mod_development

[gilded hawk]

module LLTDrinks 

You need the { and } between your items

[short zinc]

Like this?

[gilded hawk]

Example

module Casualoid {
    imports {
    Base
    }

    item NutritionistMag1
    {
      DisplayCategory = SkillBook,
      Weight    =    0.1,
      Type    =    Literature,
      DisplayName    =    The Nutritionist Magazine,
      Icon    =    NutritionistMag1,
      TeachedRecipes  =   Nutritionist Trait,
      ReplaceOnUse    =   NutritionistMag1,
      StaticModel = Magazine,
      WorldStaticModel = MagazineHerbGround,
    }
}

[gilded hawk]

Yeah, you also need the imports Base if you are making your own custom modul

[short zinc]

it seams to work now thank you for you help

[gilded hawk]

You are welcome, good luck!

[short zinc]

thank you

[plush sky]

Hi guys, I am trying to adjust vitamin, make it able to gain some endurance but lower thirst,
right now, only fatigue -8 and the weight adjustment applied, am I doing something wrong?

item PillsVitamins
{
    EnduranceChange = 5,
    FatigueChange = -8,
    ThirstChange = 30,
    Weight = 0.5,
    UseDelta = 0.5,
    Type = Drainable,
    UseWhileEquipped = FALSE,
    DisplayName = Vitamins,
    Icon = Vitamins,
    Tooltip = Tooltip_Vitamins,
            StaticModel = PillBottle,
    Medical = TRUE,
}

[gilded hawk]

Try using as a base for your vitamins the ginseng

    item Ginseng
    {
        DisplayName = Ginseng,
        DisplayCategory = FirstAid,
        Type = Food,
        Weight = 0.1,
        Icon = Ginseng,
        EvolvedRecipe = Beverage:1;Beverage2:1;HotDrink:1;HotDrinkRed:1;HotDrinkWhite:1;HotDrinkSpiffo:1;HotDrinkTea:1,
        Spice = true,
        FoodType = NoExplicit,
        EnduranceChange = 2,
        Tooltip = Tooltip_Ginseng,
        HungerChange = -1,
        Calories = 0.1,
        Carbohydrates = 0,
        Lipids = 0,
        Proteins = 0,
        WorldStaticModel = Ginseng,
        Tags = HerbalTea,
    }

[plush sky]

Oh so I should make it a Food Type instead?

I will try that, thanks a lot!

[mellow frigate]

I would like to add custom body temperature increase when doing (short) moded timed actions like roll, climb, crawl, jump. I tried to use setMetabolics in each call of the update function but had no visible effect on any body temperature. Anyone has a clue on where to look at ?

[still ledge]

Good day to all, please tell me if it’s really possible to do something so that when the player first enters, it checks which profession he chose and, depending on it, the player joins any faction (if there is no faction, it was created, but the player would not be a leader)
I understand that the question is stupid, I just want to make a small mod for my RP server with factions.

[short zinc]

my Projekt is crashing on statup for sime reason
https://discord.com/channels/136501320340209664/1137801609800339526

[fast galleon]

you could try to delete the reset-mods file so that the game starts without any mods

[short zinc]

Hello can someone link a good tutorial on how to setups items to spawn ingame

[gilded hawk]

Does anyone know how the game saves that you have already watched a VHS or TV show? I'm looking for the code that stops you from getting XP again

Ah damn, is inside IsoGameCharacter.java -> knownMediaLines, but knownMediaLines is protected 😦

[gilded hawk]

Alright, how can I get a IsoGameCharacter ? getPlayer() seems to return something different

[mellow frigate]

IsoPlayer inherits from IsoGameCharacter.

[short zinc]

Bro my game crashed again for no reason idk what i broke

[gilded hawk]

But my code to get the class field, is not working on it, I can't find the knownMediaLines

local num = getNumClassFields(player)
  for i = 0, num - 1 do
    print(getClassField(player, i), " --", i)
  end

[bronze yoke]

isogamecharacter is an abstract class, you can never get an instance of it

[gilded hawk]

Oh my fking god 😦

[bronze yoke]

iirc inherited fields are just a limitation of the weird field api

[gilded hawk]

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-stabbing-himself-minul-mirdha-spongebob-suicide-gif-19249830

[bronze yoke]

i wonder what would happen if you used a Field object you got from the parent class, but in this case you couldn't even try it since you can't get an instance of the parent class to get the Field from

[mellow frigate]

?! you can access the public fields no problem whatever the inheritance layer

[bronze yoke]

when you loop through getClassField you won't find fields from parent classes

[mellow frigate]

damnit I missed that

[gilded hawk]

Does anyone of you know a way to reliably get the knownMediaLines from the player?

[bronze yoke]

what do you need it for?

[gilded hawk]

I'm making my own version of a respawn mod, and I'm trying to avoid people from cheesing the mod by re-watching VHS tapes

[bronze yoke]

loop through the entire line list and do isKnownMediaLine for every single one

[gilded hawk]

Dear god 😅

Fine I guess, how can i get the entire list?

[bronze yoke]

that's kind of a joke but i also can't think of another way

you would use isKnownMediaLine to detect which ones are in the list

[gilded hawk]

Alright, how can I get the full list of media lines?

[bronze yoke]

they're all in a RecordedMedia table iirc

[gilded hawk]

Okay thank you

[gilded hawk]

FUCK YEAH!

I don't even need check all the recorded media 😎

I'm hijacking the function that adds the XP via VHS

[bronze yoke]

i was thinking about that but it won't work if the mod is added midsave

[gilded hawk]

I won't work, true, but peopl would be able to exploit this only once, so, it's not too much of a concern for me right now ngl

Now, I just need a reliable to way to differenciate between when a player starts with 5 fitness/str and 0 fitness/str

Cause my code can only check reliably the XP for non passive perks 😦

[gilded hawk]

Is there a way for AddXP to not trigger the listeners added by other mods?

[bronze yoke]

yeah

[gilded hawk]

Do I just have to put all flags to false?

[bronze yoke]

there's a boolean in one of the calls that dictates whether it'll call the event or not

 float amount,
 boolean callLua,
 boolean doXPBoost,
 boolean remote)```

[sick hamlet]

I'm trying to create a custom moodles using the moodle framework and I have no idea what I am doing... I'm trying to make it work like vanilla hunger/thrist moodles and I haven't succeed anything so far. The Discussions from the steam page isn't really helping me much

Tried to make the moodle appears in-game with only 1 singular value to see if it's possible.

[gilded hawk]

Thank you!

[lethal phoenix]

You can try to find an error at the console.txt in the Zomboid folder

[trail lotus]

Hopefully Albion doesn’t see me in here, cuz I said I was stopping 😈. but is there a way to alter the intro screen and input a video? I think I actually asked this question about images and was told that part is hard coded so you can’t alter the starting image when joining a server so I’m gonna assume you can’t add a video, but it’s been months so I figured I’d ask again to maybe see if anyone found a way or what not.

Oh god I’ve been compromised I should have made an alt 💀🥸🥸

[verbal yew]

New version
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3012449873

[gilded hawk]

My code to intercept the knownMediaLines

local injected_instance = nil
local old_ISRadioInteractions_getInstance = ISRadioInteractions.getInstance
function ISRadioInteractions:getInstance()
  if injected_instance then
    return injected_instance
  end

  local instance = old_ISRadioInteractions_getInstance(self)

  local old_self_checkPlayer = instance.checkPlayer
  local function new_checkPlayer(player, _guid, ...)
    local result = old_self_checkPlayer(player, _guid, ...)

    CasualoidPrint('ISRadioInteractions: _guid', _guid)

    local casualoidRespawnData = getCasualoidRespawnData()
    casualoidRespawnData.knownMediaLines[_guid] = true

    return result
  end

  instance.checkPlayer = new_checkPlayer

  injected_instance = instance

  return instance
end

[verbal yew]

who can support with injection into function.
just for not rewrite all function for maximal compatibility?

my modded line:
192 - 285

[bronze yoke]

you can't really inject into the middle

[verbal yew]

That is, for me, only the usual rewriting of the function remains?

[grave lion]

What language do I need to learn to make mods for this game? What IDE should I learn to use?

[bronze yoke]

pz mods use lua, the most popular ide is definitely vscode but intellij works too if you're more used to jetbrains

[grave lion]

Honestly I'm new to coding over all but PZ has inspired me to start learning. So which would be better for a beginner?

[bronze yoke]

definitely vscode

honestly intellij's lua support sucks bad, it's just a personal preference of a lot of modders who are used to using ides like that

[grave lion]

So learn lua with vscode? Alright thanks man I appreciate it!

[nova socket]

Did anyone hear if NPC will be compatible with MP in B42?

[cosmic moon]

Just so you don't get too confused while you're learning, PZ uses lua for its scripts, but PZ itself was programmed in Java so you're going to have to get somewhat familiar with both of them. Get started with lua, and after you learn about variables, conditionals, and loops, make sure you watch a few videos on Java "classes". Also, make sure you look up the difference between scripts and code. Good luck!

[bronze yoke]

npc animals? definitely, they wouldn't add a major feature without mp support

[nova socket]

Nah, people NPCs. I know there are NPC mods but they are strictly singleplayer

[bronze yoke]

people npcs aren't due until b43 i'm afraid

i'm sure they'll support multiplayer

i'm betting that npc mods will work in multiplayer in b42 - the reason they don't currently is because you can't actually render the npc in multiplayer, and it seems likely that modders will be able to use whatever animals use to get that working

[nova socket]

exactly the reason why im waiting B42, at least for some template class of NPC that doesn't get purged by server

[sonic needle]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3016238273

Released my reshade Stuff for PZ

[nova socket]

self.sound = self.character:playSound("BlowTorch");
self.character:getEmitter():stopSound(self.sound)

Does anyone know the reason why playSound randomly refuses to stopSound itself when played?

Context: It's done in TimedActions, sounds starts in start function and ends in perform.
I have no issues but people keep reporting that they have sound running. Just to be sure I performed that action myself maybe around a few hundred times - nothing.

[jaunty marten]

perform calls on successful action

if player will end action before it will be done => perform won't be called

use stop instead perform to stop sounds

[nova socket]

function ActionSafe:stop()
    -- Mandatory, called once action is interrupted
    if self.sound then self.character:getEmitter():stopSound(self.sound); end
        ISBaseTimedAction.stop(self) -- Mandatory, performs core functions
end

Was there already apparently.

[storm pecan]

Does anyone know how to change Player speed in particular animation state? For example make walking in trees faster?

[cosmic moon]

I don't know how to do that specifically. But you could check IsoGameCharacter:isInTrees() and then use the mod "SpeedFramework" to modify the players speed as needed

[storm pecan]

Sounds doable
Thx for the tip

[mellow frigate]

you can try controling with isoPlayer:setVariable('WalkSpeedTrees',floatValue) you wil probably need to override it each cycle

you can also create other files under media\AnimSets\player\movement with specific conditions and other source for speed.

[storm pecan]

@mellow frigate I tried to copy AnimSets files and set <m_SpeedScale>WalkSpeedTrees</m_SpeedScale> value to some random numbers. But it seems does nothing

I renamed them properly, changed m_Name value too. Set custom condition and trigger it from .lua
it all works except speed

[mellow frigate]

For this method to work, you need to add a custom condition activated by your lua. you may look at InfectedPlayer mod for an exemple.

also once you added or removed xml files, restart your game 😄

[storm pecan]

yep yep
I restart every time I make change

[mellow frigate]

if you only change values, it reloads automatically and you can save time. but any error and .. kboom

afaik you got the right process and it should work, ensure you do not reference vanilla files in your xml: it won't work. it needs to reference a local parent (afaik).

