Need help with Modding (soft dependencies) [solved]

[noj125]

So what I want to do is create a soft dependency with sexlab skooma whore so that if its installed my mod can use its drugs instead of just regular skooma.

 

Question how do I check for skooma whore I found these 2 scripts in the mod DCL  but I am not sure I understand them correctly.

 

From what I understand It checks for Skooma whore by looking for some ID and its name and then also assigned “placeholders”  for the skooma whore Drugs inside of DCL

 

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Function skoomawhorelib_setDevices() global

                SLSW_mcmConfig swlib = None

                dcur_itemlib dci = None

                swlib = Game.GetFormFromFile(0x00002863, "SexLabSkoomaWhore.esp") as SLSW_mcmConfig

                dci = Game.GetFormFromFile(0x0002194B, "Deviously Cursed Loot.esp") as dcur_itemlib

                dci.RoseOfAzura = swlib.RoseOfAzura

                dci.BoethiasDeception = swlib.BoethiasDeception

                dci.ThiefsDelight = swlib.ThiefsDelight

                dci.TheSecondBrain = swlib.TheSecondBrain

                dci.ElendrsFlask = swlib.ElendrsFlask

                dci.TheContortionist = swlib.TheContortionist

                dci.MorgulsTouch = swlib.MorgulsTouch

                dci.ToughFlesh = swlib.ToughFlesh

                dci.OcatosPallatine = swlib.OcatosPallatine

                dci.MagesFriend = swlib.MagesFriend

                dci.TheArchMage = swlib.TheArchMage

                dci.VerminasPrice = swlib.VerminasPrice

                dci.LeafSkooma = swlib.LeafSkooma

                dci.HerbTea = swlib.HerbTea

                dci.PurifingSolution = swlib.PurifingSolution

                dci.DDSkooma = swlib.DDSkooma

endfunction

 

 

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Scriptname dcur_itemlib Extends Quest Hidden

Potion Property RoseOfAzura auto

Potion Property BoethiasDeception auto

Potion Property ThiefsDelight auto

Potion Property TheSecondBrain auto

Potion Property ElendrsFlask auto

Potion Property TheContortionist auto

Potion Property MorgulsTouch auto

Potion Property ToughFlesh auto

Potion Property OcatosPallatine auto

Potion Property MagesFriend auto

Potion Property TheArchMage auto

Potion Property VerminasPrice auto

Potion Property LeafSkooma auto

Potion Property HerbTea auto

Potion Property PurifingSolution auto

Potion Property DDSkooma auto

 

 

 

2. question what is that ID in Game.GetFormFromFile(0x00002863, "SexLabSkoomaWhore.esp") and how do I find it.

 

3. question how would I then tell my scripts to use the skooma whore drugs could I just use something like.

 

Spoiler

PlayerRef.addItem(abcd. RoseOfAzura ,1)

 

dcur_itemlib property abcd Auto

 

 

 If I need to be more specific please tell me.

 

I would appreciate any help since I already tried for quite some time but didn’t get it to work.

 

ps.: no I am not a nativ englisch speaker

[Swe-DivX]

56 minutes ago, noj125 said:

2. question what is that ID in Game.GetFormFromFile(0x00002863, "SexLabSkoomaWhore.esp") and how do I find it.

 

Quest ID 03002863 you can use TesEdit to find it

[noj125]

3 hours ago, Swe-DivX said:

 

Quest ID 03002863 you can use TesEdit to find it

 

...and I idiot was searching for the Mod ID when you actually need the ID of the quest 

 

but TesEdit shows me the ID 08002863 why is that?

 

[s3ngine]

Greetings,

 

17 hours ago, noj125 said:

but TesEdit shows me the ID 08002863 why is that?

 

The first two digits of the ID (08 here) depend on the load order. The number changes depending on how high or low the mod is in your load order.

In TesEdit it also depends on how many plugins you loaded in. So if you loaded ALL your active plugins, the load order ID seen in TesEdit would correspond with the load order in-game, but if, for example, you only loaded SexLabSkoomaWhore.esp, then it would probably be a much lower load order ID.

The important thing: When using Game.GetFormFromFile you don't need to worry about the load order, the function does that by itself.

 

21 hours ago, noj125 said:

3. question how would I then tell my scripts to use the skooma whore drugs could I just use something like.

 

You could try something like this:

 

if Game.GetFormFromFile(0x00002863, "SexLabSkoomaWhore.esp")
	;skooma whore installed, do something
else
	;skooma whore not installed, doing nothing
endif

 

The if simply checks if the records 00002863 in SexLabSkoomaWhore.esp exists. If so, the script knows that skooma whore is installed. Knowing this, you can continue to execute whatever code you had in mind.

 

Hope this helps. Feel free to ask more questions.

 

Regards, s3ngine

 

[noj125]

 

Turns out I can just do this and there is no need for scripting abominations ?

 

 

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If Game.GetModByName("SexLabSkoomaWhore.esp") != 255 ; Check the mod is installed first otherwise there'll be errors and log spam for users that don't use Skooma Whore
    Formlist SLSW_DrugsWOcure = Game.GetFormFromFile(0x020C71, "SexLabSkoomaWhore.esp") as Formlist
    Form RandomDrug = SLSW_DrugsWOcure.GetAt(Utility.RandomInt(0, SLSW_DrugsWOcure.GetSize() - 1))
    Actor PlayerRef = Game.GetPlayer()
    PlayerRef.AddItem(RandomDrug)
    PlayerRef.EquipItem(RandomDrug)
EndIf

 

 

;thx Monoman1