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==Overview==
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'''Scripts''' are used by modders to control the game in fairly direct ways and achieve effects that are far outside the normal scope of the game. If you're new to scripting, you should start at the top of the page, especially with the tutorials. If you're an experienced scripter, then the later parts of the page should be most useful.
<h2 class="header">The Scripting Portal</h2>
 
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==Basic Tutorials==
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<h2 class="header">Featured</h2>
<h2 class="header">Featured</h2>
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[[Image:Scripttut2_testing2.JPG|thumb|right|The message box we wrote]]
==== My Second Script ====
While the '''My First Script''' tutorial is a good first taste of scripting for Oblivion, it does not appreciably demonstrate what the scripting language in Oblivion can do. It is a wonderful introduction for those who have never seen a programming or scripting language before, but a more in-depth tutorial would be helpful to further introduce modders to this amazing resource.
 
This tutorial has been largely adapted from GhanBuriGhan's excellent Morrowind Scripting for Dummies; all credit goes to GhanBuriGhan for his fantastic work on the original.
 
This tutorial is meant to be a more complete introduction to scripting for Oblivion than the My First Script tutorial, and assumes that the reader is already familiar with My First Script. If you do not understand the main points of that tutorial, you may find yourself in over your head here. If you're comfortable with My First Script, though, let's begin scripting!
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*[[Scripting Tutorial: My First Spell|My First Spell]] - With script effects.
<h2 class="header">Tutorials</h2>
*[[Bound Arrows Tutorial]]
*[[Casting Spells From An Activator]]
*[[Combine your SI and non-SI mods into one (OBSE, Patch v1.1, Other mods too)]]
*[[Getting started with TSFC]]
*[[Health Regeneration over Time]]
*[[MessageBox Tutorial]]
*[[Script Timers and Logic: Part 1]]
*[[Script Timers and Logic: Part 2]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: Basic Scripting Knowledge|Basic Scripting Knowledge]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: Custom Bound Items|Custom Bound Items]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: My First Creature Script|My First Creature Script]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: My First Script|My First Script]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: My First Spell|My First Spell]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: My Second Script|My Second Script]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: My Second Script|My Second Script]]
*[[Start Your Mod]]
*[[Start Your Mod]]
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*[[Scripting_Tutorial:_Creating_a_Simple_Timer|Creating a Simple Timer]]
 
*[[Scripting_Tutorial:_Modify_Weapon_On_Equip|Modify Weapon On Equip]]
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==Functions==
* [[List of Functions|All Functions]]
** [[CS Functions]]
** [[OBSE Functions]]
** [[Pluggy Functions]]
** [[TSFC Functions]]
*[[:Category: Functions|Function Categories]]


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==General Knowledge==
<h2 class="header">Things you can do</h2>
*[[TES Files]] - Basic info about esp and esm files.
*Give feedback about this portal on [[:{{NAMESPACE}} talk:{{PAGENAME}}|it's TALK page]]!
**[[Esp vs. Esm]] - Differences between esp and esm files.
*Add [[Portal:Scripting/Search Terms|Search Terms]] to all of the [[:Category: Functions|function pages]]
* [[Modding Terminology]] - Advanced discussion of modding terms.
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*[[:Category:Console Functions|Console Functions]] - Useful for playtesting.


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==Scripting Basics==
<h2 class="header">Getting Started</h2>
*[[List of Functions]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: My First Script|My First Script]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: My First Spell|My First Spell]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: Basic Scripting Knowledge|Basic Scripting Knowledge]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: Basic Scripting Knowledge|Basic Scripting Knowledge]]
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<h2 class="header">Related Pages</h2>
*[[:Category:Commands|Commands]]
*[[:Category:Commands|Commands]]
*[[:Category:Function Types|Function Types]]
*[[:Category:Console Functions|Console Functions]]
*[[:Category:Variables|Variables]]
*[[:Category:Variables|Variables]]
*[[If|Using "If" Conditions]]
*[[If|Using "If" Conditions]]
 
* '''Types of Scripts'''
*[[Magic effect scripts]]
**[[Object scripts]]
*[[Object scripts]]
**[[Quest scripts]]  
*[[Quest scripts]]
**[[Global Scripts]]
 
**[[Magic effect scripts]]
*[[:Category:Code Optimization|Code Optimization]]
*[[Script Processing]]
*[[Script Processing]]
*[[:Category:Useful Code|Useful Code]]
*[[Cross Script Variables]]
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<h2 class="header">Tools</h2>
*[[Oblivion Script Extender]]
*[[Notepad++ Script Definitions]]
*[[Oblivion Script Dumper]]
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==Troubleshooting==
<h2 class="header">Troubleshooting</h2>
*[[Common Bugs]]
*[[Common Bugs]]
*[[Common Mistakes]]
*[[Common Mistakes]]
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*[[Performance Problems]]
*[[Performance Problems]]
*[[Debug Scripts]]
*[[Debug Scripts]]
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==Code Optimization==
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* [[CPU-usage of Functions]] - Lists of functions and their effects on performance; notes on which drop FPS the most, etc.
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* [[Minimizing your Script]] - Tips to keep the number of functions used down, how often sections of your script run, and more.
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* [[Script Comparison Tests]] - Comparisons of script snippets and/or functions.
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*[[Portal:Quests]]
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==Extensions and Libraries==
 
*[[Oblivion Script Extender]] - Oblivion scripting language extension.
 
