Important Note:
The Fallout 4 'Next-Gen' update released earlier in 2024 seems to have changed the way scripts compile in the Creation Kit (CK) in that, even following the guide which worked before the update, may throw an error saying it can't find your script(s) even when it should be there.
If you get this error, please read my stickied comment down below as this is a way around it but still requires FO4Edit that is also useful later in this guide. Thank you.
Introduction
This guide will teach you how to make your own manufacturing machines that can build any number of items you can think of. Since there are no tutorials online I figured I'd try and help people overcome the issues I had. A big shout out to wrathmaniac (author of Better Manufacturing) for helping me understand the script side of things.
I'll outline what's needed to make your own machine and, for this tutorial, I'll show you how to make a Nuka Cola bottling machine that produces different flavours. Again, you can expand on this or make completely different items - the choice is yours!
Requirements
Essential:
- Fallout 4.
- Contraptions Workshop DLC.
- Fallout 4 Creation Kit (available freely through Steam) - commonly abbreviated to 'CK'. If Fallout 4 and CK are both installed through Steam it will know the file paths etc already.
Note: When you install Creation Kit, if you have not done this already, go to your Fallout 4 installation directory (e.g. D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4), open up the file CreationKit.ini and add the following line to it at the end of the [General] section:
bAllowMultipleMasterLoads=1
This will let the Creation Kit load multiple files at the same time and pretty much essential as you generally always need the base game and an extra DLC or more. You may need to load the Creation Kit at least once before this file appears.
Optional:
- Any other DLC that has items you want to make (e.g. Nuka World if you want to make Nuka Cola flavours, for example).
- Fallout 4 xEdit (commonly referred to as FO4Edit) available here. Extremely handy tool to check out how things are made and how they link or quick editing of files.
- The Fallout 4 Wiki (link here) is invaluable for looking up item ID's for the Creation Kit.
- Notepad++ for editing script files. Makes it easier to read files as well.
Getting Started
As mentioned in the introduction, this tutorial will be making a Nuka Cola bottling machine with flavours from Nuka World DLC. We will base this off an existing item in the Contraptions Workshop add-on - the Food Processor. This saves making items from scratch and will mostly be editing items.
Step 01 - Extract Script Files
Manufacturing machines rely on scripts to work. Uncompiled scripts are saved as PSC files that can be edited in things like Notepad++ and then the compiled version Creation Kit makes are PEX files.
We will extract the existing files ready for Creation Kit to use.
- Navigate to your Fallout 4 Data directory (e.g. D:\Steam\steamapps\common\Fallout 4\Data)
- You should have a folder Scripts and then Source.
- There will be multiple folders for each add-on/DLC you have. The one we are looking for is DLC05.
- Open and extract the DLC05.zip contents into the DLC05 directory itself.
- Once complete, copy the file DLC05InitScript.psc and place a copy in Fallout 4\Data\Scripts\Source\User\DLC05. Create the folder(s) if it doesn't exist.
Once done, we can now open Creation Kit to start making our machine.
Step 02 - Open Creation Kit
- Open the Creation Kit.
- In the top left, click the open folder icon named Load Matser/Plugin Files.
- Double click the following files: Fallout4.esm (the main game), DLCworkshop02.esm (Contraptions Workshop) and DLCNukaWorld.esm (Nuka World DLC) - each will have an X icon next to the name if selected. Do NOT click 'Set as Active File' on any of these are these are the base game files! Click OK to start loading.
- Loading takes a while and could be up to a few minutes.
- It is recommended, once fully loaded, to have the Object Window set to All in the left hand menu so you can see every type of item once you search for things.
The master files you load depend on what you want assets to be available. Only pick what you need. Below is a summary of what the Creation Kit file names are for each add-on/DLC:
Fallout4.esm (Base game)
DLCRobot.esm (Automatron)
DLCworkshop01.esm (Wasteland Workshop)
DLCCoast.esm (Far Harbor)
DLCworkshop02.esm (Contraptions Workshop)
DLCworkshop03.esm (Vault-Tec Workshop)
DLCNukaWorld.esm (Nuka-World)
Step 03 - Copying an Existing Manufacturing Machine
As mentioned earlier, it is significantly easier copying an existing item and editing it to our needs. For this we will copy the Food Processor.
- In the Creation Kit, search for builderfood to find the Food Processor items.
- Right-click and click Duplicate on LinkTerminalBuilderFoodDLC05. Duplicating any item will append the name with COPY0000 that we will change shortly.
