mod_development

[modern hamlet]

function MHRepairWall:perform()
    print("Repair wall performed")
    args = {self.construction}
        repairObject = self.construction --global
    sendClientCommand(self.character,'MadhousePayment','RepairWall', args)    
    -- TODO remove repair kit    
    ISBaseTimedAction.perform(self);
end

i tried to pass the object with args but couldn't get it at server side so i used a global var at server side. It seems working with global var (worked on sp so far) but i am not sure, am i doing right?

[bronze yoke]

it won't work with a global var outside of singleplayer since the server is a completely separate lua environment

to send an object over a command, you usually send the co-ordinates and the object index

[modern hamlet]

ahh i see thank you

[wide oar]

is there a tutorial for doing custom weapon sounds

[novel bluff]

how to remove an item from a mod without breaking the mod itself? armor mod

[polar onyx]

does anybody know a way to just disable fire damage? I don't really want to make a mod, I just want to disable it from the game files but I figured that maybe on this channel somebody would know what to do

[wide oar]

Would it be possible to get MMD animations in as a dance in zomboid somehow?

Using the base rig and somehow retargeting it woudl be my guess

.-.

[ancient grail]

Get pryo trait from my new age professions mod

You become immune to fire dmg

[open drum]

hey hey, Im terrible with Lua table

could anyone help me to understand this snippets below?

local Commands = {};

local onClientCommand = function(module, command, player, args)
    if Commands[module] and Commands[module][command] then
        Commands[module][command](player, args)
    end
end

Events.OnClientCommand.Add(onClientCommand)

from my understanding. It creates a table named "Commands"

Commands[module] <--- does this mean it created another table within commands table?

Commands[module][command] <--- and this creating table within a table within a table????????

feels like some crazy inception shixx to me...

😵‍💫

[ancient grail]

this is for clients to send commands and then the server recieves that command

[open drum]

yea i got that part

but Commands[module] and Commands[module][command]

this is the part im confused about

local Execute = function (module, command, player, args)
print(command)
--local command = {};

    
    if module == "Wuro" and command == "printcode" then 
        
        print("recieved code from client with "..command)    
        local X = player:getX();
        local Y = player:getY();
        local Z = player:getZ();
        
        addZombieSitting(X,Y,Z)
    


    
    end

this is how I used it

but im confused with that lua table method

[neon bronze]

The if statements are just checks to see if the entries even exist in the table

[open drum]

i see... so it's checking if module (what ever it recieved as parameter) exists in Commands table?

[open drum]

in here it created an empty Commands= {} table..

so then the if statement would return false?

[neon bronze]

Yep if you run it directly afterwards but i assume the commands table gets used somewhere so it wouldn’t always return false

Its used mainly to not cause errors cause accessing something that doesnt exist just returns nil back but if you want to access a member of nil it results in an error

[open drum]

i see thanks

then what about

Commands[module][command] then <--- this part?

[neon bronze]

Same thing you just have a nested a table

[open drum]

is it checking if commands table has module and command? or a moduel with a table with command variable

so... it would b... Commands [module[command]] ?

or commands [module, command] ?

[neon bronze]

Those are both vars so if commands[module] doesnt exist it wont check further

And it first looks for the table with module as its key and then access that exact table with command

[open drum]

Commands = {module, command}

[ancient grail]

anyone knows what this reportEvent() really does and if we can use our own strings or something

ISWorldObjectContextMenu.onSitOnGround = function(player)
    getSpecificPlayer(player):reportEvent("EventSitOnGround");
end

[open drum]

so if Commands table looks like that, it will return True

[neon bronze]

more like Commands = {module = {command}} i think

[open drum]

i see.. so it was Inception ...

table within a table...

that's bizzar....

[fast galleon]

You don't need all of that for your mod. You can limit it to one table, or no table.

[open drum]

i see

i see that now thanks to haram

i was so confused... because why would one make table within a table just to check for 2 keys...

[fast galleon]

it's useful to avoid big if trees, improves performance and is easier to add / remove commands without touching this function.

[open drum]

i see i see

i guess u r right...

it will def. avoid all the "elseif"s

[loud wagon]

How do i make a melee weapon specifically one handed?

Like a knife etc.

I've got 2 handed down, just copy a bat.

Tried to copy a knife but still holds it like a bat lmao

[open drum]

though, I; a newbie modder would still doe elseifs xD

[open drum]

did you copy the one-handed knife?

maybe you copied the two-handed one accidently?? by any chance?

[loud wagon]

I sure did, because that's all I could find the files for is bat haha

[open drum]

does ur "weapon" show the character is holding it in one hand at UI?

or both UI and animation

have two hands

[loud wagon]

all two handed, ui and everything else. Is there a specific anim list for it?

[open drum]

check if your weapon has

TwoHandWeapon = TRUE,

[ancient grail]

from the item script or lua?

[loud wagon]

Oh wow! can't beleeb i missed that lmao

[ancient grail]

SwingAnim=Stab,

[loud wagon]

Ooo thank you

[ancient grail]

SwingAnim = Spear,
SwingAnim = Rifle,
SwingAnim = Handgun,
SwingAnim = Throw,
SwingAnim = Shove,
SwingAnim = Heavy,
SwingAnim = Stab,

[open drum]

Do anyone know if we can increase the max level above 10??

or is that hard coded in xpfactory and can't be changed>?

[loud wagon]

Thanks! This stuff be hard to find haha

[fast galleon]

You'd have to patch about half the game too.

*But yeah java side the main hardcoded parts would be: set the xp for the new level to the perks, addxp would not level up above 10.

[open drum]

lol

i guess ill use modData then :(((

[drifting ore]

What is the text to add to launch option to be on debug ? Forgot

[bronze yoke]

-debug

[drifting ore]

And to lunch the debug menu it's F11 right ?

[fast galleon]

from my experience the addXp event will not be triggered when you have max xp on java side. You could use Chuck's journal intercept probably.

[long cloud]

hey, does any modders who make loot distribution mods know what is considered military/police/surplus loot? like what container falls under what category? cause for some reasons im getting military loot in police stations and i dont really understand how the loot distribution works. Unless those green lockers in police stations are considered "military"?

[rancid panther]

would it be better to go back and make dif if statements for each type of data to account for if any characters are only missing one type of data somehow?

[strong dragon]

Anyone gonna help me?

[sour island]

Are you the owner of the mod or just trying to use it?

You could try to validate the cache, if you are the creator of the mod you might be loading the local version and if there's changes from the online version it can cause issues.

There's a pin to make handling your own mods in development easier - related to setting up a new shortcut.

That being said, if you're not the owner #mod_support is what you'd want, or maybe even #1019767076094758924 .

That being said, I know your frustrated but if no one is answering it's cause they don't know, or you're not giving enough information.

@strong dragon

[open drum]

What will be easiest way to execute automated /severmsg ???

is there any built in functioni for it?

[neon bronze]

I guess events would be the way to go

[open drum]

Event.Everyminutes.add () would be good start

but what function would i have to use?

ischat?

[fleet snow]

mod

ffs my WiFi died

i meant using mods like modZ check

as base

would be easiest way

because basically this mod does automatic restart + announcements with 5 minutes waiting period

when mod is updated

so it totally has something to do automatic broadcasts

just need to change it a bit

[open drum]

that's the name of the mod? modZ?

[fleet snow]

yep, ModZ check

[open drum]

ty, ill take a look

[open drum]

local getTimestamp = getTimestamp
local querySteamWorkshopItemDetails = querySteamWorkshopItemDetails
local getSteamWorkshopItemIDs = getSteamWorkshopItemIDs
local getCore = getCore

if not getCore():isDedicated() then
    print("[ModzCheck] Refusing to load, not a dedicated server")
    return
end

local serverStarted = getTimestamp()
local pendingReboot = false

local pollWorkshop do
    local fakeTable = {}
    function pollWorkshop()
        if pendingReboot then return end
        print("[ModzCheck] Checking for outdated Workshop items")
        querySteamWorkshopItemDetails(getSteamWorkshopItemIDs(), function(_, status, info)
            if status ~= "Completed" then return end
            for i = 0, info:size() - 1 do
                local details = info:get(i)
                local updated = details:getTimeUpdated()
                if updated >= serverStarted then
                    pendingReboot = true
                    print("[ModzCheck] Mod update required")
                    return
                end
            end
        end, fakeTable)
    end
end

local nextPoll = getTimestamp() + 300
Events.OnTickEvenPaused.Add(function()
    if pendingReboot then return end
    local timestamp = getTimestamp()
    if timestamp >= nextPoll then
        nextPoll = timestamp + 300
        return pollWorkshop()
    end
end)

i don't see any servermsg in here...

maybe i am not getting it...

[fleet snow]

well does do servermsg

it does*

just a sec

ok im back

@open drum SalSevenSix#4798

this guy is author of it

so might as well shoot him a dm

[supple reef]

Anyone here who can possibly identify why a sprite acts normal and then just stops moving?

