The parent script doesn't exist, please choose one that does

[PrincessRei]

I am following this tutorial:

 

 

on how to make a new radio station, and in it they add the "RadioInstituteQuestScript" script to the new quest, then right click it and click "copy to source" in order to open up and copy the source code. When I right click, the "copy to source" option is greyed out. So I decided to just go to the next step of making a new script, and instead of pasting it, I would just type the script in manually, copying from what the video showed. When I do that, when I try to create a new script, an error box pops up that says "The parent script doesn't exist, please choose one that does".

 

I literally followed this tutorial to the letter and they don't have this happening, so I am at a complete loss at what I could possibly have done differently to make this entire script system be apparently broken. I would greatly appreciate if anyone could tell me what the hell is going on with my creation kit.

[IsharaMeradin]

Sounds like you need to have the source scripts (PSC files) for the game extracted to the correct directory. Unfortunately, I do not know any specifics with regards to FO4.

[PrincessRei]

Sounds like you need to have the source scripts (PSC files) for the game extracted to the correct directory. Unfortunately, I do not know any specifics with regards to FO4.

A lot of the information I can find refers to a scripts folder at this address: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Data\Scripts\, but when I go to the data folder, there is neither a folder called scripts nor do any of the ba2 files have "scripts" in their names. Would you be able to tell me whatever non-game specific information you have about psc files, where they are, what I need to do with them, etc?

[IsharaMeradin]

If FO4 is anything like Skyrim, there should be a scripts zip or rar file in the Data folder. This file should have been provided with the Creation Kit. It contains all the source files for every base game and dlc script. If this script archive file is present, you should be able to extract its contents directly to the data folder as it should contain the necessary folder structure.

 

Skyrim LE uses "Data > Scripts > Source" by default

Skyrim SE uses "Data > Source > Scripts" by default

FO4 probably uses the same as SE but not sure.

[AndyTheSaurus]

I am having the same nightmare. Cannot connect My new script to parent script. The online scripting info talks about needing to program in something like C++ ^%^%&^^%&*^%*^*^*  And it is not possible to see Bethesda scripts. I decided to check out how I coded  for Skyrim YEARS AGO. My scripts have gone missing !!!!!!!! Stolen by Bethesda I suppose. Anyway, there is a Scripts.rar for Skyrim data - but it only contains Bethesda scripts, non of mine.

Anyway - checkout your Fallout4\Data\Scripts directory. Mine contains a load of ZIP files for each mod downloaded (I think). I'm going to unfold them and maybe the Editor will work.

Edited August 24 by AndyTheSaurus
Have unpacked the thousands of files in Base,zip and can now create a script but nothing else. Does anyone know how to get hold of something that explains how to script? Everything I have seen is online demos or hyper technical

[pepperman35]

If you unpack the scripts, you should find the *.psc files.  These can be opened with a editor like Notepad++.  Scripting for FO4 is similar to Skyrim but not exactly the same.  The wiki might be a good place to start learning.  Having some knowledge of computer coding would be helpful.  But here are some links from the Skyrim wiki.

https://ck.uesp.net/wiki/Category:Papyrus

https://ck.uesp.net/wiki/Complete_Example_Scripts

[AndyTheSaurus]

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Not the right place to ask this but I am out of ideas.

I finally got the Creation Kit fully working???? and am getting scripts to compile, HOWEVER.

I have created a quest whch runs on startup. I have called Start(), I have fill all properties (whatever that does), but SetStage(0) is not starting the quest and my inventary related commands are not working either. I other words the quest is not running, or not connecting with the game. In Skyrin there was a RegisterForUpdate(...,...) command, I know why that was needed for a quest to do function, but now, I.m out of ideas.

 

Edited August 25 by AndyTheSaurus