mod_development

[sour island]

I never implemented a matrix myself, so I'll be learning too 😅

[rich void]

I don't, even know what a matrix is

https://tenor.com/view/matrix-neo-keanu-reeves-power-windy-gif-15235043

[sour island]

Multi dimensional array/list

Afaik Lua doesn't support/have it ready to go - but as with all things Lua, everything is a table

[rich void]

#tableception

Gotta love it

[sour island]

Is having thousands of zones a likely scenario?

[rich void]

Absolutely

I currently have 450 though

But worst case scenario

[sour island]

I'm thinking you could store them under their cell

It would eliminate your 2hr thing

[rich void]

Break it into seperate tables, and on the getnearbyzones function we just combine the ones we need

[sour island]

X/Y / 300 = cell

[rich void]

Also valid 👀 good idea

[sour island]

zones[cell].zones would be the sublist

Problem is zones might exceed a cell

Under my API you can make a zone thousands of tiles wide lol

[rich void]

damn

How are you storing the data of a "zone" then?

[sour island]

x1, y1, x2, y2

With additional data

But that is the bare minimum needed

Right now it's just stored under zoneType

[rich void]

Alright yeah I do same I was just wondering if you'd done some wizardry

[drifting ore]

could someone please guide me on this? it's raising 1 error when spawning and the condition it's not set at all, maybe i'm using wrong getType()?

function onPlayerSpawn(player)
    local inventory = player:getInventory()
    
    for i = 0, inventory:size() - 1 do
        local item = inventory:getItem(i)

        if item:getType() == "HuntingKnife" then
            item:setCondition(5)
            break
        end
    end
end

Events.OnCreatePlayer.Add(onPlayerSpawn)```

[rich void]

I think this is a similar issue to what I was talking about before, the event onCreatePlayer happens before you click to start?

[drifting ore]

it does? did you debug it?

[rich void]

So you could consider tying it to an onplayerupdate function and removing the event after it's complete so it only runs once when the player is properly available

[rich void]

Yes sir like a few minutes ago I tried something very similar, I saw my print before I even saw my player name

[drifting ore]

OnPlayerUpdate, are you sure to call stuff there?

[rich void]

Yes but make sure you remove the event straight after calling it

[drifting ore]

hmm, i'll try it out, but the tick rate should be pretty high, so...

[rich void]

Otherwise you're gonna be setting the condition of that knife every tick

[drifting ore]

ahh, i see, right, that's Remove right?

[rich void]

Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(onPlayerSpawn)

Yeah bro, should work fine

Functions can kill their own events I think

[drifting ore]

yup, i don't think it's the best way, but i'll try it out to see if works under that, ty 🙂

[rich void]

Probably not in all honesty, I've been hunting for sometime for a better way too, but realistically as long as that event get removed it will have 0 cost on performance 👍

[drifting ore]

oky, fully trusting ig 😛

[rich void]

https://tenor.com/view/sweats-gif-25346666

The annoying thing is OnNewGame works fine, but it's only called when you make a new character

[rich void]

I forgot to say as well, class work on Game Night bro, it is the definitive mod for playing cards by a long shot, had a full night playing black jack with some friends in 100 rads bar and after getting the muscle memory down somewhat it's seriously next level

And the whole thing works amazingly for chess too, and I'm a massive fan of chess outside of Zomboid so just made my dreams come true

[fleet bridge]

Dealing with nested zones automatically dealt with? I ended up making my own zone array and nested zone array for myself to make things a little easier to manage.

[drifting ore]

well, the error is gone, but the condition still being not set

function onPlayerSpawn(player)
    local inventory = player:getInventory()

    for i = 0, inventory:size() - 1 do
        local item = inventory:getItem(i)

        if item:getType() == "Base.HuntingKnife" then
            item:setCondition(5)
            break
        end
    end
end

Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(onPlayerSpawn)
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(onPlayerSpawn)``` any ideas? i've changed `HuntingKnife` to `Base.HuntingKnife` but still..

[fleet bridge]

getType will return if its a weapon or toolweapon

its the type

if you do print(item)

[rich void]

do getFullType()

[fleet bridge]

you might see its already Base.HuntingKnife?

[drifting ore]

hm, inside the game the "edit option" says "Weapon Type: Base.HuntingKnife" i think

[rich void]

afaik Type = without prefix
fullType is with the prefix included

[drifting ore]

and the condition it's an int with value 10, idk why isn't a float i'm confused af tbh

setCondition expects a float right? so passing 5 it's not correct or it's rounded and handled in the instruction?

[fleet bridge]

yes, getFullType() will return you the Module.Item

[drifting ore]

if not getType what function should i look for in the docs?

okay, thanks! i'll try it out to see if matches

[rich void]

might aswell throw a print(item:getFullType) to ensure you're getting what you're expecting 🙂

[drifting ore]

brb 🚀

[rich void]

Yo francies

I think I got it

[drifting ore]

ye? i think OnPlayerUpdate it's not the event i'm looking for :c

[rich void]

function onPlayerSpawn(player)
    local inventory = player:getInventory()
    local it = inventory:getItems()

    for i = 0, it:size() - 1 do
        local item = inventory:get(i)

        if item:getType() == "Base.HuntingKnife" then
            item:setCondition(5)
            break
        end
    end
end

Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(onPlayerSpawn)
Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(onPlayerSpawn)

[drifting ore]

get() from the inventory array?

[rich void]

I would also do this but I might be wrong

function onPlayerSpawn(player)
    local inventory = player:getInventory()
    local it = inventory:getItems()

    for i = 0, it:size() - 1 do
        local item = inventory:get(i)

        if item:getType() == "Base.HuntingKnife" then
            item:setCondition(5)
            Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(onPlayerSpawn)
            break
        end
    end
end

Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(onPlayerSpawn)

[drifting ore]

hm, okay i'll give it a try why not seems pretty legit, the first snippet

[rich void]

Aye I stole this from myself so it should work

[drifting ore]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDD fallen from my chair

[quiet plank]

I only steal from smart people.

[rich void]

[sour island]

Appreciate it 😅, I don't know if you're aware but there's quick actions if you hold shift.

Helps deal with cards.

[sour island]

Not sure what you mean by this, sorry.

[timber thicket]

I don't really have much interest in doing it tbh but the idea is fun so I shared in case anyone else would like to

[fleet bridge]

a zone within a zone

[sour island]

Like overlapping zones?

[fleet bridge]

overlapping, or perhaps you want a square nested inside a larger square

[sour island]

And you're asking if my zones API can do that?

[fleet bridge]

sort of, just wondering how you deal with it since its all input by the end user

[sour island]

Implementation for zone mechanics are handled by the other mod using the zones - otherwise cross checking across all the zones is usually the go-to

Player/object x/y > x/y1 and < x/y2, etc

If true do thing

I think my zombie zones mod expects there to be 1 zone only

The API itself doesn't dictate checking locations

[drifting ore]

is there any way to obtain the steam id of an user via a console command? sorry if this doesn't goes here ;c

[rich void]

What's the stack trace?

[drifting ore]

there's no stack generated, that's the weird thingy

the last non critical refers to a warn

[rich void]

Are the prints for the item coming through?

if you added them

If you did the event remove as you had before, like outside of the function, I imagine that when initialized as event remove is at the bottom of the script, the code won't even run

So best to check this first

[drifting ore]

didn't add the debug printing line c:

i'll try to move it before breaking the loop as you did

[drifting ore]

