Technical Info concerning Interiors

[sandor]

Twelfth Topic.

Factions and ownership of containers


I checked many interiors because of Razorwings interesting remark, concerning the factions. As the faction is general for (let's say) one house. I noticed that in Oblivion containers / doors are given a specific owner (one NPC) to overrule (related to the PC, not the faction) the faction ownership. For the bed in Gogans (AnvilGogansHouse) house. The wife can still use the bed, as she is a member of the right faction, but the bed is specifically owned by Gogan.

The faction is also used when a NPC has dinner at a inn or tavern (outside the house). The NPC is then made member of the inn / tavern faction. I saw these NPC's often don't have food in their inventory. Because they are member of the inn / tavern faction, they can eat (unpunished).


There is no need (in general) to assign ownership to foodcontainers. As long the NPC is the owner or his/her faction is, he/she can eat. If a NPC should eat in a interior he/she doesn't own, then assign ownership.

If you add an ingredient count "-1 " to the inventory of the NPC, there is no need to set ownership for the food containers, at all, as the NPC has his/her "own" stock of food.