NPC turning on a Juke Box

[H1ms3lf]

Heya!!



Almost done with re-introducing the missing NPCs at players Vault 101 Birthday party (plus extra dialogues :D), just doing some final touches.

Running into an issue that's probably something simple, but my researching and poking around has led me nowhere =XX



I've placed a working Juke Box in the room, made it persistent, and player can turn it on/off (plays Vault 101 radio). However, I need Amata to turn it on/off. Tried to make her activate it through a "Use Item At" package, but no luck so far.

Is there any specific procedure or script commands to make her being able to turn the Juke Box on ?



Thanks in advance!! =)

[RoyBatty]

It's not an item, it's an activator, and I don't think there is an idle animation for doing that. Might be one in a modders resource somewhere though.

You can always fake it.

[H1ms3lf]

[quote=RoyBatty]

It's not an item, it's an activator, and I don't think there is an idle animation for doing that. Might be one in a modders resource somewhere though.

You can always fake it.[/quote]



Through a configuration of that package, she gets near the Juke Box and moves her hand towards it, that works for the animation, but I can try improving it further.

The thing is about turning it on... I can't seem to find a script or manner of making the Jukebox start playing ("as if" the player had activated it =X). If it's not asking too much, could you or somebody point me the right functions/commands? Or give an in-game example of how it is done so I can learn from.

[RoyBatty]

Add to her script jukeboxref.activate

[H1ms3lf]

I think I had already tried that command via console and it returned an error, inserting it on a script doesn't compile...



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Here is the item just in case, appears to work fine in-game when player turns it on/off.



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[RoyBatty]

The placed world item needs to be named CG02jukeboxREF , the white box on the top when you edit the reference (not the base form).

[H1ms3lf]

You mean the "Reference Editor ID", right?



Okay, it now compiles, but...... Juke Box still won't play xD

Tried placing on the quest script, under a new variable so I can keep resetting via console to try again, shouldn't work differently from a "NPC script" I assume?¿



I can also select the Juke (left click) in the console during gameplay and type "activate", but it won't play via command, only if activated by player input.

(EDIT: Also tried starting a new game to make sure it wasn't related to my saves ^^)

Thanks for bearing with me Roy! Don't give up!!

[RoyBatty]

hrm weird, I'd have to set something up and see if it works.

[Mystical Panda]

I wonder if NPCS actually activate "activators" or if Beth fakes it in script? By giving them a "go to" marker in the CK, tell them to "go to marker", then trigger an animation once they reach it. I've never really looked to be honest. From a programming point of view, having them use a activator would seem the more difficult to program onset wise, but later, more flexible and easier to script for.

[RoyBatty]

Radios are activators, so activating them via script should work. You could try player.activate refid.