Ania on 21/12/2003 at 19:32
I decided to commission an ebony cuirass from the armorer in Mournhold, and after assembling all the ebony (by bringing it into craftsmen hall and dumping it on the floor until there was enough of it), I talked to the armorer.
Now, I had 38 pieces of raw ebony in my inventory, and was well overencumbered. I ordered the cuirass, which needed 25 or 30 pieces, paid, and looked into the inventory. To my amazement, I noted that I still had 38 ebony in there, but my encumbrance had diminished by the weight of the ebony I'd just handed over. If I removed that, my encumbrance was in double figures, even though I still had absolutely stacks of loot with me. I dropped the ebony, then picked it up, then went outside- still the same. Something definitely went wrong there. While it may be fun to inadvertently reduce the weight of your items like that, it's cheating, and I don't like doing that.
In the end, I reloaded a save, dropped everything I carried (which took forever), picked up just the ebony I needed, and ordered my armour. There was still a discrepancy there, but it was minimal. This time, the ebony left my inventory, as it was meant to.
But what happened? And why?
Incidentally, after all the hassle, it turned out that my new cuirass wasn't female-shaped at all, but just like the standard one. How disappointing.
Ania
Striker on 21/12/2003 at 23:00
Yeah, there are weight issues with the Player->RemoveItem function. Basically if that function is called and you don't have the correct number of items in your inventory, then the weight it still removed even though no items were. For example, say a script removes three types of items from the player's inventory. You are carrying two of those items, but not the third. When the script is run, the weight will be removed for all three items even though only two of them are actually removed.
Check the official forums for a 'fix' (i.e. a way to correct your weight). This is a bug, however, plugins should check that you have the correct amount before calling the command. In reality (even with the official game), this isn't always the case.
Basically it's a known bug that hasn't been fixed.
-Striker
RyushiBlade on 21/12/2003 at 23:22
Couldn't you use the console just to set your encumbrance? Then remove the items you need with the console too. I've never used this command, but it should be player-> setencumbrance "###" (Check the spelling of encumbrance... I can't spell it >.< )
Jordana on 23/12/2003 at 01:20
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Originally posted by Ania Incidentally, after all the hassle, it turned out that my new cuirass wasn't female-shaped at all, but just like the standard one. How disappointing.
Ania
Yeah that's really annoying....I spent ages glass-gathering only to get a generic male cuirass. So much for "custom"..... In the end I downloaded a couple of female armor mods :erg:
Twlight on 1/1/2004 at 21:37
get a damn grip, ITS A GLICH NOT A CHEAT
RyushiBlade on 1/1/2004 at 21:54
*pat pat* You'd be amazed at how often those two cross paths. Let me see here... Cheat - To act dishonestly; practice fraud. That seems to apply here. And since we're aware of this glitch, note correct spelling, this might apply too: To violate rules deliberately, as in a game. The rules of the game are that all items must weigh a certain poundage on the player, unless magick interferes, like feather.
'fanks for your time. *looks around, shifty eyed* Do I win?
cyrano on 6/1/2004 at 02:02
At last, a plausible explanation for a problem that has been frustrating me for over a year. Thanks, Striker. Now about that fix...
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Originally posted by Striker Check the official forums for a 'fix' (i.e. a way to correct your weight). This is a bug, however, plugins
should check that you have the correct amount before calling the command. In reality (even with the official game), this isn't always the case.
Would you, or someone else viewing this thread, be willing to post that fix here? I'm separated from Bethesda's site by a firewall so I can't visit it myself. From what I hear, that may not be much of a deprivation. :erg:
