[SKY] Use of Magic will trigger the loss health?

[JayCrane]

Hi, I'm really stumped on how I could make something like this. What I want to do is set this up for an NPC and when they use a lower-level spell (say, flames for example) it will trigger the loss of a significant amount of health for the NPC? 

Edited April 29, 2015 by SilverSongM

[oldladyonthemoon]

... will trigger the loss of a significant amount of health? 

For whom?

[JayCrane]

For whom?

For the NPC. I will put that in the OP

[HeyYou]

Put a script on him...... check for what spell he is casting, and then act accordingly.

[oldladyonthemoon]

Put a script on him...... check for what spell he is casting, and then act accordingly.

Using an OnMagicEffectStart event; something like that?

Event OnEffectStart(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster)
  Debug.Trace("Magic effect was started on " + akCaster)
  Function DamageAV(string asValueName, float afDamage)
    akCaster.DamageActorValue(Health, 25)
  EndFunction
endEvent

Need a scriptor to confirm this or correct me.

 

http://www.creationkit.com/OnEffectStart_-_ActiveMagicEffect

Edited April 30, 2015 by ladyonthemoon

[JayCrane]

Put a script on him...... check for what spell he is casting, and then act accordingly.

 

Using an OnMagicEffectStart event; something like that?

Event OnEffectStart(Actor akTarget, Actor akCaster)
  Debug.Trace("Magic effect was started on " + akCaster)
  Function DamageAV(string asValueName, float afDamage)
    akCaster.DamageActorValue(Health, 25)
  EndFunction
endEvent

Need a scriptor to confirm this or correct me.

 

http://www.creationkit.com/OnEffectStart_-_ActiveMagicEffect

Thank you for that. I could see what it does.

Edited April 30, 2015 by SilverSongM

[oldladyonthemoon]

Thank you for that. I could see what it does.

Oh, if this script works, it will damage the caster's health whatever spell he will cast... You'll need a condition that will restrain the damage to the spell the npc launches.

[HeyYou]

I think that will only work if the spell effects the caster. I am NOT a scripter for skyrim though.....

[oldladyonthemoon]

Thank you for that. I could see what it does.

Why did you comment about that on the AFK forums instead of here? What do I look like now?

 

http://afkmods.iguanadons.net/index.php?/topic/4168-a-script-that-will-will-trigger-the-loss-health-when-an-npc-uses-magic/

Edited May 3, 2015 by ladyonthemoon

[JayCrane]

Why did you comment about that on the AFK forums instead of here? What do I look like now?

 

http://afkmods.iguanadons.net/index.php?/topic/4168-a-script-that-will-will-trigger-the-loss-health-when-an-npc-uses-magic/

I wasn't at all trying to paint you in a negative light at all with that thread if that is what it seemed like. I was actually crediting you for the script. Because like I said in my posts, I'm absolutely hopeless, and could not have come up with it myself. They are aware of that over there. That said, that's why I asked over there, because I'm hopeless when it comes to this sort of thing, and I didn't want to seem like a hassle to you if I asked all these questions because of how terribad I am (example: I was trying to script without SKSE right off the bat). I am tremendously sorry if it looked like I was mocking you or anything of the sort. I wasn't trying to in the slightest. It was never my intention. Again, I am really sorry.

 

Edit: Fixed some typos and grammar.

Edited May 3, 2015 by SilverSongM

[JayCrane]

I was going to make an update post saying whether or not it worked, but again, because I am terribad, I had the gut feeling it was probably me doing something wrong. That's why I asked what I am doing wrong. Rather, than the script that you provided.

[oldladyonthemoon]

I wasn't at all trying to paint you in a negative light at all with that thread if that is what it seemed like.

i understand that you didn't want to do anything wrong but, it would be better that you stay vague as to who gave you some advice, especially when that advice was given on other forums. As I said, someone more clever at scripting than me would have been welcome to confirm or correct my attempt. I noticed that your post got a comment by someone who criticised my attempts instead of improving it. Nothing surprising to me there though.

[JayCrane]

i understand that you didn't want to do anything wrong but, it would be better that you stay vague as to who gave you some advice, especially when that advice was given on other forums. As I said, someone more clever at scripting than me would have been welcome to confirm or correct my attempt. I noticed that your post got a comment by someone who criticised my attempts instead of improving it. Nothing surprising to me there though.

Yes. I just wanted to give the proper credit where it was due (as I'm opposed to taking credit for things I didn't do - no one would believe I actually came up with it if I even tried), but I will take your suggestion on board for the future to make things smoother.    Again, I'm tremendously sorry for how things developed.

Edited May 3, 2015 by SilverSongM

[oldladyonthemoon]

Yes. I just wanted to give the proper credit where it was due (as I'm opposed to taking credit for things I didn't do - no one would believe I actually came up with it if I even tried), but I will take your suggestion on board for the future to make things smoother.    Again, I'm tremendously sorry for how things developed.

It's okay, just say that "someone" suggested this script to you, next time.

Edited May 3, 2015 by ladyonthemoon

[JayCrane]

It's okay, just say that "someone" suggested this script to you, next time.

Will do.