Attach script to player : V

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 4:47 am

Hi.

Is it possible to attach a script to the player?
If yes then how?

Thanks.

» Tue Jun 19, 2012 4:02 pm

yes, just create a quest that never complete, then put whatever you want in the quest main script

» Tue Jun 19, 2012 7:59 pm

I haven't made any quests before. Does the player need to acquire the quest somehow? For example talk to a certain NPC. EDIT: I would prefer if the quest could start magically without the player knowing.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:42 am

Well every quests start silently at the beginning of the game at stage 0. They do nothing most of the then, they are just there.

You are aware of that in game only if the quest specifically shows an objective

For example every dialog in the game is initiated through a quest process.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:24 am

I believe there is a field you should check for the quest "Start game enabled" or something similar

» Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:33 pm

It starts enable with a new quest even

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:33 am

Essentially as others have written, you create a quest that is "start game enabled," then you create a new Reference Alias in the Quest Alias tab, point that alias at a specific reference of the Player, and then attach any scripts you want to affect the player in that Reference Alias window.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 12:25 am

I tried creating a new quest. When I had finished creating the player alias and adding the script I clicked "ok" to close the quest window and Creation Kit crashed..

» Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:49 pm

to solve that problem, first create the quest (close it out) re-open the quest then attach the script

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:44 am

ActiveMagic Effects are also scripts that attach to whatever the target is.

» Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:31 am

What is the difference between attach to the "players actor" and attach it to the "players quest alias"?

» Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:19 pm

What is the difference between attach to the "players actor" and attach it to the "players quest alias"?

Most likely: Just how many hoops you have to jump through to get them to work...ActiveMagicEffects can be attached or detached fairly easily. But if it's part of a quest script, you have to control it with quest stages and so on.