Okay, let me just start off by saying I'm not that good when it comes to technical jargon, and scripting is pretty difficult for me, but I try to understand it regardless.

I've made myself a bit of a hot spring area for my home. It's a waist-deep "lake" with steam coming out of it to look "relaxing" and "hot". Here's what I want:
I have a Woodcutter. I want that Woodcutter to chop wood during the day, and at night go to the hot spring and bathe/relax for the night, then return to chopping wood in the morning.

NOW! I managed to get him to stop cutting wood and whatnot, and he goes to the hot springs no problem. Here's my dilemma that I hope you guys can help me figure out:::::

I WANT him to UNEQUIP his armor (Gloves, boots, and topless fur armor), get down into his skivvies (or his Loincloth in this case) and wear, well, nothing while he bathes. Then when he is done and goes back to his woodchopping I want him to re-equip his gloves, boots, and fur armor. Problem is, I don't know how to make it happen >.<

I saw the "Wear Sleep Outfit" option under the package window, problem is I am reading on the wiki that that option is obsolete...plus it doesn't seem to work when I try it anyway (I'm stubborn like that).

So is there a...condition I add to the package in question? Or something? All I want is his armor to be unequipped when he's at the hot springs, and then when he goes back to cutting wood he puts his armor back on.

Thanks if you can help guys, this would've been a really neet idea...if I could figure out how to do it

Oh! Addendum!

I THINK I have an idea how to get it to happen. I'm using a furniture marker (SitCrossLegged) for the spot where the Woodcutter NPC is to sit and relax at night. What if I attached a script to that marker that, when the marker is in use (When the NPC is sitting on the marker) it forces his armor to unequip? Then when he gets up, it re-equips his armor because the marker is not in use. Would that work?

Not that I know diddly squat about which script to use...

If the he is wearing an outfit package you should be able to use the http://www.creationkit.com/SetOutfit_-_Actor function.

So if the marker has that script attached to it, the NPC will wear that outfit for as long as the NPC is using that marker? Or do I attach the script to the NPC?

Edit: Okay, I'm not sure I know what to do here. Do I create a new script? What do I write in the script? That entry in the wiki isn't helping. I've got more questions now than answers ^^;

If he has an outfit that is the outfit dropdown in inventory, you can find what he wears here. Now create an empty outfit for bathing.
before you command him to bath, you should have the option to run an papyrus fragment.
woodcutter.SetOutfit(emptyoutfit)
after he is done you restore the old outfit.
woodcutter.SetOutfit(furarmor3) or something.
Sorry but I have not worked with packages yet mostly scripts.

The package is set to work (cut wood) from 7am to 7pm. From 7pm to 7am he lounges in the hotsprings. I'm just not sure how the script would tell which package is being used. How would the script know that the work package would use the fur armor, and the bathing package would use the default "nvdecloth" (loincloth)?

I literally have no understanding of scripting whatsoever. Guess I should've mentioned that at the beginning ^^;


Edit: I did just think of an idea, however. What if there was a trigger box around the hot springs, that when you enter the trigger box, it strips you of your gear, but when you exit, it puts everything back on? I guess the issue then would be how would the trigger box know what to re-equip.

The trigger box should work, you just need something to trigger the line to change outfit.

Yeah but I, again, have no idea how to do that. Ah well

On the package itself:

At the start,

akActor.SetOutfit(NullOutfit)

and then on the change and end sections

akActor.SetOutfit(NormalOutfit)

where NullOutfit and NormalOutfit are defined as outfit properties; NullOutfit is an empty outfit record and NormalOutfit is whatever the NPC wears by default.

SetOutfit() automatically "eats" the old outfit, so you don't need to worry about removing anything. Flag the package as "weapons unequipped."

is "akActor" the name of my NPC? (For instance: aKoiIslandWoodcutter) or do I keep it as "akActor"?

and "(NormalOutfit)" would be their work uniform right? (For instance aKoiWoodcutterOutfit)

so this'd look like

aKoiIslandWoodcutter.SetOutfit(aKoiWoodcutterOutfit)

right?

"akActor" is a generic reference; it always points to the person executing the package, just like "akSpeaker" in dialogue is the person saying the line.