• imaging it hits an invisible barrier
• aggro is maintained if LoS is active
• moving within 3-5 tiles makes the sprite move again

To my knowledge I do not have any code that is causing this.

while stuck the sprite looks like its trying to move (although its like a slow glitchy version)

[sour island]

Sprite of what?

[open drum]

ok ill do that

@ornate flax

[supple reef]

zombie

[sour island]

So you mean the zombie is stopping?

[supple reef]

once you move back towards the zombie (about half distance as shown in video) then the zombie moves again

[ancient grail]

Its for the left or right arm

[zinc pilot]

Not sure about this...

[ancient grail]

You talking about animation xmls right?

Thats where i added the flashlight stance for pistol proficiency

[zinc pilot]

Nope

Clothing items

[ancient grail]

Woops mybad

[sour island]

And this is a mod your working on or you're trying to figure out what's going on?

Locked zombies can occur if you're sending changes to them too frequently

Perhaps you're working on AI that changes their speed?

[abstract raptor]

Hey hey hey. um... So I'm trying to get the debug zombie menu available outside of debug mode

But it ain't workin

can someone help me?

[hardy wave]

I dont know where to ask this but is there a mod that disables using a sledgehammer on other peoples safehouses but not disabling it anywhere else?

[neon bronze]

maybe try doing OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu instead of OnFillWorldObjectContextmenu?

[abstract raptor]

so the rest of the code is fine?

[neon bronze]

i dunno i dont see any issue rn but i flew over it

[abstract raptor]

my concept is making a sort of mode where a player can possess zombies

But you can only really move them around

[neon bronze]

one thing though, why dont make the ZombieContext.doMenu a local? or just call both of the function in the events

[abstract raptor]

I basically just cut out all this code from the DebugContextMenu

I just wanted to see if I could get it working outside of debug menu

then I was going to cut the options down to just being able to move the zombie

[neon bronze]

btw how do you get the menu?

[abstract raptor]

I dunno, it's not showing

lmao

[neon bronze]

have you tried rigt clicking?

[supple reef]

its a mod that I am working on, original author said I could since he is currently busy with other mods and once I get everything working I am sending him the finished and updated code.

I am modifying behavior to a non-vanilla zombie

[abstract raptor]

yes

[neon bronze]

well you should OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu i did it that way and it worked for me

[abstract raptor]

wait, you're able to select a zombie and make it move?

[neon bronze]

No i mean for my mods where i also added context options

[abstract raptor]

oh crap

[neon bronze]

I did that win onprefill

[abstract raptor]

yeah I dunno this just aint working

I dunno what I'm missing here

[frank lintel]

hmmm Zeus for PZ...

[neon bronze]

You do right click the zombies right?

[old crescent]

is there any mods that has the ability to post in the bulletin.. then anyone ingame can see the words that is posted ?

[abstract raptor]

yeah, I just got the whole of the debug tools working outside of debug

[opal nest]

Hi can i send someone my item spawning lua so it can be checked if i have done it correctly?

[neon bronze]

Does it work now?

[abstract raptor]

I guess you can't select them if they're moving

I dunno I have to enable god and invisble

[rustic garnet]

I wanted to make a dictionary that takes the item id's as keys but the ints of the ids seem too large to use as key in the table what is your suggestion?

[neon bronze]

The vanilla debug one only works on corpses

[abstract raptor]

no it works on zeds

I wouldn't be doin this if it didn't that's what inspired me

I was playing around luring a zombie wherever I wanted

hahah

[old crescent]

is there any mods that has the ability to post in the ingame bulletin.. then anyone ingame can see the words that is posted ?

[neon bronze]

But i also saw that your ZombieMenu.picksquare doesnt exist

Maybe thats the problem

[sour island]

Yes, I believe what you might be doing is updating the changes too quickly.

If I were to guess you're trying to make it move slower or faster?

You'll need to figure out a way to slow or block overlapping changes/calls

You could compare speed to current speed - only apply the changes if it needs to be

[supple reef]

one sec ill show you code

[abstract raptor]

ugh why am i so stupid. I can't figure out how to set invincible on the player lmao

func setGhost(player)
    player = getSpecificPlayer(0)
    player.setInvincible(true)
    player.setInvisible(true)
    end
    
    

Events.OnGameStart(setGhost)```

[supple reef]

do you know how frequently

Events.OnZombieUpdate actually updates?

[sour island]

Applying a speed each update tick will lock it up

Just compare the speed against what you'll set it to, and only set it if it's not what you want

[drifting ore]

Is there a easy example to add an item in the game ? (need to make a copy of the notebook)

And moddata of items are save right ? As long it's int, float or string ?

[sour island]

Also, I assume you're using setWalkType?

[rustic garnet]

I wanted to make a dictionary that takes the item id's as keys but the ints of the ids seem too large to use as key in the table what is your suggestion?

[supple reef]

the behavior is set and the "ability" is a timer based function

aggro on player
sprint
cooldown
walk
cooldown over
sprint

theres lines that tell it what to do if LoS is lost and player is x tiles away

[supple reef]

yes we are using setWalkType

[supple reef]

you'd more than likely have to use a table to reference the vanilla ID and then manually assign a shorter ID that is displayed in the dictionary

[abstract raptor]

is there a way to disable a players ability to attack?

[ancient grail]

getSpecificPlayer(self.playerNum):setBannedAttacking(false)

 playerObj:setBannedAttacking(true)

[abstract raptor]

awesome

[ancient grail]

🫡

[abstract raptor]

I think i got this working

Now all I need to do is make it so it's tied to a trait and we gotta zombie mode

hahaha

maybe a profession

Zombie Master

[ancient grail]

    getPlayer():setBannedAttacking(false);
    getPlayer():setAuthorizeMeleeAction(true);
    getPlayer():setAuthorizeShoveStomp(false);

[rustic garnet]

How do you call a vanilla function from other file in pz?

[supple reef]

it'd be similar to the walking dead when they use zombie blood/guts to blend in

[ancient grail]

heres somemore i found

[sour island]

I am going to guess you have it simply say if coolddown setWalkType("walk") what you'll need is to check if it's already walking and not change anything.

[rustic garnet]

how would you call this function from my file in my function

function ISInventoryPage:refreshBackpacks() 

do I need to use require?

[frank elbow]

ISInventoryPage:refreshBackpacks()

[supple reef]

would that work?

or am I using check wrong?

[rustic garnet]

I'm also overriding this function in my lua fila

[rustic garnet]

it seems to break when I call it

[frank elbow]

Break how?

[rustic garnet]

stdlib.lua - null line #10

[fast galleon]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Lua_Functions

https://github.com/FWolfe/Zomboid-Modding-Guide/blob/master/api/README.md#overwriting-vanilla-code

the inventory page is also cached in player data, so if you still have problems it might be worth to share your code.

[rustic garnet]

Mhmm I can call the original I believe.

[fast galleon]

bad overwrites can also happen because your file name or location of the file causes issues

[rustic garnet]

But I overwrote ```lua
function ISInventoryPage:refreshBackpacks()

The overwrites works, I just need to call it in another function to refresh the backpacks

[hollow current]

If i store moddata in isoplayer and the player died, does he maintain the moddata after respawning?

[bronze yoke]

no

[hollow current]

Oki tyy

[bronze yoke]

the moddata is transferred to the corpse and then the zombie

[fast galleon]

the commented out line with cursor should be done on an instance of the inventory page.

have you tried one of render dirty= true commands instead?

Also you do a full overwrite of the function after that? ⛔

[sour island]

Is there not a getWalkType?

[opal nest]

What git licence do you use for mods?

[rustic garnet]

I suppose it had to be before, I was just testing so I was wondering if that would cause problems.

[rustic garnet]

How would I get hold of the instance of the inventorypage?

[rustic garnet]

This seems a cleaner way I will try this

[supple reef]

there is but what I think I am running into is that the

CheckTimer is running constantly

So I need to implement something similar to what I did for the zombie behavior and say

check time since last update
if Less than x seconds ignore

only problem I have is I dont know what to use

Do I check time since Events.OnZombieUpdate
or do I just check the time since the CheckTimer function (its not exactly a timer from what I can tell in the code)

[red tiger]

Thinking about writing a superset format to ZedScript that compiles to ZedScript.

[undone elbow]

How to remove object obj from square sq on the server (not on client)?

[red tiger]

Yeah.. I think that's what I'm going to do.

Something like

Module Base {
  item Axe {
    // Axe-specific properties.
  }
  item StoneAxe extends Axe {
    // StoneAxe-specific properties.
  }
}

[wide oar]

blender wont export my animation with my fbx

i dont understand why???

[red tiger]

I could compile something like this to ZedScript:

Module Base {
  ...
  item Axe {
    // Axe-properties
  }
  
  /**
   * @extends Axe
   */
  item StoneAxe {
    // Inherited Axe-properties
    // Overrided & StoneAxe-specific properties
  }
}

Oh heck yes.

This would be an insanely useful tool.

Inheritance-driven scripts would be insanely useful and would allow for templating.

