mod_development

[bronze yoke]

like timed actions

[mellow frigate]

I have, OnCharacterDeath is one exemple

[mystic rose]

i see one slight issue with OnPlayerMove

i would of thought rotating was moving

[bronze yoke]

what are you trying to get this facing direction for anyway?

[mystic rose]

honestly im just testing how everything works

[bronze yoke]

oh fair, i guess you'd have to use OnPlayerUpdate if you wanted it to track rotation without moving then

[mystic rose]

i have a few ideas but nothing really concreat till i learn more about the games limit

[bronze yoke]

hey, don't you make barotrauma mods? i think i've seen you around that discord before

[mystic rose]

i do

[bronze yoke]

that's sick

[mystic rose]

hmm time to keep learning

so i saw in the docs theres IsoDummyCameraCharacter and IsoCamera and a few other dummy things, but whats the point of the dummies and what are they used for? i was searching for IsoDirections and saw it

im assuming dummy isnt really used for anything as it is just a dummy

[bronze yoke]

IsoDummyCameraCharacter is unused

it has no code or references

[mystic rose]

intresting

im surprised you can even mess with the camera as the game heavily relies on your camera being in an exact angle

[bronze yoke]

you're not able to mess with it in a 3d sense

[mystic rose]

oh?

[bronze yoke]

it's just for moving it about and zoom and stuff, it can't be rotated or anything

[mystic rose]

huh

would of loved to see if i could break the camera and show how the buildings worked in 3d space

[bronze yoke]

unfortunately the game doesn't have a 3d world at all

[mystic rose]

i thought it was 3d? as the guns in game appear so

[bronze yoke]

it does render some things in 3d but there isn't a 3d world, those are 3d models rendered on top of the 2d world

[mystic rose]

ah i see how its done a bit more

im assuming anything that rotates is 3d but everything like the ground and buildings are 2d textures?

[bronze yoke]

yeah, pretty much

[mystic rose]

figuring out how the game works makes it easier for me to mod stuff in the long run

[gilded hawk]

Are you 100% this works? it does not look like it's being triggered in my code

[mystic rose]

hmmm i wonder if theres a way to get and set camera zoom amounts...

[bronze yoke]

if you mean changing the specific zoom levels, no

[mystic rose]

damn

[gilded hawk]

Like, I have followed your example but notthing happens

CasualoidUtils = {}

function CasualoidPrint(...)
    if not isDebugEnabled() then
        return
    end
    local arguments = { ... }
    local printResult = ''
    for _, v in ipairs(arguments) do
        printResult = printResult .. tostring(v or 'nil') .. " "
    end
    print('Casualoid:' .. printResult)
end

CasualoidUtils.patchClassMethod = function(class, methodName, createPatch)
    CasualoidPrint('CasualoidUtils.patchClassMethod', methodName)
    local metatable = __classmetatables[class]
    if not metatable then
        error("CasualoidUtils.patchClassMethod: Unable to find metatable for class " .. tostring(class))
    end
    local metatable__index = metatable.__index
    if not metatable__index then
        error("CasualoidUtils.patchClassMethod: Unable to find __index in metatable for class " .. tostring(class))
    end
    local originalMethod = metatable__index[methodName]
    metatable__index[methodName] = createPatch(originalMethod)
end

CasualoidUtils.patchClassMethod(TraitFactory.class, "addTrait", function(addTrait)
    return function(...)
        local args = { ... }
        local traitId = args[1]
        print('traitId' .. traitId)
        if args[1] == "Asthmatic" then
            return Trait.new("", "", 0, "", false, false)
        end
        return addTrait(unpack(args))
    end
end)

[bronze yoke]

it's quite a popular mod idea and unfortunately it's only been found to be possible with java modding

[mystic rose]

i was trying to make it so i forced zoomed when wearing an item..

[mystic rose]

java modding? the hell?

[bronze yoke]

if you want to force the player to be at a specific vanilla zoom level it should be fine

i think there's a longsighted mod that forces you to be zoomed all the way out while not wearing your glasses

[mystic rose]

but anything path vanilla is a no go

[bronze yoke]

yeah, you can't change the actual zoom levels

[mystic rose]

pain

how much more in depth is java modding? like is there a limit to what you can do there too?

[bronze yoke]

not really, but there's very little support for it

[mystic rose]

i have no idea how java works so

[bronze yoke]

your mods have to be manually installed and you'll just be rebuilding the game source with your changes

there might even be legal issues with redistributing them because of that... not sure

[mystic rose]

yeah im not sure thats a thing id even try

wish there was more players could do with cameras and such, could be very cool

time to go back to experimenting

[gilded hawk]

@sour island Chuck, I tried to use your metamethod overwrite but I'm having no success

-- Based from: https://github.com/Project-Zomboid-Community-Modding/pz-community-modding/issues/38

local _metaMethodOverwrite = {}

_metaMethodOverwrite.addTrait = function(original_fn)
    return function(self, ...)
        local args = { ... }
        print('args[1]'..args[1])
        local originalReturn = original_fn(self, unpack(args))
        return originalReturn
    end
end

function _metaMethodOverwrite.apply(class, methodName)
    local metatable = __classmetatables[class]
    local metatable__index = metatable.__index
    local originalMethod = metatable__index[methodName]
    metatable__index[methodName] = _metaMethodOverwrite[methodName](originalMethod)
end

_metaMethodOverwrite.apply(zombie.characters.traits.TraitFactory.class, "addTrait")

It never prints the 'args[1]'..args[1] do you have any idea why?

[mellow frigate]

Hello there, anyone has insights on when to use getSquare and when to use getCurrentSquare for a player ?

[fast galleon]

you're patching TraitFactory.class, instead of Trait.class here.

[spice saddle]

So i've been able to access IsoPlayer object through LuaManager GlobalObject. How would I go about getting IsoGameCharacter object? I'm interested in inventory items which is accessible via IsoGameCharacter but how to get IsoGameCharaceter from IsoPlayer? Or am I going about the wrong way

[gilded hawk]

I'm trying to intercept the TraitFactory.addTrait Don't I have to intercept TraitFactory?

[fast galleon]

oh, sorry I just got back, you're probably right

[gilded hawk]

No worries, anyway. As I said earlier, the interceptor is not being triggered at all

[mellow frigate]

IsoPlayer inherits from IsoGameCharacter

[fast galleon]

Is the patch printing? CasualoidUtils.patchClassMethod

[mellow frigate]

so all interface from IsoGameCharacter can be called from IsoPlayer

[gilded hawk]

Yes

[frank elbow]

I can't imagine why they wouldn't be the same reference so I'd be very surprised if this worked, but have you tried just TraitFactory.class

[gilded hawk]

Part of my logs here; https://pastebin.com/8dqkBf00 @fast galleon

[gilded hawk]

What do you mean sorry?

[frank elbow]

As opposed to zombie.characters.traits.TraitFactory.class, just TraitFactory.class

[gilded hawk]

Sure I can try that

[gilded hawk]

Nope, notthing happens. No logs, no anything.

I think this happens because media\lua\shared\NPCs\MainCreationMethods.lua is loaded before my lua file. And I can't intercept the traits yet

[frank elbow]

The traits are added in an event handler for OnGameBoot, so I wouldn't think that'd be an issue

[sour island]

They have to be exposed to be intercepted - is it?

[gilded hawk]

this.setExposed(TraitFactory.class); java\Lua\LuaManager.java

Looks like it is

Wait, is the fact that addTrait is static a problem?

   public static Trait addTrait(String var0, String var1, int var2, String var3, boolean var4) {
      Trait var5 = new Trait(var0, var1, var2, var3, var4, false);
      TraitMap.put(var0, var5);
      return var5;
   }

   public static Trait addTrait(String var0, String var1, int var2, String var3, boolean var4, boolean var5) {
      Trait var6 = new Trait(var0, var1, var2, var3, var4, var5);
      TraitMap.put(var0, var6);
      return var6;
   }

[sour island]

Is it characters in the classes?

[gilded hawk]

Yes? java\characters\traits\TraitFactory.java

[sour island]

Not on a computer so just eyeballing it

[gilded hawk]

No problem mate

🤗

[sage eagle]

@heady crystal

[frank elbow]

I can see why Kahlua wouldn't add static methods to the class metatable, so you may be onto something there

[sage eagle]

add hairspray flamethrowers to common sense

[frank elbow]

Feature requests is not what this channel is for lol

[gilded hawk]

Ah yes, average entitled user moment

👏

[sour island]

Love the no context ping and actual content in another message

Very baller

[fast galleon]

Right, so you would just patch the normal function

[frank elbow]

@ chuck

add planes to EHE

[gilded hawk]

Someone's parent forgot to teach how to say "please" and "thank you"

@ Chuck add railgun to EHE

[sour island]

Even decorating the java calls works on calls from Lua

Doesn't get applied to calls made in java

If there's something in the global table that can be overwritten it should be done there

[frank elbow]

If it's static they may not be present in the class metatable since instances wouldn't necessarily need it—if that is the case, what poltergeist said should work unless it prevents overwrites (idr whether it does)

[gilded hawk]

Tbf, I could do what I did for my tmog mod and directly override the function

  local backupGetAllItems = getAllItems;
  getAllItems = function()
    -- Funny code here
  end

  ISItemsListViewer.initList(self);

  -- put the original function back in it's place
  getAllItems = backupGetAllItems;

[mellow frigate]

I intend to use InventoryItem:getId() to identify uniquely an item instance on a server. Is that the way to go or should I use something else instead ? are those IDs recycled or really unique ?

[gilded hawk]

@frank elbow @sour island @fast galleon

This WORKS 🎉

local oldAddTrait = TraitFactory.addTrait

print('YOLO')
TraitFactory.addTrait = function(...)
    local args = { ... }
    print('args[1]'..args[1])
    return oldAddTrait(...)
end

logs: https://pastebin.com/nFsN26nm

So, this is bad but it works, sooo, it's not bad?

[wet sandal]

Oh cool, didn't know you could capture ... args like that into a table

[gilded hawk]

It's quite cool! I learned about this recently! It's like the desctructuring in javascript, but a bit worse

[frank elbow]

Beware cases where any of those can be nil, since it'll discard it & any after that; select is useful for those cases

[gilded hawk]

select?

I'm a bit confused what are you referring to?

[frank elbow]

https://www.lua.org/manual/5.1/manual.html#pdf-select (5.1, which is not Kahlua, but select works the same)

local function f(...)
  return {...}
end

local function g(...)
  local t = {}
  for i = 1, select('#', ...) do
    t[i] = select(i, ...)
  end
  return t
end

f(1, nil, 3) → {1}
g(1, nil, 3) → {1, nil, 3}

[gilded hawk]

oooooooooh

[frank elbow]

I just tested that in 5.4 and both resulted in the second table, so maybe I'm completely wrong ? I'll have to try it with 5.1 and see

[gilded hawk]

Okay I understand now. But I can still do oldAddTrait(...) and have the ... still spread the nils, and values correctly right?

[frank elbow]

Yes, if used directly it'll be fine

[gilded hawk]

Ah okay 🤔

Alright 🫡

Thank you and I'll look into it 😄

Okay, different question.

How does Events.OnGameBoot work when you connect to a MP server?
Like, if Events.OnGameBoot is only fired in the main menu, why then you can still use custom trait mods when you connect to an MP game, even if you don't have the mod enabled before connecting to it?

[frank elbow]

A quick search of the source suggests that, on the client, it's fired when resetting Lua, when exiting the ingame state (likely return to main menu or desktop), or as one of the first steps when initializing the game thread. These occur in both SP and MP, particularly that last one

[fast galleon]

seems to be true if you use unpack

you only get the 1

[frank elbow]

Maybe that's what I was thinking of; my memory is clearly going 😄 thanks

[spice saddle]

makes sense. was able to make it work. thank you!

[gilded hawk]

So, doing this is unsafe?

