Enable Items through Scripts, Building a Base Camp

[DarkPhoenix]

Hey, I've got a quick question about how to use the enable command. I haven't found any reliable information on this and as far as I understand this is the command used to make furniture appear, in this instance I am trying to establish a base camp that is slowly built through stages. I have the entire first stage built and and everything is initially disabled, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to enable it. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

-Dark

[DarkRider]

You just choose one disabled object to be the "parent" Double click on it and give it an ID like MyCampParentRef and check the flag Persistent Reference. Then double click on each of the other disabled objects and on the parent tab, select this parent Ref you just created. Then in your script, likely as a result script for a quest stage add the bit of code

That will enable that parent and then all the other objects with enable with it.

On another note, if there are things you want to disable at the same stage, link them to the parent ref the same way, only check the box "Set Enable State to Opposite of Parent" and they will disable when you enable the parent Ref.

Good Luck!

[DarkPhoenix]

great, thanks for your help.

[DarkPhoenix]

I've got another quick question then. I'm using a spell to test that everything gets enabled corecttly, however, it wont seem to work.

here is the script:

scn AADarksTestSpellScript

short doonce

begin scripteffectstart

if doonce == 0

AADarksBasicLightParentRef.enable

elseif doonce == 1

AADarksBasicSuppliesParentRef.enable

elseif doonce == 2

AADarksBasicFurnitureRef.enable

elseif doonce == 3

AADarksBasicLightParentRef.disable

elseif doonce == 4

AADarksBasicSuppliesParentRef.disable

elseif doonce == 5

AADarksBasicFurnitureRef.disable

endif

end

begin scripteffectfinish

if doonce == 0

set doonce to 1

elseif doonce == 1

set doonce to 2

elseif doonce == 2

set doonce to 3

elseif doonce == 3

set doonce to 4

elseif doonce == 4

set doonce to 5

else

set doonce to 0

endif

end

The purpose of the spell is that different things are enabled everytime I cast it. I've tried different variations but all that seems to be enabled is the reference that I put first, any othere references dont enable. If anybody has any ideas why this is, they would be much appreciated.

-Dark

[WindmillTilter]

Hmm I'm guessing you're variable is being reset each time the spell is cast, so the counter isn't incrementing. If that's the problem just turn it into an object script instead of a spell. If you use the OnEquip block, then put the script on say a ring it should be easy enough to use.

WT

[DarkPhoenix]

No luck, I just tried it with both onactivate and onequip. I still have the same problem. Does anyone know why the counter wouldn't be incrementing, or if there is another way to write this?

[WindmillTilter]

Hmm try

scn AADarksTestSpellScriptShort CounterBegin OnEquip	If Counter 


That's off the top of my head so there may be a typo. If that still doesn't work give me some details on what exactly happens, we'll figure it out.


WT

[WillieSea]

How exactly do you want this to work?

A spell script will ONLY execute in a cast spell. Spell scripts DO NOT retain any value you set in the variables that are declared inside that script. You would need to keep track of the 'doonce' variable from a GLOBAL VARIABLE.

Normally, you enable things when you purchase a deed. There are a number of things that must be done, exactly like the existing deeds you can buy in the game when you do it this way.