mod_development

[open abyss]

i wonder what the hoot Konijima is currently doing, cause he made the script and the like.

[worldly olive]

Hello!!

Does somebody has ideas on how to fix this for MP? In single player it works fine but as soon as you have NPC's or in MP, players, this will stop working as expected. Basically I want to create a Vignette effect (using the search mode) when the player is too tired, so I have two functions, one to enable the effect, and other to disable it, and they will be switching between them so both won't run at the same time because I want the disable to occur just once and not permanent.
But when another player is in the game t he problem is that I may have the situation where one has tiredness but the other doesn't so the code basically explode xD

This is the current code:

`function enableVignetteEffectWhenTired(player)
print("DT Logger: running enableVignetteEffectWhenTired function");
--local player = getPlayer();
local playerNum = player:getPlayerNum();
local vignette = getSearchMode():getSearchModeForPlayer(playerNum);
if player:getMoodles():getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.Tired) > 0 then
local currentFatigue = player:getStats():getFatigue();
local currentPanic = player:getStats():getPanic();
print("Enabling vignette");
getSearchMode():setEnabled(playerNum, true);
vignette:getBlur():setTargets(0.7, 0.7);
vignette:getDesat():setTargets(0.5, 0.5);
local baseRadius = 25 - (25 * currentFatigue) - ZombRand(1, 7) + (currentPanic / 10) + 10;
print("baseRadius: " .. baseRadius);
vignette:getRadius():setTargets(baseRadius, baseRadius);
vignette:getDarkness():setTargets(currentFatigue - 0.2, currentFatigue - 0.2);
else
print("Vignette disabled");
getSearchMode():setEnabled(playerNum, false);
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(enableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(disableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
end
end

function disableVignetteEffectWhenTired(player)
print("DT Logger: running disableVignetteEffectWhenTired function");
if player:getMoodles():getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.Tired) > 0 then
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(disableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(enableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
end
end
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(disableVignetteEffectWhenTired)`

[lusty nebula]

Try changing the event at the bottom with this:

Events.OnCreatePlayer.Add(OnFillInventoryObjectContextMenu);

( make a backup first 😉 )

[open abyss]

yeah

testing now

[lusty nebula]

ok waiting results

If you still get the error try also " OnGameStart "

[open abyss]

i do believe it has to be the inventory thing, since it's to do with inventory, not starting game..

[lusty nebula]

in which folder is located your lua file?

[open abyss]

-----------------------------------------
function: doReloadMenuForBullets -- file: ISInventoryPaneContextMenu.lua line # 1312 | Vanilla
function: createMenu -- file: ISInventoryPaneContextMenu.lua line # 604 | Vanilla
function: onRightMouseUp -- file: ISInventoryPane.lua line # 1444 | Vanilla

ERROR: General     , 1662829613539> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: getDisplayName of non-table: null at KahluaThread.tableget line:1689.
ERROR: General     , 1662829613539> DebugLogStream.printException> Stack trace:
java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: getDisplayName of non-table: null
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.tableget(KahluaThread.java:1689)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.luaMainloop(KahluaThread.java:641)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.call(KahluaThread.java:163)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcall(KahluaThread.java:1980)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcallBoolean(KahluaThread.java:1924)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.protectedCallBoolean(LuaCaller.java:104)
    at zombie.ui.UIElement.onRightMouseUp(UIElement.java:1458)
    at zombie.ui.UIElement.onRightMouseUp(UIElement.java:1416)
    at zombie.ui.UIManager.update(UIManager.java:903)
    at zombie.GameWindow.logic(GameWindow.java:261)
    at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.invokeAndMeasure(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:71)
    at zombie.GameWindow.frameStep(GameWindow.java:764)
    at zombie.GameWindow.run_ez(GameWindow.java:680)
    at zombie.GameWindow.mainThread(GameWindow.java:494)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
LOG  : General     , 1662829613540> -----------------------------------------
STACK TRACE
-----------------------------------------
function: doReloadMenuForBullets -- file: ISInventoryPaneContextMenu.lua line # 1312 | Vanilla
function: createMenu -- file: ISInventoryPaneContextMenu.lua line # 604 | Vanilla
function: onRightMouseUp -- file: ISInventoryPane.lua line # 1444 | Vanilla

i'll try disable all but the dupe mod

let's see what happens then

could be another mod conflict i don't know about...

if it still bugs out, then we'll know it's truly the script... somehow

i wonder if the bug still show if i disable the mod completly

[lusty nebula]

I've made a quick test

I've put your script in my mod in lua ---> Client

No errors but not any additional contex menu when right clicking on a item...

[open abyss]

because the mod needs the Duplirino item

[lusty nebula]

can you share it so I can try

[open abyss]

Replace the
if not getSpecificPlayer(player):getInventory():contains("AGCMDupeListRecipes.AGCMDuplarino2Half") then return; with
if not getSpecificPlayer(player):getInventory():contains("base.keyring") then return;

That i KNOW will make it work

(Temp workaround)

okay, disabled my mod

Now there is no mods loaded at all, if the ammo STILL spits an error when you open the context menu, then the bug is also with the game devs

[lusty nebula]

nope errror in main screeen with the new string added

[open abyss]

i told ya to replace, not add

😛

[weak sierra]

what folder is your code in

you'd want it in client

[open abyss]

Also, after removing my own mods, Gather Gunpowder, Place item and Drop now shows up x.x

it IS in clinet

[lusty nebula]

yep replaced

not added 😉

[weak sierra]

that was not a reply to you :p

[worldly olive]

Is in client

[open abyss]

if not getSpecificPlayer(player):getInventory():contains("base.KeyRing") then return; end
Make sure both K and R is CaPaTaLiZeD

I hate it when CaSe is needed now and again

[worldly olive]

I have a doubt for the Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove, when it removes it, it removes for everyone I assume, or if it is in client it removes it for only that client? I mean in MP I didn't test it, I happened while testing with NPC's, is maybe because NPC's are all the same clients?

[lusty nebula]

Error fixed but no effect on any items...

[open abyss]

I don't even see the .remove anywhere... are you talking about somethign else?

[worldly olive]

Yes, the question was for @weak sierra that answer my question xD sorry

[worldly olive]

I'm talking about this 🙂

[open abyss]

gotcha

[lusty nebula]

She's talking of her mod not yours LOOL 😄

[worldly olive]

XD

[open abyss]

kind of wish it was possible to make threads here to keep things a little more clear, ya know?

[lusty nebula]

Damned modders ego LOOL 😄

[weak sierra]

wrap it in a local function

[open abyss]

don't forget the pink little bowtie 😉

[weak sierra]

local playerCopyOfFunction = MyFunctions.Function

Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(playerCopyOfFunction)

wrapping it in a local should give it a unique identity

and thus removing it later won't yeet all of them

or some shared one

[open abyss]

as for my script, it seems to only bug out ammo/bullets...

[weak sierra]

im not an expert on lua (yet) so forgive me if this doesn't work as i expect or my explanation is off but i've seen this done by people who know better than i

i have coded a long time in other languages tho

so the concept makes sense

[lusty nebula]

Here I've tried with the 9mmm ones...no errors but as said no new contex menu....I'm beginning to guess that maybe the error resides in your item script...

[open abyss]

aye

[weak sierra]

do any of the recipe or item names (as in the item's type name, not the display or translation) have a "." in them?

[worldly olive]

Testing is the only way to check if it works or not. I'm not pretty sure how to do what you mentioned but will try, thanks for the suggestion

[weak sierra]

just make a local copy of the function and pass that instead of the original when registering it with the event and unregistering it with the event

[open abyss]

I only use the . in the Display name, not the IDs

[weak sierra]

i showed how to do the local copy thing above

[weak sierra]

yeah good, that breaks some stuff

guess that ain't your problem then xD

[lusty nebula]

can you send me the item script via PM?

[open abyss]

the thing is: When my mod is active, it breaks the context menu of ammo items, functions such as "Gather Gunpoweder", "Drop" or "Place item" don't show up, but works just perfectly fine on other items.

And looking at the error code above, it seems there is some kind of conflict happening with the code from vanilla nd my dupe mod. But my skills at lua is only able to edit the most basic of variables.

[open abyss]

i'll send it here

It's going to be uploaded to the workshop once the script works fine again

[lusty nebula]

ok. " Quote: the thing is: When my mod is active, it breaks the context menu of ammo items, functions such as "Gather Gunpoweder", "Drop" or "Place item" don't show up, but works just perfectly fine on other items. " Here not instead alll those menus remains available as per normal with your script acrtive

[open abyss]

not on my end.

when i have JUST the Dupe menu (and it's needed cheat mod) active, the thing won't show those menus

[lusty nebula]

I need to see that item script...I'm pretty sure the culprit is there...

[open abyss]

i JUSt linked it above

here i'll send it again

[lusty nebula]

sorry I'm tired missed it LOOL 😄

[open abyss]

Can you see it now?

[open abyss]

Here, just to be a snarky sphincter, i'll post it again: 😛

[weak sierra]

that means it's causing an error during the context menu generation at a point before those things are generated in the menu

[lusty nebula]

I was meaning the Duplirino item script....

