Remove Light Effects from a spell?

[Tarva759]

It only lowers my fatigue by 1 and for a single second. Could you take a look at my spell?

 

 

 

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Begin ScriptEffectStart

ref self

Set self to GetSelf

If (self. Get Dead==O)

Self.PlayGroup Stagger,1

Player.Ref ModActorValue Fatigue -35

 

Endif

End

 

 

I've never touched ModActorValue before so I'm sure I missed something basic

[RomanR]

You have a misstype, it should be "PlayerRef.ModActorValue Fatigue -35". With OBSE, ModActorValue2. Also you must declare a variable before begin block.

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ref self

Begin ScriptEffectStart
   set self to GetSelf
   If (self.GetDead == 0)
      Self.PlayGroup Stagger,1
      PlayerRef.ModActorValue Fatigue -35
   Endif
End

In scripts you can also use PlayMagicShaderVisuals and StopMagicShaderVisuals for playing shader effects.

[qwertyasdfgh]

Well, there are multiple things that need changing in that script:

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ref self ;variables need to be declared before Begin block

begin ScriptEffectStart

set self to GetSelf

if self.GetDead == 0
    self.PlayGroup Stagger 1
    PlayerRef.ModAV2 Fatigue -35   ;PlayerRef is one word, without the dot. You need to use ModAV2, because regular ModAV will change the wrong part of Fatigue actor value and you will be stuck with it until it's undone by script
endif

end

Other things to note:

1. ModAV2 is an OBSE command, so you'll need to launch CS with OBSE

2. Using "PlayGroup Stagger 1" can cause a bug where an actor won't use other animations afterwards. To prevent this, you need to wait until stagger animation is finished and then call "PlayGroup Idle 1"

[Tarva759]

Thank both of you for the script notes, I'm sure there's a lot of basic things like that I don't know.

I'm trying to avoid OBSE until I'm knowledgeable enough to really take advantage of it. Is there anything I can do with just the CS to simulate Dam Fatigue?

[RomanR]

Add ScriptEffectUpdate block then. This will damage fatigue as long as spell is active.

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ref self
int fatigue

begin ScriptEffectStart
   set self to GetSelf
   if (self == player) && (self.GetDead == 0) ;player only
      self.PlayGroup Stagger 1
      PlayerRef.ModActorValue Fatigue -35
   endif
end

begin ScriptEffectUpdate
   set self to GetSelf
   if (self == player) && (self.GetDead == 0) ;player only
      set fatigue to player.GetAV Fatigue
      if fatigue > 0
         PlayerRef.ModActorValue Fatigue -1 ;damage player's fatigue further
      endif
   endif
end

[qwertyasdfgh]

I'm afraid that won't work. Using regular ModAV command will change "script" modifier of Fatigue AV, leaving it reduced permanently (or rather until you restore it by script, it won't regenerate naturally).

You need to use ModAV2 (or ModAVMod, which is also an OBSE command) to change the "damage" modifier - it's the same one affected by Damage Fatigue magic effect.

[RomanR]

Yes, using ModAV2 is better for this case. However this script is used to only show a principle. I personally think there's no need to be afraid of OBSE, even for a beginner.

Edited October 30, 2021 by RomanR

[Pellape]

A lot of stuff in Oblivion is built this way, object oriented, several different things pointing at one single source, nested... It is a shame we cannot make new Magic Effects, as that would have solved it.