Companion frustration : III

» Tue May 17, 2011 3:51 am

My companion (mod) sometimes disappears in the transition from a cell to another cell. Usually it works fine for the majority of cells, but in certain cells it always happens. Strangely in some Vicec rooms. I use grumpy scripts.

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» Tue May 17, 2011 2:31 pm

Melian put this section into a companion script for me to reduce the lost problem - you could havea check through and see if there is something you could add to your companion script to help

;check for cell change - need to know if one or both; cells are interior. This triggers the door-fix wander;Problem is that on game load the x-pos is wrong value first time;  so also check for game load via startscriptset tmpS to 0set prevX to currXset currX to ( GetPos x )set tmpF to ( currX - prevX )if ( doorFix == -1 )  ;just warped, false alarm        set doorFix to 0elseif ( doorFix == 0 )        if ( followNow == 0 )        elseif ( mel_reload == 1 )  ;game load = false alarm        elseif ( tmpF > 512 )                set tmpS to 1        elseif ( tmpF < -512 )                set tmpS to 1        endifendifif ( tmpS >= 1 )        set oldCell to curCell        set curCell to ( GetInterior )        set swimChk to 0        if ( oldCell == 1 )  ;if a cell is interior, do the fix                set doorFix to 1        elseif ( curCell == 1 )                set doorFix to 1        elseif ( tmpS == 1 )  ;this will kick in with e.g. scripted teleports                set doorFix to 1        endifendifset pcDist to ( GetDistance player )set warpTmr to ( warpTmr + GetSecondsPassed )if ( wndrTmr < 500 )        set wndrTmr to ( wndrTmr - GetSecondsPassed )        set warpTmr to 0        if ( wndrTmr <= 0 )                set wndrTmr to 512                if ( followNow == 1 )                        AIFollow player 0 0 0 0                else                        AIWander 256 0 0 30 35 5 10 5 10 5 0 0  ;replace idles and distance with your defaults/whatever you want                endif        endifendifif ( doorFix > 0 )        if ( mel_reload != 0 )  ;if it got past the first check, catch it here                set wndrTmr to 0.1  ;this should hopefully put her back in follow mode                set doorFix to 0                return        elseif ( doorFix > 7 )                if ( wndrTmr > 500 )                        set doorFix to 0  ;all done                        return                endif        elseif ( doorFix == 4 )                if ( pcDist < 800 )  ;don't need to warp                        set doorFix to 6                elseif ( ScriptRunning illy_loaddoorfix == 0 )                        set doorFix to 5                        StartScript illy_loaddoorfix  ;warp companion back to player if she's got lost                endif        elseif ( doorFix == 5 )                if ( pcDist > 800 )  ;wait for script to do its job                        return                elseif ( ScriptRunning illy_loaddoorfix == 0 )                        set doorFix to 6                endif        elseif ( doorFix == 6 )                AIWander 512 0 0 0  ;this also helps get companion out of the post-door pile-up                set wndrTmr to 2                set doorFix to 7        else                set doorFix to ( doorFix + 1 )        endif        set warpTmr to 4        returnendif

Edit:

Game load detection (to stop companion wandering on game load as well). For this you need to add a global variable (called "mel_reload" here, you can use that or change it if you want). The variable should just have default settings (short, default 0).

begin mel_checkloadfloat timerif ( timer < 0.5 )        set timer to ( timer + GetSecondsPassed )        if ( mel_reload == 0 )                set mel_reload to 1        endifelse        set timer to 0        set mel_reload to 0        StopScript mel_checkloadendifend

» Tue May 17, 2011 1:11 pm

First, do you have Pursuit Enhanced? I know from first hand experience that this mod will make your companions disappear.

» Mon May 16, 2011 11:19 pm

First, do you have Pursuit Enhanced?

No.

Melian put this section into a companion script for me to reduce the lost problem - you could havea check through and see if there is something you could add to your companion script to help

Just also I have a change cell fix added to the grumpy script.

Thanks, I'll give it a try. Can you put here the list of variables used in the script to put them into the header of the script, just after the begin clause?.

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:04 pm

I've had this happen in Vivec sometimes too. I remember losing Julan once when I left Jobasha's book store.

» Tue May 17, 2011 6:54 am

Do you have an active levitation effect when changing cells? This is a common problem with at least Julan. Not sure about other companions as I'm only using Julan.

» Tue May 17, 2011 2:18 am

Illuminel, it is necessary the "illy_loaddoorfix" script. Please, post it.

Game load detection (to stop companion wandering on game load as well). For this you need to add a global variable (called "mel_reload" here, you can use that or change it if you want). The variable should just have default settings (short, default 0).

Is this a startscript?

» Mon May 16, 2011 11:46 pm

Illuminel, it is necessary the "illy_loaddoorfix" script. Please, post it.

Game load detection (to stop companion wandering on game load as well). For this you need to add a global variable (called "mel_reload" here, you can use that or change it if you want). The variable should just have default settings (short, default 0).

Is this a startscript?

No it wasn't a startscript - it was just a global

Here is the illy_loaddoorfix script

Load door fix/warp (this is called from the companion local script when you go through a loaddoor, use fast travel, teleport with the companion, etc)begin illy_loaddoorfix;quick warp, used for teleport door fix when companion ends up too far away (disappears);must be targeted script as local script setPos is not reliable here;this script can be used for other followers as well (but if there are many followers at;  once I'd have a few different scripts, since they'll have to wait til one's available)short statefloat timerfloat warpxfloat warpyfloat warpzif ( MenuMode == 1 )        returnelseif ( GetHealth < 1 )  ;mostly a check for script losing its target (GetHealth        set state to 0        ;   will return 0 if that happens)        set timer to 0        StopScript illy_loaddoorfix        returnelseif ( state == 0 )        if ( timer < 0.2 )                set timer to ( timer + GetSecondsPassed )                return        endif        set timer to 0        set warpx to ( player->GetPos x )        set warpy to ( player->GetPos y )        set warpz to ( player->GetPos z )        set state to 10elseif ( state == 10 )        SetPos x warpx        SetPos y warpy        SetPos z warpz        disable        enable        AIFollow player 0 0 0 0        set state to 20        returnelseif ( state == 20 )        if ( timer < 0.1 )                set timer to ( timer + GetSecondsPassed )                return        endif        set state to 0        set timer to 0        if ( ( GetDistance player ) > 2048 )  ;if still too far away, try again                if ( ( GetDistance player ) < 999999 )  ;but give up if actually in a different cell!                        return                endif        endif        StopScript illy_loaddoorfixendifend

What I recommend you do is download Melian's excellent http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=Mods.Detail&id=113445&id=6969 companion mod - this was a much underrated companion mod that was designed to be used as a showcase of improving companion behaviour - a lot of the scripting is compiled on the fly in the results boxes of the dialogue however you can adapt the scripts very well for other characters - useful if you want a healer in your party or as a companion instead of the usual suicidal meat shield, excess luggage carriers.

What Melian was writing for me was a much lighter version of a companion - no leveling involved - for some of the character's in my Veloth's Child mod which is likely to be finished sometime before TES X

I just thought the section I posted to begin with would be useful for you as it was something Melian had worked hard at ensuring the companion would not get lost