[storm pecan]

btw do you know what exactly <m_SpeedScale> in AnimSet controls? Only animations speed or movement speed to?

[cosmic arrow]

@mellow frigate i think you accidentally put Mysterious Stranger's UI_EN.txt in your Balance Trait mod

[mellow frigate]

thanx

[cosmic arrow]

I was actually planning on making a similar mod but I barely have time to study PZ's modding rn.

Do you think you can make an alternative version similar to Doctrine? https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3000737027

Just have 2 sandbox string input boxes, one for names and one for new trait point cost. That way it's not only for vanilla traits, but also for any mod trait

if not, then by the time i can study and make a mod, can i have permission to use your Balance Trait mod code?

[mellow frigate]

check the description: you just have to set the sandbox options and translation https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/3016311206/3803905146211577007/

[cosmic arrow]

hmmm... so you're saying instead of going the 2 string box route, just go with the more int box route?
Thank you for creating that guide! That should be very doable.

[cosmic arrow]

it's fine to change the min max fields right? is there a known limit for trait points available/cost?

[mellow frigate]

yes it is fine. no limit that I am aware of.

[cosmic arrow]

what happens if a trait cost is set to 0

[mellow frigate]

not tested, it may send you to hell because 0 is specific to profession traits in vanilla

[cosmic arrow]

[mellow frigate]

but not sure 😄

[cosmic arrow]

alright i guess i'll test that too

[mellow frigate]

I tested reverse and it worked

[cosmic arrow]

pretty curious

[cosmic arrow]

you mean something like a previous positive trait (negative cost), gave it a positive cost?

did it become a negative trait?

or just stayed positive trait with positive cost

[mellow frigate]

remained in the same box, changed color, changed value

[cosmic arrow]

alright, huge thanks really, gonna test it out later and tell you if i spot anything wrong, otherwise i'll give out another award

[storm pecan]

dang I don't understand
I created copy of inTrees.xml and modified it like so:

onCorpses.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<animNode>
    <m_Name>onCorpses</m_Name>
    <m_AnimName>Bob_WalkTrees</m_AnimName>
    <m_deferredBoneAxis>Y</m_deferredBoneAxis>
    <m_SpeedScale>0.01</m_SpeedScale>
    <m_BlendTime>0.20</m_BlendTime>
    <m_Conditions>
        <m_Name>oncorpses</m_Name>
        <m_Type>BOOL</m_Type>
        <m_BoolValue>true</m_BoolValue>
    </m_Conditions>
    <m_Events>
        <m_EventName>Footstep</m_EventName>
        <m_TimePc>0.15</m_TimePc>
        <m_ParameterValue>walk</m_ParameterValue>
    </m_Events>
    <m_Events>
        <m_EventName>Footstep</m_EventName>
        <m_TimePc>0.6</m_TimePc>
        <m_ParameterValue>walk</m_ParameterValue>
    </m_Events>
</animNode>

I can see it triggering properly in Animator Debugger

but <speedScale> in xml file does nothing

(didn't tried to use SpeedFramework so far)

[mellow frigate]

I strongly suggest you recopy (and change names of the copies) all xml files related to intrees with the initial conditions + yours. Because: if the model has to choose, it is likely to choose the wrong conditions.

[storm pecan]

i renamed them

I copied player/movement/inTrees.xml and renamed it to player/movement/onCorpses.xml Debugger also says that it loads it (red arrow on screenshot)

[mellow frigate]

in your screenshot, it is overriden by the turning animation that leads to vanilla idle, bypassing your oncorpse

[grave lion]

Wow this looks really cool cant wait to test this out!

[mellow frigate]

try without turning

[storm pecan]

it's cuz I was walking on one ropse and then stopped

[mellow frigate]

you can add the timestamps to the monitor

[storm pecan]

sure
one moment

[mellow frigate]

sorry mate, got to go.

[storm pecan]

ye np ヾ(•ω•`)o

[storm pecan]

ight figured this out
thx again @mellow frigate

[still ledge]

-- Обработчик подключения игрока к серверу
function OnConnect(player)
    if player:getDescriptor() and player:getDescriptor():getTraits():contains("Cook") then
        -- Если у игрока есть трейт "Cook", добавляем его в фракцию "Cook"
        player:getDescriptor():getFactions():add("Cook")
        print("Player " .. player:getDescriptor():getForename() .. " added to Cook faction.")
    end
end

-- Подписываемся на событие подключения игрока
Events.OnClientCommand.Add(OnConnect)

or i need player:getDescriptor():getProfession()?
Hello, tell me please, am I digging in the right direction or not?
I choose "cook/lumberjack etc" and I should be thrown into the "chef/lumberjack etc" faction when I enter the game. If there is no faction, it should be created but the player should not be the leader.

[rich void]

Hey gangstas, was asking a while ago about Webhooks and project zomboid and found out they had understandably been removed due to security concerns, I wrote a wee workaround in php for anyone who faces the same issue in the future.

Simply hook this up to a cronjob every minute and have it read a log file generated by your mod, the file will automatically be deleted after being read to ensure that only a single string is sent at a time. TLDR; you'll need to install the curl extension for php for this to work. $ sudo apt-get install php-curl

Hope this can help someone in a pickle in the future, I've been saved countless times already by the community in this forum

<?php

// Directory to search for the log file
$directory = '/home/pzserver/Zomboid/Lua/youfolderthatstoresrespectivefilehere/';

// Name of the log file to process
$logFileName = 'filetoreadstringfrom.txt';

// Discord webhook URL
$webhookUrl = 'yourwebhookurlhere';

// Path to the specific log file
$logFilePath = $directory . $logFileName;

// Check if the log file exists
if (file_exists($logFilePath)) {
    // Read the content of the log file
    $content = file_get_contents($logFilePath);

    // Check if the file is not empty
    if (!empty($content)) {
        // Prepare the payload for Discord webhook
        $payload = json_encode([
            'content' => $content
        ]);

        // Send the payload to Discord webhook
        $ch = curl_init($webhookUrl);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ['Content-Type: application/json']);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $payload);
        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
        $response = curl_exec($ch);
        curl_close($ch);

        // Check if the request was successful
        if ($response === false) {
            echo 'Failed to send webhook request for log file: ' . $logFileName . PHP_EOL;
        } else {
            echo 'Webhook sent successfully for log file: ' . $logFileName . PHP_EOL;
        }
    } else {
        echo 'Log file is empty: ' . $logFileName . PHP_EOL;
    }

    // Delete the log file
    unlink($logFilePath);
} else {
    echo 'Log file not found: ' . $logFileName . PHP_EOL;
}

[rich void]

The main issue I notice is here I think

player:getDescriptor():getFactions():add("Cook")

I'd first check to see if there is even a valid method to create a new faction, getfactions should return all the factions in an array if called via faction.getfactions() < I THINK. Just doing a little scoure in the java docs though, I do see reference to sendFaction and sendFactionInvite, after establishing whether or not you can directly create factions within the API this would be where I'd look to first, you could consider having faction leaders preset in game with community members you trust and then allow the code to handle the invites to said factions after the player joins the server.

Also good practice to give your function a name other than "OnConnect" to avoid conflicts and for your own clarity have it be somewhat descriptive "setFactionOnConnect" or something

[somber scroll]

Hey everyone!
Is it possible to play different animations on different bones at the same time? For example, upper body plays the walking animation and lower body plays a custom one.
I believe the term for this is "blend space".

[gilded hawk]

How can I reliably check if the player started with the feeble trait? Or in particular how can I get it's starting traits

[somber scroll]

After getting the player:
player:HasTrait('Feeble')
should do it. Is this unreliable in some way?

[rich void]

Have you tried triggering 2 animations without timed actions just to see what happens? 👀

most the default anims that you call can be triggered with a flag that stops it interupting walking or running anyway, but I've never messed with making my own

[gilded hawk]

This wont work if the mod is added mid save and player has grinded up to remove the feeble

[rich void]

when the player creates a new character, check then and store the results in moddata alongside their name

Then just load and reference it as needed

could store it in character moddata or in global, then just reset the moddata for the index of said character "onPlayerDeath"

[gilded hawk]

Yeah, why not, could work

[zinc mango]

Hello Is there a way to connect the Log Extender mod to Discord, in short, to manage logs of individuals through Discord

[rich void]

The answer is webhook, however project zomboid doesn't natively support webhooks, however you could adapt the script I shared up here #mod_development message to parse the log file and send the contents to a discord channel using discords webhook integration, you may want to adjust the logic slightly to suit your needs, there is no back and forth communication in this script, it simply sends the contents of the log and deletes the file afterwards to prevent the same info being sent twice, but you could just as easily set your cronjob to run the script once an hour, or add logic to allow you to trigger it manually through discord itself, to do that you'd probably need to make your own bot, discord integration wouldn't cut it

The one I linked before specifies an individual file name but if you could do the exact same thing for all files in a directory if the logs are categorized by player names.. here you go

<?php

// Directory to search for text files
$directory = '/path/to/text/files/';

// Discord webhook URL
$webhookUrl = 'https://discord.com/api/webhooks/your_webhook_url_here';

// Get all text files in the directory
$textFiles = glob($directory . '*.txt');

// Check if there are any text files
if (!empty($textFiles)) {
    foreach ($textFiles as $textFile) {
        // Read the content of the text file
        $content = file_get_contents($textFile);

        // Check if the file is not empty
        if (!empty($content)) {
            // Prepare the payload for Discord webhook
            $payload = json_encode([
                'content' => $content
            ]);

            // Send the payload to Discord webhook
            $ch = curl_init($webhookUrl);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, ['Content-Type: application/json']);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, $payload);
            curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
            $response = curl_exec($ch);
            curl_close($ch);

            // Check if the request was successful
            if ($response === false) {
                echo 'Failed to send webhook request for file: ' . $textFile . PHP_EOL;
            } else {
                echo 'Webhook sent successfully for file: ' . $textFile . PHP_EOL;
            }
        } else {
            echo 'Text file is empty: ' . $textFile . PHP_EOL;
        }

        // Delete the text file
        unlink($textFile);
    }
} else {
    echo 'No text files found in the directory: ' . $directory . PHP_EOL;
}

[zinc mango]

oh thnx I will take a look at this

[rich void]

if u get stuck along the way feel free to reach out via dm 👍

[lethal phoenix]

Following up on my issue: it seems like I have 2 sensible options. Either I
1 (preferable). find a way to dynamically change the AlcoholPower for the soaps on inventory depending on the presence of water, or
2. make a separate menu for disinfecting wounds

Does anyone know if the first option is even possible?

[lament crypt]

Question: In the Lua code of a recipe create function - how do I set the percentage value of an item? So say I want to create 'Wire' at like 0.5%-1% of its max possible value, and how would I find the information for the calls I would need to make?

local wire = InventoryItemFactory.CreateItem("Base.Wire");
    --set wire value to 1%

[lethal phoenix]

could this be done in the recipe.txt? I've seen items using the suffix ";<number>" or "=<number>". To me it looks like this defines the amount to use/create from a recipe.

(I haven't used recipes yet so this is just a guess)

[lament crypt]

If I set it to 'Result:Wire=1' it creates the wire at 20% - I want it at like 1%

So I don't know if it just can't be lower than 20% or what the deal is

If that's the case, sounds like I'll have to make a new 'item' object like 'smidge of wire' or something that can be crafted into wire

[lethal phoenix]

Looks like to me that you can only deal with UseDelta amounts

in ISCraftAction.lua

if resultItemCreated and instanceof(resultItemCreated, "DrainableComboItem") and self.recipe:getResult():getDrainableCount() > 0 then
        resultItemCreated:setUsedDelta(resultItemCreated:getUseDelta() * self.recipe:getResult():getDrainableCount());
end

[lament crypt]

Yeah, and since it's at 0.2 and I dont want to overwrite vanilla for this Imma just make a new item and a recipe to craft those into wire

Thanks @lethal phoenix

[lethal phoenix]

Hey, but have you tried using wire:setUsedDelta()?

