Scripting help? Moving npc to player after sleep

[Nyx]

Hi, I'm new to scripting and have been trying to work this out for hours, but seems no matter what combinations I use, I can't get this script to compile. I'm trying to enable then teleport a custom character to the player after they sleep, but I keep getting errors with the MoveTo function. Any help would be greatly appreciated. My script is currently:

 

 

Scriptname Sin06PlayerScript extends ReferenceAlias   

event OnSleepStart(float atSleepStartTime, float atDesiredSleepEndTime)

    Sin.getRef().Enable()    
    Sin.MoveTo(Game.Getplayer()( 200, 0, 0)
    UnregisterForSleep()
endevent

 

 

I have an alias set up for Sin and the player, but still receive these error messages:

Starting 1 compile threads for 1 files...

Compiling "Sin06PlayerScript"...
X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\Sin06PlayerScript.psc(6,28): mismatched input '(' expecting RPAREN
X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\Sin06PlayerScript.psc(6,32): required (...)+ loop did not match anything at input ','
X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\Sin06PlayerScript.psc(6,35): required (...)+ loop did not match anything at input ','
X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\Sin06PlayerScript.psc(6,38): required (...)+ loop did not match anything at input ')'
No output generated for Sin06PlayerScript, compilation failed.

Batch compile of 1 files finished. 0 succeeded, 1 failed.
Failed on Sin06PlayerScript

 

I'm guessing perhaps commas and/or brackets are in the wrong place?

[Walrus]

You forgot to register your character for sleep first. And I do not believe you need to unregister for sleep. Also at (Game.Getplayer you put an extra "(" in.

The first line of the error text tells you that. I'll break it down so you can try to understand:

 

 

X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\Sin06PlayerScript.psc(6,28): mismatched input '(' expecting RPAREN

 

X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\Sin06PlayerScript.psc <---This is the file your working on

 

X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\Sin06PlayerScript.psc(6,28): <---This adds the line # and then the character # So you can find the error. in this case, its 6 lines down and 28 characters to the right

 

X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\Sin06PlayerScript.psc(6,28): mismatched input '(" <---Shows you the issue

 

X:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\Sin06PlayerScript.psc(6,28): mismatched input '(' expecting RPAREN <--- Tells you what it wanted. I do not know what RPAREN means.

 

SECOND THOUGHTS:

 

Duoh!!  Im trying to edit this to work and it keeps throwing different errors. FYI Nyx, there is a list of words YOU CAN NOT USE TO NAME THINGS. One of these is Sin. Every time Skyrim sees "sin" in a script it trys to run math. And if its not worded right, it won't compile. now you know 

These are some of them:

http://www.creationkit.com/Keyword_Reference

 

This is still wrong. Is this a one time thing? If so, use this script:

Scriptname test extends ObjectReference  

 

ObjectReference Property NPC Auto

ObjectReference Property NPCMarker Auto

Function SomeFunction()

  RegisterForSleep() ; Before we can use OnSleepStart we must register.

EndFunction

 

event OnSleepStart(float atSleepStartTime, float atDesiredSleepEndTime)

NPC.Enable()    

NPC.MoveTo (NPCMarker)

endevent

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Edited July 25, 2013 by Walrus

[Nyx]

I was following a tutorial on Youtube (this one here:

) which basically said to registerforsleep on the papyrus entry of the first quest stage 0 which I did add there
Alias_Player.RegisterForSleep()

Unfortunately, most of his quest was focused on making the player wake up to a mysterious note - whereas I want the player to wake up to an intruder in the room, who then talks to her, beginning a quest.
I had no idea calling the script 'Sin' after the character would cause problems, but seems so obvious now lol x.x

 

So now I tried renaming the script, and changing it to:

Scriptname NyxSleepScript extends ReferenceAlias   

event OnSleepStart(float afSleepStartTime, float afDesiredSleepEndTime)
    MrMaddox.getActorRef().Enable()  
    MrMaddox.getRef().MoveTo(Game.Getplayer()
endevent

event OnSleepStop(Bool abInterrupted)
    GetOwningQuest().SetStage(10)
    UnregisterForSleep()
endevent

 

It works! Now just to figure out how to make him forcegreet the player I think it also wasn't working as I didn't realise that once you set properties on the script, you can change the value to point to the correct alias, before it was simply using default value. Thank you for helping, I never would have realised his name would mess up script!