[frank elbow]

choosealicense.com

[opal nest]

Thank you!

[red tiger]

Remember modders, you have a right to your works and that as long as it is yours and you're sure (This includes code that isn't overriding others' code), you can license them.

This is for some reason controversial to discuss however you should own your works. =)

I'd avoid licensing artifacts in your mod that overrides or modifies works of other parties.

I personally use MIT for projects that I don't plan on scaling to a potential commercial product. I use LGPL if I want to promote open-source or keep forks of works from going commercial with it.

[opal nest]

Ah ok nice!

[red tiger]

Because you are modding a game, typically this complicates licensing and ownership rights all to hell.. If it weren't for the API that is provided with the game.

[opal nest]

Yeah that's exactly the reason I asked, because I've licensed other projects before but its always been my own work or a Unity project etc.

[red tiger]

Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and not giving official advice. I'm giving you my experience of 20 years of modding games.

Pretty much if you're not a dick things won't go sideways here in the modding community.

[opal nest]

yeah haha

Thank you, if I make my repo public i'll probably use MIT

[red tiger]

That's one of the least-intrusive / legally-combative licenses to use.

That and I think BSD.

(Copy Center)

Be careful when going Copy-Left. GPL, AGPL, and others like it will establish an infectious open-source obligation to anything touching it. I use LGPL to avoid this mess but still keep any forks of my code to legally have to stay open-source.

It would be outrageous for a mod to license GPL going left. That'd be nuts.

What are you going to try to force the game to open-source because you modded it? lol.

Have fun in court.

[opal nest]

I've still got some loot table code from another dev on the forum that i've used to get the spawning working but once ive written that in my own way i will probably make it public, it was only because I was trying to understand how the generation works

They did say people can use it but id rather re write it to make sure its all ok

[red tiger]

When in doubt, always credit the author(s).

You can license parts of your mod differently. =)

That's what I've done.

It respects the rights of the third-party code.

[opal nest]

Oh right! Is that just by adding the comments at the top? I've been told that is official but not 100% sure

[red tiger]

A file-wide license? Yeah.

[opal nest]

I think thats what we do for our uni stuff, just not got around to doing it for our project yet

[red tiger]

Yeah. It's basically license file pointing at a file or DLL, a directory license, or a source-file license heading the document.

[worn juniper]

jab finished the vscode thingy is done..?

[opal nest]

Ah ok cool, I'll look into that properly when I get back so I can sort it!

[red tiger]

Caught me slacking. Sheesh.

I'm working on it this evening. =)

[opal nest]

Thank you for the advice! I've got to head off now but that was really useful!

[red tiger]

I'm thinking about making a superset of ZedScript that compiles to ZedScript supporting inheritance.

[worn juniper]

grrr grrrr

[red tiger]

I'm actually at work sneaking these msgs through a string of yarn and tin cans.

[worn juniper]

actually i cant say nothing since you're work is immense and i respect it 👍

[red tiger]

Thanks! I hope to see this work benefiting for modders. ZedScript is the biggest topic of discussion here.

[rancid panther]

remove that mod id from ur server

in the actual server file

[strong dragon]

That isn't the problem

EVERY world that I try to use the mod on won't work

The mod itself won't download, cus it's pending

[rancid panther]

this a mod u made or downloaded?

[strong dragon]

Made

Uploaded

And it worked

Then I updated it, then it won't work

I have prob been flagged for spam

[rancid panther]

it's not pending for review?

[strong dragon]

Since I reuploaded it

[rancid panther]

if u keep updating ur mod it will keep pending for review. when did u last upload/update?

[strong dragon]

Ok, lemme lay out the whole story

[fast galleon]

🍿

[ancient grail]

Im curious why did he tag you? Cuz you responded to his first report? Or does it involve your mod

[red tiger]

Inb4 thread.

:D

[ancient grail]

Unsubscribe

[rancid panther]

oh yeah r u subsrcrib

[ancient grail]

The resub. Or reupload with new id

Try isolating the case

Delete your save try another world
Or maybe u play sp try it on mp
And vice versa

[rancid panther]

if u have a local mod and a workshop mod with the exact same id u should move the local folder somewhere it can not be accessed by the game or change the mod id

[ancient grail]

Every possible thing that might cause it remove it till you narrow down the source of problem the. Fix it or remove it

[rancid panther]

my local mod id has LOCAL added to it

[strong dragon]

I needed a mod to lower the spawn rated for Brita/A26 gear, I asked around and an absolute lad by the name of "Mad_max_000" reached out to me, he had a version that I was allowed to edit and upload.

I changed the values in the pack to fit my needs, blah blah not too important.

I uploaded the mod, it work! really well too, my server even booted up faster (idk why)
Then I realized some values were off, cus I didn't understand some code.
I updated the mod, changing some values.
My game said it was now different from the from the workshop version, and could not run the server.
So I removed it from the server, unsubbed, and literally deleted the mod from the workshop.

I reuploaded it and it worked again.

1.5 weeks later

I see that I didn't understand what 1 line of code meant and now crates of ammo were spawning EVERYWHERE, got pissed, updated the mod with new values, tried to boot the server and it said the server was using a different version from the workshop.
Well f%!#. so I removed it from the world, unsubbed, and deleted it from the workshop, reuploaded it, and now the server just terminates itself, and the log file says:

LOG : General , 1678744081241> 6,162,068> Workshop: GetItemState()=None ID=2946645642.

LOG : General , 1678744081241> 6,162,069> Workshop: item state CheckItemState -> DownloadPending ID=2946645642.

LOG : General , 1678744081280> 6,162,107> Workshop: download 0/0 ID=2946645642.

I reuploaded it twice after messing around with it

Well, a grand total of 3 to 4 times

And that is why I feel I have been flagged for spam.

[strong dragon]

I hope that popcorn was good :P

[rancid panther]

what is the workshop id and what is the mod id

[strong dragon]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2946945781

[rancid panther]

not the number but the name

[strong dragon]

VooydFighter Mod

("Vooyd" is just a word me and my lad say randomly, the name don't matter too much)

The mod changes spawn values for "Arsenal[26] GunFighter Mod [2.0]"

Ping/reply to me if you need me to see something

I gtg for a bit

[ancient grail]

Its a dependency mod . Like true music

[worn juniper]

Found that if that's what you were aiming for

[abstract raptor]

ye, i was more having problems finding the specific player lmao

[strong dragon]

Cus I made it public

Cus I want people to be able to see if something is wrong

But yay

It's not blocked

[worn juniper]

getPlayer(): ?

[ancient grail]

getSpecificPlayer(getPlayer():getPlayerNum())

?

instanceof(player, "isoPlayer")
?

self.player
?

[worn juniper]

self.player could be that

[rancid panther]

to me it sounds like you are updating the mod locally, and instead of updating the workshop you are just deleting and reuploading the mod as a whole every time

[strong dragon]

I am updating the one on the workshop

[rancid panther]

in the workshop folder?

[strong dragon]

Yea

[rancid panther]

do me a favor and show me a picture of your workshop folder

[rancid panther]

okay now make a new empty folder and name it whatever you want

put that folder in there

[ivory warren]

Hey, is there a way to change the clothing of all of a certain type of zombie, like sprinters, shamblers, etc..
Like in this script it should make it a 100% chance that all female/male zombies will spawn with black underwear VVVV

require "Definitions/UnderwearDefinition"

UnderwearDefinition = UnderwearDefinition or {};

UnderwearDefinition.Female_F_Black = {
    chanceToSpawn = 1000,
    gender = "female",
    bottom = "Underpants_Black",
}

UnderwearDefinition.Male_F_Black = {
    chanceToSpawn = 1000,
    gender = "male",
    bottom = "Underpants_Black",
}

Is there a way to do this to (for example) sprinters only? or where could i figure out how to do this if that would be faster or something lol

[strong dragon]

Ok

[ivory warren]

sorry for bumping into ongoing chat also

[strong dragon]

I put it in the new folder

[rancid panther]

try launching the server now with the mod subscribed

[strong dragon]

Ok

[rancid panther]

and if the values are wrong it's okay. we're just checking if this works first

[strong dragon]

What is this trying to achieve?

[rancid panther]

i think the server is reading your local files before reading subscribed files

[strong dragon]

Ok

[strong dragon]

I shall test it out

Oh?

OH?

IT MIGHT BE WORKING

CONE ON LADS!

[rancid panther]

ok nice

[strong dragon]

PRAY WITH ME

[rancid panther]

but im assuming the values might not be updated yet. this is just to make sure i know what the issue was

[strong dragon]

No, the version I have uploaded is the right one

[rancid panther]

ok nice

[strong dragon]

So this might work

Thank you so much dude

[rancid panther]

if u ever need to change something you have to take it out of that folder to update it

and close the game to put it back in the folder

no problemo

[sour island]

You can use timestamps and the current state

make a local list outside of any functions - call it like zombieSprintCooldown. When you want to set the coolddown, do lua zombieSprintCooldown[isoZombie] = getTimeStamp()+1000 --this should be 1000 ms

Then in Zombie update check for the current speed and if the current getTimeStamp is greater than the stored one.

