionSpeechInProgress( );
+void SetfDynamicOpinionSpeechInProgress( BOOLEAN aVal );
+
+BOOLEAN SaveDynamicDialogue( HWFILE hwFile );
+BOOLEAN LoadDynamicDialogue( HWFILE hwFile );
+
+
+//  modify usProfileA's opinion of usProfileB because of usEvent
+void AddOpinionEvent( UINT8 usProfileA, UINT8 usProfileB, UINT8 usEvent, BOOLEAN fStartDialogue = TRUE );
+
+// get usProfileA's opinion of usProfileB on one of the last 4 days
+INT8 GetDynamicOpinionDay( UINT8 usProfileA, UINT8 usProfileB, UINT8 usDay );
+
+// get usProfileA's opinion of usProfileB concerning usEvent
+INT8 GetDynamicOpinion( UINT8 usProfileA, UINT8 usProfileB, UINT8 usEvent );
+
+// daily rollover of opinions
+void HandleDynamicOpinionsDailyRefresh( );
+
+// a day has passed, 'age' opinions 
+void RolloverDynamicOpinions( UINT8 usProfileA );
+
+// check wether other people are friends with someone else we hate. All persons must be in Arulco
+void CheckForFriendsofHated( SOLDIERTYPE* pSoldier );
+
+void HandleDynamicOpinionOnContractExtension( UINT8 ubCode, UINT8 usProfile );
+void HandleDynamicOpinionBattleLosses( );
+void HandleDynamicOpinionRetreat( );
+void HandleDynamicOpinionTeamDrinking( SOLDIERTYPE* pSoldier );
+
+// get id of a random merc in a sector, provided one exists
+UINT8 GetRandomMercInSectorNotInList( INT16 sX, INT16 sY, INT8 sZ, std::vector<UINT8> aTaboo, BOOLEAN fImpOnly );
+
+UINT8 GetFittingInterjectorProfile( UINT8 usEvent, UINT8 usProfileVictim, UINT8 usProfileCause );
+
+UINT8 HighestInventoryCoolness( SOLDIERTYPE* pSoldier );
+
+void HandleDynamicOpinionChange( SOLDIERTYPE* pSoldier, UINT8 usEvent, BOOLEAN fOffender, BOOLEAN fStartDialogue );
+
+#endif