#mod_development

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bright fog
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remote zombies ?

bronze yoke
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them being identical seems odd, maybe unused

bronze yoke
bright fog
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Well LeaperZed took the time to add those network files

bronze yoke
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in modern zomboid zombies belong to a specific client, the server doesn't actually run their ai

bronze yoke
bright fog
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hmm

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Gosh making custom animations for zombies is actual pain lol

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Also extremely hard to understand how PZ handles those

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Like if I set a custom condition to set different walktype animations, and set for a zombie this condition to true, will it still use the base animations for eating and lunging for example ? Bcs the way I understood it is that by adding this custom condition, it sets it to false by default and animsets consider all variables to false by default besides the conditions written that force those to true/false ?

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Also LeaperZed has a .git folder, what's that ?

livid badger
bright fog
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Ah alright

livid badger
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watch youtube how to create github repo and u can track versions of your code

bright fog
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Well I don't need it to make my mod work so I'll probably not check it out rn but thx !

livid badger
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no, this is necessary for the github logic to work. It protects the code and change history from accidental and malicious modifications, and also allows you to trace the history in full.

livid badger
bright fog
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I don't plan on copying his files

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I just read them to understand how he does stuff

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I can just ignore it overall

fleet bridge
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if its syncing, a servercommand is usually sent to update all the clients too

bright fog
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Alright

livid badger
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Guys, by the way, my mod sometimes doesn’t work as intended. Sometimes some plants do not display their growth stage correctly (visually) but the code works fine. Has anyone encountered a similar problem in other mods?

bright fog
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ALRIGHT WE GOT SOMETHING BOYS

image.png
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I'M ON SOMETHING

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Anyone got an idea why they use the custom animation but sometimes they just don't when walking and resume to the vanilla animations but sped up ?

livid badger
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maybe you have the same problem as me, if the code works fine, but sometimes the animations/sprites stop working )))drunk

bright fog
junior mason
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Is using OnHitZombie/OnWeaponHitCharacter to determine if damage is enough to kill the target the most efficient way to detect when a player makes a kill?

fleet bridge
junior mason
fleet bridge
quiet plank
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is there a format or object type to which I can cast the blob data from vehicles.db? I'm thinking there's some kind of corruption that occurred from a mod I enabled, but can't pick anything out with only the binary representation. I presume it's some kind of struct or class-export?

bright fog
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@ancient grail Hey sorry to ping you, I'm currently working to add custom animations to zombies and I know you've done this. I looked at your code and trying to implement my own custom animations. I already have ways to detect types of zombies in my code tho it's not exactly done the same way as you.
However this hasn't really worked, I'm using your animations and AnimSets files as placeholders, modified them my own way and trying to understand how animations get set for a zombie.

if TLOU_Zombies[ZType].isClicker and zombie:getVariableBoolean('isClicker') == false then --if this is a clicker
  print("setting walktype of a clicker")
  zombie:setVariable('isClicker', 'true')
  if isClient() then
    sendClientCommand('LeaperZed', 'isClicker', {isClicker = true, zombie = zombie:getOnlineID()})
  end
end

However this causes this issue. The zombie switches between the leaper animation of walking and the vanilla one. Is this an issue you got when doing your LeaperMod ?
Also I'm not too sure what's the use of calling the commands ? Talking with others here it could be to sync server and client animations ?

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The sped up animation is fine, that's the time scale to set that needs to be changed but somehow it also speeds up the vanilla walking animation

past radish
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What is the full line of code for this?

bright fog
past radish
bright fog
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There isnt really anything else

    print("checking a new zombie")
    print("isClicker ?")
    if TLOU_Zombies[ZType].isClicker then
        print("it's a clicker")
        print(zombie:getVariableBoolean('isClicker'))
        zombie:setWalkType("1")
    else
        print("not a clicker")
    end
    if TLOU_Zombies[ZType].isClicker and zombie:getVariableBoolean('isClicker') == false then --if this is a clicker
        print("setting walktype of a clicker")
        zombie:setVariable('isClicker', 'true')
        if isClient() then
            sendClientCommand('LeaperZed', 'isClicker', {isClicker = true, zombie = zombie:getOnlineID()})
        end
    end
    
    elseif TLOU_Zombies[ZType].isBloater then --if this is a bloater
        --print("setting walktype of a bloater")
        
    end
    print("end check zombie")
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Actually I think I forgot to try smthg

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The issue with these custom animations things is that there's barely anyone who use them, and no documentation about them as usual

past radish
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How is animations defined? I have very little modding knowledge on how Project Zomboid is setup. -no documentation? I think they said they would give a bit documentation once 42 drops

bright fog
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I can't really help you on that part lmao

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I'm trying to figure out myself how to actual set animations

mystic lava
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@bright fog I found a good example for making changes to base game items without overwriting base game files. Turns out Hydrocraft makes a lot of changes. Example:

scriptItem = ScriptManager.instance:getItem("Base.Woodglue")
if scriptItem then
scriptItem:DoParam("DisplayCategory = CraftCarp")
scriptItem:DoParam("ReplaceOnDeplete = Hydrocraft.HCWoodglueempty")
end

Found this in the directory ...Hydrocraft/media/lua/shared

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I'm going to see if this method will work to make the changes to car trunks like I was trying to do previously

bright fog
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Or that was a talk a long time ago?

mystic lava
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Wasn't it you I was talking with about that like 2 days ago? lol

bright fog
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Yeah it was me I remember

mystic lava
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Thought I was tripping for a second there haha

mystic lava
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If you make a mod for this, I would happily subscribe to it and use it. I think it would be nice to be able to start with more hair colors

lethal dawn
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I figured out how I just didn't know what the colors were

mystic lava
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ayo

mystic lava
lethal dawn
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ty for ur help again, that was the part I was stuck on was trying to find out what the colors were

mystic lava
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You're welcome!

queen leaf
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I can't code, so just throwing out a "mod idea" to fill a gameplay hole -- I want a steady supply of eggs. Perhaps with a high enough Trapping skill one can capture a "Wild Chicken," which is just a 2d item like a regular dead bird. You can slaughter it like a regular bird, or you build a standard Chicken Coop (like the kind you see on farms) and place the Wild Chicken inside, along with some standard food items. Wait a few days and you'll find an egg inside the coop. The coop can only hold chickens, eggs and vegetables/bugs. More chickens, more eggs. Not enough food placed inside, they become regular dead birds.

open drum
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Could someone tell me which Event should I use

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when i want to fill context menu

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when i right clicked an item in my inventory?

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OnFillInventoryObjectContextMenu or OnPreFillInventoryObjectContextMenu?

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and also can someone tell me if the object info (such as item name ) gets passed through into parameter of OnFillInventoryObjectContextMenu() automatically when i right click that item?

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or do i need to designate it previously?

fleet bridge
pastel raptor
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yo guys, is there a way to retrieve a building?

bright fog
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Check Cordyceps Spore Zone's code

drifting ore
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Any good modding servers

bright fog
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modding servers ?

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Modded servers you mean ?

robust briar
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Alright, maybe someone can help me.

I have an InventoryItem on the ground which has moddata on it. In MP, how can get that moddata to sync. I know the InventoryItem in contained inside a WorldInventoryItem, but no matter what I do I either get duplicates (using transmitCompleteItemToServer), or the moddata just doesn't persist (using transmitModData).

I am at a loss here!

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Also tried :update() which does nothing

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I guess I could use the WorldInventoryItem's moddata, but then I need to sync that somehow if it gets picked up

nova socket
robust briar
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I am not experiencing that

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I set moddata on the inventoryitem, and then relog, and its not there anymore

nova socket
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And how do you set it?

robust briar
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item:getModData()["MyProp"] = "some data"

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OMG wait.. is this.. the thing where modData has to be simple

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I can't assign an object can I?

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oof

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modData has to be simple key => value, not key => object

tough coral
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im trying to make a c4 item that can be placed like a noisemaker, how would i do that

bright fog
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Literally copy the code of the noisemaker ?

robust briar
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Soo yeah. this does not work:

function WIT_ShopKeepAdmin.UpdateStock(shopKeep, itemType, amount)
    shopKeep:getModData()["WIT_ShopKeep_" .. itemType] = amount
    if shopKeep:getWorldItem() then
        shopKeep:getWorldItem():getModData()["WIT_ShopKeep_" .. itemType] = amount
        shopKeep:getWorldItem():transmitModData()
    end
end

How I am retrieving the data:

function WIT_ShopKeepAdmin.GetStock(shopKeep, itemType)
    if shopKeep:getWorldItem() then
        return shopKeep:getWorldItem():getModData()["WIT_ShopKeep_" .. itemType] or shopKeep:getModData()["WIT_ShopKeep_" .. itemType] or nil
    end
    return shopKeep:getModData()["WIT_ShopKeep_" .. itemType] or nil
end

If shopKeep is an InventoryItem thats on the ground, the second the chunk unloads all mod data is gonezo.

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It keeps the moddata as long as I am in the chunk, but once I leave and come back its all gone

bright fog
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Anyone who has some experience with animation sets be able to come in my private messages so I can ask for help about a few things please ?

tough coral
bright fog
tough coral
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it's in newitems.txt but it doesnt contain the code

bright fog
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It's a .lua function

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You can also just find those custom noise maker mods and find the file they modify

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Or use a custom modded noisemaker mod and see how they made their own noisemaker

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Does removing zombies in debug menu counts them as dying ?

