Creating an Alternate Start Mod

[AIgnatiousS]

I've been developing a mod for over 2 years now, and I'm at a point where I feel it requires its own alternate start mod. I have no idea where to even begin on this.

 

Any advice?

[Dragon32]

Have a look at this mod for ideas: AltStart Edited September 1, 2018 by Dragon32

[AIgnatiousS]

This is the code I have so far, although, the if/end statements are completely useless because they did not work as expected. My Chargen can be this simple.

 

begin CharGen

;short CharGenState is a global

; 1 = start

; -1 = all done. Set from CharGenDoorExitCaptain. Can save game after that is set

Player->PositionCell 19420, 40385, 8235, 325, "NewPlace"

set CharGenState to 1

EnableNameMenu

if ( SayDone == 1 )

Enableracemenu

endif

if ( SayDone == 1 )

EnableBirthMenu

endif

EnableClassMenu

if ( SayDone == 1 )

EnableStatsMenu

"SW_DooCharGen"->disable

set CharGenState to -1

endif

stopscript CharGen

end CharGen

[abot]

if your mod is not a total conversion (e.g. you can return to Seyda Neen from it) you should probably disable other things after chargen. Try following the ->disable scripts chain in original chargen. You can find info on SayDone and any scripting command in Morrowind Scripting For Dummies.

Edited September 5, 2018 by abot

[AIgnatiousS]

Hmm... Yeah I took a look at what all needs to be disabled/re-enabled based on the chargen stuff but the problem isn't being able to move more than the fact that every window (race, class, birthsign, name, etc...) pops up at the same time rendering the player unable to press any of the buttons to progress.

[AIgnatiousS]

And after looking up SayDone on the scripting for dummies I realized it does NOTHING like what I thought it did.

[AIgnatiousS]

Still struggling with this but as soon as I get it working bug free I will post a tutorial on it.

[AIgnatiousS]

Again I've stumped myself.

 

I took another route on the script and now it plays the first message box but will not allow me to press the button, "Continue".

 

Here is my script;

 

 

begin CharGen

;short CharGenState is a global

; 1 = start

; -1 = all done. Set from CharGenDoorExitCaptain. Can save game after that is set

short state

short button

set button to GetButtonPressed

Player->PositionCell 19420, 40385, 8235, 325, "NewWorldspace"

MessageBox "You awake in a bed, a doctor tells you that you are a survivor of an attacked ship." "Continue"

if ( button == 0 )

set state to 2

endif

if ( state == 2 )

EnableNameMenu

MessageBox "The doctor tells you that you were passenger to a cargo ship that was attacked." "Continue"

if ( button == 0 )

set state to 5

endif

endif

if ( state == 5 )

Enableracemenu

MessageBox "You are told that a robed individual brought you to this medical room." "Continue"

if ( button == 0 )

set state to 10

endif

endif

if ( state == 10 )

EnableBirthMenu

MessageBox "There was another, but he has passed, he left you with a pair of daggers." "Continue"

player->additem "Ig_Dagg" 1

if ( button == 0 )

set state to 15

endif

endif

if ( state == 15 )

EnableStatsMenu

MessageBox "He welcomes you to NewWorldspace." "Continue"

if ( button == 0 )

set state to 20

set CharGenState to -1

endif

endif

if ( state == 20 )

EnableClassMenu

set state to 25

endif

stopscript CharGen

end CharGen

[AIgnatiousS]

I've been playing with it a lot and it seems like possibly the button phrase needs to be on the outside of the if state = phase...