GetOpenKey (obse) will tell you the key associated with a reference.

For the other one, I think you'd need to be able to script the door in question to flag it when the lockpicking menu is used, or to detect an "unlock" spell effect.

Is it possible to play a sound when an actor is hit by a particular weapon ?

I have this script on the weapon, but it doesn't work...

SCN FFweapontestBegin OnHitPlaySound aaaShiveringEnd

The sound plays OK when triggered by an activator. Is it possible to use an Onhit like this ?

Is there a script that will making the target attack a certain faction after casting a spell on them?

OnHit only works on actors.

Might need a magic effect, or some form of "isattacking" detection. Maybe someone else knows for sure.

Is there any way to extract a single file from a BSA from the command line (e.g. from a batch script)? TES4BSA and BSA commander seem to only extract an entire archive by command line, single file extraction seems possible only with graphical windows interface (no good for a script).

Is there a limit to a user function's size, or do they have other limitations that aren't mentioned on the CS Wiki? (By that I mean, does it stop running if a certain number of lines is exceeded?) I have moved a huge piece of code to a function to save space, but for some ungodly reason processing stops halfway through. I've tried narrowing down the possibilities, but there doesn't seem to be anything wrong.

As far as I know, the only limit is the usual script size limit.

I have a very large piece of code that I split into 4 user functions (each at the size limit) and they work fine

That's what I was afraid of. Now I'll have to dig through my code again. But it's better than not being able to use user functions at all, I suppose.

That's not a problem, I want it to work only on actors. I just used the same script with OnActivate to test if the (custom) sound plays alright. It does but once I replace it with OnHit it doesn't play the sound if you hit an actor...

EDIT: Ok, it works now when I do it as an enchantment. Thanks for the advice! Now I know what OnHit actually does... :hubbahubba:

The point here is that the script will not work on a weapon, only on an actor. I.e OnHit is attached to an actor and fires when he gets hit by something, rather than being attached to a weapon and firing when it does the hitting. If you want to attach a script to a weapon, you need a different method, maybe ScriptEffectStart with an enchantment.

OnHit refers to the item the script is attached to.

Using it in a script on the weapon, it will only play if you hit the weapon with something. Well, actually, that wouldn't work either because Onhit only works on actors.

OnHit basically means "When something hits me", not "When I hit something".

Ah, that may prove helpful. I'm trying to run a script whenever you unlock a chest or door in the game (that either doesn't run when you use the key, or is ignored when you use the key) like this;

I haven't yet figured any way to implement this properly though. Amongst my concerns is that in making there be a more complex lock on a shop door, it won't properly unlock in the mornings when the shop opens. Anyway, thank for your time!

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Hi, simple question here, how do i get a custom topic to appear after a custom greeting? i madem some new greetings for NPC's in the rimmen mod and i made a new topic for them. i then clicked add topic and i added it to each of their topic lists but it doesnt show in game. what should i do or what have i forgotten to do? thx

Is there a way to force a leveled creature marker to spawn a new creature from its list?

I am trying to script something like Morrowind Comes Alive, where the NPC (spawned by a leveled creature list) has a random chance of dissapearing under certain conditions. When he disappears, though, I'd want the creature marker to spawn another NPC from its list to replace the one who disappeared.

Morrowind had a "Delete" command that basicly did this. It removed the reference from the world and spawned a new creature from the list when the player would leave the cell.

Thanks!

Nothing short of resetting the marker's parent cell.

Thanks shadeMe!
I'll try to find a work around.

How do you make a merchant NOT wear armor and gear you sell him?

Can you make a script to add a spell when a specific item is in the inventory (Fireball Spoon adds fireball spell when in inventory)?

I think you just have to give him some really expensive clothing to wear. Make copies of cheap clothing, price them really high and put them in his inventory. See if that works.


Sure, just use an onAdd block and player.addspell

Can you clarify the "added it to each of their topic lists" bit?

In general, AddTopic makes a topic globally available, and you control who uses it with the conditions you add to it, usually with GetIsId to make it a specific NPC. So I always think in terms of adding the NPC restriction to the topic, rather than any kind of "adding the topic to the NPC". What are you doing?

That doesn't make sense, the stock NPC's who buy/sell gear don't wear anything special. Maybe its a package flag on his merchant package to not wear armor or something.

You probably need both. The Weapon unequipped and Armor unequipped flags will avoid those two categories, but if you sell clothing to them, the value comes into play. Nothing is going to happen until they evaluate their AI again, and most of the time they'll stay in the same UseItem or Wander package that they use while trading, but if they get into a fight with another NPC who comes into the shop, they may not go back to the same outfit afterward, which I assume you'd want.

If it's a custom NPC merchant, did you give him a merchant container?

Perhaps vanilla ones don't equip the gear because it goes into their container instead of their personal inventory?

well ive got a topic, i want to use for the people in the city of Rimmen mod. i meant added the topic by right clicking the little topics box at the right of the quest editor and choosing add topic then choosing my topic. i cant find faction anywhere in the fxn parametres box, can we not choose that? to the end of your response how would i restrict an NPC from saying a topic, by using the conditions box to choose getisID? thx for the help

Adding the topics via the "AddTopics" box on the right is not recommended. Actually it messes up something, though I do not remember what.
When you want to add new topics, the best thing to do is to type the following line in the "Result Script" box:

AddTopic XXXXXXX

The XXXXX represent the topic ID, that you typed when you created the new topic.

If the dialogue is something said by all of your city's citizens, you have to create a new Faction (Rimmen Citizens, for example) and put all inhabitants in it. (If not done already)
Then, in your custom topic dialogue, the condition's name is "GetInFaction". You then select your Rimmen Citizens faction, and set it to 1.

If you want to restrict some NPCs to not have your topic available, add another condition:

GetIsId XXXXXXX == 0

Where XXXX is your NPC's ID Name.

If you do this, make sure the GetInFaction condition is set to "AND"
If you have more than one specific NPC you want to impose the same restriction, put the "OR" setting on every "GetIsID" condition.


Though if you want to have certain NPCs say something different, simply create a new dialogue line and impose the "GetIsID" condition, setting it the NPC's name and putting to "1".
Make sure that dialogue lines with the GetIsID condition are ordered at the top of the topic's dialogue lines. The game reads from top to bottom when it checks for conditions.