Getting NPCs to sit in thrones

[EvilColin]

HI

 

I am making a small dungeon (my first attempt) and I want a room with a skeleton sitting in a throne. I intend for the skeleton to rise and attack when the player approaches but I am struggling with this as I can not seem to get the skeleton to actually sit in the throne; he just stands in front of it.

I have been using Creature Sit Markers, however the skeleton in question is a Skeleton NPC because I wanted him to have a specific name, so I am wondering if this is the issue? Doe the sit markers only work for leveled foes?

 

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated as I have been reading tutorials and watching vids on it all day and am no closer.

[gsmanners]

You are using the "Furniture" version of a throne, right? I think there's a similar setup in the Ustengrav Depths, just for reference.

[SandMan131313]

Make sure you are using the furniture version of the throne (should have markers on it when placed in render window, press m to make markers visible) and double click your skeleton. In the linked ref tab double click on the empty list. Press the select object in render window button. Double click the throne. Then double click the throne, go to patrol tab, check the box to un-grey everything, and set idle time to 1. The skeleton should sit in the throne.

[EvilColin]

Initially I was using the static one, simply because the tutorial I was following said to pinch it from the ambush warehouse that exists in game. I then figured that as it was a created NPC, I might have to use the furniture one so changed it to one that had a blue figure/marker already in it (I think it is the Jarl of Markarth's throne but not 100% sure without checking), but this didn't work. Admittedly though I did not know about the patrol tab, so I shall do this now. I shall check out Ustengrav too, make sure all my settings are the same.

 

Cheers for the replies and assistance :biggrin:

Edited April 16, 2013 by EvilColin

[EvilColin]

That didn't seem to work; he was still stood by the throne, and not sat on it. I have checked the nav-mesh too and he can physically get to the throne, so am somewhat confused, lol.

My other issue is that he isn't overly aggressive; he just sidesteps about me instead of attacking. I have him set to Very Aggressive and Foolhardy, with no waiting or warning radius set. Dunno if this ir correct or not.

 

I really appreciate any and all assistance :biggrin:

Edited April 16, 2013 by EvilColin

[SandMan131313]

I don't think skeletons have sit animations so he probably can't use the throne. There are some dungeons that have skeletons in chairs, so I'd check those out in the creation kit (can't think of any off the top of my head) and see how they work.

 

If you want to make him attack more you could try changing the combat style. There are mods that make enemies attack more so download those as well and see if it helps.

 

Also try NorThroneShadow as the throne instead of one of the Jarl's thrones, as those might have different sit animations that the skeleton can't use. Also try replacing the skeleton with another actor that isn't a lvl or enc actor, someone like Serrana or Lydia or Farkas etc. See if they use the throne. If they do then you did everything right and getting the skeleton to sit is just more complicated. If they stand near it like the skeleton then you did something wrong linking the actor to the throne or with the patrol data.

[EvilColin]

Thanks for the reply (and sorry for the delay lol, but not been playing much lately). I shall give what you suggest a try. Cheers

[EvilColin]

I changed the skeleton to Farkas and he was sat happily on the throne and then attacked me as approached as desired, so I guess the issue is with skeletons and animation. Knowing this, I have some idea now of how to sort it, so thanks again.