Category:Solutions

This page is intended as a hub for task-oriented questions and answers. Tutorials, workflow preferences, and specific techniques are all welcome in this category.

Solved a snag you've run into using the Creation Kit? Consider writing your own solution and adding it here!

Editor Features

• How do I set up a Mining Node/Barred Door/Removable Torch/Weapon Mount?
• How do I trigger multiple ambushes with a single, shared trigger?
• How do I toggle visibility of pieces?
• How do i make the compass of the interior match the exterior
• How do I view only the objects/forms in my Mod rather than scrolling through the entire data file looking for * marks?
• How do I use text replacement in my quest objectives?
• How to view exported data
• How do I place a quiver/stack of more than 1 item in the world?
• How do I make banners look more torn/pristine?

Scripting

• How do I cause enemies to resurrect when the player hits a trigger?
• How can I find out where and how many times an object has been used?
• How do I set up a manual or automatic light switch?
• Detect Player Cell Change (Without Polling)
• Dynamically Attaching Scripts
• Passing Conditions to Papyrus
• How do I move X ahead/behind/right/left of Y?
• How do I set rotation about an object's local axes?
• How do I get the time of day in a script?

Common Bugs and Errors

• The Creation Kit is displaying errors on startup.
• Are you having problems starting the Creation Kit?
• Sound effects don't play in CK
• Why aren't my actors entering or exiting an interior cell?
• How do I fix the floating grass issue?
• Why does my house/tower/ship/etc. I placed in an exterior cell randomly disappear in-game?
• Fixing gray face textures
• How to avoid dragons flying through landscape

Distribution

• How do I upload my mod to Steam Workshop?
• How do I make and distribute a non-plugin mod such as a texture or sound replacement mod?