Extinguishable Candles (Modders Resource!) 1.0.0

Light- and Extinguishable Candles

 

A simple script and CK guide to create candles that can be lit and extinguished by the player.

 

Attention: This is NOT a playable mod!

It's a modder's resource which you will need to install to your own mod in the Creation Kit. You need a basic understanding of Papyrus and world building in the CK in order to use this. It only works for candles which you place new in a mod; it will not affect existing candles in the game world.

 

With that out of the way, let's get to business:

 

How to Create Extinguishable Candles in the Skyrim CK (LE/SE)

 

Step 1: Activators

 

Create two activators, one for the lit candle and one for the unlit candle. You can use existing candle objects from the base game (the Nordic Ruins candles come in lit- and unlit versions).

 

Add the script from the download section to both activators. Do not fill their properties!

Don't forget to compile the script.

 

See the screenshot from the CK above for a recommended setup, including two sound effects that work well in my opinion.

 

Step 2: World Placement

 

1) Place the unlit activator in your scene.

2) Place the lit activator nearby and set it disabled by default.

3) Fill the script property "LinkedCandle" on both placed activators with the other candle (i.e., fill the unlit candle into the lit candle's property and vice versa).

4) Place a light bulb. Set the lit activator as its enable parent so that it only becomes visible when the lit candle is, too.

5) Move the two activators so that they overlap completely.

 

And you're done!

 

Next time you visit this room in the game, your unlit candle will be there and you should be able to activate it. If you've set up everything correctly, clicking on it will light it, and clicking on it again will extinguish it.

 

Credits

This was created adapting ideas and script snippets from the Creation Kit Wiki. I can't claim any credit for this idea nor the script.

 

Please feel free to use this script or derivatives of it in any way you like. This should also work in other Papyrus-based Beth games.