Can someone help me write a script...

[Tehpastaboy]

Here's exactly what I want to do:

 

I need a script to attach to a suit of unique power armor that, when the player enters sneak mode, will check to see if the player has at least (1) of a certain item in their inventory (in this case, a fission battery). If they do have one, it will deploy a stealthboy-style stealth field on the player with a numerical value of 15, and also start a countdown timer, let's say starting at 5 minutes. Every time the player leaves stealth mode or draws a weapon, the stealth field will deactivate and the timer will pause. The next time they are in sneak mode with no weapon drawn, the timer will pick up where it left off. Every time the timer runs out, it will delete (1) of the fusion batteries from the player's inventory and start the process over again (check for more, and if they are present, re-deploy the stealth field and restart the 5 minute timer).

 

My current mod deploys a stealth field on the player when they are wearing the right suit of power armor and go into stealth mode, and deactivates when they draw a weapon. It can be found here:

 

Stealth Power Armor

 

If anyone can help me write this script, or write it for me, or point me in the right direction so I can figure out how to do it, I would much appreciate it.

[teddybearman]

I'm still learning some of the ins and outs of scripting myself, I actually just jumped in to ask a question myself; but I believe what you're looking for is something along the lines of the following:

 

scn StealthArmour

 

Begin GameMode

 

short FusionBats

short IsStealthAlreadyActive

short Areyousneaking

 

Set FusionBats to GetItemCount 00033BC6 ; defines the variable FusionBats as being equal to the number of Fission Batteries in your inventory

 

Set IsStealthAlreadyActive to player.IsSpellTarget StealthField ;I think this is the correct enchantment name, checks to see if you're already affected by a stealth field effect

 

Set Areyousneaking to player.IsSneaking ;checks to see if you're in stealth mode

 

if Areyousneaking == 1 ;if your sneaking do the following

if FusionBats >= 1 ;if the player has 1 or more Fission Batteries continue

if IsStealthAlreadyActive == 1 ;determines if the stealth field is already active so you don't burn up your fission batteries every time you enter stealth

RemoveItem 00033BC6 1 ;removes 1 fission battery as an effect of using it

player.CastImmediateOnSelf 0007E474 ;should put the player under the effect of the Stealthboy Invisibility Spell

Endif

Endif

Endif

End

 

That might not be 100% correct, I'd have to play around with it a bit with the GECK and game a bit (and I am a bit of a novice when it comes to scripting), but if anything, I hope it points you in the right direction.

[thewaronandrew]

This helped me also, thanks.

[Khet]

Here's how I'd approach your little problem.

 

scn ArmorStealthField

Short Batteries
Short Stealth
Short Sneak
Short Time1
Short Time2
Short Incomplete
Short Seconds

Begin GameMode

Set Batteries to GetItemCount FissionBattery
Set Stealth to player.IsSpellTarget StealthBoyInvisibilitySpell
Set Sneak to Player.IsSneaking

If Sneak == 1 && Stealth == 0
If Batteries >= 1
	Player.RemoveItem FissionBattery 1
	Cast StealthBoyInvisibilitySpell Player
EndIf
EndIf

If Sneak == 1 && Stealth == 1
If Incomplete == 1
	Set Time1 to Time2
		Else
			Set Time1 to 0
				If Seconds == 0
					Set Seconds to GetSecondsPassed
					Set Time1 to Time1 + Seconds
				If Time1 == 300
					Player.RemoveItem FissionBattery 1
					Set Time1 to 0
					Set Incomplete to 0
											Cast StealthBoyInvisibilitySpell Player
						If Player.IsSneaking == 0 && Time1 < 300
							Set Time2 to Time1
							Set Time1 to 0
							Set Incomplete to 1
					EndIf
				EndIf
			EndIf
	EndIf
EndIf

End

 

 

Keep in mind, it's really rough and could probably use some tweaking, especially with the blocks relating to the Time. Nor have I even bothered to test it. If you run into problems let me know and I'll see what I can do.

[Tehpastaboy]

Thanks for the replies, guys.

 

Khet-

 

I tried the script, copied and pasted it exactly as it's laid out here. I remade the armor with no enchantment, and attached the script to it. Went to it in-game, had 101 fission batteries in my inventory... the stealth field doesn't deploy at all.

[Khet]

Alright, like I said that script could probably use some tweaking. I'm busy working on a script for a mod I'm about to release right now, but when I get the chance I'll get yours working then PM it to ya. To be honest, I didn't think it would have worked. I wrote that up without testing of any kind, and I most likely got the invisibility field wrong (the Cast StealthBoyInvisibilitySpell Player) which is probably what the problem is. If you could though, was the fission battery removed properly, and did you test the timer with starting/stopping? If you did it'd just help me out a bit so I know I wouldn't have to test that. If not, it's no big deal since I can test it myself once I get there.

 

Like I said though, it'll be a bit. Hopefully I can get around to it by tomorrow night, the day after at the latest. If you don't hear from me then send me a PM with a reminder (in-case I forgot) and I'll get on it right away.