 

EDIT: I wonder if you know how to specify any dragon as a condition? I want if possible for the player to kill a dragon, go to sleep and then have the sleep interrupted. I've managed to make this work with killing a guard if I use GetFaction and IsGuard, but it seems DragonFaction only includes certain unique dragons - which wouldn't be suitable if the player has already finished the quest line.

 

Ah, found out DragonFaction DOES work for any dragon brilliant

Edited July 26, 2013 by Nyx

[Walrus]

Glad I could help. Beyond that though, I've never added a script to a quest, or even made a quest. All my scripting is on objects. Let me know what you did when your done so we can all learn!

[WolFishy]

Hi guys, I'm really new to modding and stuff and I was hoping for some assistance in making a mod I'm working on which this page seems really handy coz you seem to be doing nearly what I want to do. I want an NPC to enable upon reading a book I have placed in the world so I made the book and the NPC and set her to be "initially disabled" and I have set up the book to be a trigger in the creation kit and set some scripting up based on your post and another one I found on here but I cannot for the life of me get her to appear when I read the book/puck it up/pocket it or anything so could you please tell me what i'm doing wrong? If i could just see some effect enabling her it's be a start... Thanks for any help you can provide, my script in the activator file of the book is

 

Scriptname SummonFollower extends ObjectReference  

{ScriptName SummonFollower Extends ObjectReference

 

Event OnRead(ObjectReference akActionRef)

             MyFollower.getActorRef().Enable

             MyFollower.getActorRef().MoveTo(Game.Getplayer())

          Endif

EndEvent}

 

So not much to it really, I've tried more complicated methods too but still no avail...

I might not be putting the script in the right place or something so any advice on that might also help

[schatten]

Create an actor property myfollower and fill it with the reference of your follower.

[WolFishy]

Ah yes, I don't really know how to use properties, in the script? Edit properties, add property, select actor in the drop down... how do I fill in the rest of that information box, or what the reference to my follower would be, just their id?

[schatten]

http://www.creationkit.com/Bethesda_Tutorial_Papyrus_Events_and_Properties

 

http://www.creationkit.com/Reference

 

Hope that explains things better than me.

 

edit: Placing an actor in the render window creates a ref. If you give it a name you can use that name as property and it autofills (Actor Property yourfollowernameinrenderwindow Auto or just add an actor property to the script via right click on the script attached to your book)

Edited December 19, 2013 by schatten

[WolFishy]

haha thanks i'll take a look thanks for your reply by the way

[WolFishy]

Okay. I've taken a look at those pages and changed my code a bit, my script icon now has a pencil with a plus showing the reference to my follower

 

Scriptname summonfollower extends ObjectReference  

{Scriptname summonfollower extends ObjectReference  

 

Actor Property myFollower  Auto

 

Event OnRead(ObjectReference akActionRef)

             Debug.MessageBox("new follower available")

             myFollower.Enable

             myFollower.MoveTo(Game.Getplayer())

Endif

EndEvent

}

 

Could onread be the problem? i tried onactivate but still no joy

[schatten]

Is the Box appearing?

[WolFishy]

which box? the add properties box? yep I put actor in the drop down and myfollower in the top text box and left the rest of it blank, then i hit ok and then edit and clicked the follower to autofill the rest and then when i exited the icon had changed from a plus to a pencil with a plus

[Ghaunadaur]

A little tip. All code between the {} brackets is treated as a comment by the compiler. Currently you have an empty script which does nothing.

[WolFishy]

Good point... I actually changed that earlier (which it had originally set up automatically) and it must have gone back.... :/ thanks i'll give that a go 

[WolFishy]

Okay here we go, the error messages I am getting are

 

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\temp\FollowerEnter.psc(8,17): Enable is not a property on script actor or one of its parents

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\skyrim\Data\Scripts\Source\temp\FollowerEnter.psc(6,0): the parameter types of function onread in the empty state on script followerenter do not match the parent script objectreference

No output generated for FollowerEnter, compilation failed.

 

Batch compile of 1 files finished. 0 succeeded, 1 failed.

Failed on FollowerEnter

 

So I suppose my question is how do I make Enable a property on script actor and what does the second error actually mean? Sorry, It's been a long day

[WolFishy]

Ah, solved it by putting () after enable and replacing the onread line with Event OnRead() bacuse apparently you don't need anything inside an onread function

now to work out why she's auto recruited and cannot be sent home and will not follow me all at once... :/