Hello! I need help for my struggle with lua!
I want to understand is it possible for non-coder to at least insert any NPC/RPC on any sector at wish with some simplest script.
I hoped Flugente's Max Payne method would be it, but I failed to exploit it for Eskimo (<uiIndex>65</uiIndex>)
I thought this code were enough

Profil = 
{                   
    FATHER = 100,
    HAMOUS = 63,
    PROF_ICECREAM = 162,
ESK = 65,
    RAT   = 81,
	VINCE = 69,
	STEVE = 80,
	JENNY = 132,
	DARREN = 87,
	TONY = 91,
	DEVIN = 61,
	CARMEN = 78,
	SAL = 99,
	PABLO = 98,
	SPIKE = 93,
	ROBOT = 62,
	JOEY = 90,	
	MADLAB = 146,
	CONRAD = 70,
	KINGPIN = 86,
	MADAME = 107,
	JOHN = 118,
	MARY = 119,
}
	-- Set ESK Payne's location
	if  (not ( ( gWorldSectorX == 2) and ( gWorldSectorY == 2) ) and not MercIsDead(Profil.ESK) ) then
	
--		if ( CheckMiscFlags1(Profil.ESK, Flags1.PROFILE_MISC_FLAG_SAID_HOSTILE_QUOTE) == 0 ) then
		
			AddNPCtoSector (Profil.ESK,2,2,0) 
			SetProfileStrategicInsertionData(Profil.ESK, 12089)
			
		end
		
	end
	-- Set ESK Payne's location

But it seems something else needed
May be this number (SetProfileStrategicInsertionData(Profil.ESK, 12089))?
First I thought it be grid#...
https://freeimage.host/i/oo8OUF
https://freeimage.host/i/oo8Nl1

What are you planing to do? Can you explain a little more? Maybe there is another way to solve this.

Let's start.
In GAMEINIT.I cut and pasted a section that you see here. I copied and pasted it right after this.
if (newGAME_STYLE == 1 and iniENABLE_CREPITUS == 1) then
-- F8
AddNPCtoSector( Profil.Bob, 8, SectorY.MAP_ROW_F, 0 )
end

So......for you;


if (newGAME_STYLE == 1 and iniENABLE_CREPITUS == 1) then
-- F8
AddNPCtoSector( Profil.Bob, 8, SectorY.MAP_ROW_F, 0 )
end
if (newGAME_STYLE == 1 and iniENABLE_CREPITUS == 1) then
-- F8
AddNPCtoSector( Profil.RPC65, 8, SectorY.MAP_ROW_F, 0 )
end


Worked for me.
Add this to GameInit.lua
Mod location in MercPro.xml
Add with mapeditor( profile I.Id.)

To make recruitable;
You need a portrait in the Faces folder with a "B" in front(90x100).
You need a script to handle recruitment. I copied one that worked(I think 72.maddog be best but I first used 229.EDT AND 229.NPC). These go in the NPCData folder.
Start new game cause of MercPro.xml