Papyrus Fragment to Set Quest Stage

[kesabelus]

I have a recruitment quest for my custom companion, and I want it to set stage 10 after the player has searched the neighbourhood with Codsworth. It all works if I load up a save that has already completed Out of Time, but if I play through the scene with Codsworth, nothing happens once I've finished searching Sanctuary Hills. Here is my papyrus fragment:

If MQ102.IsStageDone(50) == True
     COMNateQuest.SetStage(10)
endIf

Scripting is not my forte, so any help is appreciated! I've probably missed something obvious.

 

Alternatively, how would I set stage 10 when a holotape is played? That was the original quest trigger I wanted, but I don't have the scripting know-how to pull that off.

 

 

[skinnytecboy]

http://www.creationkit.com/fallout4/index.php?title=OnHolotapePlay_-_ObjectReference

 

Add a script to your custom holotape and use the above event to set your stage. You'll need to set up properties etc, but you'll use the same function:

 

Quest Property COMNateQuest auto

 

Event OnHolotapePlay(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)

 

COMNateQuest.SetStage(10)

 

EndEvent

[kesabelus]

Thanks! That worked like a charm. One last question: if I want this to trigger when the holotape is played from the pip-boy rather than a terminal, how do I modify that script? Nothing I tried worked, so again I'm probably missing something obvious. I still haven't wrapped my head around Papyrus.

[skinnytecboy]

I'm confused, holotapes are played from pipboy.

 

A holotape simply links to either audio, or text terminal which can be used to run scripts etc. Basically terminals can run like an mcm menu in skyrim if you wish.

 

Take a look at some other holotapes in ck and then check how they link to terminals. :)

[kesabelus]

If you're confused, I'm doubly confused haha. Holotapes can be played from any terminal lying around in game or from the pip-boy. When I play my holotape from a terminal, like say the chem dealer's terminal in Sanctuary Hills, the script fires, the quest triggers and everything's fine. If I play it from the pip-boy, nothing happens.

 

The wiki page you linked says 'akTerminalRef: If run from a terminal, the terminal reference. If None, then it's being run from the pipboy.' So if I'm parsing this right, ObjectReference akTerminalRef is putting a restriction on the script to only set stage 10 if the holotape is played through a terminal. My question then is how to adjust the script so it'll run when the holotape is played through the pip-boy.

 

And good idea, I'll browse the holotapes in CK to see if any of them have scripts similar to what I'm trying to achieve :)

[kesabelus]

Did some research and this seems to be a known issue: https://community.bethesda.net/message/97644#97644

[steve40]

Yep, it's broke. onHolotapePlay() will not fire if the tape is played from a PipBoy.