Automating a bards scenes random help

[donAllister]

Hi, I'm new here, but have been doing odd modding for a few years. So I'm basically making a new bard script for a new world that's being developed and I'm looking to make the bards sing through a script.

 

Function PlayChosenSong(Int ChosenSong)


    Int Intro = Utility.RandomInt(0,1)
    If ChosenSong < 6
        LastSongPlayed = ChosenSong
    Else
        Bard2LastSongPlayed = ChosenSong
    EndIf


    If ChosenSong == 1
             debug.Trace("MWBardSong Flute 1")
        InstrumentalSong = Utility.RandomInt(1,6)
        MWBardSongsFluteSong1.Start()
    EndIf

    If ChosenSong == 2
             debug.Trace("MWBardSong Flute 2")
        InstrumentalSong = Utility.RandomInt(1,6)
        MWBardSongsFluteSong2.Start()
    EndIf

      If ChosenSong == 3
             debug.Trace("MWBardSong Lute 1")
        InstrumentalSong = Utility.RandomInt(1,6)
        MWBardSongsLuteSong1.Start()
    EndIf    

      If ChosenSong == 4
             debug.Trace("MWBardSong Lute 2")
        InstrumentalSong = Utility.RandomInt(1,6)
        MWBardSongsLuteSong2.Start()
    EndIf

          If ChosenSong == 5
             debug.Trace("MWBardSong Drum 1")
        InstrumentalSong = Utility.RandomInt(1,6)
        MWBardSongsDrumSong1.Start()
    EndIf

          If ChosenSong == 6
             debug.Trace("MWBardSong Drum 2")
        InstrumentalSong = Utility.RandomInt(1,6)
        MWBardSongsDrumSong2.Start()
    EndIf

 
EndFunction

There is the part of the script that call on my scenes, all new songs and scenes.

So what I'm looking for, as in the title is a way to get the bard to chose a song on their own without a verbal request from the player. The BardSongs default quest script seems more than I need, so I'm looking for a simple answer.

Any help would be appreciated.

Edited October 27, 2013 by donAllister

[donAllister]

I call on the number of the scene with this in a player dialogue, if that helps:

(GetOwningQuest() as MorrowindBardsSongsScript ).PlaySongRequest(Akspeaker,"Any",False,5)

Edited October 27, 2013 by donAllister

[Nalfeyn]

I guess you could use a GlobalVariable to do this. 

[donAllister]

Explain?

[donAllister]

I have managed to get a random song to play with a trigger on an object, but it only plays one and if I trigger it again it starts another scene, maybe even the same scene.

Using this:

Scriptname MWBardTriggerScript extends ObjectReference
 
Actor Property PlayerREF Auto ; Least 'costly' way to refer to the player
 
Event OnTriggerEnter(ObjectReference akActionRef)
    If akActionRef == PlayerREF ; This condition ensures that only the player will trigger this code
        (MWBardSongsQuest as MorrowindBardsSongsScript ).PlaySongRequest(MWBard.GetActorRef(),"Any",False,Utility.RandomInt(1,6))
    EndIf
EndEvent

Quest Property MWBardSongsQuest  Auto  
ReferenceAlias Property MWBard  Auto 

I may be moving in the right direction, but the path is still pretty unclear.

[donAllister]

Update. It looks like I got my starter quest to kick in by adding it to the Bard start event node by adding my starter script to the list. The bard plays a random song as soon as I enter the Inn, but then stops and plays no more songs. Hrm.

[WillieSea]

Your script start event is OnTriggerEnter. It will only run once when this happens.

[donAllister]

I removed the script trigger when I got it working under the event node, Change Location Event. It triggers when I enter a LocTypeInn cell. So thankfully I won't be needing triggered rugs That Bard Song Starter quest is working now..

I'm pretty sure it's in the main script now, it's just not getting the message to start/stop a song. I can share the whole script, if you think that would help. It's a modified version of the original BardSong Quest and scripts. I've been trying to crack Bards since my first Bard mod, Bards and Guards, on the nexus. After this is finished I will have to make a Bards and Guards 2.0, with all that I've learned.

Edited October 28, 2013 by donAllister

[donAllister]

I think I figured it out. It's one long scene with multiple songs in it. Just need to call the right scene when I enter the Inn to play the songs, and probably just hook into the music sets scenes at the end of requested songs. Well, hope my confusion helps someone.

[WillieSea]

I had looked into this as well, but gave it up when everything was being controlled by quests and 'scenes', what-ever that is.

[donAllister]

Scenes are a pain, but I have a decent handle on them I think. Currently banging my head trying to make it transition from a playing scene, to a rest scene, but have no issue once in the rest scene going back to a playing scene. Very frustrating.

If anyone can help, I'm using quest variables to switch packages (from standing at their spot and playing and to sandboxing) and having one scene trigger another scene. The only one I've had trouble with is going from playing to resting.

[donAllister]

Nevermind, fixed it. Traded out 3 if statements for an if-elseif-endif statements, and voila.