It mentions specifically the Player.getdistance Object is unreliable, but Object.getdistance Player is reliable.

Just use that instead.

Bugger! :swear:

I read that as Actor.getdistance Player!

Okay, thanks showler!

Now then, is there a way to work out distances in the CS so that I can set the radius, or will I need to be in the game and the console? Iv found the Wiki page on Units, but its rather confusing: Is each cell 4096 units, and does that directly relate to the units that would be used with getDistance?

Also, if the player is within the city walls for example, and therefore within the range of the central object, do interior cells continue to be included within the radius? Does that make sense?

Ill try again just in case: If I use the Cathedral in the center of town for a base, and measure that X number of units puts a radius around the outside of the city the player can be detected as being within that radius. Will the player still be detected as inside that radius if he enters a building (that is inside that radius)?

Logic would suggest yes, but Ill ask anyway!

Cheers

MVK

For measuring distances in the CS you may use http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=27291


Turning on the cell grid also helps (press B)

If the outside of the walls is in the same worldspace as the city, "MyObject.getdistance player" is reliable.
If not, use GetInWorldspace to check if the player is in the city worldspace

And, if the player enters a building, getdistance will not return anything usefull (will return a huge value).

See also http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/IsInInterior and http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/GetInCell . May be of some use along the way

Thanks QQuix - I already found IsInInterior and GetInCell and now you confirmed that interiors will return an invalid distance I know Ill have to use them. I hadn't seen Phitt's measures though - Nice one!

Cheers

MVK