STACK TRACE
-----------------------------------------
function: onPlayerSpawn -- file: ProjectZeroTraits.lua line # 22 | MOD: ProjectZeroProfessions.
[18-12-23 13:34:50.084] LOG  : General     , 1702917290084> Object tried to call nil in onPlayerSpawn.```
```lua
-- Line 22
local item = inventory:get(i)```

i'll try to call getItem instead, i'm pretty confused XD

[rich void]

I feel like such an ass

local item = it:get(i)

I think I said inventory:get before

function onPlayerSpawn(player)
    local inventory = player:getInventory()
    local it = inventory:getItems()

    for i = 0, it:size() - 1 do
        local item = it:get(i)

        if item:getFullType() == "Base.HuntingKnife" then
            item:setCondition(5)
            Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(onPlayerSpawn)
            break
        end
    end
end

Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(onPlayerSpawn)

[drifting ore]

& that's why you shouldn't do quick cp

[rich void]

Presuming that Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Remove(onPlayerSpawn) didn't cause you any issues

This should work 🙏

[drifting ore]

XD, nope it didn't

[rich void]

Perfect

So sorry for the fuck up mate

I actually have faith in this now ^

Run it back and lemme know

[drifting ore]

hahh okay there's no problem wtf? thanks for helping me :3

[rich void]

Any time I love to help but I make rookie mistakes all the fookin time

[drifting ore]

everyone got typos, don't worry XD

[drifting ore]

10 points over 10 points 👌

mission passed

[rich void]

https://tenor.com/view/gta-gta-san-andreas-gta-sa-san-andreas-respect-plus-gif-23799596

[fleet bridge]

is this suppose to trigger on player update?

[rich void]

It will trigger only on the first player update

So for a single tick the moment player object is properly available and loaded into the server 👍

[drifting ore]

any approach on how to achieve disabling certain traits when others are picked? i.e: "advanced hunter" gives you "herbalist" so you can't pick that trait anymore

[quiet plank]

I haven't messed with UI in PZ, but traditionally, it would be a removal of the target item from whatever array/list/hash and a refresh of the window/frame presenting that list

[drifting ore]

thanks!

[quiet plank]

Though, I'm a sadist, so if they don't directly conflict (like agoraphobia and claustraphobia or strong and feeble), I'll leave them and let someone waste their points. LOL

[karmic siren]

Guys, do you know any Brasilian PZ MOD dev, taking jobs?

[sour island]

Do they have to be Brasilian?

[karmic siren]

Actually no. But as BRL (Brazilian currency) is over 5x times back to USD… this makes foreign DEVs looks overpriced 😢

But we can talk, ofc and find a middle ground if you want

[sour island]

I'm not available for work myself, but I help manage a discord for commissions and community projects.

If your idea appeals to someone they may do it for something reasonable for you - but that limits the pool of people.

[karmic siren]

Got it, I would like to try it. If you agree 😁

[sour island]

https://discord.com/channels/136501320340209664/1125248330595848192

Depending on the idea, you could even attempt to make it. 🤷‍♂️

[rugged latch]

yo so, is there a way toooo

intentionally desync something from the server?

like make a lamp post only client side?

i dont need an explanation just a yes or no, before i attempt the impossible

if its impossible

[mellow frigate]

yes you can

[rugged latch]

awesome

all i needed to hear

[frail escarp]

how do i make a clothes mod?

like i need just the script for the item

okay i found the scrips but im looking to make masks

like bandannas

[rain shard]

Does anyone know the hotkey to bring up the Lua Console in debug mode?

[undone tapir]

~

[errant sable]

F11

[rain shard]

Thanks, turns out it was hidden by my chatbox :l....

[drifting ore]

Question, With Sandbox options, Now i have basic knowledge how to use them in a mod, But how do i add Sandbox options into a items value like Happiness say i set it too 15 happiness each time they maybe eat this items, but the player wants to change the food item Happiness to something different?

[open drum]

u just have to make the variable to direct to the sandbox option

[open drum]

there's a whole well written tutorial.. u might want to google that

[hidden jungle]

while translating my mod i just noticed that if i put an existing crafting tab like "Tailoring" it will add the recipes to the already existing tab. but if the language is changed then it instead makes a new crafting tab called Tailoring in english and puts them there.
how do i make zomboid translate text in the Recipes.txt file? or just in general make the tab work properly.

[arctic fiber]

does anyone know where I can access the file that handles discord bot for discord integration on dedicated server?

or is it not accessible?

[patent holly]

Hmm, I might be losing it, but Tailoring isn't a vanilla category, is it? AFAIK the translations for the crafting window are in IG_UI_EN search "CraftCategory" for examples.

[drifting ore]

hi, do anyone know how to achieve using special characters from Spanish language, i.e á é í ó ú to be displayed in the UI strings?
edit: encoding with utf-8 w/o byte order mask it's not working for me 😦

[drifting ore]

thanks!

[nova socket]

Anyone knows where the server time is stored? Killed all saved data besides players.db and it seems like its elsewhere. Checked out <servername>.db but found only

sqlite> .tables
bannedid   bannedip   tickets    userlog    whitelist

So nothing related to timestamp of server.
Want to wipe out server but keep players thus I cannot just use ResetID

[nova socket]

I'll check again but as I told I killed everything but players.db

[errant sable]

Ok, can anyone clarify for me about creating Scrollable UI components.
From what I can gather, it looks like if a component is "Scrollable" it must manage the drawing / rendering of its child elements itself... is this the case?

Bueller... Bueller....Bueller.......

[sour island]

Child elements are impacted along with the parent for certain behaviors.

[errant sable]

decisevely uninformative

[sour island]

The drawing and rendering is automatically handled if the child is added.

[errant sable]

That is not what I asked at all

The rendering of elements in general is automatically handed, yes. You add something as a child to something else, it renders... however I am speaking about scrolling and Clipping

If you want to have a 'scrollbar' and want the scrollable region to be clipped, the Element which is the container for the scrollbar, must manage the rendering itself (so it seems)

[sour island]

The rendering and stenciling (the vanilla term) of child elements of a scrolling element should automatically be handled.

[errant sable]

or rather, if you want clipping, looks like you need to manage it yourself

[errant sable]

Can you provide an example where this actually happens? Every example I can find in the vanilliia UI manages it manually

[sour island]

There's only 2 types of scrolling elements. Or you can build your own, which I did with errorMag.

What example are you seeing?

[errant sable]

Forget scrolling for a minute. Can you provide an example where clipping is "automatigically managed" by the element?

because I see every single UI element that uses it, handling it iself in its prerender and render fuctions

[sour island]

It's only handled for scrolling elements

[errant sable]

Which are managing it themselves

[sour island]

otherwise you'd need to call stenciling

[errant sable]

Ok, and I am doing that, and nothing gets clipped

[sour island]

function ISScrollingListBox:prerender() has calls to stenciling

[errant sable]

Yup... but does it ALSO have to then render the child elements itself...

every example I see implies yes, it does

[sour island]

Can you provide a gif/screenshot of what you're seeing?

You also have to call self:clearStencilRect() after defining the stencil.

[errant sable]

In my UI, or in the code?

[sour island]

The UI in action.

[errant sable]

Yup, which only further implies it must handle the rendering of the children

[sour island]

Are you asking if you need to run stenciling on each of the children?

[errant sable]

self:setStencilRect(stencilX, stencilY, stencilX2 - stencilX, stencilY2 - stencilY)

    local y = 0;
    local alt = false;

--    if self.selected ~= -1 and self.selected < 1 then
--        self.selected = 1
    if self.selected ~= -1 and self.selected > #self.items then
        self.selected = #self.items
    end

    local altBg = self.altBgColor

    self.listHeight = 0;
     local i = 1;
     for k, v in ipairs(self.items) do
        if not v.height then v.height = self.itemheight end -- compatibililty

         if alt and altBg then
            self:drawRect(0, y, self:getWidth(), v.height-1, altBg.r, altBg.g, altBg.b, altBg.a);
         else

         end
         v.index = i;
         local y2 = self:doDrawItem(y, v, alt);
         self.listHeight = y2;
         v.height = y2 - y
         y = y2

         alt = not alt;
         i = i + 1;
        
     end

    self:setScrollHeight((y));
    self:clearStencilRect();
    if self.doRepaintStencil then
        self:repaintStencilRect(stencilX, stencilY, stencilX2 - stencilX, stencilY2 - stencilY)
    end

This is the scrollable list box. You can see it is manually drawing the child elements

If you do not do this, nothing gets clipped

So simply adding something as a child , and then in prerender doing the stencil calls, does nothing

You must, in prerender, make the stencil call, render the elements yourself manually, then call clearStencil

[sour island]

Those are drawn rectangles - so not exactly ui elements.

[errant sable]

local y2 = self:doDrawItem(y, v, alt);

doDrawItem renders the child elements

notice its looping through self.items

[sour island]

Those aren't children elements actually, they're just drawing shapes and textures

children are held in the children list and are their own UI elements

[errant sable]

NO

[sour island]

Ok

[errant sable]

function ISScrollingListBox:addItem(name, item)
    local i = {}
    i.text=name;
    i.item=item;
    i.tooltip = nil;
    i.itemindex = self.count + 1;
    i.height = self.itemheight
    table.insert(self.items, i);
    self.count = self.count + 1;
    self:setScrollHeight(self:getScrollHeight()+i.height);
    return i;
end

The scrollable list box does not make a child element for each item, it manages its list of what the items are, then draws them itself

[sour island]

Yes?

[sour island]

.

[errant sable]

There are no child elements in a scrolling list box.... that is my point

there are no child elements in ANYTHING that does clipping

You must manually render anything you want clipped, between the call to setStencil and clearStencil

It has "chidlren" or items, but no child UI elements

It does not automagically manage and handle the rendering of clipping in any way

[errant sable]

Particularaly I was replying to this. I read it as you saying the List has child UI elements, and what is being rendered in prerender is not those. My no was to that, in that it has NO child elements, and the call to doDrawItem is what is rendering it "children"

[sour island]

I believe you mentioned them as children - so I was trying to clarify. Apologies if that's not something you meant.

[errant sable]

Yeah, terminology... the root of all evil, lol

[sour island]

But I do believe prerender/stenciling should apply to anything drawn onto an uiElement as well as children elements being attached. I can test.

[errant sable]

My issue is, this essentially means I need to make any elements I want "clippable" to have their own Draw function, and then have the scrollable container manually manage the clipping and drawing

[errant sable]

No need, I have tested, this is why I come with this question. It appears it does not apply to children UI elements (or im doing something wrong, which is possible)

[sour island]

You're correct

[errant sable]

😢

[sour island]

the bottom buttons are children of the window and not being stenciled

[errant sable]

So annoying, I need to write my own Scrollable Component, and make everything have its own Draw functions so I can clip things....

This is why their is an absurd over-reliance on the ScrollableList UI component throughout the entire UI, because nothing actually supports scrolling or clipping besides it

[sour island]

This is why I probably thought it did:

function ISUIElement:clampStencilRectToParent(x, y, w, h)
    if self.javaObject == nil then
        self:instantiate()
    end
    if self.parent then
        local absX,absY = self:getAbsoluteX(),self:getAbsoluteY()
        local stencilX,stencilY = x,y
        local stencilX2,stencilY2 = x+w,y+h
        if self.parent:isVScrollBarVisible() then
            stencilX2 = math.min(stencilX2, self.parent.width - self.parent.vscroll.width)
        end
        stencilX = self.javaObject:clampToParentX(absX + stencilX) - absX
        stencilX2 = self.javaObject:clampToParentX(absX + stencilX2) - absX
        stencilY = self.javaObject:clampToParentY(absY + stencilY) - absY
        stencilY2 = self.javaObject:clampToParentY(absY + stencilY2) - absY
        self:setStencilRect(stencilX, stencilY, stencilX2 - stencilX, stencilY2 - stencilY)
        return stencilX,stencilY,stencilX2-stencilX,stencilY2-stencilY
    end
    self.javaObject:setStencilRect(x, y, w, h)
    return x,y,w,h
end

[errant sable]

Yeah, it implies its supposed to work with the entire nested UI component thing

[errant sable]

but it doesnt, lol

[sour island]

Only used in combo boxes - which I think are drop downs?

[errant sable]

Yea, they are drop downs

and what I think its doing is say the combo is in a panel, it makes sure the combos drop down doesnt overflow its outter panel by adjsuting the clipping rect I think

[sour island]

You could just drop those calls into your UI - or are you concerned with the overhead?

[errant sable]

They dont actually do anything

Well im sure they do, but in terms of if you are trying to clip things which are children ui components, it has no impact

This is what I was working on, redoing the trait selection screen, and I wanted a nice grid container with scrolling

Each trait entry is its own actual UI Element, and they are a child of an ISPanel component

In order to fix it, I need to make a custom Panel component (to handle the calls to set and clear the clipping) and then I need to make the Trait UI elements have a draw function, which renders them, instead of using any of the built in rendering

I literally might as well rewrite / write my own base UIElement class that actually properly does scrolling and clipping with nested child elements.

[sour island]

Looking at the clipping thing myself now, and it does appear to not want to play nicely

