I am interested in creating a mod that makes Ed-E repairable when he is killed in hardcoe mode. I have modded games before but not fallout or oblivion so I would like a little direction in what GECK modules and scripts I need to be looking at.

Here's what I want to do:

- when Player clicks on Ed-E's remains, a dialog box appears that allows you to either open his inventory or repair him.
-in order to repair him, I want to require that the player have in his inventory some tools and materials like a wrench and some duct tape, similar to the medical quest dialog in the Forlorn Hope medical tent.

Any direction or advice is welcomed as I am new to GECK.

Nice idea. A script like this should be easy to make for vets. But I'm a newbie, but I have an idea.

Something like this: (add it to ED-E's existing script)

i'm probably going to butcher the scripting language now but it should give you some idea.

READ THE NOTES BELOW

begin OnActivateif ederef.gethealth == 0  if player.getitemcount wrench >= 1    if player.getav repair >= 50    ederef.resurrect      ShowMessage EdeResurrected    elseif player.getav repair < 50      ShowMessage EdeFailedResurrectionRepairSkill    endif  elseif player.getitemcount wrench == 0    ShowMessage EdeFailedResurrectionWrench  endifendifend

you have to make the messages of course. replace "wrench" with it's geck name, though it could just be wrench. replace "ederef" with e-de's reference name (note that you'd have to make a different one for every kind of ed-e, there are 2 upgraded ones. if it doesn't work, try removing ederef. , maybe it'll just work on the creature it's assigned to then.

the script also checks for the player's repair skill to be at least 50, again check if that's what the repair skill is actually called in the geck.

Never resurrect a companion. Just knock them out when they 'die' and un-knock them out instead of resurrecting.

ah, i don't know how to knock out a creature, aside from maybe taking away a lot of fatigue when the health is below 10 or something? just a wild guess.

begin OnActivateif ederef.gethealth == 0  if player.getitemcount wrench >= 1    if player.getav repair >= 50    ederef.resurrect      ShowMessage EdeResurrected    elseif player.getav repair < 50      ShowMessage EdeFailedResurrectionRepairSkill    endif  elseif player.getitemcount wrench == 0    ShowMessage EdeFailedResurrectionWrench  endifendifend

Thanks, I'll try that code. Two quick questions: Where in GECK do I go to create the OnActivate dialog, and where in GECK do I go to set the message strings for the ShowMessage variables?




How would I go about changing a death to a knockout? Do they need to be essential for that to happen? Also, what are the disadvantages of resurrecting rather than knocking out?

I just thought of another question: I don't want the player to be able to Ed-E while in combat. Is there an IsInCombat variable that the script can check before allowing the rest of the script to run?

Messages are under Miscellaneous in the object window. also like i said, add the script to ED-E's script. and read the notes on the script on what you might have to change. And no, I don't think making it essential would work, essential npc's/creatures just "wake up" after a while automatically by themselves, and i don't think you can put a stop to that.

Have the essential, and then constantly check if their HP is 0. If it is, do fatigue damage. Then let the player do it's stuff, and restore the fatigue.

Thanks, Harmy. I'll try that,