ScriptingNF

No fluff version of the Portal:Scripting.

Basic Tutorials

• My Second Script
• My First Spell - With script effects.
• Start Your Mod

Functions

• List of Functions
• Function Categories

General Knowledge

• TES Files - Basic info about esp and esm files.
  • Esp vs. Esm - Differences between esp and esm files.
• Modding Terminology - Advanced discussion of modding terms.
• Console Functions - Useful for playtesting.

Scripting Basics

• Basic Scripting Knowledge
• Commands
• Variables
• Using "If" Conditions
• Types of Scripts
  • Object scripts
  • Quest scripts
  • Global Scripts - (Should be merged with Quest scripts.)
  • Magic effect scripts
• Script Processing

Troubleshooting

• Common Bugs
• Common Mistakes
• Crashes
• Debugging
• Performance Problems
• Debug Scripts

Code Optimization

• CPU-usage of Functions - Lists of functions and their effects on performance; notes on which drop FPS the most, etc.
• Minimizing your Script - Tips to keep the number of functions used down, how often sections of your script run, and more.
• Script Comparison Tests - Comparisons of script snippets and/or functions.

Extensions and Libraries

• Oblivion Script Extender -
  • Pluggy - Array, string, Ini functions.
  • Tibixie's String Collection Function - String functions.
  • Interfacing Pluggy and TSFC - Integrating string functions.
• ESM Math Library - Math functions as stage function library.
• Cobl - Common Oblivion.

Advanced How Tos

• Activation Functions - Simulating a function by means of a activate call.
• 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
• Custom Bound Items
• Distinguishing Between Physical and Magickal Hits
• Drop All Items
• Generic Unequip - Remove an object from inventory without specifying its object id.
• GetActorType - Encode actor type (npc, creature, ghost, etc.) as a single number.
• Marker Rats - Using hidden actors as stable marker points.
• MessageBox Tutorial - Complicted messagebox and menu structures.
• 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
• Summon Object - Summon (move) an existing object to position in front of player.
• Teleport Recall - Establishing a teleport recall point.
• Text Input With OBSE - Simulating a text input box (OBSE).
  • Text Input With Pluggy - Pluggy based text input.
  • Text Input With TSFC - TSFC based text input.
• Unplayable Items - Various uses of unplayable items.
• Walking Through Inventory Items

Obsolete Articles

• Dynamic Storage - General survey of arrays, linked lists, etc. in pre-pluggy world.
  • Linked List Tutorial - Pre-pluggy approach to linked lists.