[weak sierra]

did u look at console log for errors?

cuz.. probably is one

[open abyss]

oh, uh sure

[open abyss]

    {
        Weight                =   1,
        Type                =   Normal,
        DisplayName            =   .Duplarino 2½,
        Icon                =   AGCMDuplarino2Half,
        Tooltip             =   Tooltip_AGCMDuplarino2Half,
    } 
    
    recipe Shape a Duplarino 2½
    {
        keep KeyRing,
        AGCMCheatItems.AGCMOddThingy=5,
        
        Result:AGCMDuplarino2Half,
        Sound:Hammering,
        Time:10.0,
        Category:AGCM,
    }``` there ya go - again, the item seems to work just fine... it's basically just a clutter item like rubberbands or credit cards (which also has no damn function)

[worldly olive]

Well, managed to make it run for each one as different functions like this but for some rason even though the tiredness is full it doesn't enter in the if and goes directly to the else

`local DTvignetteEffects = {}

DTvignetteEffects.enableVignetteEffectWhenTired = function(player)
print("DT Logger: running enableVignetteEffectWhenTired function");
--local player = getPlayer();
local playerNum = player:getPlayerNum();
local vignette = getSearchMode():getSearchModeForPlayer(playerNum);
if player:getMoodles():getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.Tired) > 0 then
local currentFatigue = player:getStats():getFatigue();
local currentPanic = player:getStats():getPanic();
print("Enabling vignette");
getSearchMode():setEnabled(playerNum, true);
vignette:getBlur():setTargets(0.7, 0.7);
vignette:getDesat():setTargets(0.5, 0.5);
local baseRadius = 25 - (25 * currentFatigue) - ZombRand(1, 7) + (currentPanic / 10) + 10;
print("baseRadius: " .. baseRadius);
vignette:getRadius():setTargets(baseRadius, baseRadius);
vignette:getDarkness():setTargets(currentFatigue - 0.2, currentFatigue - 0.2);
else
print("Vignette disabled");
getSearchMode():setEnabled(playerNum, false);
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(DTvignetteEffects.enableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
end
end

DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired = function(player)
--local player = getPlayer();
print("DT Logger: running disableVignetteEffectWhenTired function");
if player:getMoodles():getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.Tired) > 0 then
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(DTvignetteEffects.enableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
end
end
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired)`

There is one NPC near (I'm using it to test lol), in the prints I see it runs the disable for the NPC because is not tired, the enable for my character because is tired but instead of entering the if, I'm seeing the print from the else 🤔

[worldly olive]

Moved this to OnEveryMinute and used the getPlayer instead of the player from OnPlayerUpdate and seems to work with NPC's, MP test now...

[lusty nebula]

Girls are not suit for a zombie apocalypse LOOOL 😄

( just kidding )

[elfin stump]

Can anyone point me to information about checking if a mod is present on the system? There are a few mods I would like to make compatible with mine and the best solution I see is to have my scripts check for the incompatible mods and then adjust some of their variables if they are present to correct the issues. - Any suggestions on where to start? Thanks!

[lusty nebula]

Mod Manager in the workshop 😉

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2694448564&searchtext=mod+manager

It should be a good reference/starting point I guess

[elfin stump]

Thanks I will look into the code here and see if I can find any useful references in there - it probably has it based on what it does. I am looking to check via a lua script so I need to find some functions I can call to get it done.

[lusty nebula]

Anyone knows if there the possibility, when a new game is started, to let spawn the characther inside a vehicle?

[eternal charm]

not 100% sure but the closest thing i know is this; https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2792231102

[mortal widget]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2754567348&searchtext=survivor+bases https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2747565374 between these two which one do you guys suggest, im pretty sure noirs is better for compatibility but ive heard the other one is more functional and have been using the second one for awhile now.

[weak sierra]

the former is excellent and the latter is old and the modder is absent

things can easily be patched to support noir's with a line or so of code

[lusty nebula]

Thanks mate 😉

[mortal widget]

any incompatibilities?

and is noirs compatible with smokin joes backpacks

also is it compatible with two weapons on back mod?

[weak sierra]

i do not use either of those, but no incompatibilities that i am aware of thus far

[bold oriole]

https://github.com/asledgehammer/PipeWrench/pull/16/files 41.76 API changes for those interested, java and lua

[warped galleon]

I am getting this error when I boot my server but the file is in the mods folder on my computer

[ancient grail]

it wont just cuz ur missing a ,
on the generateDeeoSHardWound

but other than that then idk
if it can actually work when u fix the missing comma thing

[ancient grail]

i think wrong channel
but also is this s
single player ? host? server?

if server then just restart it

[warped galleon]

I wasnt sure what channel to post int. But it does this everytime. and yes its for my server

[ancient grail]

if its local then just upload to steam and use that instead of users mod

[warped galleon]

im not sure what you mean?

[ancient grail]

u have a mod folder on your steam zomboid directory
the mods are bunch of numbers

[warped galleon]

yes I downloaded them all from the steam workshop

[ancient grail]

thats the one u download from subscribing to mods

[warped galleon]

yes

I already redownloaded the mod to make sure all the files were there

[ancient grail]

try to re download it
while zomboid isnt running

or restart the server

[warped galleon]

Yes, I did that already. I did that too

[ancient grail]

have u uploaded the mod?

[warped galleon]

uploaded the mod to where?

[ancient grail]

steam

[warped galleon]

I didnt create it I downloaded from the workshop

[ancient grail]

then the server doesnt have the file

you have to configure it to load the mod

servertest.ini

workshopid=
modid=

something like that

it should show

mod1;mod2;awsomemod3

and

173737222;928373322;82288222

something like that

this is posted on every workshop mods. on the bottom part of the description

also on the mod.info

sample

Workshop ID: 2859296947
Mod ID: MoodleFramework

[warped galleon]

yea the mods are all loaded. I made sure to add them all.

[weak sierra]

#mod_support , but this looks like maybe the server needs the mod reinstalled, or your client copy has an extra file in it. considering which mod it is, im guessing the server's install of it is messed up.

since it's unlikely to have had a file removed in a new update

[warped galleon]

I disabled the mod on the server and im still getting the error so im not sure

[weak sierra]

esp a vehicle script

then it's probably a mistargeted error

there's a bug i reported to TIS already

where it tells you the wrong file

but SOMETHING is erroring

and it's trial and error to figure out what

i've seen this happen with STALKER armor and with the boots expanded thing

both of which also work fine for some people

[warped galleon]

I have 53 errors when I try to boot the server. but that one is the one that displays and crashes it on startup

[weak sierra]

uh

start with the earliest.

not the last

depends on the severity of the error

[warped galleon]

earliest?

[weak sierra]

sometimes it's a cascade

[warped galleon]

oh yea I gotchu

[weak sierra]

leading to the final straw

rather than the last one on its own causing the issue

that said, that appears to be a client-side error on join

not the server

[warped galleon]

are there by any chance and premade kitchen sink esque mod packs I can DL with the load order already set?

basically download and play like Minecraft or Terraria?

[weak sierra]

yup and they come with no support and are usually out of date or broken, modders hate them and want them gone, and they break licensing on many mods

if ur playing SP or locally hosted it's very simple to just install mods and hit button usually

dedicated not so much

[warped galleon]

im just trying to host a server on my computer for me and my brother. nothing fancy. just throw it up when we have time

[weak sierra]

then are u using the host button in the menu? anyway really this is the wrong channel for this

[warped galleon]

yea I am

[weak sierra]

huh

never seen those errors happen with that

unsub/resub to the mods

anyone know why this.. just doesn't seem to work at all?

traitsToYeet["Athletic"] = true
traitsToYeet["Fit"] = true
traitsToYeet["Out Of Shape"] = true
traitsToYeet["Obese"] = true
traitsToYeet["Underweight"] = true
traitsToYeet["Unfit"] = true
traitsToYeet["Illiterate"] = true
traitsToYeet["Slow Reader"] = true
traitsToYeet["Fast Reader"] = true
traitsToYeet["Feeble"] = true
traitsToYeet["Weak"] = true
traitsToYeet["Stout"] = true
traitsToYeet["Strong"] = true
traitsToYeet["Runner"] = true
traitsToYeet["Very Underweight"] = true

print("[UdderlyRP] Yeeting traits that are inappropriate for our server..")
local traitList = TraitFactory.getTraits();
for i = 0, traitList:size() - 1 do
    local trait = traitList:get(i);
    if traitsToYeet[trait.name] == true then
        trait:setIsRemoveInMP(true)
    end
end```

like.. the code that fills the lists checks that variable

so it should work, no? it's executing, i see the thing print in the console, no error

i put it in shared since it didn't work in client

and it still does not work

i did test on a local dedicated server, since i don't expect it to work in sp of course

[quasi kernel]

You have any updates or is it still borked?

(Yes I'm alive again, big reveal, woah!)

@weak sierra are you sure getTraits() doesn't call self?

If it does, it'd be : instead of .

Not entirely sure why it wouldn't be throwing an error in that case, but worth a shot.

(Reason why I ask is because a lot of the java functions are : )

Also seems to be "setRemoveInMP" instead of "setIsRemoveInMP" according to online Java docs.

I also have a few suggestions to tidy up but I dont wanna nitpick

[weak sierra]

copied that line from a vanilla file so im pretty sure that's ok

[quasi kernel]

Understandable

[weak sierra]

wudda thought taht would have thrown an error then

[quasi kernel]

Give it a shot, see what happens.

[weak sierra]

tried to call nil

as it usually does

yeh

[quasi kernel]

It called nil?

[weak sierra]

no

that's usually the error when u call something that ain't there

and it didnt give one

[quasi kernel]

Oh

Weird

[weak sierra]

maybe it isnt finding the traits..?

maybe they have weird internal names

[quasi kernel]

That could be it.

Try just printing out the names and seeing what comes up.

(Though odds are you're already doing that hehe)

[vocal kite]

Anyone know any good mods I should get 👍

[quasi kernel]

Better suited for #mod_support, this channel is for the creation of mods.

