Morrowind Mod:References

This article should cover:

Non-Technical

• Overview
  • Modders place objects into world in TESCS. These appear as references.
  • In playing the world, changes to those objects are represented by references in the save game which modify the original references in the mod files.
  • Also, new objects placed in the world are also represented by references.
  • Objects in containers (chests, npcs, creatures) are not references.

• Reference persists checkbox.
  • What it means.
  • Automatic for some objects.
  • Effect on position of reference in load list.
  • Required for scripts that operate on objects by id.

• Reference Problems
  • Doubling
  • Bad Deletes

Dirty Saves

• Object Problems
  • Mod Object Conflicts

• Reference Problems
  • Doubling
  • Bad Deletes
  • Mod Ref Conflicts.

• Debris Problems
  • Headless NPCs.
  • Inability to clean and restart a mod.

Reference Technical

• Elsewhere
  • Technical details of references (FRMR records, etc.)

• Special Cases
  • Spawned creatures.
  • Moved references.
  • Global script references.