What I have currently.

;set from the CK property editorcell property Destination auto;set (currently) from the CK property editor but would prefer to do it in the scriptfaction factPlayer property auto;elsewhere in the scriptif (Destination.GetFactionOwner() == factPlayer)   ;do stuff hereendif

Is it possible to get at the PlayerFaction without having to set it in a property in the Property Editor?

What I'm after is something like this

cell property Destination autofaction factPlayer property auto hiddenfactPlayer = (what goes here?)if (Destination.GetFactionOwner() == factPlayer)   ;do stuff hereendif

Does it even need to be a Property or would a variable suffice? Or even better, inline code to get the PlayerFaction and dispense with the need for a property/variable altogether?

Properties can be written out in the script without having to add it from the property window, yes. All you have to do is just set the value afterwards from the property window.

Example

scriptname examplehere extends Objectreference;==========/;Properties;==========/Effect Shader property GhostFX auto;Property type → Property name you've chosen → auto

That's all there is to it.

factPlayer is the name of your Property.

You still need to choose what faction factPlayer will represent in the property window.

(I hope I got that right)

Not quite - I know I can create the property within (by manually editing) the script, it's the setting of its value (through the property editor) I'm trying to avoid. I don't know if it's possible - maybe not

You can't fill the property from within the script itself.

That's a shame - would make scripting a whole lot easier (less cumbersome) and a lot more powerful to boot.

Thx for the info.

The only propertys you can set for default are Integers, Booleans, Floats

Float Property MyFloat = 0.65 Auto

Faction SomeFaction = Game.GetForm(0x000000FF) as Faction;where 0x000000FF is the formid of the faction you want

http://www.creationkit.com/GetForm_-_Game

That would work for "built-in" content (where the FormID is unlikely to change), but for mods the ID is based on the load order and will likely be different for each player.

Also, the PlayerFaction was just an example as the same could apply to anything - a cell, an object, an activator...

Seems that using the Property Editor is the only "safe" way to do it so I'll stick with that for now.

I can't really think of any good reason to ever use http://www.creationkit.com/GetForm_-_Game, this included. It violates the principle that scripts shouldn't contain anything that is specific to any data files. At most, your scripts should only provide an interface that the Creation Kit can use to inject data file-specific information into your script, and that's what properties are for.

If you want to make assigning values to your properties easier, then use the editorIDs of the objects to which you want them to point as their names. That will allow the Creation Kit to "Auto-Fill" them all at the press of a button.

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