TraitFactory.addTrait = function(...)
    local args = { ... }
    local traitId = args[1]
    if noobTraps[traitId] then
        -- oh no! I need to remove this trait!
        args[5] = true -- Mark it as a profession only trait
    end
    return oldAddTrait(table.unpack(args))
end

[frank elbow]

unpack also accepts arguments that specify the start and end indices

It's not necessarily unsafe if nil is not an acceptable argument (rather, if it's contiguous), but you can use those to be safer

[fast galleon]

main issue is with function that have 0 to 5 arguments and adding nils or removing args causes issues

[gilded hawk]

TraitFactory.addTrait = function(...)
    local args = { ... }
    local traitId = args[1]
    if noobTraps[traitId] then
        CasualoidPrint('Noob trap detected, remove it', traitId)
        -- oh no! I need to swap this with a dummy trait!
        return oldAddTrait("", "", 0, "", false, false)
    end
    return oldAddTrait(unpack(args))
end

LOG  : General     , 1685728735620> Casualoid:Noob trap detected, remove it Asthmatic 

I think this works well enough 😄

Can't trust my newbie friends to not cripple themselves with bad traits 😅 🤣 (again)

[gilded hawk]

Yes, it's good enough

[gilded hawk]

Check one of the devs replies, luckly I asked this yesterday lol

#mod_development message

[mystic rose]

so does player:getPosition give me the positions x and y?

[cursive coral]

I need help...

[bronze sand]

Would it be possible to have a vehicle with a container that has only one item inside, which can be equipped by the player, but, has the restriction of Not allowing the player to leave the vehicle with the item in their inventory?

If the item was some kind of weapon, would it be possible to equip it without it going into the player's inventory?

[finite parcel]

Hi, I am creating new "Carpentry" items... I took reference from ISWoodenContainer and made my own canBuild function for solar panels and made context menu for it. For sprites I used crate sprites since I dont have my own rn but main problem is when I place it on ground it creates object named Crate and not Solar Panel(I also named it in code) + when I dismantle it it gives me plank... is there something I need to change because I dont see any settings for it... Firstly I thought it is selecting by sprite name (but its kinda weird for me)...

here is my code
https://pastebin.com/7guz4yh3
https://pastebin.com/xgCauytb

[mystic rose]

does this really not have any use? it is using x,y, and surprisingly Z

how i gotta figure out how to print their values to see if they ever update

[bronze yoke]

the class is literally never instantiated

the unused turn based code instantiates it but the turn based stuff is barely more than stub - it was probably intended for whatever that was going to be

looking around it it seemed like it was intended as a way to control the position of the camera from lua, but it's such a skeleton that i don't really expect it to work

[mystic rose]

well i doubt it would work, but by the dummy type, it could be what the camera is attached to so having more control over the camera is the dream

