[Removing my mod's edits to the Tamriel worldspace?]

Probably the best tool for the job is TES4Edit.

Sorry for the very late reply. I just relocated for a new job. Very hectic.

 

TES4Edit is perfect. Thank you so much!

[Removing my mod's edits to the Tamriel worldspace?]

I have finished the interior cells for my dungeon mod, and now I'm working on the exterior. I would like to limit the changes my mod makes to a single exterior cell.

 

However, I have accidentally already created and saved minor changes to several adjacent cells. Is there a way that I can delete all changes to these cells? I am okay with throwing away all my exteriors if that's what it takes.

[Need example of scripted moving objects.]

Ah! Many thanks, both of you. The wagon and the swing seem like exactly the kinds of examples I need.

[Need example of scripted moving objects.]

I'm trying to make several thematic moving objects for a dungeon. Moving platforms, shifting stones, spooky shuddering furniture, etc.

 

But the Oblivion game engine doesn't like it when you script static objects or activator objects to move. I have made a script which should move an object--visually it DOES move--but the engine keeps the physics of the object at the original location. I have not been able to work around this limitation on my own, even using disable/move/enable tricks.

 

Rather than keep trying to troubleshoot my script, I would like to examine a successful script of this sort. Would anyone be kind enough to list a mod or two they know of that have moving object scripts?

[Scripting: Spawn actors without using PlaceAtMe]

Thanks QQuix! I think I understand how savegames interact with actors now.

 

Please correct me if this line of thinking is wrong.

 

In my use case, PlaceAtMe creates a dynamic(generated at runtime) reference to the ghost. The spawned ghost is non-persistent by default. As a dynamic, non-persistent reference, it will be cleaned from the save file after 72 in-game hours(according to the iHoursToRespawnCell variable). Regardless of the number of ghosts this script spawns, whether the player leaves them dead or alive, they will be deleted from the save file as expected.

 

Since I can safely use PlaceAtMe, the final script for my trapped door(yet another trapped door, haha!) is:

ScriptName LohithaHauntedDoorScript
;Summons a ghost to the parent ref.

short doOnce
ref targetMarker

Begin OnReset
	set doOnce to 0
End

Begin OnActivate
	if GetOpenState != 3
		SetOpenState 0
		return
	else
		if GetLocked == 1
			 return
		else
			SetOpenState 1
			if doOnce != 0
				return
			else
				set doOnce to 1
				set targetMarker to GetParentRef
				targetMarker.PlaceAtMe CreatureGhost
				PlaySound AMBBreath
			endif
		endif
	endif		
End

[Scripting: Spawn actors without using PlaceAtMe]

Hello again Nexus forums! Today I'm trying to make traps that summon creatures. In Morrowind's daedric shrines there were altar items that summoned daedra when disturbed. I want exactly the same behavior but with ghosts.

 

I have the following script for when the player disturbs a sacred resting place:

ScriptName LohithaHauntedDoorScript
;Summons a ghost to the parent ref.

short doOnce
ref targetMarker

Begin OnReset
	set doOnce to 0
End

Begin OnActivate
	if GetOpenState != 3
		SetOpenState 0
		return
	else
		SetOpenState 1
		if doOnce != 0
			return
		else
			set doOnce to 1
			set targetMarker to GetParentRef
			targetMarker.PlaceAtMe CreatureGhost
			PlaySound AMBBreath
		endif

	endif		
End

The code above performs exactly as I desire. The problem is that, apparently, the PlaceAtMe function causes the player's save file to grow every time it's used. Having suffered massive save files myself, I want to avoid using the PlaceAtMe function.

 

The construction set wiki recommends to use an existing creature and moving them. I can't seem to get this working. My current attempt uses the following code:

Begin OnActivate
	if GetOpenState != 3
		SetOpenState 0
		return
	else
		SetOpenState 1
		if doOnce != 0
			return
		else
			set doOnce to 1
			set targetMarker to GetParentRef
			PlaySound AMBBreath
			set summonedGhost to CreatureGhost.CreateFullActorCopy
			summonedGhost.Disable
			summonedGhost.MoveToMarker targetMarker
			summonedGhost.Enable
		endif

	endif		
End

Do any of you super knowledgeable folk understand why this wouldn't work? Is it because I'm disabling, moving, and enabling in the same frame? How can I delay these steps to different frames?(if necessary)

[Scripting: Get reference to nearest actor?]

 

Not quite . . . you have to make a loop to check the distance of each and every Actor in the cell

 

something along the line . . .

set target to GetFirstRef 69 1
while target
    if GetDistance(target) < 200  &&  target.GetActorLightAmount() > 30
        ; spooky stuff  to this particular actor which is less than 200 units from the object
    set target to GetNextRef
loop

Thank you for the advice! I'm sorry I didn't respond yesterday. I went to a friend's house shortly after posting.

Your strategy works perfectly, with only one oddity. "GetFirstRef 69 1" and "GetNextRef" do not appear to find the player as an actor. I had to add a player-specific condition.

For anyone interested, here is the working code for a door that opens and closes based on the proximity of creatures with light sources:

ScriptName LohithaLightOpenDarkClose
;A door opens or closes based on the nearness of a creature with a light.

	float triggerDist
	float requiredLight
	ref curActor
	short shouldOpen

Begin GameMode
	
	set curActor to GetFirstRef 69 1
	set triggerDist to 300
	set requiredLight to 1
	set shouldOpen to 0

	if GetDistance PlayerRef < triggerDist && PlayerRef.GetActorLightAmount > requiredLight
		set shouldOpen to 1
	endif
	
	while (curActor && shouldOpen == 0)
		if GetDistance curActor < triggerDist && curActor.GetActorLightAmount > requiredLight
			set shouldOpen to 1
			break
		endif
  		set curActor to GetNextRef
	loop

	if shouldOpen == 1
		SetOpenState 1
	else 
		SetOpenState 0
	endif
End

[Scripting: Get reference to nearest actor?]

Hello everyone. In my Oblivion dungeon I'm trying to make various objects that activate when a creature with a light source comes within a certain distance of them.

 

I want this effect to happen even when it is a non-player character that approaches the object.

 

Essentially I want the following code for traps/doors/spooky haunted things:

begin GameMode
    ref nearestActor = GetNearestActor()
    if GetDistance(nearestActor) && nearestActor.GetActorLightAmount() > 30
        ;Do spooky stuff
    endif
end

However, I can find no means to get a reference to the nearest actor. GetNearestActor() does not exist.

 

Does anyone here know of a way to get a reference to the nearest actor? I'm willing to use Oblivion Script Extender functions.