I've been really frustrated over the past couple of hours because it feels like the CK just isn't doing what it should.

One example:

On Quest Stage two, I have the following papyrus fragment:

SetObjectiveDisplayed(2);Player has encountered Hooded Man

When I use the SetStage console command, or the stage gets set to 2 the proper reason, the Objective is just not displayed.


This has been happing for all sorts of lines of code. I don't know why. I know the code is right. It compiles. It just refuses to execute. Any ideas anyone?

Even papyrus fragments are scripts and thus must also have any properties they have defined. Try double-checking the script (or selecting and clicking properties) for the fragment.

All properties are filled and accounted for. If that's what you're asking.

Is your syntax correct?

SetObjectiveDisplayed MyQuest 10 1

1 will automatically start it, if Quest not already running

http://www.creationkit.com/SetObjectiveDisplayed

I will try that syntax, but the syntax I am using is DIRECTLY in Bethesda's quest tutorial on the CK wiki.

EDIT: I get a Starting 1 compile threads for 1 files...
Compiling "QF_MOD1QPart1_01002991"...
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\temp\QF_MOD1QPart1_01002991.psc(127,33): required (...)+ loop did not match anything at input '2'
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\temp\QF_MOD1QPart1_01002991.psc(127,35): required (...)+ loop did not match anything at input '1'
No output generated for QF_MOD1QPart1_01002991, compilation failed.

Batch compile of 1 files finished. 0 succeeded, 1 failed.
Failed on QF_MOD1QPart1_01002991


when using that Syntax

SetObjectiveDisplayed MOD1QPart1 2 1;Player has encountered Hooded Man 

The problem is that this is happening for nearly every bit of my code. Even code that worked a couple of hours ago.

With fragments, look at the http://www.creationkit.com/Quest_Stage_Fragments to see what 'special variables' are set for you.

You were almost right to begin with.

kmyQuest.SetObjectiveDisplayed(2)

The later bits are failing to complie as they're console commands.

Tuna, Not sure I get what you're saying, how are the later bits console command? They are papyrus script.

H4Vent gave you console commands. They are not Papyrus script.

What is the objective with index 2 that isn't displaying? I can't see your screen, so I can't check that for you.


Keep in mind that though it is good practice for an objective index to match the stage index, it isn't necessarily so. You could have an objective with an index of 200 and still display it during stage 2 of your quest.

OH I see what you're saying. H4's stuff was a console command, which is why that syntax doesn't compile. Gotcha. the objective with index 2 is "Investigate The Invitation". Also, there are NO CONDITIONs on this objective, so that definitely isn't the issue.

Sorry for the confusion.
Did you add the kmyQuest prefix to your code?
That would have been the issue as without it the fragment doesn't know which quest to set the stage objective on.

Tuna: My original script did not have the kmyQuest Prefix, however, I have tried both. Neither work.

From what I've seen, it defaults to "This quest" - Kmyquest is there so you can refer to another quest's stuff with "KmyQuest.Setstage()" and so on without having to set a script property and typing that out. It's a shorthand way of setting a local property to a quest in a particular stage's fragment

This should, as you say work. In the Papyrus fragments for the Quest Stages you don't need to use kmyQuest or GetOwningQuest or anything like that.
Back to basics - is there a stage 2 in the Quest Objectives? Does this have a Display Text? Dunno if this would cause it to fail but perhaps the stage points to an invalid Target Alias?

If it still isn't working try:

SetObjectiveDisplayed(2)Debug.MessageBox("Stage 2 objective triggered!!!");Player has encountered Hooded Man

Does the message box appear?

Very good Idea for where to place a debug box. I'll try it. To answer your questions, Yes, there is an objective with Index '2' and it has text "Investigate the Invitation"

Been having so much problem with code, I enabled logging last night, and been trying it this morning to see if it helps. Gonna try putting that debug box in first. I'll let you know what I find.


EDIT: Neither the ObjectiveDisplayed was changed, or the Message box popped up. I double checked the Quest Vars. Using SQV, AFTER I set the stage to 2. It shows that the quest stage is indeed 2. For some reason though, my code is not being executed. Brb. Imma go look at the logs from the last run.

EDIT EDIT: Log Tells me nothing.

EDIT X3: Added a Debug.Trace() to the code with same text as debug box. Gonna run it again.

EDIT X4: The code in the quest stage fragment is clearly just not executing. There is something underlying in the engine. Something the got changed somehow, which is rendering all of my code useless. The Debug.Trace() function didn't write to the log either. There are only a few things that could be happening here:

a) The stage is set, and the engine cannot read the code (for some reason)
The stage is set, and the engine fails to initiate the quest script (with all the fragments on it)
c) The stage is set, and the engine fails to initiate this fragment of the quest script.


As I was saying before this problem is running throughout my mod right not. I have lines of code at various places in my mod which worked fine a day a go. They compile properly, and have worked properly in the past, but something has changed, and while the code still compiles correctly, it is no longer executed in game.

This is odd...the code fragment at the stage level should be run every time that stage is set, right? Not just the first time?

Just to check, have you got a savegame that has never seen this quest before? Maybe an old save before you started making it? Try loading one up and see if it behaves the same way.

Will do.

EDIT: It seemed to work, testing another old save to see if I get similar results.

2Edit: It didn't work at all on my other old save.
3EDIT: Tried a lot of different saves. Getting terribly mixed results. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't appears almost random.

Yeah, I gave the console command ... I is stupid ... sorry

Saves
Ignore results you get from Saves. You're just confusing yourself. Saved games include lots of "state" information, so the results from each one may well differ from another.

Always test from a New Game (or a guaranteed clean saved game) if you possibly can.