As someone who has little knowledge of scripting, I've been somewhat bemused by my search on here for a solution to my query.

Basically, I would like to be able to set up a book that teaches the user a spell that teleports them to a specific coc marker. It would be great if the spell could use an existing spell effect but I'm really just looking for a way to accomplish the basic teleport.

Anyone help me out here?

I can help later . In the mesh time search for QOWYs Mark and Recall and see how he did it . The same theory will apply to you, but you cab ignore the Mark spell and just look at the Recall spell, and place a marker in the game world where you want the player to teleport to.

I did this recently with a movable xmarker. I created a custom magic effect with archetype "Script" and added an ActiveMagicEffect script to it. The script simply does a akTarget.moveTo(marker) in the OnEffectFinish event. You will need to define a property for the marker pointing to your specific destination. And of course if you want fancy visual effects that will need to be done separately.

Thanks for the replies. I have looked at QOWY but am unable to open the recall script as the CK won't open the properties dialog. If I can't work out a more simple solution, I will ask the author.

Sirtaj.. your solution sounded ideal but I can get so far as creating a new magic effect with archtype script and I finally found ActiveMagicEffect by checking the Hidden tickbox but I'm afraid my lack of scripting knowledge threw me after that. The ActiveMagicEffect script has no properties and I couldn't find any reference to the rest of your advice. Can you expand on the part after 'The script simply does...'?

Well this is more generic scripting advice than anything specific to the effect:

• On the Papyrus Scripts list in the effect page, click add, new script and specify a script name (it should already be set to inherit activescripteffect).
  
• Your source might look something like this (not verified but should be the general idea):

Scriptname MyTeleportEffect extends activemagiceffectObjectReference Property destinationMarker AutoEvent OnEffectFinish(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster)    akTarget.moveTo(destinationMarker)EndEvent

Now you should save your script and set the value of your destinationMarker property to your coc marker.

I used this:

Scriptname BouldersTeleport extends activemagiceffect
ObjectReference Property destinationMarker Auto
Event OnEffectFinish(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster)
akTarget.moveTo(destinationMarker)
EndEvent

However, the script failed to compile so I'm obviously not doing something I ought to

I wrote that all out and it compiled just fine.

What does the error say?

What was the compile failure message?

I get this:

Starting 1 compile threads for 1 files...
Compiling "BouldersTeleport"...
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(337,25): script property NewProperty already defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(337,25): script variable ::NewProperty_var already defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(337,25): script property NewProperty already has a get function defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(337,25): script property NewProperty already has a set function defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(339,18): script property NewProperty already defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(339,18): script variable ::NewProperty_var already defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(339,18): script property NewProperty already has a get function defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(339,18): script property NewProperty already has a set function defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(341,23): script property NewProperty already defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(341,23): script variable ::NewProperty_var already defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(341,23): script property NewProperty already has a get function defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(341,23): script property NewProperty already has a set function defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(343,14): script property NewProperty already defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(343,14): script variable ::NewProperty_var already defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(343,14): script property NewProperty already has a get function defined
c:\program files\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\ActiveMagicEffect.psc(343,14): script property NewProperty already has a set function defined
No output generated for BouldersTeleport, compilation failed.

Batch compile of 1 files finished. 0 succeeded, 1 failed.
Failed on BouldersTeleport

I looked at the activeMagicEffect script at the lines and there was a property I must have inadvertently added. I removed them and when I try to recompile, I no longer get a compiling error but I do get an usnspecifiied error. This is the current content of the BouldersTeleport script psc

Scriptname BouldersTeleport extends activemagiceffect
{Scriptname BouldersTeleport extends activemagiceffect
ObjectReference Property destinationMarker Auto
Event OnEffectFinish(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster)
akTarget.moveTo(destinationMarker)
EndEvent

}

It looks to me like you've typed the entire script into the description field (the curly braces).

Just a suggestion... we can probably help you get this particular script working with a few more back-and-forths, but I strongly recommend going through the Papyrus tutorials on the CK wiki. It is important that you understand how/why this is all working, otherwise you're bound to get some sort of unfixable problem in your mod down the track.

I typed it into the documentation string box

I will have another go at it

nah, don't write out your scripts there. What goes there is a description of what the script does.
When you save it, it will be added to the magic effect. You then, right click on it, and chose edit source. A new window will open. Well the compiler is the bottom white field. You know the rest.

Since this uses properties, you need to define where the destination will be. So, click the button properties and a box will appear. (or you can right click and choose Edit Properties). Select the property in that window, in this case destinationMarker, and then click on the button Edit Value. Another box appears with a drop down. Cell, and the Cell reference. The reference is the destination that your script will send you to. The Cell is where this destination is held.

Im just covering everything just incase you missed something.

Edit: That script is correct. Just remove the {}

Try this

Scriptname YourScriptNameHere extends activemagiceffectObjectReference property teleDest autoEvent OnEffectFinish(Actor target, Actor caster)target.MoveTo(teleDest)EndEvent  

It's what I used for a scroll that teleports you to Xmarker.

Brilliant... I can now enter the cocmarker in properties. The script that I can now edit looks like this:

Scriptname BouldersTeleport extends activemagiceffect
ObjectReference Property destinationMarker Auto
Event OnEffectFinish(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster)
akTarget.moveTo(destinationMarker)
EndEvent

as it should be (I think). Sartaj is right though, I need to study the scripting wiki more. Thanks for everyone's patience. I will see how the rest of it goes.

Just to conclude on this... the script worked first time and the player can now learn a spell that directly transports them to the COC. Thanks for everyone's patience and time.... now I jsut have to work on one for the followers

If you're trying to get followers to cast the spell in general or on command, the same effect and script should work fine for you without changes. If you're just trying to get followers and thralls to follow the player on teleport, I found in my teleport spell that they did that by default. I'm not sure if a navigable (without teleport) route to the destination is required for this to work though.

I used Lydia to test and she didn't follow with the teleport. She did follow with fast travel to Shadowgreen Cavern but wouldn't fast travel to the map marker in my tower. I need to try a few more things to find out why she doesn't come into the tower. I think it's more likely to be a navmesh issue rather than the teleport although I thought the navmesh was ok. I will try the navigable route approach first (without teleport).

It seems like it was initially a navmesh issue. I scrapped the old one and redid by hand and I can now use the teleport pads in the houses to get companions into the house. However, the teleport spell doesn't bring followers in. Although it's not a major issue, I'd be interested if anyone has any suggestions.

Err maybe even the navmesh bug will stop them from teleporting with you if its a cell with an altered mesh.

Wouldn't that also cause issues if coming into the house through a load door?

I think you need to finalize the navmesh in the interior and exterior for NPCs to be able to navigate into an interior. You have to get the little green highlights on the triangles under the doors.

What kind of object should be destinationMarker ?
Can it be some other than Heading or COCMarker (XMarker, plain object like a barrel, for example) ?