- Double-click on the new item and rename it to whatever you like. It is recommended to keep naming convention throughout to make it easier; for example, all my items in my mod have EMM_ in the name. My one I have named LinkTerminalBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling_DLC05.
- Once you press OK, it will ask if you want to make a new record. Select No (as we duplicated the object earelier and now editing the copy) and then when it asks Are You Sure, select Yes.
- Right-click and duplicate the remaining tems and rename as appropriate:
DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilderFood01Terminal (TERM) to DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling_Terminal.
DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilderFood01TerminalSubMenu (TERM) to DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling_TerminalSubMenu.
DLC05workshop_co_WorkshopBuilderFood01 (COBJ) to DLC05workshop_co_WorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling.
DLC05WorkshopBuilderFood01 (CONT) to DLC05WorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling.
You should then have 5 items similar to below with your name, notice the Form ID is now unique:
Again, rename to whatever you like so long as it makes sense to you. We will edit these items shortly. A lot of these items link together that I will outline in the next few steps.
Once you have duplicated and re-named the items, you will likely need to change the search bar in top left to your new naming format to see your new items. For example, I searched for either EMM_ or NukaBottling as they are unique names I used in this mod.
Step 04 - Editing the Terminal Sub Menu
Advanced warning - this is actually the hardest step!
- Open your new terminal sub menu object (e.g. DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling_TerminalSubMenu).
- Under Name, change this to whatever you like. This is the title of the menu you see in-game. I have named it similar to the Food Processor and called it > Schlocket Nuka-Cola Bottling Plant (including > symbol). This is more thematic more than practical.
- In the Body Text section, change the item description to fit whatever it is your building. For my Nuka Bottling plant, I have filled this in with Schlocket Industries Automated Manufactory Control Panel Select Nuka-Cola product to manufacture:. Note there are line breaks between the text and one below as well.
- In the Menu Items section, right-click and Delete ALL the existing items in the list. We will replace them with the items we want to build.
- In the empty menu, right-click and select New. We will set the Item Text to Nuka-Cola, the Response Text is left blank and the SubMenu is set to DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilderTerminalSubmenuDisplayRecipe.
- Add as many items to this list as you like. The SubMenu is identical for each item as the first one you made above. I have 9 items in this list for each of the 9 basic Nuka Cola flavours.
- There is a basic limit of 15 recipe items per builder without resorting to extended scripting which is not covered here.
- Press OK to update the item.
Now is a good time to save your file. Click the save button in top left and name the file whatever you like. Once saved, close the Creation Kit for the next step.
Step 05 - Editing the Script
From here, this should have created an empty script file in Fallout 4\Data\Scripts\Source\User\Fragments\Terminals and should have a name that matches the terminal sub menu Form ID. As my terminal sub menu has the Form ID of 04004C52, the script file was automatically named TERM__04004C52.psc (has a double underscore). Open the file and replace the contents of the file with the following code:
;BEGIN FRAGMENT CODE - Do not edit anything between this and the end comment
Scriptname Fragments:Terminals:TERM__1234ABCD Extends Terminal Hidden Const
;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_Terminal_01
Function Fragment_Terminal_01(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)
;BEGIN CODE
DLC05Init.SetRecipe(0, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)
;END CODE
EndFunction
;END FRAGMENT
;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_Terminal_02
Function Fragment_Terminal_02(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)
;BEGIN CODE
DLC05Init.SetRecipe(1, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)
;END CODE
EndFunction
;END FRAGMENT
;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_Terminal_03
Function Fragment_Terminal_03(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)
;BEGIN CODE
DLC05Init.SetRecipe(2, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)
;END CODE
EndFunction
;END FRAGMENT
;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_Terminal_04
Function Fragment_Terminal_04(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)
;BEGIN CODE
DLC05Init.SetRecipe(3, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)
;END CODE
EndFunction
;END FRAGMENT
;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_Terminal_05
Function Fragment_Terminal_05(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)
;BEGIN CODE
DLC05Init.SetRecipe(4, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)
;END CODE
EndFunction
;END FRAGMENT
;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_Terminal_06
Function Fragment_Terminal_06(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)
;BEGIN CODE
DLC05Init.SetRecipe(5, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)
;END CODE
EndFunction
;END FRAGMENT
;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_Terminal_07
Function Fragment_Terminal_07(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)
;BEGIN CODE
DLC05Init.SetRecipe(6, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)
;END CODE
EndFunction
;END FRAGMENT
;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_Terminal_08
Function Fragment_Terminal_08(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)
;BEGIN CODE
DLC05Init.SetRecipe(7, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)
;END CODE
EndFunction
;END FRAGMENT
;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_Terminal_09
Function Fragment_Terminal_09(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)
;BEGIN CODE
DLC05Init.SetRecipe(8, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)
;END CODE
EndFunction
;END FRAGMENT
;END FRAGMENT CODE - Do not edit anything between this and the begin comment
Keyword Property LinkTerminalKeyword Auto Const
DLC05:DLC05InitScript property DLC05Init auto const mandatory
Ensure you change the second line script name from TERM__1234ABCD to whatever your file is called. Additionally, change the amount of fragments to however many items you are building. Note that the SetRecipe numbers start at 0 and not 1 compared to the Fragment Name so actually Fragment 5 builds SetRecipe 4.