What I did with gameNight was actually only use 1 UI element

everything else is textures and I interpret what's being selected based on where the textures are expected to be

[errant sable]

I could do that, but I am working on a complete UI overhaul with someone, and so we will have multiple spots where we want scrolling and clipping of various different elements. Going the route you did and like ScrollableList is ok for one or two things, but I have no idea how many different layouts things in a scrollable container we might end up with

[sour island]

You can also add these to a scrolling list already no?

[errant sable]

As far as I can tell, the scrolling list is single wide.

[sour island]

I think you can kind of determine that using drawItem

[errant sable]

I wanted grid, left to right, top to bottom

[sour island]

I also made my own for gamenight using textures only - the additional benefit is alot more friendly on performance

[errant sable]

function ISScrollingListBox:doDrawItem(y, item, alt)

The signature only gets the Y, item, and alt 😦

[errant sable]

I mean I guess Y kinda gives me its order, and then I could check size, and calculate that all in the draw funciton

Yeah, I could do that. I feel like the better option is just to make a better base UIElement

[sour island]

This window is I think 3 elements, close button, inner box and the main window

[errant sable]

Like it sucks, dont want to write it, but in the long run I think it will be worth it

Because really I want to be able to throw "anything" in a scrollable area, and have it "just work"

[sour island]

You can extend the scrolling list and modify it as needed too

[errant sable]

dont want to have to write spahgetti code to wire it up to "act right"

[sour island]

Using the derive functions the vanilla shows

you basically borrow the template for scrolling list, and make your own

[errant sable]

Yea... Like I said, it is doable. I just dont like the methodology.

[sour island]

I still can't seem to get children to stencil even when called

I'm probably doing something wrong

[errant sable]

Ill make a new base UIElement, derive everythign from that, and call it a day, lol

[errant sable]

No your not, I think i know why it doesnt work

I suspect they are using an older openGL version (which makes sense for a 10 year old game)

and stencil is something that appies till you remove it... and in a UI this can be a pain in the ass. It is common for a UI system to pop the old stencil off before it renders its element

However, most UI systems have a way to control this as well, so it DOESNT happen, so you can do nested stuff like this

[sour island]

there we go

[errant sable]

You got it clipping child elements?

[sour island]

Yeah

the close button and + are children of the main window

probably related to how I wrote the element

but I call the stencil in prerender and clear stencil at the end of render

[errant sable]

interesting... so what is different here than in your other test that didnt work?

[sour island]

    self:setStencilRect(0, 0, 100, self.height)
    local children = self:getChildren()
    for ID,child in pairs(children) do child:setStencilRect(0, 0, 100, self.height) end

    self:clearStencilRect()
    local children = self:getChildren()
    for ID,child in pairs(children) do child:clearStencilRect() end

I had it under prerender or render entirely

seemed to ignore children

[errant sable]

oh shit

your setting the stencil on each child

[sour island]

yeah lol

I tried using the other thing I found and it did fuck all

[errant sable]

yeah, i mean if this works, awesome

[sour island]

My guess is children get their renders and prerenders called after the parent

[errant sable]

I would have liked something like
self:setStencilRect()

self:clearStencilRect()

and it cascaded on its own, but if this works, awesome

[sour island]

The math for the stencil needs to be adjusted for children's positions I think

[errant sable]

Well this is awesome, means I do not need to write a whole new base UIElement, I can jsut write a new base "ScrollablePanel"

Thank you for your intrest and assistance, saved me from remaking the wheel tonight

[sour island]

No problem, and it does appear weird

[errant sable]

It is wierd, lol. I was about at my wits end with it.

[sour island]

I am noticing issues with the stencils at 0/0

[errant sable]

Yeah I had some wierd issues where trying to use the stencil turnd random things black all over the screen. I just assumed I was doing something wrong at the time, and probably was.

[sour island]

Seems like it's using the stencil applied to the children for the parent

I think calling on the children may not be necessary after all - may just need to separate the stencil and clear

[errant sable]

could be... setStencilRect is probably just a pass through function on all elements calling down to the openGL function to set a stencil

it doesnt actually care what its on

[cedar kraken]

Quick question… what’s a stencil, child/children, and parent in a coding context?

[errant sable]

We are speaking about UI. So say you have UIElement A. You can add another UIElement to it via :addChild() so now UIElement B is a child of UIElement A

UIElement A is the Parent of UIElement B

a stencil, is essentially a mask. You are saying only draw within the region specified

[sour island]

yep confirmed

drawstecil in prerender and clear it in render

[errant sable]

Ahh, clear it in render.. interesting

Well... hold on

Do you have additional UI elements that should render that are not IN that window/panel?

Like ELement A (that panel) pre render - stencil is set.
If there are other elements that appear after it, wont their prerender be called also, and be impacted by the stencil?

[sour island]

The close button and +

[errant sable]

and wont it also impact the render pass of any elements "before it" in whatever list its in as well?

[sour island]

Are children elements - and I'm only calling stencil on the parent

[errant sable]

Yeah, but do you have another element on "the same level" as the parent, but after it?

I feel like setting the stencil in prerender, will cause "overflow" into elements on the same "level" as that element

[sour island]

Not sure what you mean about same level - visually or?

[errant sable]

Ill find out in a minute, but was just asking if you had tried it

[sour island]

The box inside the element is a rect

The two buttons are child elements

[errant sable]

ok
UIManager
|-------Element A
|---------------Close Button
|-------Element B

Element A in its pre-render calls setStencil

[sour island]

I would need to check

[errant sable]

This works for Close button, but I am wondering abotu what happens to Element B

[sour island]

Whatever the parent is should impact - if it's not a child you'll need to call stencil on it too I guess?

[errant sable]

Im gonna find out here soon, im not sure that is the case, unless it calls pre-render and render for an element, before it goes onto the next

[sour island]

Making stuff children usually locks up how they can behave I found.

[errant sable]

ElementA.prerender
ElementA.render

vs

ElementA.prerender
ElementB.prerender
ElementA.render

Is what im wondering about

[sour island]

Like if you add a child that's not inside the bounds of a parent you can't click on it

[errant sable]

Nod, yeah im not talking about another child, but rather something with the same parent as the main panel we are calling setStencil in

Gonna find out in a minute

ARG, the tutorial needs a damn confirmation button. Just accidently clicked on that

So close, yet so far

For some reason its not clipping the text...

It clips the button BGs now, but not the text

And setting the clipping in prerender and clearing it in render does not impact Elements which are hieracically "next to" the main panel, which is good, it was what I was worried about

[nimble badger]

I have no clue how coding in zomboid works but this looks really good!, how did you call the images for each "Child"(Im refering to each box), just wondering

[errant sable]

Using self:drawTextureScaledAspect(self.texture, 1, 1, imageWidth, imageWidth, 1, 1, 1, 1)

the image for a trait is a property on the trait object

[nimble badger]

So you defined the draw as the texture in zomboid so it calls on itself?

[errant sable]

If I read that right. Yes. PZ has the image for the traits in it already. SO i am iterating the traits, getting the image, saving it to a variable on the UIELement, and then when the UIElement is supposed to render, drawing the texture

[sour island]

Is the text drawn in prerender or render?

[errant sable]

Render, same place as the Tait image

[errant sable]

Ohh you made me realize something though

The titles are not rendering... just the descriptions

The descriptions use the RichTextPanel

So i bet something with it (because it also uses clipping) is interfering

[sour island]

Maybe it's parent-prerender, child-prerender, parent-render, child-render?

Are the rich text panels children?

[errant sable]

Possibly. This might actually get me to get the decompiled source just so I know the render order, lol

[errant sable]

Yea, Children of the TraitUI element, which is a child of the Panel. So they are "grand-children" of the Element which is calling setStencil and clearStencil

but I am pretty sure its because they set their own stencil as well because they do scrolling. So it is probably over-ridding the currently set stencil

I can get rid of them and just make my own function to split the text. I only used the richTextPanel because it "automagically" handled that. I dont actually need the scrolling and clipping of it

[sour island]

True

[errant sable]

man, thanks a million

[sour island]

No worries 👍

I'm slowly learning to like UI

It's pretty versatile

So each box is its own UI element?

[errant sable]

Yeah, the PZ UI is not awful, not the worst I have seen for sure. I however have spent the last year working on the UI System for my game making it "perfect" to work with... everything is jsut so easy... that switching to anything else is like torture

[nimble badger]

You both probably are geniuses with lua and brushes, unbelievable!, And I aspire to just make a simple detect on hit for zombies for explosions haha

[errant sable]

Yea

[sour island]

And the main window is scrolling?

Hmm

[nimble badger]

What on godot or unreal or anything else?

[errant sable]

I was a big Advocate for Unity a long time ago, but since version 5 they seem to actively be trying to ruin their engine, and the latest licence stuff only made me glad I switched to writing my own stuff

[nimble badger]

WRITING YOUR OWN stuff????? No engine?

[errant sable]

Unreal is ok, but its "to complicated" up front. The UI looks like the cockpit of the space shuttle. No one has time for that, easier tow rite my own, lol.

[errant sable]

There is an engine... my own, lol

[nimble badger]

:|, what coding base are you using??

3d or 2d cause if its 3d that is just...

[errant sable]

codebase? None. It is written in C++ from scratch with openGL as the graphics interface

[nimble badger]

Pygame lol

[errant sable]

3D and 2D

It is designed with procedural generation in mind as well, which most engines barely consider if at all

Unity has long standing bugs with procedural generation of meshes causing memory leaks, since like FOREVER

[nimble badger]

Dude, that is one of the hardest things to do on your own, just making collisions and camerawork function is incredible,

[errant sable]

There is a Main Window, in the Main Window is a TabPanel, in the TabPanel is a ISPanel, which containts the TraitUI Elements. The Trait panel is the one "doing the scrolling"

[nimble badger]

And if it has Ai paths .... we are seing the next red dead redemption on its works

[sour island]

And it's utilizing the vscroll stuff I assume?

[errant sable]

AI pathing is in, pathing has been in forever. Custom A* implimentation, as well as some other pathfinding algorithms

[errant sable]

Yup.

[sour island]

You're basically all but using a scrolling list* - would just need a little TLC to adapt it to have columns

[errant sable]

Yeah, that is what Im gonna do know that I know how to make this clipping work. Make a new ScrollablePanel component, that supports rows, columns, etc.

[sour island]

May have some performance improvements using less elements too

[errant sable]

A real nice customizable base scrolling panel

[nimble badger]

Just your existence is making me realize how incredible bad I am at absolutely game related... Keep making great stuff! signing off

[errant sable]

Yeah I thought about it, but since its just UI menus curing creation I wasnt to worried. If this were during the game I for sure would use less actuall elements

[sour island]

For the card search window I calculate scrolled values and do some math based on texture sizes

[errant sable]

Never judge yourself by the actions of others. Enjoy your night!

[nimble badger]

if anything you inspired me to work harder for what I do... awe inspiring

[errant sable]

nice, well then be inspired!

[errant sable]

Yea, if it were critical I would be 'rendering' them all via simple function calls and handling the mouse and everythign in the panel itself, and calculating the visible area and not even trying to render things not in view etc. But since its just UI in the beggining I figured it was overkill

[sour island]

I'm more worried about mods that add a couple dozen extra traits

[errant sable]

Yeah, the entire thing is gonna go through testing. I am developing this with a couple other people (dont want to mention who as the main person hasnt mentioned it themselves as far as I know yet).

So well make sure to get mods that add a metric ton of traits, and everything else

[sturdy salmon]

Good night. Consultation. I'm trying to add refrigerators with freezers into the game, using assets that already exist currently. However, I can't use the ISWoodenContainer, because I wouldn't have both. You could have the freezer or the refrigerator, but not both at the same time. I don't know if I will have to create a new object, inheriting from one that already exists, or I don't know how to add that double functionality.

If I pick it up and place it, it creates fine. The problem is creating it initially.

It is as if they were 2 boxes, one on top of the other, or one inside the other, and one acts as a refrigerator and the other as a freezer.

I can add only 1, not both.

[fast galleon]

This is from TileZed, looking at tile properties.

[errant sable]

I am confused, as the default fridge has a freezer as well.... what exactly are you trying to do

[sturdy salmon]

Yes, right son. In fact, when you pick up the game object and place it, it is added as it should be. The problem is adding it the first time. My idea is to use a context menu, like the one in carpentry, and add several objects, whose assets already exist, because I am going to use the vanilla ones for now.

