Theory 101: Randomised travel via the map marker

Post » Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:05 pm

Now we all know at current, it's not really possible to randomise travel in game.

But is it theoretically possible to get the player to teleport to the custom map marker ingame?
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Tasha Clifford
 
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Post » Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:26 am

OBSE has
(markerName:string) GetMapMenuMarkerNamemarkerRef:ref) GetMapMenuMarkerRef


With those it would be theoretically possible to
1) Disable default fast travel
2) Catch the event when the player clicks on a marker in the map menu
3) Run a custom fast-travel routine instead
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Post » Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:38 pm

OBSE has
(markerName:string) GetMapMenuMarkerNamemarkerRef:ref) GetMapMenuMarkerRef


With those it would be theoretically possible to
1) Disable default fast travel
2) Catch the event when the player clicks on a marker in the map menu
3) Run a custom fast-travel routine instead


Hmm, true. But would it also be possible to spawn an object at that mapmarker ref?
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Post » Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:24 am

Hmm, true. But would it also be possible to spawn an object at that mapmarker ref?


Yeah, that's pretty easy.
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Elina
 
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Post » Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:27 am

Yeah, that's pretty easy.


A custom marker?

I'm going along the lines of;

- open pipboy
- right click on map to place a marker
- hit an activator ingame
- 'teleport' i.e. moveTo the placed marker & simultaeneously spawn the object at just about the same location (without CTD'ing due to a movable static and the player being in the same place).

Workable?
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Post » Wed Jan 05, 2011 12:47 pm

Ah - you aren't talking about a mapmarker at all. You're talking about the right-click marker, similar to a quest marker. Not sure what it's official name is. I'm not sure if there are any functions to get its position, unfortunately.

A MapMarker is one of those markers on the map that you can click on to fast travel to. Quite different from what you're talking about.
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Post » Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:53 pm

Bugger... thought as much. Cheers anyway bud.
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