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Deal with the Tusken Raiders

Walkthrough and QA reference for Deal with the Tusken Raiders (SW_TalguaQuest).

At a glance#

JournalSW_TalguaQuest
CategorySide Quests
Journal entries5
Completion branches2
Starts bySpeak with Talgua Lylhai in Tatooine, Cantina and ask about Some work.
Key locationsTatooine, Cantina, Tatooine, Sandriver, Tatooine, Tusken Raider Hut
Key charactersTalgua Lylhai

Walkthrough#

1. Speak with Talgua Lylhai in Tatooine, Cantina and ask about Some work#

Speak with Talgua Lylhai in Tatooine, Cantina and ask about Some work.

Expected journal update — index 10: I’ve met a man named Talgua in the Cantina of Sandriver. He says he’s a moisture farmer from the Dune Sea that has been suffering from attacks by Sand People. He said he’ll pay me well if I “remove” one particular group near the town. They have a tent located just oustide the town to ambush people coming from Sandriver. It’s located past the dune right outside the doors to Sandriver. I should hurry and deal with them before they vanish into the desert.

2. Reach Tatooine, Cantina and allow the scripted event to complete#

Reach Tatooine, Cantina and allow the scripted event to complete.

Expected journal update — index 20: I’ve dealt with the Sand People Raiders. I should return to Talgua if I seek a reward.

3. Speak with Talgua Lylhai in Tatooine, Cantina and ask about Some work — Finished#

Speak with Talgua Lylhai in Tatooine, Cantina and ask about Some work.

Expected journal update — index 30: Talgua rewarded me for my daring deed with 70 credits. With the raiders dealt with, I haven’t just made him safe, but likely most of the area around Sandriver.

Known item transfer: 70 × Credits (Gold_001).

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

4. Find Talgua Lylhai in Tatooine, Cantina and complete the encounter — Finished#

Find Talgua Lylhai in Tatooine, Cantina and complete the encounter.

Expected journal update — index 35: I murdered Talgua.

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

Endings & branches#

The journal has 2 explicit finished entries. Treat them as branch coverage targets during playtesting:

  • Index 30: Talgua rewarded me for my daring deed with 70 credits. With the raiders dealt with, I haven’t just made him safe, but likely most of the area around Sandriver.
  • Index 35: I murdered Talgua.

Known rewards & item transfers#

The following player-directed item transfers are visible in the parsed quest scripts/dialogue results. Playtest may reveal additional indirect rewards.

  • 70 × Credits (Gold_001)

Characters & locations#

Characters directly tied to quest dialogue:

  • Talgua Lylhai (TatooineTalgua) — Tatooine, Cantina

Locations implicated by actor/object placement or explicit travel:

  • Tatooine, Cantina
  • Tatooine, Sandriver
  • Tatooine, Tusken Raider Hut
Technical / QA reference

Journal ID: SW_TalguaQuest Generated category: Side Quests Journal entries: 5

Exact journal progression

IndexStateJournal textDirect setters found
10—I’ve met a man named Talgua in the Cantina of Sandriver. He says he’s a moisture farmer from the Dune Sea that has been suffering from attacks by Sand People. He said he’ll pay me well if I “remove” one particular group near the town. They have a tent located just oustide the town to ambush people coming from Sandriver. It’s located past the dune right outside the doors to Sandriver. I should hurry and deal with them before they vanish into the desert.1
20—I’ve dealt with the Sand People Raiders. I should return to Talgua if I seek a reward.1
30FinishedTalgua rewarded me for my daring deed with 70 credits. With the raiders dealt with, I haven’t just made him safe, but likely most of the area around Sandriver.1
35FinishedI murdered Talgua.1

Record-level trigger map

Stage 10

I’ve met a man named Talgua in the Cantina of Sandriver. He says he’s a moisture farmer from the Dune Sea that has been suffering from attacks by Sand People. He said he’ll pay me well if I “remove” one particular group near the town. They have a tent located just oustide the town to ambush people coming from Sandriver. It’s located past the dune right outside the doors to Sandriver. I should hurry and deal with them before they vanish into the desert.