[lament crypt]

I haven't I could give that a shot.

Another Question: How do I see if the player character has Water anywhere in their inventory? Then how do I use x amount of that water (in lua)

I can do for instance:

local inventory = self.character:getInventory()
inventory:contains("Bleach")

but not?

local inventory = self.character:getInventory()
inventory:contains("Water")

[neon bronze]

Water is not an item

[lethal phoenix]

I actually tried this on my own

It works

Leave Result:Wire without any amount modifier tho

[lament crypt]

Ok - so how do I get all the 'WaterItems" that the player character has?

[neon bronze]

If im not wrong the wateritems are all drainables try calling getItemsFromCategory(“Drainable”) on your inventory

[lament crypt]

That works great man! Thanks so much 😄

[lethal phoenix]

Glad to learn along helping you!

[jagged arch]

hey could someone more experienced than me check into my problem https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/67977-how-to-update-corpses-removal-communication-client-server/

[cosmic arrow]

@mellow frigate okay so setting traits to 0 makes them like this

also, very minor issue (don't really care about this one tbh) traits won't be arranged properly (asc trait cost) if you haven't picked/remove one yet

oh lol, i selected then removed the 0 cost traits and they went below

[bronze yoke]

hmm, i thought i'd fixed that

[cosmic arrow]

i was hoping setting them to 0 would disable being able to select (but still obtainable) them like Doctrine mod does

guess i'll still use that one for now

[bronze yoke]

i think the code this is based on did have that feature? been a while since i wrote it

not at zero but with a toggle - might look ugly for all vanilla traits though

plus some traits are necessary for the game to function

[neon bronze]

Is there to make a new sound slider to attach sounds to?

[mellow frigate]

the unselectable traits are those with the profession boolean

[bronze yoke]

i meant the costs being arranged incorrectly

[lament crypt]

Lua Question: So Im trying to run through the list of inventory items, here is the code...

for i, item in ipairs(inventory:getItems()) do
    print("ZAP")
    print(item)
    print(item:canStoreWater())
    print(item:getUseDelta())
    if item:getCanStoreWater() and (item:getUseDelta() >= 1) then
        waterItem = item
    end
end

But it never runs through the list, I dont see any of my print messages in console.txt. what am I missing? if I do

print(inventory:getItems())

then it prints out this: [Clothing{ clothingItemName="Tshirt_PoloTINT" }, Clothing{ clothingItemName="Socks_Long" }, Clothing{ clothingItemName="Trousers_DefaultTEXTURE_TINT" }, Clothing{ clothingItemName="Shoes_Random" }, zombie.inventory.types.InventoryContainer@70833e5b, Clothing{ clothingItemName="Belt" }, zombie.inventory.types.DrainableComboItem@5e5cc00e, zombie.inventory.types.DrainableComboItem@2b395c91, zombie.inventory.types.DrainableComboItem@24ac03b1, zombie.inventory.types.ComboItem@4d349099, zombie.inventory.types.DrainableComboItem@75506581, zombie.inventory.types.DrainableComboItem@146c726e, zombie.inventory.types.HandWeapon@785ef887, zombie.inventory.types.Food@50994ad9, zombie.inventory.types.Food@3940a80b]

[bronze yoke]

it's not a lua table, it's a java ArrayList, you can't use ipairs on it

[lament crypt]

Ok I see - so how do I run through the list?

I'm very new to Lua and how it connects to java

[bronze yoke]

for i = 0, myList:size()-1 do
    v = myList:get(i)
    
end

where myList is the list object

[lament crypt]

Thanks @bronze yoke

[lament crypt]

@albion Ok so now that I have my items, how do I check instanceof DrainableComboItem (java class)

Or anyone really that can help

[bronze yoke]

instanceof(item, "DrainableComboItem")

[gilded hawk]

What is the fastest way to kill your character in debug mode?

[bronze yoke]

getPlayer():die()

[gilded hawk]

In the console, right?

[bronze yoke]

yeah

[gilded hawk]

Thank you

[rich void]

Saved me a couple extra lines for future

[mellow frigate]

it was a regression on my side.

[covert carbon]

I kind of fucked up

I wrote my recipe code so wrong that the game is stuck on the "loading scripts" screen

Actually I think I know the fix

nvm I got it working

[gloomy adder]

Anybody have icons that just change to christmas and disco colors randomly? I'm already having XML errors adding an item to my mod

[lethal phoenix]

How can I add a new handler to ISHealthPanel?

[gilded hawk]

oh my fucking god I just made a respawn mod that not only it allows you to instantly respawn. But also gives you back any XP boost from the books you read before dying

No more having to re-read alrady read books on death 🎉

""Only"" took 4 days of debugging to make this work 💀

[gilded hawk]

I'd like a better icon, but this will work for now I guess

[lethal phoenix]

"This is how you died, but whatever"

Jokes aside, good job dude! 4 days of debugging is rough

[gilded hawk]

Thank you

Hopefully this will worth the effort for when I release the full "Casualoid" mod.

[undone tapir]

Does it skip the character creation window, like some respawn mods still have?

[turbid gale]

Trying to control spawns with sandbox settings, and I've come to the realization that I'll have to do my own file IO

as... it seems like the Distribution Merge happens before sandbox settings are loaded so

[jagged arch]

someone knew why server is sending damage to my character when im joining the server?
im full health btw no injuries

[08-08-23 03:24:54.936] LOG  : General     , 1691457894936> 114 259 550> [08-08-23 03:24:54.936][info] Player winnie the pooh shiesty(0) joined to chat server successfully..
[08-08-23 03:24:54.936] LOG  : Network     , 1691457894936> 114 259 550> [08-08-23 03:24:54.936] > ConnectionManager: [fully-connected] "" connection: guid=4503713775944832 ip=127.0.0.1 steam-id=76561198082268785 access= username="winnie the pooh shiesty" connection-type="UDPRakNet".
[08-08-23 03:24:55.130] LOG  : General     , 1691457895130> 114 259 744> Missing texture: media/textures/weather/fogwhite.png.
[08-08-23 03:24:55.137] DEBUG: Multiplayer , 1691457895137> 114 259 751> GameServer.receivePlayerDamage      > ReceivePlayerDamage: "winnie the pooh shiesty" 100,000000.
[08-08-23 03:24:55.138] DEBUG: Multiplayer , 1691457895138> 114 259 752> GameServer.sendPlayerDamage         > SendPlayerDamage: "winnie the pooh shiesty" 100,000000.```

[bronze yoke]

you can use ItemPickerJava.Parse() to re-parse distributions after making your changes post-sandbox settings

[turbid gale]

I'll try that, sounds a... lot easier than parsing the sandbox settings file for what I wanted

hell yeah

and that shouldn't fuck with other mods, worse case the distributions table would re-parse mulltiple times

[bronze yoke]

it shouldn't interfere, i imagine multiple mods calling it is an waste of loading time but nothing too noticeable or serious

[turbid gale]

what I think would happen too

[verbal yew]

How it event work:
Events.OnClothingUpdated.Add(OnClothingUpdated)?

i need something, what can be triggered if i wear and unwear some clothes item

[verbal yew]

and how to check equiped clothes item?

[verbal yew]

ehhh...

[rich void]

real tears, well done 👌🏻

[rich void]

looks right, probably just whenever a clothing item is changed in anyway

including damage etc?

[crystal terrace]

Would it be possible to tweak controller config by a mod or something else?

[wet mountain]

How can I add new npc or animals ?

[still ledge]

Thank you for your answer, but alas, I never mastered this matter, I had to score. My knowledge in this area is weak.

[polar gyro]

Anyone know how to create On Tick event which will proc like 30 times per game minute? Or maybe real minute?

I tried myself, but nothing works.... Sigh

[rich void]

Take your time brother, some days are learning days, and time learning isn't time wasted 👍

[rich void]

You could trigger the ontick event within a less frequent event and then use timers api, I've done this a few times to save performance when I only want an ontick function to run for a second or two, can be very useful

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2875394066&searchtext=timers

[meager sun]

soooooooo
im trying to make a mod that replaces the menu song/songs
mx_menu_the_zombie_threat.wav
mx_menu_the_zombie_threat_mutation_i.wav
mx_menu_the_zombie_threat_mutation_ii.wav
am i right in my guess that those 3 songs are just 3 different ones so not always the same plays?

[polar gyro]

Will check. Thanks.

[gilded hawk]

@bronze yoke And @mellow frigate . I just tested your trait rebalance mod. Super cool!

It really amazes me how to achieve the same objective we took such different approaches 😮

[verbal yew]

How it event work:
Events.OnClothingUpdated.Add(OnClothingUpdated)?
i need something, what can be triggered if i wear and unwear some clothes item...
and how to check equiped clothes item?

[sick hamlet]

I made a simple timer, but I don't know how to set it so it doesn't go over the maximum value. For Example I made a countdown from 0 to 1, but the timer goes over 1 and keeps continuing forever. same thing when I setup a countdown from 1 to 0.

Does anyone know what I can do to fix it??

[gilded hawk]

Check this out: #mod_development message

and: #mod_development message

[manic relic]

quick question

how many vertices can project zomboid handle again?

[sick hamlet]

I can't really see the solution here, or maybe there is but I have to rewrite everything from scratch

I was thinking of "if Timer >= 0 and 1 >= Timer then" something like that and will stay at 1 or 0

[lethal phoenix]

Based on https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Lua_Events/OnClothingUpdated:
You create a function that is called when this event occurs. The function you create receives the player or character as a parameter, so you can do whatever you want with that inside the function.

You'll probably need to then check the equipped clothes in the character passed to the function in order to implement what you want.

[gilded hawk]

Try checking the pinned messages in #modeling

[verbal yew]

yep, I know, but i cant check clothes is wear, its not work for me.

stuff like
playerObj:IsWearingClothes("item name")
not work.

I dont know method for check it...

[lethal phoenix]

check these:
https://zomboid-javadoc.com/41.65/zombie/characters/IsoGameCharacter.html
https://zomboid-javadoc.com/41.65/zombie/characters/IsoPlayer.html

there are methods like getClothingItem_Back() in both of these classes. Those might be what you are looking for.

[verbal yew]

wow
isWearingNightVisionGoggles

[bronze yoke]

use this verison of the site, that one is old https://projectzomboid.com/modding/

[lethal phoenix]

oh thanks!

[verbal yew]

public boolean isEquippedClothing(InventoryItem item)

hmmm

[verbal yew]

my brudda, help with it stuff

[tame mulch]

Hello there! How is going your modding process?

[verbal yew]

is bed... is bed i oshibok)

[gilded hawk]

Hello! Very good, I finally made my respawn mod working 🎉

[tame mulch]

Cool! Did similar stuff when I worked with mods)

[lethal phoenix]

Having trouble with the medical system. Do you know if it is possible to add a new handler to ISHealthPanel?

[tame mulch]

What exactly you want to do with med system?

[lethal phoenix]

Just add soap and water as a means to disinfect wounds. From what I gathered, disinfecting only check for alcoholpower in the item. Right now I can use soap by itself to disinfect but I'd like to also require water around or with the player.

[tame mulch]

As I know it's not easy to add new features to HealthPanel by mods (without overwrite code). You can try overwrite some functions or maybe exist api mod for health panel

[lethal phoenix]

Yeah, it doesn't seem easy for a first time modder 💀

[warped condor]

I hope b42 gonna fix health updating for object in multiplayer.

