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*Locked doors, containers and books are activated a second time automatically when you open the lock or take the book. To find out when a door was unlocked, for example, you can wait for '''[[GetLocked]] == 0''' in the OnActivate-block.
*Locked doors, containers and books are activated a second time automatically when you open the lock or take the book. To find out when a door was unlocked, for example, you can wait for '''[[GetLocked]] == 0''' in the OnActivate-block.


*Selecting an item in inventory will, if anything, ''equip'' it, meaning the [[onEquip]] block will run instead of the '''onActivate''' block.
*Clicking on items in inventory that can be equipped causes the [[onEquip]] block to run instead of the '''onActivate''' block.
**However, you can make an item run it's own onActivate block in the inventory menu (MenuMode 1008, MenuMode, onEquip, etc.) with '''''Activate player, 1'''''.
**However, you can make an item run it's own onActivate block in the inventory menu (MenuMode 1008, MenuMode, onEquip, etc.) with '''''Activate player, 1'''''.



Revision as of 16:28, 6 August 2008

Syntax:

 begin OnActivate 

This block will be run once when the scripted reference is activated.

Notes

  • Using OnActivate will prevent normal activation of the object. To use the object's default activation you must call Activate on it.
  • If you want to do something specific depending on what activated the object, use IsActionRef or GetActionRef inside the OnActivate block. They won't return the correct ActionRef in any other block.
  • The activator type of object has NO default activation.
  • Locked doors, containers and books are activated a second time automatically when you open the lock or take the book. To find out when a door was unlocked, for example, you can wait for GetLocked == 0 in the OnActivate-block.
  • Clicking on items in inventory that can be equipped causes the onEquip block to run instead of the onActivate block.
    • However, you can make an item run it's own onActivate block in the inventory menu (MenuMode 1008, MenuMode, onEquip, etc.) with Activate player, 1.
  • If you create an object and activate it in the same frame, its OnActivate block may not run. See PlaceAtMe more info.

See Also