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*Completion of the "Intermediate Quest Design" series with particular focus on the [[http://www.creationkit.com/Bethesda_Tutorial_Story_Manager Story Manager]]. | *Completion of the "Intermediate Quest Design" series with particular focus on the [[http://www.creationkit.com/Bethesda_Tutorial_Story_Manager Story Manager]]. | ||
* | *A working copy of the Bendu Quest that will either activate by the Startquest command through console or with "Start Game enabled" checked off. | ||
*A brief look at the [[http://www.creationkit.com/SM_Event_Node wiki description of the topic]]. | *A brief look at the [[http://www.creationkit.com/SM_Event_Node wiki description of the topic]]. | ||
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==The Nodes== | ==The Nodes== | ||
*Load up the quest and navigate to the Keyword entry under Miscellaneous in the Object Browser. Right click somewhere in the RH pane, New, and type the name of a keyword, in this case: ''GSQ01Keyword''. | *Load up the quest and navigate to the Keyword entry under the Miscellaneous category in the Object Browser. Right click somewhere in the RH pane, New, and type the name of a keyword, in this case: ''GSQ01Keyword''. | ||
*From the Character | *From the Character category in the Object Browser choose SM Event Node and double click on Script Event. Right click and create a new Branch node. It will be checked as '''stacked''' by default. The new node will appear below all other entries. I gave it a name of ''GSQ01BranchStart''. | ||
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*Right click on ''GSQ01BranchStart'' and select '''New Quest Node'''. Give this a name of something like ''GSQ01Start''. The GSQ part will at some stage appear as lower case for some reason. I checked '''Num quests to run''' and left it at 1. Ensure the '''Stacked''' Bullet is checked and | *Right click on ''GSQ01BranchStart'' and select '''New Quest Node'''. Give this a name of something like ''GSQ01Start''. The GSQ part will at some stage appear as lower case for some reason. I checked '''Num quests to run''' and left it at 1. Ensure the '''Stacked''' Bullet is checked and, at the base of the page locate the '''Shared''' checkbox and click it. On lower resolutions accessing the bottom requires some sorcery. | ||
*Right click on the '''GSQ01Start Node''' Conditions area and implement a new condition with function ''GetEventData''. The | *Right click on the '''GSQ01Start Node''' Conditions area and implement a new condition with function ''GetEventData''. The function parameters will be from top-down: ''GetIsId'', ''Keyword'', and ''GSQ01Keyword''. Click Ok out. | ||
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This will bring up the quest tab, which serves as quite a useful shortcut to it, actually | |||
{{WarningBox|It's important to '''remove''' an attached quest before deleting a node.}} | |||
*Select the '''Quest Data''' tab and from the event drop-down list choose '''Script Event'''. Notice that the '''Start Game Enabled''' box is now greyed out. Now Ok out of all windows back to the main CK window and save. | |||
Now that the '''Node''' has been set up with the minimum amount of information required to activate the quest, let's work on our '''Script Event'''. | |||
==The Quest Script== | ==The Quest Script== | ||
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{{InDepth| | {{ProTip|Even though the quest may be stopped and/or in a disabled state, the mod is still active, | ||
so GSQ01KeywordLocal.SendStoryEvent(akLoc = MixWaterMill) would work fine. | |||
and the SendStoryEvent will transmit the data from the trigger zone to the node stack via the quest script.}} | |||
{{InDepth|All of the parameters excepting akLoc are unused here and can be removed, | |||
so <nowiki>GSQ01KeywordLocal.SendStoryEvent(akLoc = MixWaterMill)</nowiki> would work fine. | |||
Including them here shows the potential capabilities of this function in more complex quest trigger scenarios.}} | |||
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*Locate and edit the FarmhouseDoor01 object on the exterior of the MixwaterMill Workers House. Click the scripts tab and Add a new script. Call it ''StartingGSQ01Quest''. | *Locate and edit the '''FarmhouseDoor01''' object on the exterior of the MixwaterMill Workers House. Click the scripts tab and Add a new script. Call it ''StartingGSQ01Quest''. | ||
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QF_GSQ01_01000D62 tempGSQ01 = GetGSQ01 as QF_GSQ01_01000D62 | QF_GSQ01_01000D62 tempGSQ01 = GetGSQ01 as QF_GSQ01_01000D62 | ||
tempGSQ01.GSQ01Story() | tempGSQ01.GSQ01Story() | ||
tempGSQ01=None | |||
EndFunction | EndFunction | ||
</source> | </source> | ||
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Unfortunately Quest doesn't match and it won't compile because there is no implicit casting of ''GetGSQ01'' to ''QF_GSQ01_01000D62'' | Unfortunately Quest doesn't match and it won't compile because there is no implicit casting of ''GetGSQ01'' to ''QF_GSQ01_01000D62'' | ||
We expect the variable ''tempGSQ01'' to be used just once, so it's good practice to clear any persistent reference to the local ''GetGSQ01'' by "nulling" ''tempGSQ01'' after ''GSQ01Story'' is called. | |||
{{ProTip|For more detailed info on casting refer [http://www.cipscis.com/skyrim/tutorials/externalaccess.aspx here]. | |||
For a better picture of how script objects are organized in the CK, check [http://www.creationkit.com/Category:Script_Objects this] out.}} | |||
*Save the script. Our task is done and the modifications are ready for | *Save the script. Our task is done and the modifications are ready for Bendu. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||