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Piggies In Need

Walkthrough and QA reference for Piggies In Need (SW_ExpPiggies).

At a glance#

JournalSW_ExpPiggies
CategoryExpansion / PlanExp
Journal entries7
Completion branches1
Starts byRecord route requires playtest verification.
Key locationsGamorr, Czerka Brig, Gamorr, Czerka Storehouse, Gamorr, Shorthair Oasis
Key charactersMinsc

Walkthrough#

1. Reach journal stage 3#

Route needs playtest verification. No literal journal setter was found for this stage in the parsed dialogue/MWScript evidence. Follow the surrounding quest context and verify whether this entry is reachable, indirect, optional, or historical.

Expected journal update — index 3: The Czerka Corporation is enslaving Gamorreans on Gamorr, I should explore the slave camp and find out more.

2. Reach journal stage 5#

Route needs playtest verification. No literal journal setter was found for this stage in the parsed dialogue/MWScript evidence. Follow the surrounding quest context and verify whether this entry is reachable, indirect, optional, or historical.

Expected journal update — index 5: I’ve heard of the leader of the shorthair clan being held in a brig nearby. It’s locked, but if I can get in there he may be able to help me take out these Czerka slavers.

3. Speak with Minsc in Gamorr, Czerka Brig#

Speak with Minsc in Gamorr, Czerka Brig.

Expected journal update — index 7: I’ve found Minsc, who has a gravity axe that can take down the forcefield to the shorthair stronghold where the Czerka leader is. He says his equipment is in what is now the Czerka storeroom.

4. Interact with Footlocker in Gamorr, Czerka Storehouse#

Interact with Footlocker in Gamorr, Czerka Storehouse.

Expected journal update — index 10: Minsc has his equipment and we should be able to get inside the stronghold now.

5. Defeat Minsc in Gamorr, Czerka Brig and allow its script to update the quest#

Defeat Minsc in Gamorr, Czerka Brig and allow its script to update the quest.

Expected journal update — index 13: Minsc has died, I should search for his gravity axe in the Czerka storeroom.

6. Reach Gamorr, Shorthair Oasis and allow the scripted event to complete — Finished#

Reach Gamorr, Shorthair Oasis and allow the scripted event to complete.

Expected journal update — index 15: The forcefield is down and the Gamorreans are free, the shorthairs can go on to restore their stronghold now.

Outcome: this journal entry is marked as a finished branch.

Endings & branches#

The journal has one explicit finished state at index 15:

The forcefield is down and the Gamorreans are free, the shorthairs can go on to restore their stronghold now.

Characters & locations#

Characters directly tied to quest dialogue:

  • Minsc (SW_ExpSlaveGamMinsc) — Gamorr, Czerka Brig

Locations implicated by actor/object placement or explicit travel:

  • Gamorr, Czerka Brig
  • Gamorr, Czerka Storehouse
  • Gamorr, Shorthair Oasis
Technical / QA reference

Journal ID: SW_ExpPiggies Generated category: Expansion / PlanExp Journal entries: 7

Exact journal progression

IndexStateJournal textDirect setters found
3—The Czerka Corporation is enslaving Gamorreans on Gamorr, I should explore the slave camp and find out more.0
5—I’ve heard of the leader of the shorthair clan being held in a brig nearby. It’s locked, but if I can get in there he may be able to help me take out these Czerka slavers.0
7—I’ve found Minsc, who has a gravity axe that can take down the forcefield to the shorthair stronghold where the Czerka leader is. He says his equipment is in what is now the Czerka storeroom.1
10—Minsc has his equipment and we should be able to get inside the stronghold now.1
13—Minsc has died, I should search for his gravity axe in the Czerka storeroom.1
15FinishedThe forcefield is down and the Gamorreans are free, the shorthairs can go on to restore their stronghold now.1

Record-level trigger map

Stage 3

The Czerka Corporation is enslaving Gamorreans on Gamorr, I should explore the slave camp and find out more.

Direct setter: No literal Journal <quest> <index> command was found in the current plugin for this stage. Treat this as a QA flag: it may be a developer note, branch reached indirectly, or state written by code outside the parsed MWScript/result-script patterns.

Stage 5

I’ve heard of the leader of the shorthair clan being held in a brig nearby. It’s locked, but if I can get in there he may be able to help me take out these Czerka slavers.

Direct setter: No literal Journal <quest> <index> command was found in the current plugin for this stage. Treat this as a QA flag: it may be a developer note, branch reached indirectly, or state written by code outside the parsed MWScript/result-script patterns.

Stage 7

I’ve found Minsc, who has a gravity axe that can take down the forcefield to the shorthair stronghold where the Czerka leader is. He says his equipment is in what is now the Czerka storeroom.

