Editing Complete Example Scripts (section)

= Enable/Disable Lock on object based on hours of day =

Say you have a door or treasure chest you want to have a timed lock on it, here you can. You can also send a Message to the users when it Enables/Disables. Similar to above. You could use it for a template for a variety of things not just a lock Mechanism, however this is a straight-forward basic example.
This script section now uses a new Timed Object Reference which no longer performs polling in order to check the times. Instead it make use of the WaitGameTime function which means less overhead and more accurate timing.

'''To make this work''':  Download and copy the [https://gist.github.com/Langerz82/976c172ce04f074bea91 TimedObjRef2.psc] file to your Skyrim/Data folder.
The following is an example of the script in action.

<syntaxhighlight lang="papyrus">ScriptName jlTimedLock2 extends TimedObjRef2

String Property sEnabledMessage Auto ; Optional Message when enabled.
String Property sDisabledMessage Auto ; Optional Message when disabled.


; Override the original function
Function ObjectActive()
	if (sEnabledMessage != "")
		Debug.MessageBox(sEnabledMessage)
	EndIf

	; Insert Custom Code.
	; Example - Timed Locking.
	Self.Lock(TRUE, TRUE)
	; End Custom Code.

EndFunction

; Override the original function
Function ObjectInactive()
	If (sDisabledMessage != "")
		Debug.MessageBox(sDisabledMessage)
	EndIf

	; Insert Custom Code.
	; Example - Timed Unlocking.
	Self.Lock(FALSE, TRUE)
	; End Custom Code.
EndFunction
</syntaxhighlight>

Don't forget to set the properties once you have attached the script to an Object Reference.

For more examples like this see [[Using Activated Object Reference]] for advanced functionality.