Needy Cats

[inland helm]

Thx

[azure viper]

the cats will just not show up in my game 😦 I am wondering if centralconfig has broken their ability to spawn? do they spawn under the generic name of "cat" or is each named cat actually a specific item

[inland helm]

Any logs?

[azure viper]

lemme generate some and get back with them 🙂

[azure viper]

ok looking at the logs I think I actually need to add "needycats" to the scrap spawn list

rather than just "cats"

[subtle belfry]

set a super high spawn rate to confirm whether or not it really is an issue

you might’ve just added so many additional scraps via mods that the cat spawn weight is smol 🤏 in a giant pool of scraps

[pallid inlet]

Feature request: Allow an option for the cats to be eaten by the dogs to prevent ship stunlocking 😄

[steel agate]

Cats should have a chance to flee if they're being attacked unless you've disabled it or you put the cat in a place the dog cannot reach

[pallid inlet]

Oh I never noticed that setting, nice. Does that trigger once the dog collides with the cat? I can't say I've ever seen that happen, we usually place our cat in the corner of the ship but it looked like the dogs just keep overlapping it.

Does the cat flee even if it's in the ship?

Edit: Glancing at your code it looks like it should work, I see you set the cat as no longer sitting and IsInElevator to false. I wonder if it's just a nav mesh issue then. I'll have to do some testing to see if I can trigger a flee with a ship cat

[neat glen]

Can there please be an option to disable cat food from the store?

[steel agate]

Disable it? why?

[twilit wraith]

Must be a masochist

[neat glen]

I don’t want it in the store. There should also be a config to change its price

It’s the only store item I have 0 control over

[steel agate]

I'd be willing to add an option to disable it, but not one for the price (same reason I don't have an option for changing the sell price of cats or how often they meow)

[steel agate]

Has anyone tried NeedyCats in v60? Is it broken?

[ornate bear]

I need to boot the game sometime today, we'll see.

Scared to start damage control on my pack

[ornate bear]

Holding the cat appears to have bugged out as of this version. Admittedly, it could be an issue with another mod but this is the exact same pack I had before v60 released and I didn't have this issue

[steel agate]

I've seen someone on Twitter day the same, damn
Can you drop the cat/does it behave normally aside from the animation not playing?

[still fog]

I also had this issue while playing V60 yesterday with needy cats, they seem to behave just fine i think its only the holding animation that is currently broken

[ornate bear]

Can confirm cats were normal when dropped

Cat food behavior untested

[steel agate]

Just released the fix! Please test and tell me if there's anything else that is odd

v1.2.2

• Fixed cats not applying the grabbed animation when grabbed in v60+

[robust frost]

If you drop a cat on top of an Old Bird that’s inactive, it teleports and starts floating. This happened in Artifice you have to be really lucky.

It’s not that big of a deal since you can still reach it.

[toxic kayak]

not sure what's causing this but getting this spammed in my group during our sesions on v64

[Error  : Unity Log] NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
Stack trace:
NeedyCats.NeedyCatProp.MakeCatCalmClientRpc () (at <c60e12c3999d4b7eb6c041ceaeace673>:IL_00BB)
NeedyCats.NeedyCatProp.__rpc_handler_2302897036 (Unity.Netcode.NetworkBehaviour target, Unity.Netcode.FastBufferReader reader, Unity.Netcode.__RpcParams rpcParams) (at <c60e12c3999d4b7eb6c041ceaeace673>:IL_002E)
Unity.Netcode.RpcMessageHelpers.Handle (Unity.Netcode.NetworkContext& context, Unity.Netcode.RpcMetadata& metadata, Unity.Netcode.FastBufferReader& payload, Unity.Netcode.__RpcParams& rpcParams) (at <895801699cfc4b4ab52267f31e2a4998>:IL_004E)
Rethrow as Exception: Unhandled RPC exception!
UnityEngine.Debug:LogException(Exception)
Unity.Netcode.RpcMessageHelpers:Handle(NetworkContext&, RpcMetadata&, FastBufferReader&, __RpcParams&)
Unity.Netcode.ClientRpcMessage:Handle(NetworkContext&)
Unity.Netcode.NetworkMessageManager:ReceiveMessage(FastBufferReader, NetworkContext&, NetworkMessageManager)
Unity.Netcode.NetworkMessageManager:HandleMessage(NetworkMessageHeader&, FastBufferReader, UInt64, Single, Int32)
Unity.Netcode.NetworkMessageManager:ProcessIncomingMessageQueue()
Unity.Netcode.NetworkManager:NetworkUpdate(NetworkUpdateStage)
Unity.Netcode.NetworkUpdateLoop:RunNetworkUpdateStage(NetworkUpdateStage)
Unity.Netcode.<>c:<CreateLoopSystem>b__0_0()

[steel agate]

Oh

I guess I'll check tomorrow, thanks

[steel agate]

Cannot reproduce it, it's a really simple function too so another mod must be nuking the playerHeldBy on the cat object or playerBodyAnimator on the player holding the cat

What is your mod list?

yeah it's the playerHeldBy on the cat object

[steel agate]

Ummm, do you have a code?

