Questions about console

[anjenthedog]

ok so a papyrus script. I'll have to look into that.

 

Do scripts run even if not compiled? If so, at least I could get my feet wet into tackling this. I've been operating on the presumption that all skyrim scripts (aside from batch) are used *only in a compiled state.

[IsharaMeradin]

Papyrus scripts need to be compiled in order to run. Are you trying to avoid using papyrus scripts for some reason?

[anjenthedog]

Papyrus scripts need to be compiled in order to run. Are you trying to avoid using papyrus scripts for some reason?

Yes. The compiling itself (presuming the scripts eventually go into the skyrim scripts folder and are automagically called by skyrim) . I have no idea how to compile, nor manage the script's use and afaik I don't have the tools. The "guts" I can usually figure out in programming, it's the assembly and incorporation I'm lost/blind on.

[IsharaMeradin]

You have the Creation Kit, I presume. As long as you ensure that the Scripts.zip file found in the Data folder has been extracted, then you will be good to compile papyrus scripts using stock coding. Any mods or script extenders that you should wish to work with will need to have their source files (PSC) placed in the correct folder. The default location for SSE is "Data > Source > Scripts"

 

The Creation Kit wiki has a good tutorial series that will walk you through the process of making a small dungeon with a quest. Along the way almost every aspect, including scripting, is explained. You do not need to actually do everything in the tutorial. It should be good enough to read through and locate the aspects that you need to know about and apply it to your situation.

 

Avoiding learning how to use the Creation Kit as well as creating and compiling scripts will put a huge dent in the types of modifications that you can do.