getting started with making mods, help me out please

[zen3001]

I do know how to script I've done that in plenty of other engines I'm just having a hard time getting anything done in new vegas and g.e.c.k . pretty sure I've set up g.e.c.k and NVSE correctly but I can't seem to make any mod work.

 

Just as a test I'm trying to create a simple event handler that prints out some point less message to console.

I've created an esp, added the following object script

ScriptName ZENMain



BEGIN OnActivate
    if (IsActionRef player == 0)
        PrintC "WOW I MADE A NEW VEGAS MOD, AWESOME!!!"
    endif
END

Haven't attached it to anything which is how I'm supposed to use these event handlers (if I needed to attach the script to anyhing I have no clue how I'd do that).

this should print the message if I activate anything, yet when when I load the game interact with everything, I pick up items, use a workbench, start dialogs, steal stuff but the console is empty...

I've also previously tried a scipt where it would just print the message ongamerestarted or ongameloaded but that didn't work either which is why went for this one in the first place.

 

is the print function not working, did I do something wrong with the mod? if not I might have loaded the mod wrong, the esp file is saved in the new vegas folder, it shows up in MO2 as a plugin, I start the game from their and NVSE 6 is intalled on the base game folder aswell, tho I's loaded a bunch of these nvse extensions from MO2's modfolder.

 

The guides I have seen don't have any solution for this issue and I can barely find any people talking about nv mod creation on the internet.

 

this issue aside I'd also like to know what function I would have to use to switch between third person and first person mode or maybe If I can put the camera in a specific position that would be cool too and how does a script start on dialog start, on the moment when player is given choices in dialog and when they've picked a choice?

 

EDIT: Just realised that I posted this at discussion when I should have at a new vegas mod and g.e.c.k... sorry about that I don't known how to move a thread myself tho or if it's even possible if one of the mods could do that that would be nice.

Edited July 3, 2022 by zen3001