Doesn't matter. I was looking for tutorials, but it's just me not readong properly. Sorry about that.

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WIKI feednack: Just noticed that SetNameEx is not in the http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/List_of_Functions#S page (my favorite) nor has a link from related functions (SetName and other Ex functions).

(I am not that familiar with the WIKI to edit it myself)

I added it to the See Also of SetName, the List of Functions doesn't contain links to MessageEx and MessageBoxEx either.

Why doesn't it?

Probably to reduce the size, it doesn't contain aliases either. If it bothers anyone we can add the Ex functions to the list, I don't mind.

I started modding not that long ago and I am familiar with maybe 25% of the functions.
So, I use the list all the time, reviewing or looking for something, and would be nice if it had all the functions (not aliases, of course).
I think size is not that big an issue, as it is already huge.

Funny: I see the MessageEx and MessageBoxEx links. Are we talking about the same page?

Set and If-Else-Endif are not there either

That's something I missed, I did a search for MessageEx and forgot case-sensitive search was checked. I'll add SetNameEx to the list and change EX to Ex.

Set, If-Else-Endif are not in the list because they're not script functions but commands. Commands are used to control the script's structure and are not used to change anything in-game. They don't belong in that list, you can find them http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Category:Commands. Do you think a list is necessary?

There are only a few commands opposed to a massive amount of functions, you'll probably know all of them in a short while.

EDIT: Strange, SetNameEx was already in the list and both MessageEx and MessageBoxEx were listed as Ex. SetScaleEX was still listed as EX though. I think the List of Functions wasn't updated after the last edit. Someone with Wrye Bash should do that, or I'll do it when I get my last computer parts thursday.

Oh, I see . . . never thought of them as a different class.

No, I don't think a list is necessary as they are few and already have their page.

Another thing I just remembered from my first days of scripting:
The Set page is focused on numerical variables and is kind of poor on explanations/examples on setting a ref variable. (the 'punch line' does not even mention it)

I wrote the text below to illustrate what I think is missing. If you agree to add something along these lines, please feel free to correct and rephrase the text at will (I am not good with creating text, even in my native language)

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Main line:
Sets a local or global variable to a specified value. This value can be a number, an expression, a Reference or a Base Object.

Notes:

?You can set a reference variable to a Base Object and use that variable in later functions:

Ref MyAppleSet MyApple to ApplePlayer.AddItem MyApple 1

?You can also set a reference variable to a Reference.
To be used in a script, the Reference must be a persistent item added in the CS (non-dynamic)
Supposing you added an apple to a cell in CS, marked it as persistent and named it Apple01:

Ref MyAppleSet MyApple to Apple01

?Reference variable can be set to References or Base Objects returned by script functions:

ref selfref myBaseset self to getSelfset myBase to self.getBaseObject

?The Set command can also be used to set a variable to a variable in another script

Short CountRef ItemSet Count to MyScriptedObject.Count  Set Item to MyScriptedObject.Item

I like what you wrote. The variable pages, and the set page, however, are, last I checked, woefully in need of serious updates. It's something that everyone's been meaning to do but no one's gotten around to doing because it's difficult to explain concisely.

Not 100% sure if it belongs here...

The wiki is awesome, but I would really like an offline version. You know, a way to download it. I mean, it is the only official help file for the CS, and right now I have no internet connection at the computer that Oblivion is installed on. That kind of really svcks if I just want to look up a small issue, and then another one and then another one.

I'm pretty certain that there are browser-based ways to download websites, but either I don't know about them, or the Internet Explorer doesn't have that feature. Tried "Save complete website", but it didn't even download the background picture.
Sooo, I'd appreciate it if there was downloadable version of it.

Here is a program that allows you to do that - http://www.surfoffline.com/ - it is shareware and gives you a 30 day free trial which should be plenty of time to download the Wiki !!

There are a number of such programs.

There's also a way for Wikis to set this up automatically, but I don't know how - it would have to be something Bethesda sets up, and I'm not sure they're interested in doing so.

I've been searching the internet for weeks and have found absoluely NOTHING about controlling sounds with scripts!
I am VERY new to scripting, but I know it can be done, I have a mod that uses scripts to run custom sounds without altering the vanilla audio files.

I have found MANY tutorials on scripting basics, but most cover the same (quest, door or magic) scripts and completely ignore the fact that OBSE can even controll sound.

IMO this subject is sorely overlooked. I think alot of modders would like to use custom sounds in their mods but dont know it can be done without messing up all the vanilla sounds (Ive seen only 1 mod that does this). If you know of others, post a link, Id like to look at the scripts.

Just an observation...

Oblivion's really bad with this. The options you have for this are... not great.

See http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Sound. That's about all there is.

The workaround I found was to make my custom sound/ music a sound and then drag and drop it into the interior or worldspace where I wanted it to play if the sound/ music is loud enough it drowns out the vanilla dungeons/ public etc sounds, also helps if one deletes the vanilla sounds in the cell which sometimes are the vanilla music. Only trouble is with this way, the custom music/ sound will play every time one enters the interior/ worldspace if looped or will be silient if not looped however pondering on that maybe a little enable/ disable script on the custom sound/music might be a workaround?

em, does anyone know where the Construction Wiki has gone? It hasn't been online for the past two days?

Yeah, I'm glad someone else noticed. I've been looking around myself and haven't found any news or indication of why the CS Wiki is down and when it's coming back.

During the weekend i was accessing the site, but then it went unaccessable. I wonder if it has to do with the hacking that happened over the weekend.

I'm also wondering what happened to the wiki. I wanted to change my settings...


--Tomlong75210

Awesome, it appears that the wiki is back up and running at least as of right now. I just now checked it and there is no issue as of yet...

Hi I was using your wiki to learn to mod oblivion and when i was on A beginner's guide, lesson 2 I had problems with placing the north marker I later learned that when you delete the north marker you confuse the construction set because if you use a new blank cell you can place a north marker i am just bringing this up so people can have a easier time learning how to mod beyond that i think that the wiki is great for learning how to mod

There are some bad links to external resources in the http://cs.elderscrolls.com/index.php/IsKeyPressed, http://cs.elderscrolls.com/index.php/IsKeyPressed2 and http://cs.elderscrolls.com/index.php/IsKeyPressed3 entries.

Fixed. Thanks.