So, I asked about how to use one spell to store a second spell as a property and then have a third spell get the second spell from the property http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1407459-how-to-externally-set-property-on-only-one-instance-of-a-script/. Using a quest script as the receptacle works fabulously, and the properties themselves persist across saves (i.e. when I restart the game, the recall spell still casts the spell it's supposed to).

However, I'm having difficulty renaming the spell and having the new name persist. I'm aware that SetName isn't currently persistent, so what I'm trying to do is just set the name in an OnPlayerLoadGame event block. So, I've attached the following script to a player alias in the quest I'm using as a receptacle for the properties:

Scriptname ishicobattlemagealiasscript extends Actor  ishicobattlemagequestscript Property questScript AutoSpell Property recallSpell1 AutoSpell Property recallSpell2 AutoEvent OnPlayerLoadGame()     Spell storedSpell1 = (questScript.storedSpell1 as Spell)     Spell storedSpell2 = (questScript.storedSpell2 as Spell)     recallSpell1.setName("Battle Magic: " + storedSpell1.getName())     recallSpell2.setName("Battle Magic: " + storedSpell2.getName())EndEvent

However, it doesn't seem to work. I'm not sure where the problem is exactly.

For what it's worth, even before I set up the OnPlayerLoadGame stuff, the new name WOULD persist across saves as long as I didn't shut down the game completely.

(really, this is too advanced for me ... Justin or someone may be better able to help ... when awake )

Event OnPlayerLoadGame()


Instead, have you tried OnInit??

(does about same, fires about same time)

Edits via SKSE's http://www.creationkit.com/SetName_-_Form and http://www.creationkit.com/SetWeight_-_Form, among others, get wiped when the game closes. You can maintain them with something like http://www.creationkit.com/Complete_Example_Scripts#Maintenance.2Fupdate_code_which_runs_once_per_save_load_and_shows_a_message_when_a_mod_is_updated_or_first_loaded. http://www.creationkit.com/OnPlayerLoadGame_-_Actor won't fire the first time thus the compartmentalization and calling of the Maintenance function in an http://www.creationkit.com/OnInit event to cover the initial changing.

Also, the player's script should be extending ReferenceAlias rather than Actor.

Register your Names just after changes with String Properties or String[] :

String Property storedSpellName1 AutoString Property storedSpellName2 AutoString[] Property storedSpellName AutostoredSpellName = new String[3]; somewhere just after changestoredSpellName1 = storedSpell1.GetName()storedSpellName2 = storedSpell2.GetName()storedSpellName[1] = storedSpell1.GetName()storedSpellName[2] = storedSpell2.GetName()Event OnPlayerLoadGame()	 recallSpell1.setName("Battle Magic: " +storedSpellName1)	 recallSpell2.setName("Battle Magic: " +storedSpellName2)	 recallSpell1.setName("Battle Magic: " +storedSpellName[1])	 recallSpell2.setName("Battle Magic: " +storedSpellName[2])EndEvent

I think the issue was that OnPlayerLoadGame() doesn't fire the first time or wev... is there any reason I should do this (registering Strings) instead of what I've already got?

Ach. Well if the issue was that no there's no reason to register. Sorry for the mistake.

Yeah, I just tested it out and after setting up the initial OnInit (as well as doing a LOT of cleaning-up of my code) it works fine.

I was just wondering if there were any benefits to storing the strings, like being faster or wev

If i may ask that, i know a dumb question, why not simply rename the spell in the creation kit? This would be permanent.

Or did you try something like absorbing a enemy spell and teaching it to the player temporarily?