For example, if I am standing on a hill, and I summon a crate or barrel to both my left and right, how am I to ensure that the barrel doesn't stay level with the player in the z axis (this applies to when using targRef.moveto player x y z) and appears as though levitating? I'd like my object to take into account that, when being summoned around the player, there is a ground, and the object must reach it.

The trick is:

Script a dummy rat to move to where the barrel is to go, because they are an actor they will spawn on the ground rather then in the air, move the barrel to them then move away/disable the rat. Barrel will now spwan on the ground.

Wow. What a damn great work-around.

THANKS