Modding help--how to make NPCs ignore crimes?

[Kevaar]

So I'm relatively new to Morrowind modding and brand new here! I have a problem I'm trying to solve with my mod, and was hoping someone here might know the answer.

I created a quest where you're asked to kill an NPC standing up front of the asker. But, I noticed when testing this out, if you attack the NPC, the asker reports your crime and attacks you, too, nonsensically.

Is there a workaround for this? Right now I wrote into the dialogue an option to get the target NPC to aggro on you, but it would make much more sense if you could just walk up to them and stab them without getting in trouble.

[Drakkmore]

Try setting the Asker NPCs Fight, and Alarm to zero (0), and see if that does anything.
The settings for these are located in the AI tab when editing the NPCs.

[Kevaar]

Thanks, will give that a go.

[Kevaar]

So I'm a bit stumped by the results.

I tested it out on both the Asker NPC and the Murder-Target NPC, setting BOTH their Fight and Alarm settings to 0.

Now, when I stab the Murder-Target NPC, the Asker still gets upset and tries to kill me.

But if I stab the Asker NPC, the Murder-Target NPC doesn't bat an eye. Lol?

[Drakkmore]

You could always set the Target to force greet, "I know you've come to kill me! I saw you talking to Asker NPC! I won't let you get me!" Set Target fight 100. He will then come rushing at you, and force greet you, then attack you. You can then kill him, with out getting a murder charge. You may have to place then in different interiors if there is not a room far enough away for him to not attack, and force greet you before you can talk to Asker. Otherwise I'm not certain what to do.

[Kevaar]

Woops, wrote this before I saw your reply--

In testing this further, it seems like none of my changes made to Asker NPC are going through properly (I tried to move her off the ledge she's on in the Editor, and she stays exactly where she is in my save game.) Asker NPC is part of Tamriel Rebuilt's Master File (TR_Mainland.esm), while Murder-Target NPC is part of my own mod. Could it be some sort load order conflict or dirty save game problem? I really don't want to mess with the TR_Mainland.esm data if I don't have to to have this work.

[hollaajith]

When you enter a cell, data of all the NPCs gets stored in save,which overrides changes from esps. So may be try in a new game or delete that cell in your save using Enchanted editor.