Don't teleport NPCs to unknown cells

apps/openmw/mwscript/transformationextensions.cpp

@@ -355,7 +355,8 @@ namespace MWScript
                     if (ptr.getContainerStore())
                         return;
 
-                    if (ptr == MWMechanics::getPlayer())
+                    bool isPlayer = ptr == MWMechanics::getPlayer();
+                    if (isPlayer)
                     {
                         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getPlayer().setTeleported(true);
                     }
@@ -378,17 +379,21 @@ namespace MWScript
                     }
                     catch(std::exception&)
                     {
-                        // cell not found, move to exterior instead (vanilla PositionCell compatibility)
+                        // cell not found, move to exterior instead if moving the player (vanilla PositionCell compatibility)
                         const ESM::Cell* cell = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getExterior(cellID);
-                        int cx,cy;
-                        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->positionToIndex(x,y,cx,cy);
-                        store = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getExterior(cx,cy);
                         if(!cell)
                         {
-                            std::string error = "Warning: PositionCell: unknown interior cell (" + cellID + "), moving to exterior instead";
+                            std::string error = "Warning: PositionCell: unknown interior cell (" + cellID + ")";
+                            if(isPlayer)
+                                error += ", moving to exterior instead";
                             runtime.getContext().report (error);
                             Log(Debug::Warning) << error;
+                            if(!isPlayer)
+                                return;
                         }
+                        int cx,cy;
+                        MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->positionToIndex(x,y,cx,cy);
+                        store = MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->getExterior(cx,cy);
                     }
                     if(store)
                     {
@@ -400,7 +405,7 @@ namespace MWScript
                         // Note that you must specify ZRot in minutes (1 degree = 60 minutes; north = 0, east = 5400, south = 10800, west = 16200)
                         // except for when you position the player, then degrees must be used.
                         // See "Morrowind Scripting for Dummies (9th Edition)" pages 50 and 54 for reference.
-                        if(ptr != MWMechanics::getPlayer())
+                        if(!isPlayer)
                             zRot = zRot/60.0f;
                         rot.z() = osg::DegreesToRadians(zRot);
                         MWBase::Environment::get().getWorld()->rotateObject(ptr,rot);

apps/openmw/mwworld/worldimp.cpp

@@ -550,6 +550,14 @@ namespace MWWorld
         const ESM::Cell *cell = mStore.get<ESM::Cell>().searchExtByName (cellName);
         if (cell)
             return cell;
+        // treat "Wilderness" like an empty string
+        static const std::string defaultName = mStore.get<ESM::GameSetting>().find("sDefaultCellname")->mValue.getString();
+        if (Misc::StringUtils::ciEqual(cellName, defaultName))
+        {
+            cell = mStore.get<ESM::Cell>().searchExtByName("");
+            if (cell)
+                return cell;
+        }
 
         // didn't work -> now check for regions
         for (const ESM::Region &region : mStore.get<ESM::Region>())

components/compiler/lineparser.cpp

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "generator.hpp"
 #include "extensions.hpp"
 #include "declarationparser.hpp"
-#include "exception.hpp"
 
 namespace Compiler
 {
@@ -259,33 +258,11 @@ namespace Compiler
                         mExplicit.clear();
                     }
 
-                    try
-                    {
-                        // workaround for broken positioncell instructions.
-                        /// \todo add option to disable this
-                        std::unique_ptr<ErrorDowngrade> errorDowngrade (nullptr);
-                        if (Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase (loc.mLiteral)=="positioncell")
-                            errorDowngrade = std::make_unique<ErrorDowngrade> (getErrorHandler());
-
-                        std::vector<Interpreter::Type_Code> code;
-                        int optionals = mExprParser.parseArguments (argumentType, scanner, code, keyword);
-                        mCode.insert (mCode.end(), code.begin(), code.end());
-                        extensions->generateInstructionCode (keyword, mCode, mLiterals,
-                            mExplicit, optionals);
-                    }
-                    catch (const SourceException&)
-                    {
-                        // Ignore argument exceptions for positioncell.
-                        /// \todo add option to disable this
-                        if (Misc::StringUtils::lowerCase (loc.mLiteral)=="positioncell")
-                        {
-                            SkipParser skip (getErrorHandler(), getContext());
-                            scanner.scan (skip);
-                            return false;
-                        }
-
-                        throw;
-                    }
+                    std::vector<Interpreter::Type_Code> code;
+                    int optionals = mExprParser.parseArguments (argumentType, scanner, code, keyword);
+                    mCode.insert (mCode.end(), code.begin(), code.end());
+                    extensions->generateInstructionCode (keyword, mCode, mLiterals,
+                        mExplicit, optionals);
 
                     mState = EndState;
                     return true;