[vocal kite]

Ohhh okay! Mb

[quasi kernel]

Naw you're goodie

[knotty abyss]

Hi guys can I do that in ProceduralDistribution or just in SuburbsDistributions ? (this format below)

table.insert(ProceduralDistributions.list["BathroomCabinet"].items , "GodigodMod.GinsengPills");
table.insert(ProceduralDistributions.list["BathroomCabinet"].items, 4);```

table.insert(SuburbsDistributions["all"]["Outfit_Police"].items, "GodigodMod.GinsengPills")
table.insert(SuburbsDistributions["all"]["Outfit_Police"].items, 0.2)```

[weak sierra]

apparently their names are null, or at least.. some of them are

lol

that's not what i expected

[quasi kernel]

Huh.

Try getType()

That might yield more success(?)

Idk

[weak sierra]

was gonna if/else on a few things but yeah might as well do that too make sure im getting something sane

they're all type userdata

how.. interesting

:|

[quasi kernel]

Lovely

[weak sierra]

i dunno what to do with that

[quasi kernel]

getType is supposed to return a string so now I'm confused

[weak sierra]

i used tostring(type(trait))

i dunno what getType is

and it returned "userdata"

[quasi kernel]

????

[weak sierra]

there's a getType on IsoObject but i dont think that'll be on a trait

LOG  : General     , 1662867710367> [UdderlyRP] Found 85 traits.
LOG  : General     , 1662867710367> UDDTST: Trait is type "userdata".
LOG  : General     , 1662867710367> UDDTST: Nil trait name.```

loops the latter two lines 85 times

[quasi kernel]

https://zomboid-javadoc.com/41.65/zombie/characters/traits/TraitFactory.Trait.html#getType()

I swear I'm insane

[weak sierra]

huh

i mean if it's userdata type will it have that tho

like it says it has name field

but it fails if u try to do trait.name

mm

alright ill try that

whatever it is

[quasi kernel]

Hopefully it doesn't do something insane

[weak sierra]

the fuck

LOG  : General     , 1662868226639> [UdderlyRP] Found 85 traits.
LOG  : General     , 1662868226639> UDDTST: Trait is type "AdrenalineJunkie".
LOG  : General     , 1662868226639> UDDTST: Nil trait name.
LOG  : General     , 1662868226639> UDDTST: Trait is type "Agoraphobic".
LOG  : General     , 1662868226639> UDDTST: Nil trait name.
LOG  : General     , 1662868226639> UDDTST: Trait is type "AllThumbs".
LOG  : General     , 1662868226639> UDDTST: Nil trait name.```

ok that's.. very weird

[ancient grail]

im a noob but i would maybe try TraitFactory:getTraits();

[quasi kernel]

LOL THAT WORKED?

NO WAY

[weak sierra]

why is the "type"

that

and why is the name nothing

wth

[quasi kernel]

:getType() doesn't retrieve type, it's probably set up like items

[weak sierra]

wtf is it called that for then

:|

[quasi kernel]

[weak sierra]

so item type as in

[quasi kernel]

Don't ask me I didnt make it

Name

Item type as in name

[weak sierra]

like Type | Name | Category | DisplayCategory

in items

when spawning

oh man that's awkward

so internal name

[quasi kernel]

Oh well, it works it works

[weak sierra]

like the item type is id

very weird wording y'all TIS folks have

[quasi kernel]

Did the fix for the uhh

[weak sierra]

add that to my toolkit of weird shit

[quasi kernel]

setMultiplayer thing work

[weak sierra]

oh i have no idea, my names were display names

so it isnt picking them up

i imagine u were correct on that part

my code wasn't running for that bit

because it wasnt finding matching names

holy shit the "type" names have no consistency

some have spaces, some dont

some are uppercase per word

some aren't

some are all lower, some are all upper

some are display names and some are arbitrary stuff

ff

[knotty abyss]

Anyone ? 😬

[ancient grail]

u just have to find references for this

[weak sierra]

i am unfamiliar with suburbsdistributions

but procedural distributions looks fine, as long as those are real entries

if "BathroomCabinet" exists

[knotty abyss]

yeah there is

[weak sierra]

should be fine then

[ancient grail]

ye which makes it harder for newbs like me to learn to code

probably intentional too or perhaps since they have different coders working on the game and they write stuff like however they want and they have different styles

or maybe cuz so that modders can do whtver on the types

[weak sierra]

it's not intentional it's probably a matter of time and experience over time

diff coders and ppl starting out with less idea of how to proceed

most indie titles are developed by a tiny team that is learning how to code and/or at least how to go about their project, at the start

and expand and get more professional as time goes on

but then they retain old names for compatibility

but usually it's not as chaotic so it still surprised me lol

[knotty abyss]

About Pharmacy Cosmetics, how the rolls and chance to item respawn works ? I'm getting a little confused ...``` PharmacyCosmetics = {
rolls = 4,
items = {
"Cologne", 8,
"HairDyeBlack", 2,
"HairDyeBlonde", 2,
"HairDyeGinger", 2,
"HairDyeLightBrown", 2,
"Hairgel", 4,
"Hairgel", 4,
"Hairspray", 6,
"Hairspray", 6,
"Lipstick", 10,
"Lipstick", 10,
"MakeupEyeshadow", 10,
"MakeupFoundation", 10,
"Perfume", 8,
"Razor", 4,
"Soap2", 4,
"Toothbrush", 4,
"Toothpaste", 4,
},
junk = {
rolls = 1,
items = {

        }
    }
},```

[weak sierra]

higher number = more

multiple entries = can be more spawned at once

Lipstick has a bit more than half the chance to spawn that hairgel has

[knotty abyss]

and the rolls ? what this means ?

[weak sierra]

and both have two chances to spawn

that's the number of times it tries for each entry iirc

it rolls a number and checks if it will spawn or not

higher rolls -> more loot overall in the container

without being specific about which things

regardless of rarity settings

[knotty abyss]

so, the spawn roll four times before to "spawn" a item ? Thats it ?

[weak sierra]

i think it rolls 4 times for each item

and if any of the rolls succeeds it spawns

but i havent read teh code

so

could be wrong on that

[knotty abyss]

so the higher have more chance

gotcha

[knotty abyss]

nice, make sense

[weak sierra]

there we go

LOG  : General     , 1662869484964> [UdderlyRP] Found 85 traits.
LOG  : General     , 1662869484964> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Athletic"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "FastReader"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Feeble"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Fit"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Illiterate"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Obese"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Out of Shape"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Jogger"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "SlowReader"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Stout"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Strong"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Underweight"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Unfit"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Very Underweight"!
LOG  : General     , 1662869484965> [UdderlyRP] Yeeting "Weak"!```

in case anyone is wondering, on my server it's super easy to level fitness/str/sprinting, reading speed is very fast regardless of traits, and illiterate would lock you out of a number of game features

so removing those prevents wasted points, cursing your char without access to various features by illiteracy, and gaming the system too hard by picking low str/fit builds

im hoping that they still work properly for dynamically assigning in the game

i.. presume so

[ancient grail]

is it possible to have like a trait that if you have it you cant dmg or get dmg from other players

the trait is called non_pvp

[radiant venture]

That would be difficult/probably impossible. I'm sure there's a way to insure only ZedDamage counts as actual damage to a player but i think if you would attempt to make it so they can't hurt playerw either you will run into the issue of not being able to damage zombies either

It would be more of a actual pacifist trait than a non pvp one

[warped galleon]

are there any city/town mods that interfere with Raven Creek?

[ancient grail]

theres a dmg modofier for pvp tho
it might have something to do with this stuff

[ancient grail]

how do i add my own mod item and get called by Recipe.GetItemTypes

[shadow geyser]

you can create your own get item types using tags using the following

function Recipe.GetItemTypes.HuntingShotgun(scriptItems)
    scriptItems:addAll(getScriptManager():getItemsTag("HuntingShotgun"))
end

in this case "HuntingShotgun" is a tag added to the item

[deft falcon]

how do you check whether a game is singleplayer or multiplayer

[lusty nebula]

I've been able to realise a function that spawns an item beside the character when a new character is created....but now I want to make one to do exactly the same but with a vehicle...any idea how to possibly do it?

[ancient grail]

thank you very much!

[empty cove]

does anyone know how to add tooltip to sandbox options? is it possible?

[zenith smelt]

Yes it'

Like this

Inside your translate files

in your sandbox option file

[open abyss]

is it possible to make new display categories?

[empty cove]

thanks alot, you're the cutest hamster i've ever seen on earth 😂

[arctic portal]

The reason was UI_Policy_Kick, UI_ValidationFailed_Type22
I keep getting this error on my dedicated server. Players are getting kicked. Anyone knows why?

[ripe warren]

Is there some sort of vehicle upgrade/ armor framework I can use? I would love to make a mod that gives all the stock cars an ability to armor them up and weaponize them. I know some mods already do this so I am wondering if someone has already done the Lua work for this and I can use that

I think Autotsar has something for this but I could never make much sense of how it worked

[wheat bane]

Would anyone like to make a mod with me?

[ripe warren]

What do you have in mind? I do 3D modeling for living so I can make assets, but I am hopeless for coding

[wheat bane]

I dm'ed you what I was thinking

[slow granite]

Mr Glorious Leader Alex#2892 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[halcyon ocean]

would a 1st person mod be possible for PZ?

[topaz pasture]

Nah, all the environments are 2D

All you'd see was cars and zombies

[zenith smelt]

What about rotate 🙏

turn camera around

[weak sierra]

most sprites have limited facings for sprites

you could do it for all sprites that have 4 facings

but for those that don't and for which facings matter said mod would have to also include sprites for other facings

you could then rotate all sprites and flip the way it's rendered.. but this would likely have to be a java mod

flipping render order is not trivial btw

all the culling and chunking optimizations that i assume they have (i've written isometric game engines) likely make assumptions that the orientation of the grid is a certain way

lots of code for functional things would also have to be adjusted

world-to-grid and grid-to-world code (or whatever they call it here)

hopefully would centralize that bit

anyway it'd be a nightmare, but technically not impossible

that's my point

xD

[knotty abyss]

When we are using -debug mode, are we not able to use 3d items checked in options menu ?

