So I've set up a find package on an NPC to pickup a weapon. Once the weapon is picked up I want the NPC to equip it. The problem is my reference variable is no longer valid as soon as the weapon is picked up so using my invalid reference variable exits the script:

if ( rWeapon.getContainer != rEmpty ); Weapon not on the ground	if ( rActor.getEquipped rWeapon ); This breaks my script because rWeapon is no longer a valid form		rActor.equipItem rWeapon	endifendif

Any ideas how to do this?

This did the trick:

set rWeaponBase to rWeapon.getBaseObjectif ( rWeapon.getContainer != rEmpty ); Weapon not on the ground	if ( rActor.getEquipped rWeaponBase ); This breaks my script because rWeapon is no longer a valid form		rActor.equipItem rWeaponBase	endifendif

Replace if ( rWeapon.getContainer != rEmpty ) with ( rWeapon.getContainer ) in any case - Means the same, requires no extra variables and is slightly faster.

hehe yeah.. that was stupid of me. Actually I replaced it with:

if ( isFormValid rWeapon == 0 )

Seems to do the same thing since references to picked up weapons are no longer valid

http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/HasBeenPickedUp seems more to the point, but fine

I tested it once before and it didn't work. I just tested it again and still doesn't work.. perhaps it's because it needs the base ref.

It'll return true as long as the weapon ref was transferred to a container and the world formID was invalidated. It's called on the world reference.

I think (I kinda http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1087872-relz-oblivion-script-extender-obse-0018/page__view__findpost__p__15882001 it actually) they are valid if rWeapon is persistent - correct me if wrong plz

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1087872-relz-oblivion-script-extender-obse-0018/page__view__findpost__p__15888458