Very basic question for modding with SexLab Framework

[Coding_Onion]

What dependencies do you need in general if you want to use the hook-function of Sexlab in your own mod to track events? 

 

I am not sure if i am just too messy with my modding folders and have accidentally deleted something important or if i miss something.

(i'm getting an error that the mathematic operators of sexlab don't work if i try to compile, also it says that FNIS is undefined).

[traison]

59 minutes ago, Coding_Onion said:

What dependencies do you need in general if you want to use the hook-function of Sexlab in your own mod to track events?

 

Not sure what hook function you're talking about, but to add an event handler for a mod event you need SKSE.

 

59 minutes ago, Coding_Onion said:

...i'm getting an error that the mathematic operators of sexlab don't work...

 

Don't take Papyrus errors literally. Half the time it's completely wrong, like complaining about loops in scripts that have no loops.

 

59 minutes ago, Coding_Onion said:

...it says that FNIS is undefined...

 

That's because FNIS.psc is missing. When you compile a script, you need the sources of all scripts mentioned in this script.

Edited November 11, 2025 by traison

[Coding_Onion]

10 minutes ago, traison said:

 

Not sure what hook function you're talking about, but to add an event handler for a mod event you need SKSE.

 

 

Don't take Papyrus errors literally. Half the time it's completely wrong, like complaining about loops in scripts that have no loops.

 

 

That's because FNIS.psc is missing. When you compile a script, you need the sources of all scripts mentioned in this script.

okay, thanks, will see if its simply fnis causing the error.

 

i just realized that 'HookActors' is deprecated anyways. uhm. So you use 'TrackActor' in combination with a mod event to check if someone is in an animation?

[traison]

4 minutes ago, Coding_Onion said:

So you use 'TrackActor' in combination with a mod event to check if someone is in an animation?

 

No. Here's a function from my own mods:

 

bool Function IsHavingSex(Actor who)
    {Gets whether or not the specified actor is having sex.}
    ;Return E_SexLab.IsActorActive(who) ; Returns true before sex starts
    
    int id = E_SexLab.FindActorController(who)
    
    If (id < 0)
        Return false
    EndIf
    
    sslThreadController thread = E_SexLab.GetController(id)
    string s = thread.GetState()
    
    Return s == "Animating" || s == "Advancing"
EndFunction

 

Where E_SexLab is a refrence to SexLabFramework.

[MadMansGun]

i never quite got the hang o f hooks but this spell script is working in my SLDragons mod:

aaaSLD_Spell_Sex_SmallDrag.psc

note: the spell used has a long runtime to keep it active till the animation has ended.

 

also this is the dialogue script used to cast the spell:

 aaaSLD_Dialogue_Sex_9SmallDrag.psc

[Coding_Onion]

Yeah, seems my problem now is

 

'variable FNISCreatureVersion is undefined'

 

when i call

 

SexLabFramework SexLab = Game.GetFormFromFile(0x00000D62, "SexLab.esm") as SexLabFramework

 

after i actually loaded the fnis.psc in the creationkit (my bad).

 

Sorry for giving a headache and thank you for the advice 😅 

 

 

[traison]

49 minutes ago, Coding_Onion said:

when i call

 

SexLabFramework SexLab = Game.GetFormFromFile(0x00000D62, "SexLab.esm") as SexLabFramework

 

Use SexLabUtil.GetAPI() instead; or better yet, add it as a property instead of dynamically linking it. I'd use dynamic linking only if SexLab was an optional dependency, which it doesn't seem to be in this case.

 

SexLabFramework sl = SexLabUtil.GetAPI()

 

Edit: Also consider using something else as the variable name: "SexLab" could be confused with a script name quite easily. I used "sl" in my example.

 

49 minutes ago, Coding_Onion said:

variable FNISCreatureVersion is undefined

 

Which trainslates to: FNISCreatureVersion.psc is missing.

Edited November 11, 2025 by traison

[Coding_Onion]

45 minutes ago, traison said:

 

No. Here's a function from my own mods:

 

bool Function IsHavingSex(Actor who)
    {Gets whether or not the specified actor is having sex.}
    ;Return E_SexLab.IsActorActive(who) ; Returns true before sex starts
    
    int id = E_SexLab.FindActorController(who)
    
    If (id < 0)
        Return false
    EndIf
    
    sslThreadController thread = E_SexLab.GetController(id)
    string s = thread.GetState()
    
    Return s == "Animating" || s == "Advancing"
EndFunction

 

Where E_SexLab is a refrence to SexLabFramework.

For some reason the compiler insists that 'time' isn't a variable in three instances even though it is defined in the source-file.

 

''...sslBaseExpression.psc(216,16): Time is not a variable"

 

yeah, i am quite sure i messed something up when setting up sexlab for modding.

also, i found the setup-guide for sexlab for modders which states how to set stuff up. Hope its up to date.

 

[traison]

10 minutes ago, Coding_Onion said:

Time is not a variable

 

Sounds like leftovers from P+.

 

Edit: Could also be you have a script named Time.psc, which makes Time (the variable) a type. Same reason why I said don't use "SexLab" as a variable name in my previous post.

Edited November 11, 2025 by traison

[Coding_Onion]

On 11/11/2025 at 9:40 PM, traison said:

 

Sounds like leftovers from P+.

 

Edit: Could also be you have a script named Time.psc, which makes Time (the variable) a type. Same reason why I said don't use "SexLab" as a variable name in my previous post.

A fair bit of time has passed, but to tell the end of the story- yes, it seems when starting out with modding i coincidentally named a script 'time', left it in the data folder and promptly forgot about it, causing the error.

Thanks for helping out. I guess the lesson learned is to always clean up the data after messing around^^'