Sexlab Aroused Redux December 05 2016

[BeamerMiasma]

 

One other thing I noticed: the LOS setting is only honoured by the naked scan, not for sex scenes which always check LOS regardless of the MCM setting. Is that intentional?

 

Yes, that is intentional.  In settings where there is a lot of sex going on in multiple rooms (like MiasLair), an LOS check is manditory or arousal goes through the roof even if there is no sex around you.

 

 

Yeah I figured. It's just frustrating that LOS works so bad for NPC<->NPC that it essentially resembles a random roll with a fairly low percentage. I've seen NPCs 'see' sex scenes that are happening behind their backs, and others that are completely oblivious even though the sex scene is happening right in front of their eyes. I've even seen LOS checks return true on stage 1 and then false on the following stages even though nobody moved an inch. At least it seems to work reasonably reliable for PC->NPC and NPC->PC.

 

Maybe an idea to improve it a bit: currently the LOS check is always using the first actor in the actors array (actorList[0]) as the center of the scene, which is typically the female for a couples scene. This means that it works much better for female PCs than for male PCs. Perhaps things would work a bit more reliable if you always used the player (in sex scenes where the player is involved of course) as the center of the scene. That would make the experience more consistent between female and male PCs, because currently as a male PC it's hard to get any NPC to 'see' you having sex.

 

Edit: I did some quick tests with the below modification and I immediately saw a big improvement on the LOS checks for my male PC. For female PC it makes no change of course, unless they happen to be in the male slot of the animation:

 

 

 

 

Event OnStageStart(string eventName, string argString, float argNum, form sender)
Actor[] actorList = SexLab.HookActors(argString)

If (actorList.length < 1)
  return
EndIf

sslThreadController thisThread = SexLab.HookController(argString)

If (thisThread.animation.HasTag("Foreplay"))
  int i = 0
  While i < actorList.length
   slaUtil.UpdateActorExposure(actorList[i], 1, "foreplay")
   i += 1
  EndWhile
EndIf

If (actorList.Find(PlayerRef) >= 0)
  Debug.Trace(Self + " using PlayerRef as center of scene")
  ArouseNPCsWithinRadius(PlayerRef, arousalSearchRadius)
Else
  Debug.Trace(Self + " using actorList[0] as center of scene")
  ArouseNPCsWithinRadius(actorList[0], arousalSearchRadius)
EndIf
EndEvent

 

 

 

[fishburger67]

 

 

One other thing I noticed: the LOS setting is only honoured by the naked scan, not for sex scenes which always check LOS regardless of the MCM setting. Is that intentional?

 

Yes, that is intentional.  In settings where there is a lot of sex going on in multiple rooms (like MiasLair), an LOS check is manditory or arousal goes through the roof even if there is no sex around you.

 

 

Yeah I figured. It's just frustrating that LOS works so bad for NPC<->NPC that it essentially resembles a random roll with a fairly low percentage. I've seen NPCs 'see' sex scenes that are happening behind their backs, and others that are completely oblivious even though the sex scene is happening right in front of their eyes. I've even seen LOS checks return true on stage 1 and then false on the following stages even though nobody moved an inch. At least it seems to work reasonably reliable for PC->NPC and NPC->PC.

 

Maybe an idea to improve it a bit: currently the LOS check is always using the first actor in the actors array (actorList[0]) as the center of the scene, which is typically the female for a couples scene. This means that it works much better for female PCs than for male PCs. Perhaps things would work a bit more reliable if you always used the player (in sex scenes where the player is involved of course) as the center of the scene. That would make the experience more consistent between female and male PCs, because currently as a male PC it's hard to get any NPC to 'see' you having sex.

 

Edit: I did some quick tests with the below modification and I immediately saw a big improvement on the LOS checks for my male PC. For female PC it makes no change of course, unless they happen to be in the male slot of the animation:

 

 

 

Event OnStageStart(string eventName, string argString, float argNum, form sender)
Actor[] actorList = SexLab.HookActors(argString)

If (actorList.length < 1)
  return
EndIf

sslThreadController thisThread = SexLab.HookController(argString)

If (thisThread.animation.HasTag("Foreplay"))
  int i = 0
  While i < actorList.length
   slaUtil.UpdateActorExposure(actorList[i], 1, "foreplay")
   i += 1
  EndWhile
EndIf

If (actorList.Find(PlayerRef) >= 0)
  Debug.Trace(Self + " using PlayerRef as center of scene")
  ArouseNPCsWithinRadius(PlayerRef, arousalSearchRadius)
Else
  Debug.Trace(Self + " using actorList[0] as center of scene")
  ArouseNPCsWithinRadius(actorList[0], arousalSearchRadius)
EndIf
EndEvent

 

 

 

 

Thanks for this.  I am working on this now and will give your code changes a test.

