Make Companion use item only when indoors/outdoors

[QuidProQuoBrute]

I've made a full companion in the GECK , but I was curious if there is a way for the NPC to use an item (sunglasses) when outdoors, and not when inside

 

a little different, would it be possible to adjust what hours they use an item? (during sunlight)

[dangman4ever]

Probably would involve a script or two of some sorts. Maybe check out the scripts for those in-game perks that only work at certain times and a places.

[jazzisparis]

Add this code to your companion's script, inside a GameMode block:

 

if YourCompanionRef.IsInInterior || (GetCurrentTime > 19) || (GetCurrentTime < 7)
	if YourCompanionRef.GetEquipped YourGlassesID
		YourCompanionRef.UnequipItem YourGlassesID 1
	endif
elseif YourCompanionRef.GetEquipped YourGlassesID
elseif YourCompanionRef.GetItemCount YourGlassesID
	YourCompanionRef.EquipItem YourGlassesID
endif

[Xaranth]

I suspect that Jazz's script would make a mess if there was any advantage to equipping the sunglasses. The companion would keep trying to equip them and the script would keep removing them. I would change it to remove the sunglasses from the inventory entirely. Like so:

 

	short sGlassesCount
set sGlassesCount to YourCompanionRef.getItemCount YourGlassesID
if YourCompanionRef.IsInInterior || (GetCurrentTime > 19) || (GetCurrentTime < 7)
	if YourCompanionRef.GetEquipped YourGlassesID
		YourCompanionRef.RemoveItem YourGlassesID sGlassesCount
	endif
elseif YourCompanionRef.GetEquipped YourGlassesID
elseif YourCompanionRef.getItemCount YourGlassesID >= 1
	YourCompanionRef.equipItem YourGlassesID
else
	YourCompanionRef.addItem YourGlassesID 1
	YourCompanionRef.equipItem YourGlassesID
endif

[jazzisparis]

Xaranth,

 

Notice that the NoEquipFlag is set:

YourCompanionRef.UnequipItem YourGlassesID 1

That means the actor will not be able to re-equip the item again until EquipItem is called on the same ID. Unless the game-engine overrides it with companions, what you describe should not happen.

[Xaranth]

Oooh. Learned something new. i actually neither saw nor recognized that particular flag. Useful! I stand corrected. +1

[llamaRCA]

Xaranth,

 

Notice that the NoEquipFlag is set:

YourCompanionRef.UnequipItem YourGlassesID 1

That means the actor will not be able to re-equip the item again until EquipItem is called on the same ID. Unless the game-engine overrides it with companions, what you describe should not happen.

 

 

Actually, the equipitem flag can fail with companions and clothing/armor. When players give them clothing items for the same slot with better DT and/or enchantments a companion may equip the other items over it regardless of the flag. I don't know if it will always happen in every body slot, but it happens in the body slot (or at least it happened routinely in the body slot for me). This isn't true with weapons, the equipitem flag holds an inferior weapon in place for a companion. But since the flag doesn't reliably hold clothing/armor in place, I think additional scripting to do that would be a good idea if it was important to never have that item change out.

 

 

Edit: Oops I answered this backwards. You were highlighting Unequip. Well, that's not necessarily reliable either. Either way you should expect to need some kind of reinforcement to get the appropriate behavior with companions, armor/clothing and equip/unequip and their flags.

[jazzisparis]

Curious, I went on and tested, and it appears to be working properly with the EyeGlasses slot (I made sure there was no silent infinite loop). However, for obvious reasons, it would probably be wise to first verify there was no equipped item already occupying this slot:

if YourCompanionRef.IsInInterior || (GetCurrentTime > 19) || (GetCurrentTime < 7)
if YourCompanionRef.GetEquipped YourGlassesID
	YourCompanionRef.UnequipItem YourGlassesID 1
endif
elseif YourCompanionRef.GetEquippedObject 11
elseif YourCompanionRef.GetItemCount YourGlassesID
YourCompanionRef.EquipItem YourGlassesID
endif

GetEquippedObject would require NVSE, but that's no big a deal.

Edited January 5, 2013 by jazzisparis

[QuidProQuoBrute]

either of these require NVSE? i can't for some reason get them to save. I changed the companionREF and glasses ID, but with no luck

[Xaranth]

Oh, yeah, GetEquippedObject is an NVSE function.