Rando: Navi Hint ideas

[aMannus]

Continuation of #1086

List of possible hints by StormGhetti in the last issue:

• "Is a seed "impossible"? You might just be overthinking it! Go back to places you've been to or ask around for further help."
• "Have you tried learning new tricks? They might just give you the speed you need." (Not necessarily rando-specific, but some tricks are only viable for randomizer since there's no routing. It could be a good way to get the player to know some tricks that even a new player could consistently perform.)
• "The Spirit Trial in Ganon's Castle has a hidden chest somewhere. Did you already know that?" (I've come to find out this chest is overlooked sometimes. Also, I know this requires you have Lens to even get to it in logic, but those with Lens might forget about it anyway, or at least new players could (without a tracker).)
• "Sometimes, an area requires the right tool to get a bunch more, but not always. Be thorough, !"
• "If a dungeon seems daunting, try coming back later. It might just save you time. Even the stones know!" (I don't want to encourage the player to waste time in case a dungeon is hard but has a WOTH item, but at the same time, trying to brute-force your way through a dungeon when you're low on items might only lead to junk (for the time being). It's a 50/50.)
• "If something looks too tough to solve, it might just be. Try coming back later with new gear."
• "Do you use Deku Nuts enough? I've seen them stop a Bombchu of all things!" (Bombchus are not in logic...yet, but they're still useful, even outside of required checks. All this is is a reminder to use DN more, but I figured using them on Bombchus to blow them up is a lesser-known mechanic of those items.)
• "Have you heard of the five singing frogs by a stump upstream? I heard they pay good if you know some songs."
• "You know the bowling alley? I heard only two of the prizes there might be worth getting. The rest is junk!"
• "Obligatory Navi Dive dialogue."
• "Why not take a break? You can pause and save the game anytime by pressing the Pause and buttons." (Wii's "break prompt" reference, but still good advice.)
• "That giant pot in Goron City has some interesting faces. Have you tried getting it to its happiest yet?"
• "The Kokiri Sword is weak. I know the Great Deku Tree's sticks are by far the strongest for a fact!"
• "You'll find yourself with an extra key at the Water Temple and the Fire Temple. They're for your safety!"
• "Are you getting enough exercise? Walking backward or side-hopping is healthier than rolling in the mud!"
• "Don't forget to bring a plastic skull or the masked truth if you visit the underground crowd in the forest!"
• "The Running Man wants to be free like a bunny, but all Spiritual Stones are required to be noticed."
• "After all Spiritual Stones are obtained, a princess and her guard are seen escaping the castle from Evil."
• "A mysterious someone awaits us after pulling out the blade, but they want the Forest's element."
• "The burning village calls for that mysterious someone if you possess the Forest, Water, and Fire elements."
• "If you have the Shadow and Spirit elements, try visiting the Temple of Time. I can sense an aura there..."
• "Mido is rude, but that lost kid in the woods might not be, Try teaching them a friendly melody!"
• "Have you been to the graveyard? One of the graves in front of deceased royalty hoards a chest cast by sunlight."
• "I heard the fisherman is after the elusive Hylian Loach. No matter his age, he still wants it!"
• "Bomb flowers require some strength to be picked up, but arrows and fire can help as well."
• "The big, rolling Goron won't stop! Not only that, but he only admits defeat if you stop him in the dark!"
• "Blue Fire is found in the Ice Cavern, but also in the Water Trial and some shops."
• "If you don't have the Fairy Slingshot, only touch the Great Deku Tree's falling platform on the way out!"
• "You can't push large blocks as an adult as is! Maybe that bracelet from the Gorons could help?"
• "All ice can be melted somehow, even if it seems out of reach. Try a stronger source of fire!"
• "Pierre the scarecrow helps you go higher and obtain a few rewards. I heard he's by Lake Hylia."
• "Are people not rewarding your hard work? Then try taking off that silly mask!"
• "Have you been to Gerudo's Training Ground? I heard only the left path of the central room is the right way."
• "You missed that one. Try another!"

[Sarge-117]

Current set of 19 hints that are in so far:

"Missing a small key in a dungeon? Maybe the boss has it!"
"Sometimes you can use the Megaton Hammer instead of bombs!"
"There are three business scrubs in Hyrule that sell mysterious items. Do you know where they are?"
"Stuck on this seed? You could throw in the towel and check the spoiler log..."
"Did you know that the Hover Boots can be used to cross quicksand?"
"You can reach the back of Impa's House by jumping from the unfinished house with a cucco!
"The Spirit Trial in Ganon's Castle has a hidden chest somewhere. Did you already know that?"
"You know the Bombchu Bowling Alley? I heard only two of the prizes are worthwhile. The rest is junk!"
"Have you been using Deku Nuts enough? I've seen them blow up a Bombchu!"
"You might end up with an extra key for the Water Temple or the Fire Temple. It's for your safety!"
"If you can't pick up a bomb flower with your hands, you can still detonate it with fire or with arrows!"
"Even an adult can't push large blocks without some extra strength!"
"I've heard that Flare Dancer is weak to the Master Sword! Have you tried it?"
"Don't have a weapon to kill a spider? Try throwing a pot at it!"
"I hear the patch of soft soil in Zora's River is the only one that isn't home to a spider."
"The people of Hyrule sometimes have items for you, but they won't like it if you're wearing a mask!"
"If you get trapped somewhere, you might have to save your game and reset!"
"Sheik will meet you in a burning village once you have Forest, Fire, and Water medallions!"
"If you don't have a sword as a child, try buying Deku Sticks! They're effective against your foes!"

[leggettc18]

The hints could use a bit of an update, and we need a way to conditionally add or remove some hints from the pool based on rando settings. For instance, the one about Business Scrubs doesn't really work with Scrubsanity on. Could also add one about being able to do Child Shooting game without a slingshot, but not adult shooting game without the bow.

[Sarge-117]

Maybe there's a way to change of contents of the message table when the save file is loaded? I.E. Calling customMessageManager->CreateMessage() for the Navi message table to add or overwrite some of them, based on rando settings? It would be neat to just change that business scrub hint to say 36 scrubs instead of 3 if you have Scrubsanity on.

[leggettc18]

It might be a good idea to always create every possible message, but put the textIds that are "valid" for that save file's ruleset in a separate array/vector/map during save init, and make the SaveManager save and load that list. Then your max value for rand would be something like naviTextIDs.size().

At some point I want to make it easy to persist CustomMessages to a save file (or something of that nature), and when that comes around we might want to change it again to only generate the messages that save file needs, but I'm not sure how long it will take for me to get that coded/merged/reviewed/etc. so I think it's worth doing something else in the meantime.