    print("Current Camera Position: X: "..IsoDummyCameraCharacter.getOffX().." Y:"..IsoDummyCameraCharacter.getOffY().." Z:"..IsoDummyCameraCharacter.getOffZ());
```kinda hoping it was this easy, its not lol

i might be misunderstanding, but what im wishing/hoping for is that its used in some magical way, idk man im just wanting more camera control as having a Z axis could be very interesting for multiple reasons such as ADS

[mellow frigate]

@TIS could you make IsoMarkers rendered even for players on different levels? (depending on some Line Of Sight check)

[red tiger]

There's a lot of dead code in the docs.

[mystic rose]

seems so, but its always cool to try to find what still has a unintended use

[mystic rose]

wonder if i can lock the camera to the player to prevent anyone from looking around...

[ancient grail]

[ancient grail]

Vehicle container with 1 item -
Possible
Restrict from leaving the vehicle - possible
Equip without going to inventory - not possible

[ancient grail]

If youre making some sort of mounted gun thing . This is certainly not the way to do this.
Well atleast not the way others did it .. but you can try and if you happen to make it work
Pls do dm me as im interested

[trim mist]

Could anyone give me a lead as to why TraitFactory is throwing an error here? on TraitFactory.getTrait(traitname)

--Uses alphanumberic symbols and commas only.
TraitTags.add = function(traitName, tags)
    local globalTagTable = ModData.get("TraitTags");
    local sanitizedTags = TraitTags.sanitizeTags(tags);
    local tagTable = {};
    if TraitFactory.getTrait(traitName) ~= nil
    then
        if globalTagTable[traitName] == nil
        then
            print("Trait Tag Framework: Initializing entry for "..traitName.." in TraitTags")
            globalTagTable[traitName] = {};
        end
        if string.len(sanitizedTags) > 0
        then
            tagTable =  string.split(sanitizedTags, ',');
            print("Trait Tag Framework: adding tags "..sanitizedTags.." to "..traitName.." entry.");
            globalTagTable[traitName] = tagTable;
        else
            print("Trait Tag Framework: No tags detected for "..traitName..", skipping...");
        end
    else
        print("Trait Tag Framework: Cannot find trait "..traitName..", skipping...");
    end
end

log:

[bronze yoke]

traitName is most likely not a string

[trim mist]

You mean getTrait isn't looking for a string? or what I'm feeding it isn't a string?

[bronze yoke]

what you're feeding it isn't a string

[trim mist]

require("NPCs/MainCreationMethods");
local TTF = require("TraitTagFramework");
...
local function initAnthroTraits()
...
   TTF:add("KeenHearing", "Anthro,KeenHearing");
...

That first TTF:add is what it's erroring out on

[bronze yoke]

the use of a colon is passing TTF as traitName

[trim mist]

OH MY--

hold on. let me try changing that

yep. That was it. Thank albion 🤦‍♂️

Anyone have examples of the use of ModData (the global one)? Try as I might to access ModData it seems to be giving me nils

or @bronze yoke you mentioned that using global ModData to keep track of this table was unnecessary to keep it persistent. Do you have another suggestion if I can't figure this out?

[bronze yoke]

i just don't think it needs to be persistent in the first place

it should regenerate itself the same every time

a typical usage of global moddata is just like:```lua
local myModData = ModData.getOrCreate("MyKey")
myModData.foo = "bar"

[cursive coral]

item MetalsmithTable
        {
            DisplayCategory = Item,
            Weight    =    30,
            Type    =    Normal,
            DisplayName    =    Metalsmith Table,
            Icon    =    MetalWorkbench,
            MetalValue = 1,
            WorldStaticModel = MetalsmithTable_Ground,
        }
    recipe Make Metalsmith Table
    {
        keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.WeldingMask],
        keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Hammer],
        keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Saw],
        SheetMetal=5,
        BlowTorch=2,
        Result             : MetalsmithTable,
        Sound             : Welding2,
        Time             : 1000,
        SkillRequired     : MetalWelding=2,
        OnGiveXP         : Give25MWXP,
        AnimNode         : BlowTorchMid,
        Prop1             : BlowTorch,
    }

this my mod but not crafting

[trim mist]

Looks like you have a table index error. Could you show the line it's erroring out on?

and the full line of the log, it's cut off in the picture

[cursive coral]

here

ha okey wait

ERROR: General     , 1685731017219> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: texture of non-table: null at KahluaThread.tableget line:1689.

[bronze yoke]

one of the items in your recipe can't be found

[trim mist]

they all have what?

and they say what?

[cursive coral]

sorry i wrote it in the wrong place.

So all true, why such a mistake?

[drifting ore]

Why does this code work if I haven't defined what "player" is?

[bronze yoke]

you or another mod probably accidentally made a player global somewhere

or it's local to your file scope or something

[drifting ore]

damn, need to fix that shit, thanks!

[ancient grail]

Wait wait spoon

How did you figure this out

Like you tested and it work

I mean

I dunno how to phrase my question ...

[drifting ore]

I had some people complaining on a mod so I finally disabled all mods and tested the mod in question alone and I kind of figured it was some global variable somewhere. I wanted confirmation from this channel as well 😄 As you know : I think everything related to coding is magic 🧙

[sour island]

Someone had a big brain moment and made a global player = getPlayer()? 🤔

[trim mist]

Can anyone tell me why this function thinks the passed variable is itself, and not what I provided?

[bronze yoke]

sounds like unwanted colon usage

[trim mist]

line 233, when I pass player:

[trim mist]

that's what I thought

but then I get here and it says that player is actually the TraitTags object

I made sure I wasn't using a colon so I'm kind of confuzzled

The only thing I could think of is the "self" I put on line 233, but how else do I reference that function I need?

[bronze yoke]

if you're not using a colon, self shouldn't have any meaning, so i'm not sure why self.getPlayerTagStatistics() is even valid

you'd just use TraitTags.funcname instead of self:funcname

[trim mist]

but that's originally what I had and it did the same thing

let me reload the whole game and see if this is just something that can be resolved by that

[trim mist]

by the way, it lit up in pretty colors so I was pretty sure it was valid before you said that lmao

[bronze yoke]

the function is getting called, so it is valid, but i don't understand why it is

[trim mist]

Thank albion, I know what happened now. I was getting an error that I misread, or wasn't the true error. Then I kept getting errors and looked more closely and saw that the player was returning the TraitTags obj

when the original error was that my return value couldn't be automatically concatenated into a string 💀

I swear though, it said it was returning nil but I can't get that to reproduce.

[bronze yoke]

debugging

[trim mist]

It's 100% my least favorite part of coding

[red tiger]

Debugging is a whole different skill to master.

Debugging is hardest when either you assume something is correct or a library you call assumes that something is correct.

98% your assumption

Debug test code in smaller bites. Evaluate parameters and calculations. It'll save you time.

[weary matrix]

well not to mention once you triggered an error you have a high change your code won't be working properly unless you quit and reload the game

[bronze yoke]

lua reloads are usually enough

[weary matrix]

depends how you reload lua

[bronze yoke]

i never reload single files

[weary matrix]

so I played zomboid, it's been a while. I can see the game is getting more and more bugs along new versions 😂

I can't prevent myself to imagine an inversed changelog like:
So for this version we decided to break this and that subsystem because it's more fun!

😂

[trim mist]

how do you reload all of lua?

when you're in game

[thin hornet]

you cant

[bronze yoke]

not midgame

[trim mist]

dang okay

[thin hornet]

You back out to menu then load again

[bronze yoke]

what i do is turn off my mods on the main menu so that lua reloads whenever i reload the save

[thin hornet]

To load faster in, you can start a game with no zombie, it load much faster. But of course if you dont need zombies in your mod.

[fading horizon]

Just released a new mod that I think is pretty useful / cool. Hope y'all enjoy!! ❤️

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2984175956

[ancient grail]

Is it possible to mod the camera pan?
Like infinite panning

[fading horizon]

Make the character invisible and have them teleport along the panning path

When they stop panning, teleport back to original spot

That's how I would try to do it

[mighty ether]

Hey, I don't know if I'm just missing it on the java docs or I'm doing something wrong, but is it possible to write modData on the player server side, then allow the client only read it?

[tranquil kindle]

Could someone tell me if while making new firearm item is there diffrence between X files and FBX files in terms of visibility of attachments? I added my model in FBX as new item but no matter what i did i couldnt get attachments to appear on model with player (it was visible in attachment editor in debug mode), so i tried overriting m16 that had x8 scope on it. Vanila m16 has 8xscope model where it should be, but once i changed only model to my FBX one it was nowhere to be seen, no floating, nothing. Making new model of attachment with new item attachment aswell appear in attachment editor, but not on playermodel while playing? Neither the attachment or muzzle flash are visible.

[weary matrix]

What are you trying to achieve exactly?

[mighty ether]

Assigning a integer value to player modData when using a custom item via the context menu server-side, then checking it client side

For more context, I’m making a mod with various medkits, if the player is healing at a rate equal to greater than the rate of the medkit they are trying to use, it won’t let them

[weary matrix]

you're talking about what you think is the right solution to your problem, but what exactly are you really trying to achieve?

[mighty ether]

Sorry if I’m not understanding what you’re trying to ask me, I’ll do my best to explain

What I’m trying to achieve is syncing mod data on the player, both client side and server side.

[weary matrix]

use transmitModData?

[fair crater]

I'd like to try my hand at creating new TV channels / Radio channels for players who'd like some extra lore, or general entertainment to listen to. Would anybody know how to go about doing this? Never modded a game before and I'm really throwing myself into the deep-end with no experience here.

[weary matrix]

@fair crater I don't know but all the text for TV/radio channels are in shared/Translate. Search for one, get the textID and then search the textID in the code to see how it's used

[sour island]

Wasn't there a tool for tv/radio?

[bronze yoke]

why even involve the server? everything you've mentioned happens on the client

[sour island]

Using the item on the ground would cause modData desync - so probably make sure it occurs in hand

[bronze yoke]

also, transmitmoddata is not relevant to players, their moddata is automatically synchronised and transmit doesn't even work on them

[bronze yoke]

would it? it's the player's moddata, not the item's

[sour island]

Oh I thought he was giving a value to the bag - nvm morning brain

[spice saddle]

I know azakaela has a couple of radio mods and there’s also AnimeTV that you can look into

[weary matrix]

Nice! I have a working poc of ModGuardian where both ModGuardian and the mod using it are encrypted 😄

of course the loader is only obfuscated, but I don't see any way around that

@sour island 😄

[somber rivet]

Pirate

[fading horizon]

i made a leg amputation item using m_mask in the .xml

however

shoes don't care about clothing masks

so you still get a shoe on the amputated side

anyone have any ideas on what i could do to fix this

[weary matrix]

I don't but you could check this mod:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2703664356

[fading horizon]

i'm working on that mod right now

haha

that's what this is for

its because it was a modded shoe lol

works with vanilla shoes

[weary matrix]

I'm curious what happen if you remove the shoes from your character, does it work then?

[fading horizon]

works if its not a modded shoe

so any vanilla shoe works

amputation + wheelchair

[lyric turtle]

Wheelchair trait moment becoming reality

[drifting ore]

i need some help

so im trying to make a moodle and the coding doesnt work it says error 1,2,3,4,5

and it make me frustrated

can someone please help me

and yes its two mod combind its the insanity one and the cannot attack'

[fair crater]

I appreciate the reply, but, I'm entirely dropping myself in here without any clue on what to actually do. So, this is practically gibberish to me, unfortunately.

[weary matrix]

hard to say if you don't share the exact error

full stack trace if possible

[drifting ore]

whats that?

[weary matrix]

While in game, listen to some radio or TV channel, take note of some part of the text, then search that text in all files under the media/ folder of your zomboid install directory (steam). It should give you some lines like:

Some_Identifier = "The text you search for"```
Then search for `Some_Identifier` (replace with the actual identifier) in all .lua files. It should show you where it's used and how to use it.

[fair crater]

Thank you very much for this, but.. well, how would I go about actually making a mod to add new channels to the tv and radio so I could write my own stations n' all that? I apologise for being dense, because I am, but I've never modded anything before and do not know a single thing as to what to do.

[drifting ore]

I MEAN WHEN I OPEN THE GAME WITH THE MODS IT COMES UP WITH A ERROR 1 2 3 4 AND IT OPENS A MENU WITH ALL THE FILES

of the game

[sour island]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2896041179 Enable this and recreate the errors.

[weary matrix]

yes, in that case it means you have the details of the error in console.txt (And no need for screaming 😂 )

[sour island]

Also at the top there is a checkbox and play button. Uncheck the checkbox and hit the play button.

[ashen pine]

how do i make 1,0 and 2,0 goto the other side?

[potent garden]

If someone who has experience with modding in custom foods and drinks, please let me know. I'd want a mod created, and I am willing to pay you

[eternal garnet]

@ancient grail Mod group does that

[mellow frigate]

Hello there, any Global Object specialist around ? When I remove a global object on solo it's all good. when I remove a global object in MP, the luaObject is removed (both Server and Client sides), but the isoObject remains on the world (at least client side). last info known on the server is that transmitRemoveItemFromSquare(isoObject) returned 1 (which is the position of the said isoObject in the square array, see pic from the client side). Last info known on the client is the call to my CGlobalObjectSystem removeLuaObject that seemed successful (size of lua GO array confirmed to be 0). Any cue is welcome, and I mainly wonder who is responsible for removing the isoObject on MP client side ? (both when the isoObject is loaded client side at removal time and when it is not)

[ashen pine]

howw do i use place walls in tilezed?

[low basin]

Like making a building? If you are making structures you would want to use BuildingEd.

[ashen pine]

well yeah in buildinged

[low basin]

If you need extra walls to divide a room you can use the 'place walls' and select trim,int walls, ext walls to customize them from the panel on the right.
However if you click on the red/blue/green cube you can set up default walls by room and establish the internal name there as well.

• You can also use the 'Place Walls' and select 'None' in that right panel if you want to 'erase' walls for an open floor plan.

[ashen pine]

ok

[fast galleon]

most cases in vanilla: something happens on client and isoObject is removed, global object is removed on server and then removed on clients.

You may have issues if you try removing a 2nd tile object because it's hard to sync the indexes

[mellow frigate]

In my case the Client sends a remove command to server. Then the server removes the GO and then that server removal propagates to client. The client removes the GO, but the isoObject remains.

More info: after quit and join again the isoObject has disappeared

[mellow frigate]

In that test case, my actions are very slow and there is only the ground and my isoObject. index seems fine.

I may simply add client isoObj removal, but it seems redundant and it requires the grid to be loaded.

and also CFarming /CPlant does not do that.

My isoObj specificity is that there is no sprite but as removal works in solo I guess it should be also ok in MP

[fast galleon]

What are you sending from client? I think it should be remove isoObject and transmitRemoveItemFromSquare. Then server does everything automatically.

[mellow frigate]

I am sending a client command sendClientCommand, both for adding and removing, like it is done for CFarming. All isoObj life control is done server side.

In fact I create 2 objects initialy instead of 1. so deletion seems to work, deleting only one. it is the creation that I must analyse. my bad

I may be back crying in a few hours.

[wary sonnet]

How do annotated maps work? Is the reference generated upon looting the map? So if I get a map that says a house has guns. Does the game then decide to spawn them there?

[ashen pine]

anyone know where the big lights are in BuildingEd?

[wary sonnet]

Asking because I’m looking to create a pseudo quest system. Whether it be following clues, or going after certain spawns. But if the system already has a mechanic in place, development will be easier.

[fast galleon]

good luck

[weary matrix]

Not sure what you're doing but you'd probably have better chance to get a useful answer in #mapping

[mellow frigate]

Thank you for the help, sorry for bothering.

[bronze yoke]

not something i've looked into myself, but i've heard that this is indeed how it works

[fast galleon]

@drifting ore
Hello, welcome to PZ mod development!
Here are some links with resources to get familiar with making mods for Project Zomboid.
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding
https://github.com/FWolfe/Zomboid-Modding-Guide

[ancient grail]

Yeah link on my profile
Im pretty sure sapph would love to do this project

Please create a ticket.
Thank you

Thnx boss @eternal garnet

[eternal garnet]

No worries g

[ashen pine]

how would i add a building here?

im in tileEd btw

[low basin]

