LE loot ore veins (no mining)

[fyrestorme]

would really like to see a mod that does a return to the way morrowind handled ore extraction (i.e. ore veins as containers that you just open and loot the ores)

[IsharaMeradin]

You can do that yourself.

 

Create a new cell

place one container for each ore vein reference (not the base form but the individually placed veins in each cell)

put the number of ore items you want in the container

then go through each ore vein reference and remove the existing script

add this script instead

 

 

Scriptname OreVeinsAsContainers Extends ObjectReference
 
MiscObject Property OreContainer Auto
Actor Property PlayerRef Auto
 
Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActivator)
  If akActivator == PlayerRef
    OreContainer.Activate(PlayerRef)
  EndIf
EndEvent

then properly assign the property variables

ok out of the form(s)

save the plugin

 

You will have to do that for each and every reference. This is necessary for each vein to have its own container. Only concern is that with the containers in an inaccessible cell they'll never respawn their contents. You could resolve that by putting the containers in the same cell out of visibility (i.e. under ground or behind walls) but that means editing a lot of cells and introducing major potential for conflicts.

[fyrestorme]

I have no idea what you just said

[IsharaMeradin]

Ok. Well, we'll just leave it in case someone comes along and does want to do this for you. They'll at least have a place to start.

[qwertyasdwek]

Ishara, your idea doesn't take into account the possibility that you can also receive a random gem when mining any ore vein.

Other than that, I might be up for taking this idea later today.

[IsharaMeradin]

True it doesn't take that into account... but, I suppose, since there is randomness in some containers already one can simply set up the necessary form lists & leveled lists and add those to the containers for the veins. Thus providing random gems and perhaps even random amounts of ore. However, I, am not too sure how all that works. Never dealt with leveled lists for loot in containers.

[rbsdrummer]

Or you can make it a bit faster by attacking ore veins with your pickaxe. Literally. Take a few swings and there you go. No need for poor modders to make a chest in every cell that there are mines.

[qwertyasdwek]

That is true, many people aren't aware that you can hit an ore vein with a pickaxe just like you are hitting an enemy. Or you could use Faster Mining.