How to make NPC's appear out of nowhere at a certain time of the day

[Dimitrisgb]

I 've been trying to make NPC's appear every night, at 9 p.m. using a script, but I get syntax errors. I try something like "if game-time" or "if in-game time" and all that, but with no success.

 

[Oblivionaddicted]

Take a look at the script of the street lights, it will surely help you.

[Dimitrisgb]

Thanx, but I looked at the Forlorn Watchman's script and I think I got the answer. The NPC's appear at 9 p.m. every night and disappear at 5 a.m. every day (I made some adjustments).

[Dimitrisgb]

Take a look at the script of the street lights, it will surely help you.

 

Ok, so my script is a bit buggy, which means that if I am not at the certain cell, by the time they NPC's should appear, they will not appear. This is what I have written:

 

scn ELSJinsAppear

short DoOnce1

begin gamemode

if GameHour >= 5

Disable ELSBattlemageEvilJin.ref

Disable ELSBackAlleyGJin.ref

Disable ELSHunbalSpirit.ref

Disable ELSAlUzzaSpirit.ref

Disable ELSManatSpirit.ref

Disable ELSAlLatSpirit.ref

endif

end

Begin GameMode

If GameHour >= 21

Enable ELSBattlemageEvilJin.ref

Enable ELSBackAlleyGJin.ref

Enable ELSHunbalSpirit.ref

Enable ELSAlUzzaSpirit.ref

Enable ELSManatSpirit.ref

Enable ELSAlLatSpirit.ref

Set DoOnce1 to 1

EndIf

End

So I adjusted an already existing script of the lights and have written this:

scn ELSJinsAppearTest

Begin OnActivate

if GameHour >= 5 && GameHour <= 21

ELSHunbalSpirit.ref disable

ELSAlUzzaSpirit.ref disable

ELSManatSpirit.ref disable

ELSBackAlleyGJin.ref disable

ELSBattlemageEvilJin.ref disable

else

ELSHunbalSpirit.ref enable

ELSAlUzzaSpirit.ref enable

ELSManatSpirit.ref enable

ELSBackAlleyGJin.ref enable

ELSBattlemageEvilJin.ref enable

endif

End

 

And this doesn't work at all.

[Oblivionaddicted]

What is the player supposed to activate to make the NPC's appear?

[IcelandicPsychotic]

Try using this:

 

if ( GetCurrentTime >= 21.5 ) && ( GetCurrentTime <= 22 )

 

This line makes something happen between 21:30 and 22:00. Change the times to your liking.

[Dimitrisgb]

Try using this:

 

if ( GetCurrentTime >= 21.5 ) && ( GetCurrentTime <= 22 )

 

This line makes something happen between 21:30 and 22:00. Change the times to your liking.

 

Still doesn't work.

[Dimitrisgb]

What is the player supposed to activate to make the NPC's appear?

 

The player is not supposed to activate anything to make the NPCs appear.

 

But I am thinking of a gate that appears the same time the NPC's appear and disappear the same time that they do, but I am afraid that I won't be able to get put of that world if the gate disappears.

[Oblivionaddicted]

 

What is the player supposed to activate to make the NPC's appear?

 

The player is not supposed to activate anything to make the NPCs appear.

So why do you use OnActivate then?

 

[RomanR]

It seems that your script contains logical error in setting doOnce flag. Enable and Disable commands are completely mismatched.

scn ELSJinsAppear
short DoOnce1

begin GameMode
 
if GameHour >= 5
   if ELSBattlemageEvilJinRef.GetDisabled == 0 ;group of jins is not disabled
      ;disable jin group
      ELSBattlemageEvilJinRef.Disable
      ELSBackAlleyGJinRef.Disable
      ELSHunbalSpiritRef.Disable
      ELSAlUzzaSpiritRef.Disable
      ELSManatSpiritRef.Disable
      ELSAlLatSpiritRef.Disable
      set DoOnce1 to 0 ;reset flag to make appear them at night again
   endif   
endif
   
If GameHour >= 21
   ;is player in same cell as group
   if player.GetInSameCell ELSBattlemageEvilJinRef != 0 && DoOnce1 == 0
      ;yes, so enable whole group
      ELSBattlemageEvilJinRef.Enable
      ELSBackAlleyGJinRef.Enable
      ELSHunbalSpiritRef.Enable
      ELSAlUzzaSpiritRef.Enable
      ELSManatSpiritRef.Enable
      ELSAlLatSpiritRef.Enable
      Set DoOnce1 to 1
   endif
EndIf
 
End 

I'm assuming that jins are grouped in same place, so that's why I checked only one jin(spirit). I made them appear when player arrives at their cell at night too, this should prevent them to accidentaly run away without noticing.

Edited May 24, 2023 by RomanR