Buildings are added in WorldEd, Go to #mapping for stuff related to WorldEd and TileEd Many of these questions already have comprehensive guides and/or answers posted so you won't have to wait for someone to come back with answers.

[red tiger]

#mapping

[drifting ore]

i want to make a custom spawn location for a local game i'm playing with few friends, i found this guide https://shockbyte.com/billing/knowledgebase/482/How-to-Set-the-Spawn-Point-of-Your-Project-Zomboid-Server.html but idk where to find the "Custom Spawn Choices" field, can someone help?

[mellow frigate]

At login, my client does not receive a GlobalModData update, what is the right way to get it ? (I would like not to force Global Data synchro to all clients, just the the new one).

[nimble spoke]

DM me if you're still looking for someone

[weary matrix]

When you have to fix yourself the issues in libraries you need for your project 😂
https://github.com/boolangery/py-lua-parser/pull/45

[novel barn]

I've got (what is hopefully) a quick question about table.insert(). I'm trying to burn a body part which I can do in the lua console with getPlayer():getBodyDamage():getBodyPart(Hand_L):setBurned() but when I unpause the game the damage disappears. I'm guessing I need to write this data to either a player table or a moddata table. Without telling me what table it goes on, how can I determine WHERE this data needs to be written? Or is this just a matter of "You kinda just need to know where it goes."? I'm assuming it needs to be inserted because I'm digging through the More Traits mod and that's how it's being done there.

Update: I had GodMode on and everytime I unpaused GodMode would kick in...

[weary matrix]

are you testing in single or multi player?

[novel barn]

single player

[weary matrix]

Ok so it's probably not related to transmitting moddata

[fast galleon]

generally, you need to call updateFromIsoObject, there's also a server transmit on init or something similar

[mellow frigate]

I'm not on the Global Object anymore. (I was calling twice the isoObject transmit from the server)

[fast galleon]

-- TimedAction and UI code should call this repeatedly to keep this luaObject
-- in sync with the isoObject, which may be updated at any time.
function CGlobalObject:updateFromIsoObject()

[mellow frigate]

I'm on another part involving GlobalModData aka ModData

[fast galleon]

oh

wait

ModData.request("...") and Events.OnReceiveGlobalModData.Add(OnReceiveGlobalModData)

[somber rivet]

how can I fix this? Im loading in my own map and I got this error in the console.txt ERROR: General , 1685817644774> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: can't create player at x,y,z=456,506,0 because the square is null at IsoWorld.init line:2799.

[mellow frigate]

choose a valid square. this one is not.

[somber rivet]

how do I know if it is valid?

[mellow frigate]

for vanilla map, you can have a look at https://map.projectzomboid.com/ (activate MapCoordinates)

[weary matrix]

not sure but maybe try: getSquare(x, y, z), if it returns nil then it's not a valid square

[somber rivet]

sorry, Im new. where can I try it?

[weary matrix]

I guess your spawnpoint is wrong

[somber rivet]

got the same message this time even after changing the spawn WARN : General , 1685818432139> SpawnPoints.initSpawnBuildings> initSpawnBuildings: no room or building at 456,546,0 ERROR: General , 1685818432144> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: can't create player at x,y,z=456,546,0 because the square is null at IsoWorld.init line:2799. ERROR: General , 1685818432145> DebugLogStream.printException> Stack trace: java.lang.RuntimeException: can't create player at x,y,z=456,546,0 because the square is null at zombie.iso.IsoWorld.init(IsoWorld.java:2799) at zombie.gameStates.GameLoadingState$1.runInner(GameLoadingState.java:268) at zombie.gameStates.GameLoadingState$1.run(GameLoadingState.java:225) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

[bronze yoke]

is this a custom map? these co-ordinates are very far from the vanilla map

[mellow frigate]

Thx I discover that request 🙂 Events.OnInitGlobalModData.Add(function() ModData.request(keyword) end)

[somber rivet]

yes.

[novel barn]

[SOLVED] I had unchecked everything in the debuglog menu of the f11 view.

different question. I can read a table in the lua console with something like this

mod_data = getPlayer():getModData() for k,v in pairs(mod_data) do print(k) end

but it's annoying seeing the output just 11 lines at a time. I've been trying to find my print output in any log files but can't. ***Is there a way to force console.txt or debuglog.txt to capture lua commands that are run in real time? ***

[bronze yoke]

it should already

console.txt anyway, i don't look at the other log files

[novel barn]

I've even tried just "print(hello world)" and a ctrl-f for hello world and can't find it. I've confirmed the logs have updated since I ran the last print.

[mellow frigate]

did you confirm by checking the time stamp /size of the file ? Or did you ensure it was reloaded in your viewer ?

[novel barn]

completely closed and reopened the file in my editor too. closed the file, printed statement, waited for file to update, reopened it.

[mellow frigate]

Then I guess your code does not run

[bronze yoke]

if you see it in debug console it must run, maybe i'm mistaken about that going to console.txt

[novel barn]

I'm running print(hello world) in the lua console. 😦 I know the code is running.

[bronze yoke]

i don't know the exact syntax for it but you can write to clipboard, then paste and read that, or write to your own file

[novel barn]

hmmm writing to my own file is a good idea. I'll just look into that.

[neon bronze]

anyone knows what OnGrab does for recipes?

[potent ibex]

I added alot more weapons recently, love it so far lol
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2982935909

[bronze yoke]

it fires when grabbing the items

it seems kind of redundant with ontest, i don't think vanilla even uses it

[novel barn]

@bronze yoke and @mellow frigate thanks for the help. I figured out the problem... I had unchecked just about everything in the debuglog menu. I rechecked everything and data is flowing in again. I must have unchecked everything last week when I was trying to figure out how to get the command console to reopen.

[neon bronze]

Yea it doesnt do it + most of the recipe just give you the item direct/ have OnCreate for that

Still very interesting legacy thing

[bronze yoke]

i mean when grabbing the ingredients

[neon bronze]

Oh is it when you pick stuff from your inventory and backpacks and such?

[bronze yoke]

yeah

i can't really imagine anything you would want to do then that you wouldn't want to do ontest

[neon bronze]

True

[low basin]

Is it possible to require an item in a recipe to be cooked to perform the recipe, I have yet to find an example of this or find a way to do so.

[red tiger]

Rewrote my dataset for PZ's official JavaDocs to support both JSON and YAML, along with a proper JSON Schema.

https://github.com/asledgehammer/PZ-Rosetta
https://github.com/asledgehammer/PZ-Rosetta-Schema

[neon bronze]

Yes through an OnTest function

[warped valve]

Is there a way to get a grid square clientside when the cell isn't loaded for the client?

[thin hornet]

not really, as far as i remember

[thin hornet]

depending what you are trying to do there are work arround

[warped valve]

I'm trying to get mod data off of a door at a square, would it be possible to get it serverside?

[low basin]

Hmm I had tried that and it didn't work I must have done something wrong, thank you I'll try it again.

[trim mist]

https://github.com/badonnthedeer/TraitTagFramework

This is done I guess! I'm assuming I'll be fixing some bugs as they come up, but for now, thank you all for your help! Especially you @bronze yoke. Hopefully one of you gets some use out of this

[thin hornet]

What is the Data you are trying to get from that door?

[warped valve]

Mod Data that was set on it by my code, specifically a username that's stored on said door. My mod is for renting/buying buildings/sections of buildings

If I can get the door on the square serverside then I should be able to do what I need to do serverside

(which is validating leases by removing someone's auto billing if they're no longer a leaseholder or removing duplicate leases)

[bronze yoke]

you could just save them in global mod data by co-ordinate

[warped valve]

Ye, I already have it setup that way which is why I'm able to do it serverside (if I can actually get a square serverside that is)

I'm assuming that's possible

[bronze yoke]

not object moddata, global moddata

that way it wouldn't really be tied to whether the square is loaded or not

[warped valve]

I'm using both right now. My global mod data has everyone's leases with coordinates of the door their lease was activated on, and the object mod data stores required info (e.g. key ID, who's renting what, whether it's for lease or not, lease price, etc.)

[warped valve]

Hmm... I could reimplement everything to use global mod data I suppose

There'd just be a lot of networking between the client/server

[drifting ore]

how do you make a player more tired,sad,start dying slowly

[low basin]

Someone willing to enlighten me on how much of an idiot I am? I apparently can not figure out how to create the OnTest function to force an item to need to be cooked in order for the recipe to be valid. Yes, I looked at the Github and PZWiki guides and have got nowhere.

[bronze sand]

Is it possible to combine different lootables so a server has the same likelihood of spawning weapons in a crate with a ton of mods that it does in vanilla?

Or, the likelihood when there's only a couple of weapon mods as opposed to having 8?

[mellow frigate]

Hi, do you have any idea what I should do to ensure a teleport called during OnUpdatePlayer is not reversed by vanilla ? (destination out of the current cell, my player is teleported back to the center of its previous square) I currently do the teleport on next OnTick and it works but I wonder if there is a better way.

[bronze yoke]

create one item and replace it with your own randomisation OnFillContainer

[bronze sand]

How would that work?

I wish we had a mod for that

So we can add as many Melee Weapon Packs as we want

And there are a lot

[bronze yoke]

i've been thinking about making an api for it since i've spent so much time making stuff like that already but i haven't had the time yet

[mellow frigate]

I wonder if that's part of Eggon's Utils mod

[ancient grail]

Depends on the context . How did the player teleport
Is it cuz his fast moving or cuz he did an animation or cuz he used a portal

[low basin]

Honestly at this point I think I am just making it worse and worse. 😕
function Recipe.OnTest.KetchupIsCooked(item)
local itemType = item:getType()
if itemType == "Food" then
if item:isCooked() then return false; end
end
return true;
end

[bronze yoke]

getType() returns the internal name of the item

[ancient grail]

If you want you can ad delays between checks or turn of the on playerupdate as soon it teleports

[bronze yoke]

most likely the name of a food in this case

[mellow frigate]

ingame OnPlayerUpdate forcing of its position ```playerObj:setX (destPos.x+offsetX)
playerObj:setY (destPos.y+offsetY)
playerObj:setZ (destPos.z+offsetZ)
playerObj:setLx(destPos.x+offsetX)
playerObj:setLy(destPos.y+offsetY)
playerObj:setLz(destPos.z+offsetZ)

[ancient grail]

you can bind it on a keypress i guess

for long sword mods

[mellow frigate]

I need it to be controlled by the model

[ancient grail]

like fast move?

you can look at fast move i guess

[low basin]

I replaced "Food" with the item name already if that is what you are referring to and it still throws a thousands errors complaining about the function not existing

[bronze yoke]

either your file is not loading or your script references your function wrong

[mellow frigate]

yes, like fast move, like all teleports (map, minimap). it seems not to work reliably from OnPlayerUpdate when the target square in not loaded

[low basin]

I am going to be honest I have no idea what I am doing at this point and the function script in the lua may be completely wrong. The goal was to force the item "NWCookingPotOfKetchup" to be cooked before the recipe to put it into bottles was executed. At this point it stopped throwing errors for the function itself and has just broken the craffting UI until it wont even open.
function Recipe.OnTest.KetchupIsCooked(item)
local itemType = item:getType()
if itemType == "NWCookingPotOfKetchup" then
if item:isCooked() then return false; end
end
return true;
end

[bronze yoke]

if the crafting ui won't open the recipe is broken elsewhere

i've seen that happen when an item in the recipe doesn't exist

Result : Base.Ketchup=4, is not valid

a recipe can have exactly one result, you must use an OnCreate function if you want more

the ui is breaking because it's looking for an item called 'Base.Ketchup=4' for the preview

oh-

no, apparently i'm wrong, you can do that

weird, i could swear i've seen people using oncreates to get around that - you do need them for recipes that make more than one kind of item

[low basin]

Multiple Items, Like the empty pot + the ketchup would be an issue for sure. I will change it just to see what happens

[bronze yoke]

you can have multiple sources fine

[low basin]

If I tried to have it give me a Pot+the Ketchup from the ResultItem it wouldnt work
I also had an issue with putting destroy in front of the destroyed items making it not register the first item in the list and keep wouldnt work at all

[bronze yoke]

multiple sources is fine, multiple results of differing types isn't

and the ui is still broken? no function issue should be able to cause that

yeah, that's a classic 'item not found'

it's trying to call getFullType on an item, but the item is null because it was failed to be found

[low basin]

So then in theory the item is borked?

[bronze yoke]

either the item is borked or there's a mistake in the recipe

in my experience it's always been the latter: does the item show up in the debug spawner?

[low basin]

All 3 the empty Bottle, The Pot of it, and the completed product. Oh for whatever it is worth I overwrote the vanilla ketchup bottle to have it give you an empty on use

[bronze yoke]

then the mistake must be in the recipe, no matter what's up with the item that should work so long as the game has loaded it, which it clearly has

[low basin]

Both recipes in relation to the pot It helps when I find the right thing.
recipe Prepare A Cooking Pot Of Ketchup
{
Base.WaterPot, Base.Salt;2, Base.Sugar;2, farming.Tomato=6,
Result : NWCookingPotOfKetchup,
Time : 100,
OnGiveXP: Recipe.OnGiveXP.Cooking3,
Category: Cooking,
AllowRottenItem:false,
}

recipe Pour Cooked Ketchup Into Bottles

{
NWCookingPotOfKetchup, KetchupEmpty=4, Base.Spoon,
Result : Base.Ketchup=4,
Time : 100,
OnCreate : Recipe.OnCreate.BottleKetchup,
OnGiveXP : Recipe.OnGiveXP.Cooking3,
OnTest : Recipe.OnTest.KetchupIsCooked,
Category : Cooking,
AllowRottenItem :false,
}

Idk I do not see a problem, not that that is saying much. I have half a mind to just write it off as a skill limitation and axe the cooking aspect. Thanks for the help Albion.

[golden apex]

Anybody know how i could give my servers players unlimited carry capacity for a limited time without having to give them full admin privilages? is there a mod for that anyone knows of?

[trim mist]

Anybody know why this doesn't have a size property? I thought all tables did

Here's what it looks like

[bronze yoke]

java arrays have size

lua tables have the # operator (#AnthroTraitsGlobals.UnwieldyHandsAffectedTimedActions)

[trim mist]

https://tenor.com/view/umm-confused-blinking-okay-white-guy-blinking-gif-7513882

[bronze yoke]

also if you're looping through a lua table you probably want to do for i = 1, length instead of for i = 0, length-1 since they're 1 indexed

[trim mist]

Oops. I've been using that and it's been working. Let me try the #

That doesn't work either... 😰

It says it's calling nil

If niether are working, I suspect that I defined the table wrong so it isn't recognized as a table or something

It's got all the commas though. and the strings seem appropriately wrapped in quotes?

[bronze yoke]

the definition looks correct to me

[bronze sand]

Could someone please make a Diagonal Log Walls Mod?

I don't care if they have a full 1 Tile Hitbox

I don't care if there's no placement of any other object next to them

I just want diagonal Log Walls to accomodate for irregular terrain

[trim mist]

local OriginalTimedActionCreate = ISBaseTimedAction.create;
ISBaseTimedAction.create = function(self)
    OriginalTimedActionCreate(self);
    local atg = AnthroTraitsGlobals;
    local timedActions = atg.UnwieldyHandsAffectedTimedActions;
    local uwu = timedActions:size();
    local n = table.getn(timedActions);
    print(#timedActions);
    print(uwu)

could it be that this isn't working because i'm hooking into the original function, and it doesn't have that?

even the table library doesn't work

it's "oops! All nil"

lol

I guess I can try pairs?

[bronze yoke]

i don't think getn exists in kahlua

i could be wrong but i went through the kahlua library stuff a while ago and i don't think i've even heard of getn before

(though google does confirm that it does exist in normal lua)

i wonder if omar's stubs include it

nope, only the kahlua original stuff (as it probably should)

[trim mist]

I've had table.add work. Table.create, etc

:S

pairs worked 🤷‍♂️

[weary matrix]

I couldn't find getn either

hum, so I have a Lua popup that derives from ISPanelJoypad. In the render() method i do this:

self:drawTextCentre(getText("UI_ModGuardian_Title"), self.width / 2, 10, 1, 1, 1, 1, UIFont.Title);```
In `media/lua/shared/Translate/EN/UI_EN.txt` I have this:

UI_ModGuardian_Title = "ModGuardian"```
Yet when my popup is shown the title is UI_ModGuardian_Title instead of ModGuardian.
Any clue what I could be doing wrong?

I'm doing the exact same thing for other strings which are correctly replaced, so I'm a bit at a loss here

[bronze yoke]

is the file formatted correctly with the UI_EN = {? (or whatever the correct one happens to be, since they don't always match the filename)

[weary matrix]

oh my, actually no, thanks

but how come it's working for the other strings in the same file though?

[bronze yoke]

iirc the whole thing is pretty much fake

[weary matrix]

it's not really parsing the header?

[bronze yoke]

i caught some of them just ignoring the first line, but i also remember some not working because of the wrong header

[weary matrix]

so it just skip the first line or something?

[bronze yoke]

so it's inconsistent between them

[weary matrix]

i see

[bronze yoke]

maybe they were actually lua files in the past or something

otherwise the dedication to pretending to be a lua table seems really odd

[weary matrix]

looks like Lua and JSON had a malformed kid to be honest 😂

hum and what about this:

local message = getText(self.text, self.config.modID) .. "\n\n" .. getText("UI_ModGuardian_Warning")
self.richText:setText(message)
``` It is rendered correctly, except for the "\n\n" which are displayed as is

