Companion Affinity Triggers Scene/quest

[MesaSolar]

Is anyone familiar with how the companion affinity system triggers a dialogue scene between the player and companion?

 

I'm thinking specifically of Cait and how she "wants to talk" to the player that then triggers a dialogue scene that starts her companion quest.

 

I know this isn't the easiest way to start a quest but it's how I'd like to structure my mod.

 

-MesaSolar

[LarannKiar]

The affinity system is.. a bit complex.. See the function SetQueuedThresholdSceneToPlay() in the CompanionActorScript.

 

If you already have the affinity dialogue scene, just attach a script to that scene:

Scriptname YOURSCRIPTNAME extends Scene Const

Quest Property MyQuest Atuo Const
{Fill this script property with the quest you'd like to start}


Event OnBegin()       ;you could use Event OnEnd() too. In this case, MyQuest would start when the scene ends.
      MyQuest.Start()
EndEvent

But if you'd like to create a new affinity dialogue scene, then you have familiarize yourself with the CompanionActorScript and FollowersScript,

[MesaSolar]

So I did so more digging and found a couple conditions on the ComCait quest

 

Conditions:

 

Get Value: Actor Value: "CA_Wants to talk" =1

Get Value: Actor Value: "CA_AffinitySceneToPlay" : Global: CA_Scene_Infatuation"

 

 

How are these values related to the script you suggested?

[LarannKiar]

 

Conditions:

 

Get Value: Actor Value: "CA_Wants to talk" =1

Get Value: Actor Value: "CA_AffinitySceneToPlay" : Global: CA_Scene_Infatuation"

 

 

These actor values are handled by the CompanionActorScript. This script is attached to each companion (see CompanionCait, FormID: 00079249). When your companion's affinity reaches a certain point, it sets these actor values to 1 so that the affinity scene can play. By the way, companion affinity is also defined in an actor value: CA_Affinity.

 

 

 

How are these values related to the script you suggested?

 

They are not related to the code I wrote. It's only useful if you already have an affinity scene which would trigger their special "affinity quest". If you'd like to create a custom companion with custom affinity and scene, then well.. it's much more complicated.

Edited July 20, 2021 by LarannKiar

[MesaSolar]

I got it working. Followed this tutorial on YouTube to set up the companion and affinity system:

 

I cloned Cait, cloned the ComCait quest, then set the conditions above on the start greeting of the scene. Then all you have to do is run a fragment at the end of the dialogue to start the quest myquest.setstage(10) and it works!

 

I did have to have the following in my fallout4custom.ini file as well. Don't know why, but my mod doesn't work without it. Also required for CBBE to work:

 

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