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I'm asking if Creation Kit allows you to populate values in an array of structs with a formlist. I have a formlist of Actors and a formlist of ObjectReferences. I have an array of structs that each hold an Actor and an ObjectReference. I have it working, but I have to add each Actor and ObjectReference manually. This is more a question on the capabilities of the Creation Kit.

So, looking at the use of the VendorContainerKeyword, it's linked to a bunch of vendors, but not all vendors. It looks to be only vendors that can exist in a settlement, so you won't have vendors such as Takahashi or CLEO. Plus, you'd still be left with how do you get a link between the actor ref and the container ref. The link between actor and container is buried inside the faction, but F4SE hasn't cracked that set of scripts open, so it hasn't been exposed yet. Polling a couple of ref lists isn't going to work either because you'd still need to go and find each in world reference and add it to the ref collection, and then still handle the dynamic settler containers as well. It would almost be easier to set up a struct with data members of actor and objectreference, and either shove that in an array. Then you could populate the known vendors in the script properties tab with the actor and the in world ORef, and for dynamic settlers, populate new ones as they crop up. During the OnDeath() event, scroll the array, find the matching actor, and move all items. Scriptname MoveThatIsh extends AliasReference ;Attach this to an alias on the player Struct ContainerLink Actor Vendor ObjectReference VendorChest EndStruct ContainerLink[] ContainerArray ;This would get populated in the CK Event OnKill(Actor akVictim) int i = 0 While(i<ContainerArray.length) If(akVictim == ContainerArray[i].Vendor) ContainerArray[i].VendorChest.RemoveAllItems(Vendor) EndIf i += 1 EndWhile EndEvent ;add some method to figure out when to add more vendors to the array at run time. Edit: Added some code to show what I'm suggesting. It's mostly front work when adding all the stuff to the array. But, create a ref alias for the player, stick a script on it, and let it roll. Ok, I will try this. What does "CK" mean when you say that the array will get populated in the CK? Never mind. I see what you mean about adding the array as a property in the creation kit. Is there a way to somehow "import" my two form lists into each value of the struct array?

So, looking at the use of the VendorContainerKeyword, it's linked to a bunch of vendors, but not all vendors. It looks to be only vendors that can exist in a settlement, so you won't have vendors such as Takahashi or CLEO. Plus, you'd still be left with how do you get a link between the actor ref and the container ref. The link between actor and container is buried inside the faction, but F4SE hasn't cracked that set of scripts open, so it hasn't been exposed yet. Polling a couple of ref lists isn't going to work either because you'd still need to go and find each in world reference and add it to the ref collection, and then still handle the dynamic settler containers as well. It would almost be easier to set up a struct with data members of actor and objectreference, and either shove that in an array. Then you could populate the known vendors in the script properties tab with the actor and the in world ORef, and for dynamic settlers, populate new ones as they crop up. During the OnDeath() event, scroll the array, find the matching actor, and move all items. Scriptname MoveThatIsh extends AliasReference ;Attach this to an alias on the player Struct ContainerLink Actor Vendor ObjectReference VendorChest EndStruct ContainerLink[] ContainerArray ;This would get populated in the CK Event OnKill(Actor akVictim) int i = 0 While(i<ContainerArray.length) If(akVictim == ContainerArray[i].Vendor) ContainerArray[i].VendorChest.RemoveAllItems(Vendor) EndIf i += 1 EndWhile EndEvent ;add some method to figure out when to add more vendors to the array at run time. Edit: Added some code to show what I'm suggesting. It's mostly front work when adding all the stuff to the array. But, create a ref alias for the player, stick a script on it, and let it roll. Ok, I will try this. What does "CK" mean when you say that the array will get populated in the CK?

That makes sense. The only thing is how can I specify the chest that corresponds to the person I just killed since many chests belong to the faction itself and not a singular owner?

Sure, here is an example if I wanted to do it with Takahashi. I have a quest with a reference collection which is a formlist of all the vendors. The formlist of all vendor chests is added as a property to the script. Then I pick the index in the list that matches the chest of the items I want to the corresponding NPC name. Since the VendorDCPowerNoodles chest in my formlist is at index 0, I assign 0 to the index when takahashi dies. Event OnDeath(ObjectReference akVictimRef, Actor akKiller) ;Self.RemoveRef(akVictimRef) String name = akVictimRef.GetBaseObject().GetName() int index if name == "Takahashi" index = 0 endIf ObjectReference chest = PVIS_VendorContainers_REF.GetAt(index) As ObjectReference chest.RemoveAllItems(akTransferTo = akVictimRef) I did it this way because I was thinking I'll have to hardcode it and add if statements for every vendor.

I'm working on a mod that basically transfers the items from a vendor's chest to their body on death. I have the OnDeath event working with the formlist of vendor npcs, but since the only tie between a vendor and their chest (as far as I've found) is usually either a faction or they are owner of the chest, I have had to manually point each vendor to the chest I want transferred to them on death. Is there an easier way to do this? I basically have a bunch of if statements that set the variable "index" to a specific value depending on the name of the death victim. Here is a snippet of what happens after the index is assigned: ObjectReference chest = PVIS_VendorContainers_REF.GetAt(index) As ObjectReference chest.RemoveAllItems(akTransferTo = akVictimRef) Like I said, the mod works, it's just a matter of implementing it for all vendors in the base game. I have been slowly hardcoding each chest to each vendor, but it is a tedious process. Additional question, I've been picking the index based on the actual name of the NPC, but since that is not unique, I have had some issues. Is there a function to get the ID instead of the name? Any help is much appreciated.

My mod uses a Quest with a form list of vendors in the Quest aliases as a reference collection and I'm trying to "get" the container that each vendor uses for a shop. So far the only consistent connection between the Actor and their vendor container that I've noticed is through a faction where vendor is set to true. Some of the containers have their shopkeepers as owners, but many do not. Is there some way to do something like Takahashi.GetChest() If I want to access Takahashi's container in Papyrus? I know how to do this individually with properties, but I'm trying to do it without having to add tons of properties to my script.

Thanks! I'll have to try this.

Thanks alot! I appreciate it. I'll have to give it a go.

I currently am using a quest and during the OnInit() event I use RegisterForRemoteEvent() to then add the OnDeath event for Takahashi so that I can run a certain script when Takahashi is killed. Is there a way to apply this to all vendors in an easy way or will I have to do it manually for each vendor? ObjectReference Property PTakBox Auto Const Mandatory Event OnQuestInit() RegisterForRemoteEvent( PTakBox.GetActorOwner().GetUniqueActor(), "OnDeath") EndEvent Event Actor.OnDeath(Actor akSender, Actor akKiller) if akSender == PTakBox.GetActorOwner().GetUniqueActor PTakBox.RemoveAllItems(akTransferTo = akSender) endIf endEvent