This is so stupid, I know how to do this, but I'm drawing a complete blank. Basically what I need is a script that starts a quest if the player sleeps 8 or more hours. But for the life of me I can't think of how you make a 24 hour clock report the right amount of time that passed if the "wake up" hour is after midnight and the "sleep" hour before (for example, 3 AM - 23 PM = -20 hours instead of 4). I know this is like, CS 101 crap, but I totally forgot how you do this. Anyway, this is what the rest of it would look like I imagine.

Scriptname GoodNightsRest extends Game autoGlobalVariable Property SleepHour autoQuest Property WhateverQuest autoevent OnSleepStart()   int SleepyTime = Game.GetHour() as int   SleepHour.SetValue(SleepyTime)endEventevent OnSleepStop()   int EggsandBakey = Game.GetHour() as int   ;this part is obviously wrong   int sleepduration = EggsandBakey - SleepHour.GetValue() as int;this should be right though   if sleepduration >=8	  WhateverQuest.Start()   endIfendEvent

Well for one thing, what if he slept 24 hours...EAB and SLT would be the same, resulting in zero. Is there an event that fires on the hours while sleeping? I know the hours count down while you sleep...if you can catch THOSE, you could count the number of cycles in a counter variable.

Also, did you RegisterForSleep()? I don't see it here...

The 24 hour thing isn't really a big concern of mine. First of all, who does that? Secondly, it would be pretty easy to put in:

if sleep duration >=8 || EggsandBakey == SleepHour.GetValue() as int   ;rest of codeendIf

I don't know what RegisterforSleep is though. Wiki time!

http://www.creationkit.com/GetCurrentGameTime_-_Utility

if you get the time OnSleepStart and OnSleepStop, you can just use math to compare against your condition

Getting the current in game hour isn't as simple as Game.GetHour() unless you've written your own function called GetHour() that I'm not aware of. I was writing a script to toggle a light at 8PM and 6AM game time, the portion of script with the math looks like this:

Event OnInit()	RegisterForUpdateGameTime(2) ;; Checks the game time every 2 in-game hoursEndEventEvent OnUpdateGameTime() ;; <-- The event sent on the update that occurs every two hoursfloat GameTime = utility.GetCurrentGameTime()int GameTimeInt = (GameTime as int)float TOD = ((GameTime - GameTimeInt)*24)EndEvent

TOD represents the hour of the day, where 0 is midnight, 4 is 4AM, 8 is 8AM, 12 is NOON, 16 is 4PM, and 20 is 8PM. With some tweaking you can get the minutes too, but I'll leave that math up to you.


Anyway, looks like you're trying to do something like:

Scriptname SleepFor8Hours Extends ObjectReferenceQuest Property MyQuest AutoEvent OnSleepStart()RegisterForUpdateGameTime(8)EndEventEvent OnUpdate()	Int SleepState = Game.GetPlayer().GetSleepState()	If(SleepState == 3)	MyQuest.Start()	EndIf	EndEventEvent OnSleepStop()UnregisterForUpdateGameTimeEndEvent

That will do what you're looking to do if I understand correctly, without the need for calculating game time at all.

...There's a global variable called GameHour. It'll keep track of what the game hour is for you without you needing to do anything.

I thought there was a problem with OnUpdateGameTime() not firing if you're sleeping/waiting/fast traveling... BRB, going to test it.

It does fire, but the OnUpdate() event doesn't happen until the END of the sleep/wait/travel period instead of interrupting.

As for GameHour, wow, that would have been useful. Either way, the second script I posted will do what he needs without checking game time, so long as the Registration and OnUpdate events fire properly.

Is there a list of Global Vars somewhere or do I just have to go through the CK and find them myself?

Yeah, I just tested and found out they do fire after you regain control. Doesn't make a very good timer then... But I also tried the GetSleepState() and since the update fires after you wake up, the script you posted wouldn't work. Didn't try with 'GetSleepState() == 4' though.

Anyway, I would use :

Scriptname SomeScript extends SomeThingfloat SleepStartTimeEvent SomeEvent(some parameters)    RegisterForSleep()EndEventEvent OnSleepStart()    SleepStartTime = Utility.GetCurrentGameTime()EndEventEvent OnSleepStop()    if (Utility.GetCurrentGameTime() - SleepStartTime >= 8.0)        ;do something    endifEndEvent

No, I don't know of a list of global variables. I just thought there would be one since Oblivion had it, and when I checked it was there.

int HoursSleptint TimeCheckEVENT OnUpdate()if ( TimeCheck == 0 )	 HoursSlept = QueryStat("Hours Slept")	 TimeCheck = 1endifif ( QueryStat("Hours Slept") > HoursSlept ) && ( TimeCheck == 1 )	 Debug.Notification("Player slept "+(QueryStat("Hours Slept") - HoursSlept)+" hours.")	 if ( (QueryStat("Hours Slept") - HoursSlept) >= 8 )			; do your stuff	 endif	 HoursSlept = QueryStat("Hours Slept")endifEndEVENT