 

[fishburger67]

Version 28 is available for download

 

This version now updates the SLA_ variables regardless of whether or not there are naked NPCs around with each scan (unless disabled). So, to get the same functionality as in 27c regarding papyrus impact, use the Disable Aroused checkbox if you don't want Aroused to change arousal states.   The impact of this is that arousal will change even if there are no naked NPCs around and the papyrus load will be similar to what we had with version 26 (significantly increased if there are no naked NPCs).

 

I also added code provided by BeamerMiasma to use the player as the LOS center if they are present in a sex scene instead of the NPC in the female position. See his post above for more information and the possible impact (I detect none).

 

Added two new check-boxes to the MCM menu. One disables aroused completely. It is useful to reduce the papyrus impact to zero (or close) for use in big battles or other places where any papyrus impact would stress your system. You can also turn it off when you just don't want your NPCs getting horney.

The other controls the way that aroused works when there are no naked players around. If it is checked on (the default), we don't do arousal computations if there are no naked NPCs (or the naked player) around. We do however now update the SLA_AROUSED variable even if there are no naked players around. This variable should be checked on unless you have a mod that will not work it off. I don't think there really are any, but we have added this in just in case. Note that there is some considerable papyrus impact with this change when there are no naked NPCs around, so if this impacts you, disable aroused in those places where it is a problem. 

 

Special thanks to BeamerMiasma who provide a lot of the code in this update.  See his Eager NPCs for a well written mod.

 

 

[Airianna]

YAY! Thank you for the update And I love Eager NPCs

[Pet1Pet]

Hi fishburger67,

FYI perhaps...I have upgraded&installed (from 27a loose file) ver 28 and noticed that the MCM menu options all have prefix of $SLA_

Also, I initiated a sex scene...I also saw a (debug?) $SLA_ message.

[Guest ffabris]

A few minor issues:

 

The d/l page says version 29, while the version is 28

 

The two new settings are using the wrong translation strings. slaConfigScr looks for:

        nakedOnlyOID = AddToggleOption("$SLA_IsNakedOnly", IsNakedOnly)
        bDisabledOID = AddToggleOption("$SLA_Disabled", bDisabled)

while the translation file (English) has

$SLA_SLA_IsNakedOnly    Require naked actors to change arousal.
$SLA_SLA_Disabled    Aroused is disabled.

Same for the description.

Added: LOL - PetPet beat me to it.   And I didn't see the debug, because I didn't try a sex act. And thanks for the update btw!

[fishburger67]

Hi fishburger67,

 

FYI perhaps...I have upgraded&installed (from 27a loose file) ver 28 and noticed that the MCM menu options all have prefix of $SLA_

 

Also, I initiated a sex scene...I also saw a (debug?) $SLA_ message.

 

What is the debug message you saw and where did you see it.  I did the same thing and saw no message, neither in the top left notification area or in the console.

[M.BISON]

stupid question when it says upgrade do you mean updrading, as in from the old SLA to the new one?

if not then that would mean i just update as normal?

[fishburger67]

A few minor issues:

 

The d/l page says version 29, while the version is 28

 

The two new settings are using the wrong translation strings. slaConfigScr looks for:

        nakedOnlyOID = AddToggleOption("$SLA_IsNakedOnly", IsNakedOnly)
        bDisabledOID = AddToggleOption("$SLA_Disabled", bDisabled)

while the translation file (English) has

$SLA_SLA_IsNakedOnly    Require naked actors to change arousal.
$SLA_SLA_Disabled    Aroused is disabled.

Same for the description.

Added: LOL - PetPet beat me to it.   And I didn't see the debug, because I didn't try a sex act. And thanks for the update btw!

 

Ooops, I'll put out a fix for these 4 messages.  In the meantime, modify (with notepad++) the last 4 lines of SexLabAroused_ENGLISH.txt and remove the second SLA_ .I'll put out another release tomorrow after I have had time to test it.

 

[Guest ffabris]

Yep, I did that. Just wanted to point it out.

[fishburger67]

stupid question when it says upgrade do you mean updrading, as in from the old SLA to the new one?

if not then that would mean i just update as normal?

 

Not sure what "updrading" means.  But, you should uninstall the version of Aroused Redux you have and then install the new one (version 28).

