Okay, I read up on that but how do I create the actual configuration file (is it just a text file with a specific extension)?

That line should be something like: "set MyQuest.doonce to 0"

To get/set variables in quest scripts, you use the quest EditorID
To get/set variables in an object script, you use the reference EditorID. The reference must be persistent

Looks Up: Gosh Darn it, I need to type faster...



Try finding the Quest in the Quest Tab, press 'F2' (which should let you change it's name) and use Ctrl+C, so you can guarentee you've got the correct Quest Name (don't forget that even a letter out can cause issues). If it's like your example (ThatOtherQuestScript), you're using the Script name, rather than the Quest Name.

It doesn't even require an extension as long as it's a text file with valid batchscript syntax. .ini is the standard though, you should probably stick with that.

Thank you.

QQuix/CDM: Thanks a lot. Leave it to me to switch'em around like that. :facepalm:

I do have another, unrelated question though.

I made a scripted summon spell by following http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Scripting_Tutorial:_Summoned_Creatures tutorial. It all works fine except my summoned creature won't fight for me. If I go into combat, it just stands there while I get pummeled. The creature is a new one copied from a vanilla one. I gave it the PlayerFaction and an AI package to follow the player with the flags Must Complete, No Idle Animations, Allow Falls, & Defensive Combat marked. It has Agression: 5 , Confidence 100 , Energy level 75 , & Responsibility 0. Are any of these settings causing my summoned critter to not engage in combat?

Correction: My summoned creature will fight against another hostile creature or bandits in the wilderness or dungeons. But not against non-hostile NPCs who turn hostile against me when I engage them in combat. In other words, the critter seems to fight only when the enemy starts the fight, not when I provoke it. Is there a way to make my critter fight everyone I'm fighting against?

Try giving it an escort package instead of follow

Red.Murder: I think that your messagebox is causing the problem. You have sufficient conditions to deal with the choice but you may not be catching what the GetButtonPressed was. You'll need to add another condition that says:

[b]if (choice == -1);Still waiting for choice.return[/b]elseif (choice == 0);A choice has been made;Do somethingelseif (choice == 1);etc

However if you do this then the "Set DoOnce to 1" that you have in there will prevent the script from executing again, so consider scrapping that.

Erm, hope I helped a bit.

Edit: http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/MessageBox_Tutorial

That was a no-go. I ended up tweaking the aggression a little till I found an acceptable threshold. It seems 17 is a good enough value to have your summoned creatures attack whoever's attacking you regardless of who started the fight, but without the carried over aggression against essential NPCs who "wake up" after taking a good thrashing.

How do I add sounds to a creature?

I downloaded Lore Creatures Expansion and have added the .Nif file and got the animations showing and all that, but in the sounds tab there are no sounds in the list. What do I do now?

If a quest in a mod is marked as initially active, is it started when the mod is added to an already-active game? And if not, where can you do the "StartQuest" for it, without a "Chicken and egg" problem?

Unstarted quests start when initially active is checked. They'll even start if you clean-save and activate the mod again.

Ok I figured it out that I have to right click in the window to select sounds etc, but I don't see the sounds in the list that I want to use. I have looked in the Data Folder and the sounds I need are indeed in the right Sounds folder, but they don't show up in the CS list, why is this?

Alright, this script is crashing the game. I don't get why. BrilliantGlassContainerREF refers to a container holding only the brilliantGlassLL, and I am trying to move items from the chest to the player then reset the cell so it can happen again

ScriptName BrilliantGlassScriptShort ActivatedBegin OnEquipSet Activated to 1EndBegin GamemodeIf Activated == 1	BrilliantGlassContainerREF.RemoveAllItems Player	Player.RemoveItem BrilliantGlass 1	ResetInterior BrilliantGlassCell	Set Activated to 0EndifEndBegin MenumodeIf Activated == 1	BrilliantGlassContainerREF.RemoveAllItems Player	Player.RemoveItem BrilliantGlass 1	ResetInterior BrilliantGlassCell	Set Activated to 0EndifEnd

I want to remove the effect that makes my character invisible when I have a persistent chameleon effect on one of my equipments. It really drives me insane and I want to remove it so I can still see myself while I'm wearing a chameleon item.

I could use player.setactorrefraction 0 but I'd only like it affect the player when they have the chameleon affect on them.

Can someone make a quest script or something for this?

See http://www.gamesas.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=1014389.

What is the best way to fix dirty dialogue edits (assuming there is one)?

Mod cleaning on the http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Mod_Cleaning_Tutorial

Anyone know of a way to read when the play is standing on top of water (waterwalking), but not actually swimming in it? I've tried placing an activator below the player's feet and using IsInWater or IsSwimming and neither seem to work, whether the activator is enabled or not.

Use http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/HasMagicEffect and IsUnderWater

Are you saying IsUnderWater actually returns true when water walking, or that I should try that on the activator?

Neither. As a matter of fact, they don't tell if the player's on water. Try this

if ( player.hasMagicEffect WAWA ) && ( player.isUnderWater == 0 || player.isSwimming == 0 )   set rRef to getFirstRef 66 ; - water form   while ( rRef )	  if ( rRef.getDistance player < 9 )	   ; the closest you can get to detecting if the player is on water	  endIf   loopendIf

Ha, you can call the water itself as a reference? That helps a lot thank you.
Unfortunately, I have absolutely no idea how to use loops though. That was something I knew I needed to learn soon.
Problem is I have no idea where to go to find out about that; the Wiki doesn't seem to have any information on it, or even the existence of the function itself.

I haven't tried it meself, but do post you findings.

It's pretty simple. The OBSE command doc explains their usage - http://obse.silverlock.org/obse_command_doc.html#Flow_Control_Functions. The wiki article on http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/GoTo should get the basics straight.

Thanks! (I should have thought of that!)