Help with a script

Meritocrat · Post by **Meritocrat** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 2:59 pm

I guess this is technically related to TR as it is for my showcase, but I decided to post it here anyway. I'm relatively new to modding, and I need some help with making a script that makes something attack you in your sleep a la Dark Brotherhood from tribunal, and preferably only while out in the wilderness and maybe even only at night. I've looked at the script for the Dark Brotherhood assassin but me no understand. Anyone who can help me?

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:11 pm

Moved from OTD to here.

You might get more views this way. In terms of your question, how much do you understand about the scripting language? If you don't get much, I can recommend looking up GhanBuriGhan's Morrowind Scripting for Dummies. It's how I learned, and it's a great resource.

Bloodthirsty Crustacean · Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:27 pm

I don't know the full script, and am a bit busy to write it all out exactly for you right here, but what you'd want to do is along these lines:

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If ( PCSleeping == 1 )
     If ( GetCell "Balmora" == 0 )
          If ( GetCell "every other city" == 0 )
               ...
                    If ( GameHour >= 8 )
                        PlaceAtPC "scary monster" 1 0 20 0
                    Elseif ( GameHour < 6 )
                        PlaceAtPC "scary monster" 1 0 20 0
                    Endif
               ...
           Endif
     Endif
Endif

The bit about cities makes it practically undesirable. I'm not sure if it would accept region names, but you might be able to save a few lines by going for "Bitter Coast Region" == 1 instead.

This would need to be on a StartScript (global script). So create your script, then go to Gameplay->Start Scripts, and add you script there.

Meritocrat · Post by **Meritocrat** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:05 pm

Is it any way to make it only work in exteriors? Since you generally can't sleep outdoors in cities that would make it impossible to trigger it while in a city. That would make all other interiors like ruins and caves safe zones too though...

Nanu · Post by **Nanu** » Tue Sep 15, 2009 7:14 pm

I believe Morrowind had the If (GetInterior == 0) or If (IsInterior == 0) command. Try that.

Evil Eye · Post by **Evil Eye** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 6:25 am

Nanu wrote:I believe Morrowind had the If (GetInterior == 0) or If (IsInterior == 0) command. Try that.

Yes it did:

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Begin mylittleboohooscriptthatannoystheplayer

short doOnce

if ( GetPCSleeping == 1 )
	if ( doOnce == 0 )
		if ( Random100 <= 25 ) ;you don't want it all the time do you?
			set doOnce to 1 ;attack!!!
		else
			set doOnce to 2
		endif
	endif
	if ( GetInterior == 0 )
		if ( Gamehour >= 20 )
			if ( Gamehour <= 6 )
				if ( doOnce == 1 )
					PlaceAtPC "scary monster" 1 1 128 0
					WakeUpPC
				endif
			endif
		endif
	endif
else
	if ( doOnce != 1 )
		set doOnce to 0
	endif
endif

end

Bloodthirsty Crustacean · Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:48 am

That script won't work because GameHour can never be both >= 20 and < 6. You need to use an ElseIf.

Evil Eye · Post by **Evil Eye** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:16 pm

Bloodthirsty Crustacean wrote:That script won't work because GameHour can never be both >= 20 and < 6. You need to use an ElseIf.

*facepalms* I knew there was something with hours. I'm only human

Meritocrat · Post by **Meritocrat** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 4:38 pm

Thanks a lot guys, I'll try that. While I'm here, is there any way to make NPCs ignore that you are a werewolf?