[grim rose]

BringToBearSound <- anyone have idea what this does?

[knotty abyss]

I believe that is something related sound when weapons get stuck .. idk

[glass ravine]

can anyone please ping me with the directory where the poster/painting tiles are located?

[grim rose]

aka if i try shooting jammed gun?

[knotty abyss]

No JamGunChance is the chance, i believe that is something related to sound whe this occurs, but Im not right about that sorry

[teal island]

Would there happen to be a dedicated modding discord for Zomboid? Been looking around, but have been unable to find one.

[knotty abyss]

not here ?? lol

I thought it was here 😅

[lusty nebula]

We got even a PZ Discord LOOL 😄

[teal island]

Some games have a general-ish server like this, but I was looking for a primarily modding oriented one. XCOM 2 has one e.g. modders getting together

[lusty nebula]

Normally the modders gang meets here 😄

[teal island]

Ah, alrighty. I'll be paying attention to this channel then.

[lusty nebula]

mod support channel if you have troubles with mods

[teal island]

Nah, it's just for creation and stuff.

I did have a question. It's if there's a "map" mod where the location's cell is randomized?

Say I had made an UFO, as a building, not a vehicle. Where it might appear e.g. in a farmer's field, or a city park?

You have a selection of cells where X building can appear, and it's chosen on game start.

[lusty nebula]

I guess it depends on the selected cell

Just be carefull that the random cells do not mess with other map mod cells or you'll get a lot of compatibility issues I guess

[weak sierra]

that's the sound when u take a gun/weapon out

[weak sierra]

there's one for mapping but i dont know a modding-only one

[teal island]

Would you happen to have a link to the mapping one?

[weak sierra]

dm'd

[teal island]

Thank you!

[weak sierra]

mhm

[terse delta]

Hello, what programming language is used for making mods on pz?

[weak sierra]

lua

a java subset of it, technically, called kahlua

but it's lua

[terse delta]

so, if i want to make mods on project zomboid i need to learn features and syntax of lua?

@weak sierra ?

[weak sierra]

look at other mods, read lua tutorials in general

poke around the PZ lua code in meda/lua

there's also modding docs

like a wikiish thing

https://projectzomboid.com/modding/

there's also a 41.65 doc that is purportedly more updated in some ways

https://zomboid-javadoc.com/41.65/

[terse delta]

yep, but also i need at least to learn basics, all things i know about lua is that lua used in OpenComputers minecraft mod lol

[weak sierra]

i learned mostly by looking at other mods

but i coded for 17 years before starting and modded a few other games

i can only tell u what i did tho

u might need to find ur own way

x3

[terse delta]

thx for answers, i'll dig into it

[knotty abyss]

Does anyone know the difference between "StaticModel" and "WorldStaticModel" ? As well as "newitems","models_items","items" ?

[lusty nebula]

There a thing that I'm going crazy trying to fix...If I spawn in a building no problems all set clothes spawn as planned...If I spawn in the open 1 red error and no clothes worn...any idea what could be the cause of the issue?

[shadow geyser]

try checking the red error

[lusty nebula]

done but basically it doesn't specify nothing of real interest

[shadow geyser]

what does it specify?

[lusty nebula]

kalua error bla bla bla

[shadow geyser]

ok so like actually what does it say

its not just a random red error that means nothing

it only happens when you get the no clothes worn and you think it is unrelated?

[terse delta]

How i can translate mod if author is sussy baka that didn't made language folder

how i can translate something like this

[shadow geyser]

you can just make your own

[stark coyote]

Is there a way to check if an dish made with an evolved recipe contains a specific kind of food ? Like I want something to happen only if the dish was made using carrots ?

[lusty nebula]

The error

[stark coyote]

I'd overwrite the script file adding a DisplayName for each recipe but maybe there's an easier/cleaner way

[shadow geyser]

ok so looks like thats the error causing it. I mean that is literally the code that is giving you the stuff on spawn, and it is breaking.

it looks extremely related to the issue

[lusty nebula]

Yep but I can't understand what the issue is

If it works when spawning inside a building, why not in the open?

[shadow geyser]

well, I suggest adding some print statements to see what the getKeyId is supposed to look like when it is working, then try to figure out why it isn't that when spawning else where

[vast veldt]

Has anyone any ideas what this function does:

I've been writing a telemetry module to stream zomboid server data out in XML for consumption by an external service (Discord Bots, Middleware game managers etc), and it's working well - but I'd like to add the players overall X,Y within the map to the output data. This seemed likely but it just returned nil. I'm aware co-ordinates may be relative to a current cell etc, but just wondered what this function was actually aimed at before dismissing it as "not the solution".

(Understanding that the teleportto command takes an absolute set of co-ordinates, can I read these via the lua functions?)

[polar gyro]

Anyone have an idea why Hunter trait can be picked twice only in PTBR language while using my traits mod?
I checked everything, but this bug only working with PTBR language and other languages are fine.

[glad ridge]

I think you can just sussy baka your own translate folder and file should be pretty easy

[topaz pasture]

Can anyone tell me where the Mod Options mod saves individual options for each mod?

[undone elbow]

I'm trying to figure out how RELOAD script button works in debug mode.
First I created simple test script: lua Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(function() print("tick1") end)
It just works and prints "tick1" every few seconds.
Then I added more lines and pressed reload:

Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(function()
    print("tick1")
end)
Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(function()
    print("tick2")
end)```
Nothing happens. It still print only "tick1". Does the button work? Actually it works but it's strange. I changed script to this:
```lua
Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(function()
    print("tick1")
    Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(function()
        print("tickN")
    end)
end)

Now it works as expected. It prints "tick1" and N times "tickN".
After a while I changed the script to the first variant:

Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(function()
    print("tick1")
end)```
Now it prints "tick1"  N times! What?? Why?!
I wonder how it really works, how it should work....

Somehow reload button removes some events on reload, but not all.

[undone elbow]

C:\Users\[user]\Zomboid\Lua\mods_options.ini

[topaz pasture]

Excellent, ty

[zenith smelt]

yeah I think it's unreliable and if you use them more than 5 times, you should make your own event system

[exotic prairie]

Is there a way to make a recipe give a set amount of XP for a skill ASIDE from creating a one-off function that gives an exact amount of an exact skill? eg:

function Recipe.OnGiveXP.GiveXP(player, perkName, xp)
  player:getXp():AddXP(Perks[perkName], xp);
end

idk how the game reads the recipe ".txt" files

[undone elbow]

Also reload button doesn't really reload any simple injection. On reload it adds new injection using the same code place. lua local old_fn = GameFunction function GameFunction(...) local result = old_fn(...) return result + 1 end

It needs some kind of protection: ```lua
MyMod = MyMod or {}
if not MyMod.is_injected then
MyMod.is_injected = true
local old_fn = GameFunction
function GameFunction(...)
local result = old_fn(...)
return result + 1
end
end

[undone elbow]

There are many ways but you should decide what triggers exp gain in your mod.

[exotic prairie]

crafting

eg: I want to make a baseball bat craftable and give 20 WoodWork xp

[undone elbow]

Crafting means creating. Doesn't this the same?

[exotic prairie]

does my example not make sense?

[weak sierra]

you want to just do the thing you described, that is the way to do this

:p

you can do it other ways, but it would be odd and pointless

[exotic prairie]

I don't understand how these functions are called

the recipes just refer directly to the function

[weak sierra]

yeah

and the game's code calls said function

[exotic prairie]

so how are the args populated?

[weak sierra]

when the recipe is performed

there's a preset set of args

for OnCreate functions

[exotic prairie]

right, which doesn't include XP or skill

[weak sierra]

look in the "RecipeCode.lua" file

[exotic prairie]

so how can I do it?

I have

[weak sierra]

u hardcode it

by name

e.g.

GiveWoodworking10()

then make it do that

[exotic prairie]

so there is no other way

got it

[weak sierra]

there IS but it's awkward and would involve doing something like populating a table or moddata and then processing that with your function

more work, more complex, will confuse others

[exotic prairie]

how does that look? out of curiosity

[weak sierra]

you could make a table of recipes mapped to skills and xp numbers

[exotic prairie]

that's the same thing

[weak sierra]

and then make a function that's called like

GiveXPByTable

[exotic prairie]

I'm looking for an abstract function that takes XP and skill as args

[weak sierra]

and then you could do a lookup

[exotic prairie]

but I can't do that

it seems

[weak sierra]

no because you have no control over the args

[exotic prairie]

right

[weak sierra]

nothing u can do wouldn't have to be keyed to the recipe

in some way

whether that be at assignment time or via a table or something

[exotic prairie]

is there no way to change how this event is processed?

[weak sierra]

you can mod the java of the game

[exotic prairie]

I would like to do that

[weak sierra]

which will mean no official api support to load ur mod

[exotic prairie]

very much

[weak sierra]

and u can't really put it on the workshop

but it's technically possible

i recommend just doing it the normal way

create a bunch of methods that do the things you want - you can even make the methods programmatically

and call those

it's.. better

[exotic prairie]

haha

[weak sierra]

no reason to javamod for something that insignificant

[exotic prairie]

I don't understand why it's done this way in the code... you would think that it would be more similar to cataclysm

[weak sierra]

modding a game will lead u to be frustrated when the code doesnt work like would be intuitive or better to u

[exotic prairie]

but owell

[weak sierra]

that's just how modding is

[exotic prairie]

I've modded before, but Rimworld allows you to do injections with Harmony

[weak sierra]

yeah i came from there

[exotic prairie]

so I've had a lot more freedom

[weak sierra]

this has no equivalent

[exotic prairie]

yeah

[weak sierra]

most games don't

i made Water Freezes and Soil Relocation Framework among others

[undone elbow]

@exotic prairie example is in game code:

function Recipe.OnGiveXP.SawLogs(recipe, ingredients, result, player)
    if player:getPerkLevel(Perks.Woodwork) <= 3 then
        player:getXp():AddXP(Perks.Woodwork, 3);
    else
        player:getXp():AddXP(Perks.Woodwork, 1);
    end
end

You can code any logic like add more or less exp, depending on item id and other conditions.

[weak sierra]

over there

[exotic prairie]

yes, I know. I'm looking at that code as an example

oh nice. I'm the Advanced Cultivation author

[weak sierra]

the best u can do if u dont wanna make duplicate functions is make one function that takes those args and somehow derives the XP to give based on them

[exotic prairie]

I think people have asked me to support Soil Relocation lol

[weak sierra]

either keyed by recipe or ingredients or result

or a keyword in the recipe name even

[exotic prairie]

right

[weak sierra]

but that's about all ya got

[weak sierra]

i hope someday they add a java mod hook, personally

[exotic prairie]

what is up with these text files?

[weak sierra]

they're called "Scripts"

they are loosely lua, but not quite

[exotic prairie]

how in the world are they parsed?

[weak sierra]

they have no syntax checking pass

[exotic prairie]

jeez...

[weak sierra]

so careful, they will explode if u make mistakes

mystery errors in many cases

[exotic prairie]

are they at least whitespace neutral?

[weak sierra]

yes

[exotic prairie]

thank god

[weak sierra]

you'll find even the devs don't do nice whitespace consistency

lol

or naming consistency

u gotta poke around sometimes

[exotic prairie]

I was really confused when I saw them and they weren't JSONs

or... ya know... a normal data serialization

or at least lua

[weak sierra]

i dont understand why they aren't just valid LUA since everything else is lua, they're nearly-lua

but whatever

i just hope they add a syntax check pass

[quasi kernel]

^^

This

[weak sierra]

missing "}" or capitalizing "Item" can make game break

in weird ways

[exotic prairie]

omg they're case-sensitive?

[quasi kernel]

I would like to not have my crafting menu nuke itself whenever I misspell one thing

[weak sierra]

the keywords are

yes

keywords and field names

and there's diff separators depending on context

"=", ";", ","

[exotic prairie]

idk if I want to mod this anymore...

[weak sierra]

it's painful but satisfying

u can do a lot of stuff in lua and avoid the scripts if u want

mostly

i avoided XML mostly on rimworld, heh

[exotic prairie]

yeah, the XML was a pain

[undone elbow]

@exotic prairie lua do -- injection local old_fn = Recipe.OnGiveXP.Default function Recipe.OnGiveXP.Default(recipe, ingredients, result, ...) -- default: old_fn(recipe, ingredients, result, ...) -- ASIDE: if result:getType() == "BaseballBat" then player:getXp():AddXP(Perks.Woodwork, 20) end end end

[weak sierra]

yeah that's an example of keying it to result

[exotic prairie]

yeah

[weak sierra]

and u can instead of a logic tree just make a table

quicker to add/modify

[exotic prairie]

I was really hoping there would be a way to wrap with a function that takes the xp and skillname but I don't think there is

oh yeah... I see how the table would work

[weak sierra]

you could.. maybe..

hm

[exotic prairie]

not if I can't have the recipe pass the args

[weak sierra]

i mean what's the difference tho

[exotic prairie]

true

[weak sierra]

GiveXP("Woodworking", 20) vs GiveXPWoodworking20()

like who gives a shit

[exotic prairie]

well the difference is having 1 function instead of 50

[weak sierra]

it doesn't do u any particular good to avoid more functions

just make the ones u need

[exotic prairie]

I mean... succintness

readability

[weak sierra]

yeah so only make the ones u need lol

[exotic prairie]

reusability

I know I can't

but

[weak sierra]

reusability has boundaries in PZ land

[exotic prairie]

I'm discovering that

[weak sierra]

i make framework style mods here, it's frustrating but possible

some areas u just can't

[quasi kernel]

Welcome to the world of PZ modding, pain is everywhere for you to enjoy!1

It's not impossible, there's a method to the madness for sure.

Just be ready for weirdness.

[weak sierra]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2850431623

this just exists so u can share attachments between many gun mods dynamically

and it involves each involved mod having to inject data into a table

and then this one dynamically adjusting scripts before playing

:P

and share guns between attachment mods

[exotic prairie]

cool

[weak sierra]

it was a nightmare to make

[exotic prairie]

I bet

[quasi kernel]

I tried cramming every "remove battery" recipe into one once and learned the hard way that that's a bad idea

[weak sierra]

but it shows the kind of madness approaches u have to go thru to achieve what'd seem simple

[weak sierra]

plsu what if u dont wanna remove batteries from everything when u hit "All"

[exotic prairie]

I noticed that battery-operated items aren't battery containers but instead COMPLETELY DIFFERENT ITEMS when they have batteries...

[weak sierra]

i separated bullet scrapping in my ammocrafting mod for that reason

[weak sierra]

yeah isn't that fun

lol

[exotic prairie]

yikes

[weak sierra]

same with lots of other containers

[quasi kernel]

My mod had to adjust battery logic since flashlights ate dead batteries for breakfast

It used the "drainable" use delta to determine if a battery was in or not for you to be able to remove batteries.

[weak sierra]

on my server there's empty, full w/ gas, and full w/ diesel versions of each container that holds fuel

each with its own item id

and some with full of water versions too

oh and item ids are called "type"

[exotic prairie]

the problem with this too is that it's memory bloat to load all these item defs

I hope they move in the direction of CDDA

that seems to have a very modular design

[undone elbow]

try this) ```lua
function MyExpWrapFunction(perk, exp_amount)
if perk == Perks.Cooking then
exp_amount = exp_amount + 1
end
return exp_amount
end

MyMod = MyMod or {}
if not MyMod.is_xp_wrapped then
MyMod.is_xp_wrapped = true
local old_fn = nil
Events.OnCreatePlayer.Add(function(_, player)
if old_fn then
return
end
local xp = player:getXp()
local m = getmetatable(xp).__index
old_fn = m.AddXP
m.AddXP = function(self, perk, exp_amount, ...)
exp_amount = MyExpWrapFunction(perk, exp_amount) or exp_amount
return old_fn(self, perk, exp_amount, ...)
end
end)
end```

[weak sierra]

that one is beyond me

lol

are u.. replacing the function in the player function table

[undone elbow]

fixed a bit. btw not tested, just blind coded

[exotic prairie]

that would be nice

[weak sierra]

i didnt know u could do that with diff args

i thought it had to match the template

im not used to lua

even after 2mo

[exotic prairie]

