Character Enabling Help?

[GowiHasti]

I have a character whom is part of a quest but when it ends I want to set it so a new version of her appears in different equipment and higher stats, I guess sorta like Erik the Farmer > Erik the Slayer but a little different. How do I set something like this up? (1st time with this aspect and want to learn for the future).

[xkkmEl]

For changing the stats of an NPC, I know of two ways:

• papyrus script: https://www.creationkit.com/index.php?title=SetActorValue_-_Actor
• new NPC to replace the old one (use the CK to clone the old NPC)

To change the name, you'll need a quest alias if you go the papyrus route. In either case, you'd use a quest (modifying an existing quest, not recommended; or starting a new quest) to trigger the change.

 

Creating a new NPC will cause other NPCs to not react like they would with the original, which may not be what you are looking for.

[GowiHasti]

OK thanks for the info and warning.

 

IF I go forward, is the disabling of the old version (and enabling of the new version) handled by the same quest I set up to trigger the change?

[xkkmEl]

Yes. You'd typically handle it at a go in a quest startup script: "oldNpc.disable(); newNpc.moveto( oldNpc, abMatchRotation = true); newNpc.enable();".

[GowiHasti]

Yes. You'd typically handle it at a go in a quest startup script: "oldNpc.disable(); newNpc.moveto( oldNpc, abMatchRotation = true); newNpc.enable();".

Awesome. Thanks.