Hi,

I'm trying to achieve the following result: PC opens the door, and this triggers a scene. How do I go about that? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

I’m not the best at scripting, but could you put a script on the door and use GetOpenState (http://www.creationkit.com/GetOpenState_-_ObjectReference )to start the scene? You might want to set the state of the door to closed and you’d also need to be sure that it could only be opened by the player at the specific time you wanted to run your scene. Or you could use a quest stage as a condition to make the MyScene.Start() valid.

Balok, thanks for both suggestions. I will probably go the latter route, and this little script does look promising. I want this scene to trigger only when the quest is at stage 10, will the following work?


int openState = QuestDoor.GetOpenState()
int MyQuestStage = MyQuest.GetStage()
if (openState == 1 || openState == 2 || MyQuestStage == 10)
QuestScene01.Start()
endIf

I would test it myself, but I'm at work without access to CK. I'm also thinking about using Xmarks, but I have had no experience with them whatsoever.

Lol, I'm at work too, but you also might want to put a check in there to make sure it's the player opening it, and not a follower or another NPC.

Since I can't use CK at this moment, I did some more searching, and I found this on CK wiki:


A Trigger That Detects When The Player Enters

Scriptname ExampleTrigger extends ObjectReference

Event OnTriggerEnter(ObjectReference akActionRef)
if(akActionRef == Game.GetPlayer()) ; This condition ensures that only the player will trigger this code
Debug.MessageBox("Yippee!")
endif
EndEvent

This could come handy with some extra conditions to make sure it runs only during the specific stage of specific quest, but I think this is what I'm looking for, if I apply it to the floor tile.

Why won't OnActivate work?

Add a script to the door. Make sure it's being opened and that the PC is the one opening it. Then start the scene.

Hmm, Doc, thanks for this suggestion, but keep in mind you are talking to somebody with a very limited knowledge and experience when it comes to scripting. Sorry for being a bother, but how exactly do I use OnActivate?

For OnActivate, I'd do this tutorial or follow it's explanations and use it on your door.

http://www.creationkit.com/Bethesda_Tutorial_Papyrus_Hello_World

Awesome, thanks. I will give it a try.

Also, as

I'm doing exactly this in my quest. I'll post up the script for you when I get home. The way I got around the conditions was to set the trigger as initially disabled, and enabled it at exactly the time when I needed it to trigger the scene. In the stage I wanted it to trigger I enabled the trigger box so that it would only be triggered when I needed it to be. That way, there were no need for conditions because the script also disables the trigger once it fires.

How to create a trigger primitive:

http://www.creationkit.com/Creating_Primitives

Type: Box
Collision Layer: L_ACTORZONE

Make your prim, add a script and define properties for your scene and/or quest if you're using one.

ScriptName BalokTriggerScene01 extends ObjectReferenceimport gameScene Property MySceneTrigger AutoQuest Property MyQuest Auto  auto STATE waitingForPlayer    EVENT onTriggerEnter(objectReference triggerRef)        If triggerRef == getPlayer() as actor            Debug.Notification("Player entered the trigger")       			 MyScene.Start()				    MyQuest.setObjectiveCompleted(50)            Debug.Notification("SCENE STARTED")            gotoState("hasBeenTriggered")            Disable()                    EndIf    EndEvent    EndSTATESTATE hasBeenTriggered    ; this is an empty state.endSTATE

Or...

just use the http://www.creationkit.com/OnOpen_-_ObjectReference event.

Give the man a prize!

Thank you for all your suggestions, everyone. Your help is much appreciated.