everything is just a table

[weak sierra]

yes

everything except things that come over from java

[exotic prairie]

I did a lot of TTS modding so I got used to it

but it's pretty wild

[weak sierra]

that's clever, Star

[exotic prairie]

to try to think in this paradigm

I think we need to wrap the recipe function call instead

[weak sierra]

almost everything works by doing that when u wanna mess with vanilla, much like harmony patching but w/o a tool

but changing it in the function table is very very clever as a variation

[exotic prairie]

yeah, it's fine but it will cause massive conflicts

if many people try to do it

[weak sierra]

unless u handle those

but yes

[undone elbow]

fixed again)

[weak sierra]

u try to wrap by running original still

[exotic prairie]

you have to handle them all individually

lol

[undone elbow]

Fixing metatable adds wrap function to the entire class (e.g. to all players if split screen or on server)

[weak sierra]

generally speaking things that want to change something to that drastic a measure aren't gonna be compatible either way, and u can handle things seeking the vanilla way as a case

modding-wise

[undone elbow]

For example, you have a food item. Fixing its metatable affects all the food (but not all items).

[exotic prairie]

right. Don't we need to wrap how the recipe handles calling its "OnGiveXP"?

[quasi kernel]

How possible do you figure a magnet fishing mod would be?

[exotic prairie]

depends on implementation

a fast and dirty one is definitely possible

[undone elbow]

Injection above wraps ANY xp gain. Sadly. If you want inject only into the crafting system, you may make ninja injection, but it's too hardcode 😉

[quasi kernel]

Maybe I could re-use some of the fishing mechanics

[weak sierra]

easy

just add a new lure that is a magnet

and have that change the outcome of the fishing

no?

:p

good idea tbh

[quasi kernel]

Lets hope it's that easy

[weak sierra]

i expect u have to override whatever function does fishing results

and go "is lure magnet?"

but probably

[quasi kernel]

Hm, will be interesting.

Might also combo metal detectors in the same mod, but that'd probably be significantly more difficult.

[weak sierra]

LOG  : Mod         , 1662934421547> mod "UdderlyKnockedOut" overrides media/lua/shared/translate/en/sandbox_en.txt
LOG  : General     , 1662934421564> translator: language is EN
ERROR: General     , 1662934421597> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException at NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0 (Native Method).
ERROR: General     , 1662934421597> DebugLogStream.printException> Stack trace:
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.expose.caller.MethodCaller.call(MethodCaller.java:62)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.expose.LuaJavaInvoker.call(LuaJavaInvoker.java:198)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.expose.MultiLuaJavaInvoker.call(MultiLuaJavaInvoker.java:60)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.callJava(KahluaThread.java:182)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.luaMainloop(KahluaThread.java:1007)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.call(KahluaThread.java:163)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcall(KahluaThread.java:1980)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcallBoolean(KahluaThread.java:1924)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.protectedCallBoolean(LuaCaller.java:104)
    at zombie.ui.UIElement.onMouseUp(UIElement.java:1228)
    at zombie.ui.UIElement.onMouseUp(UIElement.java:1183)
    at zombie.ui.UIElement.onMouseUp(UIElement.java:1183)
    at zombie.ui.UIManager.update(UIManager.java:809)
    at zombie.GameWindow.logic(GameWindow.java:261)
    at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.invokeAndMeasure(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:71)
    at zombie.GameWindow.frameStep(GameWindow.java:764)
    at zombie.GameWindow.run_ez(GameWindow.java:680)
    at zombie.GameWindow.mainThread(GameWindow.java:494)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
    at zombie.config.ConfigOption.<init>(ConfigOption.java:9)
    at zombie.config.DoubleConfigOption.<init>(DoubleConfigOption.java:13)
    at zombie.SandboxOptions$DoubleSandboxOption.<init>(SandboxOptions.java:867)
    at zombie.SandboxOptions.newCustomOption(SandboxOptions.java:1870)
    at zombie.sandbox.CustomSandboxOptions.initInstance(CustomSandboxOptions.java:56)
    at zombie.core.Core.ResetLua(Core.java:4058)
    ... 23 more```

[exotic prairie]

I wonder if you could use the "foraging" system for metal detection 😆

[weak sierra]

wtf did i do

[quasi kernel]

Not a bad idea

[weak sierra]

yeah

that is good too

[undone elbow]

Example of ninja injection is in my last mod "Simple Vehicle Recycling".
I'm trying to inject into string.match 👀
Ofc it mustn't be permanent injection!

[exotic prairie]

is there a way to decompile source?

[quasi kernel]

Hold on

This.

[weak sierra]

oh nice i didn't see that one yet

that might be a good alternative to the other vehicle recycling + patch

i need to follow u on there..

[gilded hawk]

Is it possible to add a body location group on top of all the other groups?
Like as below, where the bandages are on top of everything else

local group = BodyLocations.getGroup("Human")

group:getOrCreateLocation("Bandage")

[undone elbow]

It's possible

are bandages on top just because they are created first in the code?

[exotic prairie]

... how do I get my mod to show up in the modlist? I put it in <myUserDir>\Zomboid\mods...

[undone elbow]

It should have proper structure and files like mod.info
Restart the game or reset lua.

[hot patrol]

Anyone know what mod this guy is using to play as a fat dude? Is he justcheating in the AZ fat model? https://youtu.be/9zotdrzEGTE

[weak sierra]

i don't understand what i did here

it's really.. mysterious

does anyone know what's going on

illegal argument exception to ConfigOption?

like how

these are my sandbox options, i added the bottom one

Sandbox_EN = {
    Sandbox_UdderlyKnockedOut = "Udderly Knocked Out",
    
    Sandbox_UdderlyKnockedOut_ChanceToLose = "Default Chance To Lose Skill",
    Sandbox_UdderlyKnockedOut_ChanceToLose_tooltip = "The percentage (0-100, not decimal) chance that a skill will be lost on respawn. Used as a default by items without a =X:Y section in the Skill Configuration below.",
    
    Sandbox_UdderlyKnockedOut_MaxLossPercentage = "Default Max Loss Percentage",
    Sandbox_UdderlyKnockedOut_MaxLossPercentage_tooltip = "The percentage (0-100, not decimal) of skill levels that can be lost up to, randomly, on respawn, used as a default by items without a =X:Y section in the Skill Configuration below.",
    
    Sandbox_UdderlyKnockedOut_SkillConfiguration = "Skill Configuration",
    Sandbox_UdderlyKnockedOut_SkillConfiguration_tooltip = "Semicolon-delimited list of skills with optional =X:Y setting after the name, where X is the percentage chance to lose some of that skill on respawn (not decimal) and Y is the percentage that can be lost (again not decimal). Items without this but that are present use the above defaults. Items not listed are unaffected on respawn.",
    
    Sandbox_UdderlyKnockedOut_BookLossChance = "Chance To Forget Recipe Book/Magazine",
    Sandbox_UdderlyKnockedOut_BookLossChance_tooltip = "Chance to forget the content of a recipe-granting book per-book (0-100, not decimal).",
}

option UdderlyKnockedOut.ChanceToLose = {
    type = double,
    default = 60,
    min = 0,
    max = 100,
    page = UdderlyKnockedOut,
    translation = UdderlyKnockedOut_ChanceToLose,
}

option UdderlyKnockedOut.MaxLossPercentage = {
    type = double,
    default = 30,
    min = 0,
    max = 100,
    page = UdderlyKnockedOut,
    translation = UdderlyKnockedOut_MaxLossPercentage,
}

option UdderlyKnockedOut.SkillConfiguration = {
    type = string,
    default = Carpentry;Electrical;Metalworking;Mechanics;Cooking=40:15;Farming=40:15;First Aid=40:15;Tailoring=40:15;Fishing=40:15;Trapping=40:15;Foraging=40:15;Maintenance=20:10;Aiming=20:10;Reloading=20:10;Sprinting=20:10;Sneaking=20:10;Lightfooted=20:10;Nimble=20:10;Axe=40:15;Long Blunt=40:15;Short Blunt=40:15;Long Blade=40:15;Short Blade=40:15;Spear=40:15;Strength=20:10;Fitness=20:10,
    page = UdderlyKnockedOut,
    translation = UdderlyKnockedOut_SkillConfiguration,
}

option UdderlyKnockedOut.BookLossChance= {
    type = double,
    default = 10,
    min = 0,
    max = 100,
    page = UdderlyKnockedOut,
    translation = UdderlyKnockedOut_BookLossChance,
}```

does anyone see something i messed up?

could the forward slash be murdering it?

or am i barking up the wrong tree

tis not the slash,.

oh it's probably cuz i didn't copy the latest to the workshop version that i left installed. :P

herrrrp

nope still does it

ok so the java just says "is not null, is not empty, and doesn't have an equals in it"

oh my god is it because i don't have a space between the name and the equals?

i swear to god

oh my god that was it

@exotic prairie i take it back, it apparently can care about whitespace

1 hour and 15 minutes gone due to parser doesn't tell you the problem clearly and/or has no tolerance for whitespace D:

[elfin stump]

I've got a question about loot tables. If I update my mod with reduced loot chances do these numbers get adjusted on prior saves? Or do I end up with multiple entries with the old and new loot table entry on the save? I'm not sure how or when this runs and so I am not sure if I need to remove existing loot table entries when I update amounts.

[weak sierra]

i think the loot table is rebuilt on every load

it won't change spawned-in loot

but it'll have new values when it spawns again

[worldly olive]

Any clue why between these two examples, the one that plays based on "OnPlayerUpdate" doesn't work with NPC's? (I would like to give compatibility as many people uses that mod)

`local DTvignetteEffects = {}

DTvignetteEffects.enableVignetteEffectWhenTired = function()
local player = getPlayer();
local playerNum = player:getPlayerNum();
local vignette = getSearchMode():getSearchModeForPlayer(playerNum);
if player:getMoodles():getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.Tired) > 0 then
local currentFatigue = player:getStats():getFatigue();
local currentPanic = player:getStats():getPanic();
getSearchMode():setEnabled(playerNum, true);
vignette:getBlur():setTargets(0.7, 0.7);
vignette:getDesat():setTargets(0.5, 0.5);
local baseRadius = 30 - (30 * currentFatigue) - ZombRand(1, 7) + (currentPanic / 10) + 10;
print("baseRadius: " .. baseRadius);
vignette:getRadius():setTargets(baseRadius, baseRadius);
vignette:getDarkness():setTargets(currentFatigue - 0.15, currentFatigue - 0.15);
else
getSearchMode():setEnabled(playerNum, false);
Events.EveryOneMinute.Remove(DTvignetteEffects.enableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
end
end

DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired = function()
local player = getPlayer();
if player:getMoodles():getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.Tired) > 0 then
Events.EveryOneMinute.Remove(DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(DTvignetteEffects.enableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
end
end
Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired)`

That is the example one with EveryOneMinute, the effect works fine in single player, single player + NPC around and multi player

But if I change it to this it doesn't work with NPC's:

`local DTvignetteEffects = {}

DTvignetteEffects.enableVignetteEffectWhenTired = function(player)
--local player = getPlayer();
local playerNum = player:getPlayerNum();
local vignette = getSearchMode():getSearchModeForPlayer(playerNum);
if player:getMoodles():getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.Tired) > 0 then
local currentFatigue = player:getStats():getFatigue();
local currentPanic = player:getStats():getPanic();
getSearchMode():setEnabled(playerNum, true);