[sturdy salmon]

Add it to the world. Creating a craft.

I want to add, all kinds of tiles, starting with the vanilla ones. Televisions, refrigerators, freezers, etc.

[fast galleon]

ah, so you're looking for the functions to spawn it initially? Try this when you place the object.
https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/iso/IsoObject.html#createContainersFromSpriteProperties()

[sturdy salmon]

Ovens, washing machines, dryers.

[sturdy salmon]

Thank you. I'm gonna check it.

Is there a mod that uses it?

How to see an example of the implementation.

https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/8249-tutorial-world-objects/

[fast galleon]

It is used in vanilla ISMoveableSpriteProps.lua when you place a moveable.

[sturdy salmon]

Thanks.

Anyway, the problem is not placing it in the world. I am being able to do that. What I cannot do is make it fulfill both functions simultaneously, that is, refrigerator and freezer at the same time. I can only make it fulfill 1 of the 2. And if I pick it up and put it back, then it restarts and then both functionalities appear.

Anyway, I'm going to check it out.

🙂

[coarse sinew]

I made a mod for this https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2985989533

[sturdy salmon]

Nice.

Thanks.

[arctic fiber]

So I want to do something with the discord integration and so after browsing through the files I managed to find the class that handles the DiscordBot for discord integration, I also saw the classes that handles the message for the chat in game, so the question is if I decompile and edit it then compile again, will it cause a problem to the game?

[arctic fiber]

do you know the version of their jdk?

[drifting ore]

hi everyone, how y'all doing? hope well 😊 could someone explain this to me:
public void addXPBoost(PerkFactory.Perk perk, int level) from the official docs at https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/characters/professions/ProfessionFactory.Profession.html
the integer it's the exp multiplier per exp gain or how it works? couldn't find any more info out there 😦

[rugged latch]

this just adds a perk level

the integer is how many perk levels it adds

welllll

[drifting ore]

okay, thanks for the info! could i ask what func does the boosting thingy?

[rugged latch]

let me check rq just to make sure

[drifting ore]

like when you read a book, i.e

[rugged latch]

https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/characters/IsoGameCharacter.XP.html#AddXP(zombie.characters.skills.PerkFactory.Perk,float)

AddXp right there

so youd have to get the player, get the xp object, and then add xp to it

like this

[drifting ore]

and that's the addition to the perk exp gain when achieved, right? thanks <3!

[rugged latch]

that adds the amount of xp you tell it to, if you wanted to like multiply how much xp you gained from a skill, you would have to check whenever the player gains xp and add an extra amount based on how much they got

buttt if you dont need that then yes that should work just fine

[red whale]

hey guys, is it possible to get all the saved players from a multiplayer server?

if yes, how should I do that on a proper way?

should I read up the save files?

I've found getAllSavedPlayers but its deprecated and it seems like it does not work in a mp environment

[arctic fiber]

player.db

you can find it on Zomboid/saves/multiplayer/servernamehere

[nimble badger]

Hellos, 2 quick questions, how can I code a lua file that 1 detects the weapon in the players hand and 2 checks if a zombie was hit by a bullet and 3 creates an explosion. Im also having issues understanding how I can add a separate magazine attachment for animations. Thanks

[neon bronze]

OnHit Event

[nova socket]

Can anyone deny or confirm (better with link to thread somewhere) that Zomboid has some sort of issues with some AMD hardware?

[nova socket]

this just adds a perk level

Wrong statement
addXPBoost adds a % boost to XP gained to particular skill.
This boost however is somewhat wonky, int is not directly translated to % like 1 is not gonna make it +100% exactly.

[rugged latch]

oops

[nova socket]

I might also be wrong but I think its not int either its float/double or something.

[rugged latch]

really?

i assumed this is for when adding traits

or giving traits xp

i use this same thing and thats what it does

weird that they give it diff functionality with same name

waitttt

let me check rq lol

[bronze yoke]

it is an int, there are preset multipliers and you give an index of the multiplier you want

[nova socket]

It's a method of trait, part of traits factory. So if you have some trait like "Big Guy" that you can choose from creation list. addXPBoost(Perks.Strength, 1) will add % boost to strength when its picked

trait:addXPBoost(perk, int)

its not getXp() method

[rugged latch]

yea it does also give you a skill level too

[bronze yoke]

1 = x4, 2 = x5, 3+ = x6 (generally, some perks are weird)

[rugged latch]

ye forgot to mention the xp boost

my bad

[rugged latch]

well like

what if i just wanted to add

25 boost

is that not an option?

[bronze yoke]

nope

[rugged latch]

wow

bummer

good to know tho

[nova socket]

you kinda can

but not through trait thou

[rugged latch]

if there is a will theres a way, i was just wondering if there was built in stuff.

[nova socket]

getPlayer():getXp():setPerkBoost(arg0: zombie.characters.skills.PerkFactory$Perk, arg1: number): void;

But its like.. plain value, number I believe can be float/double

But its also wonky

[bronze yoke]

that's just because you've gotten that from a luadoc

lua has no distinct number types

java does and calling a method will convert to the correct one, in this case an int

[nova socket]

I mean yeah, some do some don't depends on whats under the box as you said.

so setPerkBoost is also rounded to int then?

[bronze yoke]

yeah

[nova socket]

oh well

[nova socket]

PipeWrench to be exact, WebStorm makes wild magic when it comes to finding stuff when there are some amount of typings defined from there.

[bronze yoke]

didn't know typescript used a number type too, but same idea applies

[cinder oyster]

hey so i was thinking of making a mod where on spawn you get like medallion, which youll be able to wear, and after a bunch of differant kill milestones, it will be upgraded and maybe give u effects like after 5k kills you wont get stressed anymore, or another could be after 7k you can move while aiming and your accuracy won't be decreased (this is an idea from the insurgent mod, where the run and gun trait lets you walk around without losing accuracy while aiming).

I made a melee weapon mod a while back, and im proud of it, but this would probably be my magnum opus, so i figured itd be worth asking if anyone would wanna use it. I dont know if i want to pour a bunch of time into a mod that most people will just find useless

the other thing is that I wanted to ask if it was possible to have a 3d model be emmisive (im not talking abt a tile, im talking about like an item or a wearable) without just smashing your fps down

my idea with the emmisive or animated model, is that the medalion will light up, and pulse like a heartbeat, depending on how close you are to reaching a milestone.

another idea i had, was instead of just a medallion, you could get a slash or a sling, and after getting kill milestones, or acheivements, you could get patches or medallion, which might be more feasible for someone who knows so little abt modding to begin with

[fleet bridge]

What kind of issue? I've been playing on a 7840hs on 780m laptop and don't notice any issues.

And I played a lot on a desktop 5600 with no issue

[hollow current]

I don't think you'll find a definite answer for this because everyone has different preferences. Some might find it enjoyable and right up their alley, while others wouldn't want to use it. Its the same for every other mod soo ye if you enjoy the idea of creating this mod, just go for it

[heady crystal]

☝️

Balance. Always.

I have made various mods that practically nobody uses but hell if I loved making them

[sour island]

Good stuff on the thursdoid

Glad weapons are being fleshed out more away from "broken"

[neon bronze]

I loved the name

“Procedural weapon damage”

[sour island]

Maybe I'll be able to make my weapon combo mod a reality now 😅

[neon bronze]

I hope they can make it so that you could add new attributes yourself to weapons

Like they did with sharpness for spears

[fast galleon]

"procedural damage system", "procedural weapon crafting", "procedural weapon breakage", "procedural weapon upkeep ", "wilderness procedural generation system".

not as catchy as quantum AI but it works

[neon bronze]

Yea we just need to sneak in ai and chatgpt and every product manager will love it

[drifting ore]

nvm https://zomboid-javadoc.com/41.78/zombie/characters/skills/PerkFactory.html#getPerkName(zombie.characters.skills.PerkFactory.Perk)

[errant sable]

I have no idea what you are talking about... but I hope whatever it was this statement was dripping with contextual sarcasm that I am missing.

[neon bronze]

Im dead serious

[errant sable]

Putting "AI" and "ChatGPT" arbitrarily into produts is a sure fire way to guarentee I will no longer be using them, or a paying customer.

THat is the same kind of absurd mentality that sees us putting computers in everything, and non-sense like clocks on vacuums.

[cedar kraken]

Is the Cook hobby and occupation trait still broken in vanilla?

[arctic fiber]

Helloo, I want to add something on the Discord Bot that the discord integration handles I want to add extra features and edit the message it sends, I found the class that handles this but do I need to decompile all the files and recode it? or can I specifically just edit the class that I Want and is it not illegal(didn't read the terms and conditions)?

[astral fog]

I was wanting to have an item function only work during the day time. Any advice on how to go about this? I have been reading code from a few weather mods but the amount of variables can be confusing. I came across these classes that could possibly help with this problem.

getDayLightStrength

getNightStrength

getGlobalLightIntensity

I am new to scripting and lua language but I'm getting there SLOWLY.. which of these would y'all use to achieve this? Is there another method that I should try? Thanks 😊

[astral fog]

You created the Obvious Collecting mod correct?

[sour island]

He did, also other super popular mods including the #1 spot for most popular of all time 😅

[mellow frigate]

you made plenty of awesome mods that are among the fastest subscribed in the workshop. probably 3rd after Ibrrus and KI5.

[rugged coyote]

Hello, could someone tell me if in-game item distributions and the ability to spawn an as admin separate lists? I'm not seeing the item in item viewer and I'm not seeing any stack trace exceptions in my console.txt thank you

[mellow frigate]

there is only one list of item. there are limitation as to what items you can see (some tags like obsolete and types like moveable may not be available)

[rugged coyote]

It is a simple food item, not a movable object. Perhaps I made an error in the distribution lua file. Thank you.

[sour island]

@heady crystal - Also based on your year in review - you got almost a million more subs than me - not that I'm some metric to based anything off of.

[arctic fiber]

i don't need to decompile the other class?

[errant sable]

How do you get the Invetory Icon for an item? I thought it would be getIcon but its displaying nothing for everything

To answer my own question in-case it helps someone in the future

    local icon = item.item:getIcon()
    if item.item:getIconsForTexture() and not item.item:getIconsForTexture():isEmpty() then
        icon = item.item:getIconsForTexture():get(0)
    end

[sour island]

item:getTexture()

[errant sable]

hmm. That throws an error for me

[sour island]

uh seems like in your case it may be item.item

[errant sable]

Oh no, the code there was just an example I had found in the vanilla files... in my code its just item

Was a little more to it. The response from getIconsForTexture():get(0) is a string, and to ge tthe texture, you need to combine it with Item_ so getTexture("Item_" .. icon)

      local icon = item:getIcon()
      
      if item:getIconsForTexture() and not item:getIconsForTexture():isEmpty() then
          icon = item:getIconsForTexture():get(0)
      end
      if icon then
          self:drawTextureScaledAspect(getTexture("Item_" .. icon), 10, yPosition, 32, 32, 1, 1, 1, 1)
          yPosition = yPosition + 34
      end

[mortal ridge]

does anyone know where i could find resources for making custom occupations? google hasnt given me much helpful stuff

[arctic fiber]

any idea how I can edit it? I decompiled it on intellij IDEA but I can't write on it even tho it is set as writable

[mortal ridge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/830665992081637376.webp?size=48&name=sad&quality=lossless

[heady crystal]

It's insane, I never expected to get that far. Tbf I couldn't care less about the number itself, what makes me happy is knowing every mod is making people's PZ experience better!

Or... worse. Looks at hive mind

But I look up to you and Tcherno. Love your mods, I use many

[mortal ridge]

your common sense mod has saved my ass multiple times when i forgot to bring a can opener and was starving

[hollow current]

For what it's worth, I find your mods to be really good, and you are really good at making them. Keep at it 🫡

[mortal ridge]

just gonna ask about this one more time, all ive seen is people saying to use profession framework even though ive got no idea how i would even start doing that. just want to make a set of occupations that arent extremely overpowered and dont affect trait points cause that never made sense to me

[arctic fiber]

if no one is answering then there might be no resources/info for that, try browsing through the game files and find it

[fast galleon]

#mod_development message

[mortal ridge]

thanks!

[clever spruce]

How would I go about directing one mod to read another mods files?

I'm trying to see if, with very little knowledge on the subject but a decent mind to figure things out as I go, add compatability between two mods via a third patch mod. Thus, I'm thinking I can simply add the file structure of the mod whos compatability i'm trying to add to the
require ('xxxx')
line and the required sprite / entity to the second
require ('xxxx')
line?

the below is the raw data from the mod I'm trying to copy a line from to add compat to.

    return
end

require 'MetalDrum/SMetalDrumGlobalObject'
local _, _, barrelCols = unpack(require 'ValidDrums')```

[drifting ore]

open the file with a relative path reference, iterate the lines and extract what you want, i'd try that process imo, may be wrong, just trying to help ^__^