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So Events.OnZombieDead triggers ?

bronze yoke
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i don't think so

bright fog
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How do I detect a zombie got deleted ?

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Bcs I have different sounds playing for different zombies but when deleting them the sound stays there

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So I need to deactivate the sound when the zombie disappears

fleet bridge
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transmitCompleteItemToServer()

robust briar
bright fog
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Okay there's something I'm a bit confused about lol
The speed a zombie moves, depends on its animations ?

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Like how the hell does that even fucking work

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I wanted to use them as a placeholder but fml the zombies can't even move xD

serene zealot
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Ive been looking into making a electric state project zomboid mod but i have zero experience in modding, is it hard?

true nova
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depends on what you're trying to do.

bright fog
serene zealot
bright fog
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What's that ?

serene zealot
bright fog
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What is it about ?

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A map ?

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A new mechanic ?

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A vehicle ?

serene zealot
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Idk about mechanics or new vehicles

bright fog
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If it's a map it's okay to do I guess

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Depends if you need custom tiles

serene zealot
bright fog
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How would that fit PZ ??????

serene zealot
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Is making maps hard

bright fog
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Depends if you need custom tiles

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Like I said

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I don't think it's that hard

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But you might need custom tiles

serene zealot
bright fog
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You could make that a standalone map I guess

serene zealot
bright fog
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If it's just a clothing to add on zombies, you can copy the fungi hat mod

true nova
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Someone know how to add to what drops when an object is disassembled?

vale hearth
bright fog
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You wouldn't see them

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lmao

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But tbf, if you want to do it, do it

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Because while those images show big stuff, there's probably smaller stuff in that world depicted by those images

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And it's fine if you don't see the big stuff, it's the point of an adaptation to adapt it on another media

outer crypt
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Does anyone know what check I can use to see if an item I am doing a check in a player inventory is a radio? I have tried item:isDevice() tried item:getDeviceData() and instanceof(item, "IsoRadio")

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even tried item:getType() because "radio" should be one

outer crypt
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figured it out, its... instanceof(item, "Radio")

modern kite
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I would like to add the ability to tow things to my Vehicle mod. I can not find anything about it anywhere? Any pointers on how to do this?

tough coral
mystic lava
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I imagine it's going to require writing some scripts for it to work

modern kite
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Thank you

low yarrow
open drum
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guy s

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anyone expert on

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creating custom context menu on inventory items?

serene zealot
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Teach

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I'll prolly learn to make a map after the update cause alot of new stuff will be introduced

low yarrow
# serene zealot YOOO thats sick, can you teacg me

Its just a world object like a nail or something you can put on the ground.
But with a pre-rendered texture.

That part i havent figured out yet:

  • How to make it not pickable
  • Collisions
  • Random Distribution

For placing them in the world there are some mods who managed to place object in the world when the world loads.
AuthenticZ for example places a 3D Sign in the world.

serene zealot
low yarrow
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That would be one way to do it for sure

frank elbow
serene zealot
low yarrow
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Placing invisible walls around pre-defined locations should be the easiest thing in terms of mapping.

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But of course it would be more elegant to solve that automatically on a code level.

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Needs less map overwriting and would be more flexible

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But would ask the coders as i dont know much lua 😄

serene zealot
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Im good at blender but i texture in substance painter

low yarrow
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Making the objects themself is pretty straight forward:

  1. Model your object and put a simple PBR Material on it, like the defaults from substance painter
  2. Make a screenshot of your Project zomboid which looks like the place where it will be placed in
  3. Make a sphere Around your model with that Screenshot and bake the reflections on it
  4. Cut the bottom part to make the illusion that it sticks in the ground.
  5. Add AO To the bottom as well, or just a black fade
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The Screenshots and its reflections is basically where the Details on the texture come from

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Its pretty fun 😄

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And you can scale the objects really big

serene zealot
low yarrow
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You would render all the reflection on a single color map as PZ Doesnt use any other maps then color.
Then you import it as FBX and take a random object as template.

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Well, and as template for the world placing i would recommend you to look into the AuthenticZ Mod as he somehow managed to spawn a 3D Object at a specific location.
Maybe he even made it so that you cant pick it up, but not sure about taht.

eternal fjord
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Where do I find all the scripts connected to game sounds

orchid notch
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finally!

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I have finished adding 3D models to all the items in EasyPacking lol

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it finally got it's update 🤣

true nova
eternal fjord
true nova
orchid notch
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thanks!

fast galleon
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It's easy enough to add new materials if you need different items from the existing ones.

hollow current
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hello! im working on an update for my mod, Working Seatbelt. The update will make it so that there is a chance that the player may be thrown out of the car through the windshield if he crashes at a high speed with no seatbelt buckled. I am having trouble actually figuring out how to do this. I could calculate the coords the player should be at after crashing, then teleport him to it, but it'd look rather "wonky", and not reliable either if he crashes too close to a building and somehow he's now inside of it. Is there a way to actually do it in a smooth way?

P.S.: I seem to remember that there was a vanilla mechanic for being thrown out, but I am not sure if its just me misremembering things since I can't find any trace of it in vanilla files

bright fog
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UUuuuh

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The closest example would be the mod that allows you to go out of a car when it's still full speed

hollow current
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hmm which one is that? I could definitely use it as a reference

bright fog
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Tried looking for it, couldn't find it, someone else could maybe send it

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I personal never tried it

crisp dew
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Hmmm, sadface; "tags" "..." don't seem to function in metadata.vdf when deploying mods to the workshop, (or I'm just using the wrong tag / values.

cinder oyster
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is there a way to refresh a texture in game? I did it yesterday and now It isnt working

bronze yoke
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metadata.vdf? you'd usually set them in the workshop.txt

crisp dew
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oh, I thought that was the legacy format...

bright fog
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uh

crisp dew
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I'll need to play around with it in the build script next time I do an update. Seems like I'll need both that and the VDF since I'm using a scripted build system.

cinder oyster
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alr ive looked everywhere, is there actually not a way to reload a texture mid game? if there isnt that is too fucking stupid

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like i did it yesterday

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now after altering a texture for a gun it just wont change like it did

bright fog
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Like I tried exporting and following the same settings but something must be wrong bcs the animation is not recognized

open drum
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it passes parameter of the contect menu, player index and table of items in the inventory

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but how can i specify only the item that i right clicked ?

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is it on the first place of the items table ?

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or do i iterate through the table and find names ?

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i tried For i,v in ipairs(items) do print (i,v)

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but it produced another table within a table

fleet bridge
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local function yourFunctionHere(player, context, items) 
    items = ISInventoryPane.getActualItems(items); 
    for _, item in ipairs(items) do 
        if item:getFullType() == 'Base.item' then
            context:addOption("your text here", item, yourContextFunction, player)
            break
        end
    end
end```
open drum
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does it iterate through items table

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and only take out items?

mystic vessel
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I can share a addon that i made here?

bright fog
mystic vessel
bright fog
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There really isn't a channel to share new mods but eh you can share it here I think it's ok

fast galleon
bright fog
undone crag
rough anchor
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ok guys im sure this has been asked I can see from searching some attempts have been made.

Is there a way to force load a chunk? like to spawn an event on MP?

bronze yoke
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no

sand adder
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My safe house

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With my loot

narrow urchin
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I have problems spawning zombies via script. addZombiesInOutfit works as expected, but SendCommandToServer doesnt spawn anything. What am I missing?

    local toSpawn = spawnCount
    repeat
        local tile = building:getRandomRoom():getRandomSquare()
        if (tile) and (not tile:isSolidTrans()) and (player) and (tile:getRoom() ~= playerRoom) then
            local x = tile:getX()
            local y = tile:getY()
            local z = tile:getZ()
            local femaleChance = 10
            local knockedDown = false
            local crawler = false
            local isFakeDead = false
            local isFallOnFront = false
            local health = 1
            local outfit = ""
            if isClient() then
                SendCommandToServer(string.format(
                    "/createhorde2 -x %d -y %d -z %d -count %d -radius %d -crawler %s -isFallOnFront %s -isFakeDead %s -knockedDown %s -health %s -outfit %s ",
                    x, y, z, 
                    1, 0,
                    tostring(crawler), tostring(isFallOnFront), 
                    tostring(isFakeDead), tostring(knockedDown), 
                    tostring(health), outfit))
            else
                addZombiesInOutfit(x, y, z, 1, 
                outfit, femaleChance, crawler, 
                isFallOnFront, isFakeDead, knockedDown, health)
            end

            toSpawn = toSpawn - 1
        end
    until toSpawn <= 0
nova socket
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Does Zomboid Lua support websocket, any ideas?

livid badger
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Guys, I want to add sections to the farming context menu (types of plants), give me an example.

crisp dew
bright fog
# crisp dew _Trying_ to set those tags, yes. However as Poltergeist mentioned, `steamcmd` j... 
version=1
id=3128757602
title=The Last of Us Infected - Overhaul
description=[h1]What does this mod add ?[/h1]

description=This mod updates the work of Monkey on [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3035924033]TLOU Enhanced Experience[/url] that was broken recently by readding the model of the Bloater infected by [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2958052085]TLOU Infected[/url] from drenindok

description=

description=Changes:

description=[list]

description=[*]Readds the [b]3D model[/b] by Monkey to the [b]Bloater[/b] infected.

description=[/list]

description=

description=For an even better The Last of Us experience, go check the mod Cordyceps Spore Zone and my [url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3128144245]patch[/url] that adds the durability of filters and oxygen bottles of masks and hazmat suits (vanilla and modded) by utilizing Susceptible features. You can even disable the Susceptible trait if you wish !

description=

description=

description=[h1]Remarks[/h1]

description=Most of the code is from The Last of Us Infected, and if any issues appear it is very likely it comes from this mod. I will however try to fix issues that could appear and keep the mod up to date.

description=

description=One issue in multiplayer that can appear is from grabby clickers as desyncs can appear. I suggest to deactivate this option while playing in multiplayer if you see players freezing while fighting clickers and bloaters.

description=

description=

description=[h1]To-do[/h1]

description=-Clickers and bloaters without correct model (fungi and bloater model)

description=-Clickers going up instantly in multiplayer (?)

description=

description=

description=Workshop ID: 3128757602

description=Mod ID: TLOU_Bloater
tags=Build 41;Hardmode;Misc;Models;Realistic
visibility=public

tags=Build 41;Hardmode;Misc;Models;Realistic
#

That's an example from one my mods

crisp dew
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So that in workshop.txt, then would your whatever.vdf need that description too, or is that just used to provide where the local files are for uploading?

bright fog
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.vdf ?