Save the file and load Creation Kit again.
Step 06 - Adding the Code to Terminal Sub Menu
- Open the Creation Kit again and load your mod. This time make sure you set it as the Active File - you don't need to select the other files as your mod saves a record of what is needed.
- Load your Terminal Sub Menu item (e.g. DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling_TerminalSubMenu).
- Under Menu Items, select the first item in the list (should be Nuka-Cola), click the little down arrow next to Properties and select Create Using Form.
- Search for DLC05Init first and should automatically recognise it. It is recommended to remove the P in front of the property name. Under the Property Type, select the drop down and click DLC05:DLC05InitScript and press OK. You must have the scripts extracted in advance to do this and should have been done already as per instructions above.
- Repeat the above but add the link terminal keyword you made earlier (e.g LinkTerminalBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling_DLC05). Again remove the P prefix from property name.
Note: the above may need the FO4Edit tool to change these. If so, you will need to close Creation Kit, open FO4Edit and open your mod (make sure to de-select every other file and only select yours) and expand the Terminal Sub Menu you made.
Under the VMAD - Virtual Machine Adapter section, ensure the 2 properties from earlier are set correctly like this:
Again, your ID's and names may be different but the properties should be like above with the second one linking to your Link Terminal Builder keyword.
Once this has been checked/edited and is OK, close FO4Edit, go back and open Creation Kit and your mod again.
- Load your Terminal Sub Menu item again.
- Under Menu Items, select the first item in the list (e.g. Nuka Cola) and click the Papyrus Fragment tab.
- In here, add the code DLC05Init.SetRecipe(0, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword) here.
- For each menu item, add this line of code in but change the recipe number. Remember, the index shows 1 but the recipe is 0 so index 2 would then be recipe 1 and so on.
- Once you've added all the code fragments, it should look something like this for the terminal sub menu item:
Press OK to close this window. Recommended to save your file now.
This is the hardest part complete! Hopefully you should have no errors popping up as we modified the script file in advance.
Step 07 - Changing the Terminal Menu
Now we have completed the sub menu (e.g. the items to build that show on a terminal in-game), we now need to modify the initial terminal that links to it.
- Open your Terminal (not the Sub Menu version) item (e.g. DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling_Terminal).
- Under Name in the top left, change it to something appropriate for the item you are building. My Nuka Cola builder has this as > Schlocket Nuka-Cola Bottling Plant (including the > symbol).
- There is no Body Text for this terminal menu.
- Under Menu Items, delete ALL the existing entries that are there.
- Once empty, right-click in the Menu Items and select New.
- Set the Item Text to be whatever the name your builder is as this will also appear in-game when using a terminal. Mine is set to > Nuka-Cola Bottling Plant Control.
- Set the Response Text to whatever. This message briefly shows when you go into the menu in-game but then disappears after a few seconds. Like the Food Processor, I have mine set to Accessing Schlocket Automated Manufactory Control....
- Finally, the SubMenu section you can set to the Terminal Sub Menu you named earlier. Mine is linked to DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling_TerminalSubMenu.
- That is it for the Terminal Menu and should look something like below:
Step 08 - Changing the Container (CONT)
Now the terminals are set, we can modify the container (CONT) that actually appears in game.
- Open your container item (e.g. DLC05WorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling).
- Change the Name field to what your builder is making. Mine is named Nuka-Cola Bottling Plant. This appears in game.
