Move/slide an object up and down

I tried to used the script in a mod I've been working and....trying for weeks and couldn't figure out what I'm doing wrong... Any ideas? Thanks!

**********************************************************************************************ORIGINAL CODE FROM WIKI**************************************************************************************************

scn SlidingObjectSCRIPT

ref xObject
short xStdSpeed
short xSpeed
short xMaxDisplacement
float xPosZ
float xPosMin
float xPosMax

begin onactivate
if xObject == 0
; First time only: set vars
;======================
; xStdSpeed positive: Object will initially go up
; xStdSpeed negative: Object will initially go down
;======================
set xObject to aaqqActivator; aaqqPlatform ; aaqqPaint
set xStdSpeed to -5 ; <<< Change to your liking (units per second)
set xMaxDisplacement to 100 ; <<< Displacement limit
set xPosZ to xObject.getstartingpos z
if xStdSpeed > 0
set xPosMin to xPosZ
set xPosMax to xPosZ + xMaxDisplacement
else
set xPosMax to xPosZ
set xPosMin to xPosZ - xMaxDisplacement
set xStdSpeed to -xStdSpeed
endif
endif
if xPosZ <= xPosMin
set xSpeed to xStdSpeed
else
set xSpeed to -xStdSpeed
endif
end

begin gamemode
if xSpeed == 0
return
endif
set xPosZ to xObject.getpos Z + xSpeed * getsecondspassed
if xPosZ > xPosMax
set xPosZ to xPosMax
set xSpeed to 0
endif
if xPosZ < xPosMin
set xPosZ to xPosMin
set xSpeed to 0
endif
xObject.setpos Z xPosZ
xObject.reset3Dstate
end

************************************END ORIGINAL CODE

************************************BEGIN CODE AS IT IS IN THE MOD

scn 111aaaTAMSI01

ref xObject
short xStdSpeed
short xSpeed
short xMaxDisplacement
float xPosZ
float xPosMin
float xPosMax

Begin OnActivate ;Begins when object is activated like a button.
Message "Testing this script",,20 & "2" ;Test "Message" to Insure command is going to the game

If xObject == 0 ; Checks to see if reference object/activator is set
set xObject to TamAeroMSep1 ;Set xobject reference variable to the object you want to move.
set xStdSpeed to 25 ;Change to your liking (units per second) an initial positive # will go up. negivtive down.
set xMaxDisplacement to 500000 ; Max distance in units object will travel before stopping.
set xPosZ to xObject.getstartingpos z ;Capture TES CS Object Starting Position


If xStdSpeed > 0
set xPosMin to xPosZ
set xPosMax to xPosZ + xMaxDisplacement
endif ; End Positive Speed Check and MAX MIN Var value assignement

If xstdspeed <=0
set xPosMax to xPosZ
set xPosMin to xPosZ - xMaxDisplacement
set xStdSpeed to -xStdSpeed
endif ; End Negative Speed Check and MAX MIN Var value assignement



endif ;End Variable value assignment


If xPosZ <= xPosMin ;
set xSpeed to xStdSpeed
else
set xSpeed to -xStdSpeed
endif

end ;End


begin gamemode
if xSpeed == 0
message "xSpeed is still 0"
return
endif
set xPosZ to xObject.getpos Z + xSpeed * getsecondspassed
if xPosZ > xPosMax
set xPosZ to xPosMax
set xSpeed to 0
endif
if xPosZ < xPosMin
set xPosZ to xPosMin
set xSpeed to 0
endif
xObject.setpos Z xPosZ
xObject.reset3Dstate
end

Can you describe in more detail, what exactly you're trying to do: the scenario of what is being moved up and down? Is it a door that goes up and down? An elevator? Other?

That seems an aweful lot of scripting just to have something move up and down, because I know how to animate objects in Nifskope so that the nif itself does most of the work.

By animating the nif, you could cut you script size at least in half, maybe a lot more.

If you want, I can take a look at the object nif you want to have go up/down. Just PM it to me.

Koniption

Koniption

Thanks for the reply. However an animation is not possible for the scope of this project. I need to move an object a large distance… Namely from any XYZ to another XYZ. I’m seen this done is such Mod’s as “Sides sailing Ships”… and “Amusemant park of Cyrodiil” In sides sailing ships the movement is controlled by mapped keys… I don’t need that functionally. I just need to actively (Non MoveTo “Teleporting”) move objects.

Here’s a good example… Let say I wanted to create a race track with cars racing on a predetermined course around a track that covers many cells…


Thanks again for any replies!