Armor Making Problems

[Surilindur]

Ooops, my bad. HasSpell is an OBSE function, apparently (I always use OBSE so I did not even think about it). :blush: Removing the check could be enough, it should not matter.

scriptname DMRSpellBookScript

begin OnEquip PlayerRef
    PlayerRef.AddSpell DMRChest
end

The issue with the NPC not following... is the follow package the only one on the actor? Does the package have any conditions on it that would disqualify it when the NPC is finding a new package to run from the list it has? Each actor has a list of packages on it, and when an actor is looking for a new package to run, it picks the first one possible (determined by the conditions on the AI package itself) with the highest priority (the packages in the list have an order). Each package has, in addition to conditions, a type, a target, a location and all that. I am not really all that good with AI packages, but I have noticed that it sometimes takes quite a bit of testing to get the correct type of outcome from a package. Maybe someone with more knowledge on AI packages can help you with that. The first thing to check would be that your actor only has one package (the follow package) since it is supposed to always follow player, and that the follow package does not contain any conditions that would prevent if from running under some circumstances.

 

And a tip: you can use the EvaluatePackage command both in your scripts and the console if you need to have an actor immediately re-assess its AI package list and select the currently best package. In the console, you can select the NPC and use:

evp

In scripts, you could use:

SomeActorRef.EvaluatePackage

Although an actor usually should automatically pick a package, I think, without too much delay. You can try removing all the other packages from the actor, only leaving the follow package, and then use "evp" on it in-game and see what happens.

 

Oh and in case you have not yet found it, there is this wiki page that is handy when scripting (if you just need to see what is available): http://cs.elderscrolls.com/index.php?title=List_of_Functions

 

Hopefully that helps a bit. :thumbsup:

[bomo99]

these are the packages i have on him in order

aaaCreatureExterior1500AllowFalls

aaaCreatureInterior512AllowFalls

FollowPlayer

i got rid of the first 2 and kept follow player and it works

now i have found an issue if you resummon the Dremore before the timer runs out the will reset but dremore can no longer be summoned

 

and i was wonder is it is possible to remove all dialogue from the npc except combat dialogue

Edited January 24, 2017 by bomo99

[Surilindur]

You could, in theory, try something like:

1. make a new quest
2. to that quest, add new dialogue that specifically requires the actor (GetIsID) to be your Dremora
3. set the priority to something higher than all the other quests that control dialogue
4. maybe use "AddTopic <TopicID>" to add the new topics in case they are not there at first

Something like that should force an actor to always use the custom dialogue, I think. If I remember correctly.

 

As for why the summon fails: I cannot test it at the moment, too much other things to do. I will only be booting up my desktop in the weekend again. Hopefully someone else can help you with that. But does it work as intended when summoning the Dremora again after the spell has ended (and the Dremora vanished)? So that the issue is only when casting the spell before the timer runs out?

 

Edit: As in, you probably want to add a new GREETING (yes, it is in caps right there in the game files, see for yourself :P) line for your Dremora specifically (GetIsID) with the "Goodbye" tickbox checked, so that when the topic has been said, the actor will exit dialogue.

Edited January 24, 2017 by Contrathetix

[bomo99]

when you let the timer go out (mind you i set to 3 secs to test this) it works fine, can still summon him

and how am i suppose to do the dialogue thing still new at this and i tried deleting the dialogue that is not going to be used and i am also trying to make so the player cant issue a conversation with the summon just like an other summon

[Surilindur]

To prevent conversation you could try adding an empty OnActivate block in the script for the Dremora. That one might also fix all your dialogue issues:

begin OnActivate
    ; either nothing here or just a "return" if it requires something to be here
end

