marker.moveto X and marker as package target

[schatten]

Hello,

I have the problem that a marker I moveto around, is a target in a package. And an actor should then use the package and travel to the marker. This is not happening. The moveto is done in a quest script and the marker moveto location is a quets alias. To sum it up, the marker gets moved to a questrefalias, and the NPC should use the package to travel to the lcoation. This is not happening. (Alias is properly filled, package conditions are "true", Propertys are properly filled.)

Another, similar, thing is working. Here, the moveto happens in a script attached to a marker and the package is working, making the NPC travel to the location.

Any idea why the first thing is not working? Maybe issues with moveto in an "extern" script?

[WillieSea]

Well, first I would say the script is probably not running, or it cannot qualify the properties of the objects correctly. You might try moving a 'visible' object also, to make sure its 'working'.

[schatten]

I checked it yesterday, the marker is definately moved to the quest alias loc. It seems that the escort package has an issue. The condition is true, though.

Edited March 6, 2013 by schatten

[WillieSea]

I am not sure then. If the script is working, then it would be more of a quest related bug then a script bug?

I don't know much about quests or how they work.

[schatten]

I got behind it. It is a savegame issue. The newer savegame shows the topic but not the package and an older savegame has no topic but the package is working.

What is the best test procedure? Always start/play from a clean save?

[WillieSea]

Oh, yes. A save game that has NEVER had your mod activated is the best save game to use. Especially with scripts because many of the script variables and other things are saved with your save game.

And a save game ALWAYS overrides any mod changes you may make. Once you have garbage in your save game your mod will never behave.

[schatten]

A question regarding a clean save.

When I deactivate a mod with script and save, is the save clean and the scripts from the mod are no longer in the save?

[WillieSea]

Not necessarily. You may deactivate the mod, but they still exist in your save game, and the scripts are still available since they are no longer part of your mod. With Skyrim, the scripts were seperated from the mod itself. That is why you have to set properties in your mod so the script knows what game objects to interact with.