- You can change the Model if you wish to select a different colour scheme for your builder. Click Edit and then, under Material Swap, select the one you like. A preview appears in the right-hand window. Press OK when done.
- Under Native Terminal, select the Terminal (not terminal sub menu) from earlier (e.g. DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling_Terminal). This links it to what items to build from a terminal in game.
- Under Keywords, there will likely be a reference to the Food Processor which can be deleted. Right-click and select Delete on the LinkTerminalBuilderFoodDLC05.
- Right-click in Keywords again and select Add. Select the link terminal builder keyword you named from earlier (e.g. LinkTerminalBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling_DLC05).
- Under the Papyrus Scripts section, double-click on dlc05:workshopbuilderscript to specify the items being built.
- The most important section is the recipeList part. From here, you can modify each recipe ingredient by clicking on it and modifying the ingredients required on the right. Some are split between components or consumables etc.
- On recipe00 for example, select it in the list and either add some items in the right-hand window or double-click the existing ingredients to change. You can add, remove and duplicate ingredients as well as change the order they appear.
- Once you are happy, repeat this for all the items you want to build.
- Lastly, select recipeItems in the left window anbd from here you can specify exactly what item to build. For mine, I selected the Nuka Cola bottles (Form Type: Potion and Pick Object: NukaCola_Cold as the first in the list). This is where the Fallout 4 Wiki is handy to find the ID's for item names.
- Once you are happy with the recipe ingredients and recipe list, press OK to close the menu.
An example completed recipe list is below:
Note: If you want to speed your builder up, you can change the timer from a default of 10 seconds per item (which is incredibly slow) to something a lot shorter. I have mine set to 2 seconds. You can edit the speed by modifying the fFiringTimer value from 10.000000 to whatever you like and I have mine as 2.000000. Remember to keep 6 decimal places.
Finally, the completed Container (CONT) item should be similar to below:
Step 09 - Changing the Constructible Object (COBJ)
One of the last steps now is to update the constrcutible object (COBJ) that appears in the build menu in game.
- Set the Created Object to be your container from above (e.g. DLC05WorkshopBuilder_EMM_NukaBottling).
- The Recipe Filters section determines where in the build menu to place it. Leave it as default as WorkshopRecipeFilterResource02Power03Manufacturing04Machinery.
- The Priority number determines where to place it in the build menu. A lower priority number will make it appear earlier in the list) while a higher number will make the item appear later. I recommend setting this value to around 50 or higher.
- Under the Description field, add some flavour text here as to what your builder does. This appears in game in the build menu. There is a character limit here as otherwise text will get truncated in game.
- Press OK when you are done.
Save your progress.
Review
By now you should have modified all your items based off the Food Processor we started with as well as modified the scripts and had no errors. If you have, ensure you double check namings and that you have the source files unpacked and ready to go. If the Creation Kit is happy, it will place compiled scripts into Fallout 4\Data\Scripts\Fragments\Terminals as PEX files.
You can always use FO4Edit to check files as well and tweak some values if you need to without CK throwing errors.
Don't forget if you release your builder(s) as a mod, remember to include the ESP file as well as the PEX files with the correct folder structure in the ZIP file (noted above)! Without them other users will see errors on their terminals or other unwanted side effects.
Seeing Your Builder In Game
While your file (ESP format) is saved in Fallout 4\Data, the game may not always see it straight away.
I would recommend, once you have saved everything and closed Creation Kit, to move (not copy) your ESP file somewhere safe and then use Vortex Mod Manager to add the file (simply drag and drop the ESP file into the main window). Vortex will complain it doesn't see it as a proper mod file downloaded from Nexus, it will still work the same.
Once Vortex has installed it, load up your game and check out the build menu and find the item you made, place it down and connect everything up to power and a terminal and set what to build. Once you add the items into the builder it should hopefully start making items!
Congratulations! You have built your first manufacturing machine! If all has worked as intended you can make more builders based on the steps above. While it seems daunting, it takes practice and you will get faster at it.
Optional Steps
The following steps are purely optional and are used to make a neat archive (.ba2 extension) that sits alongside your normal ESP mod file that packages all your loose scripts together into a single .ba2 archive file - extremely useful if you have a number of scripts/machines!
Step 01 - Moving and Renaming Script Fragments
By default, Creation Kit saves terminal sub menu uncompiled script (.psc) fragments in Fallout 4\Data\Scripts\Source\User\Fragments\Terminals which will later be compiled (to .pex files). You can move these to your own folder to make things neat and tidy.
