mod_development

[hidden compass]

Hello everyone!

I have a question about image files. The vanilla images look clear even when scaled up with the drawTextureScaled function, etc., but my own images look blurred. What is the difference? I don't think it is a size issue, since the vanilla images (extracted from the pack file) also have the same icon size (e.g. 32 x 32).

[bright fog]

Perhaps the icon image is a .svg sort of type ?

[hidden compass]

It is a vanilla pack file, but I think the original file is in PNG format.

[sour island]

Love your work, for loaded textures you may need to disable compression in the options.

I've ran into the same issue - not sure why compression impacts textures loaded using get texture. There's also issues with textures that are larger than the maximum set in options (not that this is impacting you right now).

[hidden compass]

Sorry, I solved it myself. The same PNG file was displayed clearly when from the pack file. I will also try turning off the compression option, thanks!

[sour island]

I never tried to pack my sprites before. That's interesting, I wonder if there's a performance benefit.

[pine patio]

Hello, quick question, how can I see the current coordinates of my character?

[neon bronze]

player:getX()
:getY()
:getZ()

[bright fog]

Most likely yeah

[manic magnet]

I'm pretty certain that .pack files were made for compression purposes to allow transfer of data over networks (HTTP transfers specifically) faster in Java. I doubt it has a performance benefit, compression generally is the opposite of a performance benefit, unless your bottleneck is the network as opposed to the disk. It probably has a slight size on disk benefit, though.

The only reason I know about .pack files is because I did a lot of work with Tomcat servers back in the day... I had RIM as a client. Those were dark times... 😅

[thick karma]

Or download Position Breakdown

[manic magnet]

Do you think it would be inappropriate to make an occupation for Marine and make one of their bonuses the ability to eat crayons? (I can say these things, because I am a Marine. 🤣)

[thick karma]

To some people the whole game is inappropriate. Define appropriate. Appropriate to whom? For what purpose?

[manic magnet]

Yeah, I was mostly just being a dork man. Don't read into it too deep. ❤️

[thick karma]

Lol I probably read too much into most things.

To answer the question I would have preferred to answer: yes, that would be classic comedy.

Make that mod.

[manic magnet]

Don't feel bad. I do it a lot as well. Over analyze, that's why I assumed that was what was going on. 🤣

Takes one to know one, kinda thing.

[manic magnet]

I think I will!

[sour island]

Still testing the update to Game Night. Doing final passes on the two new add-ons and the new volumetric render feature.

#1215626507846688808

👉👈 If anyone wants to test.

[lunar robin]

Maybe this is a dumb question, but guys, what is the best way to overwrite vanilla function?
I need to overwrite (remove) boolean value playerObj:getCurrentSquare():Is(IsoFlagType.exterior) in:
File: ...\media\lua\client\ISUI\ISWorldObjectContextMenu.lua
Function: ISWorldObjectContextMenu.createMenu (line 556)

if door and not door:IsOpen() and doorKeyId then
    if playerInv:haveThisKeyId(doorKeyId) or not playerObj:getCurrentSquare():Is(IsoFlagType.exterior) then
        if test == true then return true; end
        if not door:isLockedByKey() then
            context:addOption(getText("ContextMenu_LockDoor"), worldobjects, ISWorldObjectContextMenu.onLockDoor, player, door);
        else
            context:addOption(getText("ContextMenu_UnlockDoor"), worldobjects, ISWorldObjectContextMenu.onUnLockDoor, player, door, doorKeyId);
        end
    end
end

Can I just copy the whole file and make needed edits and it will work, or I can somehow overwrite the conditional statement for this exact code block?

