Fix for negative actorIDs

src/game_manager.py

@@ -195,7 +195,17 @@ def load_character(self, json: dict[str, Any]) -> Character | None:
         try:
             base_id: str = utils.convert_to_skyrim_hex_format(str(json[comm_consts.KEY_ACTOR_BASEID]))
             ref_id: str = utils.convert_to_skyrim_hex_format(str(json[comm_consts.KEY_ACTOR_REFID]))
-            ref_id = ref_id[-6:].upper() # ignore plugin ID at the start of the ref ID as this can vary by load order
+
+            # ignore plugin ID at the start of the ref ID as this can vary by load order
+            if ref_id.startswith('FE'):             #Item from lite mod, statically placed in CK, has 'FEXXX' prefix. 
+                ref_id = ref_id[-3:].rjust(6,"0")   #Mask off prefix, pad w/'0'
+            else:
+                ref_id = ref_id[-6:]
+            if base_id.startswith('FE'):
+                base_id = base_id[-3:].rjust(6,"0")
+            else:
+                base_id = base_id[-6:]
+
             character_name: str = str(json[comm_consts.KEY_ACTOR_NAME])
             gender: int = int(json[comm_consts.KEY_ACTOR_GENDER])
             race: str = str(json[comm_consts.KEY_ACTOR_RACE])

src/games/fallout4.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 from src.http.file_communication_compatibility import file_communication_compatibility
 from src.conversation.context import context
-from src.audio.audio_playback import audio_playback
+#from src.audio.audio_playback import audio_playback
 from src.character_manager import Character
 from src.config.config_loader import ConfigLoader
 from src.llm.sentence import sentence
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def __init__(self, config: ConfigLoader):
         self.__config: ConfigLoader = config
         encoding = utils.get_file_encoding(fallout4.FO4_XVASynth_file)
         self.__FO4_Voice_folder_and_models_df = pd.read_csv(fallout4.FO4_XVASynth_file, engine='python', encoding=encoding)
-        self.__playback: audio_playback = audio_playback(config)
+        #self.__playback: audio_playback = audio_playback(config)
         self.__last_played_voiceline: str | None = None
 
 

src/utils.py

@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ def cleanup_mei(remove_mei_folders: bool):
                 logging.warn(f"Warning: {len(mei_files)} previous Mantella.exe runtime folder(s) found in {dir_mei}. See MantellaSoftware/config.ini's remove_mei_folders setting for more information.")
 
 def convert_to_skyrim_hex_format(identifier: str) -> str:
-    hex_format = f'{int(identifier):x}'
+    intID = int(identifier)
+    if intID < 0:
+        intID += 2**32
+    hex_format = f'{intID:x}'.upper()
     return hex_format.rjust(8,"0")
 
 def get_time_group(in_game_time):