vignette:getBlur():setTargets(0.7, 0.7);
vignette:getDesat():setTargets(0.5, 0.5);
local baseRadius = 30 - (30 * currentFatigue) - ZombRand(1, 7) + (currentPanic / 10) + 10;
print("baseRadius: " .. baseRadius);
vignette:getRadius():setTargets(baseRadius, baseRadius);
vignette:getDarkness():setTargets(currentFatigue - 0.15, currentFatigue - 0.15);
else
getSearchMode():setEnabled(playerNum, false);
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(DTvignetteEffects.enableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
end
end

DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired = function(player)
--local player = getPlayer();
if player:getMoodles():getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.Tired) > 0 then
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(DTvignetteEffects.enableVignetteEffectWhenTired);
end
end
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(DTvignetteEffects.disableVignetteEffectWhenTired)`

Is the "player" obtained by the OnPlayerUpdate different than the one obtained by the getPlayer? any clue? 🤔

With doesn't work I mean that with the EveryOneMinute the effect is applied accordingly and doesn't affect others. But with the OnPlayerUpdate for some reason no matter the fatigue it always goes to the "else"

[weak sierra]

getPlayer() returns the client if it's run from the client code, player in the event returns whatever player triggered the event contextually. im not sure what getPlayer() does if u call it elsewhere

i haven't looked into that yet

would also like to know

[empty cove]

@knotty abyss
you can find out the difference between staticmodel and worldstaticmodel here
#mod_development message

[wooden lodge]

Y'all from 10 Years later have serious issues

Who removed all submods, renames the mod and makes servers and savegames require to wipe a ton of cells mid stable branch

removes*

[scarlet zinc]

Is there a piping/wiring mod that allow to build cables/pipelining for long range energy/liquid transmitting? I am not talking about barrels, but more like plumbing through out houses.

[small topaz]

For a lua function located in the server folder, can it safely call other functions or data located in the shared folder?

[calm depot]

Yes

[small topaz]

Yes... to my question?

[calm depot]

Yes

[small topaz]

kk 😉

thx

[calm depot]

You should explicitly require the file, still

[small topaz]

even if it is just a global table which is located in shared and then accessed by a function from server?

[calm depot]

You are depending on another file, use require

If the dependency already loaded, require does nothing, if it didn't, it ensures everything works

[small topaz]

ok

[grim ridge]

is there a mod that fixes hair clipping out of hoodies and stuff like that?

[knotty abyss]

Try this one -> https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2447729538 (FLUFFY HAIR - made by Scavenger)

[grim ridge]

@knotty abyss already have it doesn't work sadly

hats/masks stuff like that its working but no hoodies and other types of clothes

[knotty abyss]

I just know this one, sorry

[winter bolt]

it should work with hoodies

is it modded hair thats clipping?

[gilded hawk]

Apparently yes, there is a comment in there file that says that groups have to be declared in render order

[grim ridge]

@winter bolt sorry for late response, but no there's no modded hairs

[winter bolt]

oh weird

[worldly olive]

In this case both runs in the client code, the function is in the same place but I only change the Event that triggers it. I also tried to not use the player obtained by the event and using the getPlayer inside but same behaviour

[lusty nebula]

Alexa, if I may ask, on which NPC mod are you working? New or exsting one?

[worldly olive]

No no, I'm not working in the NPC mod, but as it is really popular, what I'm doing I'm trying to make it compatible, right now using the EveryOneMinute it is compatible in SP, SP + NPC and MP, but If I switch to OnPlayerUpdate it is only SP + MP

[lusty nebula]

Thanks Alexa 😉

...BTW...Anyone know if around there's a mod containing Survival Military Glow Light Sticks/Chem Lights? ( Otherwise I need to made one LOOL 😄 )

[lusty nebula]

IIRC around there should be a mod for having a bald character, that should solve the clipping hairs issue LOOOL 😄

[knotty abyss]

I made my first mod, if you could take a look 😄 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2862104381

[thorn cipher]

Looks interesting! Are you able to add more pictures of it? Like in game for example? And add more information to the description? 😄

[drowsy needle]

Uh, just a question. I’m new to modding.

There’s a mod I want to edit for personal use - Pambo’s Ultimate Zombie Loot or something. I want to make it so more items (including items from other mods) can drop from zombies. How would I do that?

[knotty abyss]

Of course bro!
I will do this later when I have some free time.

[lusty nebula]

My suggestion mate, to possibly avoid you a lot of hard work, is to go to the workshop and download Mod Manager then check what are the mods of interest for you. You can then enable them in the right order and having all that you need without the need to made a mod yourself ( Take in mind that in most cases PZ mods are modular so they can be used together ). About your original question...Hard to reply in short...It depends on what you want to add, your modding skills, etc

[drowsy needle]

I don’t think mods like what I’m looking for exist, I’m afraid.

[lusty nebula]

Ok if so then welcome to the mod community and be ready for a lot of hours of " fun " playing with lua files, scripts, functions etc LOOL 😄

If you are new to PZ modding my suggestion is first of all looking at already built similar mods ( in respect to what you want ) so to starting have an idea about how the PZ file structure works 😉

Then when you feel yourself confident with it start making yourself something easy....In the worst case the game will crash or your mod will not work

For all the rest you can ask here ( but you need to do more specificic questions ), there's a lot of talented people around here willing to help ( Also someone not so friendly but the most are good available persons ). Remember that in modding communities making very general questions may sound like if you stop a random person on the road and you ask him " What I have to do to become God? " ( Just to give the idea no offence intended )
Imagine the reply that the random person could return to you and you'll understand immediatly what I mean 😉

I forgot to mention...If you do a Google/YouTube search there are several modding tutorials available that may help you in realising your project 😉
...and don't forget to check also the PZ Wiki ( Even if sometimes is not super updated ) and GitHub

[drowsy needle]

Got it. I’ll try my best.

[lusty nebula]

Good luck mate! 😉

[lusty nebula]

The very last thing but it's very important...Whatever you'll do, NEVER forget to make always first a backup copy of the files you intend to edit 😉
( Just in case something may go wrong or not as planned )

[drowsy needle]

Will do.

[shadow geyser]

git is a great way to manage your modifications, if you haven't used it before. makes it alot easier to revert things in case you need to go back

[orchid gale]

hi guys, im new in this discord server, passing by to check-in, hope u are all healthy and fine, etc...

does anyone know any tool that help changing loot that respawn on some cells??? for an example, some mods have their own edited cells with their loot, which give the game some "unbalance" and since what i want to do it's for an multiplayer server

it would help a lot, to change specific loot spawn/respawn on some areas... cells...

some mods doesn't give an option to change what or where it should respawn, so, any hints tips????

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding:Lua_Events i went to this page, hoping to find my solution

[glad pivot]

Good night my friends! what would you think of a mod (or modpack) that makes the zomboid steampunk style? it would also change the entire game balance and functioning of the world!

[orchid gale]

steampunk/madmax are awesome, in my perspective

[glad pivot]

A mod who turn the game in car based... Hummmm sounds good

[orchid gale]

everyone is looking for something like that for a while

we have that bus/madmax style only

have you seen it???

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2592358528

i dunno if i should be posting links here, im sorry if i shouldn't

but the concept is gold, dunno if the mod is up to date too

[grim ridge]

eh can't really find such a mod, fluffy hair's steam page says that issue has been fixed by indie stones themselfs in a previous patch

[midnight mica]

anyone available for a few questions about loot drop rolls?

[fresh tundra]

Does anyone know how to increase the amount of experience a weapon gives per hit? I don't know the code for it if there is one.

[weak sierra]

it's up to date but it has its imperfections

it works tho

[lusty nebula]

Almost all day to find an error in the script...and the error was then a single letter " E " written capital instead of minor....I hate lua LOOL 😄

[lusty nebula]

EXP is not given only by the weapon but by the aiming perk settings too 😉 ( But take this with the pincers because is a lot that I don't look at a weapons script about this )

( IIRC they should be in the file MainCreationMethods file, if not hardcoded )

In the weapon script you can find also the string " AimingPerkCritModifier = 10, " ( Sample )

[fresh tundra]

Thank you very much! So there is no way to edit the experience gain from the json files for weapons, only directly with code?

[lusty nebula]

I was looking at it right now...I presume you have to play with the weapon string value mentioned above to increase/decrease at which rate the gun use increases the xp given ( In the other file there are no settings about xp speed gain I've checked now )

You have make some trials but I guess that raising the value will have some kind of effect

[fresh tundra]

oh I misunderstood, so this goes in the weapons txt scripts

Yeah I shall test it, tyvm

[lusty nebula]

I dunno which gun script you are using. Personally I've looked to a script of a Brita's mod gun.

[fresh tundra]

I'm actually working on a melee modifier so perhaps it does not apply there, but I will see if there is something similar

I'm trying to figure out how to make the xp modifier higher on a melee weapon (since it does very little damage and gets little xp for many hits because of it)

[lusty nebula]

It depends also on the character skill level the damage inflicted

[fresh tundra]

Yes but when compared to another blunt weapon it takes around 5x as long to get the same amount of experience with constant fighting

(I made an unarmed mod and want people to actually be able to use it to level their blunt skill)

not to make it OP but to make it viable

[lusty nebula]

Sample ( on a total of 10 bars ) with aiming....Until levels 8-9 your character will only hit seagulls basically 😄

[fresh tundra]

it's not as bad with melee weapons but yeah hitting anything with guns is hard at low levels

[lusty nebula]

send me the weapon script via pm I'll check 😉

[fresh tundra]

it uses the same format as the base games weapon files

it's also on the workshop

"Donazo's fine fisticuffs"

[lusty nebula]

Please send me the file I have no time to go to the workshop right now sorry

( I'm about to prepare dinner 😄 )

[fresh tundra]

I will go find the weapons json for the base game rq 1 sec

I will DM you it

[lusty nebula]

search for strings

MaxHitCount = 3,

DoorDamage = 55,

CriticalChance = 50,
CritDmgMultiplier = 12,
MinDamage = 0.9,
MaxDamage = 3,

Just made a super quick check, watch if there are other strings of interest

The xp you get from using a weapon is actually tied to the damage you deal with each hit. Thus, using a hunting knife will increase your short blade skill significantly faster than if using a butter knife.