Maybe check if the cool down is expired first, then check if the current speed is not what you want it at, then set the speed, and give it a new cooldown

Hope that helps

[ancient grail]

Use OnZombieUpdate event maybe.

[boreal garnet]

what does ISWorldMap.lua govern?

[ornate summit]

Would it be possible to make a building movable?

Trying to concept out how a train system might work.

[tawdry solar]

item MetalPipe
{
MaxRange = 1.2,
WeaponSprite = LeadPipe,
MinAngle = 0.72,
Type = Weapon,
MinimumSwingTime = 2,
KnockBackOnNoDeath = FALSE,
SwingAmountBeforeImpact = 0.02,
Categories = Improvised;SmallBlunt,
ConditionLowerChanceOneIn = 15,
Weight = 1.5,
SplatNumber = 1,
PushBackMod = 0.3,
SubCategory = Swinging,
ConditionMax = 8,
MaxHitCount = 2,
DoorDamage = 1,
SwingAnim = Bat,
DisplayName = Metal Pipe,
MinRange = 0.61,
SwingTime = 2,
KnockdownMod = 0,
SplatBloodOnNoDeath = FALSE,
Icon = MetalTube,
RunAnim = Run_Weapon2,
IdleAnim = Idle_Weapon2,
BreakSound = BreakMetalItem,
TreeDamage = 0,
CriticalChance = 30,
CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
MinDamage = 0.6,
MaxDamage = 1,
BaseSpeed = 0.95,
WeaponLength = 0.35,
AttachmentType = BigWeapon,
}

im making my own custom weapon

but idk where to start with this

[ornate summit]

I mean, most of those variables are pretty self explanatory.

What specifically do you need help with?

[tawdry solar]

any of it

this is my first melee mod

im doing bits that i have learnt from my other mods

but idk where to put texture world model etc

[fast galleon]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Scripts_guide

[tawdry solar]

ty man

[opal nest]

Hi guys, can the both models for mods be FBX? So the one in the modelX folder as well as the world item model?

[boreal garnet]

could use the same system as https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2822286426.
you "enter the train", select a location to exit and wait for a timer to elapse before you can exit gain

[tawdry solar]

item Spring-club
{
MaxRange = 1.2,
WeaponSprite = Spring-club,
MinAngle = 0.72,
Type = Weapon,
MinimumSwingTime = 2,
KnockBackOnNoDeath = FALSE,
SwingAmountBeforeImpact = 0.02,
Categories = Improvised;SmallBlunt,
ConditionLowerChanceOneIn = 15,
Weight = 1.5,
SplatNumber = 1,
PushBackMod = 0.3,
SubCategory = Swinging,
ConditionMax = 8,
MaxHitCount = 2,
DoorDamage = 1,
SwingAnim = Bat,
DisplayName = spring club (ger),
MinRange = 0.61,
SwingTime = 2,
KnockdownMod = 0,
SplatBloodOnNoDeath = TRUE,
Icon = PLACEHOLDER-2.Png,
RunAnim = Run_Weapon2,
IdleAnim = Idle_Weapon2,
BreakSound = BreakMetalItem,
TreeDamage = 0,
CriticalChance = 30,
CritDmgMultiplier = 2,
MinDamage = 0.6,
MaxDamage = 1,
BaseSpeed = 0.95,
WeaponLength = 0.35,
AttachmentType = BigWeapon,
}

anyone know why this doesnt apear ingame>

?

[fast galleon]

anybody want to test Ladders mod, without LoadGridsquare event?
https://github.com/Poltergeistzx/zomboid-ladders

[tawdry solar]

i belive i have fixed it

[open drum]

does this allow player to go up the ladder that is attached to the vanila buildings?

[fast galleon]

yes, I found a bug for the fire station pole that I need to revert back to a previous option.
*typo

this is co`s mod, I will let him know as soon as we iron out the bugs of this change

[open drum]

nice nice thank you

[modern hamlet]

im looking for a different IsoFlagType between wallframe and wall. Does anyone know?

[jaunty marten]

I'm not sure but u can try to check flag solid

[wooden lodge]

Question to all the experienced "OnCreate" gurus out there - I made implants that are supposed to be consumeable and level up a certain skill of a player. Is it possible to do that it levels up one level no matter how much XP the person using it has and if so, how?

[modern hamlet]

didnt work 😦

[rancid panther]

i have no idea how to start on making a new health panel feature

[jaunty marten]

then the best way to find flag for it is to save 2 tables of flags: wallframe and wall. and after via loop find difference between these tables
have no better idea

tbh not sure that there's some separate flag for wallframe

btw u can try a luck with search context menu options when u clicking on tile with wallframe and to find how pz gets what on this tile wallframe and not complete wall

[red tiger]

Did you extend co's work?

Looks like you did.

[modern hamlet]

i tried to get all flags for both and seems like wallframes are using WallWTrans and walls are using WallW etc (Other flags don't seem to work for me) This is what I was looking for thanks

[open drum]

Does anyone know if there's sandbox setting or a file that i can edit to increase the number of safehouses a player can join? Default is only 1

didn't see any setting in sandbox nor server setting.. unless im wrong

[rancid panther]

i dont think it is as simple as increasing the number

you would have to add a new menu to allow players to view all safehouses they are a part of

[open drum]

ah u r right..

i didn't think about the UI

how innocent of me..

[rancid panther]

there is a mod for faction safehouses. that's the best alternative i have seen

[open drum]

hmm , ill take a look

[jaunty marten]

u r welcome

[weak sierra]

BTSE has a thing that uncaps it

@rancid panther since ur unaware, pinging u so u know

much better than that faction safehouse mess

[open drum]

BTSE?

[weak sierra]

bikinitools server edition

[open drum]

ah oki ty

[rancid panther]

thanks

[weak sierra]

[rancid panther]

i dont use bikinitools but i'll keep that in mind

[weak sierra]

u dont have to use the regular one to use the server edition, it's a different mod w/ different purpose

and modular

[rancid panther]

ok

i'll check it out

[wheat kraken]

there is some interesting way to execute a code after some seconds / after some time, like wait(seconds)?

waiting time before executing
add a delay

or need to use ontick, everyoneminute, everytenminutes,onplayerupdate events?

i think this is one approach
#mod_development message

#mod_development message

but there is more?

snippet for this
#mod_development message

vishnya snippet
#mod_development message

[neon badger]

does anyone know how to add controller support in a mods lua? i asked in here just incase i was in the wrong place before 🙂

[wheat kraken]

i do a little, the specialist are Burryaga

[neon badger]

nice ill look at it so far the helicopter mod i have im its only keymapping is WSAD for left right up down but in the scripts theres no controller mapping so was hopping to add gamepad keys for myself

if isKeyDown(Keyboard.KEY_UP) then
helizuobiao[4] = math.sin(math.rad(helizuobiao[2]+90))
helizuobiao[5] = math.cos(math.rad(helizuobiao[2]+90))
if helizuobiao[3] > -40 then
helizuobiao[3] = helizuobiao[3] - 0.6
vehicle:setAngles(helizuobiao[1], helizuobiao[2], helizuobiao[3])
end
if helizuobiao[6] < 2.1 then
helizuobiao[6] = helizuobiao[6]+0.001
end
zhuansu[2] = 1
end

this is the code just need to add the pad

maybe i should add gamepad in place of keyboard

[wheat kraken]

i added my controller support on this mods of mine, you can learn from them
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2937462009

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2927368291

basically you need to implement your own
onJoypadDown
function

this is linking, from original code

    comboentry:setJoypadFocused(true)--controller support
    comboentry.onJoypadDown = LimitSurvivor_SS.onJoypadDown

this is the separeted code

function RebalanceIt:onJoypadDown(button, joypadData) --controller support
    if button == Joypad.AButton then    
        --do stuff
    elseif button == Joypad.BButton then
        self.parent:close()    
        setJoypadFocus(joypadData.player, getPlayerInventory(joypadData.player))
    end
end

to my needs, this fullfil it

[neon badger]

so i add a seperate line for that code?

[wheat kraken]

yes, and you need to link it from your actual code

[thick karma]

Are you trying to add special controls for a vehicle? What exactly is the context for these controls?

[neon badger]

well this is a mod i got from the workshop....https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2799925193&searchtext=blackhawk

yes this acts like a vehicle

i only want to modify it for me and my friends dedicated server

[wheat kraken]

for vehicle probably you will need to deal with radial

[thick karma]

D-Pad is used for hold-press overlays such as the vehicle menu for getting in and out, switching seats, and starting vehicles or removing the key

[neon badger]

i use controller he uses steamdeck

[thick karma]

So that's probably not ideal for shortcuts while in a vehicle

[jaunty marten]

u can check my lib
there I'm using OnTickEvenPaused so it will still go even in pause but u can change it to just OnTick

[open drum]

yea this was my first guess, to use os.time

[neon badger]

normally when someone drives its left and right to steer but the copter also has to go up and down plus a key for the guns

[wheat kraken]

helloo vishnya! thank you!

