[Rebecca Clare Smith]

Hello, i need help.
I'm trying to do a monster which throw three fireballs in a narrow margin(say: half a second between ball and ball). The problem with scripts would be that the monster would not cast animation, is there any way I can with creation Kit? AI Packages?

[BrEezy Baby]

I have a doubt: what kind of effects can I create in order to expand on poisons and diseases? why in the drop-down menus not all of the magic effects appear?

[Lexy Corpsey]

Also, how to make instant-kill weapons?

[Josh Sabatini]

Does anyone know if the user- defined actor values (VARIABLE01-10) are used by the PC for anything Specific? The Actor values page specifies their uses on npc but not for the Player(if any).

[Juan Suarez]

Hey all.

How can I make the GetDistance() function work with Light objects using a script?

Game.GetPlayer().GetDistance(ObjectProperty) just reports errors.

[Sabrina garzotto]

Also, how to make instant-kill weapons?

This could be done numerous ways. You could simply edit specific weapons to have MASSIVE damage. The downside to this is that your UI will read/print these values. Probably not the most ideal solution but definitely the simplest.

The next methods that I'll list are a little more involved:

• You could create a new custom enchantment that is learn-able by the player. Enchantment can do like a thousand points of fire+frost+shock damage (or whatever floats your boat)
  
• You can script specific weapons to have an OnHit event which kills whatever is being hit
  
• You can have the above script but as a magic effect that is a learn-able enchantment allowing you to make literally any weapon (mod-added or no) a single hit kill. This would be my preferred solution but its also the most complex.

[naana]

This could be done numerous ways. You could simply edit specific weapons to have MASSIVE damage. The downside to this is that your UI will read/print these values. Probably not the most ideal solution but definitely the simplest.

The next methods that I'll list are a little more involved:

• You could create a new custom enchantment that is learn-able by the player. Enchantment can do like a thousand points of fire+frost+shock damage (or whatever floats your boat)
  
• You can script specific weapons to have an OnHit event which kills whatever is being hit
  
• You can have the above script but as a magic effect that is a learn-able enchantment allowing you to make literally any weapon (mod-added or no) a single hit kill. This would be my preferred solution but its also the most complex.

I like the solution. it should be a "chance" effect (one that does not always work) and of course some creatures should be immune to it via a keyword.

[Stephanie Kemp]

An excellent idea. I don't think much can be done in the way of essential actors. As far as I'm aware they can't be killed without removing their status as essential, doing so would be ill advised.

[Ebou Suso]

I'm trying to make a summon Keeper spell. But I don't want it to summon a specific Keeper. I want it to choose one of the arche-types(1h,2h,Bow) randomly every time I cast the spell. So first time I cast it, summons 1h Keeper. Next time it might summon a Keeper with the Bow or 2h axe. Help?



Nevermind I figured it out. All I had to do was make a leveditem category containing their respective weapons. Easier this way. Same Keeper but randomly recieves either his bow, mace, or battleaxe. Works just as fine.

[Dale Johnson]

An excellent idea. I don't think much can be done in the way of essential actors. As far as I'm aware they can't be killed without removing their status as essential, doing so would be ill advised.

don't want a gamebreaker

[Khamaji Taylor]

Is there some kind of issue with adding new doors? I've taken a mesh from the game that wasn't a door, made a new door object and used the other mesh for it's model, but when I get to it in game I can't activate the door. Anyone have any advice?

[REVLUTIN]

Is there some kind of issue with adding new doors? I've taken a mesh from the game that wasn't a door, made a new door object and used the other mesh for it's model, but when I get to it in game I can't activate the door. Anyone have any advice?

Does the DOOR form have a name?

[Trey Johnson]

Also, how to make instant-kill weapons?

This could be done numerous ways. You could simply edit specific weapons to have MASSIVE damage. The downside to this is that your UI will read/print these values. Probably not the most ideal solution but definitely the simplest.

The next methods that I'll list are a little more involved:

• You could create a new custom enchantment that is learn-able by the player. Enchantment can do like a thousand points of fire+frost+shock damage (or whatever floats your boat)
  
• You can script specific weapons to have an OnHit event which kills whatever is being hit
  
• You can have the above script but as a magic effect that is a learn-able enchantment allowing you to make literally any weapon (mod-added or no) a single hit kill. This would be my preferred solution but its also the most complex.

I like the solution. it should be a "chance" effect (one that does not always work) and of course some creatures should be immune to it via a keyword.

Can't believe I didn't think of this before, but I'd have a look at whatever enchantment + script effect they've put on Mehrunes Razor. You should only need to tweak your %chance and it should be just what the doctor ordered!

[Isaiah Burdeau]

I apologize for double posting but I didnt think it would be necessary to make a thread for this one.

I've been holding off updating skyrim and the CK to their latest versions until SKSE has been updated to match. Does anyone know more than I do? Have they updated it already? Where should I be watching for news etc?

