[LE] Papyrus Script Help

[Xanatos32]

Hello everyone, first time posting here, I wanted to learn a little bit about Papyrus Scripting and I was trying to do a simple mod that after you shout or you use a lesser spell it spawns a chest, any idea how to make that happen ? I can't seem to figure it out

through the documentation in creationkit.com

thanks !

 

[dylbill]

Hey, for a beginner script tutorial check out this one: http://www.cipscis.com/skyrim/tutorials/beginners.aspx

 

For detecting shouts, you can use an animation event like so:

Container Property MyChest Auto 

Event OnInit() ;event runs when this script is first loaded into the game
    RegisterForAnimationEvent(Game.GetPlayer(), "BeginCastVoice") ;register for when the player uses the BeginCastVoice animation.
    
EndEvent 

Event OnAnimationEvent(ObjectReference akSource, String asEventName) 
    If akSource == Game.GetPlayer() && asEventName == "BeginCastVoice" ;this condition is only necessarry if registering multiple animation events. 
        Game.GetPlayer().PlaceAtMe(MyChest) ;place a new chest at the player
    Endif
EndEvent

Here's all the animation events you can use: https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Animation_Events

 

Lessor powers would be more difficult because I don't think they use the shout animation. You could use the OnSpellCast event, and then detect the type of spell with the skse function GetEquipType()

[Xanatos32]

Hey, for a beginner script tutorial check out this one: http://www.cipscis.com/skyrim/tutorials/beginners.aspx

 

For detecting shouts, you can use an animation event like so:

Container Property MyChest Auto 

Event OnInit() ;event runs when this script is first loaded into the game
    RegisterForAnimationEvent(Game.GetPlayer(), "BeginCastVoice") ;register for when the player uses the BeginCastVoice animation.
    
EndEvent 

Event OnAnimationEvent(ObjectReference akSource, String asEventName) 
    If akSource == Game.GetPlayer() && asEventName == "BeginCastVoice" ;this condition is only necessarry if registering multiple animation events. 
        Game.GetPlayer().PlaceAtMe(MyChest) ;place a new chest at the player
    Endif
EndEvent

Here's all the animation events you can use: https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=Animation_Events

 

Lessor powers would be more difficult because I don't think they use the shout animation. You could use the OnSpellCast event, and then detect the type of spell with the skse function GetEquipType()

What about if I do it as ActiveMagicEffect, I use a spell like frost rune to stay on the ground like a mark and I want the chest to appear in that rune ? also is there anyway to make it randomized ? be different chests ? say I have several chests as a reward for doing this and I want them to be randomly selected, how that would work exactly ?

[dylbill]

Ah, if you want to make a spell that spawns a random chest, I would put a script like this on its magic effect:

 

Formlist Property MyChests Auto ;filled with chests you want to spawn

Event OnEffectStart(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster) 
    Int MaxEntry = MyChests.GetSize() - 1 
    Int RandomIndex = Utility.RandomInt(0, MaxEntry) 
    ObjectReference Chest = akCaster.PlaceAtMe(MyChests.GetAt(RandomIndex), 1, false, true) ;place a random chest at the actor, initially disabled. 
    
    float A = akCaster.GetAngleZ()
    Float XDist = math.Sin(A)
    Float YDist = Math.Cos(A)
    XDist *= 150
    YDist *= 150
    
    Chest.MoveTo(akCaster, XDist, YDist, 20, true) ;move the chest 150 units in front of the caster 
    Chest.SetAngle(0,0,0) ;level out the chest
    Chest.Enable() ;enable the chest, making it visable.
EndEvent

Make sure the spell is fire and forget, casted on self so the magic effect actually starts when you cast the spell.