Hi there, i was wondering how i would go about accessing NPC inventories when im playing. I couldnt find anything at the CS Wiki so i thought id ask here. its for my companion mod i made. Also will it require OBSE, not a problem if it does though. thx!

Generally, it can be done by moving a persistent non-respawning container near the player, dumping the companion's inventory to that container, forcing the player to activate that container, then dumping everything from that container to the actor (without ownership flags) when done.

Check http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=17497 to find out how it is done.

ok thx guys, ill probably be back in a bit with more questions though

ok after going through active inventory spell im still compltely lost... so heres my questions
1. what worldspace would i place the container in?
2. how would i force the NPC's inventory to that container?
3. how would i force the player to open that container?
4. how would i transfer those items back to the same NPC?
5. can this be done to happen to only a single NPC?
6. how would i get this to happen through dialogue, would i put the script in the result script box of the dialogue?

thx

bump. it isnt breaking the rules to do it yet is it?

Just create an interior cell, doesn't matter what worldspace. Place the container you want to use there. It needs to have a unique, non-generic name.

Use dialog to trigger a script that does Actorid.removeallitems targetcontainerid
then do a player.activate targetcontainerid
when the player closes the container, do targetcontainerid.removallitems actorid

I just tried this, and all it did was take the items off of my companion lol.
Do you place the script in the result script box of the dialouge?
also, the activate container portion of the script didn't bring up the container's contents.

might have to move the container to near the player..... post your script?

thank you! this is being used for a companion mod, so should it go into that script or should i put it in the result script box?

Not sure.......

JQ's&DM's backpacks use pretty much the same method, a bag that exists in a cell far far away...... that is moved to the player when needed. As it is an object script, and I don't (generally) have to worry about the backpack running off..... makes things a lot easier. I have no experience at all with dialog.

ok so i need to put the unique chest in its own cell and then make an object script with the above and attach it to the chest? and then i guess i would have to use it as a result script in the dialogue? thats easy enough to do, ill try that, thank you!

Chiming in a bit late, but by using OBSE there are a much simpler way:

ref npcRefref itemRefshort itemCountshort items...; assuming npcRef holds the NPC refset itemCount to npcRef.GetNumItemsWhile itemCount > 0	set itemCount to itemCount - 1	set itemRef to GetInventoryObject itemCount		; itemRef now refers to one item type in NPC's inventory, letting you do things like:	set items to npcRef.GetItemCount itemRef	PrintC "%n has %.0f items of type %n", npcRef, items, itemRef		npcRef.RemoveItemNS itemRef 1	PrintC "Removed one item of type %n from %n", itemRef, npcRef	if (GetObjectType itemRef) == 33		PrintC "%n is a weapon", itemRef	endifLoop

wait so i can use that as a script? using OBSE isnt a problem one bit so thats ok. is there editing i need to do to thatn script do i can use it? thx

Yes

Not sure exactly what you're asking here... You must of course put the code within a code block (probably MenuMode or GameMode, depending on what you need), and have something controlling when it is called). And you must of course swap the code after the two first lines inside the While..., with your own code where you do what you want with the items.

i meant do i need to change anything in the script to get it to work right. i understood most of what you said but how do i get it to swap the code after the first 2 lines and how would i control when the script is activated, like when it will start and when it will end? thx for the help!

I meant that you need to replace my examples of what you can do with inventory objects, with the code where you do what you intend to do with the inventory objects.

If you don't know about Menumode, Gamemode and "if" lines, I think you should start reading the basic scripting courses at the CS Wiki site.

thank you for the suggestions, TheNiceOne, ive never scripted before and im trying to learn to right now, im tired of not being able to do these things at all! im gonna read every bit of scriptingn course on the CS Wiki i can find.

sorry to necro this thread, but I've made a script that successfully dumps the items, lets me mess with them, then successfully dumps them back to the npc. The problem is, my npc never equipts the items I give him. only weapons. here is my script

scn ACgriusscriptshort ShareBegin Gamemodeif Share == 1		set Share to 2		ACgriusref.removeallitems ACchestref		acchestref.moveto Player		ACchestref.Activate Player		ACchestref.moveto ACgriuschestmarker		return	elseif Share == 2			set Share to 0			ACchestref.RemoveAllItems ACgriusref			return		endifend

share is set to 1 through the results of a dialouge option.

I know SOMETHING is missing, but not what it might be.

Thanks for the continued help.

EDIT: forgot to say, my npc is wearing clothes when i access his inventory, and even if I remove nothing, just close the chest, he is naked with only his weapon. He has the items, but won't equipt them.

You don't need to move the container to the player.

To get them to equip items just add something like...

elseif Share == 2
set Share to 0
ACchestref.RemoveAllItems ACgriusref
ACgriusref.additem daedricboots 1
ACgriusref.equipitem daedricboots
ACgriusref.removeitem daedricboots 1
return
endif

You can use any item I always just used the boots. Having them equip them then removing them forces the NPC to re-evaluate their inventory like they do on a cell load.

it worked perfectly.
thanks for all the help, I'll give you credit for the script if I ever release the mod.

for reference, here is my final script:

scn acgriussharescriptshort share;share is initiated through dialougeBegin Gamemodeif Share == 1		set Share to 2		ACgriusref.removeallitems ACchestref		ACchestref.Activate Player		returnelseif Share == 2	set Share to 0		ACchestref.RemoveAllItems ACgriusref		ACgriusref.additem daedricboots 1		ACgriusref.equipitem daedricboots		ACgriusref.removeitem daedricboots 1		returnendifend