[lethal phoenix]

I checked this mod (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2709866494&searchtext=medicine) for some insights, but it does a whole lot. Maybe I'll try something else for a first project.

[small topaz]

one way to do this is checking the body location. smth like this:

local item = player:getWornItem("Jacket")

"item" will then contain the clothing item which the player wears on body location "Jacket" (and nil if nothing is worn on the location).

not 100% whether the syntax I used is correct but it should be smth like that...

[verbal yew]

and item:contains("myitemid")

should work

thanks a lot

my passive exosuit

[opaque fiber]

is there a way to hide a crafting recipe from the right click context menu, but not from the crafting menu?

[verbal yew]

IsHidden:true?

[opaque fiber]

that also affects the crafting menu

[verbal yew]

ouf... not... its hide from craft menu

[rich void]

you educate me at least twice a day I swear..

[cosmic arrow]

@sour island I'm not sure if you've seen my comment on your mod MGRS, but this video shows the preferred behavior that me and my friends, and probably some of those who use your mod, want.

I don't have Github and I don't know how to add mod options (yet), but what I basically did here was comment out line 6 which sets cell grid to true upon opening world map, and inserting self.mapAPI:getBoolean("CellGrid") and in line 36, so it becomes if self.mapAPI:getBoolean("CellGrid") and self.currentGridID then which basically added a check if CellGrid is true.

here's the comment I had

[jagged arch]

can someone explain for what i can use moddata ?

[crystal terrace]

Data you wanna store over the playthrough to trigger certain functionality based on that either on the client or server side.

[gilded hawk]

Is there a way to give the player XP without triggering the Level up sound?

[rich void]

play a really loud sound at the same time so the player doesn't notice

[gilded hawk]

LOL

[rich void]

player:playSound("Hooooyeeeee")

[ancient grail]

Did you do the clothing xml?

Also what model arent you seeing the ground or the one the character

Also for these types of questions
I highly recomend
#modeling

Most modders that are knowledgeable about these stuff are there

Both models? The one on the ground and the one on the character?

m_MaleModel
And female
Should have a suffix

.fbx
Or
.x

Youre missing that

Did you add it on the fieldGuid.xml too?

Then you should

Try and look at clothing mods as reference

Its best you look at a mod that only adds 1 item so that it doesnt overwhelm you

You just need to know what are the files needed

[reef sable]

Hello, i'am trying to patch "Take A Bath" mod to work with ra's skin. I have some basic understanding of coding but when stuff get little complicated i'am lost.

Problem:
Ra's skin has implemented workaround for cleaning itself, but it require to use vanilla "wash yourself" function, unfortunatly Bath mod is cleaning player model with: visual:setBlood(part, 0), visual:setDirt(part, 0). So i endup with visual glitch when character is clean in code but has bloodied skin. Until i use vanilla wash yourself button. I taught it will be asy (idiot me) since i taught i can just flip ra's metod or just inject few lines into Bath mod, well here iam 3hours later.

Ra's workaround:

[gilded hawk]

Does the game have a simple dialog with YES/NO options that I can reuse without making a new one?

[tame mulch]

yep

[verbal yew]

worldstaticmodel = blablabla _GROUND
but your model id just blablabla, add _ground

path without format

[reef sable]

nvm i throw AI on it its working now

[gilded hawk]

Do you remember the name of the file?

[tame mulch]

ISModalDialog.lua

[gilded hawk]

Thank you

[rich void]

Anyone know of a valid method to set the world map to be openable or not for a specific player?

[cosmic arrow]

check item GPS mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2877484605 or ask @uncut jasper

[rich void]

Already on this haha, looks like it's accessing the class from "require "ISUI/Maps/ISWorldMap", couldn't find any reference to this within my decompile or the java docs though, I'm sure AuD must of found documentation of some sort

[cosmic arrow]

are you talking about ISWorldMap? it's in Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid\media\lua\client\ISUI\Maps

i recently studied it a bit to edit Chuck's MGRS

[rich void]

legend thank you

[tardy wren]

Anybody know from how far away do vehicles have collission?

[neon bronze]

I would remove the level for energy before you add the action

And then check if you have enough energy

Where do you call it?

[drifting ore]

does anyone know any mods that add a guy fieri outfit

[neon bronze]

you'd have to check before you add the timedaction if you are not already doing the same action and not add it to the queue

or hide the option altogether

[fast galleon]

Action.isValid: if endurance <= min then return false

[fast galleon]

interesting idea, can we make force field for vehicles?

script change
extents = 10 10 10,
instantly applies to area

[heady shoal]

my new map doesnt show in the in-game map? any possible reasons? (this is my first mod map, so i am kind of a newbie) ty in advance

[shy minnow]

Hello, I'm creating a mod on a mask but when I equip the mask that's where all bug.

Video showcase bug :
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1138637932807331920/1138637933709119499/2023-08-09_03-00-12.mp4

[marble folio]

Hello folks! Been a long time
I got a question if someone can help: I'm taking a look at the Zombie Loots to do some changes based on professions. I found a list on the Distributions file with an Outfit Section and loot inside of said outfits.

Now, looking at another file, like the Clothing.XML one, the one that handles the zombie professions and their clothes I think? it has some other ones that aren't listed on the distribution file. The ones not listened, is it because they don't have any special extra loot besides their own clothing?

[bronze yoke]

yes

[sleek heath]

ok so I'm getting a few people saying they're having issues with my mod but when I test I don't have any issues at all so I was thinking to come here and ask people to test it just to be sure.

here's the link to the mod itself

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2939590929&tscn=1691537243

[drifting ore]

anyone know what happened to @jab ??

[sleek heath]

these are the complaints im getting

[drifting ore]

you'd have to see what other mods they are using to start

[sleek heath]

ye

[faint jewel]

he's around.

[sleek heath]

thats what i was thinking

[bronze yoke]

he's still around, he just stepped away from the pz community

[drifting ore]

his account is showing deactivated

does he have a new one?

[sleek heath]

but they're saying its for a world it worked in but didn't work after i simply added 2 songs to the mod

[bronze yoke]

his discord? it shouldn't be

[eternal charm]

How would I go on about making a start scenario mod?

[drifting ore]

yea i just found a post from him and noone of his info loaded into his miniprofile

sad 😦 thanks for checking @bronze yoke

[eternal charm]

I’ve no experience with pz modding but I know lua

[bronze yoke]

that's because he left the server

[drifting ore]

ohh privacy weird i cant even me3ssage him very sad lol. do anyone fo you have him on friends?

i'm just trying to get in touch with him

[bronze yoke]

i do, what do you need?

[drifting ore]

developing a chrome extension for kick.com

need his assistance

he's got a different level of knowledge and passion that i need lolol

i'm sure others might be familiar with manifest V3 and javascript/html but i have no idea who knows what and dont really wanna bug many people from pz on it 😄

[marble folio]

Thanks!
Would you happen to know where the Zombie Equipped "Gear" is located on the GuidTable? cause like, I know police officers spawn with M9 pistol, others spawn with shotgun and etc, but that ain't located on the Distribution file so its probally on another file somewhere that I can't find

[bronze yoke]

it's a lua file, attachedweapons or something

shared/Definitions/AttachedWeaponDefinitions

[gilded hawk]

When I run this code, the game instantly, crashes, and it also crashes in the demo: https://www.lua.org/cgi-bin/demo

Can anyone explain why?

CasualoidRespawn = {}

CasualoidRespawn.respawnHandlers = {}

function CasualoidRespawn:registerHandler(data)
  table.insert(self.respawnHandlers, data);
end


function CasualoidRespawn:init()
local CasualoidPerks = {}
  self.registerHandler(CasualoidPerks)
  self.registerHandler(CasualoidPostRespawn)
end

CasualoidRespawn:init()

[marble folio]

OOOOOOOOOOH YEAH, THAT'S ALL I NEEDED!
Thank you very much

[bronze yoke]

you aren't passing self to registerHandler

it looks for CasualoidPerks.respawnHandlers as that's the first argument

use self:registerHandler not .

[gilded hawk]

Ah goddam lua, I did not see that

Thank you very much albion

[eternal charm]

Anyone?

[gilded hawk]

Odd I'm using the ISModalRichText and it looks like it's cutting the text whenever it wants O.o

This is my locale file

IG_UI_EN = {
  IGUI_KeepProgressModal = "You have saved respawn data. You can choose to recover your saved experience points, or you can ignore this and proceed with a new character.<LINE>If you recover the XP points, you will only gain the XP you earned. The XP recovery won't count free levels from previous occupations or traits.<LINE>You will lose all saved progress if you proceed with a new character."
}

[bronze yoke]

<LINE> needs to be spaced out

it'll eat any text it's 'touching'

[gilded hawk]

Oh really? I removed the spaces cause I assume it would add random spaces 🤦

[drifting ore]

is this a thing? what is this lol wth

jab didn't actually know either. looking for someone who knows best practices with manifest V3 doing some javascript stuff

thank you for the responses also

[lilac gorge]

hello everybody! I am looking into making a PZ mod and seek your wisdom and guidance!

I wanna start simple by making a mod that retextures cabinates and fridges and lockers and makes them open up if you interact with them, granted mods like prox inv would conflict with it but o well I think it'd look cool

so my question is, where do I start?
I do grasp the basics of 3d modeling, pixel art, python and c++ if that holds any merit
o also I do know where everything is folder wise like the mods, the game folders, configs etc

[fast galleon]

tiles are 2d right now. You can find some guide on pzwiki how to make them.
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/New_Tiles

[lilac gorge]

o thanks!

[lilac gorge]

my end goal is to make a middle eastern map with all custom items, traits, vehicles, weapons basically an entire overhaul of the game so every resource you can provide me with is appreciated!

[fast galleon]

I'm not sure if there is a system for it already but maybe you can combine it with regular doors / windows to get what you want.

[lilac gorge]

do you not think I can just replace the sprite for the containers?

[fast galleon]

You can make new sprites if you want.

Or replace them too I guess.

[gilded hawk]

I swear to god I don't think I can make this message more clear, and STILL some brain dead will comment under my mod "aaa mod broken I lost xp when I made a new character aaaaaaaaaa"

[lilac gorge]

ill just learn the spriting and then decide what to do ig thanks

[fast galleon]

looks good

actually proceed makes me want to click it without reading 🤔

[gilded hawk]

Yeah, I changed it to Ignore and DON'T recover XP

[mellow frigate]

make it red

[verbal yew]

guys, how to possible trigger Electricity for recipe?

OnTest from function or its can be triggered with some parameter?

i use recipe with OnTest for near object tile, me need trigger Electricity too

[crystal terrace]

isnt it like stuff needs to be in a a room to use electricity?

[neon bronze]

You could get the player and then building they are in and then get if it has electricity

[verbal yew]

hmm, not sure...
I mean, generator can do Electricity in area and u can set fridge outside for example

but it main it should be close to what i want...

[crystal terrace]

ye totally forgot about generators

[verbal yew]

like, your character should be in area working generator or in room with Electricity

[crystal terrace]

this stuff seems relevant to your requirement

[verbal yew]

wop!

nice

thanks

[crystal terrace]

Play pz with controller these days, everything

's cool just miss that thing where you drag your mouse so that you can look ahead whatever its called

steam has done some sweet work with controller input stuff, really powerful.

[shy minnow]

Hello, I'm creating a mod on a mask but when I equip the mask that's where all bug, Someone can help me ?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1138637932807331920/1138637933709119499/2023-08-09_03-00-12.mp4

Please

[tame mulch]

Ask in #modeling chat

[jagged arch]

is ModData.request(); trigger some kind of event on server side ?

