Make an NPC use an item

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• Proleric Member Posts: 1,281

  July 2019 edited July 2019

  DelayCommand(0.5, AssignCommand(oNPC, ActionEquipItem(oArmor, INVENTORY_SLOT_CHEST)));
  

  
  The delay isn't always necessary, but can help if the item or the NPC are recently spawned.
  
  As with all NPC actions, there is a risk that it might be cancelled by AI, especially if the NPC is an associate.
  
  That can be prevented using SetCommandable (see Example Note 2).

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• sarevok57 Member Posts: 5,975

  July 2019

  when would i insert this script? during the dialogue in which i give the NPC this item?
  
  and what would i EXACTLY need to type into the script field for this to work?
  
  NPC tag: NW_ELFMAGE005
  
  item tag: NW_CLOTH003
  
  i tried putting in:
  
  void main()
  {
  DelayCommand(0.5, AssignCommand(NW_ELFMAGE005, ActionEquipItem(NW_CLOTH003, INVENTORY_SLOT_CHEST)));
  }
  
  but that didn't work it says:
  2019-07-05 3:15:57 AM: Error. 'leena009' did not compile.
  leena009.nss(3): ERROR: VARIABLE DEFINED WITHOUT TYPE
  

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• Proleric Member Posts: 1,281

  July 2019

  You're right, you can put it in the script in which you give the item.
  
  I'd recommend doing a scripting primer, maybe the one in the Lexicon and/or Tarot Redhand's tutorials on the Vault.
  
  In essence, your script is failing because you're using constants (tags) where nwscript expects to see object variables.
  
  One approach in conversation with the NPC is as follows:

  void main()
  {
    object oNPC = OBJECT_SELF;
    object oPC  = GetPCSpeaker();
    object oArmor = GetItemPossessedBy(oPC, "NW_CLOTH003");
    ActionTakeItem(oPC, oArmor);
    DelayCommand(0.5, AssignCommand(oNPC, ActionEquipItem(oArmor, INVENTORY_SLOT_CHEST)));
  }
  

  
  The delay and assigned command in the last line might be redundant in this special case.
  
  Equally, if the NPC were not speaking to the PC, you'd have to use GetObjectByTag to set oNPC, and assign the ActionTakeItem to them.

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• sarevok57 Member Posts: 5,975

  July 2019

  @Proleric ah excellent that above script worked as intended that you very much for the assistance

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