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Never used that

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Check the modtemplate in the workshop folder

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It gives a good example on how to setup your mods for upload and updates

crisp dew
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steamcmd +login $SECRET +workshop_build_item "$DIST/metadata.vdf" +quit

With workshop_build_item, it requires a VDF file.

teal finch
fleet bridge
bright fog
hoary bear
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Anybody making a Mod where it gives function to the Vehicle lifts at the mechanic shops? would be kinda cool to pull in and jack your car up and work on it lol

crisp dew
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It's for uploading the files to Steam workshop.

night birch
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Hi everyone 🙂 I'm creating a mod to add some regional culture food and clothes
I found copying+modifying some current mods easier than any doc I found, still pretty hard experience lol

bright fog
sour island
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Clothes might be the most documented thing though

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Oh the guide on the wiki got nuked

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I forgot all his stuff was removed due to personal reasons

mellow frigate
sour island
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Ah, let me update the wiki I guess

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Can you rename a wiki page?

livid badger
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guys how i can get all farm objects near of character? Need to use SGlobalObject ?

sour island
vast rock
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Having trouble finding a guide for patching a mod. For example I want to tweak the nightvision API to only use one filter and rebind the key to another one for my server. Any lik suggestions? I am on the pzwiki mod section and the fenris modding guid, but i'm not looking for my specific edge case, just a basic example.

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oh, suppose i could just rip apart another patch in the workshop.

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I suppose it would just be simple file replacement, and proper mod order

hollow current
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im testing PlayAnimUnlooped using a vanilla snippet like so
getPlayer():PlayAnimUnlooped("WindowSmash")

any idea why it does nothing whatsoever?

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neither does PlayAnim or PlayAnimWithSpeed

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not sure if its relevant but doing so outside of a timed action

keen jackal
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Hello, please recommend a mod guide for beginners, I would like to contribute to the modding community.

mystic vessel
winter thunder
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Rq, does anyone know how to easily pull the weight of all the items in a container?

true nova
true nova
forest harbor
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Hello people, I need to make a 3d object (not a tile) in-game to emit sounds. It needs to be triggered by a function. It should work like a wristwatch, just not have any "set the alarm" option or "stop alarm" option 'cause I need to stop it with a function. (also I don't need it to show the time when equipped) I looked around but I have no clue where to start, any idea?

true nova
forest harbor
fleet bridge
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ERROR: General , 1705324585883> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: mapAPI of non-table: null at KahluaThread.tableget line:1689.

local textureSymbol = self.mapAPI:getSymbolsAPI():addTexture(texture, worldX, worldY)

anyone familiar with mapAPI that can point me in a direction? i'm trying to draw a pre-defined rectangle using 4 coordinates

true nova
fleet bridge
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nevermind, i didnt define my class correctly and it wasnt passing down the api

stiff fiber
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Hey guys! Does anyone know how I can set the glovebox size on the car I'm making? I tried searching for the code in the script but I couldn't find it which is weird since the trunk has one where you can set it

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part TrunkBed
{
itemType = Base.SmallTrunk,

      container
      {
                capacity = X,
      }

}

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Is there anything like this for the glovebox?

hollow current
stiff fiber
stiff fiber
fleet bridge
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figured it out 👍

image.png
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was trying to get it to hatch in the rectangles, but it was looping and crashing pz lol

mystic vessel
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Well, I'm trying to learn how to make backpacks for a future project, but even though it's just a test, I can't make the backpack appear on my back.

image.png
cedar kraken
mystic vessel
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i put on, but my model doesnt appear

bright fog
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What are the body location names for zombies ?

slim breach
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Hi people, i have a question.

I create a mod who can craft an item but, when you craft the item clicking in the item on the floor, the result item drops into the floor, but if you open the craft window in the inventory, the result item put in to the inventory, the question is: how can i get the result item what drops in the floor to the inventory? i mean, whatever the form or the container you click, the result always go to the inventory?

bright fog
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How do you get the items worn by a zombie ?

slim breach
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i create a craft using Scrap Metal and a "Workbench", if i go to the "Workbench" and craft with that, the item go to the floor, but, if i craft with the scrap metal in my inventory, the result go to the inventory

#

The workbech is an item, but i put the weight at 55.0, that's for make sense as a "Workbench"

lilac flower
#

Is there a way to query how many in-game days a world has existed? The closest I got was "getWorldAgeHours", but found out it was tied to the day length settings

tranquil kindle
mystic vessel
tranquil kindle
#

If there is repeating message about mesh maybe

wooden gust
#

i don't and can't mod very well, but is it possible to make a mod that adds trains that could run on the tracks?

mystic lava
#

Been using Notepad++ for my fiddling around with this. Anyone have any IDE recommendations? Looking at using vscode and snagging some lua extensions

bronze yoke
#

vscode for sure

#

vscode's lua plugin is the best lua ides get

mystic lava
#

I was considering it based on others' recommendations online. Thanks for the confirmation 🙂

#

I swear English is my native language

junior mason
#

local originalISEatFoodPerform = ISEatFoodAction.perform() function ISEatFoodAction:perform() originalISEatFoodPerform() print(self.item:getName()) end
This is giving me errors seemingly pertaining to the vanilla code:
java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: eatAudio of non-table: null
Am I doing something wrong? If not, is there any way to prevent it?

bronze yoke
#

call originalISEatFoodPerform(self)

#

functions declared with : have an implicit self parameter

#

actually, you have another syntax error here

#

local originalISEatFoodPerform = ISEatFoodAction.perform() calls the function and puts the return value into the variable, to store the function you want to use local originalISEatFoodPerform = ISEatFoodAction.perform

mystic lava
#

If I were to make a new kind of adhesive item, how would I add it as a possible repair item for weapons/tools in the fixing.txt file? I'd like to not have to overwrite the base-game file, if possible

#

I reckon I could write a small script to run as shared to perform doParam but as far as I know, that overwrites values?

north estuary
#

You guys’ mods are so very impressive. I hope to make mine as beautiful and as strong as all of yours

pastel sedge
#

How simple or hard is it to make a true music addon mod?

#

And lets say I have no prior PZ modding experience

eternal fjord
#

hello, im trying to make a mod similar to this guy:
https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/68987-trying-to-make-a-mod-that-plays-sound-getting-error/

The Indie Stone Forums
Trying to make a mod that plays sound, getting error.

Hi there! I'm brand new to lua and modding in general and I wanted to create a mod that plays a sound whenever the player yells. I wrote a piece of code that gives me an error whenever I press Q in game - "Object tried to call nil in OnCustomUIKeyPressed at KahluaUtil.fail line:82." Heres the cod...

#

i would also like to know how to do this properly

bright fog
#

I use it, just curious

bright fog
pastel sedge
#

This one is a big strech tho. Is there a mod that makes (radio only preferred) voip have a rafio static voice effect. If no, is it even possible to make one?

bright fog
pastel sedge
#

Disaster. Ill poke around

#

Thanks tho

eternal fjord
sour island
#

Like static unless there's something talking?

#

You could theoretically set up events with commands and push to talk - but radios in game are also busted

#

Unless you just want VoIP in general to do that

signal kernel
#

Good morning,

I have been trying to work out if these are dead events, meaning they are not in the game anymore.
Or I am using them wrong, I have tried both and I am getting no prints out of them

local function Lighterchu_OnHitZombie(zombie, character, bodyPartType, handWeapon)
    print("Zombie getting hit")
end
Events.OnHitZombie.Add(Lighterchu_OnHitZombie)

local function Lighterchu_OnDeadZombie(zombie)
    print("Dead zombie")
end
Events.OnZombieDead.Add(Lighterchu_OnDeadZombie)
fleet bridge
#

they work

signal kernel
fleet bridge
#

the print shows up in console.txt

signal kernel
#

even when hitting the zombie, or killing it

fleet bridge
#

i've used both before and it works fine 🤔

signal kernel
fleet bridge
#

if you're on a hosted server you can reload Lua

#

for onhitzombie, you can use character:Say("I hit a zombie!")

signal kernel
#

I am just going off the scenarios

fleet bridge
#

scenarios might not load lua scripts

signal kernel
#

I see, do I need to go another way about it ?

fleet bridge
#

you can test it on a single player game just fine

signal kernel
#

so host ?