[toxic kayak]

I don't sorry 😭

[steel agate]

[toxic kayak]

I'm looking through the list rn to find anything that could possibly touch it but not really much

[steel agate]

But yeah it's playerheldBy being null, which should never happen

Was it with another player holding the cat and trying to pet it?

[toxic kayak]

pretty sure yeah

I'll keep an eye out to see if it happens again

we re-used a v60 lobby on v64 so maybe something had happened

not sure

[dire pasture]

Would it be possible to allow messing with the cat's audio in a future update? Would be great to replace its current mewing with something else akin to vanilla monster sound replacements

[hardy thunder]

I have seen its possible to replace not only vanilla sounds but modded ones too
See here, loadstone which plays custom audio when loading a level: https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/AdiBTW/Loadstone/

And then a mod for that which changes said audio: https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/ShadowPuppet/Spirits_Loadstone/

i could be wrong tho, it could just be something Loadstone specifically built compat for

If this only works because of compat from Loadstone, then yeah Needy cats would need the same kind of thing

[neat glen]

Any update on this feature?

[steel agate]

Sorry I've been busy with other stuff and haven't been able to

[visual apex]

as a prouf owner of over 20 cats

this mod

is amazing

i love cats\

[steel agate]

😄

[dire pasture]

I finally managed to create a personal sound pack for the cats with the help of another mod, and it is glorious

[subtle belfry]

this is a game changer

[terse mulch]

this is amazing with lethalcasino because you can split off the credits from the cat without feeding it to the company

[clever kite]

this is amazing with lethalcasino because i can gamble real live animals and sell them for profit

[hardy thunder]

This is a bad idea guys

[visual apex]

theres already a gimbaling mod

i think

[hardy thunder]

^ thats what they're on about, LethalCasino

[oak bane]

I had this installed once but me and my friends had this problem where the cats constantly shed and the ship fans stir it around as part of the content of the air and as a result all this cat hair keeps getting into our weed. The ship's cook smoked some and now she has cat ears & won't stop meowing

Our shovel guy also smoked it and now he compulsively licks his balls

Can anyone suggest a fix?

[hardy thunder]

[slender pollen]

@steel agate can you disable the cat spawning entities?

[steel agate]

What do you mean by cat spawning entities?

[slender pollen]

"Make sure you take care of them and pet them regularly, otherwise unwanted guests might appear even in safe spaces."

[steel agate]

It doesn't actually spawn anything though, the text is just meant to signify you might attract dogs or other enemies that are attracted to noises

[slender pollen]

oh

ok

thx

[steel agate]

Np

[empty yew]

This is still my favorite mod and it has never left my modpack xd

[hexed rampart]

@steel agate is it known that cats on the ship that get chased away by dogs end up being littered around the company building (specifically in the airspace over the water), I noticed it in a few playthroughs. Unsure if it's NeedyCats' fault, as beehives randomly show up at the company too (which may be collected beehives in the ship's fault)
Just throwing it here
Could also be a 2StoryShip issue @fleet wedge now that I think of it

[fleet wedge]

if the cats run off the ship by themselves, from my past experiences at lest, they're usually still parented to the ship. So you would be able to find them randomly on another planet, and in random spots in the company; more likely floating without any mods that add navmesh to the company

[hexed rampart]

Is there a way to have a check for 'if cats run off ship = gone forever'? Or is that just too hard to code?

[steel agate]

Oh... Mmmm, really?

I thought I made sure that as soon as they run away they're not parented anymore

[hexed rampart]

Could just be a mod conflict somewhere? Are you sure this occurs?

[steel agate]

I'm not sure I'm just going off what y'all are telling me

[hexed rampart]

I'm happy to test if someone needs/cares/wants

Actually who am I kidding I can put cats and dogs together myself I don't need other players to do that, imma go see on a fresh NeedyCats install

I had a dog chase a cat off the ship and now it's showing up but not with its scrap icon... Promising

I did interact with it though, wonder if that messes it up for Gordion

Hm no stray cats at the company

One cat in ship, two cats in items, I try tp to one and it just puts me in the water around the company

I tp'd it to me and it appeared

[calm belfry]

Does this have a beastiary?

[hexed rampart]

The cats are considered scrap so they don't have a bestiary entry

Bestiary entry: This is a cat. You know what a cat is. Cat.

[rocky fulcrum]

Slipped my mind but it appears this mod doesn't allow most decorations/suits from appearing in the store when the most recent update of TerminalFormatter is installed, (probably) due to copies of them being included in assetbundle/dll

[elfin niche]

Which this is completely unnecessary and should never be done btw

[steel agate]

Huh??? How even

[steel agate]

This is quite obviously not intended and I've identified why it happened, I'll fix it tomorrow

I'm surprised it has only caused issues now, since it probably started when I added cat food

[rocky fulcrum]

Yeah since it's missing the Disco Ball, and the Purple, Bee, and Bunny suits :b

[steel agate]

@rocky fulcrum @elfin niche I just updated NeedyCats to 1.2.3, it should fix the issue and the asset bundle should be free of other items now, could you test and see if it fixed the issue with Terminal Formatter? 👀
Or is there a way I could trigger the bug real quick? I don't know Terminal Formatter

[rocky fulcrum]

You just need both mods installed and open the store from what I can tell lol

[rocky fulcrum]

Would just never show any items in the Decorations and Suits section in the store besides these 4

[steel agate]

Should be fine then?