To do this, open any of your Terminal Sub Menu (TERM) - my example would be DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilder_EMM_VimBottling_TerminalSubMenu - and the tab that shows Papyrus Fragment (which should already be populated with something like DLC05Init.SetRecipe(0, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)), click the Advanced tab to see the script name.
Click Rename Script and a new window will pop up.
By default, the Script Name will be the default terminal name detailed above with the double underscore (e.g. TERM__0300DD5F). Inbetween the double underscores, enter a suitable name of what the script does. As you can see in the screenshot above, I have named mine TERM_EMM_VimBottlingPlant_0300DD5F while preserving the RefID at the end.
Under Namespace, this is actually another name for the folder your script is in. By default, it is set to Fragments:Terminals (including colon ( : ) symbol) and this actually points to Fallout 4\Data\Scripts\Source\User\Fragments\Terminals directory. You can make your own folder here in advance (e.g. Fallout 4\Data\Scripts\Source\User\MyModName) and then change the entry in Namespace field something similar to MyModName:Fragments:Terminals (don't forget to use colon symbols instead of backslashes!).
Once both fields are updated, press OK and it will close the window. If you now check the file again (this time click Edit Script or check with Windows File Explorer), you will see the location of the uncompiled .psc script has now moved to your new folder and the contents of said file have automatically updated and look similar to:
;BEGIN FRAGMENT CODE - Do not edit anything between this and the end comment
Scriptname EvenMoreManufacturing:Fragments:Terminals:TERM_EMM_VimBottlingPlant_0300DD5F Extends Terminal Hidden Const
;BEGIN FRAGMENT Fragment_Terminal_01
Function Fragment_Terminal_01(ObjectReference akTerminalRef)
;BEGIN CODE
DLC05Init.SetRecipe(0, akterminalRef, LinkTerminalKeyword)
;END CODE
EndFunction
;END FRAGMENTNotice the Scriptname line has now changed to your new path.
Step 02 - Recompile Scripts
If the above has been successful and you have renamed and moved your scripts to your own folder, you will need to recompile them.
In the top menu, click Gameplay and then Papyrus Script Manager. Depending on the search filter at the top, you may see dozens or more scripts so you will need to filter to find your own, hence giving your scripts a meaningful name. As my mod is called Even More Manufacturing, I have prefixed nearly all of my files with EMM as a unique identifier.
If you put an asterisk ( * ) symbol before and after your search term, this acts as a wildcard and searches for anything before and after your entry. Below is an example of searching for my new scripts (note - you can also see they have been moved to a new folder using the above step as the Script Name column is showing EvenMoreManufacturing:Fragments:Terminals:ScriptName).
The Has Source is your uncompiled .psc script and should say Yes. The Compiled column may also show as Yes as well but we need to recompile since the source has been moved. Highlight your script files (hold Ctrl key and click as needed for multiple selections), right-click them and then click Compile. As nothing has changed inside the script, you should briefly see a compiler window for a few seconds before disappearing meaning it has successfully compiled.
To verify, the compiled scripts (.pex files) should now be in Fallout 4\Data\Scripts\MyModName\Fragments\Terminals.
It is recommended to save your work now in Creation Kit just in case. Just click File and then Save.
Step 03 - Saving Files As A .BA2 Archive
With the scripts now updated with new names and new folder locations, you can package these loose files into an archive (.ba2) file. This keeps things nice and clean and the game is quite happy with loading your ESP and BA2 files.
Once you are ready to package everything together, click File in the top left and then click Create Archive. A new window will pop up showing what files it is about to pack together - ensure it sees your new compiled script files (.pex).
If you can't see your terminal sub-menu scripts (compiled .pex files) it means they have not been compiled. Check the previous step to recompile them.
Check your files are shown and then click Pack Files - a new save window will appear titled Save Main Archive As. In the filename field, enter the name as MyModName - Main.ba2 and click Save.
Important Note - The .ba2 archive file MUST match the same name as your ESP file and include the space before and after the dash followed by Main. Without this the game will not load it properly. Below is an example of a completed file name for both ESP (main mod file) and BA2 (extra files/scripts etc) that my mod uses:
ESP Name = EvenMoreManufacturing.esp
BA2 Name = EvenMoreManufacturing - Main.ba2
Step 04 - Publishing Your Mod to Nexus
Now that all the above is done, you can ZIP both your ESP and BA2 files together and upload it to Nexus. As the BA2 file includes all your loose scripts, it is much easier for users to view and keeps things tidy for them. Those 2 files are all that is now needed for other users to use your new mod!
