Talk:Common Mistakes

PlaceAtMe'd actors: live actors seem to be cleared too

I did some tests today and found that PlaceAtMe'd actors get cleared at cell reset even if they are still alive. I wonder what would be the circumstances / variables that would prevent live, PlaceAtMe'd actors from getting cleared.

My test was quite straightforward with a few scripted keys: (1) PlaceAtMe 100 x NPCs (2) PlaceAtMe 100 x Dogs (3) Kills half of the NPCs in cell and (4) Kills half of the creatures in cell. Both were based on vanilla actors with AI and factions removed and Aggression and Energy Level set to 5.

After going to a cell (internal or external) and hitting the four keys, I had 200 actors nearby, half of them dead. Then I left the cell and went thru a cycle of waiting 24 hours and save. After 72 hours, the savegame went back to its original size: all actors gone. Which, btw, contradicts something I read recently about the cell being reset the next time the player goes there. Any additional comments would be appreciated QQuix 16:28, 26 February 2009 (EST)