#

Or solo ?

fleet bridge
#

no just load a single player sandbox

signal kernel
#

alright ill give that a go

#

yea that worked. So noted, never use Scenrios

#

Oh last question untill for awhile. How would i know what is server and what is client. Because you know if Gmod, you can tell what is server code and what is not.
But for this game its hard to tell, because there is nothing saying this is server code

bronze yoke
#

if we're being honest it really is not clear at all

#

the majority of code even in the server folder is not server code

signal kernel
#

sooo what your telling me I can put this all in client and it will just work. But then that is a thing where people can see the client
code and I have always been taught. Never trust the client hah

keen jackal
signal kernel
#

Mod support would be if I was asking how someone else mod work correct ?

rugged latch
#

correct

signal kernel
#

Thank you for clearing that up @rugged latch

#

Now I do have another question, I have tried to use math.random(0,5)
But no gravey. ummm does not work anymore or am I using the wrong random function ?

rugged latch
#

ah yea

#

it dont work

fleet bridge
#

ZombRand(5)

rugged latch
#

you gotta use PZMath

fleet bridge
rugged latch
#

that yea

#

same for clamps and stuff too im pretty sure

signal kernel
#

I see, odd they would not add that function to embed game code. But that is alright. Time to use ZombRand haha, that is gonna be a some time to get use to
10 years of coding in lua and that is gonna throw me haha

fleet bridge
#

just remember zombrand returns an int starting from 0

signal kernel
fleet bridge
#

yep

signal kernel
#

nice, thank you for the heads up 🙂

#

Ohh thats what I forgot to ask, has anyone made a VScode extention for syntax for zomboid ?

rugged latch
#

as far as im aware

#

because im not well versed outside of writing the code

#

follow this

#

its not VS code (trust me I wish it was) but

#

it will get you intellisense working

#

and with zomboid decompiled you can always poke around if you want to figure something out or yknow

#

have a nasty bug that just doesnt make sense and you suspect its zomboid(usually its not)

signal kernel
#

Alright ill have a look at that

#

ohh this looks helpful, thank you 🙂

bronze yoke
#

just use umbrella

#

this one is really old + makes you waste time generating them yourself

cedar kraken
#

Quick question:
What’s VScode and Intellisense? I’ve heard them brought up before

#

Are they code editors or decompilers or…?

bronze yoke
#

vscode is an editor

cedar kraken
#

Like Notepad++

#

?*

bronze yoke
#

yeah, but notepad++ barely counts as an ide, it's basically just a text editor with colours

cedar kraken
#

IDE?

#

Sorry, I’m not familiar with a lot of the terminology

bronze yoke
#

intellisense basically gives you autofill and stuff, it'll point out a lot of syntax errors

cedar kraken
#

Sounds handy

signal kernel
#

This is if you did not know what IDE stands for
integrated development environment

cedar kraken
signal kernel
cedar kraken
#

Apparently it’s a sort of toolkit for software engineering

#

So VScode is an IDE, and Intellisense is a helpful… no idea what the term would be. Either way it’s a helpful thing to have

#

I currently use Notepad++

#

Is there a better editor that I should use?

bronze yoke
#

yeah, vscode

signal kernel
#

this is what you get out of vscode 🙂

#

that nice clean look

fleet bridge
#

just use windows notepad 🤔

signal kernel
fleet bridge
#

😂

signal kernel
#

I cant tell if that is worse then not having dark mode on

cedar kraken
cedar kraken
#

Also sorry for not responding to the conversation for a dozen minutes or so

#

I went down a software engineering Wikipedia article rabbit hole

#

I learned about obfuscation

#

So there’s that

signal kernel
#

You dont need to say sorry. I am just here making a mod for when a zombie you kill. It well set off a bad smell and the zombies in the area will come to you. If you are close to it, meaning. You got to be careful if you want to kill a zombie or not 🙂

cedar kraken
#

That sounds terrific

#

I really like that idea

signal kernel
#

Thank you 🙂

#

I am really trying to work out, if I should have server code or just do it all in client

#

But then again. I haveeee noooo clue what is server code or what is client code haha

cedar kraken
signal kernel
cedar kraken
#

I thought client meant things specific to client-side and server meant things specific to server-side

#

With shared being things that are both

signal kernel
#

For example

setFitnessSpeed()

that could be server code, but it could also be client code

cedar kraken
#

Does it make a difference if you have something run in server vs. client? Can’t you always just place it in client?

#

Or would you want things that happen server-side, like world generation and such, to be server, and other things that are player-specific to be client-side

signal kernel
# cedar kraken Does it make a difference if you have something run in server vs. client? Can’t ...

well that is true you can. But think of it this way, if you had something that could upgrade your skils etc and you had that code on the client. What ever is in the client code, the user can change that code and break the gameplay, meaning in other words hack it.

But if you make the client have code where, if they kill a zombie, the client will then send that info to the server and the server,
will do all the calcations and then send back the right amount of xp to the player

cedar kraken
#

Ahhh, okay

signal kernel
#

Because if you had all the client code with


function changeXP(amount) 
  player:XP(10000000)
end
#

thats all they have todo, that is a example, but thats something they can do

cedar kraken
signal kernel
#

but if you did it this way

client 

function KilledZombie()
  if(player) then 
    sendKillDataToServer()
  end 
end 

server
function CalcateZombieXP()
    if(player) then 
      player:XP(10)
      sendKillDataToClient(player)
     end 
end
cedar kraken
#

Can’t someone simply edit the server code?

signal kernel
#

the client has no way to access the server, unless they had a rcon password or something like that to access your server files

cedar kraken
#

Oh

signal kernel
#

the only thing that gets sent to a user when you join the server is client files, that is it

cedar kraken
#

Interesting!

#

I did not know this

signal kernel
#

and the client files will talk to the server and the server makes the idea on what happens

cedar kraken
#

But it’s excellent to know

signal kernel
#

Well I am glad I have taught you something. Golden rule of coding, NEVER TRUST THE USER

cedar kraken
#

That sounds fair lol

signal kernel
#

Same with websites, apps etc.
There is always a server involeved

#

I spelled that wrong

#

involved

#

But now you can see, why I am trying to work out what is server side and what is not haha

cedar kraken
#

Yeah

signal kernel
cedar kraken
#

I still have such a long way to go with Lua coding, I haven’t been to practice much recently due to being so occupied with schoolwork

signal kernel
cedar kraken
#

Thank you very much 😄

signal kernel
#

all good

#

hmm sooo looking at other peoples scripts, it looks like anything can be server or client

mellow frigate
#

Hello there, is vehicle ownership a vanilla thing ?

signal kernel
fleet bridge
#

vehicle ownership is a valhalla thing i think?

mellow frigate
mellow frigate
signal kernel
#

Nice 🙂

#

anyone here that is a vertran in coding for Project Zomboid, understand how to send and recived data from the server to client and back.
Or do I have gmod sending in my head and thats not how it works here haha

fleet bridge
#

onclientcommand and onservercommand

#

i think is what you mean?

#

syncing data is usually a client-server interaction thing and you'll want to have the server communicate and update the client, so you might use OnClientCommand and OnServerCommand events

signal kernel
#

but that is just like a say command correct ?

#

like for example /givemoney player

#

is that the type of command or is it just made like that, because that is confusing haha

fleet bridge
#

that's a command send to the server

signal kernel
#

righttt

#

hmmm so if I kill a zombie, then it sends that info to server, the server says you have attract a large horde because of the smell
then send it back to the client

#

in what world would I be able todo that hahah. I have gone through 30 mods so far and not found one where they communcate server and client

fleet bridge
#

search the ClientCommands file in media/lua/server

bright fog
#

Hey guys, anyone has an idea why that would never output the clothings of a zombie ?
It always gives out nil

local clothingLocations = {
        "TankTop",
        "Tshirt",
        "ShortSleeveShirt",
        "Shirt",
        "Sweater",
        "Jacket",
        "TorsoExtra",
        "TorsoExtraVest",
        "Pants",
        "Skirt",
        "Hands",
        "Torso1Legs1",
        "Legs1",
        "Socks",
        "Shoes",
        "Underwear",
        "UnderwearTop",
        "UnderwearBottom",
        "UnderwearExtra1",
        "UnderwearExtra2",
        "Tail",
        "Eyes",
        "LeftEye",
        "RightEye",
        "Mask",
        "Hat",
        "Scarf",
        "Belt",
        "BeltExtra",
        "AmmoStrap",
        "Neck",
        "Necklace",
        "Necklace_Long",
        "Nose",
        "Ears",
        "EarTop",
        "Right_MiddleFinger",
        "Left_MiddleFinger",
        "Right_RingFinger",
        "Left_RingFinger",
        "RightWrist",
        "LeftWrist",
        "BellyButton",
}
for i = 1, #clothingLocations do
        print(i)
        print(zombie:getWornItem(clothingLocations[i]))
        --print(zombie:getWornItems():getItem(clothingLocations[i]))
end
fleet bridge
#

thats where all the vanilla client commands are located

bright fog
#

I've been trying every combinations to get worn items from Zombies

#

Trying all sorts of commands that should output the clothing somehow and I'm never able to get anything

signal kernel
#

@bright fog are you doing this in Scenarios or just normal sandbox. If Scenarios then you might be having the same problem I was having at the start
And its best todo it in a solo sandbox. But if you are not have that problem, then are you attaching this to a event ?

