Prepper_1 NPC background expansion and locked LMOE computer

[onura46]

Summary

Content "Add a computer and connected NPC dialog to locked LMOE"

Purpose of change

Follow-up to #59515; adds a computer inside the locked LMOE for storytelling context and conversation with the related NPC.

Describe the solution

Follow-up to #59515. This PR is in response to a couple people who have been confused by the locked LMOE from the prepper_1 quest. Since it's pretty unlikely for players to meet this NPC (especially those who don't interact with them), I thought it would be pertinent to imply a little bit of their story in a computer located inside their LMOE. There are also natural dialog options for confronting them about it, depending on which order you discovered the prepper and the LMOE.

The computer in the LMOE shows a conversation between the prepper and the previous owner of the land. It also contains personal documents and conversations showing the prepper is a bit of a conspiracy theorist. At a certain point, it became a little hard to wrap up the conversations without exploring this character's mind a little, so (if you're nice to them) you can chat with them a little bit about the apocalypse, including telling them about Hub 01 and Brigitte, the Bone Seer. I wanted this dialog to be natural and respond to the player's previous adventures.

Another related minor tweak: the Locked LMOE is now a globally unique spawn instead of just unique. This was an oversight of my original PR.

Describe alternatives you've considered

I thought about just leaving the shelter unlocked. However, not only does this kind of ruin the original intent of the mission - reward players who are interacting with and doing quests for an NPC - but I don't think anyone would leave their valuable shelter unlocked if they planned to return to it. Locked shelters should probably realistically be quite common. Anyway, I would bet that the likelihood that players interact with this computer versus the NPC is very high, and it would (at least, in my opinion) make it pretty cool to realize you stumbled upon their secret LMOE and read their secret diary before you even met them.

Testing

Tested on my own compiled version. I went through the dialog trees every way that I could think of.

Additional context

SPOILERS BELOW

Snooping through the Prepper's documents:

Chatting about the apocalypse with the Prepper after confronting them:

[RelMayers]

Lore dump addition sounds bad, also LMOE aren't bunkers, Computer is drain on power which would be bad preparation. I don't see people making their home bunkers for survival showing off their Computers there.

[onura46]

Lore dump addition sounds bad, also LMOE aren't bunkers, Computer is drain on power which would be bad preparation. I don't see people making their home bunkers for survival showing off their Computers there.

I understand what you're saying. Fwiw, this NPC is just as clueless - probably moreso - than the average citizen pre-cataclysm, so you're getting less a lore dump (as in: sound, factual information about what really happened) and instead just another biased view of the confusion before the start date of the game. Read a bit of the dialog that I added and it should become pretty obvious the prepper is not on the right track lmao.

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• &A video file starts playing. It's quite low resolution, very shaky, and the sound is somewhat muffled as the cameraperson appears to be filming inside from their car. On screen a man is walking away from the camera towards a nondescript white building with large windows. The glare of the sunlight makes it hard to tell but it looks like… an airport terminal! The man is very far away, wearing an orange safety vest and a hard hat, and he appears to be carrying a laptop bag. You hear the person behind the camera mutter, "I've only ever seen him come and go through that door. No one else in the entire time I've been watching…" The man walks straight into the building, only looking back briefly as he swipes a keycard at the door and enters.
• &The cameraperson sighs. The view slowly zooms out for a few seconds, but then suddenly jerks to the left. "Ay… hey, look at these motherfuckers!" The camera zooms in on two teenagers next to a car in the parking lot. They're both laughing and shouting very loudly, almost seemingly intoxicated… One kid takes a step back, then kicks in the taillight of the car. The other appears from around the other side of it, dragging their keys along it, scratching up the paint. The boy who was kicking begins violently punching the window with his bare fist. The cameraperson lets out an astonished gasp, "Like New York…" One punch, two punch, and with a third smash his arm goes through the glass! He stares at the other teenager and they both let out a burst of laughter that lasts a little too long. The cameraperson mutters a concerned "Uhhh…" and sets the camera on the seat. The recording abruptly ends.
• Gov assigns names based off numerological conversions of house numbers. Robert Williamson: 205 W Orchard Avenue. Robert (78) + Williamson (127) = 205. Despite the beautiful weather, he keeps the curtains closed and no one has even visited yet. And he's been here for more than two weeks! I only ever see him when he's coming or going from work. I assume it's work, even if the hours are strange sometimes. Black car, out of state plates, looks brand new. Fed behavior, if you ask me… Is he actually going somewhere or just trying to convince me he's legitimate? Is he on the job when he leaves or on the job when he's here? Further investigation required.
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[Zireael07]

PR title claims it adds a computer but looking at the checklist and commits reveals there are many other changes... so which is it?

[onura46]

PR title claims it adds a computer but looking at the checklist and commits reveals there are many other changes... so which is it?

It's a work in progress and you could also just read what it adds...

[Zireael07]

Yes, but the title claims it adds a computer, while the rest of the OP and your comments seem to indicate the scope is much much larger. The title should be changed to reflect the contents better

[onura46]

Yes, but the title claims it adds a computer, while the rest of the OP and your comments seem to indicate the scope is much much larger. The title should be changed to reflect the contents better

It's really not much larger. It's just not a half-assed implementation of an idea.

[onura46]

And actually, I spent a lot of time today trying to wrap it up and I think it's at a good enough place for open critique. It's going to stay in draft form for a couple days while I do more testing, and run the story/lore-related stuff by longer-standing community members. The title should properly reflect the scope of the PR; it was the last thing I was thinking about until the code was finished tbh.

[onura46]

This keeps inheriting the "Lore" label because I mentioned the word in the very first PR related to this NPC. It wasn't super important but now it might be a problem. These PRs are not related to lore (this, #59515, and #59165). If someone with privileges could remove that label, that'd be appreciated! <3

[I-am-Erk]

I think the only trouble we have here now is that this is a really epic story that none of our other backgrounds meet in quality.

I haven't checked the loot in the shelter but even though it's been somewhat looted we should make sure it's a bit better than your average LMOE because of the rarity adn difficulty of getting it.