Help getting an aimed magic effect or staff to drain your Magicka on use

[link182]

Note: sorry for cluttering this forum with a second request, I managed to find a way around my last issue and with this I don’t really know where else to turn.

I assumed it would be straightforward to have a staff drain your magicka when you cast a fireball spell, and boy have I learned how wrong I was.

 

It’s become clear that a magic effect that isn’t on self cannot see itself being activated unless you actually hit a target, meaning when you miss you’ll not lose any magicka (or in my case stamina too)

 

I spent 4 hours learning that, and then realised that means it’s even harder to find a solution for staffs to cost Magicka. I’m really not sure what to do here, it’s sort of essential to the mod I’ve been working on for over a month that this fireball spell drains your own stamina and Magicka in massive prepositions on cast, can anyone think of a way to do this from a staff? I’m out of ideas.

 

 

[dylbill]

Are you using SKSE? If so you can use my mod Dylbill's Papyrus Functions which includes DbSkseEvents. https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/65410?tab=posts&jump_to_comment=147667121 

Something like this: 

Enchantment Property StaffEnchFireball Auto

weapon property StaffFireball auto

 

Event Oninit()

    PlayerRef.AddItem(StaffFireball)

    PlayerRef.EquipItem(StaffFireball)

   

    DbSkseEvents.RegisterFormForGlobalEvent("OnActorSpellFireGlobal", Self, StaffFireball, 1) ;compare StaffFireball with 'Source'. Register for when any actor fires a spell from the StaffFireball.

 

    DbSkseEvents.RegisterFormForGlobalEvent("OnHitGlobal", Self, StaffEnchFireball, 2) ;compare StaffEnchFireball with 'Source'. Register for when anything is hit with a StaffEnchFireball enchantment.

EndEvent

 

Event OnActorSpellFireGlobal(Actor Caster, Form Source, int slot)

    Debug.MessageBox("Caster = " + Caster.getDisplayName() + " " + Caster + "\nSource = " +  Source.GetName() + " " + Source + "\nslot = " + slot)

Endevent

 

Event OnHitGlobal(ObjectReference Attacker, ObjectReference Target, Form Source, Ammo akAmmo, Projectile akProjectile, bool abPowerAttack, bool abSneakAttack, bool abBashAttack, bool abHitBlocked)

    Debug.MessageBox("Attacker = " + Attacker.getDisplayName() + " " + Attacker + "\nTarget = " + Target.GetDisplayName() + " " + Target + "\nSource = " + \

    Source.GetName() + " " + Source + "\nAmmo = " + akAmmo.getName() + " " + akAmmo + "\nProjectile = " + akProjectile.getName() + " " + akProjectile)

EndEvent

 

If you're not using skse, it may be possible to use an animation event.

[link182]

4 hours ago, dylbill said:

Are you using SKSE? If so you can use my mod Dylbill's Papyrus Functions which includes DbSkseEvents. https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/65410?tab=posts&jump_to_comment=147667121 

Something like this: 

Enchantment Property StaffEnchFireball Auto

weapon property StaffFireball auto

 

Event Oninit()

    PlayerRef.AddItem(StaffFireball)

    PlayerRef.EquipItem(StaffFireball)

   

    DbSkseEvents.RegisterFormForGlobalEvent("OnActorSpellFireGlobal", Self, StaffFireball, 1) ;compare StaffFireball with 'Source'. Register for when any actor fires a spell from the StaffFireball.

 

    DbSkseEvents.RegisterFormForGlobalEvent("OnHitGlobal", Self, StaffEnchFireball, 2) ;compare StaffEnchFireball with 'Source'. Register for when anything is hit with a StaffEnchFireball enchantment.

EndEvent

 

Event OnActorSpellFireGlobal(Actor Caster, Form Source, int slot)

    Debug.MessageBox("Caster = " + Caster.getDisplayName() + " " + Caster + "\nSource = " +  Source.GetName() + " " + Source + "\nslot = " + slot)

Endevent

 

Event OnHitGlobal(ObjectReference Attacker, ObjectReference Target, Form Source, Ammo akAmmo, Projectile akProjectile, bool abPowerAttack, bool abSneakAttack, bool abBashAttack, bool abHitBlocked)

    Debug.MessageBox("Attacker = " + Attacker.getDisplayName() + " " + Attacker + "\nTarget = " + Target.GetDisplayName() + " " + Target + "\nSource = " + \

    Source.GetName() + " " + Source + "\nAmmo = " + akAmmo.getName() + " " + akAmmo + "\nProjectile = " + akProjectile.getName() + " " + akProjectile)

EndEvent

 

If you're not using skse, it may be possible to use an animation event.

Sadly I can’t use Skse since I’m also making this for Xbox. I’m not experienced with animation events, how would that work exactly?

[dylbill]

Here is an example for animation events. Listen for when the staff is equipped, find which hand it's equipped in then register for the appropriate animation event. Also unregister for the event when the staff is unequipped. Here's all the animation events fyi. https://ck.uesp.net/wiki/Animation_Events

Event Oninit()

    RegisterForAnimationEvent(PlayerRef, "MRh_SpellFire_Event") ;for right hand

    RegisterForAnimationEvent(PlayerRef, "MLh_SpellFire_Event") ;for left hand

EndEvent

 

Event OnAnimationEvent(ObjectReference akSource, string asEventName)

    Debug.MessageBox("akSource = " + akSource + \

                     "\nEvent = " + asEventName)

EndEvent

[link182]

37 minutes ago, dylbill said:

Here is an example for animation events. Listen for when the staff is equipped, find which hand it's equipped in then register for the appropriate animation event. Also unregister for the event when the staff is unequipped. Here's all the animation events fyi. https://ck.uesp.net/wiki/Animation_Events

Event Oninit()

    RegisterForAnimationEvent(PlayerRef, "MRh_SpellFire_Event") ;for right hand

    RegisterForAnimationEvent(PlayerRef, "MLh_SpellFire_Event") ;for left hand

EndEvent

 

Event OnAnimationEvent(ObjectReference akSource, string asEventName)

    Debug.MessageBox("akSource = " + akSource + \

                     "\nEvent = " + asEventName)

EndEvent

Thanks a bunch for this, think I have a good idea which direction to go in now, I’ll be sure to post how it goes.