Dyramisty Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Hi guys, I'm messing around with Papyrus and am currently stuck on something.While compiling it tells me "Did you forget a cast?" The code is: Scriptname Base_Force_Menu_Activate_Object extends activemagiceffect {Forces the object to activate, eg. opening it's menu.} ObjectReference Property PickFurniture auto Event OnEffectStart(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster) PickFurniture.Activate(Self) EndEvent Hope someone is able to help me out on this one!Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidconsp Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Try "akCaster" or "Game.GetPlayer()" maybe..? PickFurniture.Activate(Self) looks like the furniture itself is trying to activate itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eckss Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 The numbers that came with the error message give you the line number and the position in that line at which the error occurs. 'Did you forget a cast?' means that the variable at that position is the wrong type for the function that you've called. In your case, the error is most likely referring to the use of the Self variable. Self in a script referrs to the form to which the script is attached, in this case the active magic effect. Replace Self with PickFurniture, like so. PickFurniture.Activate(PickFurniture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsharaMeradin Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Self is reserved for the object running the script or in some cases the script itself. The Activate command breaks down as follows:"Object to activate". Activate("Actor to interact with") So in your existing code, if you have no care about who activates the object then use akCaster directly. If you'd like to ensure that the akCaster is indeed the player then you need to add in a check for that. i.e. Scriptname Base_Force_Menu_Activate_Object extends activemagiceffect {Forces the object to activate, eg. opening it's menu.} ObjectReference Property PickFurniture auto Event OnEffectStart(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster) If akCaster == Game.GetPlayer() PickFurniture.Activate(akCaster) EndIf EndEvent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyramisty Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Try "akCaster" or "Game.GetPlayer()" maybe..? PickFurniture.Activate(Self) looks like the furniture itself is trying to activate itself. Thanks man, setting it to "Game.GetPlayer()" worked!Topic may be closed now :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyramisty Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Self is reserved for the object running the script or in some cases the script itself. The Activate command breaks down as follows:"Object to activate". Activate("Actor to interact with") So in your existing code, if you have no care about who activates the object then use akCaster directly. If you'd like to ensure that the akCaster is indeed the player then you need to add in a check for that. i.e. Scriptname Base_Force_Menu_Activate_Object extends activemagiceffect {Forces the object to activate, eg. opening it's menu.} ObjectReference Property PickFurniture auto Event OnEffectStart(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster) If akCaster == Game.GetPlayer() PickFurniture.Activate(akCaster) EndIf EndEvent Noted down your way too, already got a solution running now but your info will surely be useful in the future, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hidconsp Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I'm happy that I've been a help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve40 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) Comment deleted, I just read your other post. Edited February 1, 2013 by steve40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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