Make a container linked to an NPC Inventory

[Zorkaz]

How do I make a placeable container that's linked to an NPC inventory?

Is it possible?!

[InvokerGray]

Use a link with the keyword "Vendor container". Or something like that.

[pra]

What do you even mean by "linked to an NPC inventory"? Make the NPC's inventory accessible through the container? Or something different?

[Zorkaz]

Yep that's what I meant. For instance you open up a mailbox and have Cait's inventory up to use.

I do think that somebody already made something similar but I can't find the post.

[DieFeM]

Instead of using an actual container, you can use an activator with a container model, and attach a new script to it:

Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionRef)
     Actor LinkedActor = GetLinkedRef() As Actor
     If LinkedActor
        LinkedActor.OpenInventory(True)
    EndIf
EndEvent

Then you need to link the actor to the container (activator), by adding the actor as a Linked ref in the properties of the container reference in the render window.

Edited December 29, 2019 by DieFeM

[Zorkaz]

Ah, thanks. I will try that.

[Zorkaz]

1. Works perfectly when you place it in the worldspace thanks DieFeM :smile:

 

2. I wanted to change it into a constructible object so linking the reference will be different this time

 

 

Then I added a property - type actor with cait as reference

 

 

 

So the question is what do I need to change about the script? I tried different approaches but none worked.

 

[DieFeM]

Scriptname MBScriptCait extends ObjectReference



Actor Property CaitRef Auto



Event OnActivate(ObjectReference akActionRef)

    CaitRef.OpenInventory(True)

EndEvent

[Zorkaz]

Ah it's that simple ;) It did the trick, thank you