Method for opening oblivion gate

[Lord Valarian]

Can someone tell me how this mod works? I want to use it, fix bugs, and give it some eye candy. What problems it might cause? If any.

 

scn OblivionGateRandomScript   ;one line changed below

float timer
short count
ref mySpawnMarker
short rand				; this can be removed eventually. Put it in just to be able to see the numbers that were being rolled.
short destroyed		; set to 1 after destroyed script runs
short ignore

begin OnLoad
disableLinkedPathPoints
; reset count
if count > 0
	set timer to 60
endif
set count to 0

; if MQ is over, destroy me if I'm open
if getdisabled == 0 && getdestroyed == 0 && getstage MQ16 == 100	;changed from >=
	ForceCloseOblivionGate 
	enablelinkedpathpoints
endif

; if we're not at max gates, we might open a new one here
if MQ00.openGates < MQ00.maxOpenGates && ( getdisabled == 1 || ( MQ00.allowGatesToReopen == 1 && destroyed == 1 ) )
	set rand to GetRandomPercent 
	if rand <= MQ00.randomGateChance
		set mySpawnMarker to getParentRef
		mySpawnMarker.enable
		enablelinkedpathpoints
		set MQ00.openGates to MQ00.openGates + 1
		if destroyed == 1
			setDestroyed 0
			set destroyed to 0
		endif
	endif
endif
end

begin OnActivate
if isActionRef player == 1
	; we aren't "near" any gate anymore (we're in Oblivion!)
	set MQ00.nearOblivionGate to 0
	ReleaseWeatherOverride
endif
Activate
set ignore to 1
return
end

begin gamemode
if ignore == 1
	set ignore to 0
	return
endif

; no need to process further if destroyed
if destroyed == 1
	return
endif
	
if getdestroyed == 1 && destroyed == 0
	set destroyed to 1
	set MQ00.destroyedGates to MQ00.destroyedGates + 1
endif

; start churning out creatures when I'm turned on
if GetDisabled == 0 && GetDestroyed == 0
	if IsAnimPlaying == 0
		playgroup specialidle 1
	endif

	; make sure weather is eeeevil gate weather
	if getiscurrentweather OblivionStormTamriel == 0
		if getdistance player < 4000
			if MQ00.nearOblivionGate == 0 && getdistance player < 1000
				; this should only happen when I come out an Oblivion gate into Tamriel -- I'm suddenly close but the "near" variable hasn't been set
				forceweather OblivionStormTamriel 1
			else
				setweather OblivionStormTamriel 1
			endif
			set MQ00.nearOblivionGate to GetSelf
		endif
	else
		if getdistance player > 5000 && MQ00.nearOblivionGate == GetSelf
			set MQ00.nearOblivionGate to 0
			ReleaseWeatherOverride
		endif
	endif

	if timer > 0
		set timer to timer - getsecondspassed
	elseif count < MQ00.maxCreatureCount
		set count to count + 1
		playgroup forward 1
		mySpawnMarker.placeatme LL1DaedricBeast100
		set timer to 10
	endif
endif
end


scn SpellOpenGate

begin ScriptEffectStart

setDestroyed 0
enableLinkedPathPoints
setstage MQ16 101
reset3dState

end