[jagged arch]

so i cant catch it

[jagged arch]

ok thx i got an idea

[crystal terrace]

basically when this event is fired, mod data from server is passed in as args and you can use that to do whatever with the data

[verbal yew]

hi.
Your towing mod be integrated in 42v?

i check with win merge stuff with towe from last pz version and last worked with better towing pz version and it's stuff different only with one number, but break all your towing mod...

not have skill level to reanimate it's best mod....

[tame mulch]

Hi. Towing already in vanilla game 🤨

[verbal yew]

Nah, like Hard towing with model item, rope or metall construction

rope for vanilla method, but with rope model for car from car

and hard towe for model with metall construction

[opaque fiber]

how would i go about replacing vanilla vehicles in the vehicle stories?

[jagged arch]

OnDisconnect fires after removing from the world isoplayer or before ?

[gentle mountain]

Is it possible to have a clothing item provide insulation for multiple body parts, e.g. torso and head? I've got a jacket that's got a hood, but said hood doesn't provide insulation when put on.

[bronze yoke]

the insulation is based on the blood location iirc

i don't think you can have multiple but there might be one that covers both, or maybe an option to create one that does

[gentle mountain]

Using BloodLocation = Jacket;Head, works like a charm!

[bronze yoke]

oh good!

[drifting ore]

Uhh.. guys, may I ask..
I have been trying to make a translation for my small trait mod, for CS (Czech) language, but special letters like "Č", "Ř" "Ě" etc are messed up in the mod.
The game's localization works good itself, am I doing something wrong with the text?

[bronze yoke]

you need to save the file with a specific encoding

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding#Localization

[drifting ore]

Oh, had no clue about that, thank you! I almost thought I messed something up

[fast galleon]

there's a mod on steam that does it, basically it replaces the vanilla vehicle scripts with other vehicle scripts

[crystal terrace]

while using OnEquipPrimary event, the item that's being passed as inventory item seems to be null each time the event triggers, could there be a reason or just some error on my part?

[fast galleon]

Item can be nil when it's unequipped.

[crystal terrace]

oki ill try skipping when unequipped

seems to happen on equipping as well

issue seems to have resolved after reloading the save, events are like that i suppose, If you tweak something.

[verbal yew]

nice! Working passive exosuit!!! Done)
Thanks again)

[fallow breach]

hey, hello there! does anyone know the mod which allow you to use books newspapers and comics multiply times?

[eternal charm]

how do i make a start scenario mod

is there maybe a base script that i could use as a base and edit that?

[tepid dawn]

paint it, black

[manic relic]

whats the best file option for a clothing?

fbx or just straight up x

the model replaces the vanilla badolier so im unsure

[neon bronze]

Fbx

[crystal terrace]

if im planning to target this UI for an item to say add a color or some stuff, any ideas where should i get started? the area is marked with green line in this image.

[empty citrus]

Hello people, I'm new to mods, I wanted to know in which path I should enter my mod folder to activate it in the game, I'm on a Mac

/Users/A/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/workshop/content/108600

or

/Users/A/Zomboid/Workshop

??

[manic relic]

anyone know how to fix the invisable bandolier

[lean oasis]

does anyone know how possible it would be to add new types of randomized house things (like burnt/survivor houses) to other buildings, like making it so other buildings, for example the police station, or stores, have a custom barricaded version.

i havent really messed with modding for pz, so i wanted to know if there were limitations that make this just impossible at the moment before i decide to try to learn how to mod this game

[crystal terrace]

altho im not exactly sure but shouldnt matter with mac, on windows if you wanna test your mod in-game go for /Users/User/Zomboid/mods/YourModFolderHere but if you wanna upload then you use Users/User/Zomboid/Workshop/

[crystal terrace]

the first one is where your downloaded mods go into

[crystal terrace]

invisible? wym

[manic relic]

Its invisable on the Playermodel

[crystal terrace]

You would need to put a model in scripts for that, should be defined in staticModel i believe.

Assuming you're working with a mod and it's not a vanilla issue that you are asking about here.

[manic relic]

What?

No its replacing the original bondolier model

And everything has the same name as the original variants

[crystal terrace]

ah then im not exactly sure what could be wrong

just make sure you're in the right folder as well(could be an issue)

[neon bronze]

Stupid question: but did you enable the mod?

[manic relic]

No i didnt

Cause it replaces all the original files in my folder

[neon bronze]

Well if you dont enable the mod the model wont be shown

[empty citrus]

/Users/macUserName/Zomboid/Workshop is the path for mods on mac

I managed to enter my mod and activate it without problems with said route

[trim mist]

Hey y'all, I was just able to make public a commissioned mod from a month ago! It isn't able to get onto the recently released workshop page because of that, so I wanted to raise awareness
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2993616454

SledgeSafe is a small mod that allows the use of sledgehammers in multiplayer without endangering safehouses.

[ancient grail]

Yea its possible
You use gridload event

But maybe you can use the debug scenarios and just make it mp sync.. idk if this is possible tho

But for sure
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Lua_Events/LoadGridsquare

LoadGridsquare will work

[ancient grail]

You dont mess with the vanilla files when youre modding

[crystal terrace]

looking to do some stuff when a player consumes an item, any suggestions?

[crystal terrace]

after a little bit of digging, i realized i may have to override a function call related to eating food. Still not exactly sure how to go around it.

[bronze yoke]

nothing wrong with messing with the vanilla files, it's faster to test things out that way

just make sure to verify when you're done

[crystal terrace]

ill see how it goes

[crystal terrace]

aye it works

if im overriding a function, i should prolly make sure to do stuff that was being done already. Because right now, it seems i might have broken the drainable mechanics after consumption.

[bronze yoke]

if you don't need to change the original behaviour, you can save the original function into a variable and call that as part of your override

[crystal terrace]

sweet, ill get to it. Thanks.

[crystal terrace]

unable to make this consumable

item here, mostly copied from beta blockers atm

[bronze yoke]

nothing in this script would would make them consumable

pills use a timed action, hardcoded to only be enabled if the item type starts with Pills

[crystal terrace]

is it this one? it's inside a script called ISTakePillAction.lua

[bronze yoke]

yeah

[crystal terrace]

i could try adding Pills to type

[bronze yoke]

you can, but keep in mind that custom behaviour for pills isn't really supported

most medical stuff is hardcoded on the java side

[crystal terrace]

seems to do the trick, i can always trigger custom behaviour through my override functions tho?

[bronze yoke]

at that point i'd just make my own action that derives from takepill to avoid running item checks

but most things you would want to do to the medical system are also hardcoded on the java side, so it might not be as cooperative as you'd expect

[crystal terrace]

when i derive stuff from a script does that mean it'll follow the said script?

hmm so its basically means extends in lua

[bronze yoke]

it's lua's equivalent of class inheritance

[crystal terrace]

id like to trigger an event after a certain interval from consumption, how should i go about this? One of teh ways i could think is using modData and having an event checking if moddata updated every single hour.

[normal scroll]

Anyone knows a way to prevent player from canceling transition animations?

[crystal terrace]

must suffer

[verbal yew]

for clothes item's can be param like can't be wet or something else?

[fast galleon]

must be done almost every time the map updates, lol

although buildings move less often than the decorations inside, so it's safer.

I don't understand fully what is happening, can't he just export this information?

[spice abyss]

https://twitter.com/lemmy101/status/1689679704574369795?s=20 It is about the NPC development

Chris Simpson (@lemmy101)

A while back I did one of these threads, and since we're missing Thursdoid today I thought I'd do another one with an update on build 43+ NPCs. More 'meta' simulation stuff (meta as in 'outside of', not stupid Zuck metaverse the word is known for now) a thread:

Twitter · Aug 10, 2023, 4:46 PM

[fast galleon]

didn't notice the name before

[fickle knot]

Hello. Is there a guide to make sanbox-options.txt for my mod?

[crystal terrace]

im using this method, expecting Perk object as return type but it gives back just a string (name of skill).

[ancient grail]

https://imgur.com/s1pdFhv
Leaper Dragdown Death Animation WIP

[storm pecan]

Any one know how to give a perk after magazine use?

[crystal terrace]

anyone familiar with setting skill levels? is this good to use?

[crystal terrace]

can use something like character:LevelPerk(Perks.Name)

wait this one only levels up the perk to a single level

[fickle knot]

Is it correct?
Autospawnchance.lua
local sandbox = SandboxVars.ATSS local VehicleZoneDistribution.parkingstall.vehicles["Base.AMC_bmw_classic"] = {index = -1, spawnChance = 1 * sandbox.ATSS_AMC_bmw_classic_parkingstall_spawn};
sandbox-options.txt
`option ATSS.VehicleZoneDistribution.parkingstall.vehicles["Base.AMC_bmw_classic"]{

page = ATSS,
translation = ATSS_AMC_bmw_classic_parkingstall_spawn,
type = integer, min = 0, max = 100, default = 3,
}`

[crystal terrace]

tried this one but changes do not reflect in-game.

[storm pecan]

dang
I still can't figure out
I'm studying one mod that I wanna tweak. And I can see how trait is created, I can see how mod checks for if trait there
but I can't find any way to dive trait through magazine reading. Only recipes

[crystal terrace]

why dont you check if character has read a certain mag and then trigger your function

[storm pecan]

any info on how to do that?

[crystal terrace]

use one of those events everymin or everyhour, check if character has read a mag. If yes do stuff

[storm pecan]

how to check? What func?

I know from where in the code to call check, dunno how

[crystal terrace]

this is how i used to check in my mod

it returns true/false if your character knows a recipe, as for recipe you can set up your mag so it gives yoiu recipe after being read by your character.

[storm pecan]

should I define this recipe anywhere? Or it's just any random keyword, that I can check in lua?

[crystal terrace]

definied in my custom mag, its a random keyword from what ik. Whatever you set here will be recognized as recipe. and then you can use the method i mentioned earlier.

[storm pecan]

ight
will try it out
BIG thanks

[crystal terrace]

lf for ways to reset perk, if there's none ill stick to LoseLevel and a loop to reset level.

[storm pecan]

Worked like a charm
Thanks again @crystal terrace

sorry for ping

[bronze yoke]

character:level0(PerkFactory.Perk perk)

[verbal yew]

you wanna add trait after reading magazines?

try check https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2941812268
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2974102749

[bronze yoke]

you can add a check to ISReadABookAction.perform if it's your item then add the trait

[crystal terrace]

thanks, this will reset to 0. Is there anything else to do a certain level?

