Form ID issue in G.E.C.K.

[JoRakhar]

Hello,

 

So I've been trying to change the 556mm ammo in the three boxes in the back room of the Super-Duper Mart to MFCs. While I changed the "Base Object" ID on one of the boxes from LootAmmoBox556mm to LootAmmoBoxMicroFusionCells, and changed the items inside on one box, the ammo in all three boxes changed. Great, I figured, now I don't have to do it two other times, just rename the IDs to LootAmmoBoxMicroFusionCells for the other two.

 

Well, it tells me: "Form's ID is not unique! Previous Form Type is Container" and, also when I load up the plugin and go into the game, the ammo in the boxes is still 556mm.

 

I'm sure I'm overlooking something completely simple here but I have no clue why it won't let me change the name (or change the one I did get, back to LootAmmoBox556mm again)

 

any tips?

 

My apologies! If this belongs in Troubleshooting please move it there. :)

[dhakkel]

The reason you are getting errors and warnings is because you are trying to change the BASE item, which is the item stored inside the database. All the objects you see in the game are copies of this base object, placed in the world - if you change the base object, you change every single copy of it in the world.

 

What you want to do is a simple replace:

 

1. Highlight all three boxes.

2. Press CTRL + F to bring up the Replace dialogue.

3. In the second dropdown box, the Replace With: box, find LootAmmoBoxMicroFusionCells.

4. Press OK.

 

That should be all you need!