[LE] Spawn a npc with script

[Wooty]

I FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM

 

Hello everyone,

 

I'm trying to place an actor near me but when I do so and make either an ActorBase or Actor property to set

in the creation kit I cannot find my npcs that I have created, I can only find ones that I have not created.

 

So does anyone know how to set my npc as an actor or actor base so I can use them in my script

Here is the script for reference:

 

 

Scriptname wtyTestScript extends ActiveMagicEffect

{Just something I use to test stuff.}

Import Game

Import Spell

Import ObjectReference

ObjectReference Property PlayerREF Auto

Actor Property NPCToSummon Auto <- Here is where I am unable to set the npc to my npc in the creation kit

;ActorBase Property NPCToSummon Auto <- and here

int Property spellAmount Auto

Float Property OffsetX Auto

Float Property OffsetY Auto

Float Property OffsetZ Auto

Float Property RotationOffset Auto

ObjectReference currentNPC

Event OnEffectStart(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster)

int counter = 0

;currentNPC = PlayerRef.PlaceAtMe(NPCToSummon)

currentNPC = PlayerRef.PlaceActorAtMe(NPCToSummon)

;places NPC at an offset to the Player

currentNPC.MoveTo(PlayerRef, OffsetX * Math.Sin(PlayerRef.GetAngleZ() + RotationOffset), OffsetY * Math.Cos(PlayerRef.GetAngleZ() + RotationOffset), OffsetZ)

EndEvent

Edited February 13, 2018 by Wooty

[Wooty]

I swear everytime I post something on here I immediately figure out the problem... This is after about an hour and a halfs worth of work too.

[Jebbalon]

So, to answer question even though you figured it out - In CK you have to fill the property on the magic effect the script is attached to.

Correct?

 

Also ....

I've worked on OBIS for long time and also with TonyCubed2's Sands of Time mod - Spawning NPCs via script is integral to both mods.

For OBIS it works really well to not use the PlaceActorAtMe(). Instead it uses PlaceAtMe() As Actor with the Initially Disabled set to true. Then use Enable() after that.

So for your example it would look like this...

CurrentNPC = PlayerRef.PlaceAtMe(NPCToSummon, 1, abInitiallyDisabled = True) As Actor
CurrentNPC.MoveTo(PlayerRef, OffsetX * Math.Sin(PlayerRef.GetAngleZ() + RotationOffset), OffsetY * Math.Cos(PlayerRef.GetAngleZ() + RotationOffset), OffsetZ)
CurrentNPC.Enable(True) ; with fade in

[Jebbalon]

PlayerRef should be Actor property

NPCToSummon I think should be ActorBase

and CurrentNPC should be Actor also