[thick karma]

You might consider requiring a hold press while in the vehicle to allow for firing guns or raising or lowering vehicle

Idr but L2 might be available while you're driving

[jaunty marten]

u r welcome

[thick karma]

Then you could decorate onPressButtonNoFocus and intercept d-pad button signals when you're in a vehicle AND button is held

[jaunty marten]

lua tips for optimisation

[neon badger]

oof....very new to this lol

[thick karma]

You can see an example of a no focus decoration in Dawn of the Zed if you grab its code from the workshop

I decorate R3 but you could use the same technique for your purposes

[neon badger]

ok quick question. if i modify the script on my end will my friend on my dedicated server be able to use the controller since i will not upload it on the workshop? dont have permission

[thick karma]

You could share a local copy with them

And they could put it in their mods folder

And you could put one in yours

No upload required

[neon badger]

nice!!!!!

[thick karma]

Just add local mods via Mods instead of via Steam Workshop

In the Edit Server Settings menu of HOST

Also iirc there is a function isJoypadLTPressed(playerIndex) for knowing whether the trigger is down

Global

So youll need something like isJoypadLTPressed(self.joypad.player) and button == Joypad.DPadDown as the condition used in your decoration of the function above.

E.g. for going down (or up, maybe inverted controls is an option idk)

[neon badger]

got it so just add that code in place of if isKeyDown(Keyboard.KEY_DOWN) then

[thick karma]

Basically but you have to do this in a decoration of the function I mentioned

The OnKeyPressed event doesn't pass a self with joypad.player inside of it that has a joypad player's index

[neon badger]

heres the lua...im not sure

i would love to add movement for left joystick up and down with right and R2 as guns that would be perfect

[thick karma]

Basically instead of doing all that in an OnKeyPressed event you do it in a decoration of onPressButtonNoFocus in JoyPadSetup

[jaunty marten]

my eyes

[thick karma]

I'm not sure about joystick detection but I believe dhert worked that out so he might be able to help you there.

[neon badger]

ok

i appreciate all the help i should be able to get it to work again still new 😛

modding skyrim was so much more easier lol

[thick karma]

So I've heard

[jaunty marten]

in skyrim u can can do whatever u want, here is pz, we are banned by java, u r welcome

[neon badger]

😛

[wheat kraken]

is it possible to teleport vehicle with player inside?

[loud wagon]

Anyone got a script template for a static 3D item?

[ancient grail]

get it from vanilla

[loud wagon]

location?

[ancient grail]

Media/scripts

[loud wagon]

Thankye \m/

[ancient grail]

🫡

[wide oar]

Would it be possible to make a weapon that changes models when you get a certain amount of kills

i feel like it would be, have it count kills and when it detects a certain amount with the weapon change items or something?

[ancient grail]

That would be nice

Ye this is possible
Great idea

But not like how you think

You have to despawn the okd weapon and respawn a new one
(Make sure you tranfer all properties of old weapon to the new, such as condition)
You should have some code that remembers where the old sworld is
Attached or not inside a bag or not
Floor or container
You should equip the new one to you hands if its equiped etc

Then delete the old one

[bronze yoke]

if you wait until b42 these hacks won't be needed

[ancient grail]

This is the main function

Now you need somesort of a listener

Playerupdate or maybe onhitcharacter
Or onswing
(Not sure abt the syntax of these events)

[ancient grail]

Also this one . 👆

[bronze yoke]

you might be able to do it easier by treating each stage as a weapon attachment but not sure how flexible this system is

[wooden lodge]

How long until horses and dogs are modded after animal AI gets released

🤓

[ancient grail]

Dogs already done .. dislaik made em

[ancient grail]

Its a good idea but this will depend on how the sword is modelled i guess

[bronze yoke]

the entire weapon is the attachment

base model is nothing

then you can do whatever you want with the attachments

[ancient grail]

Niceeeee

What an innovative idea

Hey albion have you tried modding anything related to the bare hands?.
Do you know anything about it like something that you discovered?

Cuz its the thing when you have nothing equipped but getting the primary hand always return nils

So how does that work exactly

Can it be modded into something else?

Might be useful for @zinc pilot 's
ToC
Like replace barehand with something else

[bronze yoke]

just overwrite the BareHands script

[ancient grail]

But what if the player isnt amputated?

[bronze yoke]

you can't have different ones for different players

[ancient grail]

I mean replace the hand with hook for example or something

Ahh ok

[bronze yoke]

it is created when the player object is created, and i don't see any way to overwrite it from lua

[ancient grail]

Damn another limitation

Workaround is to have something permanently attached to secondary hand maybe

[bronze yoke]

the reason getprimaryhand returns nil is because the game only equips it during the attack and unequips it after

[ancient grail]

Isee ok then
Thanks for the info

[bronze yoke]

all during one frame iirc

[ancient grail]

Ahhhh nice

Cant i hook on that

[bronze yoke]

maybe

you might be able to get it generally with the reflection methods

[ancient grail]

Whats that?

[bronze yoke]

getclassfieldval etc

it seems to only grab very specific fields, couldn't get it to give me barehands

not really sure what the pattern is

all the fields it gave me were IsoPlayer so it might not work with inheritance

and bareHands is from IsoLivingCharacter

might have been possible but IsoLivingCharacter is not exposed

[ancient grail]

ok then.. i guess ill just change the shove anim if player is amputee

[bronze yoke]

if you hook Attack you can probably overwrite the functionality but you would have to rewrite everything

not worth it at all

[drifting ore]

Is there a guide to add an item to the game ? I remember one but can't find it

Need to make a copy of the blocknote

Also, is it possible to add an icon to the map at a giving position or open the map and move it at a giving position?

[jaunty marten]

https://rentry.co/BluesModClues#items-recipes

[rancid panther]

what are the absolute most required things for making a mod that uses the health panel?

or would it be better to try something easier like a timed action and a normal recipe for now?

[drifting ore]

Working on a notebook to keep information of vehicles. Any suggestion of features that would be nice ?

[fast galleon]

map with set x,z
https://github.com/radx5Blue/ImmersiveSolarArrays/blob/main/Contents/mods/ImmersiveSolarArrays/media/lua/client/UI/ISAMapDefinitions.lua

add annotation to player's world map
https://github.com/Project-Zomboid-Community-Modding/pz-community-modding/blob/5ad0d0bccedd91a1c2bc99e8ac9060fbdfd99e36/Contents/mods/!pz_debugTools/media/lua/client/Util_Functions_Community_client.lua#L16

[drifting ore]

Thanks, will take a look 🙂

[viral notch]

solar panels not working after lattest update of mod xD

[fast galleon]

usually that's a config error

I guess pm me, or ask on solar panel discord

[rustic garnet]

I got a mod that basicly changes how bags are rendered and it seems not to work when added to a new save file, since it only changes how the UI is rendered is there anyway I can check what is breaking it when its added to an existent save file?

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2946221823

[fast galleon]

is the mod enabled?

Do you have some event that runs only on new save, or save some persistent data?
*or a sandbox setting, that is off by default

[jaunty marten]

did u enable mod exactly in old save mods instead of default mods menu?

@rustic garnet no no no no no, dude, what's the hell is that

[frank elbow]

If you're sure have it enabled, a way to see what's happening is to check the console.txt file for errors. Or just start in debug mode

[jaunty marten]

[sour island]

I feel like everyone writes one of those

[jaunty marten]

kill em all

[ancient grail]

Not suppose to be global

[sour island]

That too

[jaunty marten]

not suppose to exist

[sour island]

You could also strip down the first one considerably.

Actually not even have it

if table[value] then ~

[ancient grail]

A guide explaining why we need to out globals on a table would help alot

[frank elbow]

I think it's safe to say people newer to programming are focusing more on "make it work" than "make it performant", which is sometimes ideal actually. Not in this case, but just a thought

[ancient grail]

So to reduce global functions

[sour island]

Could be a generic "good programming guidelines for readability"

[ancient grail]

Guilty

[sour island]

But most new learners are in the "please God, work" phase

[ancient grail]

Guilty

[jaunty marten]

we here to set him on the right path

[ancient grail]

Alot of veteran modders who saw my code explained to me why

But most new pz modders dont have that kind of guidance

Esp if they just lurk

[sour island]

Doesn't help alot of vanilla uses globals

[ancient grail]

True

[sour island]

All the UI uses requires and derives, but they should be returned modules

[ancient grail]

But still naming a global function something generic or copied a global from other mods
And named it the same but modified it abit will definitely cause error

[sour island]

I ran into that issue

[ancient grail]

And the modder that commited this cant be easily reached omg thats the worst

[sour island]

Named something a bit complicated like "getOutsideSquareFromAbove"

And superb survivors had something with the same name ._.

[jaunty marten]

if ur mod adding more than 1 global var then how did u feel

[ancient grail]

I could careless before but now i do..