[bronze yoke]

character:getXp():setXPToLevel(PerkFactory.Perk key, int perkLevel)
character:setPerkLevelDebug(PerkFactory.Perk perks, int level)
```i think

[crystal terrace]

sweet, i think i tried the first one. Ill retry and checkout the other one as well.

[bronze yoke]

both at the same time

[neon bronze]

Whats the difference between the debug and the nondebug version?

[bronze yoke]

the difference is there isn't a non-debug version

[neon bronze]

So non debug calls the debug one?

[crystal terrace]

interesting, thats prolly why it wasnt working.

[bronze yoke]

what non-debug?

[crystal terrace]

great, it works.

[verbal yew]

hello.
do u know parameter for remove sprint or run function from player?

[bronze yoke]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Scripts_guide/Item_Script_Parameters/EquippedNoSprint

[fickle knot]

I'm noob and i'm really need help...

[verbal yew]

ahhh... nope

[plain jasper]

Hey guys, does anyone know if one can somehow pause the healing of a scratch or any other wound when its bandaged ?

[verbal yew]

i mean, I need func
func do some stuff like:
PlayerObj():setCanSprint(false)

something like that.
but i dont know exist this parameter or not

[bronze yoke]

player:setAllowSprint(false)

also setAllowRun

[verbal yew]

okey, it's work in one side.

second function should do standart param, and setAllowSprint true work wrong. Char move only with sprint, not walk etc

[bronze yoke]

i remember finding it buggy

[crystal terrace]

lf a method to add a certain amount of xp to whatever you already have in any perk, this one seems deprecated.

[bronze yoke]

getPlayer():getXp():AddXP

[crystal terrace]

thank you, ill check it out.

[verbal yew]

that is, the working script for disabling or enabling the sprint cannot be implemented?

[manic relic]

the model straight up didnt load

any ideas why this could happen?

[tacit plover]

did you weight paint and export the model with the rig?

[manic relic]

of course

here look

[crystal terrace]

It works, i was going through chat and saw one of your texts about pulling skill by name could be an issue due to translations, is there a workaround?

[empty citrus]

Hello guys, I'm still learning about programming mods. I've managed to create an item and successfully add it to the game, but I haven't been able to find a solution to make this box give me the option to open box when I right-click on it.

Does anyone know how to add this? So that in the right-click menu, the option of open box appears?

[crystal terrace]

You would need to add recipe for this

something like this

[empty citrus]

this in my .txt item?

[crystal terrace]

ye it goes into your scripts

[empty citrus]

Still nothing. u.u

At the moment, the structure of my mod folders looks like this, as simple as possible as I learn.

[crystal terrace]

dont think you need to put the script in items folder, i didnt need to. Also have you tried to wrap this script inside module YourModule{}?

[crystal terrace]

also no need to complicate the structure for now, since you're just testing stuff atm. So all this Contents, workshop stuff is unnecessary.

[empty citrus]

That's a good approach, keeping it minimal and necessary. I don't have the Lua folders yet since I have no idea what to do or how to do it. I'm slowly building the rest.

[crystal terrace]

you need one main/parent folder, it will contain your media folder, mod.info and poster file.

after that your media folder will contain all the other folders like scirpts, sounds, lua etc

[empty citrus]

All of this is already set up.

is a simple mod, add a one item box

now just wanna add Open box and add an item to inventory

[fast galleon]

=2,

[crystal terrace]

didnt see the little devil

[empty citrus]

For now, I'm not very concerned about achieving all the functions. I just want to, without fail, add the option open box to the right-click menu.

[crystal terrace]

did it not work? have you tried what poltergeist suggested?

[empty citrus]

If clicking on open box triggers the opening process and it disappears, even if it doesn't generate an item, it's an achievement for me.

[fast galleon]

I don't think it would fix it

[crystal terrace]

ye i understand that part, but that structure had me confused. It's hard to debug when you have so much stuff to look at.

[crystal terrace]

also does having a line of space after "ingredients" in recipe a thing?

[empty citrus]

I have many more plans, hahaha.

but for now.. just open the box menu options xD

[fast galleon]

it has no practical use

[verbal yew]

if u edit script - u should exit in main menu, swap mod.

Ingame debug options reset only lua, not script

[verbal yew]

and "," in Result:Avocado

[empty citrus]

I would prefer to ignore the results and at least achieve getting the option to open the box.

[fast galleon]

out of curiosity what does the tooltip show?

[empty citrus]

How do I add the option to open it here, like it exists for other items?

[empty citrus]

this?

[verbal yew]

it's work like recipes in craft menu

[fast galleon]

ah you changed it

[verbal yew]

other same boxed items has recipe.

If ur char know recipe and u has item in Inventory and click on it rmb then context menu add string from recipe

it something like workaround

not main functional to open box, just recipe

[empty citrus]

Adding so many variables sounds complicated. Can't it be simpler? Like the nail box that just opens and gives nails, or the ammo boxes?

[neon bronze]

Remove the tooltip line for now from your item script

And restart your save

Also would recommend putting the scripts into scripts folder

[empty citrus]

Looking at the code for the nail box, it seems that I first add the items to be given in the "items" section, and the box would be in the "new items" section.

[verbal yew]

nail box and ammo box openned from recipes

its all recipes

its not func

[neon bronze]

Yea

[empty citrus]

Okay, so what I imagined was a "function" in PZ is actually a recipe, right?

[verbal yew]

for open box for vanilla items in box - yep

one q

u want add random drop for your "open box" ?

[empty citrus]

In the future, yes. For now, I just want it to be a box with the option to open it, and once opened, it disappears from the inventory – meaning it's consumed upon opening. I'll think about everything else later.

[verbal yew]

u can do it with param:
First:
RemoveResultItem:true
-in craft menu u see items what u get after craft, u can add dummy items in script with icon and name "Just open me" and set it in result.

second:
OnCreate:YourLuaFunction

and do func with add stuff some items in Inventory

[empty citrus]

Let's see how it goes. hahaha

[verbal yew]

yep, standart recipe, but its just workaround)

[hot void]

how to add clothing to zombie npcs

[verbal yew]

wear preset?

[hot void]

this ?

[verbal yew]

yep

u need add spawn distribution for zombie ESC_stripper too

[hot void]

?

like this?

i forgot how its done since its been 1 year

[verbal yew]

yep... but its look old style

[hot void]

is there a new one?

can i make zeds spwan with custom underware?

[verbal yew]

just

 table.insert(ZombiesZoneDefinition.Default,{name = "Yourname", chance = 1});```

[hot void]

[verbal yew]

without line 3 and 7

[empty citrus]

nothing u.u

[verbal yew]

nope bro

its for recipe param

not for item

u should

result:DummyBox,

RemoveResultItem etc

[empty citrus]

nothing

[verbal yew]

for u:

{
   BoxTest,
   Result:DummyBox,
   removeResult:true,
   Sound:PutItemInBag, 
   OnCreate:myfunc, 
   Time:5.0,
}```

add dummy box back into script

like item

ops, sorry

[verbal yew]

removeResult:true,

[empty citrus]

??

[neon bronze]

Remove the result… from the box test

Those are only for the recipes and not items

[storm pecan]

Heyo chat
can someone explain in VERY broad strokes what files and where I need to add world model to my item?

cuz from what I found I need to put model into:

media/models_X/WorldItems/MyModel.fbx
media/textures/WorldItems/MyModel.png

then maybe create model entry in some .txt file somewhere, so that I could write WorldStaticModel = MyModel in my mymod_items.txt

[bronze yoke]

the Perks.Whatever method is fine, it's using Perk.FromName that's bad

[crystal terrace]

models go into models_X yes, then you define em in your model script.

[storm pecan]

where should model script go? can't seem to find anything looking like it in ProjectZomboid media folder

[crystal terrace]

since its not exactly lua, there's no way to get length of your tables right? gotta iterate over em?

[crystal terrace]

all the scripts go into scripts folder

in vanilla folder, try to find model script

[neon bronze]

Lua table length can be accessed with the # operator

#mylist = len(mylist)

[crystal terrace]

would that work with kahlua?

[storm pecan]

ight will look into it thx

[neon bronze]

Yea should be

[crystal terrace]

aight, ill see how it goes.

[neon bronze]

With java arrays its mylist:size()

[crystal terrace]

wait, isnt just # enough for the length? like i need this len function as well

[storm pecan]

recomended world item texture size is 256x256?

iirc

[crystal terrace]

dont remember, theres a couple of pinned texts in #modeling related to that stuff, i just know about icons need to be 32x32 and if you're not sure then try to find simliar texture in vanilla and keep it around that size.

[neon bronze]

No that was just to clarify what it means

[crystal terrace]

ah got it

[verbal yew]

delete next strings from item boxtest:
-result
-resultcount
-removeresult
-OnCreate

another look fine

[empty citrus]

🥳

[verbal yew]

congrat

https://tenor.com/view/thumbs-up-double-thumbs-up-like-agreed-yup-gif-11663223

[empty citrus]

And

[verbal yew]

hmm but strange for DummyBox get Into inv

not should be

try find string in vanilla pz from recipes on removeresult

Maybe im wrong with register

[empty citrus]

Correct, your process seems to be on the right track:

1. Create an item (e.g., "item_box").
2. Create a second linked item (e.g., "item_dummy").
3. Create a recipe (e.g., "recipe_open_box").
4. Write a Lua file with the function to open the item.

[verbal yew]

Nah, u not need remove TestBox in lua, its should be removed from param RemoveResult:true from recipes

for param OnCreate:OpenBoxTest

it's trigger your OpenBoxTest func after complete recipe (5 unit of time)

[verbal yew]

yep, u can, but i cant understand why it's not work in your... situation

dummy item - it's for craft menu, open craft menu and find your recipe.
that has string with result

dummy item just workaround for fine view of recipe in craft menu

[empty citrus]

Is it necessary that everything is in the same item file? To have more order, I would like to have a file for the items and another for the recipes, is that possible?

[crystal terrace]

yes

[verbal yew]

yep

[empty citrus]

ohh nice :D

On scrips/items: one file for items and one file for recipes same Module Mymod and same import Base

[verbal yew]

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/2056508073726958159/6E3441AEF2CCB29A50459EB974947907BA91A5D8/?imw=5000&imh=5000&ima=fit&impolicy=Letterbox&imcolor=%23000000&letterbox=false

example of dummy item:

Maintence Of Body Armor - its dummy item with Display name and icon

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3012449873
u can found stuff from this mod for recipes and OnCreate lua func

i go sleep

goodluck

[shut tapir]

I hope adding in mp3s is easy, but I want to mod the Death Music to play the theme of the walking dead

[crystal terrace]

it does work btw, figured id let you know.

[crystal terrace]

tables are so simple and yet confusing at the same time

[crystal terrace]

Is this the right way to initialize values for undeclared keys in table, myTable.undeclaredKey=myTable.undeclaredKey or {}

[shut tapir]

how do you replace sound files?

[hollow current]

is it possible to hook the :perform() part of a timed action the normal way you'd hook other functions or would that not work

[crystal terrace]

checkout media/sounds folder in vanilla files, you can either replace sounds or tweak script where sound is declared. But im not sure how bank files work there.

[bronze yoke]

yep!

[crystal terrace]

thenks

[hollow current]

Soo im trying to hook into a timed action perform method as follows:

if getActivatedMods():contains("Amputation") then
    local old_ISCutLimb_perform = ISCutLimb.perform;
    
    function ISCutLimb:perform(...)
        old_ISCutLimb_perform(self, ...)  -- Call the original function
        print("This works!")
    end
end```

This gives an exception,

``ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: perform of non-table: null at KahluaThread.tableget line:1689.``

I assume something is wrong with the way I am trying to access the method, not sure what though

[bronze yoke]

is ISCutLImb from a mod?

probably actually considering the getActivatedMods check

require the file the function is defined in, your file is loading before it

you should always do this when working with other mods, otherwise even if it loads correctly in your tests, servers which have to manually set load order will have a lot of problems

e.g. if the file is client/MyMod/ISCutLimb.lua add require "MyMod/ISCutLimb" to the start of your file

[hollow current]

Yup, this was indeed the issue, thanks so much!

[shut tapir]

For the .txt and .info files, can you add spaces to the names?

[crystal terrace]

i feel like im doing something wrong here, inteded to restore the extra bit of xp but ended up adding more xp as end result.

[crystal terrace]

wym ?

[shut tapir]

like will something not work if for example, title=My Zomboid Mod

[crystal terrace]

you can give it a try, i usually dont leave space. If there's trouble loading mod after change then uk for sure.

[wicked plinth]

