Getting armor/weapons to equip on custom NPC

[MadMax08]

Alright, so I've been having issues trying to equip armor and weapons to an NPC I created to use in my machinima. The problem is that when I put the items on the character in the GECK, save the .esp, then go to see the NPCs where I placed them, they are standing there in their underwear. Going back into the GECK and setting the .esp as the active file shows that the armor isnt on the character but the weapon is. Also, I had an instance where 188GeneralStoremisc was on the character despite me not having put it in their inventory.

 

I've had WastelandAssassin assist me on this, but i want to see if anyone else has a view on this problem. If more info is needed I will do my best to provide (as I'm a novice with this thing).

[MadMax08]

anyone? anyone at all? lol

[davidlallen]

In geck, the NPC screen has a number of tabs, one of the tabs is the inventory tab. For one NPC which has an inventory, but shows in-game in his underwear, can you post a screenshot of the inventory tab? Edited December 30, 2010 by davidlallen

[MadMax08]

yea, i'll post up the in-game inventory after death also (because for some odd reason, the NPC itself shows up in the inventories of both players, something i do not understand). ill edit this post with the screenshots. as a side note, I'm using the mods Classic Fallout Weapons and Wasteland Vagrant Armor in making the NPCs.

 

The In-Game Inventories of Both NPCs

http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/7449/falloutnv20101229215236.png

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8875/falloutnv20101229215248.png

 

Inventory In The Geck Before Saving The ESP

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/4562/geckshot1.png

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/3225/geckshot2.png

 

Inventory In The Geck After Saving The ESP (Then Reopening It)

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/2748/geckshot3.png

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/7533/geckshot4.png

 

i'm truly at a loss about the cause of this madness, when i didnt modify any existing NPCs nor messed with anything other than the face design. could it be the mods?

Edited December 30, 2010 by MadMax08

[WastelandAssassin]

i think i have spotted one part of the problem (i'm probably at fault here as well)

it appears to me, that the NPCs didn't get any ammo for their weapons, and so, they wouldn't equip them

so you should probably add ammo to the NPCs, and then they should equip their weapons

 

as for the other stuff, i need to understand a few thing

when you reopened the esp, did you get any error messages??

 

could you please open up FOMM??

in FOMM, click on your esp, and in the box below the load order, you should see it's masters

i recall you saying that you have used several mods in this

so see if all of the plugins that you had are considered as masters

if not, then this could be the problem

[MadMax08]

i think i have spotted one part of the problem (i'm probably at fault here as well)

it appears to me, that the NPCs didn't get any ammo for their weapons, and so, they wouldn't equip them

so you should probably add ammo to the NPCs, and then they should equip their weapons

 

as for the other stuff, i need to understand a few thing

when you reopened the esp, did you get any error messages??

 

could you please open up FOMM??

in FOMM, click on your esp, and in the box below the load order, you should see it's masters

i recall you saying that you have used several mods in this

so see if all of the plugins that you had are considered as masters

if not, then this could be the problem

 

i did not get any error messages upon reopening the ESP. also in FOMM, the only masters it lists are Fallout New Vegas and Classic Fallout Weapons (since its an ESM). though i did click New Vegas Bounties and Vagrant Armor as well when opening the esp despite that it doesnt use anything from New Vegas Bounties (probably only did this because its used in episode 3 :P). they didnt appear on the master list though.

Edited December 30, 2010 by MadMax08

[WastelandAssassin]

well, if the vagrant armor is used here, but it's not listed as a master, this could cause the problem (or at least a part of it)

 

to get it to work, use this tutorial (i know it's for Oblivion, but it should work the same way, just use Wrye Flash NV instead of the Oblivion Wrye Bash)

 

this should solve that part of the problem

 

have you tried adding the ammo, and see if this solves the gun not being used??

[MadMax08]

well, if the vagrant armor is used here, but it's not listed as a master, this could cause the problem (or at least a part of it)

 

to get it to work, use this tutorial (i know it's for Oblivion, but it should work the same way, just use Wrye Flash NV instead of the Oblivion Wrye Bash)

 

this should solve that part of the problem

 

have you tried adding the ammo, and see if this solves the gun not being used??

 

i'm going to fix the ammo problem right now, then report back on that.

 

one thing that i havent even had a remote idea about is why "CJ", the NPC, is showing up in the inventory upon death or why its in the inventory in the GECK.

 

edit: you're awesome. that solved the weapon problem. now i just need the armor problem solved. either that, or i can just easily use a different armor haha. i think ill do that to save me the trouble

Edited December 30, 2010 by MadMax08

[WastelandAssassin]

well, if the vagrant armor is used here, but it's not listed as a master, this could cause the problem (or at least a part of it)

 

to get it to work, use this tutorial (i know it's for Oblivion, but it should work the same way, just use Wrye Flash NV instead of the Oblivion Wrye Bash)

 

this should solve that part of the problem

 

have you tried adding the ammo, and see if this solves the gun not being used??

 

i'm going to fix the ammo problem right now, then report back on that.

 

one thing that i havent even had a remote idea about is why "CJ", the NPC, is showing up in the inventory upon death or why its in the inventory in the GECK.

 

edit: you're awesome. that solved the weapon problem. now i just need the armor problem solved. either that, or i can just easily use a different armor haha. i think ill do that to save me the trouble

 

thanks :)

always nice to hear a kind compliment

 

as for the armor problem, have you tried the tutorial i sent you??

i think that the problem is that you used an esp as a master in your plugin, which doesn't work

so if you follow the tutorial i sent you, you should be able to get the armor to work

 

either that, or just use another armor (of course, you will have to use either an armor from an esm, or from the vanilla game)

 

good luck, and now officially have an amazing new year :)

[kato85]

You could also use a script using the EquipItem function which would solve the problem. Edited January 1, 2011 by kato85