[frank elbow]

I was about to say the same lol, one global to allow easy access to other mods extending mine is all I'm comfortable with

[sour island]

I kind of wish the recipe code could not be globals somehow

But it would break a lot of old mods

[frank elbow]

Even then I return the global from the module so it can be required too

[jaunty marten]

recipes is txt so there's no way

[sour island]

You can just use require on returned code -- it feels clunky at first but it also makes it clear where the "globals" are coming from

[jaunty marten]

[ancient grail]

Ye

[sour island]

It's just pulling from _G.

All they'd have to do is require it to be under atleast the Recipe global

[frank elbow]

Yeah my phrasing was a bit awkward; what I meant was I declare a single global but also return it. Redundant, but most people are used to globals

[sour island]

Or have a event trigger to add the function with an ID to a list

So it doesn't have to be global at all

[jaunty marten]

huh? I mean recipe init from txt on java side so it literally can't handle any local scope of some file

[frank elbow]

I think he's referring to OnCreate and stuff like that

[sour island]

The Lua functions in recipes are pulled in real-time afaik

[ancient grail]

What is rawget and rawset? They came from _G

[wheat kraken]

please use, to not do this functions global

local containValue = function(table, value)

to limit scope in file

or

YourObjectClass = {}
YourObjectClass.containValue = function (table,value)

or

 function YourObjectClass:containValue(table,value)

@rustic garnet

[jaunty marten]

too uncomfortable I think

[frank elbow]

They allow you to get and set values in tables without triggering metamethods (__index, __newindex)

[jaunty marten]

it's not the issue

he must fix it by another way

and remove these 2 funcs at all

[ancient grail]

Any example application?

Ahhh ok

[sour island]

The second function of his could be removed if he stored those values in a sister list as the original list changes

[frank elbow]

I suppose "without checking the metatable" would be more accurate, since __index can also be a table

[sour island]

But I doubt he needs to check for index tbh

[wheat kraken]

ooh

it can be done by just
return table[value]

or if table[value] then -- true
end
now i read the content

[jaunty marten]

rawget and rawset using for tables and skips calls for __index and etc

[tame mulch]

why? Find index in array is may be useful

[sour island]

It may not be needed - it's a bit brutish to use a for loop for inventory as it might be called every render

Depends what he's using it for

[jaunty marten]

I checked his mod and he can change all these shit to

local tbl = {}
tbl[container] = true

-- to remove
tbl[container] = nil

-- instead this
table.remove(tbl, FindIndex(tbl, container))

so expensive

[sour island]

Oh no remove() 😢

[rustic garnet]

Oh thank you man! 😄

[tawdry solar]

can anyone help idk what the issue is

[jaunty marten]

please, check #2
#1085414352271716402 message

[sour island]

If PZ could hard break table.remove like it does for math.random -- @tame mulch 🙏

[jaunty marten]

there's explanation what I want from u

[frank elbow]

Something about bees, honey, and vinegar—I think some people may find the way you're presenting this feedback to sound a bit harsh 😅 not that I disagree, just may be better to be a bit more tactful

[jaunty marten]

huh? what about r u talking?

[tame mulch]

Can you explain?

[sour island]

Table.remove() is super expensive

It amounts to table.insert and recursive removes for every entry

[jaunty marten]

I'm just giving my names to things

mb it's a bit rude

but it's just a facts

[frank elbow]

People would just reimplement it if needed; I don't think it should never be used. There's just usually a better alternative

[sour island]

If you Google Lua table remove there's countless threads with people ripping their hair out saying to not use it

[wheat kraken]

getting the oportunity to have many veterans reading that, 😂

is that possible to tp vehicle with player inside?
i find out that is hard to do, or buggy, (maybe vehicle need to tp on loaded chunk)

[sour island]

There's a way to shuffle values around that gets the same result as table.remove without all the overhead

I can snippet it when I'm free later

[tame mulch]

I want to do exposed HashMap for lua using in most performance depending places

[sour island]

If somehow PZ could superimpose that function over the standard remove it would be nice

[sour island]

Hm?

[wheat kraken]

do you get any further on this stuff? or have knowledge to share? about teleportation of vehicles?

[jaunty marten]

@rustic garnet did u get about what did I said? I can help u with that if u want. useful knowledge for ur future mods

[ancient grail]

We cant help you if you dont tell us whats wrong. Youre just showing us a script.

[fast galleon]

is there a math function to get the integer part and the remaining value at the same time?
*from a division
x, y = 7//2, 7%2

[tame mulch]

I don't tested this, so I don't know

[ancient grail]

Im pretty sure your icon doesnt work

[jaunty marten]

u forgot to add

module MODULE_NAME
{
...
}

[frank elbow]

math.modf iirc

Nope

[worn juniper]

probably forgot to add
Base
{
the code
}maybe?

[jaunty marten]

math.modf

[ancient grail]

Right good eye

[jaunty marten]

yes

[fast galleon]

@ math.modf does not do that

[frank elbow]

Nah, I looked it up just after to confirm and that's integral and fractional part

[ancient grail]

For the icon
The file name must be Item_
But you dont add that to the script

Then
.png isnt needed so remove that

[frank elbow]

I was thinking fmod but that's also not what you want

[jaunty marten]

do

[fast galleon]

also kahlua doesn't have the // operator 😦

[jaunty marten]

local x, y = math.modf(1.23)
x > 1
y > 0.23

[ancient grail]

Whatcha building ?

[sour island]

@tame mulch This isn't a complete example but it shows the compression after niling the entries.

local function compressTableOfNils(table) 
         local n = #table 
         --prepare new index for self.hostilesToFireOn 
         local newIndex = 0 
         --iterate through and overwrite nil entries 
         for i=1, n do 
                 if table[i]~=nil then 
                         newIndex = newIndex+1 
                         table[newIndex]=table[i] 
                 end 
         end 
  
         --overwrite rest of entries to nil based on newIndex 
         for i=newIndex+1, n do table[i]=nil end 
 end

From what I've tested this is faster than using table.remove.

Should be noted if the end of the table is nil'd this isn't needed as Lua collapses the table down. What it can't do is handle nils in-between entries.

[frank elbow]

This isn't modulo

[jaunty marten]

iirc even newest lua have no it

[jaunty marten]

wdym?

[wheat kraken]

modulo is %

most common use case
isOdd return number%2==0

[frank elbow]

What reifel said

What I mean is it's not the solution to the question; getting the integral & fractional parts is not modulo

[jaunty marten]

he wants to get integer and fractional as 2 different values

so it's math.modf

[frank elbow]

No he doesn't

[tame mulch]

Hmmm

[fast galleon]

I want to get 3 and 1

[jaunty marten]

the integer part and the remaining value at the same time?

[frank elbow]

Perhaps poor phrasing on the question, but the code directly after it does clarify it pretty well lol

[jaunty marten]

huh

[jaunty marten]

yeah, broken question

[sour island]

You can define 2 variables from 1 function, if you return 2 values

[fast galleon]

huh, how should I phrase it?

[sour island]

X, Y = function()

function() return x, y end

I use it to keep linecount down if the variables are like x, y etc

[frank elbow]

If you'd included "from division" & it'd be more accurate, but again the code made it clear anyhow

[sour island]

You can also do
X, Y = getX, getY

[jaunty marten]

math.modf is a response exactly for ur text question
but it's not response for ur code

[fast galleon]

ah I thought I did, I skip stuff on mobile

[jaunty marten]

btw to get // u can use x//y = x / y - (x / y) % 1

[fast galleon]

I just roll my eye and use floor

[frank elbow]

Curious about the performance of that vs just using floor, but also either way I would just use floor lol (unless it's much faster & I'm for some reason that worried about performance)

[jaunty marten]

never tested

[sour island]

You can check using Lua Test Bed from Lua.org

[wheat kraken]

when i tp player inside vehicle, and it appears in new position, it get bugged,
spamming error that chunk is not loaded for the vehicle

and after sometime, it get back to original position, with two vehicles cloned and on top of each others

there is a hint to solve it?

[sour island]

You'll have to remove the driver from the car or teleport the car instead

IsoPlayer has a getVehicle() returns the car if there is one

Might have to eject passengers though if you want the car to come along with just 1 person

Ejecting the player would probably be the easiest though lol

[jaunty marten]

@livid gale @frank elbow floor is slower

[frank elbow]

Significantly slower, or this-is-probably-premature-optimization slower?

[sour island]

There's scalability to test as well

[fast galleon]

so

y = value%div
x = (value-y)/div

?

[sour island]

Although flooring thousands of numbers is probably not a case that'd occur

• globals vs locals

Not calling a function should be faster usually

[jaunty marten]

floor ~15% slower

[scarlet wigeon]

Hi, i've done the tutorial to add zomboid exe as "dev", but i'm unsure to understand how it works.
does it create a new folder with the whole game inside ?

