Help with scripting

[dandavies41]

Hi there, I am trying to make an electrical switch turn a radio on for a mod I'm making that adds some traceable radio signal mini quest as in Fallout 3 . The switch is in the Wasteland and the radio is in a nearby interior cell. Do i need to write a script to make this happen? I linked the object reference but it doesn't work? I'm very new to this so I don't know where to start with writing said script. I watched a tutorialon setting up a traceable radio signal with the script to do so but i am struggling to find help with my problem. Thanks in advance sorry to be an amateur at this but at least I'm trying i guess :smile:

[RoyBatterian]

Something like this should do

scn MySwitchScript

Begin OnActivate

	if IsActionREF == Player

		RadioREF.Activate
		Activate
	endif

End

You should set the radio and the switch both to persistent references also.

[dandavies41]

Thank you will try that tonight. How would I add a pip boy notification to say that my radio signal has been found?

[Jokerine]

I think you could use ForceRadioStationUpdate, but alternatively you could just make a new message that will say "[your radio] signal found" through ShowMessage and pair that with PlaySound UIRadioSignalFound :smile:

Edited September 6, 2016 by Jokerine

[dandavies41]

How do i use force radio station update?

[RoyBatterian]

It sounds more like you want to turn on a radio station rather than a radio, in which case you'd change RadioREF.activate to RadioREF.enable, and make set it to initially disabled. You'll have to setup a radio talking activator with an audio file if you want it to be on your pipboy.

[dandavies41]

Yes it will be a radio station. I know how to do the radio part with the talking activator just the script for switch. Will try it out later thanks in advance for the help