Vampire transformation and general transformation spells

[Braffel]

Hey ho, i'm making a spell that toggles the physical changes from vampirism, i.e. the eyes, the paleness and the general face changes. To accomplish this i made a really basic script spell included here:

Scriptname CRCVampireDaywalkerChange extends activemagiceffect
bool isvampire
Event OnEffectStart(Actor akTarget, Actor Caster)
       Actor Target=Game.GetPlayer()
       Game.DisablePlayerControls()
VampireTransformIncreaseISMD.applyCrossFade(2.0)
ObjectReference myXmarker = Target.PlaceAtMe(Xmarker)
MAGVampireTransform01.Play(myXmarker)
myXmarker.Disable()
             
       if (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == ArgonianRace)

 Target.SetRace(ArgonianRaceVampire)
       elseif(Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == ArgonianRaceVampire)
             
               Target.SetRace(ArgonianRace)
       elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == BretonRace)

 Target.SetRace(BretonRaceVampire)
       elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == BretonRaceVampire)

 Target.SetRace(BretonRace)
elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == DarkElfRace)

 Target.SetRace(DarkElfRaceVampire)
       elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == DarkElfRaceVampire)
   
               Target.SetRace(DarkElfRace)
elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == HighELfRace)

 Target.SetRace(HighELfRaceVampire)
     
       elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == HighELfRaceVampire)

 Target.SetRace(HighELfRace)  
           
elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == ImperialRace)

 Target.SetRace(ImperialRaceVampire)
     
       elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == ImperialRaceVampire)

 Target.SetRace(ImperialRace)
         
elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == KhajiitRace)

 Target.SetRace(KhajiitRaceVampire)

      elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == KhajiitRaceVampire)

 Target.SetRace(KhajiitRace)
           
elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() ==NordRace)

 Target.SetRace(NordRaceVampire)

       elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == NordRaceVampire)

 Target.SetRace(NordRace)
           
elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == OrcRace)

 Target.SetRace(OrcRaceVampire)
     
       elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == OrcRaceVampire)

 Target.SetRace(OrcRace)
             
elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == RedguardRace)

 Target.SetRace(RedguardRaceVampire)
     
       elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == RedguardRaceVampire)

 Target.SetRace(RedguardRace)
       
elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == WoodElfRace)

 Target.SetRace(WoodElfRaceVampire)
       elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == WoodElfRaceVampire)

 Target.SetRace(WoodElfRace)

endif
utility.wait(2.0)
imageSpaceModifier.removeCrossFade()
VampireChangeFX.stop(Target)
       Utility.Wait(1)
Game.EnablePlayerControls()
       VampireChangeFX.stop(Target)
EndEvent
Static Property XMarker Auto
Sound  Property MagVampireTransform01  Auto
imageSpaceModifier Property VampireTransformIncreaseISMD  Auto
imageSpaceModifier Property VampireTransformDecreaseISMD  Auto
effectShader property VampireChangeFX auto
Race Property ArgonianRace  Auto
Race Property ArgonianRaceVampire  Auto
Race Property BretonRace  Auto
Race Property BretonRaceVampire  Auto
Race Property DarkElfRace  Auto
Race Property DarkElfRaceVampire  Auto
Race Property HighElfRace  Auto
Race Property HighElfRaceVampire  Auto
Race Property ImperialRace  Auto
Race Property ImperialRaceVampire  Auto
Race Property KhajiitRace  Auto
Race Property KhajiitRaceVampire  Auto
Race Property NordRace  Auto
Race Property NordRaceVampire  Auto
Race Property CVONordRace Auto
Race Property OrcRace  Auto
Race Property OrcRaceVampire  Auto
Race Property RedguardRace  Auto
Race Property RedguardRaceVampire  Auto
Race Property WoodElfRace  Auto
Race Property WoodElfRaceVampire  Auto

 

The character i use to test this with is a nord and this script works perfect the way it is now, but the problem is if i change the NordRace entries to my custom CVONordRace entry, if i do that the details of my character gets washed out as i cast the spell, for instance the hair and eyebrows get reset to what they are set to in the raceitem instead of what my character originally had.

 

To make the CVONordRace i duplicated the NordRace and set the copied data to NordRace and added it to the HeadPartsAllRacesMinusBeast and tagged the overlay head parts list, still tho the details reset if i use the custom race.

 

Any ideas?

[Braffel]

I guess i somehow have to make my customrace CVONordRace act like the stock NordRace, but im not quite sure whats different about them. Anyway the reason i made the new race was to classify the "non vampire" changes version of the player still be a vampire and i making every nord a vampire seemed a bit exessive :)

[Braffel]

Minor bump here, still working the issue. Pretty frustrating! Works perfectly with the stock NordRace, but as soon as i use my custom one that is as far as i can tell almost identical it breaks.

[delfofthebla]

I've been somewhat curious at how all of this works myself so I do hope you figure this out.

 

My findings so far regarding the matter might be able to help you.

 

The Vampire race equivalant of each race base has the original set as a MorphRace. What all the "Morph Race" morphs is a mystery to me, but I believe the face data is at least one of the aspects.

 

If you go to the Character/Headpart section within the creation kit, you will see several faces and other face data listed. Since you mentioned a custom nord race I'd recommend looking at the "MaleHeadNord" object. On this object, you have Model, Tri, Race Morph, and Chargen Morph sections. Everything except the model is a ".tri" filetype, and quite frankly, I have no idea what they are for. I am thinking that these are the files that control the morph data for the race, and just what pieces of the face are "transferred" once you change them to a Vampire.

 

Really there's a helluva lot more crap there, but that's a good place to start if you haven't looked there already. Quite frankly it's looking super complex and I'm not really willing to research it any further myself, so you're on your own from there. :P Good luck.

Edited March 7, 2012 by delfofthebla

[Braffel]

The only things that wont save now is the hair and the eyebrows, the face, scars and etc work perfectly. When i morph into the more human looking form i get the default hair and eyebrows, abd then when i morph into the vampire form again i am bald everywhere.

 

The thing that it does when i use the custom race is that it reads the parts set in the "Face Data" tab, for some reason when the stock NordRace is in the mix the stuff that i have made in character generation takes higher prioroty and sticks.

 

Currently looking into what you above me mentioned.

[Braffel]

Okay, for anyone interested i fixed it. Or rather i sidestepped the problem.

 

Any time the stock NordRace was involved things worked fine, so in the end i went "well screw you too buddy" and did this:

 

	elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == CVONordRace)
	
	Target.SetRace(NordRace) 
      Target.SetRace(NordRaceVampire) 

       elseif (Target.GetActorBase().GetRace() == NordRaceVampire)
	
	Target.SetRace(NordRace) 
	Target.SetRace(CVONordRace) 

 

What it does is instead of switching directly between the two races it takes a pitstop in the stock NordRace race, its impossible to notice this happening ingame, but now all the face values save. Except face tan, but thats for another day. If everyone manages to get the skin tan back, post it here.

Edited March 7, 2012 by Braffel