Hi all,

I'm trying to make a simple set of quests that are activated by reading a terminal. One of these is to kill a NPC that I have added to a cell.

Basically, I'm trying to have the quest objective marked as complete when the NPC dies. Here's the script I have:



The NPC has the Reference Editor ID of 'aatarget1', and the quest is named 'aaCP2'. The trigger linked to this script covers the entire cell.

Anyone know why this isn't working? I kill the NPC, and nothing happens. I don't really know what I'm doing here, but I've tried everything I can think of.

Thanks for any help.

2 things you could do in the case of just one NPC needing to die.


script your npc:

begin ondeath          setobjectivecompleted MyHappyQuest  1          setobjectivedisplayed MyHappyQuest  1end

The quest script itself can also detect dead npc as long as you defined it with a REF name (and checked persistant reference box)

if MyHappyQuest.getobjectivedisplayed       if MyNPCREF.getdead          setobjectivecompleted MyHappyQuest  1          setobjectivedisplayed MyHappyQuest  1     endifendif

Something like those should do it.

Ontriggerenter only runs when something enters the trigger, not when something's just standing in it. If your npc isn't dead in that moment, that code won't do what you seem to have wanted.

Triggers svck however. The 2 ways above are what you're going to want to do, for this.

Ah, excellent. That's solved a big problem for me, many thanks.

Actually, as an addition, you mentioned that those were in case just one NPC needed to die. Is there a similar script I could use to trigger the same objective updates when three or four specific NPCs/creatures are killed?

Thanks.

If doing multiples, IMO you should track each one's death individually via quest script instead of using ONDEATH block . I have seen strange things happen with ondeath blocks doing funny things when they run at about the same time - strange things which make dead NPC counters be all screwed up.

Ah okay. What sort of script would I be looking for? I've managed to find some examples related to multiple deaths, but really don't know which parts I need to use, or how to apply them to my quest. My scripting knowledge is very very basic at this point.

Thanks for any help.

if MyHappyQuest.getobjectivedisplayed       if MyNPCREF.getdead && MyNPC2REF.getdead && MyNPC3REF.getdead && MyNPC4REF.getdead           setobjectivecompleted MyHappyQuest  1          setobjectivedisplayed MyHappyQuest  1     endifendif