I'm fiddling around with companions right now and was wondering if there is a way to check if ANY npc can detect the calling actor?

Multiple npcs will be using this script.

Try http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes3Mod:GetDetected.

That's what I had planned to use, but it doesn't work if you aren't checking for a specific npc right?

"if the calling NPC can detect the given actor". I'd have to use GetDetected on all npcs in the cell using a targeted script and mwse? But I'd still have the problem of the "given actor" part because its running on all the CM partners.

if script is local, I'd try something like
short global pwDetectCount

begin pwNPCScriptshort lastDetectedif ( ( GetDetected "player" ) != lastDetected )	set lastDetected to ( GetDetected "player" )	if ( lastDetected )		set pwDetectCount to ( pwDetectCount + 1 )	else		set pwDetectCount to ( pwDetectCount - 1 )	endifendifend

if pwDetectCount is > 0, someone should be detecting
untested though
[EDIT]changes to add missing player reference, thanks RAKninja

doesnt getdetected require you to list the actor you are checking? such as the examples given -

if ( GetDetected, "teres arothan" == 1 )		if ( GetDetected, Player == 1 )

as such you'd have to have a copy of that script on every NPC in the area that you are checking, right?

and would this not be impractical to use on a companion, as they generally follow the PC around?

though if that sample script does work i can think of a multitude of uses for it =D

Opps, sure, forgot the player bit, editing...
Yes, I think it could be more usuful for generic following NPC.

Unfortunately, I'm actually checking to see if any other NPC can detect the companion, not the player. (Although, I can't believe I didn't realize that the player would count as detecting the npc too...).

In the end I decided it wasn't possible since you have to include a reference to be detected. Since its a local script running on many npcs, It would be impractical to give each of them unique scripts.

might be possible with MWSE, though. not sure how it would perform or exactly how to script it.