is there any way to directly change a firearm's penetration ability

trying to give snipers a strong penetration functionality in my weapon modpack and wondering if that's even possible

[polar gyro]

Can anyone give me a hand?

I trying to inject in ISTakePillAction:perform() and seems like everything works fine.
Even print command working in right place.
But... when I trying to add ModData to it... it does not synch with ModData itself.
For example I have function which adds +1 to getModData().AlchoDrunkiness every one min when character Drunkenness > 0

In ISTakePillAction:perform()
I have string which sets getModData().AlchoDrunkiness = 0
and that's not working because it says that getModData().AlchoDrunkiness = nil

[crystal terrace]

lol what are the odds, working on same function

[polar gyro]

🤨

[crystal terrace]

can you explain a bit more, modData is not synced? have you tried using logger and setting break points, its an easy way to catch objects and read value on teh go

also one more thing, if a table isnt declared in lua for ex: myTable.someVal=val it will fail if myTable isnt initialized, so before setting a key make sure table is initialized.

[polar gyro]

ok i see

that's where the problem

I just has

local oldISTakePillAction_perform = ISTakePillAction.perform

but i need this

SOISTakePillAction.ISTakePillAction = {}

SOISTakePillAction.ISTakePillAction.perform = ISTakePillAction.perform```

if I get right

maybe... im not sure. sigh
naaa not working

[crystal terrace]

i don't think that's what you need but idk exactly what you're working with, hopefully someone else responds.

[polar gyro]

i just need to sync mod data from different lua files

[crystal terrace]

syncing is a concept for client-server tho, if you're on either one of this when you do getModData() it's not just a variable, it's sort of a pointer. What this means? Basically whatever you do to this getModData() it's automatically updated on client or server side respectively.

[verbal yew]

drop code

[shut tapir]

why is it giving me an error for no preview.png even though I have it inside the folder

[verbal yew]

i think its should be something like
PlayerObj():GetModData():YourCustomParam

send like text in ```

[polar gyro]

i can't discord does not allow me

shrug

[verbal yew]

pechalno

cant see it from my smartphone)

[crystal terrace]

use something like pastebin dot com

[tame mulch]

So error when you add +1? Maybe param in modData not init before add?

[polar gyro]

i have this if player:HasTrait("SOAlcoholic") then if player:getModData().SODrunkinessFatigue == nil then player:getModData().SODrunkinessFatigue = 0; end if player:getModData().SOAlcoholActive == nil then player:getModData().SOAlcoholActive = 0; end end

main creation methods

so well... default values are = 0

[tame mulch]

when this code calls?

[polar gyro]

OnCreatePlayer

values are fine

[tame mulch]

what problem then?

[polar gyro]

even function SOalcoholicfatiguerecover() working fine

but when i tryin to reset it with SOISTakePillAction it not working. but say string working

[polar gyro]

there full code

if self.item:getType() == "PillsSleepingTablets" then
player:getModData().SOAlcoholActive = 0 - this one NOT working
player:getModData().SODrunkinessFatigue = 0 - this one NOT working
player:Say("Sleepin?"); - this one working
end

[tame mulch]

I think this works, but this code reverts param back to 1

try print SOAlcoholActive in Say function:

player:Say("Sleepin? " .. player:getModData().SOAlcoholActive)

[polar gyro]

but then its back to

[tame mulch]

this

player:getStats():getDrunkenness() still > 0.01, so it sets to 1 again

[polar gyro]

hmm

seems like moment of stupidness

i will check code. thanks

(facepalm)

[verbal yew]

hi!
how to disable sprint/run function to specific player?

[tame mulch]

As idea - every tick disable run/sprint by set param

[verbal yew]

yep, but what param should i use

[crystal terrace]

some stuff i worked for a mod

[verbal yew]

https://tenor.com/view/say-what-dunno-shrug-john-krasinski-idk-gif-16557956

[tame mulch]

setAllowRun and setAllowSprint must work. What problem?

[bronze yoke]

i remember when i was testing with it would sometimes force you to sprint

[verbal yew]

when it false - its work, player cant run or sprint.

but after time for example i need do reset to default.
Its should be true - but player move only with sprint/run, not walk

or its param can be nil?

[tame mulch]

must be boolean. hmm

[verbal yew]

if im not wrong, for zombies exist param in moddata like CanSprint

not sure work it or exist for player

[crystal terrace]

is there a way to tweak hunger or thirst for characters? i do see get multiplier methods but not much around tweaking em.

[tame mulch]

You can try also add this code after setAllow###:

player:setVariable("sprint", false)
player:setVariable("run", false)

[verbal yew]

thanks

i will try to do that after one hour 😆

[verbal yew]

hmm...
Chuck has mod for calorie burning.
I think u can use its method for hook it

when u get player thrist, do something with it, set player thrist

and for hunger

[crystal terrace]

actually i might have an idea around it, i think i can just get the change between two instances of hunger and set hunger to 2x of that.

[bronze yoke]

try my StatsAPI

it's not possible directly without reimplementing a LOT of stuff, the change between two frames can be used though

actually i forgot i don't have non-trait multipliers in right now 😅

if you're working on a trait it'll help but otherwise actually not useful right now

[crystal terrace]

oh, no worries. Ill try something different, maybe trigger a function that finds a current rate of change per hour or something and then just change hunger at everyhour 2x of that.

[verbal yew]

figured out how to make entertaining books and magazines reusable, with a cooldown for re-reading.

But what's the point if it's to be realised in build 42...

[crystal terrace]

B42 isn't gonna be here anytime soon

[verbal yew]

sad but true...

hmm. need add it to notebook, my be do it in free time

so many plans, so many plans...

[bronze yoke]

named literature already does that doesn't it

[verbal yew]

rly?

Well, I do not claim to be a new invention

and can't check all mods xD

Proud of this community of modders...
God...
You guys are just turning the game into a dream that I saw and wanted 15 years ago...

But something went wrong... And I didn't get into gamedev... And I'm not a good programmer...

hah, Chuck :D
I'm not even surprised hahaha

https://tenor.com/view/cool-cool-cool-thumbs-up-gif-16055854

[crystal terrace]

success

[verbal yew]

nope, not work

[reef sable]

iam trying to get grasp of LUA and zomboid api so i can later maybe create some of my own mods. I encounter a issue tho i want to create recipe that will result in diferent item based on character gender. I come up with this , but it seems taht game only create placeholder item after function testfunctionrecipe is finished, resulting in error. Anybody villing to help or share your metods of removing placeholder items from player inventory?

[tame mulch]

Single player?

[verbal yew]

yep

[fast galleon]

for the recipe
#mod_development message

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

[reef sable]

nice thank you <3

jsut a detail its not
RemoveResult:true
but
RemoveResultItem:true

[fast galleon]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Scripts_guide/Recipe_Script_Guide#RemoveResultItem

good catch

[wise ferry]

anyone can locate a sound file of a male player being dragged down/screaming? i need it for funny purposes

[crystal terrace]

this is the closest thing i could find related to that sound

[neon bronze]

The sounds are in the fmmod sound banks

[crystal terrace]

is it something in debug mode preventing or messing with thirst values? Im trying to get rate of thirst but for some reasons i keep getting same value for thirst.

[neon bronze]

Did you disable god mode? Try adding temperature to yourself to see the value

[crystal terrace]

only have these enabled atm

thing is i do get the correct vals for hunger, but not thirst.

[neon bronze]

Maybe try removing the ghost mode?

Also i think in the debug panel for character it shows the current thirst

[crystal terrace]

ofc its the ghost mode

i have been looking through everything lol

lesson of the day, ghostMode will make your thirst value constant.

there's one more thing left to work on, right now i have this function right hungerRate, it's job is to get two hunger values at two consecutive hours and then update the change variable(which is basically next-prev). Which it does pretty good for the most part, but there was an edge case, for ex: lets say these two hunger values are prev and next, so if the character consumes something the next becomes lower than the prev which then makes the change negative. For now i just made it so if the value is negative, drop all the values and recalculate, but im wondering is there a better logic to handle it? maybe just take the abs value or something like that? Not sure if im jumping a case or two with that.

[sour island]

Yeah, it adds rereadability- with diminishing uses and a cool down - all customizable in sandbox. Also randomized names and visuals -- which is also coming to b42 as I understand.

The visuals and names - I don't think they're implementing diminishing returns on rereads

Can't really take credit either - it's probably something on their to-do for ages lol

They probably got tired of the "I ate book" jokes.

[manic relic]

is there anyway to copy vertex groups (all of them at once) via 2 open instances of blender?

[crystal terrace]

Better odds of getting an answer in #modeling

[manic relic]

??

[ripe jolt]

✌️ Hello! I'm wondering if there's anyone I could ask about the way fall damage works in Project Zomboid? Currently trying to help develop a mod that reduces fall damage.

[bronze yoke]

every frame you're falling a falltime counter ticks up, when you stop falling you take damage proportional to your falltime

[fickle knot]

Is it possible to make changeble spawn chance with sandbox?
like spawnChance = 1 * SandboxVars.Myvars?

[bronze yoke]

yes, you need to move the sandbox ones into an OnInitGlobalModData event handler and call ItemPickerJava.Parse() at the end

[manic relic]

anyone knows some reasons why my clothing item could be invisable?

[crystal terrace]

quick question, do you guys think it's reasonable that your food and water bars reach max within 6 hrs if you could get max skill in any one of abilities for a day? Normally it takes roughly 36 hrs i believe(without any traits or movements).

might be too rough if you add movements, debuffs and other stuff

[bronze yoke]

is that 3 hours with high thirst?

[crystal terrace]

ye i realised it's too much lol

imma try to find a decent rate of increase, im not event considering other variables atm .

[bronze yoke]

at 6 hours wouldn't you die if you went to sleep

actually probably not

thirst increases 8x slower while sleeping

[crystal terrace]

that might balance out your rates during combat and stuff, but still id like to find a decent challenge.

[bronze yoke]

the problem is water is quite easy to come by and autodrink makes it not even something you need to manage

[crystal terrace]

Yes I'm thinking to have somewhat variable rate of increase maybe, like water goes up a bit quicker.

Now with changes the hunger/water peak is reached at roughly 8 hrs.

I think that's reasonable

[crystal terrace]

im running into a bit of trouble, so i have earlier xp and skill level stored somewhere that way i can reset those back to normal vals in 24 hrs. But when the reset happens i get 1 extra level and more than what i had earlier in terms of xp as well.

this is mainly responsible for resetting levels back to earlier ones

[bronze yoke]

where are you getting previousXp?

internally, xp is cumulative, it doesn't actually reset to zero each level (which is why you need to set xp when you set level) - if you're just adding back what xp they had before, you're adding the xp for their previous level *and* all of the xp they had, including the xp for that level

[crystal terrace]

here

oh so im adding xp on top of levels

[bronze yoke]

yeah, so then basically you're adding the xp for their current level twice - i think just using the AddXP call would be enough? it should handle all the levels and stuff, i think you need to pass some extra arguments to disable the multipliers and stuff applied to AddXP (and if it's for strength and fitness, they have some nutrition multipliers you can't disable)

[crystal terrace]

im assuming setXpToLevel basically calculates remaining xp after you set certain level then

[bronze yoke]

it sets the xp to the amount of xp you would need to reach that level

[crystal terrace]

alr ill just try with add xp stuff and see how it goes

[crystal terrace]

hmm this works

[fickle knot]

i'm not sure that i'm making it well, cause i'm having a game crush(

[bronze yoke]

oh sorry, i thought you were talking about items - no idea how to do this with cars, it's probably similar but ItemPickerJava wouldn't be involved

[fickle knot]

Debug throws an null error on empty "auto_tsar_ss" table(

[bronze yoke]

you can't have functions inside the options file, it isn't lua - so it's failing to parse it and your options aren't being created

the event handlers and ItemPickerJava call are used in the lua file that adds the items to distributions, since the options aren't actually set when lua first executes and reads the options

[fickle knot]

i thought coding in project zomboid would be easier

[crystal terrace]

my bad ill post this one into #modeling

[fast galleon]

It looks like you can change the lua tables on the OnInitGlobalModData as albion mentioned, no extra recalculations needed. Just do it in a lua file, not the sandbox-options.txt.