[bronze yoke]

hmm i remember it working differently in different places (again), try <BR>

[weary matrix]

oh, good idea

let's see

[weary matrix]

sweet, everything's in order, thank you ❤️

[bronze yoke]

nice!!

[weary matrix]

still one mystery remains though, I replaced \n\n with <BR>\n\n<BR>, but the \n are not visible anymore 😂

it's not really a problem but it still feels weird

Nice! My stuff is very close to be fully working and usable by others 😄

[trim mist]

Question for you all. I found the timed actions "ISClimbOverFence", "ISClimbSheetRopeAction", "ISClimbThroughWindow", etc.

Is there a way to make these go faster?

maxtime doesnt seem to affect them, or at least these actions don't get created

[weary matrix]

I know some actions have a time related parameter that let's you choose how much time the action will take, but for the ones you describe there's a character animation, so I doubt you can easily speed them up

maybe I'm wrong though

[bronze yoke]

these things are usually heavily tied to the speed of the animation itself, yeah

it's not something i've looked into myself but somebody here mentioned that these timed actions only get used in specific circumstances

[low basin]

Welp I did find one issue in a different recipe unrelated to the ketchup, so yea... I feel my IQ dropping. The UI works again. However the recipe for the bottling now just sits greyed out and unusable. I am assuming that I built the function incorrectly. The goal of the function is to force the pot of ketchup to be in a cooked state in order for the recipe to be executed. Have I got anywhere close with this function?
function Recipe.OnTest.KetchupIsCooked(item)
local itemType = item:getType()
if itemType == "NWCookingPotOfKetchup" then
if item:isCooked() then return true; end
end
return true;
end

[weary matrix]

are you sure you want to return true in all cases?

[low basin]

Nope. I have tried swapping both the the trues back and forth just to figure out what I have messed up and that is just an artifact of that

[weary matrix]

do you know if your code is called at least?

[low basin]

I know the function listed before it (On.Create) in the same lua was working before I added this one. outside of that 🤷

[weary matrix]

have you tried to print the value of item:getType() to see if it matches what you expect?

I'm not sure but I kind of remember print() statement not going to console for recipes though

[low basin]

Nope I have not as I know nothing about coding. I have only got as far as I have with my modding thanks looking up functioning examples, going "ok this is how this works", and starting a monkey see monkey do routine. So far I have only used script and not used the lua outside of translation files, the only reason I am touching it now is because I kinda have too.

[weary matrix]

so try to add print("DEBUG", itemType) just after local itemType = item:getType() and search your console.txt for "DEBUG" until you find the itemType. If it's not printed I would try to remove the check on itemType and just keep the if item:isCooked() part, see if that changes anything

(also fix your return values)

[low basin]

first is true second is false

[weary matrix]

sounds good

[bronze yoke]

print should be fine

[weary matrix]

I remember some place where you can put lua code in script files and the print() statements were ignore, probably because it's called as a closure or something. Am I hallucinating?

[bronze yoke]

i've never heard of it anyway, if that is a thing it's not recipes

[weary matrix]

ok good to know

[low basin]

Adding that has resulted in a stream of
[03-06-23 23:38:44.097] ERROR: General , 1685849924097> LuaManager.getFunctionObject> no such function "Recipie.OnTest.KetchupIsCooked".

[bronze yoke]

Recipie

[weary matrix]

you got an extra i in there

[bronze yoke]

it was a typo all along...

[low basin]

Oh ffs

[weary matrix]

hehe

don't worry, learning the hard way is good 😁

[low basin]

Not even mad I just want to cry, lets try this again

Ok now the pot of ketchup in the recipe is lit up but it is graying out the bottles and spoon despite them being in my inv. Tested and confirmed it is only lighting up when the pot is cooked. Would that be due to my function check? Do I need a bypass for the other items. Also THANK YOU so much for finding that. I have been fighting this since yesterday.

[weary matrix]

Are you testing with DEBUG mode ON? I know some recipes are fucked up when in DEBUG mode, such as the rain collector, some items where grayed out even if I had them on me, but the recipe was working anyway (probably due to DEBUG mode)

[low basin]

I have not engaged Debug, however based on my track record so far I will double check that.

[bronze yoke]

can you show the latest version of your function? i'm guessing it's been edited since you last posted it or else i'm really stumped

[low basin]

function Recipe.OnTest.KetchupIsCooked(item)
local itemType = item:getType()
if itemType == "NWCookingPotOfKetchup" then
if item:isCooked() then return true; end
end
return false;
end

[bronze yoke]

i would do it the other way around

function Recipe.OnTest.KetchupIsCooked(item)
    local itemType = item:getType()
    if itemType == "NWCookingPotOfKetchup" then
        if not item:isCooked() then return false; end
    end
    return true;
end

that should sort it out i think

[low basin]

That fixes the other two but allows the uncooked kecthup

[mellow frigate]

Hello there, I wanna add a radio communication, any idea where I should start with ?

[bronze yoke]

it shouldn't allow the uncooked ketchup as far as i can see

[low basin]

I can only tell you it does, and that would be due to a typo again. I hate this keyboard.
Working as intended. thank you so very very much.

[bronze yoke]

nice!

[weary matrix]

FYI with my obfucations stuff I realized ; are never required, even if you put all your code on a single line. (Maybe I simply haven't found yet the issues it can create though) 😅

[bronze yoke]

yeah i don't typically use them

i didn't realise they were literally never required though

[weary matrix]

I was suprised because in Lua 5.1 they are supposed to be mandatory for some cases, but my lua 5.1 is not choking on my obfuscated code

[bronze yoke]

the only time i can think i actually use them is when i want to debug an early return (e.g. if foo then print("foo"); return end), if that's not necessary i suppose i'll omit them from now on

[weary matrix]

please do and let me know if you find cases where it's breaking semantic 😅

[bronze yoke]

will do! i'm sure your obfuscator would've run into it by now though

[weary matrix]

I'm sure too but I guess it could not trigger an error, and still change the logic of the code somehow

[bronze yoke]

hmm yeah that's possible

[weary matrix]

the nice thing about having one lines with no semicolons is that no Lua editor / code beautifier I tried so far where able to process the input 😄

[weary matrix]

isn't there already radio communications?

[mellow frigate]

I want to add someone (not a player nor a npc, just some lore) talking through radio that can be heard on any radio. I just do not know how to do it but vanilla already does it a lot 🙂

[weary matrix]

ah so you just want to add a radio channel basically?

[mellow frigate]

yes, what should I take exemple on ?

[narrow sparrow]

I'm using continued survivors but I found that it kinda buggy

What's the best survivors mod at the moment, raider npc didnt die when I shot him 5 times bruh

[iron siren]

@mellow frigate I have implemented this sort of feature in my "Rick's MLC AdHocCmds" mod where the PZ streamer chat can broadcast their chat through the player radio. The code for it adds a new radio station and adds broadcast strings

[mellow frigate]

thx

[iron siren]

I have not posted here before, but do you want the code or will you be OK downloading the mod? The particular file in the mod is 106 lines long (RicksMLC_Radio.lua)

When a player is attacked by a player's previous character (now a zombie) I would like to know which player's zombie attacked the player. At the moment when I call the ISOZombie zombie:isReanimatedPlayer() it returns true, but the zombie:getReanimatedPlayer() returns nil. Is there a problem with the zombie:getReanimatedPlayer()? Or is the information only known for a short time (eg between player death and creating a new character for the same player)?

[crude magnet]

Hello i have a question about making this mod I'm trying to develop appear in the mod loader in game I followed the example mod template however neither my example mod nor my mod show up in the mod loader I event tried loading it into the workshop folder and following that structure that did not work either here's an image of how the folders look any help is much appreciated.

[mellow frigate]

You can mod to transfer the information from the player to the IsoZombie mod data at player's death/IsoZombie creation time.

[ancient grail]

Leave the id blank

[crude magnet]

it didn't work it still doesn't appear in the mod loader

[ancient grail]

Where is it located

I dont use mod loader so idk
I always use host

[crude magnet]

how do i do it with hoast?

[ancient grail]

You just add the name on the mods section

[crude magnet]

is this what you mean cause it still empty sorry for bothering you with so many questions

[ancient grail]

You might have placed it in the wrong folder

[ancient grail]

You can see that modtemplate's directory
Just go there and paste your mod there

[fiery hollow]

Hi guys

I was wondering if its possible to mod the behavior of the zombies

like make it so that some of them can run from you in certain conditions?

[iron siren]

I found that I have to put my mods into the C:\Users\YourUserName\Zomboid\mods\ directory, and the mod.info must have an id=YourModUniqueIdName. (edited: Had mentioned the Zomboid\Workshop directory, but that is if you want to publish to the steam workshop)

[fast galleon]

Chase your dreams, nothing is impossible.

[weary matrix]

Well to be fair many things are 😅

[drifting ore]

i found a mod that lets you spawn inside a prison, but when i do that the whole building is empty, is there a way to fix that?

[fast galleon]

I don't know man, I think most people come here expecting others to produce the code for them.

[mellow frigate]

Vanilla forces spawned building to be empty of zombies. You can force it otherwise but you may die with no chance to escape

[thorn robin]

Hi folks, is it any lua documentation where I can check available functions, their signatures, etc?

[mellow frigate]

you can decompile all PZ. Here is how I prefer to do it, others have other preferences. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2748451514

[bronze yoke]

https://projectzomboid.com/modding/

[weary matrix]

Still looking for help about your radio channel?

[weary matrix]

AFAIK this one should be more up-to-date:
https://zomboid-javadoc.com/41.78/
Also the javadoc of the other libs etc, like Kahlua, fmod etc is available

[weary matrix]

Have you tried this? 😄
https://github.com/quarantin/beautiful-java
It's using IntelliJ too for the decompiler, but you don't need to run IntelliJ by yourself. Also I rename variables that have meaningless names to something based on their type, which is way easier when you read the code

[bronze yoke]

it's technically more up to date but only a little bit and lack of parameter names makes it much less useful imo

[weary matrix]

true, guess I could parse the official one to inject parameter names

[thorn robin]

Thank you

[mellow frigate]

I've not tried it yet, but having meaningful variable names would help a bunch ! you should add the link here: https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Decompiling_game_code

[weary matrix]

I will as as soon as I receive the mail from the wiki to reset my password

@mellow frigate are you done with your radio channel stuff?

[mellow frigate]

I've not started the work on radio channels, I just wrote the text yet

[thorn robin]

Another quick question, is it possible to add some custom attribute to the Vehicle object?
Basically, I'm trying to create a new object and attach it to the vehicle on context menu click

 Rope.attach= function(o, vehicle)
    o.vehicle = vehicle; # sets attribute to my custom object, works fine
    vehicle.rope= o; # doesn't work
 end

[fast galleon]

You can not set any type of variable to userdata (java objects) from Lua without a set function

[weary matrix]

but you could serialize those objects into a table, and instanciate them back when you need to

[fast galleon]

this copied everything, it's not only decompiled code.

[weary matrix]

yes, cause I need it to generate the javadoc

also it's easier to have all your code in one place, allows me to edit part of the game for testing without fucking up my game installation

is it a problem?

[fast galleon]

not really, how do I make it into a library so it's not editable

[weary matrix]

I'm not sure I follow what you mean

[fast galleon]

I think capsid packs them into a jar for example?