[rocky fulcrum]

Yeah works for me too 🙏

[steel agate]

Epic style

Now time to update Bomb Collar which has the exact same issue

[rocky fulcrum]

Ope

[elfin niche]

@tiny musk you can rejoice

[steel agate]

I guess having terminal formatter does break something, typing cat will go to this screen instead of the confirm buy screen, but doesn't actually deduct until you confirm/deny

But honestly, I don't really want to look into fixing that

[rocky fulcrum]

That may be just TerminalFormatter since someone reported the same issue but for Weed killer

[tiny musk]

heyyy 😅

one less bug to fix 😇

[sonic fractal]

is it possible to put the cats into the scrap pool manually with lethal level loader

i just don't know what the name of the cats are in game to try it

[serene hemlock]

The Needycats always despawn when I go in and out of the ship

[hardy thunder]

Yes, it should
The name is just Cat i am sure

I can check in LQ in a bit

[sonic fractal]

ok!!!! thank you :3

[sonic fractal]

im not sure if it works for LLL custom scrap

I might be dumb but i don't think it's working at least

[neat glen]

I am once again asking for the cat food item to be disable-able

[hardy thunder]

How come?

[neat glen]

I shouldn’t need a reason for this to be a feature

[crude obsidian]

I swear, sometimes I think this mod is designed to make people hate cats

[neat glen]

I hate the cat food in the shop, but I love the cats

[steel agate]

I was commissioned by @atomic sleet to make a NeedyCats-like mod with Bocchi, it's out right here if people are interested: https://thunderstore.io/c/lethal-company/p/Mordeca1007/FreakySlugs/
Don't know if they'll make a thread for it so figured I'd give a shoutout here for everyone who enjoyed NeedyCats 🙂
It's a bit less maintenance than the cats, since she'll not attract dogs when in the ship

[thin forge]

I can rock now thank youu

[gleaming briar]

Meow meow!

[blissful thorn]

hello~ I'm having these errors maybe related in bocchi tsuchinoko. is this harmless and can be ignored?

[steel agate]

Ummm, unsure, I haven't encountered these errors in my testing but also my testing was done on the previous version of LC

[blissful thorn]

its not showing with only the mod installed. I'll be testing more later

[thin forge]

cat spawned but the log is freaking out (testing this solo)
same with bocchi tsuchinoko

[steel agate]

I really didn't want to have to do anything else for needy cats but I'll look into it

[clever elm]

It's just a mod for a video game man don't stress it. I only added the info in case you wanted to do something about it.

No worries if you don't

[steel agate]

I appreciate you sending me the info, it makes it easier to do, I'll find some time to do it

[hardy thunder]

Are you still looking to update the mod?

[steel agate]

I'm going to try to do it this week

[hardy thunder]

Ah nice nice

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1086036554046242896/1417984146940235836/3460931_mega-kot_umbtaker.gif

[celest idol]

my sunday crew thanks you

[steel agate]

NeedyCats is officially updated to v73, enjoy!

[celest idol]

my crew and i are ever so grateful for your contributions. as soon as a cat is found, the discoverer goes straight back to the ship with it. we love our kitties

[steel agate]

Is NeedyCats broken for v80? Can someone who has tested/tried it recently tell me?

[scarlet blade]

mod breaks the terminal

just tested

lol

was in #modding-general trying to figure out which mmod it was

for some reason it lets you type anywhere in the terminal

[steel agate]

[scarlet blade]

and you cant tab out forcing you to force close the game

[steel agate]

I guess I'll look into updating it next week or something

[scarlet blade]

actually i tested this on v81 (the public beta) so not sure if its for v80 but yk

[rocky fulcrum]

main game is still v73 so

[steel agate]

I mean, I can at least prepare the update for when v80 goes public, since Bomb collar will probably have the exact same issue as well

[rocky fulcrum]

yes yes

[celest idol]

thanks for keeping up with the kats.

[steel agate]

Just updated NeedyCats to v80, was a really simple fix so that felt nice

[hoary vault]

That´s so great, thank you!

[thin forge]

the cat lives once again

[pallid inlet]

All hail the cats!

[rain jackal]

Normally cats hate water this one does not

[thin forge]

yeah they kinda needy

[honest elm]

if I give a name to an orange cat, will all orange cats have that name, or is it just a chance?

[thin forge]

if thats the only orange cat then its 100%

thing is the list is long so another cat might get orange and u dont get the name that u want
so need to make the list urself