[xEdit script access to PCMB and VISI (timestamps)]

Thank you so much for this awesome description! This is going to be really helpful for my next step.

 

Ultimately, I'm trying to find a list of all cells in my modded game install that have broken/disabled precombines. If I were to do this by xEdit script, can I access the VCI1 record of each REFR under the cell using that same GetFormVCS1 function?

 

Once I have the VCS of the REFR and the PCMB/VISI, I would do a date comparison, if older = ok, if newer = game will disable precombines here.

 

Is there any other criteria I would need to look for to find broken PCMB/VISI cells?

 

Thanks!

 

-Mike

[xEdit script access to PCMB and VISI (timestamps)]

I see that the UI of xEdit (v4.0.3) has nice access to the timestamps for precombines (PCMB) and previs (VISI). I'm looking to export that information to a CSV file using a .pas script. However, I'm unusure how to proceed.

 

Getting the timestamp for the header was easy, since there is already a function defined for GetFormVCS1. However there is no equivalent function for PCMB or VISI (that I can find). I can get some kind of data out by exporting with:

GetElementEditValues(e, 'PCMB')

However the data is in a format I don't understand, and am not even sure is related to the timestamp, ex "AD 20" or "24 1F". Maybe someone smarter than me can make sense of those :wink:

 

Thanks for your help!

 

-Mike

[Fallout 4 Optimization and Performance Systems Explained]

 

For anyone curious about the process of building precombines and previs for large mod lists, here is a sneak peek of some of the scripts I use.

 

Hey Searge!

 

Clearly you're doing what I've been longing to do forever, fix up the recombines in my modded Fallout. I've begun following your instructions as provided, however I seem to be missing a few of the plugins you reference. Where do you get/create AutoPreCalc.esp, CombinedObjects.esp, PreVis.esp - are these files necessary to complete your process?

 

Thanks!

-Mike