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Does anyone know where is HAV_MAT_DIRT used as a collision? Does it behave weird?

How do I set where the player starts the game off?

http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/ClearOwnership



http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Category:Functions

Several, they are all OBSE functions. IsKeyPressed2/3, or OnKeyDown are the ones you're most likely to use.

DeleteReference, another OBSE function, but you must first Disable it, and then expect to check for a few frames that it is registered as disabled by the engine before you can call DeleteReference.



You should really, really find another way of doing this. Doing it by setting a script on all equipped weapons is a safe way to ensure that you break any mod (or vanilla) weapon that is scripted. Instead, try to do what you need from a general quest script without modifying the weapon.

Only ever seen that used in landscape terrain types, but you can also use it in a standard mesh to make it sound like you're walking on dirt.

Thanks. I have used it in house interior, but I've had some strange issues here and there with clutter objects sticking into it. It could be that I need to change some other collision settings.

Another quickie, what's the new function name for 'PlaceItem' ? I've tried searching many different keywords such as 'object, place, insert, create, add, item, ref, put' and none have come up with anything that simply allows me to place an object at any given x, y, z coordinates.

http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/SetPos?

Is there a script function that negates the damage of falls?
Or any way to stop taking damage from falls?

Just some suggestions. A combination of IsInAir, IsOnGround, and GetCurrentHealth/SetCurrentHealth sounds like it should be able to do what you want.
Like, perhaps, just off the top of my head:

This is untested, like I said, just off the top of my head.
Edit: requires obse. Also, this wont remove the audio of the player being hurt. Don't know how you would do that.

In the CS, go to Gameplay>Settings and change fJumpFallTimeMult to 0. You will still see some motion blur and hear your character grunt in pain, but you will take no damage from falls.

I'm creating a creature that after getting its health to 10- it will cast a spell on itself. The creature only has one spell animation, castself. Lately with whatever I try I can't get it to cast the spell. Is there any specific things I would need to do for this?

I need to actually create the object before I can use SetPos. I know I can use "PlaceAtMe" and then use SetPos to create, then position a new object, but this adds complexity when there should just be 1 command to insert a new object in game.

For instance, when the player activates a chest, create a giant stone above the players head. The only way this can be done is by placing an object at the X,Y coordinates of the player, and at a Z coordinate of (( Player.GetPos Z ) + 600 )

Are there any known "gotcha's" with DisableLinkedPathPoints? I have a quest where a new building is contructed, and enabling the building and disabling the path grid below it still leaves NPC's trying to walk through the walls if their destination is the other side of the building. It's not obvious if they're taking a straight-line path when they get to the new "hole" in the grid, or still trying to follow the original paths.

FWIW, the building is mod-added, but the grid points underneath it are vanilla ones that have been linked to the building. Should the mod delete the vanilla grid points and replace them with its own to avoid this?

Do I need to EnableLinkedPathPoints a new path point at the door of the building to make sure any NPC emerging knows where to go, or will they find the nearest original point before navigating?

I played a bit with this last weekend and noticed that NPCs anolyze the path grid and determine their path when they select the AI package.
Enabling and disabling nodes after that do not affect them in any way: they continue on the 'trajectory' they originally selected.

But an EvaluatePackage forces the NPC to reevaluate the grid and the path and fixes the issue.

is there a comand that can read a ref pointed to by the crosshair ?

http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/GetCrosshairRef - it's an OBSE function.

Many thanks

Is there any way a script can determine the phase of either moon for Lyncanthropic purposes?. Since this is determined by worldspace, I'm confining this to Tamriel, where I hope no mods are messing with the climate settings and changing the cycle length after the start.

Also is it true that the cycles for both moons have the same length?

(Edit: I discovered that the Orrery, a plug-in I don't have, is doing this, but is that accurate, or is it using its own phases that don't match the observed ones?)

The Orrery does it manually. It just uses GameDaysPassed. It says there are eight phases of the moons (0-7). I don't know too much about the moon phases. Even though I own the plugin, I never use the darn thing once I've activated the Orrery!

Anyway it uses a variable called phasevar and the value of this variable determines which power you get when you click on the console.

Here's the calculation for phasecalc:

if ( GetStage DLCOrrery > 30 )	if ( dayspassed != GameDaysPassed )		set dayspassed to GameDaysPassed		set phasecalc to dayspassed		set calcdone to 1	endif	if ( calcdone == 1 )		if ( phasecalc == 0 )			set phasevar to 0			set calcdone to 2			set buttonvar to -1		elseif ( phasecalc < 24 )			set phasevar to ( phasecalc / 3 )			set calcdone to 2			set buttonvar to -1		elseif ( phasecalc == 24 )			set phasevar to 0			set calcdone to 2			set buttonvar to -1		else			set phasecalc to ( phasecalc - 24 )			return		endif	endifendif

Not sure if this helps much...

Thanks for the script quote. It looks like the 24-day cycle is started at 0, so I should be able to compare the calculated phase with actual to see if it's "real" just by looking at Masser and the GameDaysPassed value. Since the Orrery in an interior cell, it doesn't really need to be accurate, and I could always adopt the same approach and have the related events take place indoors.

Is there a way to add an item to the player's inventory without having the message "Item XXXX added" appear??
This is rather inconvenient since it is a completely useless item, used for scripting purposes, and the player should not be aware of its existence at all.

Thanks.

http://obse.silverlock.org/obse_command_doc.html#Spam_Blocking_Functions

Thank you !!!!! :bowdown:

I have:

modA.esm
modB.esp

I want to create modC.esp that would add some levelled lists from modA.esm into modB.esp while remaining mergable into BashedPatch.
My CS crashes, so regular esmifying methods don't work.

My question is, would this work:

- copy modB.esp, rename it as modC.esp
- TES4Edit it to remove everything except for some levelled lists
- add levelled lists from modA.esm into it
- Use TESGecko to add modB.esp as master.

Would that create me a proper patch?