[frank elbow]

Benchmarked with a local copy, I assume

I'd say that's acceptable for something not worrying about being super performant tbh

[jaunty marten]

x / y - (x / y) % 1 near of real //
btw fresh lua version have //, my bad haha

[jaunty marten]

wdym

[frank elbow]

local floor = math.floor

I'm assuming you compared w that bc global access would cause additional overhead

[sour island]

It makes a separate local cache folder -- separate saves/local mods/local workshop upload folder

If you mean the pinned comment

The main advantage of this is avoiding moving your mods around when you want to play with friends and you have work in progress

[jaunty marten]

with that gets times when floor is faster but it's ~20-30% of time

[ancient grail]

I believe youre talking about the decompiled java

[jaunty marten]

I forgot, what do u need exactly?

[frank elbow]

What are the overall results? Interesting that it's faster in some cases

Lol yeah we've strayed pretty far from the question

[ancient grail]

It was this one

[fast galleon]

yeah, I've needed that a few times before.

[jaunty marten]

sec

[jaunty marten]

run 5 times
#1 x / y - (x / y) % 1
#2 math.floor
#3 local math_floor = math.floor

Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3203.00 milliseconds elapsed
Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3249.00 milliseconds elapsed
Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3177.00 milliseconds elapsed

Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3213.00 milliseconds elapsed
Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3270.00 milliseconds elapsed
Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3240.00 milliseconds elapsed

Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3371.00 milliseconds elapsed
Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3448.00 milliseconds elapsed
Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3474.00 milliseconds elapsed

Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3417.00 milliseconds elapsed
Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3473.00 milliseconds elapsed
Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3370.00 milliseconds elapsed

Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3252.00 milliseconds elapsed
Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3243.00 milliseconds elapsed
Benchmark results: 100000000 function calls | 3346.00 milliseconds elapsed

[frank elbow]

Interesting, thanks

[jaunty marten]

just ran it for 1000000000 times , need to wait A BIT

[jaunty marten]

a, b = 7, 2
x, y = a / b - (a / b) % 1, a % b

[scarlet wigeon]

it is what ive done
i think i understand, thanks

[fast galleon]

so this is faster than
#mod_development message
I was asking if there's a function for that, if there's not one then it's not necessary to do it in same line.

[jaunty marten]

about that idk, need to check amount of used instructions 😄

benchmark unstabled

[fast galleon]

anyway, thanks for trying to find a good solution

[kind fossil]

Hello! I'm trying to make admins spawn scars on players by giving them the items you can choose when creating your character with the all clothes unlocked sandbox option checked
Those are the items I can choose during the character creation panel
Can't find these items in the database

[frank lintel]

you should see the tests I get on clamp

also not sure why but I thought memory assignments inside a func would make it slower if ya could just use the args straight thru... nope dont work that way.

[jaunty marten]

u r welcome

[ancient grail]

Not possible without mod

[kind fossil]

I see that yes

also when I apply a scar, i can't remove it anymore

[frank lintel]

cuz its a scar?

[kind fossil]

hehe

[frank lintel]

sorry didnt mean to be funny I was being literal. scars dont go away personal experience. game treats it as such.

[sour island]

These are for injuries I believe - they're not meant to be seen -- you can parse these types of items out by only selecting stuff with name params

[frank lintel]

does a player in debug mode play different in MP (only asking cuz never did it yet...)

[sour island]

No, but you need to be admin or hosting machine to connect

[frank lintel]

ah didnt matter I sworn I seen scars for body parts cuz of debug but it wasnt. just burns (post injury stuff)

[jaunty marten]

tested on luajit and ur way is faster for 1%

[frank lintel]

I was able to squeeze 3% outta clamp

[tawdry solar]

can anyone help

oh wait

there was replies with no ping

[tawdry solar]

what goes in hte ... i forgot

[jaunty marten]

just check some other mod that adding items

[tawdry solar]

alright

[jaunty marten]

[tawdry solar]

this?

[jaunty marten]

and what's before

module ...
{

}

[tawdry solar]

i did that

this is correct?

[jaunty marten]

u forgot to add } at the end of file to close { of module MM_Springclub

[tawdry solar]

oh

like thta?

[jaunty marten]

no

}

not {

[tawdry solar]

like that

[jaunty marten]

👍

[faint jewel]

dear god man.
use three ` before and after code.

[tawdry solar]

thanks man

[faint jewel]

no bright white boxes

[tawdry solar]

eh?

[jaunty marten]

oh

[faint jewel]

three CODE three

oof

[jaunty marten]

three `

[faint jewel]

that works lol

[tawdry solar]

i dont get it

what does that mean

[faint jewel]

oh lawd.

type out what he pasted.

see what it does.

[jaunty marten]

dsfjhagfg
dfjsajasg
djsfasuigherg
dsjfgj

instead screens

[tawdry solar]

does it put it in dark mode

[faint jewel]

if you are IN dark mode yes

that's called a code block.

it keeps code formatting.

[tawdry solar]

the item works now

[faint jewel]

and even even color it.

[tawdry solar]

the textures invis tho

[jaunty marten]

about that better go to #modeling

[frank lintel]

if you make a .lua temp text file and drag and paste that way, it makes it a 'collapseable'

[jaunty marten]

too much action

instead just copy text and paste it into code block

[frank lintel]

yeah wait till someone pastes 100+ lines of code :)

[jaunty marten]

it's fine lul

[frank lintel]

it used to have a limit then do the same thing but discord yanked that at some point.

[frank elbow]

Note that you can't view files like that on mobile discord

So anyone who's on mobile will probably just ignore the message 😄

[tawdry solar]

i think this is do to with the code tbh

bc the icon doesnt show either

OH WIA

i donwloaded a melee template

and it shows like file structures

[red tiger]

Good morning.

So I've ran into something of an issue with writing a VSCode extension for ZedScript support. @quasi geode is TXT supposed to be the official extension? If so, is there any way a format-specific extension can be supported? I can't simply tell VSCode to load for txt files.

[tawdry solar]

ig i would need this

fml

[frank lintel]

ah yeah it does and images I'd ignore cuz I got'm turned off esp on mobile. wonder why they pulled the collapse function for <code>

[frank elbow]

I've had vscode identify which syntax highlighting to use without an extension before, so I think there's is some way but I couldn't tell you how

[red tiger]

I have yet to see someone writing ZedScript with inline bracing. =(

You are all secretly C# devs.

[tawdry solar]

zed what

[tawdry solar]

i tried to learn it once aha

couldnt be arsed

[red tiger]

This is an extension so it's more specific to writing extensions. =(

[frank lintel]

Heathen! we are all C lovers

[granite wind]

how are there 128 home VHS tapes yet i havent found a SINGLE ONE

[frank elbow]

I meant without a file extension, poor phrasing on my part

[red tiger]

All good. This is actually now a TIS devs issue. xD

[frank lintel]

C and VI...

[red tiger]

ZedScript is an unofficial name that Aiteron and I are using when discussing those txt files you guys throw around in here. =)

[frank lintel]

most IDE's will actually just scan a file and guessitmate what lang it is without the .ext

[tawdry solar]

ah

[frank elbow]

I've hardly written scripts, but the one time I did I used inline braces. Sandbox options is an exception for me because, uh ...

...well, because it is

[red tiger]

Well I wonder if scripts can be loaded in PZ with another file extension.

If so, I'll use that.

[frank lintel]

you gotta define the whole file name regardless right?

[red tiger]

*.zs* or *.zed would work.

[tawdry solar]

does that work now

[red tiger]

I have to describe the format, its file extension, etc.

[frank lintel]

yeah but thats easy you wrote it basically/decrypted etc.

[red tiger]

Yeah......... buuuuuutttt

If I write files in an extension not picked up by PZ then that's an issue.

[ancient grail]

Wrong channel

[frank elbow]

What someone before was trying to describe to you was the markdown syntax for including code blocks in discord messages. If you paste your code with three sets of backticks—“fences”—it will be formatted as code and will be easier to read than a screenshot.

That is,
```
code
```

Becomes:

code

[frank lintel]

if ya reading a file arent you using the whole name?

[granite wind]

how the fuck did i click this channel, im sorry

[red tiger]

It's more to do with 1) VSCode rules for format extensions and 2) How PZ picks up and reads mod files.

[ancient grail]

``

--code

``

[tawdry solar]

oh

[ancient grail]

Woops acidentaly pasted something else

[red tiger]

I'm about 5 seconds away from straight-up writing a file format proposal on the forums.

lol

ZedScript needs so much love rn.

[frank lintel]

block of left colon once for single line, block of 3 for multi I just miss the collapse func when they were over (x) in size

[red tiger]

@tame mulch I think this is important enough to ping you too.

(Investing time in writing VSCode support for scripts)

[sour island]

So like just making it a text but with .zScript or something?

[red tiger]

Also getting close to 100+ hours time spent working with this format now. xD

[red tiger]

Yeah or any extension.

.zs or .zed

It would force the question of what the official name and extension is, however it's necessary to make a solid vscode extension.

[sour island]

Otherwise you have to check the text contents?

[red tiger]

I'm going to be writing it.

[red tiger]

Uhh I think you can manually set the language for any file but that's also bothersome for a dev pipeline.

[fast galleon]

You should probably raise these issues on the TIS forum.