Using the same logic, you deal more damage when hitting a zombie that's on the ground, doing more damage and earning more xp as well.
You'll also earn less xp with each hit when you're tired, or exhausted...

[raw canopy]

Hi guys, need help. Is there any possibility to use file system or network interface in zomboid mods? In Minecraft mods, for example, one could just make web requests and save things to files. Is persistence totally forbidden in PZ (since io and os modules are not available from lua) and is there really no way to use it? How do I make cool mods if I could only store stuff in memory untill the server restarts?

[drowsy needle]

Ok, I'm back with one question. How do I make a reference to an item added by another mod?
Here's an example of the code I'm trying to modify:

addItemToZombieLoot("Base.WaterBottleEmpty", 0.05, GlobalDropRate, ContainerDropRate);
addItemToZombieLoot("Base.WhiskeyEmpty", 0.05, GlobalDropRate, ContainerDropRate);
addItemToZombieLoot("Base.WineEmpty", 0.05, GlobalDropRate, ContainerDropRate);
addItemToZombieLoot("Base.WineEmpty2", 0.05, GlobalDropRate, ContainerDropRate);
I'm sure I can expand this set for base game items simply by adding in stuff with "Base.WhateverItIs" in the appropriate spot and so forth, but how do I do this with items added by mods?

[quasi kernel]

Some mods extend Base, some don't. You'd have to check the mod you're wanting to modify.

So in other words, they could fall under Base or some other prefix.

[mystic meteor]

Is there any way to edit the TV/radio transmissions with lua, or do you have to do it via XML overwrites?

[weak sierra]

relatable

i can't tell u how many times

[weak sierra]

you can certainly use the filesystem, but it's sandboxed into the Zomboid/Lua directory

im not sure if there's any way to break out network-wise

haven't looked into that

i would imagine you could use a file as a pipe, worst case scenario, to acheive whatever you want to do by talking to another program though

curious what your use case is?

[midnight mica]

Anyone know if "rolls=1" means that only one item can drop or can multiple actually drop?

[weak sierra]

it means that it has more opportunities to drop

has nothing to do with how many can drop

multiple entries of the same item mean multiple can spawn

[midnight mica]

so if rolls=4 and the item is only once in the list, then it could only drop once?

[vestal jungle]

I'm new to lua/zomboid modding and I hit a wall, where is this the best place to ask for help?

[knotty abyss]

I made a mod today and it was working fine. But now I see when I'm in the game, in the workshop tab my mod with a gray screen and it's not working anymore. What can it be ?

[glad ridge]

don't know if it's this but you could be missing the extra folder it's supposed to go in C:\Users\Me\Zomboid\Workshop\Uzi's Duffel Bags\Contents\mods\Uzi's Duffel Bags\media\

[glad ridge]

^

[knotty abyss]

There are many folders .. im freeking out

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid\Workshop

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid\mods

C:\Users\romar\Zomboid\Workshop

C:\Users\romar\Zomboid\mods

[glad ridge]

its saying in local in your picture

[knotty abyss]

I need to know what is the folder of my mod made and the structure of it (mod.info , preview.png ..)

[knotty abyss]

Yeah, but when the mod stuck I changed something and dont remember the right way

[glad ridge]

if you look at your picture you posted on the right it says local: and has the address to where your mod is right

[knotty abyss]

I dont need to install my own mod right ? my mod works directly from the folder he is right ? ?

[glad ridge]

nvm that's not your issue

[empty cove]

as for network interface, you can try using the getUrlInputStream

[knotty abyss]

I sent u a private message @glad ridge

[glad ridge]

your C:\Users\ UserName \Zomboid\Workshop\ MOD NAME GOES HERE folder contains the Contents folder which has mods folder, which contains another folder named the same as the previous MOD NAME GOES HERE folder, which contains the media, mod.info and/optional poster.png and icon.png and media contains the lua, scripts, textures files in it

[paper flume]

Is there a trick to getting "Minimal Display Bars" mod to function? I installed it but in game I don't see the bars anywhere

[knotty abyss]

what icon and icon.png ?

here have too this workshop.txt

What is missing here are these files that you mentioned icon and icon.png

Need I to subscribe my own MOD ?

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[glad ridge]

did you upload the mod to the workshop or are you just trying to make the local one work

don't think you need an icon.png it will just have a default icon if you dont have it

[knotty abyss]

I upload it

uploaded

[glad ridge]

was it working before you uploaded it?

[knotty abyss]

yea

[glad ridge]

but you said you made changes after that?

that broke it?

[knotty abyss]

yes because the game asked to add these files in different folders so i took them and put them where he wanted

but after that nothing works anymore

[glad ridge]

add what files specifically

[knotty abyss]

poster.png, mod.info, ...

[glad ridge]

yeah so you didnt have mod info before?

[knotty abyss]

Had it but inside of the GodigodMod folder

I had all files and have it yet

[glad ridge]

mod.info should contain this name=Uzi's Duffle Bags id=Uzi's Duffel Bags description=My 5 Duffel Bags poster=poster.png icon=icon.png the id should be the same as the mods folder name and just get the poster and icon from any other mod on the workshop as a template

you can make your own in paint or photoshop or whatever

[knotty abyss]

my mod.info name=Ginseng Pills poster=poster.png id=GodigodMod description=Ginseng pills for endurance.

[glad ridge]

looks good

[knotty abyss]

but dont have icon

and idk what this icon means

[glad ridge]

like i said you can get one from someone elses mod

its just a png icon that you want to show when selecting the mod in the mod selection on pz

[knotty abyss]

I put one now

[glad ridge]

it will look like this when picking mods

be unsubbed to your mod and try it again

[knotty abyss]

now I edited mod.info adding icon.png ```name=Ginseng Pills
poster=poster.png
id=GodigodMod
description=Ginseng pills for endurance.
icon=icon.png

[glad ridge]

oh yeah good idea

[knotty abyss]

I need to subscribe my own mod ?

why when i go ahead in this part it tells me that files are in wrong folder ?

This file dont go there ?

[glad ridge]

i can't translate but it seems like your png might be too big, no?

[knotty abyss]

Dont have a preview.png on the folder that i selected

[glad ridge]

you might need one then

[knotty abyss]

where ?

what folder ?

[glad ridge]

workshop/modname

folder

if you just download a mod you could follow the structure lol it be easier

[knotty abyss]

so I need to take the one I put in the folder you said before and put it in this one?

[glad ridge]

preview is different

its what you see on the workshop

[knotty abyss]

I need to create a new one and put there ? thats it ?

[glad ridge]

it has to be the size it says in your screenshot above

and should be named what they name it in that screenshot as well

[knotty abyss]

what I did the first time I uploaded it was take the files I already had and put it where it was sending. Maybe that's why I got all this problem that I can't solve now

the size was 256x256 like it want

[glad ridge]

idk man its just a png that you could get from ANY other mod in the workshop and edit it to your own

[knotty abyss]

I got my own poster.png and ctrl+c and ctrl+v there and changed the name for preview.png ok

works. now the next step and I believe that is the last one

Ok, I will test right now.

the path that is appearing there is this -> C:\Users\romar\Zomboid\Workshop\GodigodMod\Contents\mods\GodigodMod

Do I need to sign up for my own mod now? will not conflict with the one that is already there?

[glad ridge]

if you added a mod to the workshop, and you want to use the one from the workshop, you probably have to subscribe to it on the workshop

if you edit the mod you should unsub from it IF you are subbed to it as it will cause conflicts

[knotty abyss]

I'm trying to find out what happened buddy and I appreciate your help. by the way sorry for the inconvenience

[glad ridge]

i thought we just figured out what happened

[knotty abyss]

I'm asking this because before I was running the mod without sending it to the workshop. When I was creating him

I'm not registered and it's already showing up there with this path I said

C:\Users\romar\Zomboid\Workshop\GodigodMod\Contents\mods\GodigodMod

[glad ridge]

yes that's the local path..

[knotty abyss]

ok I will subscribe right now and restart the game to see what happen

I subscribed and the same path is there C:\Users\romar\Zomboid\Workshop\GodigodMod\Contents\mods\GodigodMod

[glad ridge]

take the mod out of the workshop folder and see what happens

just cut and paste it to your desktop and try it out

[knotty abyss]

ok I will try that

ok now

[glad ridge]

yep i think having it in your local directory will cause it to load your local over your workshop one

[knotty abyss]

path changed

now it is working from here C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600\2862104381\mods\GodigodMod

[glad ridge]

thats the workshop location

#mod_development message

[knotty abyss]

I cant open it.

But now the mod works again.

[glad ridge]

it should just highlight my previous message.

as i answered it in that one

[knotty abyss]

oh kkkkk

download my mod and give me your feedback after please

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2862104381

Thanks for all @glad ridge , thank u so much !!

[glad ridge]

nice one broski, glad you got your first one down

looks like you got some good views already

[knotty abyss]

Can I delete that folder right now or I need to put back there ?

the workshop folder with files etc

[glad ridge]

the one i told you to paste on your desktop?

[knotty abyss]

yep

[glad ridge]

you should keep the workshop folder in the pz file location like it was

i was just saying to cut your mod out to see if it would load the workshop one

[knotty abyss]

But will it not cause conflict again?

[glad ridge]

is there any reason you want to run the workshop one over your local one?

when someone downloads your mod they will just have the one that's path goes to ... workshop\content\108600\2862104381\mods\GodigodMod

[knotty abyss]

yeah i know that

[glad ridge]

so it shouldn't matter which one you load as long as you don't change it

[knotty abyss]

but is weird is causing conflict before when the mod was in workshop

[glad ridge]

but it was just working right. it loaded from your local path even when you had the workshop one dled, and when you took it out of the local it loaded your workshop one

so no more conflict right

[knotty abyss]

I will see

[glad ridge]

i think we just checked earlier here no? #mod_development message

you'll want to keep the local one so if you decide to update it or need to fix it you'd have to do it to the local directory

then reupload through the workshop option in pz

[knotty abyss]

what is that ?

[glad ridge]

the txt?

[knotty abyss]

workshop txt

and preview

[glad ridge]

well we talked about preview before

[knotty abyss]

and appear too in this path 2 strange files

[glad ridge]

but the workshop txt is all the info you input when you were adding it to the workshop

also includes its workshop id

[knotty abyss]

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600\2862104381\mods

appear here a media folder with poster.png inside it

lol

[glad ridge]

yep its just what happens automatically when you add a mod to the workshop

[knotty abyss]

look that shit

can I delete this one ? the others mods dont have this folder media in this place, very weird

[glad ridge]

yeah idk.. when i dled it, it looks like this