#

because I cant see a event where this would call this peace of code

bright fog
#

It's attached to events.onZombieUpdate

#

The function is proven to already update

#

The game does print out in console the stuff I need

#

the zombie is recognized as the zombie

#

Outputs this

LOG  : General     , 1705436490960> 1
LOG  : General     , 1705436490961> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490961> 2
LOG  : General     , 1705436490964> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490964> 3
LOG  : General     , 1705436490965> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490965> 4
LOG  : General     , 1705436490965> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490965> 5
LOG  : General     , 1705436490966> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490966> 6
LOG  : General     , 1705436490966> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490966> 7
LOG  : General     , 1705436490967> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490967> 8
LOG  : General     , 1705436490967> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490967> 9
LOG  : General     , 1705436490968> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490968> 10
LOG  : General     , 1705436490968> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490968> 11
LOG  : General     , 1705436490969> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490969> 12
LOG  : General     , 1705436490969> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490969> 13
LOG  : General     , 1705436490970> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490970> 14
LOG  : General     , 1705436490970> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490970> 15
LOG  : General     , 1705436490971> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490971> 16
LOG  : General     , 1705436490971> nil
...etc
LOG  : General     , 1705436490982> 38
LOG  : General     , 1705436490982> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490982> 39
LOG  : General     , 1705436490982> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490983> 40
LOG  : General     , 1705436490983> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490983> 41
LOG  : General     , 1705436490983> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490984> 42
LOG  : General     , 1705436490984> nil
LOG  : General     , 1705436490984> 43
LOG  : General     , 1705436490984> nil
#

For a zombie with a shirt, pants and a mask/hat

cedar kraken
#

Have you tried turning off and on again?

bright fog
#

Restarting the game ?

cedar kraken
#

You know

#

Like

#

Off switch

#

And then on

#

Works every time 👍

bright fog
#

I'm sorry but I hope it's a joke right ?

cedar kraken
#

(Yes)

bright fog
#

Alright and do you know anything about my issue ?

cedar kraken
#

Uhhh

bright fog
#

I'm sorry but this is already frustrating enough. I've been asking questions about this issue for days now and I don't get any answers
I've checked precedent messages on how to get the items worn by zombies, used the same code, at least 10 different commands and ways to get the inventory and worn items of zombies and nothing works

signal kernel
#

can you print out the name instead of the number, that might give you a better indection on what is going on ?

bright fog
#

with getName ?

signal kernel
#

"TankTop",

#

yea

bright fog
#

Ah the clothing location you mean

signal kernel
#

yess

cedar kraken
signal kernel
#

^

fleet bridge
#

try zombie:getWornItems(), it might return a table or array?

bright fog
#

It does output it

#

But looking at all the messages here, it's possible to access a specific clothing location ?

# 
LOG  : General     , 1705436490960> zombie.characters.WornItems.WornItems@5f70fa23
cedar kraken
#

i is between 1 and the length of the table

bright fog
#

yes

cedar kraken
#

Never mind, I didn’t catch that

#

My apologies

fleet bridge
#

i guess you're trying to get the item thats on the particular body location?

signal kernel
#

So this is inventoryItem, do zombies have that ?

#

ohhh wait, yea they do. Just killed one and that thing that shows on the left is there inventory

#

hmmmm...

#

try this

for i = 1, #clothingLocations do
    local wornItem = zombie:getWornItems():getItem(clothingLocations[i])
    print("Location: " .. clothingLocations[i])
    print("Worn Item: " .. tostring(wornItem))
end
fleet bridge
#

zombie:getWornItems():getLocation() will return you the location, and zombie:getWornItems():getItem() will get you the item

bright fog
#

I think I did try that already, I'll try again

signal kernel
#

any luck ?

fleet bridge
# 
local function getWornItemInLocation(playerObj, location)
    local wornItems = playerObj:getWornItems()
    local bodyLocationGroup = wornItems:getBodyLocationGroup()
    for i=1,wornItems:size() do
        local wornItem = wornItems:get(i-1)
        if (wornItem:getLocation() == location) or bodyLocationGroup:isExclusive(wornItem:getLocation(), location) then
            return wornItem:getItem()
        end
    end
    return nil
end```
straight from ISInventoryPaneContextMenu
signal kernel
#

Then surely that one will work for Sir ^

bright fog
#

I'll try again

bright fog
#

for everything

signal kernel
#

hmm try Lect's one

bright fog
#

other print outputs the right thing

#

Yeah

fleet bridge
#

wornitems returns a table so you need to parse the table to get what you're looking for, just search for stuff in media/lua and most of the time you'll see how it's done in vanilla

bright fog
#

I'm adapting the code sent

bright fog
# fleet bridge ```lua local function getWornItemInLocation(playerObj, location) local wornI...

Doesn't work either

        print(#clothingLocations)
    print(zombie:getWornItems())
    local wornItems = zombie:getWornItems()
    for i = 1, #clothingLocations do
        print(i)
        print("Location: " .. clothingLocations[i])
        local location = clothingLocations[i]
        
        print(wornItems:size())
        for i=1,wornItems:size() do
            local wornItem = wornItems:get(i-1)
            print(wornItem:getLocation())
            if wornItem:getLocation() == location then
                print(wornItem:getItem())
            end
        end

        
        
        --print(zombie:getWornItems():getItem(clothingLocations[i]))
    end

And the size of wornItems is 0

#

It says it's 0

#

When the zombie dies it recognizes the clothing

bronze yoke
#

zombies might not use wornitems to save memory or something

bright fog
#

(also yeah the code is not optimal)

bronze yoke
#

it would make sense not to have full inventoryitems for every zombie

bright fog
#

wdym ?

#

For the game to not keep it in memory ?

bronze yoke
#

maybe zombie outfits use a different system

bright fog
#

My issue is that, the original TLOU Infected mod puts outfits on zombie types, but this doesn't allow a lot of flexibility to have zombies with various clothing. So my idea was to rework it by putting the right clothing (which is a clicker face) on the clickers if they miss it

#

I already had a check to reload the outfit with the clicker variant for the clickers if they didn't have the outfit "clicker"

#

But they all have the same clothes and no inventory

#

Bcs it seems to define their inventory (find pen or other stuff in their pockets)

#

This causes some issues for modded clothing that are added to zombies and also issues for finding items in pockets is now way harder

#

also print(wornItem:getItem()) outputs every clothing items even tho it should output the item that's been checked ?

bronze yoke
#

yeah, looks like zombies don't use worn items until they die

#

they just use ItemVisuals

bright fog
#

fml

bronze yoke
#

well, they do use worn items in some cases, but not most

bright fog
#

Is it possible to set a clothing of a zombie on a specific body part ?

#

Bcs I guess I could just not check if the mask is here, and force equip it and do a check for that zombie to say he's checked ?

bronze yoke
#

have you tried dressInClothingItem?

bright fog
#

How does it work ?

#

void
dressInClothingItem(String itemGUID)

#

this ?

#

zombie:dressInClothingItem("98582d96-1035-42a0-b2ea-d472f9883569")

#

I'll try that

#

I don't think it worked

#

well fuck

#

maybe this ?

image.png
fleet bridge
#

Are you checking when they're dead? Or alive

bright fog
#

I tried maybe basing myself on Project Fungi to see how he adds the items

# 
require "Definitions/UnderwearDefinition"

UnderwearDefinition = UnderwearDefinition or {};

-- Super Sledgehammers on certain zombie spawns
UnderwearDefinition.Female_F_Black = {
    chanceToSpawn = 1000,
    gender = "female",
    top = {
        {name="Hat_Fungi", chance=100},
    },
    bottom = "Underpants_Black",
}

UnderwearDefinition.Male_F_Black = {
    chanceToSpawn = 1000,
    gender = "male",
    top = {
        {name="Hat_Fungi", chance=100},
    },
    bottom = "Underpants_Black",
}

He basically rewrites every Underwear

#

But I don't think I can add such an UnderwearDefinition and have a condition for it

#

And even then, would it force it equip ?

#

idk what this type of file works really

junior mason
ivory gyro
#

The reloading lua when I want to load my mod taking to much time...and freeze, and dont want to launch anything, no error message, and before i didnt change anything, i checked all file of PZ on steam.

image.png
#

Someone know how i can fix that please ?

true nova
ivory gyro
#

Working without the script directory

# 
    item AFAK {
        Weight = 0.2,
        Type = Normal,
        DisplayName = AFAK (Advanced First Aid Kit),
        Icon = AFAK,
        WorldStaticModel = AFAK,
#

ok hope

#

that wasnt that

#

i missed an }

true nova
#

likely it. that will break the game

ivory gyro
#

it was that..

#

wtf

fleet bridge
#

Yea missing a curly bracket will do that

ivory gyro
#

missing curly bracket on pz :

fleet bridge
ivory gyro
#

And btw, do you know how to transfer fbx to x model ?

tired junco
#

Hey, does anyone know where the code for the zombie infection takes place? Not necessarily the part that calculates your chance of getting it, but where it actually messes with your character health on a clock

bronze yoke
#

zombie/characters/BodyDamage/BodyDamage.class

tired junco
#

Thank you!

bright fog
eternal fjord
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is it ok if i copy someone else's code for my own mod?