Almost all dialogue in the game, as far as I know, is tied to a quest. As in, a quest "owns" topics, so to say. That is why a new quest with high priority would be handy, because you would not need to touch any existing quests or dialogue. I do not have the time to explain now, but there should be something in the wiki, for example on this page: http://cs.elderscrolls.com/index.php?title=Category:Dialogue. Also see how the dialogue things that already exist in the game have been made (for example the dialogue for some miscellaneous quest you remember well to be able to track how the progression of dialogue has been implemented under the hood). Test things out. It is the best way to learn. Quests are also something you might want to look at if working with dialogue. Actually, you will run into quests with quite a lot of things. And as a general tip, when making a mod, you should generally try to change as little existing things as possible, to maintain compatibility. Altering existing dialogue could potentially affect anything else that uses the same dialogue, so it is a very likely source of incompatibilities with both other mods and the base game itself (like accidentally breaking something). The way I learned how to mod was by playing around in the Construction Set and seeing what worked and how. If someone knows of a good tutorial somewhere, then hopefully they will link you to it. The wiki also has some tutorials I think. Right now I need to start working on my assignments or else I will be very very busy tomorrow.

[bomo99]

now the summon cant issue a conversation, thanks(in a Good Way) for the code although the following needs work because the npc does follow the player as soon as he's summoned

and still having the "resummon the Dremore before the timer runs out the will reset but dremore can no longer be summoned" Problem

Edited January 24, 2017 by bomo99

[bomo99]

As you can see the summon doesnt follow the player at first unless you summon it in combat or change cells then it follows the player
and if you summon after the you summon him initially or just "reset the timer" you cant summon him again

[Surilindur]

Ah. Hmm. I see. I still cannot test anything myself before the weekend (so much real life things to do). Thank you for the video, though, it was useful.

 

Judging by the video, it looks like the summon is actually killed as soon as it is "spawned" a second time, so it could be something related to the old effect ending, the actor script, and the new effect starting. Maybe adjusting the spell and actor scripts would do. Again I have not tested this, because I do not have the time before the weekend (I only have the time to boot up my gaming PC in the weekends now).

 

An alternative spell script idea:

scriptname YourSpellEffectScript

begin ScriptEffectStart
    if ( YourDremoraRef.GetDisabled )
        YourDremoraRef.Enable
    endif
    if ( YourDremoraRef.GetDead )
        YourDremoraRef.Resurrect 0
    endif
    YourDremoraRef.ResetHealth
    YourDremoraRef.MoveTo PlayerRef
    YourDremoraRef.PlayMagicEffectVisuals DZRE 2.0 ; <-- REMEMBER EFFECT DURATION IN SECONDS!
    MessageBox "Summoning the Dremora"
end

begin ScriptEffectFinish
    YourDremoraRef.DispelAllSpells ; <-- this one might not be necessary?
    YourDremoraRef.MoveTo SomeXMarkerInYourHoldingCell
    YourDremoraRef.Disable
    MessageBox "Dremora moved away"
end

begin ScriptEffectUpdate ; this one might have issues, although it should work I think
    if ( YourDremoraRef.GetDead )
        Dispel <editor-ID-of-this-spell> ; <-- should also run the finish block or else this will not work?
    endif
end

And an alternative actor script idea (with just this in it - to prevent activation):

scriptname YouDremoraActorScript

begin OnActivate
end

Maybe something like that should work better. Again, I have not tested it, I do not have the time to do it at the moment. If there is an issue somewhere, you could also try tracking it down yourself. It is one great way to learn scripting. :thumbsup:

Edited January 25, 2017 by Contrathetix

[bomo99]

from the first code
Script Error
Script 'DMRSummonDremore', line 12:
Item 'DZRE' not found for parameter Magic Effect.
Compiled script not saved!

fixed the problem changed DZRE to ZDRE and it worked going to test the scripts now

yay the summon works and if you resummon before the duration ends he reappears just as a normal summon

i like the idea of MessageBox but i want to know if i can use the one that appear at the left top corner if you dont mind

3 small questions

1. is it possible to change the text of the spell to anything but saying script effect for 60sec or whatever it says.

2. is it possible to change the spell icon.

3. is it possible to get a npc to wear everything in their inv? i have a cape in the Dremore npc in cs its biped object is tail but when dremore is summoned he doesnt equip it

Edited January 25, 2017 by bomo99

[bomo99]

i have a little problem which i know can be fixed by an if statement but i dont know where to put/dont know what to put