[weary matrix]

well that's not really my use case, also half the code is bash scripts, not sure how I would make them run from inside a jar

guess I could package only the variable renaming part into a jar though, cause it's pure java

[fast galleon]

No, I mean the original Lua files and the decompiled Java files. So that I can read them without accidentally editing them.

I'll test some things, see if Intellij can still read them.

[mellow frigate]

just flag them read only

[weary matrix]

yeah just set read only permission on the parent directory and sub files/folders

[fast galleon]

done, good idea

[mellow frigate]

going to try how ?

[fast galleon]

Nevermind, I was trying to set Intellij to not edit the files. Then I just changed the folder permissions.

[drifting ore]

how would i do that?

[mellow frigate]

getCell():roomSpotted(room)

[dull moss]

real @mellow frigate

Yo, anyone knows how to check if specific vanilla sandbox settings are enabled

Namely I need those 2

From MP server settings

[thorn robin]

Set function is something that already declared in userdata?

[fast galleon]

usually every variably has it's own set, e.g. setInventoryItem.

If you are in debug mode, you can also use reflection to set variables.

[fast galleon]

These are server settings, you should be able to get the setting by name and get the value.

[dull moss]

example?

[mellow frigate]

getServerOptions():getBoolean("SleepAllowed") getServerOptions():getBoolean("SleepNeeded")

[dull moss]

oh just like that

thanks

[mellow frigate]

yep parse your code source with SleepAllowed and you got them

[tawdry solar]

   item Thrumbo
    {
        DisplayCategory = Plush,
        Weight    =    0.2,
        Type    =    Normal,
        DisplayName    =    Thrumbo plush,
        Icon    =    Thrumbo,
        WorldStaticModel = SpiffoPlushie,
    }

my item doesnt apear in the item spawner but im sure my code is right cause i used teh spiffo plush code

[weary matrix]

have you checked in your console.txt? Also can you show the full item file?

also did you restart the game to be sure?

[tawdry solar]

yup

[tawdry solar]

thats the full item file

i have the model in a seperate file

[weary matrix]

hum from memory there's a kind of header to add in the item file

[tawdry solar]

ooh

imports

like this

the module

[weary matrix]

yes

[tawdry solar]

makes sense

thanks

[weary matrix]

you're welcome

[drifting ore]

Learning to make a mod. Just adding in a simple item for my first one. How does one understand distribution tables?

I get the gist of things like rolls and whatnot. I just can't quite understand how to find the exact containers I want to.

Like, how do I find kitchen cupboards in large houses?

[fast galleon]

Regarding the error.

what capsid does is include an older version of the decompiler

I'm not sure if you can do / add this, but Jab suggested a backup plan

Fernflower doesn't decompile every scenario. If you see a method with a comment that says FF didn't decompile it, go to the same method using JAD and then you should be able to work that decompile into the method with fernflower.

[drifting ore]

can you please elaborate a little

[pseudo estuary]

i make these sprites if anyone needs any for a mod if i have time ill do it free

[bronze yoke]

enable lootzed, find that container ingame, see what definitions that container uses

[drifting ore]

lootzed?

[trim mist]

I am thinking about getting an artist here to do some trait symbols for me 👀

right now most of my trait ui symbols are just crowbars lol

[bronze yoke]

you can find it in the debug cheats menu

[pseudo estuary]

we can chat more if youd like

[bronze yoke]

when it's enabled right click the icon of a container in the inventory ui to open lootzed for that container

[pseudo estuary]

i just like making mods and doing art for them its fun

[trim mist]

Absolutely. Feel free to shoot me a DM if you'd like

[pseudo estuary]

ive added u

[trim mist]

just keep in mind that I'm working on a trait mod for furries, so the symbols would have those for a theme
also there's like ~18 traits right now. I want to add a few more

[fast galleon]

Is there a simple way to keep a zombie in a ZombieOnGroundState?

[trim mist]

Vaguely I remember there's like an IsCrawler() function for zombies

there might be a way to set that, if that's what you're looking for

[fast galleon]

I am afraid if I do that, Zombie might be reset and or player logs out and then it will be permanently a crawler.

It seems that the game adds ReanimateTimer when a player is standing on a zombie but it didn't work for me.

Is OnTick the only option 🤔

[drifting ore]

Opened up lootzed and selected the first kitchen cupboard I saw.

1. What information shows what exact loot pool this is pulling from
2. How do I get rid of the menu, I can't find an x ._.

[trim mist]

They like to hide the close buttons in the most unusual places

there's one probably on the bottom lol

[bronze yoke]

that dropdown with KitchenBottles i think

[fast galleon]

https://github.com/Project-Zomboid-Community-Modding/pz-community-modding/blob/main/Contents/mods/!pz_debugTools/media/lua/client/vanillaDebugTweaks.lua
You can install the debug mod. Otherwise I think the script to fix the close button is here.

[drifting ore]

So I need to place my item in:
Kitchen{
KitchenBottles{
}
}

Or something that looks similar to that?

[fast galleon]

yes, KitchenBottles which is in procedural distributions

[bronze sand]

Anyone has experience adding a simple object to the game?

To practice and for fun, I would like to make a mod that adds some collectible toys, probably using Creative Commons 3D models I can find

I don't know where to start

[drifting ore]

Alright, so I could edit the procedural distributions. But what if I want to edit the... not procedural distributions (Not quite sure what to call them.) Like say I wanted my item to show up here. How would I be able to tell exactly what small boxes this is referring to?

[fast galleon]

smallboxes is a container type defined in the tile definition. Other types are crate, metal shelves, etc.

Game picks a distribution table based on room type and container type. That can be either procedural (a selection between a number of tables) or direct distribution table.

If there's no match for the special combination it then goes to All and container type.

[crude magnet]

thank you turns out i was trying to put the mods in the wrong zomboid directory it had to be the one on my c drive the one on my p drive thank you for the help

[drifting ore]

So that smallbox item pool was found in grocery. So does that mean in grocery stores all small boxes will pull from that item pool? And if there was no item pool defined specifically for small boxes, it would refer to all and use that item pool?

But since the small box pool is defined here, it won't pull anything from all?

Alright. So how do I figure out what specific item pool a container is pulling from?

[fast galleon]

smallbox

[drifting ore]

So here, I would find:
Kitchen{
cupboard{
}
}
?

[fast galleon]

You can press Kitchen Bottles and see all available tables.

[fast galleon]

Since it gives you a table in procedural distributions, you should choose one that suits you more from those.

[fast galleon]

This table is in in Distributions.lua, you can check it out if you want.

[drifting ore]

Ah, alrighty then

Thanks mate

hi guys i'm new to modding, is there any resources for creating a custom profession mod? i'd also prefer not to use the professions framework

[fast galleon]

#mod_development message
this is base hook to the function

then you need something like
local burglar = ProfessionFactory.getProfession("burglar")

You can see examples in MainCreationMethods.lua

@drifting ore

[drifting ore]

ty, i'll check it out 👍

[warped valve]

Anyone know how to sync an IsoObject's mod data to the client from the server when the client isn't in that particular cell? I've tried transmitModData() and sendObjectModData() but neither seemed to have worked

[bronze yoke]

it should be transmit, but, how do you even have an object if it's not in the cell?

the client will discard it because transmit moddata finds the object through the square and obviously there is none if it's not in the cell

[warped valve]

No, the object is in the cell. The client isn't though

[bronze yoke]

oh, when i say cell i mean IsoCell

i don't think mapping cells have any runtime relevance

[fast galleon]

The client will not have information about map parts that are not loaded for him.

[warped valve]

Well I'm assuming the server keeps everything in memory, because if I reconnect after the mod data has been updated then the changes are reflected. It's just that right after it's updated, if I enter the cell where the object is then the mod data is desynced

[bronze yoke]

are you editing objects that aren't near any players, or ones that are near a player but not this player?

[fast galleon]

https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/iso/IsoObject.html#transmitModData()

After you change data you should use this command.

[warped valve]

I edit an IsoDoor's mod data on the server, no client is near it (since it's just me on my locally hosted test server), then if I teleport back to the door and check (for example) who the lease holder is on the door it'll still show it as me, if I reconnect then it will show that I've been removed

[warped valve]

I tried this like I mentioned before, didn't seem to work

[bronze yoke]

hmm, you're not really supposed to be able to access objects in unloaded areas at all, so i imagine the issue is to do with that

i wonder if doors are a special case or something because i don't understand how you're even getting that far

[warped valve]

Well the data does reflect the changes, it's just that I have to reconnect

Hmmm

[bronze yoke]

the server usually only keeps the chunks near players loaded, it reads/writes chunks to/from file when needed

[fast galleon]

probably cached object or getOrCreateSquare

[warped valve]

I haven't even done anything like that. I fully restart the server and reconnect at which point the mod data is supposed to be updated (while I'm in a different cell), then I TP'd back to see that the changes aren't reflected clientside, and finally I reconnect/restart again and then I find that it's showing the changes

[bronze yoke]

i feel i should correct you about how cells work

[warped valve]

Sure thing

[bronze yoke]

IsoCell is a singleton that contains the area loaded around the player, the idea of 300x300 area cells is mostly only relevant to mapping and doesn't seem to matter for anything at runtime

i'm not sure it matters too much for what you're talking about right now but it is something a lot of people end up tripping up on

[slow granite]

IXIZoNeIXI#5683 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[warped valve]

So is an IsoCell larger/smaller in size than the game's cell regarding the in-game map?

[bronze yoke]

the size varies by resolution (or so i've heard)

i think it's usually smaller

i remember being able to access a ~200x200 area with getsquare

[fast galleon]

It depends on a number of factors, debug has option for even smaller size

[warped valve]

For context this is how far I TP'd away before reconnecting: https://i.gyazo.com/0ee5fa76477878b94ec6aa58787c590a.png

So I'm almost certain it wouldn't have been loaded yet, and yet the changes get reflected after another restart

[bronze yoke]

i don't understand how the object is even loaded on the server, how are you grabbing the object?

[warped valve]

By coordinates with this serverside function:

function RoleplayProperties.getDoorAtCoordinates(x, y, z)
    return getSquare(x, y, z) and getSquare(x, y, z).getIsoDoor and getSquare(x, y, z):getIsoDoor() or nil
end```

[fast galleon]

You should think well about when you actually set the data and read it. There is something weird here.

[bronze yoke]

i wonder if doors are a special case then

[warped valve]

Well apparently I can get the square, and then the door on the square. So something is definitely up in both regards 🤔

This isn't singleplayer btw, I'm using the Host button on the main menu

[bronze yoke]

my guess is that the server (and likely client) still keep track of it to some extent while it's unloaded, but the transmitmoddata receiver isn't able to understand that

[fast galleon]

When you're telepoting there's a few ticks before the player is moved to an unloaded square. I was trying to do things at the new square and had to wait for a few ticks is what I mean.

[warped valve]

I wonder if I could just hook into LoadGridsquare's event and request the moddata on the square's door (if it has a door) and call it a day 🤣

Bad for performance I'd imagine...

[bronze yoke]

yeah generally i would tell someone not to try to edit unloaded objects and just cache the changes until the object loads

i don't really know why that isn't as necessary here as it usually is but it still seems like the solution

[warped valve]

Any pointers on how I could go about updating the mod data once an object loads? The caching part I could probably figure out on my own

Actually, I've already answered that. I just gotta use the LoadGridsquare event

[tawdry solar]

module base

   item Thrumbo
    {
        DisplayCategory = Plush,
        Weight    =    0.2,
        Type    =    Normal,
        DisplayName    =    Thrumbo plush,
        Icon    =    Thrumbo,
        WorldStaticModel = SpiffoPlushie,
    }

this item should work correct?

the wsm is wrong

i just noticed

but it should apear in the item spawner right?