[Lilit Ager]

Does the DOOR form have a name?

Yep, and an ID and everything. It should be totally functional, but it just isn't.

[Steven Nicholson]

Yep, and an ID and everything. It should be totally functional, but it just isn't.

Where is it teleporting to?

[Rachell Katherine]

Yep, and an ID and everything. It should be totally functional, but it just isn't.

Hmm... Then I've got nothin'. Oh yeah, does it have object bounds? Try R-Click &--#62; "Recalc Bounds" (or drop an instance into the render window and save)?

I apologize for double posting but I didnt think it would be necessary to make a thread for this one.

I've been holding off updating skyrim and the CK to their latest versions until SKSE has been updated to match. Does anyone know more than I do? Have they updated it already? Where should I be watching for news etc?

Actor.psc and Game.psc have not yet been updated. One could do it on their own, but the SKSE Team is generally pretty quick to update stuff, so I'd just wait.

[TASTY TRACY]

Complete noob here.

How do I make essential NPC's non-essential? I went into the Actor window, and unticked "Essential". "Protected" and "Invulnerable" are also unticked. But the NPC's,
who are

Spoiler

http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Jaree-Ra and http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Deeja

are still unkillable.

Is this because of the quest they're part of, that normally controls their essential status? Or is there another way you're supposed to make NPC's non-essential?
I don't care about breaking the quest, I just want to be able to kill them on an existing character (without resorting to other people's mods!).

I'm guessing you are testing this in one of your existing saves where you've already met the NPC's? If so then their un-kill-able status is probably baked into your save.

Unfortunately, data stored in the save overwrites any changes made by a mod. Have you tried testing in a NEW GAME?

- Hypno

[RUby DIaz]

If so then their un-kill-able status is probably baked into your save.

Could also be their immortality is granted by filling quest aliases.

[Matt Gammond]

Where is it teleporting to?

My new cell, which I can coc into, and then use a different type of door to leave.

Hmm... Then I've got nothin'. Oh yeah, does it have object bounds? Try R-Click &--#62; "Recalc Bounds" (or drop an instance into the render window and save)?

This didn't work either, unfortunately.

I really have no idea why this door isn't working so I'm just going to try something different. Thanks for the tips guys.

[Stat Wrecker]

Is there some kind of issue with adding new doors? I've taken a mesh from the game that wasn't a door, made a new door object and used the other mesh for it's model, but when I get to it in game I can't activate the door. Anyone have any advice?

Are there any scripts attached to the base object or the drop-in-reference? (scripts tab when double-click)

*EDIT:

Actor.psc and Game.psc have not yet been updated. One could do it on their own, but the SKSE Team is generally pretty quick to update stuff, so I'd just wait.

Thanks JustinOther. I'm perfectly content to wait

[glot]

This didn't work either, unfortunately.

I really have no idea why this door isn't working so I'm just going to try something different. Thanks for the tips guys.

Hmm... Link it if you want and I'll have a look. All sounds like it should be working.

Edit: Yeah, just made a TableDoor.esp to test with and the table doors worked fine (model is usually for a STAT form). Does the CELL with the other door have a name? If not, it could be there's just no rollover text, thus it's not offering activation?

[Nathan Risch]

Hmm... Link it if you want and I'll have a look. All sounds like it should be working.

Edit: Yeah, just made a TableDoor.esp to test with and the table doors worked fine (model is usually for a STAT form). Does the CELL with the other door have a name? If not, it could be there's just no rollover text, thus it's not offering activation?

The other Cell is just a basic 'aaamerkersduplicate001' for now, I'll be re-naming that closer to the end. The only thing I can think of is perhaps the problem lies with the original model I'm using (it's the Solitude manhole static, by the name of 'SManhole'); it's a flat texture that can only be seen from one side, maybe there's some kind of issue relating to that? Sounds unlikely, but I'm really not sure what else could be going wrong. But anyway, https://www.dropbox.com/s/fi6pnxvcu0xc2tj/SolitudeSewers.esp if you want to have a look.

[An Lor]

Running into an issue where several of my load doors are dumping me out underneath the floor that I'm supposed to land on, such that I end up in some weird no-man's land with the floor above or around my waist. Would this be an issue with the navmesh, or the teleport destination marker? I have used the "F" key to ensure that both are resting on the floor.

Testing with a minimum of mods to avoid possible conflicts.

[Marine x]

Running into an issue where several of my load doors are dumping me out underneath the floor that I'm supposed to land on, such that I end up in some weird no-man's land with the floor above or around my waist. Would this be an issue with the navmesh, or the teleport destination marker? I have used the "F" key to ensure that both are resting on the floor.

Testing with a minimum of mods to avoid possible conflicts.

It's your teleportation marker.
I would suggest never resting such markers on the floor (coc, door, etc) . What I do is floor them with "F" then use "Z" to raise them up a bit.