Stop NPC Mannequin from being pushed by player

[glowplug]

I'm working on an NPC mannequin that I'd like to stay put.
It does not move on it's own but somebody is complaining that they can push it around the room.
I added code to reposition to editors location every second.
That person still is not satisfied and deleted that code - they complain that when they push it "jumps" back.

There is no actual need to push, Activate works from the usual distance - I could simply reduce the delay to 0.05 seconds if there is no other solution.

 

The original code was...

 

 

	if isActorsAIOff == 0
		setActorsAI 0
	endif

	if getIsGhost == 0
		setGhost 1
	endif

 

 

• NPC does not move.
• Weapons make no contact.
• Player makes no contact other than Activate (can walk through the NPC).

The problem is that EquipItem and UnEquipItem fail - removing "setActorsAI 0" solves that.

EDIT: I tried using setActorsAI 1 just before calling the Equip/Unequip function but it made no difference.

 

I replaced the setActorsAI with setUnconscious 1...

 

 

 

	if getUnconscious == 0
		setUnconscious 1
	endif

	if getIsGhost == 0
		setGhost 1
	endif

 

 

• NPC does not move.
• Weapons make no contact.
• Player makes contact as well as Activate (can push the NPC around).

The final code to allow for player accidentally bumping into the mannequin but still support EquipItemNS/UnequipItemNS...

 

 

begin gameMode
;if activated call equip function here
;endif
		let fDelay += getSecondsPassed
		if fDelay > 1
			let fDelay := 0
			if fX + fY + fZ + fAngleZ > 0
				setPos x, fX
				setPos y, fY
				setPos z, fZ
				setAngle z, fAngleZ
			endif
		endif

end

begin onLoad

; Initialize variables to editor positioning
	if fX + fY + fZ + fAngleZ == 0
		let fX := getStartingPOS x
		let fY := getStartingPOS y
		let fZ := getStartingPOS z
		let fAngleZ := getStartingAngle z
		let fX += 0.1 ; DoOnce == true
	endif
  
	if getDisabled == 0
		setPos x, fX
		setPos y, fY
		setPos z, fZ
		setAngle z, fAngleZ
	endif
	

	if getUnconscious == 0
		setUnconscious 1
	endif

	if getIsGhost == 0
		setGhost 1
	endif

end

 

 

 

Is there another way to achieve requirements?

[glowplug]

Having reduced the delay to 0.1 I can now see the problem.

The NPC 'settles' after OnLoad - using the editor position on GameMode results in the NPC vibrating up and down.

 

I've coded a working solution that waits 2 seconds for the 'settling'.

There is a switch that enables/disables male/female versions of the mannequin.

The solution had to incorporate the disable/enable with a delay.

 

The problem now is that if I use the switch 4-7 times in a row it can crash the game.

 

To be honest, if it were my mod I would be listing the 'push NPC' as a Know Issue - that is unless there is an alternative to SetUnconscious.