How to make actor unable to run/walk?

[haganinc]

I have a reference to an actor in my script, how do I make it so this actor will simply stand there and not move for any reason even if attacked? Not paralyzed, just unable to run or walk?

 

I've tried a few different things through ModAV such as setting their carry weight to 0, stamina to 0, speed mult to 0 and none of that worked. I've disabled their AI but then that freezes them like a statue. I've dabbled a little bit with the SetAnimationVariable functions but haven't gotten any affect from these either.

 

Thanks!

Edited March 23, 2012 by haganinc

[haganinc]

Going to bump this just once.

[elseagoat]

Only way I know is through a magic effect, peak value archetype, speed as your first item, then using some magnitude that reduces the speed to zilch. Then a script to apply the magic effect when you need it.

 

I am sure there is a way to do this entirely through scripts, as it seems there is a script that detects when you are casting those two handed master level spells and makes your player unable to move while doing that casting animation, but I havent found it yet. I suspect it is the script in the WI quest, but that script is freakin long and im not about to dig through it to find out how it works. Probably easier to jerry rig it with a magic effect as i said above.

[Basil_oz]

I've disabled their AI but then that freezes them like a statue.

 

I'm actually wanting some NPC's to be frozen as statues.

 

How do you disable their AI?

 

I have created a new actor and when looking at the two AI tabs in the editing screen I cannot see how to disable them.

[haganinc]

Thanks, I'll try the ability method, didn't consider that because I assumed ModAV() would be doing the same thing but maybe there are some additional options I can find in there.

 

As for disabling the AI, I'm not sure how to do it in the tabs but through scripting it is simply Actor.EnableAI(false)

[Basil_oz]

As for disabling the AI, I'm not sure how to do it in the tabs but through scripting it is simply Actor.EnableAI(false)

 

Thanks for that.

[elseagoat]

Thanks, I'll try the ability method, didn't consider that because I assumed ModAV() would be doing the same thing but maybe there are some additional options I can find in there.

 

As for disabling the AI, I'm not sure how to do it in the tabs but through scripting it is simply Actor.EnableAI(false)

 

It may simply be impossible to lower an actors runspeed to zero, I was merely guessing that may be a potential solution. Let me know how it works out. There is likely a way to do it entirely through scripts as well, but as I am a noob, I can't help you there.

[tunaisafish]

Have you tried or looked at SetRestrained() ?

That's normally used in places where NPC's are conscious but bound.

[haganinc]

I completely missed the function SetRestrained(), I'll need to try that tonight and see how it goes. Offhand I think that is exactly what I am looking for, thanks!

[haganinc]

Bingo, that did the trick!