How to do I make lights only turn on at night?

You must disable them via script

This script should do the trick:

ScriptName LightSwitchScriptBegin GameModeif gamehour >= 0 || gamehour < 7	enable	else	disableendifEnd

Shouldn't it be && instead of ||?

The lights start- and end time must be defined separately (i think) for the script to work.


Edit: Bethesda made the above script, I use it to make lights go on or off

If you want an even simpler way - double click your light and open the script dropdown menu. Use "streetlightscript". Done.

That's what I'm thinking, gamehour >= 0 will always be true, and since or is used the whole condition will always be true.



I don't know where bethesda is using this script but unless the first condition of the "if or" statement is something other than 0 this script will not work.

ScriptName LightSwitchScriptBegin GameModeif gamehour >= 20 || gamehour < 7	enableelse	disableendifEnd

It's essentially the same script as Bethesda's StreetlighScript used in the Imperial City, but with a few changes to fit my own needs.


The original script made by Bethesda:

scriptname streetlightscriptbegin gamemodeif gamehour >= 18 || gamehour < 7	enableelse	disableendifend

That's vastly different, if gamehour >= 18 works because that's not always true, the game hour can be less than 18, but it cannot be less than 0. Think about it, gamehour >= 0 is always true, there are no negative game hours, just zero, and positive. Your if statement using gamehour greater than or equal to 0 will always be true, and since you are using "or" ( || ) the if statement will always be true, your lights will never be disabled. I am sure of this.

Me too lol

Ok, I will look into this.

Thank you

Hi

Lets break it down

1 = True0 = False18 Hundred is army time for 6.00pm>= means its greater then it or the same

So if time equals or greater then "gamehour >= 18" this will be 1 which in turn is true, and if true is met, it will be Enabled, if its not met it will be 0 which is false, but will be piped || by or and go to the next bit

Does that mean the script I based upon Bethesda's StreetlightScript works after all? ^_^

if gamehour >= 0

0 = also military time (?)

Are you saying the streetlight script in oblivion does not work??

The army time is very easy to google up if your lost, 00:00 + 24:00 = midnight

No, the streetlight script works fine, I think I misunderstood you and Hiei:

using 24 instead of 0 will make my script work?

ScriptName LightSwitchScriptBegin GameModeif gamehour >= 24 || gamehour < 7	enableelse	disableendifEnd

Hi

If your intending for the lights to come on from midnight onwards yes it should, i cant see why it wont, test it in game, rest till its before mid night.

Thanks, I will test my script ASAP

ScriptName LightSwitchScriptBegin GameModeif gamehour < 7	enableelse	disableendifEnd

The one you posted will work but because gamehour >= 24 is always FALSE you do not need it

Ok, a shorter script which accomplishes the same thing is more efficient!

Thank you

okay, so I want to apply it to all my lights in my castle courtyard, but how do I make it so I just edit "particular" lights instead of changing the base, because I want some lights using the same torch to stay on forever?

'Army time' is also European time, none of that AM/PM business here.

Pick the light you want to use, then change it's editor ID. Press OK, and when asked to 'create a new form', say 'yes.'. That way you add the script to that specific light, without applying it to the base light you started with. Then remove all the normal lights used in the castle courtyard and replace them with copies of your new scripted light object.

May I suggest one more modification to the script please? This is to prevent the light being enabled or disabled every frame, which is generally a bad idea. Though longer, this script is more efficient:

ScriptName NEWLightSwitchScriptshort ControlVarBegin GameModeif gamehour < 7 && ControlVar == 0	enable        Set ControlVar to 1elseif gamehour > 7 && ControlVar == 1	disable        Set ControlVar to 0endifEnd

(You may have to wait until 7am for the script to start working the first time, but after that, it's more efficient)

:nod:

I changed the editor ID, but the new form thing didn't pop up D:

And as for that script, how do I apply it to the street light once I have the new form made?



And thanks guy for helping out, I'm quite the noob.