Editing Complete Example Scripts (section)

= Script to make an item cast a spell =
<syntaxhighlight lang="Papyrus">Scriptname SpellZapScript extends ObjectReference  

import Utility
Actor Property PlayerREF Auto
Float Property xOffset Auto ; Relative X position for the target
Float Property yOffset Auto ; Y Offset for Target
Float Property zOffset Auto ; Z offset for Target
Float Property RandomOffsetX Auto ; Randomness applied to X Offset. Initializes at 0.
Float Property RandomOffsetY Auto ;Randomness applied to Y Offset. Initializes at 0.
Float Property RandomOffsetZ Auto ; Randomness applied to Z Offset. Initializes at 0.
Float Property PulseRate = 1.0 Auto ; How often do we shoot?
Float Property RandomRate Auto ; Add random delay to pulse rate, capped at this value
Activator Property TargetType Auto ; What type of object are we zapping if we're spawning a node?
ObjectReference Property CurrentTarget Auto ; The actual target we're shooting at
Bool Property SpawnNode Auto ; Do we spawn a target? If not, zap the nearest valid target. Initializes 'False'
Spell Property Zap Auto ; What spell shall we use for the effect?
FormList Property TargetTypeList Auto ; List of potential targets
Float Property SeekRange = 1000.0 Auto ; The range it will "Lock into" a target if not making a node.

Event OnInit()
    if CurrentTarget ;!= None
    elseIf SpawnNode
        float newXOffset = XOffSet + RandomFloat(-RandomOffsetX, RandomOffsetX)
        float newYOffset = YOffSet + RandomFloat(-RandomOffsetY, RandomOffsetY)
        float newZOffset = ZOffSet + RandomFloat(-RandomOffsetZ, RandomOffsetZ)
        CurrentTarget = PlaceAtme(TargetType)
        CurrentTarget.MoveTo(Self, newXOffSet, newYOffSet, newZOffSet)
    endif
    RegisterForSingleUpdate(PulseRate)
EndEvent

Event OnUpdate()
    ; find something nearby to shoot at if we're not making our own target.
    if !SpawnNode && !TargetTypeList && GetDistance(PlayerREF) < SeekRange ; No list given, Default to the player if he is in range.
	CurrentTarget = PlayerREF
    elseif TargetTypeList
        CurrentTarget = Game.FindClosestReferenceOfAnyTypeInListfromRef(TargetTypeList, Self, SeekRange)
    endif
    if CurrentTarget ; it's possible that there is no target 
        Zap.Cast(Self,CurrentTarget)
    endif
    RegisterForSingleUpdate(PulseRate + RandomFloat(0.0, RandomRate))
EndEvent
</syntaxhighlight>

How to make this script work:

*Put it on the object you want the spells to originate from, and set the properties to define its exact desired behavior.

*Pick any spell you want for the property Zap (needs to be of the Aimed spell type)

*If you want it to just shoot at a specific spot, define the Spawn Node Type as an xmarker, set SpawnNode to "True", and enter the relative coordinates you want the spell to be aimed at.

*If you want it to look for targets nearby, set SpawnNode to false and put a formlist of the valid targets in the TargetTypeList. If no Formlist is given, it will default to trying to shoot the player.