[red tiger]

Expect a hefty essay lol

I'm slamming my keyboard in here to hopefully avoid that. My questions will quickly turn into a schema proposal. xD

[fast galleon]

I wonder how easy it is to set it for a specific folder?

[red tiger]

I can see that maybe getting messy?

[fast galleon]

considering these need to be in specific folders

[red tiger]

Consider sandbox-options.txt too

What if TIS changes the folder in a future update?

=)

I could always toss VSCode extension support for ZedScript to the wind and go along with my plan to write a preprocessor language that compiles to ZedScript.

I'm going to write a white paper on it.

[fast galleon]

exactly, you could show issues with path, filename too 😅

[red tiger]

The preprocessor format will be called 'DeadScript' for now.

The main pitch for it is adding in an inheritance feature where (for example), items could extend another and inherit properties set from the parent to its children.

DeadScript example:

module foo {
  item BaseAxe { 
    type = Weapon,
    // [Parent Properties]
  }

  item StoneAxe extends BaseAxe {
    // [Child Properties]
  }
}

Becomes ZedScript:

module foo {
  item BaseAxe { 
    type = Weapon,
    // [Properties]
  }

  /** @extends BaseAxe */
  item StoneAxe {
    // [Parent Properties]
    // [Child Properties]
  }
}

I also plan to use inheritance for things like recipe where all children of an item would be supported as an ingredient:

recipe blah {
  keep {extends BaseAxe}
  // ...
}

compiles to:

recipe blah {
  keep BaseAxe / StoneAxe / //...
}

[red tiger]

I think this would be the best option right now.

I guess it's too abstract with no concrete example for people here to comment on it just yet. =/

This is basically saying I'm wanting to write a new language that compiles to ZedScript. =)

[frank elbow]

I don't have much to say because I don't think I'd use it, but I do read these messages nonetheless 🤠

[red tiger]

Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if not many did.

After spending a month of my free time to work with the format, I have a lot of critiques on it.

[frank elbow]

Definitely fair. I think it'd be neat if your ideas were implemented into the game. Inheritance seems like it could be handy for less repetition

[red tiger]

It would clean up so much of the scripts.

Would save modders time and devs time spent working.

=)

[sour island]

While it's not ideal the scripts are expected in the scripts folder

As mentioned above

The sandbox options sit outside though

I don't expect the scripts directory to be refactored

Logically speaking, as I wouldn't know

[red tiger]

That could be an option but adding that logic would be hairy.

I'd imagine adding a .ext OR check next to the .txt check wouldn't take much effort.

[sour island]

For backwards compatibility, probably not an issue

[red tiger]

How so? I'm saying to not eliminate .txt

[sour island]

My statement was in agreement 😅

Sorry, typing outloud so to speak

[red tiger]

if (fileName.endsWith(".txt") || fileName.endsWith(".zed")) { 
// Load ZedScript..
}

[red tiger]

All good.

[sour island]

They could also change vanilla files so future modders use that as a template but would having that unknown extension cause issues?

Right now people can open it in notepad without guessing

[red tiger]

I think it should be a technical legacy feature to allow for eventual migration.

[red tiger]

I'm clarifying that this small convenience raises several technical hurdles for further support and integration of the script format.

Rich text editors are expected to simply open up plain-text files with non-txt format extensions.

VSCode does this.

[sour island]

I'm probably being overly cautious for redundant tech support issues

[red tiger]

I'm saying in a more drawn-out situation example that it's okay for a modder to spend a couple seconds selecting to open the file as plain-text than the potential hours of debugging a property that could be explained through intellisense.

[sour island]

True

[red tiger]

This is some of the same reasons why I wrote PipeWrench / TypeScript modding support.

[sour island]

I think it's definitely something that would help alot of modders -- scripts are the easiest thing to experiment with

But there's that huge threshold from syntax errors

[red tiger]

Making integrated extension / support for scripts would eliminate a lot of that human error.

That being said, a preprocessor language could mitigate a lot of redundancy within said scripts.

=)

tl;dr: "I'm not crazy. You're crazy."

[sour island]

I'm hoping when NPCs are out and stable that the "polish" update also includes more tools and such

The arrows for the vehicle editor barely registers the cursor ._.

So ones choice is to sit there clicking an arrow hoping it gets clicked or typing and reloading the script in the editor

[red tiger]

Honestly, I thought: "Why not make an Electron application that displays vehicles adjusted with those settings?"

OpenGL isn't hard. :D

[sour island]

The editor is decent for what it's for -- but it would be nice to have manual inputs and arrows that work

[red tiger]

[sour island]

I can't imagine the devs use it...

[red tiger]

It's probably there for certain devs to view it.

(See if things loads correctly in-game)

[sour island]

I mean... It barely works - unless I'm doing something wrong -- I can't ever get the arrow to activate

The anim editor is also flakey but a bit better

[frank elbow]

My wish for the polish update is a pass through the Lua (and exposed stuff to Lua) for small fixes for bugs & inconsistencies

[red tiger]

I'm going to be the devil by suggesting a complete break of all mods from b41 to b42 for a huge QOL project on the API.

xD

[sour island]

I kind of wanted to get that ball rolling with the community patch, as evidence it's needed

[red tiger]

Or a API version control.

I've said this for years.

[sour island]

• give us modders less of a headache when trying to resolve compat issues

[frank elbow]

Honestly some of my desires are entirely benign typo fixes, but I'd assume they'd just deprecate the old one & add a fixed spelling that corrects it

[red tiger]

People are already salty about issues with the API as it is currently. Breaking it would be worth it. People complain regardless.

[sour island]

There's two tool checks in mechanics that aren't recursively searched - I made a mod for two lines of Lua lol

[frank elbow]

I'm thinking they're gonna try for backwards compatibility after the b41 changes got a reputation for breaking everything in the workshop, but who knows

[sour island]

Honestly, bomb the workshop

True music add-ons and gunfighter server settings

And now Noir shops

But also, it has to be a fuckton more work for the devs too to keep stuff so stretched out for compat-- so, if it's painful at first but better overall and for the future pull the pin and close the door.

[red tiger]

long-term

=)

Maybe B43 could be the breaker.

But that's like 2024-2025 based on the prior big updates.

[sour island]

I wonder if there could be a hide feature for mods and versions

Mod.info can have version control for min and max

But I feel like that could clutter up the players modlist

[frank elbow]

There are versionMax and versionMin fields in mod.info, unsure if that's what you mean or if they're even used

I just noticed them while looking through to see what all the fields were

Checked & they are used—ChooseGameInfo.Mod has getVersionMin and getVersionMax, which seem to only be used by ModSelector.lua to inform the user about it if the version is out of range

Unfortunately I don't think the fields are used very much anyhow, so even if something were added to be able to hide them it wouldn't have the information necessary to do so for most mods 😔

[sour island]

They exist, but the mod shows up as red - I was wondering if it could be just hidden altogether to not clutter up the menu

[frank elbow]

Oh, I misinterpreted "can have" as a theoretical "could have" 😄

[red tiger]

Ultimately I support long-term "Quality of Life" changes.

[sour island]

You'll improve your quality and you'll like it.

[viral notch]

what i missed ?

[wet sandal]

I've got to make a compromise with how furniture items are handled in my grid inventory.

Do you guys think it would be preferable to:
A - Not be able to equip furniture items into the hands
B - Furniture items can be equipped, but cannot be unequipped until you properly place them in container or the world

[red tiger]

Have a 1x1 grid for hands exclusively and place it there.

[wet sandal]

Reason is the game doesn't want them to be on the ground and forcing it, they are invisible.
That's how they worked when equipped.

[viral notch]

https://tenor.com/view/the-road-to-el-dorado-both-both-is-good-gif-8304204

[fast galleon]

skizot has made mod where he carries moveables in hands, so...

[red tiger]

I eventually want to try my hand at a grid inventory mod. :D

Want to see what you come up with first. <3

Too busy writing tools tho.

[wet sandal]

Think I'm going with B then

[sour island]

B fits how it's handled for bodies and generators afaik

[red tiger]

Side-Note: Someone needs to make an animation where you can hold up a corpse like Lion King.

[wet sandal]

To explain a bit better, equipped items do not take grid space, and neither do items that are part of a "transaction" (i.e. TimedActions)

[sour island]

Carrying or dragging the bodies would be great

[wet sandal]

The issue arises here when a transaction fails, which my policy until now was to just drop the item

[sour island]

Dragging could be more exhausting but require less strength + you can drop it faster

[rancid panther]

and if you aim spin then your character will twirl around like they are about to do an olympic throw

[sour island]

Picking up could require more strength, by be less exhausting - and we'll I guess you could quick drop it ... 🤔

[wet sandal]

SO LONG KING BOWSER

[sour island]

We do need grappling lol

Would alleviate "welp your bit, kick rocks scrub"

To, you fucked up now wrestle this zombie

[red tiger]

I like the idea that fumbling through the bottom of your backpack to get the item you need would be way more dramatic.

Like needing to remove the top items or move them to the side.