How this stage is set:

  • Dialogue INFO 75316513518715786 under topic Greeting 7; speaker Minsc (SW_ExpSlaveGamMinsc). locations: Gamorr, Czerka Brig. conditions: Journal SW_ExpPiggies Less 7. response: “You’re not Czerka? I know how to get into the stronghold and disable the forcefields, the stronghold gate won’t budge, I know because it used to be my stronghold. I need my gravity axe, they took it and it’s inside what is now the Czerka storeroom. If I can get that axe, I can use it to take down the door.”.
Journal SW_ExpPiggies 7
AIFollow Player 0, 0, 0, 0

Stage 10

Minsc has his equipment and we should be able to get inside the stronghold now.

How this stage is set:

  • Script SW_ExpEquipMinsc. attached to Container Footlocker (SW_ExpFootlockerEquip); placed in Gamorr, Czerka Storehouse.
If ( DoOnce == 0 )
    If ( GetDistance SW_ExpSlaveGamMinsc <= 1000 )
        Journal SW_ExpPiggies 10
        SW_ExpSlaveGamMinsc->Equip SW_ExpGravAxe 1
        SW_ExpSlaveGamMinsc->Equip SW_GammAChest 1

Stage 13

Minsc has died, I should search for his gravity axe in the Czerka storeroom.

How this stage is set:

  • Script SW_ExpMinscScript. attached to Npc Minsc (SW_ExpSlaveGamMinsc); placed in Gamorr, Czerka Brig.
If ( OnDeath )
    If ( GetJournalIndex SW_ExpPiggies < 10 )
        Journal SW_ExpPiggies 13
        SW_ExpGravAxeExtra->Enable
    Endif

Stage 15 — Finished

The forcefield is down and the Gamorreans are free, the shorthairs can go on to restore their stronghold now.

How this stage is set:

  • Script SW_ExpTerminalFree. attached to Activator Control Terminal (SW_ExpSlaveTerminal); placed in Gamorr, Shorthair Oasis.
If ( GetJournalIndex SW_ExpPiggies < 15 )
        If ( Player->GetItemCount SW_ExpTermKey >= 1 )
            Journal SW_ExpPiggies 15
            SW_ExpFreeForcefield->Disable
            SW_ExpSlaveGamA->Disable

Dialogue speakers:

  • Minsc (SW_ExpSlaveGamMinsc) — Gamorr, Czerka Brig

Scripts that read or write this journal:

  • SW_ExpEquipMinsc — Container Footlocker (SW_ExpFootlockerEquip); placed in Gamorr, Czerka Storehouse
  • SW_ExpMinscScript — Npc Minsc (SW_ExpSlaveGamMinsc); placed in Gamorr, Czerka Brig
  • SW_ExpTerminalFree — Activator Control Terminal (SW_ExpSlaveTerminal); placed in Gamorr, Shorthair Oasis

Items referenced by related script/result code:

  • ment
  • Minsc’s Gravity Axe (SW_ExpGravAxe)
  • Terminal Keycard (SW_ExpTermKey)
  • Gammorean Boots (SW_GammABoots)
  • Gammorean Armor (SW_GammAChest)
  • Gammorean Right Pauldron (SW_GammAPaul)
  • Gammorean Left Pauldron (SW_GammAPaulLeft)

Cells implicated by actor/object placement or explicit travel code:

  • Gamorr, Czerka Brig
  • Gamorr, Czerka Storehouse
  • Gamorr, Shorthair Oasis
Journal-state readers (2 code sites)
  • Script SW_ExpMinscScript. attached to Npc Minsc (SW_ExpSlaveGamMinsc); placed in Gamorr, Czerka Brig.
  • Script SW_ExpTerminalFree. attached to Activator Control Terminal (SW_ExpSlaveTerminal); placed in Gamorr, Shorthair Oasis.

Generated playtest checklist

  • Start/reach the quest naturally and verify journal index 3 is obtainable.
  • Reach index 3: The Czerka Corporation is enslaving Gamorreans on Gamorr, I should explore the slave camp and find out more.
  • Reach index 5: I’ve heard of the leader of the shorthair clan being held in a brig nearby. It’s locked, but if I can get in t…
  • Reach index 7: I’ve found Minsc, who has a gravity axe that can take down the forcefield to the shorthair stronghold where th…
  • Reach index 10: Minsc has his equipment and we should be able to get inside the stronghold now.
  • Reach index 13: Minsc has died, I should search for his gravity axe in the Czerka storeroom.
  • Reach index 15 (Finished): The forcefield is down and the Gamorreans are free, the shorthairs can go on to restore their stronghold now.
  • Verify any scripted reward/item transfer shown above actually occurs.
  • Verify involved NPCs/objects remain present and usable after the stage transition.
  • Verify no unrelated vanilla Morrowind dialogue/quest state appears during the flow.

QA console reference

Current journal state can be inspected with the OpenMW/Morrowind journal tooling for SW_ExpPiggies. Manually forcing journal indices is useful for diagnosis, but does not substitute for testing the scripts/dialogue that normally cause the transition.