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it's a pretty small code. if not, can anyone help me "personalize" it? i have zero lua knowledge

fleet bridge
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It's bad form to copy directly without permission and they can take down your mod if they report to steam

torn igloo
#

which event is triggered after the player completely load into the server?

bright fog
#

If you literally just copy their mods files then uh don't do that
If you just use their way of coding a functionality then it's definitely ok
If you want to change something in their mod, make it an addon so it just requires to have their original mod, unless it requires full rewrite then ask for their permission maybe

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It's ethics and stuff to think about. Just be smart about it and don't act like a jerk

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Also depends on the modder

eternal fjord
#

i'd love to learn how to write my own but i just dont know where to start

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it's basically 47 lines of code

bright fog
#

Personally, I just tell people whenever they are looking to do something to search for someone who did something similar and take inspiration on their methods. Sometimes however, you can't find a mod to do that so uh

bright fog
eternal fjord
#

no i took the code that plays a sound when you press Q

bright fog
#

Can't you use his mod for that ?

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What do you need it for ?

eternal fjord
#

i could but i needed a similar function for a larger mod that im working on

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unless i could just make it so my mod requires his mod

bright fog
#

You can

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You can import functions from other mods

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Very easily in fact

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The question is just: do you want to force your players to have this mod active ?

eternal fjord
#

yeah but then i thought, i dont really want my mod to need other mods. a lot of players hate that kinda stuff

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and it's a simple enough code. so if i could write it myself or get some help that would be better

bright fog
#

Is the feature from this mod actually required to use your mod ? If not then don't add the mod as a requirement, don't force players to download a mod that you don't actually need besides just a function it adds

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If your mod is just about adding exactly the features of this mod by just copy pasta it, don't do that, just add it as a requirement

eternal fjord
#

ok so basically my mod gives the player a "voice"

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i already did the other stuff like grunts, pain, etc

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and so i wanted the shout to be vocal as well, but i had no idea how to do that. so i stumbled upon this mod and wanted to add a similar thing to mine

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like i just spent an entire night reading the documentation for the game and i just couldnt absorb any of it

bright fog
#

There are mods that add a voice to your character

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Reverse engineering other mods is usually better

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Tbf, go ask the original modder about the mod if you can copy his line for shouts

eternal fjord
#

ok i'll do that. thanks

neon bronze
#

You can do those shouts with the OnCustomKeyPressed Event

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But you only get a string passed through

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So you get the player with getPlayer and access his Emitter with getEmitter

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And then pass the sound you want to play

eternal fjord
#

thanks but i need a little more than that to make it work and ive no idea where to even learn

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and this is coming from someone who knows basics of C++

neon bronze
#

Youd make a function and then add it to the said event queue

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Events.OnCustomUIKeyPressed.Add(myfunc)

frank elbow
#

I think overriding the Callout method Lua-side would be ideal

# 
local _IsoPlayer = __classmetatables[IsoPlayer.class].__index
local _Callout = _IsoPlayer.Callout

function _IsoPlayer:Callout(playEmote)
    -- code to play your sound
    -- ...

    -- pass to existing method for normal callout behavior
    _Callout(self, playEmote)
end
eternal fjord
#

where do you guys learn this stuff?

mellow frigate
eternal fjord
#

the dude who commented on that post is the co-author of the mod i copied from

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should i dm

bright fog
bright fog
#

Is there a known issue to zombies having high health pool becoming one shotable ?

fleet bridge
#

Spear stab and knife jaw stab

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Will do it

bright fog
#

Yeah that I know

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But is more of something with general attacks

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Like 25x health works well in TLOU Infected, but going too high like even 50x health makes their health not that high and oneshotable

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so like if they had base hp amount

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I haven't checked how the mod sets the health yet, just wanted to ask before going in if it was a known issue

sour island
#

Certain attacks instant kill

bright fog
#

Eh

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Crits you mean ?

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Or the spear stab or knife jaw stab ?

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Bcs I'm talking about normal hits

abstract coral
#

Hey hey, i'm hella new and i found some of my answers already. Is there maybe anybody that can guide me to a place where there's maybe a guide or tutorial on how to make car mods with interiors/opening doors/etc. I found a model of a car i'd love to have that has an interior, opening doors, hood/engine bay and i'd just love to make it into a fully functional mod. Seems to have the right amount of poly's n stuff as well for PZ

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it's gonna be a lot of work to get this functional though but im willing to do it

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thanks on beforehand

crisp dew
fleet bridge
# bright fog Crits you mean ?

i believe Hea (SOTO mod author) tested spear crits, even setting the spear damage to 0.1-0.1 a crit would kill a zombie

abstract coral
#

it's just hard to judge what exactly needs to happen

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im guessing bare chassis (no doors / wheels / trunk) needs to be as the main model and everything else is "added" ontop as seperate models?

bright fog
fleet bridge
#

no it was just a regular swing crit

crisp dew
#

Just please.... use vanilla items for things when possible. Having duplicated dedicated parts for EACH AND EVERY DIFFERENT VEHICLE just gets tedious, (at least for me)

bright fog
#

My question was if setting zombie health too high can cause them to actually go back to normal health levels (like 100%)

abstract coral
#

it's a normal sedan, no need to make seperate items

crisp dew
#

I still don't know why KI5 insists on that, but it makes me not want to run their mods on my server.

abstract coral
#

There's a few mods out there like that sadly yeah. But it's what they want i guess

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its just hm disappointing to try find a good parts car for other cars

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if people would eventually want my mod as a background car they want as a parts car, it's their right to do so

torn igloo
#

which event i can use to do sendClientCommand, OnLoad() doesn't work. Is there any event later than OnLoad()?

somber sinew
#

I keep looking at other mods and their code myself for private usage to learn how PZ's .lua goes.

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There's so many interesting different ways coders have hooked into the systems.

abstract coral
#

I'm just extremely unfamiliar with coding myself so it's gonna be a hooptie i think.

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Most i've done is rig/weight paint/texture character models for games

torn igloo
somber sinew
#

Build a library.

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I've gone through every steam page on the workshop to do it.

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Learn by observation does work. It means you're not starting from the ground up.

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There's also a lot of really useful API with good documentation.

abstract coral
abstract coral
somber sinew
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Lmao

abstract coral
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im just, again, with 0 lua coding experience

somber sinew
#

I mean if you want I can bundle up the whole thing of downloaded mods I got and send it over to you.

abstract coral
#

would be very kind of you if u want to do that

somber sinew
#

Just look through all my trash. They still have the mod ids to tell you what they are.

somber sinew
#

Firstly here's the index of every reference I Found.

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It's what PZ uses.

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They explain what they are on here.

abstract coral
#

I have experience with coding arduino shit for high school years ago

somber sinew
#

Otherwise i'm better at graphic design.

abstract coral
#

Myeah gonna be interesting for sure

somber sinew
#

Saves you from going through 500+ pages on Steam like I did.

#

Adderall.

abstract coral
#

im mainly after just car stuff with interiors/animations/doors/blabla so wouldnt be using everything of it xd

somber sinew
#

You got Blender setup?

somber sinew
abstract coral
#

i posted a pic of it earlier

abstract coral
# abstract coral

I've replaced some texture files already, fixed the jap subnames of textures to english ones so i understand them

somber sinew
#

Right now I'm trying to consolidate a bunch of crafting mods and rig them to two API.

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One for Crafting Enhanced Core and the other that allows alternative recipe ingredients.

abstract coral
#

it was originally an MMD file but it has everything basically

somber sinew
abstract coral
#

Its just hm i need to get used to some thing again, been a good time since i used blender

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ontop of it's textures being all over the place

somber sinew
#

Yeah I know how that is.

#

For me I wanted to get as much of an archive as I could.

abstract coral
#

I'll see though, it seems like a fun project to get into but i'm sadly gonna be busy for a week or 2

torn igloo
#

I just realize sendServerCommand can be send to a specific user, all of a sudden I feel my mod is extremely unoptimized but too lazy to optimize it.

abstract coral
#

I am using some of his stuff

somber sinew
abstract coral
#

M666?

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I love his Volvo 744

#

mentalista666

stiff fiber
abstract coral
#

3rd gen is cool but evo iii> rebelpYeeHaw

somber sinew
#

God.

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How have none of us made a Beanie Baby mod?

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Those things were fucking everywhere in the 90s.

mossy karma
#

Anyone know how to open the .x model files for the zombies?

#

I can open non-animated models using Blender and a plugin, just having issues with the animations

atomic oracle
#

I am a noob at modding and was hoping if someone is willing to help me set up my first firearm mod. I spent the day learning blender and have made a basic model with color. Thank you.

crisp dew
#

Thoughts on my completely amateur experience with Blender? Think this fits into the look and feel of the game?

image.png
dawn palm
#

how do I add a prompt?

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like when I right click a zombie a ui shows

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with the "Walk to" and "Sit on the ground" ui/prompt

crisp dew
bronze yoke
#

that sounds like their own library

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vanilla doesn't have any file structure like that, and no files that require is meaningful for

dawn palm
#

does OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu run when I right click on a zombie?

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then i'd like to get the zombie's information

crisp dew
#

AH, yeah, good catch. They require Tsar's Common Library.

dawn palm
#

how do I know if the event even runs?

    local function OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu(playerIndex, context, worldObjects, test)
        print(worldObjects)
    player:Say("HI")
    player:Say(worldObjects)
    end
    
    Events.OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu.Add(OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu)

I right click on anything but nothing happens no print and no message

crisp dew
#

Try making that a global function; not sure how scopes work with those events.

bronze yoke
#

it doesn't need to be global

dawn palm
#

its on client/Test.lua

# 
test1 = test1

    local player = getPlayer()
    player:Say("RELOADED")

    local function OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu(playerIndex, context, worldObjects, test)
        print(worldObjects)
    player:Say("HI")
    player:Say(worldObjects)
    end
    
    Events.OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu.Add(OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu)
#

my player says the "RELOADED" though

#

bruh this event doesnt run

abstract coral
#

im absolutely garbage at blender as im realising now but ykno rebelpYeeHaw

crisp dew
#

Usually, but folks didn't like my "Ima just gonna be lazy and use the 2d image" approach, so I went through and recreated everything in Blender then exported to pixel art.

