@ -211,15 +211,11 @@ Adding the ring to the game's world
Now that we have defined the ring it is time add it to the game world so the
player can find it legitimately. We will add the ring to a merchant, place it
in a chest and put it somewhere in plain sight. To this end we will have to
in a chest, and put it somewhere in plain sight. To this end we will have to
actually modify the contents of the game.
Subsection to come...
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Adding to an npc
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Adding to an NPC
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The simplest way is probably to add it to the inventory of a shopkeeper.
An obvious candidate is Arrille in Seyda Neen - he's quick to find in a new game
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.. figure :: _static/images/chapter-1/Ring_to_Fargoth_2.png
:alt: Editing Fargoth to give ring to player
Placing in a chest
==================
For this example we will use the small chest intended for lockpick practice,
located in the Census and Excise Office in Seyda Neen.
First we need the ID of the chest - this can be obtained either by clicking on it in the console
in the game, or by applying a similar process in the CS -
World/Cells
Select "Seyda Neen, Census and Excise Office"
Right-click and select "View"
Use mouse wheel to zoom in/out, and mouse plus WASD keys to navigate
Click on the small chest
Either way, you should find the ID, which is "chest_small_02_lockprac".
Open the Objects table (World/Objects) and scroll down to find this item.
Alternatively use the Edit/Search facility, selecting ID rather than text,
enter "lockprac" (without the quotes) into the search box, press "Search",
which should return two rows, then select the "Container" one rather than the "Instance"
Right-click and "Edit Record".
Right-click the "Content" section and select "Add a row"
Set the Item ID of the new row to be your new ring - simplest way is probably to open the Objects
table if it's not already open, sort on the "Modified" column which should bring the ring,
with its status of "Added" to the top, then drag and drop to the chest row.
Increase the Count to 1.
Save the addon, then test to ensure it works - e.g. start a new game and lockpick the chest.
Placing in plain sight
=====================
Let's hide the Ring of Night vision in the cabin of the [Ancient Shipwreck]
(http://en.uesp.net/wiki/Morrowind:Ancient_Shipwreck), a derelict vessel
southeast of Dagon Fel. Open the list of Cells (*World* → *Cells* ) and find
"Ancient Shipwreck, Cabin".
This will open a visualization of the cabin. You can navigate around the scene
just like you would when playing Morrowind. Use the WASD keys to move forward,
backwards, and sideways. Click and drag with the left mouse button to change the
direction you are looking. Navigate to the table in the cabin.
If you've closed the Objects table, reopen it via *World* → *Objects* . Navigate
to your Ring of Night Vision (you can find it easily if you sort by the "Modified"
column). Drag the ring from the Objects table onto the table in the Cell view.
Now let's move the ring to the precise location we want. Hover over the ring and
click the middle mouse button. If you don't have a middle mouse button, you can
select an alternative command by going to *Edit* → *Preferences…* (Windows, Linux)
or *OpenMW* → *Preferences…* (macOS). Go to the Key Bindings section and choose
"Scene" from the dropdown menu. Then click on the button for "Primary Select" and
choose an alternative binding.
After you have switched to movement mode, you will see several arrows. Clicking
and dragging them with the right mouse button will allow you to move the object
in the direction you want.
If you'd like an easy way to test this, you can start OpenMW with the [game
arguments](https://wiki.openmw.org/index.php?title=Testing)
`--start="Ancient Shipwreck, Cabin" --skip-menu`
the cell and allow you to pick up and equip the ring in order to check that it
works.
Navigation in the CS
====================
This is probably a suitable place to start talking about how navigation differs from TESCS
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Check whether Arrille has one (or more) for sale, and whether Fargoth give you one
when you return his healing ring.
Placing in a chest
***** ***** ***** ***
For this example we will use the small chest intended for lockpick practice,
located in the Census and Excise Office in Seyda Neen.
First we need the ID of the chest - this can be obtained either by clicking on it in the console
in the game, or by applying a similar process in the CS -
World/Cells
Select "Seyda Neen, Census and Excise Office"
Right-click and select "View"
Use mouse wheel to zoom in/out, and mouse plus WASD keys to navigate
Click on the small chest
Either way, you should find the ID, which is "chest_small_02_lockprac".
Open the Objects table (World/Objects) and scroll down to find this item.
Alternatively use the Edit/Search facility, selecting ID rather than text,
enter "lockprac" (without the quotes) into the search box, press "Search",
which should return two rows, then select the "Container" one rather than the "Instance"
Right-click and "Edit Record".
Right-click the "Content" section and select "Add a row"
Set the Item ID of the new row to be your new ring - simplest way is probably to open the Objects
table if it's not already open, sort on the "Modified" column which should bring the ring,
with its status of "Added" to the top, then drag and drop to the chest row.
Increase the Count to 1.
Save the addon, then test to ensure it works - e.g. start a new game and lockpick the chest.
David Cernat
7 years ago