how do i implement a script?

[lordDerpHerpington42]

i have spent the past three hours searching all over the internet trying to find out how to scripts to things in GECK, and while i have found many guides on how to script (as well as a few things about how to add or alter object effects, which i already figured out), i haven't found a single shred of information on how to cause an item (or perk) to run a specific script. Naturally this leads me to believe there is some obvious thing i've missed in the GECK.

 

i made a script that alters movement speed, but i can't figure out how to do anything with it. i know the object effects window has an effect called "script effect", but there doesn't seem to be any way to specify which script i want to use.

 

 

[pkleiss]

When it come to effects (Actor Effects and their Base Effects) the scripts involved are called effect scripts. When you create a script in the GECK, there is a drop-down box in the upper right corner of the window that lets you select the type of script you are making. For effects, this MUST be set to Effect - not Object nor Quest. Then you will see that script listed when selecting a script for an effect. To select a script for a (base) effect, the effect archetype must be selected as script as well.

 

Note that for effect scripts, there are only two code blocks allowed: ScriptEffectStart and ScriptEffectFinish

 

Putting scripts on quests and objects are generally far easier than applying them to effects.