[rigid willow]

Hey, I'm making my first clothing mod and I'm having some trouble adding it to the zombie outfits, the model works in player and in player zombie but, when i add it to an outfit the spawned zombie spawns naked. I also copy pasted some outfit from the base game and it also appears naked, is there some any other file than clothing.xml to edit? Thank you very much

[fast galleon]

It might help you to read this #mod_development message

[clever spruce]

Kay, I read it.

not really understanding what all that means tho.

[clever spruce]

could I get that in captain dummy talk?

I'm new to lua.

entirely new.

w<

some of those terms don't make sense to me, as in I don't know what they mean.

[fast galleon]

🪦this might be too hard for you then

[clever spruce]

it might be hard, but i can learn.

😐

[hollow current]

He means basically open the file using the code, loop over the lines, and then extract what you want if I am not mistaken, although I am having trouble understanding what is it exactly you want to do/what for. Maybe there's a better approach to it

[hollow current]

Go for it, best way to learn is by tackling challenges. It's how I learn at least 😄

[bronze yoke]

could you explain clearer what you are trying to do?

[fast galleon]

Lua is mostly tables and that is rather flexible. However if you need to change local variables then you may need to overwrite some files.

[drifting ore]

honestly, why do you bother into fixing other people code?

if you really want to learn, start by building something from scratch, on the basics and/or trying to figure out how a simple mod script works, then try to implement some of the logic into your own mod script

there are many ways on how could you, but what you trying to do it's not a target for someone who doesn't know lua basics, so...

on topic: extracting the lines from the file, just give you plain text i assume you'll need to figure out how to make that into actual functions or variables to be called/intercepted

[jaunty moat]

Do any of you know where i can find the files for the Map Order/Mod Order? i found them for SP but cant find them for MP

[sour island]

Dominos Add-On Out now:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3120162128

[hollow current]

Would someone be able to point me to a resource that explains how to create a new event? I am attempting to create my first framework which would be based on vehicle damages

[bronze yoke]

LuaEventManager.AddEvent("MyEventName")
triggerEvent("MyEventName", ...)

imo events from lua is a bit redundant (why go lua -> java -> lua) but the overhead hasn't seemed like much from my testing and it's pretty simple to set up

[hollow current]

oh. I thought it'd be more complex but that looks easier than I anticipated. Thanks!

[rugged latch]

wait fr?

shizzzz i was making my own everything for "custom events" lol

just never thought to see if you could add new ones i assumed you couldnt

huh

[bronze yoke]

you still should

using vanilla event system is just going lua -> java -> lua

there's no need for that overhead

[rugged latch]

yea i do guess your right

ill lose the prettyness a bit

but its for the greater good

[bronze yoke]

however in my experiments with rewriting vanilla lua-only events i didn't see as much of a performance gain as i expected

[errant sable]

Would probably only see performance gains in events which are called / triggered with high frequency... Otherwise its a blip in the wind the the number of ops being done per frame anyways

and even then... the gain would be minimal

[bronze yoke]

yeah i tested the highest performance impact ones and it still wasn't that significant

most of the impactful events don't come from lua to begin with

so they weren't part of the scope

[errant sable]

Nod, makes sense

[bronze yoke]

(though i did optimise those a little too)

but the logic isn't really that difficult to reimplement so if you can be bothered to do it i recommend it

[errant sable]

Oh yeah, I have been using my own custom event dispatches for the same reason as marley, just didnt know you could hook into the main system like that, lol

plus it seems silly to use a global event system, for events on a component based architecture, unless it needs to be a global event

[fast galleon]

usually an event is preferable to multiple mods hooking the same functions

[errant sable]

Aye. I didnt say I didnt use events, just that I dont use the built in global event system, and that using a global event system is silly for a component based architecture unless the event needs to be global

For instance, there is no reason any of my UIPanels which emit events when certain things happen within the panel should use the global event system. If you want to be aware of an event which took place on the panel, subscribe to the event on the panel.

[fast galleon]

it's your choice if you want to add a global interface or not

[digital linden]

how to replace moodles?

[errant sable]

If i put .md files in my lua directory for my mod what will happen?

1. Nothing it will ignore them
2. The game will crap its pants and throw errors?
3. It wont crap its pants, but it will in some messed up way try to load them
4. something else

I would like to provide .md files next to each lua file which contains relevant helpful information for interfacing and usage of the code in the specified lua file

[fleet bridge]

Hi, I'm trying to use context:removeOptionByName() and it doesn't seem to work for a particular item, but it works for everything else.

Doesn't seem to want to remove the options - any idea why?

[bronze yoke]

nothing will happen

[errant sable]

eggscelent

[fast galleon]

it could be the option is added after you use the command or the name is different

[fleet bridge]

Yep, I figured it out... now trying to remove "Grab" option when it's in a container. 😄

Thanks for responding though 🙂

-_- there's a space after Grab

lmao

[bronze yoke]

you should try and find the translation strings instead of hardcoding the text

otherwise your mod will only work in english

[fleet bridge]

good point

good call, thank you for that albion

[digital linden]

how to replace moodles?

[digital linden]

hi orange joe

[thick karma]

It's live and seems to be bug free at this point (edit: oof, forgot to delete unused mod option but the mod still works fine and I'll fix after the weekend 😆). Enjoy y'all. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3118990099

[livid badger]

friends, who can tell me an example/reference for spawning a simple tree?

[fervent steeple]

Hey guys, was just working on my first mod and am trying to make a "dressing" type item that will act as a poultice and increase healing speed. Does anyone know how I could go about implementing that since it's not just a normal option?

[tawdry solar]

what does this line of code in a tshirt decal mean?

[tawny olive]

not sure if this is the right channell, but I was looking foward to make a radio transmission mod. What that is is to modify some pieces of news and make it so that instead of being 1993, it is based in 2005. How do I changed the broadcast transcripts?

[drifting ore]

nvm https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/inventory/ItemContainer.html#RemoveOneOf(java.lang.String)

[winter bolt]

it links to one of the .xml files in "media\clothing\clothingItems" where the model and texture and stuff on the player are added

[tawdry solar]

ah, that would explain alot

thanks

[upper bane]

i am not sure where i went wrong, it was working before i uploaded it to the steam workshop so i can only assume i made a mistake with the folder setup somehow? 🤔

contextually all the mod does is add in a ```CardiologistBaseGameCharacterDetails = {}
CardiologistBaseGameCharacterDetails.DoProfessions = function()

local cardiologist = ProfessionFactory.addProfession("cardiologist", getText("UI_prof_cardiologist"), "prof_Cardiologist", 2, getText("UI_profdesc_cardiologist"))
cardiologist:addXPBoost(Perks.Doctor, 2)
cardiologist:addXPBoost(Perks.Fitness, 1)
cardiologist:addXPBoost(Perks.Sprinting, 1)

local profList = ProfessionFactory.getProfessions()
for i=1,profList:size() do
    local prof = profList:get(i-1)
    BaseGameCharacterDetails.SetProfessionDescription(prof)
end

end

Events.OnGameBoot.Add(CardiologistBaseGameCharacterDetails.DoProfessions);``` profession so i am not quite sure why it isn't showing up in the profession list like it did when i was testing the mod in the mods folder

[hollow current]

so if I understand the problem correctly, the mod was working fine and now it isn't, even though you didn't change the code?

[upper bane]

essentially when i added the new folder setup and uploaded it thinking it was working because it was working prior to that when i had it in the mod folder

[hollow current]

would you happen to be subbed to it by any chance on the steam workshop?

[upper bane]

yeah i figured i would switch on over to the steam workshop version since i was finished

[hollow current]

Try to unsub from the steam version and then check if your local version is still working as it is expected to

[upper bane]

well i feel like i was hallucinating now as it doesn't seem to work even though as far as i am aware i have undone the changes to the folders required to publish it on the workshop

fixed it 🥳 made the mistake of somehow getting rid of the media folder when transitioning over to the new folder format to upload to the workshop

honestly not sure how i managed to so that but all's well now though it has occured to me now the heart should be whiter i think

[cedar kraken]

Woohoo!

[calm shale]

is there any mods with a half life HEV suit?

[polar schooner]

super new to blender and modeling, does anyone know why my baby's first sword model would show up as a cube in game?

[polar schooner]

i had a hidden cube in my outliner... i've got a lot to learn

[errant sable]

I though this was a test for some Socker Boppers, lol. Deadliest weapons ever given to children

[uneven ore]

Heya, How do i make the Players Hp capped at 50% hp?

[arctic fiber]

anyone knows if pz uses JDA or Discord4j as an api for the Discord Bot Integration or they use something else?

[stark spade]

Hello, I want to see the character penalty Moodle code based on Vanilla Payne level, but I couldn't find it, do I need to decompile Java?
We found penalties for additional activities such as fitness, but we couldn't find any penalty-related codes for character capabilities (ex: accuracy, probability of falling).

[arctic fiber]

I see here that it uses javacord but on the javacord api docs I don't find anything like this or is it not yet documented? https://javadoc.io/doc/org.javacord/javacord-api/latest/index.html

[fast galleon]

https://github.com/Javacord/Javacord
VERSION = "2.0.17"
~~
http://www.java2s.com/example/java-src/pkg/de/btobastian/javacordbot/commands/executecommand-df96f.html
https://javadoc.io/doc/org.javacord/javacord-api/3.1.0/org/javacord/api/DiscordApi.html
~~

[stark spade]

Found it. Hardcoded so it's going to be hard to access. I've tried to reduce the penalty for pain but it seems impossible directly.

[ionic shale]

any modders that do work?

dm i have questions

[unique veldt]

So how could one start working on a radio mod

Adding a station and text

[hollow current]

I am not fully sure how to do it, but I guess your best bet is to look into the following vanilla files:
media\lua\server\radio\ISDynamicRadio.lua
media\radio\RadioData.xml

[hollow current]

Glad you figured it out :)

[merry fjord]

hi does anyone know how to add a new perk bonus to an existing occupation? even a mod I can refer from is welcome.

[fast galleon]

#mod_development message
you get the profession and then use a command like this one fireofficer:addXPBoost(Perks.Sprinting, 1)

[merry fjord]

Do i need to redeclare all the professions or can I just do below as an example

local function burglarOverride()
local burglar = ProfessionFactory.getProfession("burglar")
burglar:addXPBoost(Perks.YourPerkHere, 2)

end

Events.OnGameBoot.Add(burglarOverride);

[fast galleon]

no you do not to redeclare the other professions, unless you name your file as the vanilla file

[merry fjord]

Thank you so much!

[merry fjord]

local vanilla_DoProfessions = BaseGameCharacterDetails.DoProfessions
BaseGameCharacterDetails.DoProfessions = function()
vanilla_DoProfessions()

local engineer = ProfessionFactory.getProfession("engineer")
engineer:addXPBoost(Perks.Lightfoot, 10)
engineer:setCost(-10)

end

Events.OnGameBoot.Remove(vanilla_DoProfessions)
Events.OnGameBoot.Add(BaseGameCharacterDetails.DoProfessions)

So I did something this, on a unique lua filename but it won't work. (Just a sample to see if it's working)
Do i need to declare something else?

Thanks for additional guidance

[fast galleon]

it works for me, only need to adjust the description

if you don't see the light foot perk on the right side or the cost change then add prints and verify that the file or mod are added correctly.

this should work if you call it after you make the changes BaseGameCharacterDetails.SetProfessionDescription(engineer)

[merry fjord]

Ohhh yeah that was missing thanks a lot Berry

[merry fjord]

didn't work for me so I just redeclare the profession changes like SOTO did and it worked for me. For some reason, the getProfession won't work from my end, i think

[slender cargo]

Anyone got a video or guide of some sort on making and publishing a melee weapon? Wanted to make a mod as a Christmas gift for a buddy with just the one weapon + a craft for it

[ionic shale]

Do you do work for money?

[thick karma]

I don't generally mod for commission, if that's what you mean.

I generally just get pulled into certain passion projects based on what I really want to see in the game.

[ionic shale]

awe i understand who does work for commission do you know?

Just wanting server specific shit and fixes

not sure where to look tbh

[thick karma]

I can DM you some info

[sharp stratus]

Is there a mod that lets you run over zombies without getting slowed down?

[hollow current]

How do you go about refreshing a UI? I am using the following approach:

function MyUI:onOptionMouseDown(button, x, y)
    if button.internal == "CLOSE" then
        self:setVisible(false);
        self:removeFromUIManager();
    elseif button.internal == "LEFT_ARROW" then
        -- Update the visible range to show the previous set of buttons
        visibleRangeStart = math.max(visibleRangeStart - 10, 1)
        visibleRangeEnd = math.min(visibleRangeEnd - 10, #self.skillTrees)

        -- Refresh the panel with the updated visible range
        self:refresh()
    elseif button.internal == "RIGHT_ARROW" then
        visibleRangeStart = math.min(visibleRangeStart + 10, #self.skillTrees - 9)
        visibleRangeEnd = math.min(visibleRangeEnd + 10, #self.skillTrees)

