Change actor mesh

[scorpion666]

Hi Guys,

I'm after a way to temporarily change an actors (reference, not base) mesh to something else. For example, in a spell script, a touch target will change to a skeleton for 30 seconds, then on spellfinish back to original.

 

Any idea?

[steelstiletto]

Kind of like the Wabbajack?

[scorpion666]

Hi SteelStiletto,

Something kind of like that - the wabbajack creates a new actor in place of one (see below) however I was hoping I could simply change the appearance of one. But after looking at it for a good few hours now - I don't think that this is possible.

 

(wabbajack code)

scn WabbajackSpellEffect

ref self
ref horsetest

begin ScriptEffectStart
set horsetest to GetSelf
if DAWabbajack.spellRunning == 0 && ( GetSelf != CreatureMehrunesDagon ) && ( horsetest.IsRidingHorse == 0 ) && ( horsetest.GetDead == 0 )
	if ( IsEssential == 0 ) && ( GetIsCreature == 1 ) && ( GetInFaction NoWabbaFaction == 0 )
;		message "Wabbajack start"
		; only one target allowed at a time
		set DAWabbajack.spellRunning to 1
	
		; set target ref so we can put it back if necessary
		set DAWabbajack.target to GetSelf
;		messageBox "DAWabbajack.target: %.0f", DAWabbajack.target
		set self to GetSelf
;		messageBox "GetSelf: %.0f", self
	
		; create replacement creature
		placeAtMe WabbajackList 1
	endif
endif
end