[M.BISON]

HA thought obvious typo, was obvious

[WaxenFigure]

HA thought obvious typo, was obvious

Was obvious, you just got kidded about it. Much better than being fed to the spelling bee.

[Airianna]

I updated 2 mods, and now I have grass floating inside my Hearthfire home... Not sure if it was this one or the other, or what's going on, but it is making me laugh to have grass floating in the entry way, and down in the cellar.

[fishburger67]

I updated 2 mods, and now I have grass floating inside my Hearthfire home... Not sure if it was this one or the other, or what's going on, but it is making me laugh to have grass floating in the entry way, and down in the cellar.

 

Your floating grass will not be Redux.  Hopefully you get it fixed though.

[fishburger67]

Hi fishburger67,

 

FYI perhaps...I have upgraded&installed (from 27a loose file) ver 28 and noticed that the MCM menu options all have prefix of $SLA_

 

Also, I initiated a sex scene...I also saw a (debug?) $SLA_ message.

 

I had a similar problem on my development machine (everything was $SLA_).  I had to uninstall Sexlab Aroused entirely (all files including the esm file), and then install the new version.  That fixed it for me on my dev machine.

[Guest]

Thanks for the update fishburger.

[pushto]

Any chance you could add a spell that can max out npc's arousal for a brief amnt of time? (similar to the sos erection spell that last bout 30 sec or so)

[fishburger67]

Version 28a is available for download

 

The a version fixes four text strings in the SKYUI translation files.  The 28 version files were removed.

 

This version now updates the SLA_ variables regardless of whether or not there are naked NPCs around with each scan (unless disabled). So, to get the same functionality as in 27c regarding papyrus impact, use the Disable Aroused checkbox if you don't want Aroused to change arousal states.   The impact of this is that arousal will change even if there are no naked NPCs around and the papyrus load will be similar to what we had with version 26 (significantly increased if there are no naked NPCs).

 

I also added code provided by BeamerMiasma to use the player as the LOS center if they are present in a sex scene instead of the NPC in the female position. See his post above for more information and the possible impact (I detect none).

 

Added two new check-boxes to the MCM menu. One disables aroused completely. It is useful to reduce the papyrus impact to zero (or close) for use in big battles or other places where any papyrus impact would stress your system. You can also turn it off when you just don't want your NPCs getting horney.

The other controls the way that aroused works when there are no naked players around. If it is checked on (the default), we don't do arousal computations if there are no naked NPCs (or the naked player) around. We do however now update the SLA_AROUSED variable even if there are no naked players around. This variable should be checked on unless you have a mod that will not work it off. I don't think there really are any, but we have added this in just in case. Note that there is some considerable papyrus impact with this change when there are no naked NPCs around, so if this impacts you, disable aroused in those places where it is a problem. 

 

Special thanks to BeamerMiasma who provide a lot of the code in this update.  See his Eager NPCs for a well written mod.

 

[fishburger67]

Any chance you could add a spell that can max out npc's arousal for a brief amnt of time? (similar to the sos erection spell that last bout 30 sec or so)

 

Easy in the console

 

setfactionrank sla_Arousal 100

 

sla_Arousal = 0x03FC36 where the first 0x is the load order (in hex) of SexlabAroused (0D in my case). 

 

so, complete command is

 

setfactionrank 0x03FC36l 100

 

or for me (yours will almost certainly be different)

 

setfactionrank 0D03FC36l 100

[pushto]

I see, oh cant wait to try out the new version!

[bicobus]

If I understand correctly, you do stuff regardless of clothes? So the performance impact are directly linked to the number of NPC around, is that right?

[Uncle64]

Thanks for update and double thanks for the possibility to turn off aroused temporary.

[fishburger67]

If I understand correctly, you do stuff regardless of clothes? So the performance impact are directly linked to the number of NPC around, is that right?

 

Correct.  Unless you turn off Redux with the new checkbox, the more people around, the higher the impact regardless of any other setting.  However, the impact will be identical to what existed in versions 26 and below which most people never complained about.

[Slorm]

 

Correct.  Unless you turn off Redux with the new checkbox, the more people around, the higher the impact regardless of any other setting.  However, the impact will be identical to what existed in versions 26 and below which most people never complained about.

 

 

Forgetting about the papyrus impact (I never had problems with the older versions) what's the effect on the character in game. Does this change in effect accelerate the rate (or frequency) of change in arousal as the aroused variable will be calculated more frequently, or am I misunderstanding the change?