<<< PREFACE >>>

This is the xEdit script I use to automate parts of the creation of submenus for ECO's Quick Mod system. At first I created them manually, but some weapons have a ton of mods available and it became a tedious task to include all of them by hand. Now the creation of a submenu takes a single press of a button (combination, to be precise).

Since I was already using some of fireundubh's xEdit scripts, I figured I could use one of them as a base, modifying its code and create my desired functionality. That was way easier than I anticipated. So, here it is, for you to create your own submenus.


<<< USAGE >>>

• Download the file, extract it with 7-Zip or an equivalent that can open 7zip files (e.g. NanaZip) and put its content in your FO4Edit root folder.
• Start FO4Edit and load the plugin that contains the mods (OMOD forms) which you want to create a Quick Mod submenu from.
• Then you also need to create an empty FormList (FLST) form and another Message (MESG) form. You need exactly one of them per submenu. Create them either in your own new plugin or within the plugin that also contains the OMOD forms. You could use existing ones but keep in mind that the new entries you add will append at the end of anything that those existing forms already contain.
• Select the two new forms you created (FLST and MESG) and all OMOD forms you want to go into the given submenu. SHIFT and CTRL keys are your friend when selecting multiple records.
• And finally hit CTRL+E, or right-click on one of the selected forms, choose Apply Script from the context menu, in the new window that opens select ECO_QuickMod in the Script field and hit OK.
• You can view the result right away in your FLST and MESG form. It should look like as shown on the two screenshots above.
  

<<< FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS >>>

Will you provide an in-depth tutorial on how to use FO4Edit and this (or any) script for totally inexperienced users?
No, this script is meant for advanced users. If you don't know how to use FO4Edit I recommend you search for some basic tutorials. There are multiple available both in written and video form all over the internet. And there's also xEdit's official website that holds a bunch of useful information.

Does this script automate the entire process of implementing new Quick Mod menus?
No, this is primarily meant to create just the lowest level FLST and MESG forms necessary for each new submenu. You still have to implement/inject them into the Quick Mod system.

Something isn't working as expected. What do I do?
Share your problem in the Posts section and describe it as detailed as possible. What did you do that lead to the problem? What records did you select and ran the script on? If the script throws an error (shown in FO4Edit's Message pane) include it in your post.

Is it possible to change the hotkey used for running the script?
Yes, that's possible. Open the file with a text editor. In line 8 you'll find the following:
Hotkey: CTRL+E
Simply change that to anything you want that isn't occupied by another script.