How to make a one-time timer script?

[Anbeegod]

Same as the topic.

 

The script that sets a variable after a certain follower accompanies the player for a day.

[Guest]

Hello.

 

Question: do you know how to create scripts, how to attach them to the game objects?

 

If yes, then you just need to use:

RegisterForSingleUpdateGameTime(<number of hours>)

And maybe calculate the "number of hours" depending on the current game time (so if the follower starts to follow at 11PM, it will not register, but if it will start at, let's say, 11 AM, then it will be OK.)

 

 

If no, then it is a little bit more complex, because the way you may want to do it are endless.

Only vanilla followers: just extend the Follower ReferenceAlias in the DialogueFollower quest with a script

Followers from other mods: you need your own quest to keep your followers, and then assign the actual actor inside a custom crated ReferenceAlias that will run the script.

 

[Veladarius]

If you use RegisterForUpdateGameTime when you don't want it running any longer (once it has triggered what you want) you need to unregister it using UnregisterForUpdateGameTime or it will continue doing whatever you set it to do. If you just want it to do it once and that is all you can use RegisterForSingleUpdateGameTime instead and once it has triggered it will automatically unregister itself.

[Guest]

If you use RegisterForUpdateGameTime when you don't want it running any longer (once it has triggered what you want) you need to unregister it using UnregisterForUpdateGameTime or it will continue doing whatever you set it to do. If you just want it to do it once and that is all you can use RegisterForSingleUpdateGameTime instead and once it has triggered it will automatically unregister itself.

 

Excellent point. My bad.

[Anbeegod]

Thank you! Will work on my mod when I can get my hands on it.