Ok, this is probably a question for the more experienced modders/scripters.

I've made a new quest, that is a start quest. I only want it to do one thing: Add items to a container.

I've made the script, it is set up to add the item (and display a debug message to say it has run), set up the quest, all is good.

I run the game, and upon loading I get the debug message saying the item is added (so the code is running). However the item hasn't been added to the container.

If I stop the quest using the console and restart it, I get the debug message saying the item has been added and the item IS added.

So, the code is correct, it just refuses to add when the quest is automatically started by the game. Any ideas on why this might be or how I might fix it?

I'll attach the code below (for those that have messed around with this, the properties have been set up correctly through the CK):

In Papyrus, you can't reference forms directly by their editorIDs anymore. Unless they're parameters for events or other functions, you have to use a property (like you've done for ChefOutfit).

Duh... misread your code.

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Are you sure you have assigned the proper values to WarmChest and ChefOutfit? I've never modded any of the Bethesda games, but from what I read on the CK wiki, you must do this from the GUI if you do not do it in the script itself.
Edit: Nevermind. Apparently I too should pay proper attention to the entire post before answering. I would still suggest that you double check that WarmChest is set to the correct instance of the ObjectReference type. It seems to be the most obvious thing that could go wrong. Maybe you could manipulate the chest in some other way, to confirm?

What flags do you have checked on your quest? During beta testing, there was some funniness with http://www.creationkit.com/OnInit running twice if a quest was "Start Game Enabled" but not set to "Run Once". This might be related.

Also, just out of curiosity, why have you made this script hidden?

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I made it hidden to see if it did anything

WarmChest is definately set correctly, as it works if I restart the quest in the console.

It is actually running twice, but that should only make it add the item 6 times instead of 3. I'll try doing RunOnce to see if it fixes it though.

As a blind guess, perhaps the container isn't in a good state to have items added to it right at the beginning?

Try adding a call to http://www.creationkit.com/Wait_-_Utility beforehand as a test.

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RunOnce didn't improve the situation. Item still doesn't appear (and I can't restart the quest in the console to make it appear now obviously).

Maybe there is an issue with adding items to things on the first frame/s after loading a game...

Heh. Great minds. Was just about to try that.

Ok... Wait worked. I might add something to the Wiki saying not to immediately add items.

Good to know. I wonder what else might require this precaution?

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