» Mon Sep 09, 2013 4:36 pm -Dynamic Testing Cells:Test Spawns & Items-
This request comes from the fact that testing a modded game can be extremely difficult. This difficulty extends from the fact that Skyrim is a complex dynamic environment and that complexity is compounded by added or interacting mods. When it comes to testing mods traditionally and arguably the best method besides reading the readme and comment section, then checking with TES5Edit for altered records. Last but not least testing for problems in-game. This process takes a long time in the significant amount of knowledge and especially with TES5Edit. With in-game testing certain items and spawns are only available to the player at any given level of their character-Leveled lists. Hopefully this process can be somewhat simplified.
The proposal is to create testing cells where the player will be able to visually verify level lists and loot by character level through individual testing cells based off any load order. This is not an original idea and it was done on a static of group of mods with FCOM: Convergence from Elder scrolls:Oblivion using 300_Test.esp
For those who might not be familiar 300_Test.esp how functioned: When loading the game the player would be automatically teleported to the first testing room. There are 30 different test cells in all. Each cell includes different containers and spawn points. The spawns were behind an invisible barrier so you can examine the creatures/NPCs behavior, faction aggression, AI, etc. safely. The console command ("coc 300TestCell00" through 29) was used to cycle through the cells. Each cell also had a sigil stone that respawn each cell except the one the player was in. This allowed to re-test a certain spawns. - http://devnull.sweetdanger.net/convergence.html
I'm posting here because I think this might be a beneficial idea for the community and I don't have the talent to make it myself. It comes down to a few things. Do you think it would be useful and is it technically possible to create it dynamically based off the users load order? May be using a TES5Edit script or SkyProc?
Edit: I'm going to attempt to make it myself but some encouraging posts and sage advice is definitely welcome.
DTC: Prep-phase
In progress-Suspended-Done-
1. anolyze the structure of 300_Test.esp
- -Examine the scripts
Examine NPCFormationScript
-The script moves the player to an empty cell upon loading game.
Original script
scn NPCFormationScriptfloat fQuestDelayTimeBegin GameModeif fQuestDelayTime != .2 set fQuestDelayTime to .2 player.moveto Xmarker3endifEnd
300TestOrbScript- The script resets the cells
Original script
scn 300TestOrbScript Begin OnActivate Player ResetInterior 300TestCell00 ResetInterior 300TestCell01 ResetInterior 300TestCell02 ResetInterior 300TestCell03 ResetInterior 300TestCell04 ResetInterior 300TestCell05 ResetInterior 300TestCell06 ResetInterior 300TestCell07 ResetInterior 300TestCell08 ResetInterior 300TestCell10 ResetInterior 300TestCell11 ResetInterior 300TestCell12 ResetInterior 300TestCell13 ResetInterior 300TestCell14 ResetInterior 300TestCell15 ResetInterior 300TestCell16 ResetInterior 300TestCell17 ResetInterior 300TestCell18 ResetInterior 300TestCell19 ResetInterior 300TestCell20 ResetInterior 300TestCell21 ResetInterior 300TestCell22 ResetInterior 300TestCell23 ResetInterior 300TestCell24 ResetInterior 300TestCell25 ResetInterior 300TestCell26 ResetInterior 300TestCell27 ResetInterior 300TestCell28 ResetInterior 300TestCell29 ResetInterior 300TestCell30End
- Examine Testing Cells -How the NPC/loot are assigned to various cells.
--Determining how many cells are appropriate for Skyrim
2. DTC:Replication Phase
In progress-Suspended-Done-
- Rewriting scripts
- cell creation-spawn/loot placement
- Automation per load order- The question is can I dynamically create/destroy through scripts based on the level lists cells with the appropriate loot and NPCs? Lastly how would I handle unleveled in NPCs and items?
