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'''Added by Grosie:''' The best thing is probably 'Notepad 2' as it automatically keeps the tabbed in formatting that is used for a clearer script. I also use Notepad 2 for a myriad of other things due to it's syntax hylighting and simplicity. | '''Added by Grosie:''' The best thing is probably 'Notepad 2' as it automatically keeps the tabbed in formatting that is used for a clearer script. I also use Notepad 2 for a myriad of other things due to it's syntax hylighting and simplicity. | ||
''Forward'' and ''Backward'' arrows jump to the next or previous script, respectively (in alphabetical order). If you give your scripts a common tag, that will make it easier to jump between the different scripts of your project. For example, my pseudonym is Grundulum, and he starts every script name with "GR_ShortReferencetoProject_", with that second part being a two or three letter reference to the current mod; this keeps all of the scripts you're working on neatly together. ''Compile all'' recompiles all scripts (what's this good for? Ghanburighan didn't know, and neither do I). It also adds every script in Oblivion to your mod, so you'll wind up with a 2MB esp file that conflicts with just about everything. Use this button sparingly, if ever. Finally, the ''Delete'' button deletes a script, and the last ''Arrow down'' button closes the script window. | ''Forward'' and ''Backward'' arrows jump to the next or previous script, respectively (in alphabetical order). If you give your scripts a common tag, that will make it easier to jump between the different scripts of your project. For example, my pseudonym is Grundulum, and he starts every script name with "GR_ShortReferencetoProject_", with that second part being a two or three letter reference to the current mod; this keeps all of the scripts you're working on neatly together. ''Compile all'' recompiles all scripts (what's this good for? Ghanburighan didn't know, and neither do I (Grosie: see [[Edit Scripts]])). It also adds every script in Oblivion to your mod, so you'll wind up with a 2MB esp file that conflicts with just about everything. Use this button sparingly, if ever. Finally, the ''Delete'' button deletes a script, and the last ''Arrow down'' button closes the script window. | ||
At the far right of your toolbar, you'll see a dropdown box called ''Script Type''. This box allows you to choose one of three kinds that your script will fall under: Object, Quest, and Magic Effect. More on these later, but by way of brief introduction Object scripts are attached to objects in the game world (such as items or NPCs), Quest scripts control the flow of quests (such as character generation), and Magic Effect scripts control a very special magic effect (specifically, the Script Effect). | At the far right of your toolbar, you'll see a dropdown box called ''Script Type''. This box allows you to choose one of three kinds that your script will fall under: Object, Quest, and Magic Effect. More on these later, but by way of brief introduction Object scripts are attached to objects in the game world (such as items or NPCs), Quest scripts control the flow of quests (such as character generation), and Magic Effect scripts control a very special magic effect (specifically, the Script Effect). | ||