#

(Current released version for reference)

image.png
abstract coral
#

oh ye its better in that regard for sure

#

im just saying like euhh

crisp dew
#

Most folks understood though that I'm a developer and not a designer.

abstract coral
#

u used a model like this: for the wheels

image.png
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being able to see through it

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while most people make their car mods with wheels that you cant see through

image.png
crisp dew
#

woah, that's WAY more complex than one I could make!

abstract coral
#

thats the only remark i have rebelpYeeHaw

abstract coral
#

simple wheels with texture slapped on

abstract coral
abstract coral
#

that wheel + strut was 5k on its own 😅

crisp dew
#

That's the actual texture of this wheel I made. Still pretty simple, but rather challenging for someone with absolutely no Blender experience, (such as myself)

image.png
abstract coral
#

u couldve just used a normal model of the game instead of making your own no? 🤔

crisp dew
#

None of the tutorials on how to use the tool are actual tutorials, but instead they all seem to be Youtube videos of folks who already know the shortcuts and just blaze through at mach 1, meanwhile I'm sitting here thinking "WOAH WOAH WOAH, how the crap did you open that menu?!?"

abstract coral
#

i watched a tutorial which had an input visualizer

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absolute legend

#

ahahah

#

ive never tried to make a model myself i usually edit others

#

so making something from scratch is always funky

crisp dew
#

and yeah, I would have used the UV from the base game.... if I could figure out how to actually use UV overlay maps :/

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"Just unwrap your model and it creates nicely layed out sections ready to paint".... yeah, that didn't work for me! The resulting map was all sorts of cobbled up, and I couldn't figure out how to move the sections to the section of the image which I wanted without completely botching up the perspectives.

abstract coral
crisp dew
#

https://www.youtube.com/@LarsMezaka/videos was who I found which I was able to kinda follow, though half of what they did just didn't work for me.

YouTube
Mezaka

Hey :)
I am Lars and I make 3D art and games since 2014. Stay around if you want to watch videos about Lowpoly, Pixelart or all the other fun stuff you can create in Blender. If you have questions just ask.

For work/comissions please contact my company directly:
https://irox-games.com/kontakt/

abstract coral
#

u can do it i feel it B)

crisp dew
#

Probably due to differences in Blender versions, but at least was able to cobble it together well enough to render something.

abstract coral
#

bro the diff blender version reminds me of when i tried ripping rigging and setting up a character

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it was actual hell since the ONLY TUTORIAL was like idk

#

6-7 years out of date

#

ancient ass blender compared to now

#

never again hahaha

image.png
crisp dew
#

yeah, I can say that this tool HAS matured quite a bit, I tried it a number of years ago and couldn't even figure out how to draw a box!

abstract coral
#

ey at least it's something

#

im slowly learning it again as well

#

at least you got a head start compared to me on coding. I'm gonna be lost in that part

crisp dew
#

Yeah, I do coding professionally and have been in code for about 2 decades now. Just the design portion always trips me up; never have had an eye for colour.

errant oriole
#

I had a very interesting idea for a possible modded trait that I would want as a challenge to do:

Genetic Monstrosity: Traits are randomly removed and added from your survivor, making your current selection of traits unreliable (+18 Points) though those points will mean absolutely nothing :)

and if there's options, I feel like the best option would be relating to frequency of trait randomization and how many traits can be added and removed

like this:

Trait Reshuffle Time - time values here
Trait Reshuffle Amount - num of traits to add and/or remove (i think of this as a failsafe so you don't just have one trait occasionally)

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And I made an icon for it (edited from the "impregnable veins" trait from facility-7)

trait_geneticmonstrosity.png
crisp dew
#

woah, what type of game did you pull that icon from for it to have a trait name like that? Nevermind, don't answer that...

errant oriole
#

Hm?

#

The icon is from the mod facility-7, it was originally half a DNA strand with the upper-half being a fortress tower,

image.png
#

then i modified it into a full strand of DNA

image.png
hollow current
errant oriole
#

Yup

tepid flume
#

hi, anyone knows how to unpack tiles2x.pack?
i tried all the tools that available and it wont unpack
i also tried the tilezed and choose to extract image but it not doing anything

stiff fiber
abstract coral
#

i havent seen anybody make them see through yet 🤔

stiff fiber
abstract coral
#

trutru didnt think of that

#

was thinking car wheels but ye

stiff fiber
#

I've seen a couple. They look extremely detailed

#

I don't know how the game handles them

abstract coral
#

the wheels i showed (the see through ones) are 8k vertices/faces/idk

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8k vertices; thats a car on its own

#

its crazy how detailed people make them for non-pz

stiff fiber
#

But because I'm still kinda new to Blender I made them to the standard, non-see through approach

abstract coral
#

yup thats probably how imma do it too

stiff fiber
#

I asked for advice how many tris the game can handle when I made my first mod

abstract coral
#

im hoping to make my model i got to something like that

stiff fiber
#

the general answer was 4-5k

abstract coral
#

huh well then

stiff fiber
#

my car's body model clocks in at around 3.5k

abstract coral
#

i do plan on making mine with interior n such so hm

stiff fiber
#

and it doesn't have an interior or animations (cause I don't know how to animate in Blender)

abstract coral
#

i dont know how to make a car mod at all

#

im starting from 0

#

i do know blender n animating (in not blender)

#

so i shoouuuld know how to get started but ye

stiff fiber
#

This video is what helped me out getting the shape for my car

abstract coral
#

im making a high quality model low q

#

prob not the best way to do it but

#

¯_(ツ)_/¯

stiff fiber
#

and here's some reading, one from the dev and one from someone who actually made a mod

#

These are a bit outdated though

abstract coral
#

yeah i know of these

#

and sadly yeah a bit outdated for sure

#

doesnt cover the main thing im afraid for which is the euh

#

animating doors n such

stiff fiber
#

Yeah... The biggest barrier for me is not knowing Lua

abstract coral
#

+1

stiff fiber
#

I can code in C# and Python, but I never learned Lua

stiff fiber
#

this is the model I made for my 5th gen Lancer wheel

#

the inner part is deeper on this because it's actually the rim

abstract coral
#

looks smooth compared to most

stiff fiber
#

and this is the model I made for my 6th gen Lancer wheel

#

the inner part on this is shallower because it's the hubcap

stiff fiber
abstract coral
#

the mod im looking at for "inspiration" (more reference ig) has square faces, not triangular

image.png
#

is there a reason to use on over the other?

stiff fiber
#

When I was making my first mod everyone told me to triangulate my models

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you do it by pressing ctrl+T while all the vertices are selected

#

I researched a bit about the topic as well

#

apparently it's much better to triangulate your models

#

because if you export them using squares instead of tris

#

other programs you load your model into will triangulate them wrong

#

and it will look off

#

because apparently most game engines do triangulate models you import into them

#

I don't know if PZ's engine does

abstract coral
#

hm hm

#

i mean the mod im referencing looks fine ingame

#

but ye i get it

#

it's more for consistency/making it look correct ingame then

stiff fiber
#

here's a video I watched on the topic

stiff fiber
#

but a lot of game engines do

#

I made my models using squares

#

and triangulated them after everything was in place

#

Blender has this annoying feature that you can only use ctrl+R (knife tool) on faces that are squares

#

It doesn't let you use it on triangulated faces

#

so you can't cut a line

abstract coral
#

huh

#

learning blender stuff i guess metero1Smile

stiff fiber
#

here's what I mean

#

Here I removed some triangulation lines from some faces

#

as you can see I can cut a line into it if I want

#

or multiple if I scroll up with the mouse wheel

abstract coral
stiff fiber
#

or I can do vertical lines

stiff fiber
abstract coral
#

its very interesting tho

stiff fiber
#

But on triangulated faces it doesn't let me cut a line

#

only a single point right in the middle

abstract coral
#

yup

stiff fiber
#

So you in my opinion you should make your models out of squares and after everything is in order, you should then triangulate it

abstract coral
#

its so it can make more triangles ig

stiff fiber
#

but keep in mind I'm still a novice in Blender 😅

abstract coral
#

novice is better than beginner rebelpYeeHaw

stiff fiber
#

curves require more squares

dawn palm
# 
test1 = test1

    local player = getPlayer()
    player:Say("RELOADED")

    local function OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu(playerIndex, context, worldObjects, test)
        print(worldObjects)
    player:Say("HI")
    player:Say(worldObjects)
    end
    
    Events.OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu.Add(OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu)

the event isnt running

fleet bridge
#

you can't print worldObjects because it's a table

# 
local player = getPlayer()
player:Say("RELOADED")

local function OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu(playerIndex, context, worldObjects, test)
    for key, value in pairs(worldObjects) do
        print(key, value)
    end

    player:Say("HI")
end

Events.OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu.Add(OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu)```

try this
#

you probably dont want to do player:Say because it'll just disappear in a second and the list might be long depending on what you're clicking on

sour island
vague dragon
#

Hi, i'm trying to make a sound mod to the footsteps, i already have unpacked the ZomboidSound.bank into a .wav but i have no idea how to start, can you help me?

pulsar rock
#

Hey hi, perhaps you're aware @sour island, how does one edit compiled .class files for PZ? Doing a quick patch for map loading timeouts. I can decompile using e.g. FernFlower, but making changes seems to be hard hmm

#

Tried using Recaf, but that's complaining a lot regarding missing symbols, even when I do try and add the necessary library files

sour island
#

Never tried recompiling or editing java

somber sinew
#

UndoMaskExclusion Oh.

sour island
#

Not just that mod, any mod that adds new body locations, it's an all or nothing overwrite.

