SSE Aliases again.

[antstubell]

Why do I get an error for this in papyrus fragment compiling...

Alias_SurgeonAlias.GetReference().EvaluatePackage()

 

EvaluatePackage is not a function or does not exist

[dylbill]

Using GetReference returns an object reference. So instead use GetActorReference:

Alias_SurgeonAlias.GetActorReference().EvaluatePackage()

[antstubell]

Thanks. Could you explain to me then why this works. Both refer to unique actors.

Alias_PDocAlias.GetReference().Disable()

[dylbill]

No problem, it's because Disable() can be run on actor and object references, where as EvaluatePackage() can only be run on Actors.

[antstubell]

I see. So a better error message would be "EvaluatePackage can only be run on an actor." Informing me that EvaluatePackage does not exist is really unhelpful and contradictory.

I know none of this is your fault... just saying.

[dylbill]

That would be a better error message, but that would require papyrus to check for that function in all other scripts , which would be time consuming. When running a function on an objectReference, papyrus only checks the ObjectReference script, and the Form script because the ObjectReference script extends form. Just know in the future if you get that error and you know the function exists, you're trying to run it on the wrong type of property.

[antstubell]

Following what you already said, I just entered this line into papyrus fragment. Shock is an object reference property which is a Xmarker activator.

 

Shock.GetReference().Activate(Self)

 

Error: GetReference is not a function or does not exist

[dylbill]

You don't need to use GetReference() as that's for Reference Alias's. Shock is already the object reference, so just do Shock.Activate(Self)

[antstubell]

That's the first thing I did and got this error -

(51,6): type mismatch on parameter 1 (did you forget a cast?)

This is the complete fragment which gives that error unless I remove Shock,Activate(Self)

; surgeon mutilates body
Alias_SurgeonAlias.GetActorReference().EvaluatePackage()
Shock.Activate(Self)
Utility.Wait(5); time before blood splatter
Blood.Enable()
Splat.Play(Splathere)
Utility.Wait(35); time after blood splatter
SetStage(40)

[dylbill]

Ah, I didn't know it was a fragment on a quest. You can't use Self because that points at the quest. So instead do Shock.Activate(shock)