        -- Refresh the panel with the updated visible range
        self:refresh()
    end
end```, but this is throwing an error. I could try destroy it and and show it again, but feels like a dirty approach, assuming there's a better way/function I am not aware of

[drifting ore]

what's the error?

[hollow current]

Object tried to call nil

at the self:refresh() line

[drifting ore]

are you sure the class got that method?

[hollow current]

that's what I initially thought, as per the vanilla files, but I believe i was mistaken

i can't find the relevant UI class on the zomboid docs either

[bronze yoke]

what exactly are you trying to refresh?

[hollow current]

the current UI panel shown to player

[bronze yoke]

visually you shouldn't need to, the game redraws the ui every ui tick anyway ()

[drifting ore]

https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/interfaces/IUpdater.html

[bronze yoke]

it's a lua class, you won't find it on the javadocs

[hollow current]

custom-made ones too?

[bronze yoke]

yeah, if your ui is showing it is being rendered every tick

[drifting ore]

from UIManager.java

public static void update() {
      if (!bSuspend) {
         if (!toRemove.isEmpty()) {
            UI.removeAll(toRemove);
         }

         toRemove.clear();
         if (!toAdd.isEmpty()) {
            UI.addAll(toAdd);
         }
...```

[hollow current]

hmm I must be doing something wrong then. I have the panel elements dynamic in myUI:create based on certain variables defined outside the scope of create. When a user clicks a button, those variables update, so supposedly, the panel should update as well, but that doesn't happen unless I close it and re-open it

[hollow current]

hmm not sure I understand what's going on there tbh haha

looks so

[drifting ore]

try self:update() instead of self:refresh()

[bronze yoke]

what does your render function look like?

[hollow current]

empty

[bronze yoke]

where are these visibleRangeStart visibleRangeEnd variables actually being used then?

[hollow current]

inside the :create()

[hollow current]

doesn't do anything

[bronze yoke]

you'll need to push the new variables to the objects then, create is only called when initially creating the ui (usually at game start or when opening it)

[hollow current]

what about render? Is that what is being actually called every tick?

[bronze yoke]

i'm guessing since your render is empty what you're actually displaying is a child element created in the create() right?

[hollow current]

yup

[bronze yoke]

so you need to update that object's property directly rather than visibleRangeStart/End

[hollow current]

I see. I will try that, thanks!

[versed eagle]

Hey guys, not sure if this is the right chanel to ask this, but is there a more up to date post on how to make vehicles? I've followed Ringo's post to the T and I've managed to get the model to spawn, but it's just a shadow. My guess is that either I didn't compile the model correctly, which I can't find any info on, or I didn't set the code up properly for the model.

I also noticed two things, every one else is using a "models_X" folder instead of "models" and secondly the link for the ply to pz converter doesn't work. I was told I can just use an FBX file instead, but that doesn't give me a txt file which the guide claims I'll need. Any help would be greatly appreciated, or if this isn't the right place to ask these questions, a point in the right direction would be awesome

[arctic fiber]

I'm planning to add extra features the Discord bot on pz that handles discrod integration but when I checked it the api it used is outdated, if I use an updated api and change what needs to be change will I still be able to recompile it then plug it in without any problems?

[worthy terrace]

General question, is is possible to get multiple players “States” and “History” of actions? Also, can a mod connect to the internet? I have an idea for a really fun mod, that generates user stories, based on players’ actions and history, using ChatGPT. Thoughts? Kinda want to set expectations before I dive in. I’ve done mods for MC, Factorio, Valheim, etc.. but never dabbled in PZ

[nocturne swift]

Question regarding vehicle settings... maybe someone knows what this is and how the values affect
offRoadEfficiency = 1.1 - does it work? I increased/decreased it, didn’t notice the difference
engineRepairLevel = 5, - I have no idea what this is
gearRatioCount = 4, - if it’s the number of gears (from the name) what does it affect?
isSmallVehicle = false, - does it affect anything?
I figured out the other settings 🙂

UPD. although there seems to be an effect from offRoadEfficiency , with low values the car drives better off-road

[tame mulch]

offRoadEfficiency = 1.1 Affects the chance of failure of spare parts off-road.
engineRepairLevel = 5, The required level of mechanical skills to fix the vehicle engine.
gearRatioCount = 4, Sets the number of gears in the car. (Does not affect the maximum speed of the car)
isSmallVehicle = false, Sets variable that used in zombie behaviour logic.

[nocturne swift]

ty

[nocturne swift]

Can you tell me how you did the overlay on top of the snow? I have a similar problem)

[granite moss]

Sounds interesting. Tho I don't understand what you mean by creating stories using chatGPT

[worthy terrace]

So I’m thinking of feeding some data to GPT. Player movement, actions, position on the map, injuries, the likes. Then feed some map info about locations, events, etc… and then have GPT write a timeline of events every in game day, then output “Story” to discord or a game log or an in game journal.

[bronze yoke]

the game doesn't record a history of any of this, you'd have to record it yourself

[worthy terrace]

Yeh I realize I’ll have to capture it, more concerned if Mods have a limitation on network access.

[bronze yoke]

i doubt you'll be able to get the game to communicate with chatgpt

[sour island]

The game does log alot of stuff actually - but for something this detailed you'd need to add more logged events.

Also the only way to have the game interact with outside programs is to rely on text files.

Game can output to a text, and have a 3rd party program read it and output to another - for the game to grab.

[mellow frigate]

it's been done in a skyrim mod. but chatGPT requests have a cost !

[bronze yoke]

oh, i don't mean that chatgpt can't do it, i mean the zomboid can't do it natively

[worthy terrace]

So you’re thinking a fancy logger and maybe some middleware to actually process it.

[sour island]

That's the only way to go about it with the standard modding APIs

I'm sure there's other possibilities using Java

[nimble badger]

whats the event for checking the players current weapon?

[fleet bridge]

There's an event for equipping something on primary and secondary

But it's not specific to weapons

[mellow frigate]

You can use OnPlayerUpdate to check anything on the player.

[sour island]

Seems like there needs clarification on event vs function

[nimble badger]

Right... how do I point to the change in primary weapon then?, I'm just trying to make the game create an object on the position where the opposing zomboid was hit by the bullet, idk exactly about the code but basically along the lines of: Events.OnPlayerUpdate, check (primary weapon name and if its equipped), then wait for: onhit, then spawn pipebomb on x,y

[nimble badger]

I understand it might be a waste of time explaining this to me but I don't really want to do super basic gun mods all the time...

[errant sable]

For what purpose? Also, how do yo uplan on distributing the external application you would need to run to make this possible? Does steam let you incldue compiled applications? Are you gonna just provide the source and make people compile it? I know I would absolutely NOT put my openAI key into any mod from the steamworkshop, ever, for any reason, but most certainly not a compiled program to which I can not see the source

[outer crypt]

got an odd issue, if I use addItem to put the item in a player inventory its fine, but if I put it in a container with addItem and pick it up the item disappears. If I put the items from the container on the ground first and then pick them up they are fine... containerObject:getItemContainer():AddItem(musicItem)
player:getInventory():AddItem(musicItem)

is there some sort of item sync a server needs after the add item? or maybe a container sync?

This actually happens on all my mods and I drop into the player to avoid it

[errant sable]

Have you looked at how its handled in the vanilla files?

[outer crypt]

I'll take a look and see, in the debugger it logs the moves as normal and it moves into the inventory and then right after evaporates with no logged changes made

[errant sable]

The debugger isnt gonna tell you jack

[outer crypt]

hilariously enough it shows the movement of items

and the movement logs look identical

[errant sable]

and what exactly is that telling you.....

[outer crypt]

nothing, lol

[errant sable]

so, the debugger isnt telling you jack

I would recommend looking in the vanilla files to see how the game handles it. If i knew myself I would point you in a better direction, but I have not had to work with containers yet.

though... i bet I can answer it after a single quick search

what is the value / wht are you passing to addItem()

[uneven ore]

Anyone here know how to cap a players HP?

[rugged latch]

jsut check if it goes above the cap and then set it to the cap

[uneven ore]

well thats the part im having trouble with, i do not know how to check the player hp

[outer crypt]

"FunctionalAppliances.FAHotdog" is one example but it happens on vanilla objects too "Base.Popcorn"

in the starting items file of the vanilla game the AddItem calls look identical to what I am doing and I see no server or calls to sync

machine:getContainer():AddItem("FunctionalAppliances.FATheaterPopcorn")

player:getInventory():AddItem("FunctionalAppliances.FATheaterPopcorn")

both of those lines load into the world, but the container version will not stay unless I drop them on the ground first.

[errant sable]

Aye, i just did a quick scan. I see no network code either. Also thinking about it, my one mod does deal with container inventories, let me look at the code

[outer crypt]

This is the vanilla spawn items code the calls are the same

[errant sable]

    local newVendItem = self.object:getContainer():AddItem(items[ZombRand(#items)+1]);
    if isClient() then
        self.object:getContainer():addItemOnServer(newVendItem);
    end

[outer crypt]

oh...

so there is a difference

the server needs the into

[errant sable]

I guess. I figured this out by mucking with other mods that created items and added t hings to inventory

[outer crypt]

okay I see you load the additem as a value and then server load the value

[errant sable]

And apparently this function is not something you would of found in the vanill lua files, a quick search of the vanilla files does not return a hit for it at all

[outer crypt]

wow...

but addItemOnServer() is in the database

Thank you, I will play with this.

[errant sable]

yeah, it exists, just apparently nothing in the vanilla lua calls it. I am guessing most of the item MP management code may be java side?

oh, here is the other thought that may matter

WHO is creating the item getting added to the container. In my mod, the item is getiting created by the client, not the server. Which is why the client has to send this. Most spawning code im betting happens server side, which is why it wouldnt have to do this...(is my guess)

[uneven ore]

my code looks something like this

function ReduceHP()

character = getCharacter()

local bodyDamage = character:getBodyDamage();

if bodyDamage > 51 then bodyDamage:ReduceGeneralHealth(1);

end
end

ReduceHP();

[errant sable]

Your code would only call this a single time..

[outer crypt]

You're a genius! That addItemOnServer() did the trick

[errant sable]

psh, I am not the genius, someone else figured it out, I just replicated what they were doing in my mod

[uneven ore]

woops

[worthy terrace]

Purpose includes one singular thing... A passion for coding and tinkering. I am very aware of the intricacies of software publishing. It would likely be a program that takes an API key, IF someone wanted to run it. There would have to be some other configuration as well, such as file/network access information etc.. so that the middle-ware can connect to the server and read the logs or whatever I come up with. Ultimately, the plan isn't really to deploy it to anyone else, it'd probably be something that lives on my server alone, as I'm not sure anyone else would have any real interest in it.

Totally open source as well. Cause malware is a thing, and I'm not about that life.

[errant sable]

Awesome. Tinkering for the sake of tinkering is the path to joy, lol. I jut wasnt sure what your intended goal was. Some people have very cool, but very novel and niche ideas, and do not realize it, and put a bunch of work into something no one else would use, and that is never fun.

But when you are your own target audience,well then it doesnt matter, lol

[worthy terrace]

Lol Early in my dev days, I was suckered by "The next big thing" so many times... so many unfinished ideas lmao

PZ seems fairly straightforward to mod however, compared to the likes of stuff like Valheim or KSP

[errant sable]

I blame the inumerable list of unfinshed projects I have on the pathetically slow pace of rapid human cloning

If i just had more clones....

[worthy terrace]

hehe

I think the thing that's gonna hold me up with this however, is the context limit

[errant sable]

Yeah, the hardest part about PZ modding has been lua itself. I avoided lua like a crack head with an std until now (lua being the crackhead with an std, not me, lol)

[worthy terrace]

LUA makes me want to cry haha

[errant sable]

Its not a bad language, but its syntactical styling feels like it tries to be different merely for the sake of being different

If it wasnt for the fact it originated in brazil, I would swear it was made by hipsters of the era

[livid badger]

friends, I’m making a small mod for farming, but due to the overabundance of plants, the context menu is very large, tell me a reference so that I can at least arrange the plants by category.

Workshop ID: 3050914195

[modern hamlet]

Hi, How can I tell if a character is in a vehicle and how can I get them out of the vehicle via lua?

[sour island]

If you need help I can write up something that will log things in a format you want - being that it is text

kind of depends what you want logged tho

simply tapping into timed actions you can basically track an entire player's life - you can also have movement logged periodically

I assume if you feed this into chatGPT it can determine who was where doing what

If you're familiar with chatGPT enough - I have a request

[drifting ore]

