As others have mentioned MenuQue offers the ability to create custom, generic menus. Although at the actual possibilities within a menu remain the same. I've also decoded much of the whole menu construction and updating.

Anyways, what you are asking is something I considered adding too. The only real problem is with how the menus work, they are basically a hude collection of linked lists (a trait has a list of expressions and a list of expressions that refer to that trait). This is used to update any derived trait when the game/engine changes something. Which means unless something changes the menu (code) does absolutely nothing. When introducing script functions into the mix you'll get the problem that the menu won't know when the result of said function will change. The only solution I could think of was to constantly check for a change (and thus constantly calling the function).

But this will get a bit offtopic for the OBSE thread so if you'd like to know more or have suggestions on new menu features drop by the MenuQue thread.

-kyoma

Thanks, I investigated the code a while back for a user who reported the same issue. I don't recall the details but it looked like the way the code is structured allows the IsHotKey variable to get stuck. My response appeared to resolve the issue for this user:



Every object has a form type. No object has the type 69 or 70 - those are stand-ins for multiple form types, so they are only useful as parameters, never return values.

I have a request: A way to externally assign a value to a variable in an object script by specifying the variable name and the reference to which this script is attached. Basically the "Set" versions of:

• GetVariable - returns the value of a numeric variable by name, either from the calling reference's script or the specified quest.
  (variableValue:float) reference.GetVariable varName:string questID:ref
  
  
• GetRefVariable - returns the reference stored in a ref variable by name, either from the calling reference's script or the specified quest.
  (reference:ref) reference.GetRefVariable varName:string questID:ref
  
  
• GetArrayVariable (GetArrayVar) - returns the value of an array variable by name, either from the calling reference's script or the specified quest.
  (array) reference.GetArrayVariable varName:string questID:ref

I especially need SetVariable and SetRefVariable badly.

Thanks!

You can use use Ref.RunScriptLine "set intVar to ", 1 and Ref.RunScriptLine "set refVar to %q%i%q", , 1

For Quests the same, just with dot-syntax instead of the RunOnRef-flag (i.e. RunScriptLine "set Quest.intVar to ")

Won't work with arrays (require let: doesn't work in console), not sure about string_var.

Oh, never thought of that, thanks!

That will work, though those "set" functions would be slightly more efficient since RunScriptLine is called from the console and thus not compiled?

Ugh, can't edit my last post for some reason.

I just tried your suggestion, and the numeric assignment works, but the reference assignment doesn't. Any ideas why?

Maybe the FormID has to be wrapped in quotation marks. Try this: Ref.RunScriptLine "set refVar to %q%i%q", , 1

That'll do it.

The difference in execution time between RunScriptLine vs. dedicated SetVariable commands would be tiny. On the other hand, since you *can* do it using RunScriptLine, we get to avoid officially supporting functionality that could be used to modify other mods' script variables. Not that I expect anyone would misuse a SetVariable command to wreak havoc with other people's mods or that I'm pretending somebody couldn't do that if they really wanted to anyway - but I think, based on previous discussions, that some modders would feel more comfortable if we didn't provide that kind of functionality directly.

That sounds kinda illogical to me, but I'm content with the current method. Thanks for explaining!

Haha - right you are. That's what I needed all along. Thanks!

Umm, IsDigit requires that I use CharToASCII on string characters first, right?
IsDigit seems to be returning true no matter what ASCII code gets passed.

Here is the script:
And here is what the console spits out:
Notice that its printing digit after each character - ASCII Code.

I have yet another request.

Functions and/or commands that address the Camera when in third person or in free camera mode, or just being able to use Get/SetPos and Get/SetAngle on a camera reference if something like that is possible. It should be quite useful to be able to create cut scenes if you want the player to be in the scene as well, or for example to make custom camera view positions, and to be able to detect where the player is looking when R is being held down.

I've had a few requests in regards to the Auto-Move feature. I can trap for the key command being pressed, and I can disable the command key, but what I would like to be able to do is trap for whether or not Auto-Move is currently engaged or not. I looked all over and couldn't find any standard or OBSE functions that could check for that.

I want to disable Auto-Move conditionally, when the player is sneaking. Although I can disable the auto-move key while the character is sneaking, it doesn't prevent the exploit of Auto-moving while walking, and then switching to sneak while Auto-moving.

It's a low priority feature, but it would be nice to have. Right now it's either all or nothing when it comes to the auto-move functionality, and I'd like to provided some flexibility. Hopefully that makes sense.

saebel

Saebel, what about this:


If Player.IsSneaking && Player.IsMovingForward && IsControlPressed 0 == 0
;if this returns true, player is sneaking and moving forward while the move-forward control is not being pressed
;which means that the auto-move must be toggled on
TapControl 12
;toggle off the auto-move
endif


I hope I understood you correctly, and that this may help.

I would like to request a command for swapping the first person skeleton. I won't expect that this will get done for obse 20. I think it would be able to solve the bug in http://tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=36635, which adds a first person viewable body. The bug is where you can see behind your body when sneaking. Actually, I really want to do is set the 1st person camera pivot point. If you go into 3rd person and use the Show1stPerson command, you can see the first person skeleton rotates about this point. It appears that this point is initialized during the load of the 1st person skeleton and uses the position of the Camera01 node. Attempting to modify the Camera01 node using animations moves the camera but has no effect on the pivot point, and that's what causes the bug during sneaking. I expect that swapping the skeleton would reset the pivot point allowing me to fix the bug.