Might need to make sure the total for a zone should always be 100.

[fickle knot]

I've took spawnlists from Auto Tsar Atelier mods. And made own sanbox by guide from https://github.com/demiurgeQuantified/PZModdingGuides/blob/main/guides/SandboxOptions.md .
I can make things to show on sanbox settings ingame, but cant make the change for the spawn(

[fickle knot]

I will try that. But i dont know how to make total for a zone like 100, cause every other mod has it's own spawnchance

[fast galleon]

It doesn't seem to be true anymore. Looks like that comment in distribution file is old.

[crystal terrace]

is this not the way to do it? debugger stopped on this line.

[bronze yoke]

ZombRandFloat takes a min and max

not just one argument

[crystal terrace]

is the max value inclusive?

[bronze yoke]

probably

it wouldn't really matter, the chance of getting exactly the max value is miniscule anyway

[crystal terrace]

oki oki, btw any pointers for handling odds? Even with the numbers in 1-1.5 still managed to roll 3 capsules in the 2nd medical building cabinet in the same container. Tried checking with lootzed, says 3-7% for diff ones.

i was hoping to avoid this and use the vanilla texture but finally managed to have one for each pill.

[sour island]

Handling odds?

You shouldn't need to use use float tbh - the number is arbitrary when you can determine the max - but what kind of behavior are you looking for?

[crystal terrace]

Earlier i was adding each pill to each location, that spiked the odds of more pills in one counter. So now im deciding to use ZombRand to pull a random pill for each room/building entry so that one room would only have one type of spawn randomly and then i wann randomise the odds value as well using ZombRandFloat b/w 0-1.5

basically i'd like to have a decent spawn chance on the rare side and avoid spawning mulitple instances of same Pill or diff in same building.

should i scale it down further?

[fast galleon]

Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans

[crystal terrace]

seems like too rough, btw anyone knows how to get an icon along with item name. Its not issue with inventory or bags just the itemlist.

[fast galleon]

added part block if anybody want to double check it
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Scripts_guide/Vehicle_Script_Guide#Part_block

[fast galleon]

somebody has a patch probably but you can use this to patch it yourself if you want
#mod_development message

[crystal terrace]

so like i have to call it manually ?

[fast galleon]

copy vanilla file and change the line, simplest way. Don't release anything like that though.

also simple and not recommended to release

local getTexture = getTexture
_G.getTexture  = function(...)
  return getTexture(...) or Texture.trygetTexture(...)
end

There are other more efficient inceptions .

[crystal terrace]

i don't understand, release as in i shouldnt do it in my mod or upload a mod using this?

It's fine if there's no alternatives, from User's Perspective they i don't think it will a huge problem.

[fast galleon]

uploading full vanilla files is a bad practice and can break other mods and vanilla after it updates. Not to mention uploading other's work.

[crystal terrace]

ah ye that's too much responsibility from files perspective, so many variables that you have no clue about.

[sharp timber]

does anyone know where i can get files that make up the core gunplay

[crystal terrace]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3019317764 Hope it's cool to share here, initial release is up😄 .

[verbal yew]

How to make a piece of clothing not get wet without increasing the moisture resistance parameter?

Is there any param for it?

[long grove]

Idea for a mod trait - Alzheimers: +20 trait points, you gradually lose xp in all non physical skills. Cannot level a learned trait beyond level 4.

[storm pecan]

Better if this trait would randomly delete stuff from ur inventory. Or move items at ur base to random places. Or teleport you to different places with a bit of time skip to simulate confusion of how u get there. In addition it also may change parts of your gear to something random

[lone nest]

hello,

I like to know if there is a way to better handle NPCs/IsoPlayer objects that are on an unloaded square.

The Error message (reported by the modder/user 'EYO-07')
ERROR: General , 1691860982583> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "zombie.iso.IsoGridSquare.isInARoom()"
because the return value of "zombie.characters.IsoGameCharacter.getCurrentSquare()" is null at BodyDamage.UpdateBoredom line:1829.

Video of said error (provided by the modder/user 'EYO-07')
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZQ33P8e4Ac&feature=youtu.be

Full Details at the github
https://github.com/shadowhunter100/PZNS/issues/34

Thanks!

[tame mulch]

I think for NPC in unloaded ares need write simulation system

[tacit turtle]

Hi, i don’t know if it’s the right channel to ask but is there a standalone mod that allows to make roof and wall with angle ? Like a normal house
And also one allowing to build with logs instead of usual planks

Thank you !

[fickle knot]

Hello
How to make custom sandbox settings to load on game start and server restart?
with function OnInitGlobalModData(isNewGame)
it loads only on new game(

[crystal terrace]

what about OnServerStarted and OnGameStart?

[fickle knot]

How to make them both to work? For solo and Host?

[crystal terrace]

im confused, can you brief about your goal with this?

[fickle knot]

I'm trying to make sandbox options for car spawnchance.
It works now with local function OnInitGlobalModData(isNewGame) on new game
But i want it to work with solo and host, to load variables on game start/server start

[crystal terrace]

sorry might not be of much help with details, but would recommend OnGameStart first see if it works with solo first then try hosting the game and repeat.

[crystal terrace]

i used die method on character, it does the trick but quits to main screen, is there a better way to do it or something else?

[fast galleon]

that doesn't sound right

if you post it as text instead of pictures I could help you

[fickle knot]

I've made some changes.
This works on solo, with mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2670674997 my changes works after reloading solo game.
I cant understand how to make it work with host. Even i dont see sandbox settings in host menu

[fast galleon]

Even i dont see sandbox settings in host menu
are the mods enabled in main menu?

to change sandbox in-game on host, use setAdmin() so that to get access to admin settings.

[fickle knot]

https://tenor.com/view/frankenstein-its-alive-happy-excited-gif-5625959

[storm ridge]

Hi, is there a way to make clothes change depending on the skin color? I'm doing some body mods to the game (as clothing) but can't see how

[crystal terrace]

was trying out a way to kill your characters, came across these two methods. Both work fine except, debugger pops up after trigger and then right after character's death. It jumps straight to main menu, which doesn't seem right. Should be able to choose new character after death.

[bronze yoke]

it might be breaking because the player needs to be alive during code that happens after OnEquip is fired

[crystal terrace]

oh so i chose the wrong trigger

k thanks, ill use something else.

[manic relic]

what are some reasons why my clothing mod is invisable?

or what are some of the common reasons why clothing items are invisable?

[timber river]

This in addition to the above post would be a fun playthrough. I'd also add maybe randomly a skill would level up several times and last for a few hours in game as well. Like randomly your carpentry would go from 1 to 6 and then back down to 1 or 2 again and resume xp decreases to simulate the Alzheimer's fog lifting for a moment before smacking you down again

[crystal terrace]

can't seem to figure this one out, it says object is calling nil each time this function is triggered.

could it be because im calling it inside an function which is overriding a timed action function

[fast galleon]

call nil means what you have before () is nil.

reload by exiting to main menu and if you need a local function declare it before you need it.

[crystal terrace]

by local function you mean kill function? I declared it at the top of the my lua file. Then im calling it inside my override function for ISTakePillAction:perform

[lone nest]

😅

think i'll avoid that.

Well, the other issue that has been reported is, well, NPC IsoPlayer object appearing as invisible with no collision.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zin9gAag0HQ&feature=youtu.be

is that the so-called ghost mode?

[bronze yoke]

Kill

[crystal terrace]

wow, thanks ill retry.

still no luck, throwing the same errors. I can see there's character obj but idk what's messing it up.

ok had to load up again

it's weird like that

works now

[shadow pumice]

Just out of curiosity, would it be possible for me to pay someone to make and model a sign into the map like on the highway that says welcome to Kentucky? idk how to do and im to lazy to figure it out.

[keen silo]

Hello everyone, I'm looking for help to develop my mod "Voiced Radios and TVs". I need people to help direct and record Voice lines for my mod. You don't need any programming knowledge. I'll leave a link to my mod if you are interested: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2950750587

The discord link to help develop the mod is in the description.

[cobalt canyon]

not a mod developer but I was wondering if its possible to create a function within the sandbox settings to randomize all parameters for a somewhat unique playthrough each play?

[fading horizon]

somewhat mod dev related

i made a tool that will pull all your mods and count your total subscribers

pretty neat

[crystal terrace]

wanted to give a quick shoutout to @storm pecan for being so generous and providing these much more better textures than the earlier ones😄

i have a quick question regarding mod updates, im just updating new textures and adding this new item along with update in distribution file. Is is safe for existing users? what should i keep in mind for future updates.

[bronze yoke]

the main thing is to never delete files

[median prairie]

Hey all, hope everyone is having a chill time being productive.

Quick question.

Is it possible to limit the amount of traits a user can pick?

[cyan zinc]

can somebody help me with my modding issue im a noob and i just cant seem to find a way to access my mod in my item directory in zomboid (pls ping me iyk the issue)

[crystal terrace]

what if i replace those files with same names? also if i say tweak the spawn rates later on will that be a problem or just new spawn rates will be applied at locations that weren't visited before change.

[crystal terrace]

you are supposed to paste the mod folder inside Users/User/ProjectZomboid/mods/ when you're testing/working on mod, for uploads it's workshop folder.

[cyan zinc]

If im uploading the mod i put it in the mods folder but if im testing and updating it i keep it in workshop correct?

[crystal terrace]

for uploading Users/User/ProjectZomboid/Workshop/, for testing/development Users/User/ProjectZomboid/mods

[crystal terrace]

add them to quick access menu or something, will be much more efficient

[cyan zinc]

Ok my problem is that it is in workshop but it doesnt show up…

[crystal terrace]

are you uploading the mod? or just working on it?

[cyan zinc]

Im done with it i just need to upload it

[crystal terrace]

oki, for uploads you need to have a certain structure.

[cyan zinc]

What structure

[crystal terrace]

it's a bit complicated, but open the workshop folder(the one i mentioned not the one where you copied your mod folder), make a new folder name it as your mod.

[cyan zinc]

That part is done

[crystal terrace]

Do you have like a Content folder inside top folder?

[cyan zinc]

no its just a main menu mod

Do i need that?

[bronze yoke]

changing spawnrates is fine

if it's the same name, it's the same file as far as steam is aware

the issue is that servers won't delete removed files, they only add new files and change changed files - so if your update removes a file, the server won't remove it, and the checksum will fail for all clients

[crystal terrace]

well then it's not done, for uploading it's a diff structure. You can refer to Users/User/ProjectZomboid/Workshop/ModTemplate folder for structure.

[cyan zinc]

Ah ok it seemed to work for other people ig not mine

[crystal terrace]

that's a nightmare, then i would need to change all the instances where the old file was used?

[crystal terrace]

You might be confusing it with something else, even after you do the structure and copy your mod folder. YOu still need to launch game, open Workshop and upload from there. Takes a couple of minutes to upload then you're done.

[cyan zinc]

yeah thats the easy part its just i look at other people's mods and they all look the same and it works when i tested my mod but i just cant upload

[bronze yoke]

in most you just need to make the file empty instead of removing it and it'll be fine

i can't wait to remove all my loose files when b42 breaks everything anyway

[crystal terrace]

that does not sound right , just waiting for B42 to clean up the mess and then you're stuck again.

I suppose for major updates you could always do a version 2 to smooth the transition and give some time before removing the old one.

[cyan zinc]

still doesnt show up after doing the same format

[crystal terrace]

can you show us the complete folder structure? also where are you expecting the mod to show up?

[cyan zinc]

yeah sure i just want to be able to upload it but it only shows Mod Template