As always, it is useful to keep a copy of your mod files in a separate directory outside of your normal Fallout 4\Data one.
If you would like to allow other people to view your scripts (such as I have done in this mod) and see how it works in Creation Kit, you can also add the uncompiled .psc as well into your ZIP file. Your ZIP file will need to include a folder path starting from Scripts such as Scripts\MyModName\Fragments\Terminals. Place your .psc files in here and create your ZIP file along with your ESP and BA2 files.
As an example folder layout, go to the Files section of this mod and then Preview File Contents to see how it is all laid out.
Final Words
Thank you for taking the time to read my tutorial and I hope it was useful. If you have downloaded my mod be sure to check it out in Creation Kit and FO4Edit.
Good luck on your manufacturing machine adventures!
13 comments
Also, I detail a method on how to move your scripts to their own folder and give them more suitable names.
Only getting back into this after the next-gen update and tried adding some new machines and believe I encountered the same problems FlyingStronghold and Dansishar had even following my own guide when it came to doing the script part. It does seem the next-gen update has done something weird with the way CK compiles stuff now.
But, I did manage to 'brute force' my way around it using both CK and FO4Edit (there is a new version available - v4.1.5f at the time of writing this) and did end up with a brand new working machine that outputted all items correctly.
Here's what I did - hopefully this will help you (aplogies in advance, this is a bit lengthy):
You should now be able to carry on as normal! You may need to re-compile the script after all this (Gameplay in top menu in CK then Papyrus Script Manager) - search for the name and right-click your script and click Compile.
Hope this helps...
Pics in game:
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Can someone please take a look? I've compared the default loom terminals to mine and there's no difference. I don't know why it won't work.
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1. Terminal link keywords can't be renamed any way you want, you have to start with "LinkTerminal" which you didn't say in your post, which means when I renamed mine "AL_LinkTerminal" to keep my mods naming conventions I broke everything. Probably also needs the builder part too.
2. My GO.nif apparently had no physics and the hitbox wasn't great because I'm new to this and made it myself. So when it did start working it spawned into the world inside the machine and never came out. So if you're using materials but not seeing results your item might be spawning and then not able to move through the system.
I see I can put the default armo records in there, but I was hoping I could apply mods as well so I could make a builder for my clothing overhaul.
I'm using MO2 and the script file never generates. I figure it doesn't matter since you're giving us the code so I just created it myself, then next time I closed CK it appended its own code to the bottom so I reverted it (insert eyeroll). Doesn't make a difference anyway...every time I try to "DLC05Init" it tells me it can't open the program.
I followed the steps in the stickied post even though I'm on old gen, but it's not allowing me to continue either. It replaces the Papyrus Fragment with ";Failed to load code for fragment Fragment_Terminal_03".
It loads fine but when I hit compile it tells me it can't launch program still. I moved the script from DLC05 into the overwrite folder as well and it's still not helping.
I'm trying to follow your directions, but the empty script file isn't there. I run CK through Mod Organizer 2, and I think it's putting the file somewhere else, but for the life of me I can't friggin find it.
Any idea where it's putting this script?
Unfortunately, the guide ends for me between points 4 and 5.
Since the Creation Kit won't compile (and write) the script, I would have needed for part 5. Instead, the CK just gives me the same unhelpful message that Dansishar has already posted.
Maybe it's me, maybe something changed in the CK, maybe it's the next gen update. Maybe at some point, someone will enlighten me, maybe not.
At this point, it's just frustrating and disheartening.
There is a problem on the fourth step.
After I add new items and assign them to the DLC05nativeWorkshopBuilderTerminalSubmenuDisplayRecipe submenu, an error appears:
Papyrus Compiler Version 2.8.0.4 for Fallout 4
Copyright (C) ZeniMax Media. All rights reserved.
Starting 1 compile threads for 1 files...
Compiling "Fragments:Terminals:TERM__02000F99"...
<unknown>(0,0): unable to locate script Fragments:Terminals:TERM__02000F99
No output generated for Fragments:Terminals:TERM__02000F99, compilation failed.
Batch compile of 1 files finished. 0 succeeded, 1 failed.
Failed on Fragments:Terminals:TERM__02000F99
Could you please tell me what I am doing wrong?
Edit:
Thanks A LOT!