[bronze yoke]

loadgridsquare has a stupid performance impact, so make sure your code is fast

when it fires it fires hundreds of times at once (because it loads in chunks) so any imperfections will be amplified

[warped valve]

Ye, I'm just going to do some nil checks for a door and then if that exists then request the mod data on said door. Hopefully no major performance impacts in my testing

[tawdry solar]

well

this doesnt work

and i cant figure why

[bronze yoke]

needs an extra } at the end if that's the full file

[tawdry solar]

ah

item Thrumbo
{
DisplayCategory = Plush,
Weight = 0.2,
Type = Normal,
DisplayName = Thrumbo plush,
Icon = Thrumbo,
WorldStaticModel = Thrumbo,
}
}

like this

that didnt work

ima go for a bit

[red tiger]

You're not following the format.

module Base {
   item Thrumbo {
        DisplayCategory = Plush,
        Weight = 0.2,
        Type = Normal,
        DisplayName = Thrumbo plush,
        Icon = Thrumbo,
        WorldStaticModel = SpiffoPlushie,
    }
}

[tawdry solar]

fml this is the code i got from the wiki

thanks#

[dull moss]

how do you check if game is in single player or in multiplayer?

found it

thought i had it bookmarked

[drifting cipher]

Hello everyone, who can help in writing a mod? Based on the Stalker setting

[drifting ore]

have got the base now and i'm wondering how could i lock the clothing choices to only include inmate outfits?

[mellow frigate]

Hello there, I added an IsoObject on a specific square and I am surprised to see no spriteName through F2 tool. The sprite is the one expected though. Can you explain to me why the sprite is not cemetery_01_30 ? ``` local isoObject = IsoObject.new(square,sprite)
square:AddTileObject(isoObject)
isoObject:getModData()[mdKey] = {myObjModData}
isoObject:transmitCompleteItemToClients()

[mellow frigate]

after quit and reload, the isoObject is still there but it cannot be seen anymore.

[drifting ore]

nvm i figured it out, wondering if there is a way to disable the "None" option for clothing though.

[proven bough]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2983937638

Hey guys, I made this loot box mod the other day. I'm looking for a way to include modded items, but only if they are enabled. What sort of "if/then" statement would I need to use to make this possible?

[bronze yoke]

local activatedMods = getActivatedMods()

if activatedMods:contains("ModId") then

since activated mods will never change it's optimal if you can structure things around only checking them once

[lone nest]

I'm totally taking that and telling people to stop pestering me about writing mod patchers.

i'm not gonna write 200+ mod patch checks for you random people.

Also, thank you for sharing

[proven bough]

Thank you very much! So if, for instance, I wanted to include content from Authentic Z, would I include the Workshop ID number, or the actual mod ID name? And I assume if I wanted to include content from various mods, I would just repeat that if/then statement multiple times?

[cosmic arrow]

should be the mod id

[proven bough]

Okay sweet, thanks for your help 🙂

[crystal oar]

if i just omit the category from a crafting recipe it will be in the general category right?

[fast galleon]

You could also use getAllItems and check if they are obsolete

[bronze sand]

Would it be possible for the end user to add the ID's into a Text file?

[lone nest]

I assume you mean writing to a txt file... yes it is

[lone nest]

Something like this should be OK and it should create a log file on game start.

    local activatedMods = getActivatedMods();
    local file = getFileWriter(
        "logs/" .. "activatedMods_logs.txt", 
        true, -- true to create file if null
        true  -- true to "append" to existing file, false to replace.
    );

    local content = tostring(activatedMods);
    file:write(content .. "\r\n");
    file:close();
end

Events.OnGameStart.Add(logActiveMods)```

the file will be located in %USERNAME/Zomboid/Lua/logs

[proven bough]

Cause I'm big dum, I'm looking at my code and drawing up a blank, wondering where I'm supposed to put this if/then statement, and what to put after it

[drifting ore]

i have a problem, i'm trying to add knox prison as a starting point but the problem is nearly all of the doors there are locked. is there anyway i can have the doors be unlocked by default or give a special key to the player?

[proven bough]

Replying to you cause you seem to be pretty knowledgeable when it comes to code, unlike myself 😛

function Recipe.OnCreate.OpenCommonLootBox(items, result, player)
comweap = {"Base.MugSpiffo", "Base.Plunger", "Base.TableLeg", "Base.ChairLeg", "Base.Fork", "Base.Spoon", "Base.ButterKnife"};
comsup = {"Base.Pills", "Base.Tissue", "Base.Dogfood", "Base.TinnedBeans", "Base.RippedSheets", "Base.Pinecone", "Base.Sponge"}
comcash = {"ASS.asscoin"}
combox1 = comweap[ZombRand(7) +1];
combox2 = comsup[ZombRand(7) +1];
combox3 = comsup[ZombRand(7) +1];
combox4 = comcash[ZombRand(1) +1];
player: getInventory():AddItem(combox1);
player: getInventory():AddItem(combox2);
player: getInventory():AddItem(combox3);
player: getInventory():AddItem(combox4);
end

So here's a snippet of the code I'm working with. If I had to take a wild guess, I would assume that I pop this getActivatedMods if/then statement at the very top, before the function starts? and tell it to require, say, BCGTools as an example. Then would I have to specify it to add the items from BGCTools? then just add those items to the comweap category as necessary?

[lone nest]

local keyid = player:getBuilding():getDef():getKeyId();

if (keyid) then
  local key = player:getInventory():AddItem("Base.Key1");
    key:setKeyId(keyid);
    player:getCurrentSquare():getE():AddWorldInventoryItem(key, 0.5, 0.5, 0);
    player:getInventory():Remove(key);
end```

theoretically should give you the key of the building you're in.

[drifting ore]

ty, i'll try it out

[lone nest]

although getSpecificPlayer(0) points to local player only...

[drifting ore]

also the game seems to have a system in place where it clears out your spawn location of zombies or something, is there anyway to work around that?

[lone nest]

your guess is as good as mine, I'm still fairly new myself. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[lone nest]

well let me think...

if activatedMods:contains("ModId") then
  -- Your function below
end

i dunno when you plan to call your function, nor what mod you're referring to

so replace ModId as needed for whatever you're trying to use.

[proven bough]

So in my code, the function is called as the very top line. It's the first thing in the lua file

[lone nest]

... That would imply it runs unconditionally when the game app launches.

not when the game starts.

[proven bough]

and ideally, I'm trying to add compatibility for multiple mods, Bushcraft Gear, Bushcraft Rare Weapons, Shark's Weapon Pack

[proven bough]

...maybe it does? Honestly I'm super new to this whole coding thing

[lone nest]

🤔

I suggest taking a look at Lua Events and determine when you need to run the mod check https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding:Lua_Events

order of execution matters, if your code runs at the start, it could be running before the specified mods are loaded.

[proven bough]

Riiiiight. See I haven't encountered this issue before, as everything that my function is calling for is a vanilla "Base.XXXXX" item

[lone nest]

Oh, then it's probably not an issue

[proven bough]

Adding compatibility for modded content is a whole new thing for me 🥲

[lone nest]

since base game assets are loaded before everything

In my experience, Events.OnGameStart.Add(<function>) is generally a safe starting point...

If you're looking at sandbox options, Events.OnInitGlobalModData.Add(<function>)

but if it's related to action and/or equipment slot, you may need to add a check on those events.
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding:Lua_Events/OnEquipPrimary
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding:Lua_Events/OnEquipSecondary
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding:Lua_Events/OnClothingUpdated

more experienced modders may have better insight, this is just based on my 1 month messing around.

[proven bough]

Oh it's not related to equipping or clothing or anything - basically I've made a loot box that you open from the crafting menu

[lone nest]

Oh then Events.OnGameStart.Add(<function>) should be fine, as long as your mod is loaded after the pre-req mods.

dunno if require applies since not all users, I assume, will have every listed mods installed.

[proven bough]

I'm hoping to set it up in such a way that, if you DO have these mods installed, it'll put these items in, but if you don't, it'll just omit them

[lone nest]

Well, I'm guessing it would look like this?

    local activatedMods = getActivatedMods();

    if activatedMods:contains("ModOne") then
        -- Your function below
    end

    if activatedMods:contains("ModTwo") then
        -- Your function below
    end
end

Events.OnGameStart.Add(AddStuffToMyBox);```

I don't know what you're trying to add to your loot box nor how many

but I'm assuming that's logically what it should look like.

and since you're checking for multiple mods, I think there is no need for else and elseif to consider.

I probably need to sleep cause i'm over-correcting myself here.

so have a good night and hopefully you'll have your answers tomorrow.

[proven bough]

Hah that's quite alright. I appreciate the help regardless!

[gaunt meteor]

is it possible to trigger a radio broadcast from the xml? for e.g., an item in inventory, right click -> use, timed action into a onCreate function, then trigger specific broadcast from the radio xml?

my main thing im stuck on is triggering the broadcast itself

[fading horizon]

Guys don't fall asleep in west point wtf

[bronze yoke]

that list contains all mod ids even if their files haven't run yet, and all scripts are parsed before any lua runs

so trying to spawn modded items like this should never be an issue

[drifting ore]

i asked for the same thing yesterday, and got this answer, but idk what to do with that, maybe you can figure it out, and please @ me if you do

getCell():roomSpotted(room)

[charred hemlock]

bit of an odd question, anybody know of any mods that take advantage of the spears spawning in zombies after a certain amount of months modifier to make modifiers for seeing other things?

like more weapons, like nail spiked planks and bats stuck inside zombies, or even different zombie types, like more of a chance to see nomad zombies as time goes on, essentially zombies definitely not from within the exclusion zone, but happened to wander in, or nomadic survivors that got infected with preserved food and wilderness survival gear

[pliant yarrow]

I'm having a bit of a problem I think using Profession Framework for my mod. I'm trying to add an xp boost for stats to a perk with a line like SpecialInterest:addXPBoost(Perks.Fishing, 1) because the modding wiki said you need to use a trait to add an xp boost, but I keep getting an error of attempted index: addXPBoost of non-table. I'm suspecting it's because it's not recognizing the trait because of Profession Framework or something. I'm not super experienced and don't know what to make of it.

[warped valve]

Does getPlayer:getCell() return what's loaded for the player in-game, or does that return the map's cell?

The reason I ask is because I'm working with the LoadGridsquare event but it doesn't appear to get called after a player hits "Click to continue..." after loading into their game

I just discovered the getChunk() function available on an IsoPlayer, maybe I could use that for what I need to do

[proven bough]

So, sorry if I'm misinterpreting this, but are you saying that I don't need to any if/then statements to include modded items in my code?

[bronze yoke]

as i mentioned before, map cells don't seem to exist at runtime at all

[bronze yoke]

you still do but using them immediately should be fine, you don't need to wait for them to load

[warped valve]

So wait, even if I get a player's cell and/or chunk then the squares on them can't be accessed at all? Because I noticed this field on the IsoChunk but I don't know how to access fields from an IsoChunk https://zomboid-javadoc.com/41.78/zombie/iso/IsoChunk.html#squares

Unless I'm confused about what you mean by runtime

[bronze yoke]

isochunk is the loaded area

oh sorry

you can access the squares, but the cell object isn't related to map cells, it's just the loaded area

[warped valve]

That should be exactly what I need, I had to use the LoadGridsquare event to handle rental bill payments/evictions, but for some reason it's not called after a player loads in for the first time. Do you know how I would go about accessing the squares from a chunk? I've tried getPlayer():getChunk().squares but that didn't work

[tame mulch]

you tried this?

local sq = getCell():getGridSquare(x, y, z)

[warped valve]

No, but how could I get the squares if the code doesn't already know the x y and z?

[tame mulch]

As idea, try get coords of player and check squares in player radius

[warped valve]

Ah yes, that could work. I'll try that out

[coarse sinew]

Is there any method to make a refrigerator when I build it to be both a Fridge and a Freezer? I'm using

local _simpleFridge = ISWoodenContainer:new(sprite.sprite, sprite.northSprite);
_simpleFridge.containerType = "fridge"; -- to set it as a fridge

[fringe heart]

hello! I want to make a mod for project zomboid, so that objects in the world will spawn regardless of the place in which they are located. That is, so that I could find a shotgun, a needle, an anesthetic, anything in the kitchen.

