Companion wheel "back up" command

[Rooker75]

Is there a way to issue the companion wheel's "back up" command in a script? I want to automate it during combat, but the best I've been able to come up with is "pushactoraway". That just ragdolls them.

[jazzisparis]

"Back Up", "Use Stimpak" and "Talk To" do not trigger any dialogue response (unlike the rest of the CW options), and appear to be hardcoded.

 

This is something you can try:

 

Create a new AI package and use the following settings:

 

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As for the scripting side, you will have to give more details - is this intended for a specific companion, or is to apply on all current companions?

 

If the former, then you can add the following code to the companion's script:

begin GameMode

	if GetPlayerTeammate == 0
	elseif Waiting
	elseif player.IsInCombat == 0
	elseif GetIsCurrentPackage KeepAwayInCombat
		if GetDistance player > 512
			RemoveScriptPackage
		endif
	elseif GetDistance player < 256
		AddScriptPackage KeepAwayInCombat
	endif

end

Edited June 2, 2014 by jazzisparis

[Rooker75]

I'm trying to get all currently-hired companions to move out of the friggin way during combat. I'm sick of looking down a scope and seeing a companion's back or Boone's rifle.

 

I tried using a package like that once. Testing with Veronica, she'd run off, then run right back, then run off again. I swear I think they've all been hard-coded to place themselves between your gun barrel and whatever it's pointed at.

 

I don't remember which options I ticked last time. I'll try what you have there and see if it works better.

 

What I've got right now is an apparel item that runs a quest while it's equipped. The quest script checks every .5 secs to see if the player is in combat and ragdolls/pushes away any companion that comes within 150. It does the job, but it's a goofy way to do it. It also tossed Veronica right off a cliff one time, which was pretty funny, but not quite what I wanted.

[jazzisparis]

Flee Not Combat is the only way I can think of to make an actor move away from something, without specifying where to move to.

If you want the script to run on all companions, I would suggest using a script attached to a quest. Tick Start Game Enabled, set the Processing Delay to 1.0.

For the script, you can use the following code (requires NVSE):

ref	rActor



begin GameMode



	if player.IsInCombat

		set rActor to GetFirstRef 200 1 0

		while IsFormValid rActor

			if rActor.GetPlayerTeammate == 0

			elseif rActor.GetIsCurrentPackage KeepAwayInCombat

				if rActor.GetDistance player > 512

					rActor.RemoveScriptPackage

				endif

			elseif rActor.GetDistance player < 256

				rActor.AddScriptPackage KeepAwayInCombat

			endif

			set rActor to TeddyBear01

			set rActor to GetNextRef

		loop

	endif



end