I can't give too many details on this due to it being a secret, so I'll be as generic as possible while still explaining what I need help with.

There is a container in an empty room. When the player clicks on that container, a message box appears and an NPC appears next to the container. If the player ever opens that container again, it behaves normally and just shows its inventory, without doing anything special.

How would I script this situation?

I feel like I might be missing something here, but my scripting is getting rusty.

BeginShort DoOnceif ( DoOnce == 1 )	Activateendifelse if ( OnActivate )  if ( DoOnce == 0 )     "NPCs ID"->Enable     MessageBox, "Insert message here."     Set DoOnce to 1     return  endifendifend

Here is the script as I have it now:

begin script

short doOnce

if ( OnActivate == 1 )

if ( doOnce == 0 )
MessageBox, "secret message."
PlaceAtMe, "npc_object", 1, 0, 0
set doOnce to 1
endif

if ( doOnce > 0 )
Activate
endif

endif

end

It is currently spamming the NPC object to create a clone army. Where is the mistake in the code?

This implies that the NPC was disabled to begin with, which would need to be handled by another script.

OR

You could put a script on that NPC that made it enable when a journal is updated.

The NPC script would be something like the scripts on the artifacts in the Museum. Disables them when a journal is below a number, and enables when above.

Think that would work easier than knocking up some starter script that initially disbled the NPC when the mod was loaded..

:celebration:

Edit: err yes this was in response to Pluto's post. Mordigants idea seems to be better then my suggestion. forgot about the placeatme command :facepalm: You would need to remove that

"if ( doOnce > 0 )
Activate
endif"

part

Think puttting the Activate command in below the "PlaceAtMe, "npc_object", 1, 0, 0" line and removing the:

if ( doOnce > 0 )
Activate
endif

part, would do it.

Got it going. Please ignore this thread.

Err no worries then, <_<

On behalf of Pluto and myself..

I am sure he apprciates your help, but it sounds like he got it working by himself - these things happen, dont take it the wrong way

Of course, I can't tell you what it's for without giving too much away! It's for a secret feature!