Taking items from a Character.

[TimBob12]

Hi there,

It's me again with more modding problems. I never really realised how powerful scripting was but now I'm stuck. I know how to give a character an item but I can't for the life of me find how to take an item from a character. I am using a datapad system to check whether dialog responses should be there and I want to take a datapad.

 

I would be extremely grateful to anyone that helps.

 

Thanks in advance

 

TimBob12

[newbiemodder]

In Kotor Tool look under Scripts....there is generic script a_take_item that you could attach to your dialog.

[TimBob12]

I now have this but I am getting an error for the first paramater of the ActionTakeItem command.

void main()
{
ActionTakeItem( "black_market_pad", GetFirstPC());
} 

[newbiemodder]

I'm not a good scripting person either, but looking at this command actiontakeitem I think maybe it should be like this

 

void main() {

object oItem = GetObjectByTag("black_market_pad");

object oTake = GetFirstPC();

ActionTakeItem(oItem, oTake);

}

 

Try that I'm not sure if it will compile

 

The a_take_item script from kotortool looks like this:

 

// a_take_item
// Parameter Count: 2
// Param1 - The quantity of the item to take from the player.
// Param2 - item's tag (as a string)
// This script takes the quantity of the item designated
// in the parameter from the player.
//
// KDS, 07/23/04
void main() {

   int nQuantity = GetScriptParameter( 1 );
   int i;
   string sItem = GetScriptStringParameter();

if(nQuantity == 0) nQuantity = 1;

   object oItem = GetItemPossessedBy (GetPartyLeader(),sItem);
   if (GetIsObjectValid(oItem))
   {
       int nStackSize = GetItemStackSize(oItem);
       if(nQuantity < nStackSize)
       {
           nQuantity = nStackSize - nQuantity;
           SetItemStackSize(oItem, nQuantity);
       }
       else if(nQuantity > nStackSize || nQuantity == nStackSize)
       {
           DestroyObject(oItem);
       }
   }
}

 

Where if you are using a dialog editor you just put the script name on the script line and use the parameter boxes to fill in your specifics.

[TimBob12]

It now compiles but doesn't remove the item. I was thinking of using the built in script but can't find the parameters boxes. I am using DLGEditor.

 

Thanks again

[newbiemodder]

Try this tutorial...explains it pretty well with pictures...good luck

 

http://www.lucasforums.com/showthread.php?t=195438&highlight=parameters

[deathdisco]

void main() 
{
   object oItem = GetObjectByTag("black_market_pad");
   DestroyObject(oItem, GetFirstPC());
}

How about this?

[TimBob12]

Newbiemodder: Thanks but just realised that's for TSL only. That arrives in the post next week. Im modding KOTOR.

 

deathdisco: It compiles with a parameter 2 mismatch error.

 

Hmmm. I'll have a think today.

 

Edit: Hey thanks guys but just found that it was a simple typo in the dialogue. Thanks again for helping me with the scripts.