Or

GlobalVariable Property GameDaysPassed  AutoGlobalVariable Property GameHour  Autoint Dayint TimeCheckfloat TimeFloatfloat TimeSpentEVENT OnUpdate()if ( TimeCheck == 0 )	 Day = GameDaysPassed.GetValueInt()	 TimeFloat = GameHour.GetValue()	 TimeCheck = 1endifif ( TimeCheck == 1 )if ( Day == GameDaysPassed.GetValueInt() )	 if ( TimeFloat != GameHour.GetValue() )		  TimeSpent = GameHour.GetValue() - TimeFloat	 endifelse	 TimeSpent = GameHour.GetValue() + (24.0 - TimeFloat)	 Day = GameDaysPassed.GetValueInt()endifendif; if TimeSpent >= 8 hours && Player has slept, do your stuffEndEVENT

Thanks Aw3s0m3, that should work nicely. I should have thought of that to be honest.

I can't get Global Variable at all. The value always be 0.
And when I open the log it show this message "error: Cannot call GetValue() on a None object, aborting function call".

Below is simple function to trying to read "GameHour" global variable.

Scriptname testCustomChar01Lute extends ObjectReference{TestLute}GlobalVariable Property GameHour  Autofloat TimeFloatEVENT OnInit()Debug.Trace("This object is loaded, playing animations should work now") TimeFloat = GameHour.GetValue()Debug.messageBox("adsad"+TimeFloat)endEvent

When I using command, I can read and set the global variable but I can't with the script.
The global variable I get from script always be null.

http://www.creationkit.com/Bethesda_Tutorial_Papyrus_Introduction_to_Properties

Are you assigning the property to the global in the "Properties" button area of the script in your object?

float GameTimefloat CurrentTime;CurrentTime == current hour of the dayGameTime = utility.GetCurrentGameTime()CurrentTime = Math.Floor(GameTime*24) - Math.Floor(GameTime)*24

Easier than messing with the global variable in my opinion. You could just put it into a function and have it return CurrentTime.

lol, thanks I forgot to doing that.

But another problem, in a script I need to use global variable, isn't allow "properties".
So, I have to manually get the global variable value but I don't know how.
I had try to do something like this.

GlobalVariable globalVarFloat floatValglobalVar = Game.GetForm(0x02009989) as GlobalVariable ;02009989 is my global variable's form IDfloatVal = globalVar.GetValue()Debug.messageBox("adsad"+floatVal)endEVENT

Its show as null again in a log file. Maybe Global variable can't get from using "GetForm" function? Or I casting it wrong?
PS. The global variable that I really need isn't GameHour but it the one that I create for my mod.

Form IDs change depending on the load order of the mod. What script are you using that doesn't allow properties?

It a Papyrus Fragment in an "On Begin Idle Event", inside AI Packages of Actors object.

But I manage to get "Lute music" by using "Form IDs" that way. But It seem doesn't work with Global Variable.
This is the code that I working on, It random play Lute music when NPC enter IdleLuteStart event.

int randomNumint musicIDint intSoundRefIDGlobalVariable globalSoundRefIDSound luteMusicglobalSoundRefID = Game.getForm(0x02009989) as GlobalVariableintSoundRefID = globalSoundRefID.getValueInt()randomNum = Utility.randomInt(1,4)Debug.MessageBox(intSoundRefID)if(randomNum == 1)musicID = 0x0010e444elseif(randomNum == 1)musicID = 0x0010e445elseif(randomNum == 1)musicID = 0x0010e446elsemusicID = 0x0010e447endifluteMusic = Game.GetForm(musicID) as SoundintSoundRefID = luteMusic.play(Game.GetPlayer())globalSoundRefID.setValueInt(intSoundRefID)

I need Global Variable to store a sound reference ID, to use it to stop music when animation is end or cancel.
(It can be cancel by talking to the NPC, but music will continue playing and if the NPC go back to playing
lute agian, it will play 2 music at the same time = =)

That's because the lute music is from skyrim.esm, which is always first in the load order. That means all of its items start with 00 as form IDs. If you want to be able to use your "0200..." form IDs, you would need to make sure your mod is always 3rd in the load order.

But anyway, it is possible to add properties to fragments. Now that you've compiled and saved the fragment, there should now be a script attached to your package. Edit the script, and add in the properties there.

Oh yes! I see it now lol, how can I miss that.
Thank a lot

But if I need to get other objects from mod file via Papyrus, how can I get it if I can't use form IDs?
Edit: Answer to my self ... "properties" ... lol, silly me.