since this query uses a hard form ID, does that mean it has to be load order dependent? sounds useless if thats the case

Load order is only really used for the purposes of conflict resolution. Once the game is in runtime, all forms that are going to be present, are present. It shouldn't matter.

so then i can just reference the form ID as it appears in that mod's esp in the CK regardless of load order?

Yes, because it retrieves the form based on the lower bits of the FormID. The upper bits can change depending on load order.

Obtains the form specified by its form ID number which originated in the specified file. The ID for a form changes based on the load order of the file it loaded from. So a form which shows up as 0101ABCD in the editor may show up as 0401ABCD in game depending on how many other files load before it. This function lets you blindly grab a form based on the lower bytes of its ID and the expected file which created the form.

awesome. thanks

While we're on the subject, I'm seeing this in my Papyrus logs:


Anyone know what the deal with that is? I'm upgraded to the latest version of Skyrim. I'm getting an error like this for most of the new functions at the top of my log when loading a save game saved on... 1.5 I believe.

MiscObject GoldMISC = Game.GetFormFromFile(0x1A00000F, "Skyrim.ESM") As MiscObject

...and...

MiscObject GoldMISC = Game.GetFormFromFile(0x0000000F, "Skyrim.ESM") As MiscObject

...will both set GoldMISC to Gold001 "Gold" [MISC:0000000F]

Chesko: Have 1.6's PEX files been overwritten by SKSE's? If so, copypasta the SKSE functions to the bottom of 1.6's Game.PSC and compile, then all the Game functions should be available to work with.

I'm actually not using SKSE right now (trying to keep my development environment clean), but that's a good suggestion. I'll try recompiling Game just for the heck of it.

this is awesome. i can finally rebuild my esm from scratch and use this to "record" the user's progress before they update to the new version and then sync the changes afterward

Would just like to report that recompiling Game made my 1.6 function errors in my papyrus log go away. Thanks!