hi there, could someone tell me what's guid, an unique id but i can't figure what's the reference, guild? idk
[26-12-23 11:34:53.089] LOG : Network , 1703601293088> 5.065.979> [26-12-23 11:34:53.088] > ConnectionManager: [RakNet] "disconnection-notification" connection: guid=653021950328...

game unique id? i don't really know, who knows? idk man, idk...

[sour island]

globally unique identifier it's just an unique number being assigned to the connection

[hollow current]

if character:getVehicle() then
  --do something
end```

there's also :isSeatedInVehicle

you can call ISVehicleMenu.onExit(playerObj) to make the player exit the vehicle, which is the same as if the player tried exiting the vehicle. You can also call the timed action directly, or "eject" him out of the vehicle, but depending on your exact need, this may not be the recommended way considering the former function handles the logic to automatically switch seats and do other stuff if needed

[drifting ore]

thanks finn

[granite moss]

Ooooh sounds interesting. Are you going to work towards making that possible or was it just an idea still?

[worthy terrace]

I’ve worked with GPT a lot. That part is straightforward for me, however the tricky part is gonna be the middleware. I can create logs from a mod on the game. The middleware seems like it’ll have to periodically check the local log files and parse the data to hand off to GPT, get the response back and then publish its response to discord or wherever.

[hollow current]

if I am not mistaken, assuming its possible to create HTTP requests via Lua, it shouldn't be much of a problem communicating with ChatGPT API, although I haven't tried it myself, and I have no idea if it'll affect the performance in-game

[tranquil kindle]

Hello, is anyone familiar with Clothing.xml? I have an issue where im creating own zombie outfit and all my custom clothes work on it, but when i try to add vanila items by GUID's they do not appear on zombies for some reason?

[violet cliff]

Anyone know of a good video that would give a rundown on how to create a situation based mod? To be more specific, I want to take a specific part of the existing map, redesign it some, limit the player to just that area, and then make it a selectable challenge when starting a new game.

[errant sable]

You could literally tell chatGPT to write a c# console app to do this portion, and it SHOULD be able to write it for you. The premise is simple enough and ChatGPT knows C# fairly well, and knows how to use its own api, and read text files. You might have to do a little tweaking but this should be 100% within the realm of ChatGPT to write on its own

[outer crypt]

I have a function that is called when the client connects with OnCreatePlayer, the function goes through but the server acts like it doesn't hear the request of the sendClientCommands it sends. Later I call the same function and it works flawlessly. I am guessing that this is too early for the server to get word from the client. Is there another event that is called later that might work? I'd rather not drop it into the tick to check but I could do that...

TMRadioClient.UpdatePlaylistFromServer = function()
print("client sending request for terminal playlist from the server")
sendClientCommand("TMRadio", "UpdatePlaylistTerminalA", {request = true})
sendClientCommand("TMRadio", "UpdatePlaylistTerminalB", {request = true})
end

Events.OnCreatePlayer.Add(TMRadioClient.UpdatePlaylistFromServer)

[bronze yoke]

you can't send client commands until the second tick

[outer crypt]

okay that makes sense and this is before that.

[bronze yoke]

it's frustrating to work around as there isn't really a convenient event for it

[outer crypt]

yep, its to sync a playlist to the client from the server, so I am pulling a tick for the audio anyways. I will set a flag for it to run once and then not again.

delay it out a few ticks, thank you

[worthy terrace]

Can you just cache the command in first tick then process on the second?

[outer crypt]

I have a tick running anyways, so I dropped it in there with a variable to run once only.

worked like a charm

[dry chasm]

If you have it be a seperate function, you can also have it remove itself from the event, so it only runs once.
Not that it makes much difference now, especially less if you already have stuff run in on-tick with just another check, but might be good to know for the future.

[outer crypt]

I was looking at the add and remove tick functions but have never used them before. Luckily not needed now but I will keep it in mind. Thank you

[bronze yoke]

keep in mind that removing events during the event process causes difficult to diagnose bugs

the game loops forwards through event listeners so unless the listener removing the event is the last one, one will be dropped for that call only

it's usually fine or at least unnoticeable on OnTick but it's something to keep in mind

[sour island]

@worthy terrace Idk if you saw this - I was wondering if you'd be interested

[worthy terrace]

Sent you a DM @sour island

[junior mason]

👋 Hey y'all. I'm brand new to modding, how should I go about decompiling and setting up/using a workspace? Everything I've tried so far has been outdated.

[bronze yoke]

for decompiling i'd use beautiful java https://github.com/quarantin/beautiful-java, it shouldn't give you trouble like some other projects do

for setting up a lua workspace i'd use umbrella, that has all the libraries you'll need https://github.com/asledgehammer/Umbrella

[junior mason]

I'll give beautiful-java a try, thanks!
How is umbrella meant to be used?

[clever spruce]

anyone know what you have to change in a mods files to change the name listed in the manager? I know how to change the ID, but the name!!! THE NAME!??!

nvm

figured it out

it wasn't taking for some reason when I changed the name line in the mod.info file.

[drifting ore]

heyy!
if i select a log file by listing the directory (the last, by creation date), is there a chance that the game will create another log file while the server is online and my tasks will get stuck on an outdated file that's not the one being written in real time? i don't know the conditions the game uses for creating log files, that's why i'm asking 😊 i've assumed (perhaps wrongly) that they're generated on every server startup, correct? but maybe there's another conditions i don't know about, so...

[drifting ore]

a server restart count as a launch or will hook to the last log created on same date, different time? thanks ❤️ *

go it!, thanks Alree :3

[grave mirage]

Hello people, does anyone know where i can find appliances_cooking_01_24? That should be the model for the microwave, I am trying to create a mod that adds an electric heater and i cannot make it placeable so i'd like to find those appliances and copy somehow the attributes of the microwave. Please tag me in response, thanks in advance!

[drifting ore]

// 41.78
public class Moveable extends InventoryItem {
   protected String worldSprite = "";
   private boolean isLight = false;
   private boolean lightUseBattery = false;
   private boolean lightHasBattery = false;
   private String lightBulbItem = "Base.LightBulb";
   private float lightPower = 0.0F;
   private float lightDelta = 2.5E-4F;
   private float lightR = 1.0F;
   private float lightG = 1.0F;
   private float lightB = 1.0F;
   private boolean isMultiGridAnchor = false;
   private IsoSpriteGrid spriteGrid;
   private String customNameFull = "Moveable Object";
   private String movableFullName = "Moveable Object";
   protected boolean canBeDroppedOnFloor = false;
   private boolean hasReadWorldSprite = false;
   protected String customItem = null;
   
   //   ...

   public boolean CanBeDroppedOnFloor() {
      if (this.worldSprite != null && this.spriteGrid != null) {
         IsoSprite var1 = IsoSpriteManager.instance.getSprite(this.worldSprite);
         PropertyContainer var2 = var1.getProperties();
         return this.canBeDroppedOnFloor || !var2.Is("ForceSingleItem");
      } else {
         return this.canBeDroppedOnFloor;
      }
   }
}```

[grave mirage]

It will take a bit to understant it completely but i will try it, thank you!

Btw. Where did u find it?

[mellow frigate]

you can see all PZ code source once you decompiled it. The best way I know of is https://github.com/quarantin/beautiful-java/tree/main but you can also use my old guide that's a bit easier to use https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2748451514

[late hound]

Ash killing some deadites around here

[errant sable]

Is there an event for when the game boots up, but after all the lua files are loaded and any 'top level' / 'initial code' they have is run?

[bronze yoke]

OnGameBoot is the closest thing i can think of

[mellow frigate]

link them to your event list or they'll ask every little one questions.

[errant sable]

Kind of an assumptive and ignorant thing to say. Esspecially since I have looked over every single event list that can be found and was asking incase someone was aware of something not documented somewhere.

[errant sable]

OnGameBoot is to soon :/ I didnt think there was anything, but was hoping.

[mellow frigate]

true

[errant sable]

Saying true is good, a "Hey sorry I was kind of a dick" is better.

[mellow frigate]

Let me politely disagree

[errant sable]

Color me not surprised.

[drifting ore]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Lua_Events/OnGameBoot

[errant sable]

Thanks, but as I stated, I am aware of that event, and it is to early for what I am wanting. Thank you though.

[drifting ore]

then you don't want something to hook when the games boots up, be more clear XD

[errant sable]

Is there an event for when the game boots up, but after all the lua files are loaded and any 'top level' / 'initial code' they have is run?
Pretty sure I was specific... perhaps next time read the entire thing?

[drifting ore]

hook to OnGameStart then? that's not when the game boots up ^__^

[bronze yoke]

that's pretty much what that event is for, what's unsuitable about it? you said it was too early, what do you need it to run after?

[drifting ore]

ye, like i'm not helping any other ppl that doesn't tell what's trying to do, annoying af

[errant sable]

OnGameStart is when a game starts, also not what I want.

[errant sable]

No one asked you not read, and then provide an answer which was already stated as not being correct.

[mellow frigate]

Right click and block. it will make them and you happier

[hollow current]

is it possible to make a UI panel horizontally scrollable?

[drifting ore]

i think's not, i've never seen before an horizontal scroll bar either on the vanilla game/mod

actually this a good question for finn, i won't tag him tho

but you can make it rezisable, that's for sure hehe

[hollow current]

This would be super-useful for a thing im working on. I am not really too bright with UI either to figure it out lol

[errant sable]

The deault panel, I do not think so, but I am not sure. However you can make a horizontally scrolling panel if you want yourself. It is nothing more than clipping being done

[hollow current]

Resizeable isn't really something "suitable" for the idea here unfortunately

[drifting ore]

what about pressing the button and realoding another serie of buttons maybe?

i mean, the next > button will trigger another menu rendering, maybe that's possible and easier idk just commenting XD

btw good looking ui

[hollow current]

That's actually what it currently does, for the skill tree buttons. I am planning to add below them the actual skills/perks to be picked. In case the tree is too big, I want to make it possible to scroll horizontally, but if not possible, I might settle for a similar solution of < > buttons

[hollow current]

Thanks! Appreciate it

[errant sable]

Again. It is possible. Though I am not sure it is possible "out of the box" with the default panel.
From the ISScrollBar.lua file, indicating the ScrollBar component supports horizontal use.

function ISScrollBar:refresh()
    if self.vertical then
        local sh = self.parent:getScrollHeight();

        if(sh > self.parent:getScrollAreaHeight()) then

            --print(-self.parent:getYScroll());
            --print(sh - self.parent:getHeight());
            if -self.parent:getYScroll() > sh - self.parent:getScrollAreaHeight() then
                self.parent:setYScroll(-(sh - self.parent:getScrollAreaHeight()));
            end
        end
    else
        local sw = self.parent:getScrollWidth()
        if sw > self.parent:getScrollAreaWidth() then
            if -self.parent:getXScroll() > sw - self.parent:getScrollAreaWidth() then
                self.parent:setXScroll(-(sw - self.parent:getScrollAreaWidth()))
            end
        end
    end
end

[hollow current]

hmm that looks like something. I will try to tinker with it and see where it gets me. Thanks so much!

[thick prawn]

Anyone here I can commission for a mod possibly a few?

[sour island]

Feel free to check out this server - has a section for requests: https://discord.com/channels/136501320340209664/1125248330595848192

[hidden phoenix]

Hello, I want to make a mod that edits an existing vehicle mod, specifically to lower the spawn rate of the car. I don't have any experience with modding in general, but I want to try it myself if possible

[worthy terrace]

Anyone know of any way, either command or not, to check all characters on the server connected or not?

[sour island]

Me again 😅 - I believe connected clients can only 'identify' near by people - I would assume the GameServer object can see all connected clients.

So it depends what you're trying to do - the approach changes.

[worthy terrace]

I found a mod that already does it. So there is a way lol. I just need to know how many people are still alive lol. Currently the only way I'm aware of is by using players but that only checks connected players, not offline players.

[lucid palm]

hayo, im new here. I would like to start making mods since i love this game so much, where should i start_

?

[vague raven]

Check out modding tutorials on youtube and join the unofficial modding discord.

[wise igloo]

would anyone like to perhaps have a peak at something im working on and tell me where ive messed up? im trying to make an outfit for zombies but despite following a tutorial i found online, and checking with another outfit mod to see if id structured everything correctly i still cant get the item to appear in the item menu, honestly no clue what ive done wrong, it could be real obvious who knows

[mellow frigate]

have a look at https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3001659768

[pale inlet]

hi what's the minimum value you can use on the spawnlist lua?

for a vehicle specifically the lowest number i see is 1, is that a percentage? If so I'm assuming I can go into decimals?

[opal pier]

