Oblivion Scripting Scroll

[LexusTG]

So I have a "note" (a scroll) you find in my quest with information on the quest in it. So after reading I want a setstage to trigger to get a new journal item. But I cannot find how to do so..Some help for a noob?

 

This is the o so simple code I have now:

 

scn IDGFalasNoteScript

begin onactivate
activate

if getstage IDGQuestFindFalas == 0
setstage IDGQuestFindFalas 10
endif

end

 

But what that does is open the scroll and right a way post a new journal item message on top of it. But what I want is to open the scroll wait till the player takes it or exits it and then set the stage to 10..

 

any thoughts?

[StonersCharm]

Try:

 

If GetStage IDGQuestFindFalas == 0

If GetEpuipped "the id of the note" == 1

SetStage IDGQuestFindFalas 10

EndIf

EndIf

 

Im a noob too lol so i'm not positive this works but i think it will.

 

Im having trouble using xmarkers and mapmarkers as references in script. theyre marked as persistent references but when i use them the compiler says its an invalid reference. Do you have any ideas?

[LexusTG]

Try:

 

If GetStage IDGQuestFindFalas == 0

If GetEpuipped "the id of the note" == 1

SetStage IDGQuestFindFalas 10

EndIf

EndIf

 

Im a noob too lol so i'm not positive this works but i think it will.

 

Im having trouble using xmarkers and mapmarkers as references in script. theyre marked as persistent references but when i use them the compiler says its an invalid reference. Do you have any ideas?

 

Thanks for the respons but I think the problem is with this solution is that when the player reads the note it is not equiped (or is it??) so when the note is activated the script will not run....I could do such a check in gamemode but the problem then would be if the player doesn't take after reading the note it is never in the inventory thus the script will never trigger.....hmmmmmmmm

 

 

And about markers I haven't worked with them yet (except the map marker in the render window) so I dont think I can help you maybe if you search for the ShowMap syntax you'll get something usefull?

[StonersCharm]

I figured out my problem and i think i figured out your problem. Instead of using "OnActivate" use "OnAdd Player" and attach the script to your scroll. That should work

[lonewolfkai]

but what if the player chooses not to take the note? Can't you read it without taking it?

[StonersCharm]

Yea your right. in my mod i made it a requirement that the player had to take the scroll because it was needed for the next stage. but that might not work for your mod

[lonewolfkai]

Perhaps you could state that you have to take the note in the journal entry for the previous stage

[StonersCharm]

That just might work lol

[StonersCharm]

I used an npc that the player has to talk to in the next stage to tell the player that the note was needed and they couldn't move on until the player got it... if that works for your mod at all

[LexusTG]

Thnx I'll try the onAdd Player methode...and specify the player needs to take the note... That might just work. thnx