How this stage is set:

  • Dialogue INFO 104276162299416706 under topic Some work; speaker Talgua Lylhai (TatooineTalgua). locations: Tatooine, Cantina. conditions: Function/Choice Equal 2. response: “Really? And here I was thinking you’d be another lost cause. I’ve asked so many people to help me…. Not many really care what we moisture farmers go through, you see? Well anyways, I tracked the most recent group of raiders to a small tent just outside the town. Hidden well to ambush people coming to and from Sandriver. Go over the dune just outside the gates and the tent will be there. Kill every last one of the bastards.”.
Journal, "SW_TalguaQuest", 10
StopSound "SW_TalGre1"
StopSound "SW_TalGre2"

Stage 20

I’ve dealt with the Sand People Raiders. I should return to Talgua if I seek a reward.

How this stage is set:

  • Script SW_TuskCtTotalScr. attached to Activator SW_TuskCountTotalActivator; placed in Tatooine, Cantina, Tatooine, Tusken Raider Hut.
if ( SW_TuskCount >= 3 )
if ( GetJournalIndex "SW_TalguaQuest" >= 10 )
Journal SW_TalguaQuest 20
set doOnce to 1
endif

Stage 30 — Finished

Talgua rewarded me for my daring deed with 70 credits. With the raiders dealt with, I haven’t just made him safe, but likely most of the area around Sandriver.

How this stage is set:

  • Dialogue INFO 2789311449495620899 under topic Some work; speaker Talgua Lylhai (TatooineTalgua). locations: Tatooine, Cantina. conditions: Journal SW_TalguaQuest Equal 20. response: “They’re dead? All of them! Oh, happy day! Thank you! Thank you so much! You have no idea, but you’ve probably saved my life and the life of my wife. I hope the bastards rot in the hot desert air. Here, it’s all I can offer. The Sand People put me on the verge of bankruptcy with all damage to my equipment. But maybe these credits can do you some good.”.
Player->additem, "Gold_001", 70
Moddisposition, 60
Journal, "SW_TalguaQuest", 30
player->modreputation 1
StopSound "SW_TalGre1"

Stage 35 — Finished

I murdered Talgua.

How this stage is set:

  • Script TalguaScript. attached to Npc Talgua Lylhai (TatooineTalgua); placed in Tatooine, Cantina.
if (GetJournalIndex "SW_TalguaQuest" >= 10)
        if (GetJournalIndex "SW_TalguaQuest" <= 20)
            Journal SW_TalguaQuest 35
        endif
    endif

Dialogue speakers:

  • Talgua Lylhai (TatooineTalgua) — Tatooine, Cantina

Scripts that read or write this journal:

  • SW_TuskCtTotalScr — Activator SW_TuskCountTotalActivator; placed in Tatooine, Cantina, Tatooine, Tusken Raider Hut
  • TalguaLeaveSandriverScript — Activator Talgua Dummy Disabler (TalguaDisabler); placed in Tatooine, Sandriver
  • TalguaScript — Npc Talgua Lylhai (TatooineTalgua); placed in Tatooine, Cantina

Items referenced by related script/result code:

  • Credits (Gold_001)

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

  • Tatooine, Cantina
  • Tatooine, Sandriver
  • Tatooine, Tusken Raider Hut
Journal-state readers (3 code sites)
  • Script SW_TuskCtTotalScr. attached to Activator SW_TuskCountTotalActivator; placed in Tatooine, Cantina, Tatooine, Tusken Raider Hut.
  • Script TalguaLeaveSandriverScript. attached to Activator Talgua Dummy Disabler (TalguaDisabler); placed in Tatooine, Sandriver.
  • Script TalguaScript. attached to Npc Talgua Lylhai (TatooineTalgua); placed in Tatooine, Cantina.

Generated playtest checklist

  • Start/reach the quest naturally and verify journal index 10 is obtainable.
  • Reach index 10: I’ve met a man named Talgua in the Cantina of Sandriver. He says he’s a moisture farmer from the Dune Sea that…
  • Reach index 20: I’ve dealt with the Sand People Raiders. I should return to Talgua if I seek a reward.
  • Reach index 30 (Finished): Talgua rewarded me for my daring deed with 70 credits. With the raiders dealt with, I haven’t just made him sa…
  • Reach index 35 (Finished): I murdered Talgua.
  • Branch coverage: this journal has 2 different Finished entries; test each reachable completion branch.
  • 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_TalguaQuest. Manually forcing journal indices is useful for diagnosis, but does not substitute for testing the scripts/dialogue that normally cause the transition.