Guys, the only thing that makes the item disappear from the current save in the game is changing its name in the script or is there something else that I need to be careful not to change after the mod is launched?

[bronze yoke]

don't change its Type

[opal pier]

ooh thanks, i didn't know, that's a valuable tip.

[rugged latch]

https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/characters/BodyDamage/Thermoregulator.html#setSimulationMultiplier(float)
so does this function just not work or something? the getter works just fine but it errors whenever I try to set it. I looked in the source code and it looks fine so I'm unsure what is happening here

im hoping its just a syntax or spelling thing im not seeing lol

[bronze yoke]

it's a static method

[rugged latch]

oh

yep

that would do it

missed that part lol

thanks

[mental vigil]

Hello everyone ! I'm getting started on the Project Zomboid modding, and was wondering if there was a way to make some inheritance between items or recipes with the script system

[mellow frigate]

there is not

[mental vigil]

Perfect, thank you !

[errant sable]

Anyone have any references or guides they know of that deals with playing music files? Spent the last two hours spinning my wheels here.

[fast galleon]

something like this?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2960089295

It makes a sound script and it plays it.

[errant sable]

Not a sound (though maybe that is the route i need to go) but music

For instance. I have some main menu screens. I want to StopMusic() the music the game plays, and then play my own music on these screens

[fast galleon]

it plays mp3, ogg not sure what is different in your case.

[errant sable]

however :StopMusic() is not stopping the music, and playMusic and PlayMusic also seem to do nothing...

[fast galleon]

ah I see

[errant sable]

Well yeah, I know I could trigger the music I want to play via triggering it like a sound... but there are different.. idk the right term... channels for music, ambient sounds, ui sounds, etc

So if I trigger my music like a sound, it will just play over the annoying main menu music, and youll hear both

[fast galleon]

This might be handled by MainScreen.lua and it uses playUISound.

I know I have seen the code for this somewhere but can't remember where.

[errant sable]

its use of playUISound is to playUISounds, not the music

[fast galleon]

You said stop music doesn't work, it's fair to assume it could be ui sound.

[errant sable]

except if you look at what its being used to play, its ui sounds

I thought maybe the same thing when you mentioned it, so i looked at all the stuff it was playing with playUISound

[fast galleon]

have you tried printing everything? print music and the clip.

[errant sable]

I have tried everything and a bag of chips

[fast galleon]

This is the latest inspectJava from tyrir I can find.
#mod_development message

[errant sable]

half the problem is I am not even sure PlayMusic and StopMusic are entirely valid functions anymore... they are each used in exactly 1 place in all of the lua files, and I can not be certain those sections are even called ny something

I have also stumbled across forum posts indicating that at some point there was a method to play music that worked, and then some update broke that.

Then there is the fact the default music is stored in fmod sound banks... which makes me wonder if my music needs to be in a sound bank also... but there is like zero documentation on any of it

and then of course there searching for anything related to music brings up the True Music mod, but from a couple things I have read I got the impression it also does not use the music system, as I read a comment by one user about how they turn off the ingame music so they can hear their true music clearly

[remote ivy]

Hey guys! Is there any mods for npcs that is compatible for multiplayer?

[errant sable]

Well, the main screen music is definately 'music' setting the music volume in the options adjusts it, and if i setMusicVolume to 0 it also silences it....

[mellow frigate]

no

[merry fjord]

anyone know how this works? I was trying something using RadiatedZones function and I was hoping to integrate to Bus Tickets, but it won't let me get the file even though I defined the folder or the mod ID as the one on the "RadiatedZones" part

local reader = getModFileReader("RadiatedZones", "media/coordinates.txt", false)

[merry fjord]

Please ignore, I was able to make it work 🫶

[hoary flax]

hi, could someone recommend a script or package to monitor for mod updates and schedule a restart? i'm looking for something I can run on a linux host, i did find one or two windows solutions. thx

[sour island]

https://github.com/quarantin/pz-server-tools

This should let you set up services - includes a check mod updates + restart

Haven't ever used Linux tho 🤷‍♂️

Windows based hosts are more than fine if you're paying for a Linux service

[hoary flax]

cool, thanks. i read the docs on this earlier but i couldnt find reference to the mod checking and i didnt look at the code

[sour island]

Tryin to link the command section: https://github.com/quarantin/pz-server-tools#command-pzserver

checkmods Check mod updates

[hoary flax]

eagle eyes

[sour island]

I assume if the update is found it will auto restart - but I'm not sure

For windows you can just use Udderly-Up-To-Date and a BAT restart on quit script

[mental vigil]

Hiya. Is there a mod loading shenanigan that prioritise the local mods before the Workshop mods ?

I'm trying to work on a mod that require Hydrocraft, but I don't seem to have access to Hydrocraft stuff

[tawdry solar]

how do i add a description to an item?

[severe patrol]

I've seen a lot of mods that involve collectibles and cards and such, but I've been thinking of an idea of a card game you can collect and battle.

But instead of Pokémon or other spoofs where the copyright is already gray, the card game I am thinking of would be standalone PJZ content. In other words, it could eventually become a real part of the game (a mini-game window inside the game itself to escape the horrors for a bit of extra fun).

As I don't know if something like that has already been attempted and I'm not a modder, I'm more than happy to share the concept to someone who likes it and can use it. If anyone's interested, let me know.

Sorry for wall.

[sour island]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3058279917 :>

[severe patrol]

That looks intriguing and I could see this card game idea integrating into that.

Idk why but it makes me chuckle that for whatever reason, those two humans behind Spiffo look utterly miserable

[sour island]

The references / homages 😅

[tawdry solar]

anyone know the line that addsa description?

[sour island]

Big update to SRJ out now 😄

Hopefully I tested enough 😵‍💫

[humble oriole]

@sour island hey man, can I pack skill journal? This is the second time one of your updates have royal screwed us.

[sour island]

No, sorry.

[humble oriole]

I’ll move us to Eve’s version, 👍

[sour island]

Not familiar with that, good luck

[deep remnant]

https://tenor.com/view/warrior-nun-warrior-nun-netflix-obcrack-future-warrior-nuns-ava-silva-gif-18254509

[sour island]

Indeed

[severe patrol]

That's interesting to stumble across that skill journal mod. I literally had an idea for something like that. I was going to suggest crafting a Last Will and Testament for passing skills to new characters at the creation screen, but they have to take that deceased characters surname or something like that.

I really should check the workshop... lol

[junior blaze]

helllo, got question. is it easier or faster to make a mod about making glue and its recipe? i just want to make a homemde glue with salt, flour and water.

but the mods glue are unrealistic.

bone glue or zombie glue.

also makes the game less challenging cuz zombies and bones are everywhere

[undone crag]

Making glue out of zombies is realistic though innit?

Also wut iz the question?//.. Easier or faster than what? Or easier than fast? Or faster than easy?

[upbeat spindle]

Any lua wizards out here? I'm thinking on making the following:

Whenever season changes, change all given sprites to some other given sprite. Depending on the season, also add stuff to the container associated to the sprite. I.e. a fruit tree simulator.

What I have after 2hrs of googling so far is something crude, and my lua-patience is running low to the point where I hate the whole language, send help:

    local Season = ClimateManager.getInstance():getSeason()    

    -- if Spring
    if Season == 1 then
            -- do stuff
    end

    -- if Summer (values 2 and 3)
    if Season == 2 then
        for i=sq:getObjects():size(),1,-1 do -- how tf do i access all squares
            o = sq:getObjects():get(i-1)
            if o:getSprite() and (o:getSprite():getName() , "CUSTOM APPEL TREE SPRING SKIN TILESHEET COORDINATE GOES HERE") then
                self:setSpriteName("CUSTOM APPEL TREE SUMER SKIN TILESHEET COORDINATE GOES HERE")  
                -- how tf to make this self refer to the appletree
                -- how tf do i edit container contents via this
            end
        end
    end

    if Season == 3 then
        -- do stuff
    end

    -- if Autumn (4)
    if Season == 4 then
            -- do stuff
    end

    -- if Winter (5)
    if Season == 5 then
            -- do stuff
    end

end

Events.OnClimateTick.Add(TestApples)```

idc if you even steal the idea and make it a mod yourself, all i want is a working appletree :-D

[mental vigil]

I can't answer the container edition, as I don't know very well the lua code of the game atm, but basically, what you need for the self is to make an appletree class and put the TestApples() method on it

[shell thorn]

Pls help! anyone know where i can find file location of this Ham Radio? thanks a lot

[mental vigil]

@upbeat spindle

AppleTree = {health = 100, <insert whatever properties you find relevant here>}

function AppleTree:new(health)
    local self = setmetatable({}, AppleTree);
    self.health = health;
    return self;
end

local function AppleTree:TestApples(ClimateManager)
    local Season = ClimateManager.getInstance():getSeason()    

    -- if Spring
    if Season == 1 then
            -- do stuff
    end

    -- if Summer (values 2 and 3)
    if Season == 2 then
        for i=sq:getObjects():size(),1,-1 do -- how tf do i access all squares
            o = sq:getObjects():get(i-1)
            if o:getSprite() and (o:getSprite():getName() , "CUSTOM APPEL TREE SPRING SKIN TILESHEET COORDINATE GOES HERE") then
                self:setSpriteName("CUSTOM APPEL TREE SUMER SKIN TILESHEET COORDINATE GOES HERE")  
                -- how tf to make this self refer to the appletree
                -- how tf do i edit container contents via this
            end
        end
    end

    if Season == 3 then
        -- do stuff
    end

    -- if Autumn (4)
    if Season == 4 then
            -- do stuff
    end

    -- if Winter (5)
    if Season == 5 then
            -- do stuff
    end

end

tree = AppleTree:new(100);

Events.OnClimateTick.Add(tree:TestApples);```

It's been a really long time I've done Lua, so I might get the syntax completely wrong, but I think this is a correct approach

[upbeat spindle]

ooh! Thanks a plenty!

Is there a meaning to the health-value that I am missing?

For context: I'm not intending to connect this to any farming mechanics etc., where I've seen other mentions to health values. I'll make it so that in the tile-editor there is a set of 4 different trees that also have container sizes (and are tagged as trees so they can be chopped), and then ideally use the script to pick the correct seasonal variant, and spawn apples in it whenever autumn starts.

To me this reads that "tree = AppleTree:new(100)" creates one individual representation of this class, whereas I'd need the script to find every appletree in the map. So perhaps using the syntax "self:setSpriteName" is a wrong approach from me, and I should instead use something like

"for each Tile in EntireMap:
If Tile Is AppleTree:

Tile:changeSpriteToSeasonallyAppropriateVariant
Tile:editContainer

end
end"

[drifting ore]

that mod it's written by you? 😮 or did you improve it?

[hardy rose]

So, just doing some minor feasability probing, hopefully someone more familiar with the code structure around crafting can answer;

Would it be possible to create a mod that implements CDDA's system for tool use in crafting? i.e. tools have stats instead of hardcoded recipe uses in many cases?

A pipe wrench is decently flat and heavy, so I could use it to pound nails into a baseball bat but probably not anything precise like assembling furniture. So it'd have

wrenching 5
hammering 1

and recipes would have stat requirements instead of a list of which kinds of hammers specifically will work

[mental vigil]

No, it was just to get a property in the class, don't worry about it

[mental vigil]

IT works too I'd say.

My approach was an OOP example, so it would work if you convert every apple tree in your custom one

[upbeat spindle]

Yeah, it would work, but then I'm still needing to somehow form a catalogue of all the appletree objects. 🤔

[upbeat spindle]

Oke, thanks!

[sour island]

Yes, unfortunately I wrote it for the time being lol

[sour island]

You can do this dynamically probably but the recipe UI is not equipped for it and would show dozens and items.

[hardy rose]

and how hard would it be to modify that section of the UI? On a scale of "Seperate skillset but doable" to "You may as well make a new crafting system altogether?"

My vision is just two lines of text, like "Requires: Tool with cutting of at least one

Your highest tool [icon] has [x] cutting"

[sour island]

It's doable, to hide UI elements. But alot of UI systems are not written in a way to make slight tweaks.

So I wouldn't be able to confirm.

[hardy rose]

maybe hide the existing tools section of recipes, and overlay it with either a new window or a button to show a new window?

[sour island]

You could hide the recipe

And just have it available in context menus

[hardy rose]

I'll look more into it, thanks for your insight. This at least seems moderately doable, so I won't be wasting my time either way

[sour island]

Recipes have variable/parameters in their script that calls on Lua functions

That's where you'd dictate script checks for items

[mental vigil]

I like the idea, but wouldn't be requiring doing the whole crafting system ?

Or can we modify the source of a recipe dynamically ?

[eternal fjord]

hello hello. is it possible to create a sound effect that's attached to the player for certain events like, for example, killing a zombie?

[cedar kraken]

I'm getting myself a bit out of a burnout mixed with depression and I'm finally giving myself the push to dig deep into making mods... at last. My goal is to get my boots mod done before the end of my winter break, which I have around another week left of.