Trying to make my first script.. what is wrong with this?

[psrfreddyz06]

Trying to make it so that when i open a container the message "test" pops up. What have i done wrong? Thanks.

 

[Mktavish]

Did you make a message called "test"

 

The command "ShowMessage" needs a form-id to point to.

 

Which is an object that you need to create in the object tree. A message is its own kind of object ... like a note sort of. 2 kinds of messages though. Read up on them in the wiki

Edited January 13, 2017 by Mktavish

[Mktavish]

And I realized the term "Form-ID" may be confusing. So let me clarify

 

A Form-ID is anything specific to an object , whether it be base or ref ... and the engine doesn't really think with base/ref terms like we the geck users do. Everything is a Form-ID ... hence you see those other numerical identifiers.

 

But we modders need an easier method ... so there is something called a Base-ID , being anything within the object tree.

And then there is something called a Reference-ID , being anything within the render window.

 

But not everything within the object tree can then be put into the render window and become a Ref-ID.

Hence the difference between base,ref & form ID ... Ref always has a Base , and Base means it can create references that rely on it. The Message objects are something outside of that relationship.

 

I hope that clears it up if there was a misunderstanding.

Edited January 13, 2017 by Mktavish

[psrfreddyz06]

Did you make a message called "test"

 

The command "ShowMessage" needs a form-id to point to.

 

Which is an object that you need to create in the object tree. A message is its own kind of object ... like a note sort of. 2 kinds of messages though. Read up on them in the wiki

Thank you very much!! I managed to get the message working, Cheers! :)

[alexdeadite]

And I realized the term "Form-ID" may be confusing. So let me clarify

 

A Form-ID is anything specific to an object , whether it be base or ref ... and the engine doesn't really think with base/ref terms like we the geck users do. Everything is a Form-ID ... hence you see those other numerical identifiers.

 

But we modders need an easier method ... so there is something called a Base-ID , being anything within the object tree.

And then there is something called a Reference-ID , being anything within the render window.

 

But not everything within the object tree can then be put into the render window and become a Ref-ID.

Hence the difference between base,ref & form ID ... Ref always has a Base , and Base means it can create references that rely on it. The Message objects are something outside of that relationship.

 

I hope that clears it up if there was a misunderstanding.

 

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WHAT CAN I DO WITH THIS WRONG SCRIPT??

ScriptName ACIDDisintegrationEffectScript

Float Timer

Short DoOnce

Short IsPile

Begin ScriptEffectStart

SetCriticalStage DisintegrateStart

PMS ACIDFX

PMS ACIDcriticalFX

Set Timer to 1.8

Set DoOnce to 0

Set IsPile to 0

End

Begin ScriptEffectUpdate

If DoOnce == 0

If IsPile == 0

If Timer <= 0.5

AttachAshPile

Set IsPile to 1

EndIf

EndIf

If Timer <= 0

SetCriticalStage DisintegrateEnd

SMS ACIDFX

SMS ACIDcriticalFX

Set DoOnce to 1

EndIf

Set Timer to (Timer - GetSecondsPassed)

EndIf

[Mktavish]

Your last "Endif" should be an "End" or I mean you need to add and "End"

 

4 "If's" need 4 "Endif's" But then you still need an "End" for the "Begin"

 

Or does "Begin ScriptEffectUpdate" not need it ? Couldn't seem to find anything saying that though.

[RedSarge]

You can also try

 

 

MessageEx "your message" this will display for the playerRef

Edited January 17, 2017 by RedSarge

[Jokerine]

That requires NVSE, however.

[joshnice]

Hi, just out of curiosity is there a particular lanauge which is used for scripting?

[Ladez]

The GECK uses its own scripting language. There is no official name for it.

Edited January 17, 2017 by Ladez