#

Can't insert with how it's exposed.

#

The mods may not even be broken, If you have more than 1 that needs new locations to work, the last loaded will overwrite. Then items from the previous ones will have invalid locations for their items.

somber sinew
#

I'm not anything near a professional modder- Just considering what I can think of off the top of my head.

crystal oar
#

recipe:addRequiredSkill("MetalWelding", 6) or recipe:addRequiredSkill(MetalWelding, 6)?

#

to use quotation marks, or not to use quotation marks, that is the question

somber sinew
bright fog
sour island
crystal oar
# bright fog just try

that's not great advice fyi. neither one threw an error, and in the actual use case I have doesn't distinguish between the correct use and incorrect use, since i was using it to disable a recipe entirely

sour island
#

And modders could actually make a workaround API for bodylocations - but it doesn't matter if no one uses it.

crystal oar
#

tho i appreciate the help either way

somber sinew
#

I have all yours, actually. I bundled them up into a reference archive. Might end up hooking some other mods to them.

bright fog
crystal oar
#

i just wanted to know best practices

bright fog
#

hmm

#

Probably a string is better if I had to guess

crystal oar
#

thanks!

#

i love the modding community, i'm not sure this game would be a quarter as popular without mods lol

somber sinew
#

Finally got my development environment setup in VSCode.

Code_ya6N8JzpUD.png
#

Decompiled the game, etc. etc.

somber sinew
#

Apparently a Java modding setup to do even more with the game.

#

I'm not familiar with Java yet but I think I'll give it a go.

modern hamlet
#

Hi, How can I get anim name of the player current playing? I want to check if the anim is "Idle".

bright fog
atomic oracle
#

Any tips for exporting a model as a .x file in blender 4.0? Am noob

#

I was able to import .x files with a plugin but just can't export

modern hamlet
tranquil kindle
atomic oracle
#

Ah. It was saying the meshdata was not being found when I saved it as an fbx

bright fog
bright fog
atomic oracle
#

That's what I was testing it as

#

Lemme get the error message

#

Ah got it. It was a mismatched file name. Now I just gotta fix my texture map heh

#

Thank you for helping clear my error message 🍞

bright fog
#

I mean, np lol

autumn sierra
#

hey all, i'm looking into making some alternative textures for the overalls in the game with three different textures (similar to the jeans in the game; the black, dark, and light wash jeans) and i've messed around with the .xml for the dungarees and made sure to clarify that there are three options for textures (i copied the bottom three lines of the .xml for the jeans) and yet it seems to only load the default texture when i spawn them in game. any idea what else i could change to allow for the other textures to show up on the model?

#

or ofc what i could be doing wrong bc that is certainly a large possibility bc im new to modding this game

#

first image is the names and textures and the second is the edited dungerees.xml, for reference

image.png image.png
tacit carbon
#

Hello! Im trying to change some sounds for a mod, one of them is HouseAlarm, but I dont understand how this event works, ive tried to change it to file = address but it didnt work, the base game has event = Meta/HouseAlarm but I cant seem to find where the audio file is to replace with a new sound, any ideas how I could replace house alarms?
Every mod ive seen changes sounds by replacing existing sounds triggers with file = address but this one in particular is not working
Original code from zomboid:

sound HouseAlarm
{
    category = World,
    clip
    {
        event = Meta/HouseAlarm,
    }
}
mystic lava
#

It's not a problem but just curious

lethal dawn
#

it's just because of how it's implemented, it's adding the colors to the NPC file to get them to appear in character creation, it was the only way I knew of so as a side effect all new colors appear on zombies

mystic lava
#

I had thought that that's what the case would be

#

No worries!

lethal dawn
#

yea no problem! I kinda like seeing the colors in the wild, at least with the other one I did with new colors. if I were just trying to go for the vanilla ones then maybe I'd like to see them less, since there are special 'punk' zombies that have dyed hair but I don't know of any way to do that

mystic lava
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I ran into a normal looking zombie with green hair and I was like "why the hell is that zombie's hair green?" then I remembed I had installed your mod haha

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@lethal dawn what's interesting is in the file MainCharacterMethods.lua there are lines commented out for a few different colors that I guess the dev decided to cut out or it didn't work right?

-- SurvivorDesc.addHairColor(ColorInfo.new(0.8313725590705872,0.6705882549285889,0.2705882489681244, 1)) -- blonde
-- SurvivorDesc.addHairColor(ColorInfo.new(0.6235294342041016,0.42352941632270813,0.16862745583057404, 1)) -- light brown
-- SurvivorDesc.addHairColor(ColorInfo.new(0.572549045085907,0.4274509847164154, 0.27450981736183167, 1)) -- sand
-- SurvivorDesc.addHairColor(ColorInfo.new(0.4156862795352936,0.18039216101169586,0.07058823853731155, 1)) -- brown
-- SurvivorDesc.addHairColor(ColorInfo.new(0.6980392336845398,0.21176470816135406,0.13333334028720856, 1)) -- red
-- SurvivorDesc.addHairColor(ColorInfo.new(0.572549045085907,0.6235294342041016,0.6549019813537598, 1)) -- grey
-- SurvivorDesc.addHairColor(ColorInfo.new(0.12156862765550613,0.14509804546833038,0.16078431904315948, 1)) -- black

lethal dawn
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Yeah I saw these, this was one of the files I looked at initially while trying to find the rgb values for the dyed hair. I didn't mess with them much

mystic lava
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Looks like it could be old code. May have been a decimal format instead of x/255 as it appears now

lethal dawn
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I'm also not sure abt the rgb values, I'm assuming it's just 1=255? idk

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yeah

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could be worth trying to see if adding any new colors to that file would appear in character creation, I don't really know much abt lua I just got curious enough on how to add the hair colors that I dug through the files and looked at other mods that did the same thing

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mostly so I could finally replace the old mod I had that added the dyes to character creation

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It had the same problem iirc

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should be pretty easy to switch it over though and see, not sure if it'd work

mystic lava
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Based on what I'm reading, the function that is called to make playable characters is the same one used to make zombie characters which is why others' mods and yours that adds hair colors also affects zombies

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Not sure if a modder could do this but I think one would have to somehow differentiate the function call for playable character creation to use a separate function to include unique colors

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that's just speculation on my part

lethal dawn
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I assume in the future it'd be the same function to create NPC survivors too, so it'd probably affect them as well

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I wonder how it handles the hair dye colors normally, I already forgot what file the values were in

mystic lava
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unless the dev(s) decide to separate zombie/player/npc survivor creation into different functions, I share the same thoughts

lethal dawn
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It's not normally in the file I'm using to add it into character creation, so I wonder how they get the special zombies with dyed hair

mystic lava
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@lethal dawn

lethal dawn
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yes that's right

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I'm guessing the vanilla zombies with dyed hair then have more to do with the zone stuff you can use in worlded, using those is how you place areas where military zombies spawn or the doctors and all that

mystic lava
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Maybe

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But I have since seen soldier zombies and police zombies spawn with the added colors from your mod

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My assumption then is that when those zones spawn zombies, it calls that same character creation function we were talking about

lethal dawn
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I'm sure it does but it might also let you force a certain hair color, or maybe a group of colors, there's an easy way of figuring this out which is just looking through the files but I'm liking guessing right now

mystic lava
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Speculation can be fun sometimes, for sure lol

lethal dawn
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it also wouldn't help avoid giving random zombies dyed hair, more so just curious abt how it works

mystic lava
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An alternative method to make a player character have a given hair color is to provide an option in the character creation skin to spawn with a choice of hair dye which the player could then use to change their hair color

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This would avoid zombies spawning with whatever hair colors you might add with a mod

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It does seem like it take more work and a little more in-depth knowledge though

lethal dawn
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easiest way of doing that that I can think of might be with traits, granted it would be a lot of clutter in that menu depending on how many colors

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then again if it was through traits might as well put them all in one bag to spawn with

mystic lava
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namely editing the UI to provide a place in the character creation screen that you would normally choose your name, hair style and colors and clothing and colors, and then using the player choice to have the chosen hair dye color added to the player's inventory

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I think the latter would be the easier part since the game already has an option to start with a "starter pack" that gives a character a backpack, baseball bat and I think a hammer(?) at spawn

lethal dawn
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I feel like I remember seeing where that was, but I can't remember if that was when I was looking through the files for hair or if it was while I was looking for guns

mystic lava
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I just had a separate thought: knowing how to manipulate what a character starts with might allow for a mod idea I had floating around ye olde brainspace

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Which is occupation-specific starting gear

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Like a nurse might start with basic medical supplies in a backpack, for example

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or a lumberjack will start with a lumberjack shirt, jeans and a woodaxe and maybe like a saw or something

lethal dawn
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I can't remember if that was in the files with all the bag stats or if it was its own lua file