*[[ESM Math Library]] - Math functions as stage function library.
[[Category: Scripting]]
*[http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Tes4Mod:Cobl/Modding Cobl] - Common Oblivion.


==Standard Solutions==
The following are standard solutions for solving various types of problems.
*[[Activation Functions]] - Simulating a function by means of a activate call.
*[[Combine your SI and non-SI mods into one (OBSE, Patch v1.1, Other mods too)|Adaptive Mods]] - Adjust a mod for presence or absence of SI, OBSE, Patch v1.1, etc.
*[[Dynamically Adding Spells to Merchants]]
*[[Casting Spells From An Activator]]
*[[Scripting Tutorial: Custom Bound Items|Custom Bound Items]]
*[[Distinguishing Between Physical and Magickal Hits]]
*[[GetActorType]] - Encode actor type (npc, creature, ghost, etc.) as a single number.
*[[Teleport Recall#Marker Rats|Marker Rats]] - Using hidden actors as stable marker points.
*'''Inventory'''
**[[DropAllItems|Drop All Items]]
**[[Generic Unequip]] - Remove an object from inventory without specifying its object id.
**[[Unplayable Items]] - Various uses of unplayable items.
** [[Walking Through Inventory Items]]
*'''Math Functions'''
**[[:Category:Extra Math Functions|Extra Math Functions]]
**[[:Category:Math Functions (OBSE)|OBSE Math Functions]]
*'''Messagebox Menus'''
**[[MessageBox Tutorial]] - Complicted messagebox and menu structures.
** [[Standard Menu UI]] - Menu triggers, options menus, hierarchical menus, number configuration, etc.
*[[Programmable Spell Effects]] - Beyond scripted spell effects.
*[[Reference Variables for Nearby Actors]]
*[[Remote Activators]] - Uses of activating remote objects.
*[[Rotating an object around another object with a script]]
*[[Running Scripts On Arrows]]
*[[:Category:Stage Functions]] - Simulating a function by means of a setStage call.
** [[Simulating new functions|Stages Functions]] - (Needs to be merged with base article.)
*[[Summon Object]] - Summon (move) an existing object to position in front of player.
*[[Teleport Recall]] - Establishing a teleport recall point.
* '''Text Input'''
** [[Text Input With OBSE]] - Simulating a text input box (OBSE).
** [[Text Input With Pluggy]] - [[:Category:Pluggy|Pluggy]] based text input.
** [[Text Input With TSFC]] - [[:Category:TSFC|TSFC]] based text input.


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==Deprecated Articles==
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*[[Dynamic Storage]] - General survey of arrays, linked lists, etc. in pre-pluggy world.
**[[Linked List Tutorial]] - Pre-pluggy approach to linked lists.

Latest revision as of 12:53, 30 December 2010

Overview[edit | edit source]

Scripts are used by modders to control the game in fairly direct ways and achieve effects that are far outside the normal scope of the game. If you're new to scripting, you should start at the top of the page, especially with the tutorials. If you're an experienced scripter, then the later parts of the page should be most useful.

Basic Tutorials[edit | edit source]

Featured

File:Scripttut2 testing2.JPG
The message box we wrote

My Second Script[edit | edit source]

While the My First Script tutorial is a good first taste of scripting for Oblivion, it does not appreciably demonstrate what the scripting language in Oblivion can do. It is a wonderful introduction for those who have never seen a programming or scripting language before, but a more in-depth tutorial would be helpful to further introduce modders to this amazing resource.

This tutorial has been largely adapted from GhanBuriGhan's excellent Morrowind Scripting for Dummies; all credit goes to GhanBuriGhan for his fantastic work on the original.

This tutorial is meant to be a more complete introduction to scripting for Oblivion than the My First Script tutorial, and assumes that the reader is already familiar with My First Script. If you do not understand the main points of that tutorial, you may find yourself in over your head here. If you're comfortable with My First Script, though, let's begin scripting!

Functions[edit | edit source]

General Knowledge[edit | edit source]

Scripting Basics[edit | edit source]

Troubleshooting[edit | edit source]

Code Optimization[edit | edit source]

Extensions and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Standard Solutions[edit | edit source]

The following are standard solutions for solving various types of problems.

Deprecated Articles[edit | edit source]

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