You don't need to change "akActor" at all.

and (NormalOutfit) is what it should say? Or should it be the NAME of the outfit the NPC uses? Like (aKoiWoodcutterOutfit)?

It's a property. Call it whatever the hell you want, but fill it with the outfit you have him wearing normally, which I guess would be the woodcutter outfit.

Take a look at Ettiene Rarnis' AI packages for help.

Okay, I typed in what you said to, under the Begin/End/Change tab for the package. When I hit OK it told me it failed to compile. Should I be concerned about this?

Starting 1 compile threads for 1 files...
Compiling "PF_aKoiBathePackage1_03068C1C"...
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\temp\PF_aKoiBathePackage1_03068C1C.psc(8,18): variable aKoiWoodcutterOutfit is undefined
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\temp\PF_aKoiBathePackage1_03068C1C.psc(16,18): variable aKoiBathingOutfit is undefined
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\temp\PF_aKoiBathePackage1_03068C1C.psc(24,18): variable aKoiWoodcutterOutfit is undefined
No output generated for PF_aKoiBathePackage1_03068C1C, compilation failed.

Batch compile of 1 files finished. 0 succeeded, 1 failed.
Failed on PF_aKoiBathePackage1_03068C1C

You need to define an outfit property.

Okay I know NOTHING about scripting. Define it where and how? In the script that attaches to the Begin/End/Change tab?

The "properties" button, then "add property," make it an outfit property, call it whatever you want, and fill it with the woodman's outfit.

Okay when I typed in the akActor stuff it created a script automatically in the "Attached Scripts" section at the bottom of the tab. But when I click on "Properties" for that script it gives me "Errors encountered while attempting to reload the script" and then when the window for the script does open all the buttons are greyed out

Delete your script and replace it with a junk script with no properties, like "akActor.Kill()". Compile that, and then you can delete it, add properties, and then write your original coding back in.

OKAY I FINALLY got the properties window open. Now, I did everything you said to do, and the NPC still doesn't take his Woodcutter outfit off when the package that tells him to go sit in the hotsprings kicks in.

Here's what the script says:

;BEGIN FRAGMENT CODE - Do not edit anything between this and the end comment;NEXT FRAGMENT INDEX 6Scriptname PF_aKoiBathePackage1_03068C1C Extends Package Hidden;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_5Function Fragment_5(Actor akActor);BEGIN CODEakActor.SetOutfit(aKoiWoodcutterOutfit);END CODEEndFunction;END FRAGMENT;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_4Function Fragment_4(Actor akActor);BEGIN CODEakActor.SetOutfit(aKoiWoodcutterOutfit);END CODEEndFunction;END FRAGMENT;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_3Function Fragment_3(Actor akActor);BEGIN CODEakActor.SetOutfit(aKoiBathingOutfit);END CODEEndFunction;END FRAGMENT;END FRAGMENT CODE - Do not edit anything between this and the begin commentOutfit Property aKoiBathingOutfit  Auto Outfit Property aKoiWoodcutterOutfit  Auto 

1. Are the properties filled?

2. Is the coding to set the bathing outfit on the begin section and not the end or change section?

Yes the properties both say Outfit aKoiWoodcutterOutfit and aKoiBathingOutfit

Yes, the coding for the bathing outfit is in the begin section. The end and change are woodcutter

I DID just see something though. He started walking over to the hotsprings, and then when I waited an hour to get him there faster, suddenly he was wearing his woodcutter outfit. I'm going to do a little more testing because now he just stops in the middle (or beginning) of his trek to the springs and just...stands there

But are they filled (i.e. pointing to your new outfits)?

Yes, they are

aKoiBathingOutfit is set to aKoiBathingOutfit

aKoiWoodcutterOutfit is set to aKoiWoodcutterOutfit


ADDENDUM!:

OKAY! It worked...sort of.

First off, the script is attached to the bathe package, not the work package. Is this right?

Second off. What happens is he walks to the hot springs, sits down on the marker, and immediately puts his work clothes on. (He doesn't have an outfit on right this moment, I will give him one and see if it changes things).

Thirdly! Here's the biggie...right now, after he sits down, when it hits 8:00 and he should return to work he stands up but...just stands there. I'll see if I can figure this out

1. Yes.

2. Give him a defined outfit, see what happens.

What type of package is it?

3. Yes, try to figure it out.