Who can help me? I do not know codding PZ, but i get ready learn it/

[plush sigil]

Let him cook…

[mellow frigate]

ressources for modding: https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding I recommend starting with F wolf's guide. for your topic, look for "distribution"

[mellow frigate]

the visual 'fridge' is an isoObject hosting 2 containers. you will need to create the frozen ItemContainer myFreezer and call _simpleFridge:addSecondaryContainer(myFreezer)

[mellow frigate]

Hello there, Battle Royale mod teleports players. this provokes client being kicked from the server with type2. Is there a way to keep anticheat type 2 on and not kicking the client by initiating the teleport server side ?

[trim mist]

Not that I know of, sorry :X
I was hoping anyone knew if when a trait was added or lost in game triggered an event. All I can find is "onlevelperk" which I don't think is the same thing

[mellow frigate]

you're right, it is not the same thing

[mellow frigate]

there is no event for this https://github.com/demiurgeQuantified/PZEventDoc/blob/develop/docs/Events.md your best bet is to check trait list changes OnPlayerUpdate

[trim mist]

Fair enough. I was hoping I wouldn't have to do that

Thank you for looking into that for me, I was hoping this (https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding:Lua_Events) didn't have all the answers

[trim mist]

I did a little research, according to Poltergeist here (#mod_development message) You can find what each anticheat protection does if you look for it in the java. Here's what I found for type 2:

 public static boolean checkSpeed(UdpConnection var0, IMovable var1, String var2) {
      float var3 = var1.getSpeed();
      double var4 = var1.isVehicle() ? ServerOptions.instance.SpeedLimit.getValue() : 10.0D;
      boolean var6 = (double)var3 <= var4 * ServerOptions.instance.AntiCheatProtectionType2ThresholdMultiplier.getValue();
      if (!var6 && ServerOptions.instance.AntiCheatProtectionType2.getValue() && checkUser(var0)) {
         doKickUser(var0, var2, "Type2", String.valueOf(var3));
      }

      return var6;
   }

If there's a way for you to set the speed of the player below the threshold while teleporting you may be able to circumvent that

(is pasting vanilla java here okay?)

[mellow frigate]

decompiling seems ok to TIS so I'd say yes until further notice from them

[trim mist]

I hope that helps

[mellow frigate]

thanx

[sour island]

Discord gave me my username as is

I am the one and only Chuck

[red tiger]

There are errors in the pzwiki events catalog.

[trim mist]

what kind of errors?

[red tiger]

parameter types.

[unborn valley]

Quick Question:

If I want to add multiple modules to my file how do I do that?

module Base

Would it be as easy as:

module Base,UndeadSuvivor
```or
```lua
module Base;UndeadSuvivor

Or do I just list it twice?

module Base
module UndeadSuvivor
```?

[weary matrix]

is it possible to have lua code that would be available for require() from any of those locations: client/server/shared?

or do I have to duplicate my code

guess I should try to put it in shared 😂

oh damn

seems to be working when I move my code to shared, but since I use stuff from client it's not able to load it :(((

WARN : Lua         , 1685990507570> LuaManager$GlobalObject.require> require("ISUI/ISPanel") failed
WARN : Lua         , 1685990507571> LuaManager$GlobalObject.require> require("ISUI/ISButton") failed
WARN : Lua         , 1685990507571> LuaManager$GlobalObject.require> require("ISUI/ISModalRichText") failed```

unless someone knows how I could create a panel with a title + text content + a button without using those from vanilla?

[mellow frigate]

shared means shared between client and server

[weary matrix]

yeah, I realized that after I asked the question 😂

but it's only solving half the problem

[mellow frigate]

there is no good reason to put UI server side

there is noone to appreciate it

[drifting ore]

yo, where can i find api docs for methods, events etc.

[weary matrix]

yes, but for example distribution is in shared, and I need this code to have access to a popup

[mellow frigate]

you don't.

[weary matrix]

well I really do

otherwise code from shared can't use my stuff

and I need it to be able to use it

[mellow frigate]

explicit your need precisely 🙂 I can promess you do not need UI stuff server side 😄

[weary matrix]

I don't need it server side, that we can agree on

but I need code from shared to be able to use the popup

[mellow frigate]

What needs a pop up does not need to be shared.

I guess you'll have to split between shared and client

[weary matrix]

indeed, in my case it's the opposite, what's in shared needs a popup 😂

[weary matrix]

I'm making a library mod that let's you obfuscate/encrypt your lua code. It's decrypted on the fly. So if someone obfuscate/encrypt his code that is in shared, then shared needs access to my decryption routine. In case something goes wrong I want to show a popup with an explicit description of the problem

[mellow frigate]

encryption description looks like shared stuff, output (concept) of that is shared, but effective output can only be logs server side and can be that or pop up client side.

[weary matrix]

problem is, the popup is targeting regular players, not people who go check their logs when they see a red square

I need some sort of notification in-game

[mellow frigate]

there is no player to click the pop up server side. you can either handle the error automatically or crash. I'd recommend the crash for a start or you'll obfuscate your obfustacing error report :D.

[weary matrix]

you keep talking about server and I keep telling you I don't care about server

hum, unless what you're saying is that distribution only occurs in server?

[mellow frigate]

let me see where your wrote that

[weary matrix]

#mod_development message

[mellow frigate]

ok, so why is any of the code in shared ?

[weary matrix]

because code in shared can only require code from shared

and code in shared should be able to use my mod

if I put my mod in client, when code from shared is calling require(), it just returns nil because it doesn't have access to code in client

[mellow frigate]

this either mean that the code in shared should be in client or that you do care about server

[drifting ore]

if i wanted to use getCell():roomSpotted(room) how would i go about that since it can only be called from the server, what event can i use to determine when a player has spawned in?

[weary matrix]

if someone wants to use my mod on a map mod, he will want to obfuscate the distribution code which is usually in shared AFAIK

hum, maybe I could write code in server and in shared that would send a message to client so that it would trigger the popup?

[mellow frigate]

At your place I would write the code in shared and call a new dedicated event with the result info. catch the event server side to log it and catch the event client side to log it and pop it up (if really you want to pop it up)

[red tiger]

lol

[mellow frigate]

in wake them up mod, I use OnTick. but you may prefer something else if you find one here https://github.com/demiurgeQuantified/PZEventDoc/blob/develop/docs/Events.md

[red tiger]

WIsh that Umbrella were linked here instead. =(

[weary matrix]

maybe with this? https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding:Lua_Events/OnCreatePlayer

[red tiger]

Umbrella has those events.

[mellow frigate]

feel free to correct my answer when you have better. I just cannot recommend what I do not use (yet)

[red tiger]

Umbrella has that exact typings in it.

https://github.com/asledgehammer/Umbrella

[drifting ore]

ty, i was looking for documentation earlier lol

[drifting ore]

this is exactly what i needed, ty

[weary matrix]

@mellow frigate @red tiger maybe I could use sendMessage or something like that?

[red tiger]

I don't know what you're doing.

I saw albion's events repo being linked and mentioned that her typings are included in a full typings project.

[weary matrix]

I'd like to trigger a popup on client side from code in shared (or eventually in server)

[red tiger]

Oh ok.

sendServerCommand

[weary matrix]

pz naming can be so confusing sometimes 😂

thx I'll try that

so sendServerCommand is called from server and sends a command to client right? 😂

[dull moss]

Ok, help me out here, who has gigabrain in optimizing code.

Local functions run faster than global. But I got following situation. I have a function that I want to use in 2 different lua files. I can either

1. Make function global
2. put my functions into some CommonFunctions.lua and require that lua in my 2 files (but that would make them global, unless I'm confusing something?)
3. Just copy my function to 2 files.

So like on 1 hand I don't want to have 2 instances of same code, but on other hand I want shit to be optimized. Opinions?

[weary matrix]

You could probably do something like this:

local MyMod = {}
function MyMod.doSomething()
  -- do something
end
return MyMod```
Then when you need to call someFunc from somewhere, you just do:
```lua
local myMod = require("MyMod/MyMod")
myMod.doSomething()```

[dull moss]

ye that's option number 2

[weary matrix]

except it doesn't make doSomething global

[dull moss]

ah that's the point i was missing

[weary matrix]

or well somehow it does, cause it's accessible globally but it's still a local symbol AFAIK

[dull moss]

fuck it I'll jsut stick with option 2

cheers

[weary matrix]

but to be honest, considering the awful performance of pz this kind of optimization probably won't do much

[dull moss]

It's not about PZ it's about finding inner peace in doing my part in optimizing

[weary matrix]

it's still nice to organize your code

[weary matrix]

haha ❤️

I can respect that 😅

[dull moss]

also my mod is pretty much nicest thing on my github so yknow

gotta make it count

[weary matrix]

😂

@red tiger how do I catch the sendServerCommand from client? I can't find any example in vanilla or in all the shitloads of mods I subscribed to

oh maybe Events.OnServerCommand.Add?

[trim mist]

How does one create a new animationset? I'm trying to give a player a different AnimationSet based on a trait they pick but, when I try setting it I get an error

[weary matrix]

damn I think I found a bug in grep linux command 😮

[weary matrix]

looks like aa is not a table

[trim mist]

here's aa. and the method. Is this another case of periods vs. colons?

[weary matrix]

Don't think so, otherwise it would tell you about it

@trim mist try to add this: lua print("DEBUG", aa, type(aa)) just after assigning aa

[trim mist]

this seems like a very useful tool

[weary matrix]

then just search your console.txt for DEBUG

or whatever word you're using

[trim mist]

It's definitely an AdvancedAnimator component

but that's good to know for sure

[weary matrix]

thing is, AdvancedAnimator is a java object, not a table

and AdvancedAnimator is not exposed to Lua

[trim mist]

oh NO

[weary matrix]

yeah :/

[trim mist]

I think this is quashing my dreams of selective sped up animations

[weary matrix]

@trim mist but you could check True Actions etc to see how they do it? I think what you need is similar right?

[red tiger]

@weary matrix Yes.

It's Event handlers + send command calls.

[weary matrix]

thx

[red tiger]

My mod loader does this.

[trim mist]

Thank you for the resource. I'll look into it

[drifting ore]

problem with this, p sure its only gets fired client sided

[weary matrix]

that's probably the case, although I would still give it a try. Worst case you can probably do it using sendServerCommand

ah wait

not sure you can catch sendServerCommand from server 😅

[red tiger]

@weary matrix you can I think.

_G.__sendServerCommand = _G.sendServerCommand;
_G.sendServerCommand = function(..)
  -- Do your stuff here.
  _G.__sendServerCommand(..);
end

[weary matrix]

@drifting ore check Jab's example, but to be honest I don't understand why/how it would work 😂

[red tiger]

The .. should be replaced by the proper params.

[drifting ore]

if i use OnTick then im gonna have to somehow check a few things like if the building is actually a spawn location as i don't want the same effect to be applied to every building in the game

its p weird how the game doesn't have an event fired on the server for when a player first spawns in tbh

if i can have the client give the server a message tho i can prob work around it ig by using OnGameStart client-sided and having the client tell the server they just loaded in

seems kinda scuffed tho

[dull moss]

using onTick is heresy

[drifting ore]

mhm, would be really bad to use it for this too since im gonna be going thru like every tile to find a tile a player is in and then somehow determine if they have just spawned there which sounds absolutely horrible

[dull moss]

excuse me what do you mean going through every tile

there's absolutely no way you can do that, zomboid map is 16k by 16k or some shit

[drifting ore]

cell*

[dull moss]

ok that's bearable

[drifting ore]

ye i think im just gonna have the client tell the server when they have loaded in ig lol

tho it sounds sorta insecure since the server is trusting the client for that

not sure how multiplayer is in this game since i haven't really tried it at all but i'm assuming its bad practice for the server to just blatantly trust whatever the client tells it