Also, would it be possible to create a version of PlayIdle that works on the player in 1st person? I was trying to move the pivot point using PickIdle but I noticed that it has a bug that prevents any more SpecialIdle animations from being played on the player. The bug can occur in both 1st and 3rd person and it will also be saved in the save game. It is possible to detect this bug using the player.sa (ShowAnim) console command. If you have the bug then there is a line that says "IdleAnim Queued: " with a blank line. The bug can be fixed if it happens in 3rd person by using Update3D or PlayIdle. But it's not possible to fix the bug in 1st person unless you make a clean save without the mod. Also, interestingly, it's only possible to get the bug in one point of view (either 1st or 3rd person), you can't have the bug in both at the same time. I created a script showing the known causes:

Scruggsy, there might be an issue with GetMenuFloatValue, and generic menu 1011, I'm having an issue where I can get the value I desire from the console, however, the same code, doesn't work via a script.. (I also tried RunScriptLine, as a work around, and it didnt work, but, I may have used it wrong..)

I have Kyoma looking into it, and he hasn't responded in some time, so either he's just not messing with it, or I found something, or, perhaps, I did something so stupid that he's in shock and still can't respond..

The very last post on this page, contains related info..
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1097119-relz-obse-plugin-menuque/page__st__140__gopid__17280631#entry17280631

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Edit: Okay, so it turns out my GameMode block wasn't firing in MenuMode, so it just wasn't being updated... Now, I know MenuMode is generally for Menu stuff, however, I've always been able to use the GameMode block in the past, ever since the Morrowind days..

ie,.

Begin GameMode
if (MenuMode == 1)
DoSomething...
endif
End

What's up with that?

Hi,

I had suggested new OBSE syntaxes, are they accepted?

GetTerrainSlope (or GetTerrainNormal) - return the slop (normal) of the terrain mesh at the specified x and y coordinates within the current exterior worldspace, for a distance d and a direction z
(height:float) GetTerrainSlope x:float y:float d:float z:float

ar_EraseAll - Erase all elements of all arrays of the current script

GetDimension - returns the object's current dimension in the specified axis.
(dimension:float) reference.GetDimension axis:axis

Thank you

Umm, MenuMode as you have it, will not work as expected in GameMode, because you're in GameMode, not MenuMode, MenuMode is only useful in the MenuMode block. You can however tell if you may be entering MenuMode mid-script run, but it's not 100%, such as invoking a menu in your script in GameMode, then the rest of the script will play out until the end of the block and will stop until you're out of MenuMode. Oblivion has limitations on the use of MenuMode and it's function unless the engine is currently in MenuMode (even if the GameMode script is still going).

The engine starts a block depending on what mode it's in Game or Menu. You can enter MenuMode mid-block on GameMode, which is why sometimes MenuMode in GameMode will return a value, but once the block finishes for that run, it will stop running until you re-enter GameMode. To avoid any cross-contamination with MenuMode, usually test MenuMode while in GameMode and do a return as such below, to avoid any code that could cause grief with your menu code.

  if (MenuMode)    return  endif

GuruSR.

I support these two requests, especially the latter.

GetBoundingBox should help with that.

Hi Maegraer,

Nice! It totally worked. Great outside the box thinking! I'm including it in the next release. :foodndrink:

Thank you.

A hope for :
ar_EraseAll - Erase all elements of all arrays of the current script?

http://www.obse.silverlock.org/obse_command_doc.html#ar_Erase provides this possibility (newly added in v20) by just leaving out the index/slice-parameter.


Edit: oh, sorry.

Docs says:
Users of OBSE 0020 or later may omit the second argument; doing so will erase all elements of the array.

But I specified:
ar_EraseAll - Erase all elements of all arrays of the current script

ok...this one has me grinding my teeth.

I have a token script (token on the NPC that is being shot at).
Once the arrow is fired by the player the arrow ref is loged as ARROWREF and a float called OldSkillLevel is set by "set OldSkillLevel to IncrementPlayerSkillUse marksman".

I use some defensive scripting to be sure the arrowref is good as the arrow shoots from the player to the npc and if the arrowref reference is no longer valid or is disabled or what ever I change arrowref to 0.

Then:

if Arrowref != 0    if IncrementPlayerSkillUse > OldSkillLevel       messagebox"Arrow hit NPC"         set Arrowref to 0    endifendif

Now this works every time! But it should not work. I erroneously thought that "IncrementPlayerSkillUse" was a way to detect when marksman skill went up from landing a shot. The OBSE docs was not clear to me or I misunderstood the description. Then I found more descriptions on the Wiki that made me realize I was in error. I read I should be using (GetPlayerSkillUse marksman) instead. HOWEVER when I change the line to "set OldSkillLevel to GetPlayerSkillUse marksman" and "If (GetPlayerSkillUse marksman) > OldSkillLevel" the script no longer worked! I changed it back to "IncrementPlayerSkillUse" and it works.

What the heck is going on? Am I still confused as to what exactly these functions are suppose to be doing?