[desert kelp]

call it like this

ISWorldObjectContextMenu = ISWorldObjectContextMenu or {}

then add the whole function you want to change

[nocturne valley]

hi, i'm making a mod and it is all going well, exept for the scratch texture that for some reason is black. here's some pictures of the bug + the scratch texture

[coarse sinew]

God, no! That is the main function to build the Context Menu. You can remove the ContextMenu_LockDoor and ContextMenu_UnlockDoor and do your logic. Like this:

---@param player integer
---@param context ISContextMenu
---@param worldobjects table
---@param test boolean
local function onFillWorldObjectContextMenu(player, context, worldobjects, test)
    if test and ISWorldObjectContextMenu.Test then return true; end
    if test then return ISWorldObjectContextMenu.setTest(); end

    local playerObj = getSpecificPlayer(player);
    local playerInv = playerObj:getInventory()
    local door, doorKeyId = nil, nil;

    for _, worldObj in ipairs(worldobjects) do
        if instanceof(worldObj, "IsoDoor") or (instanceof(worldObj, "IsoThumpable") and v:isDoor()) then
            door = worldObj;
            if instanceof(worldObj, "IsoDoor") then
                doorKeyId = worldObj:checkKeyId()
                if doorKeyId == -1 then doorKeyId = nil end
            end
            if instanceof(worldObj, "IsoThumpable") then
                if worldObj:getKeyId() ~= -1 then
                        doorKeyId = worldObj:getKeyId();
                end
            end
        end
    end

    context:removeOptionByName(getText("ContextMenu_LockDoor"));
    context:removeOptionByName(getText("ContextMenu_UnlockDoor"));

    if door and not door:IsOpen() and doorKeyId then
        if playerInv:haveThisKeyId(doorKeyId) or not playerObj:getCurrentSquare():Is(IsoFlagType.exterior) then
            if not door:isLockedByKey() then
                context:addOption(getText("ContextMenu_LockDoor"), worldobjects, ISWorldObjectContextMenu.onLockDoor, player, door);
            else
                context:addOption(getText("ContextMenu_UnlockDoor"), worldobjects, ISWorldObjectContextMenu.onUnLockDoor, player, door, doorKeyId);
            end
        end
    end

end
Events.OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu.Add(onFillWorldObjectContextMenu)

[lunar robin]

Oh! Thank you!
Mind asking as well, does this logic translate also to the player pressing E on a door from inside? Like if the door's closed (without boolean value) he can't open it right?

I suspect that logic implements from the context menu builder?

[coarse sinew]

No, I think the interactions using E are in Java side, and I don't think they can be changed.

[hallow cradle]

Hello everyone. For some reason it's not showing in my mod when I turn on Project Zomboid. The mod is supposed to be for breaking stones into 4x chipped stones (1. pick up stone 2. get hammer/club_Hammmer/stone_hammer, etc.. 3. right-click on the stone and break it) . Is there something wrong with this code? btw am I supposed to have also "function file for that" ?

[hardy ingot]

I think its just the line you put in for the Hammers
You can use this and It'll get every Hammer

keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Hammer],

Also Chipped stone is "SharpedStone"

Always good to check the Item IDs on the Wiki, some have weird names

[hallow cradle]

thank you ill try it

[hallow cradle]

Hmm it's still not working... Do I also need model ground file ?

i am planning to use stone and "sharpedstone" from game file do i still need to make that "model ground file" ?

[thick karma]

@lunar robin and just to second what Elyon is saying, doing it the way Cyclone suggests would be pointless. ISWorldObjectContextMenu definitely exists before your mod files load, and if it did not already exist and you somehow added your function to an empty table of the same name before the original table existed, then your modded function would be overwritten by the original function when the vanilla file created the original table. So this is the wrong way for more than one reason.

[sour island]

https://www.reddit.com/r/projectzomboid/s/lBbgj66b7T

I'll be on later tonight, but if you guys have buddies feel free to hop on anytime.

[warped yew]

Hello everyone, Is it possible to somehow compile the mod without leaving the game? and check it immediately. Local/client

[thick karma]

There are a few ways, but it depends on your mod. Reloading Lua mods that decorate original functions will redecorate them, causing the decoration to fire twice. Also, reloading Lua mods that add functions to events or objects will not change the copy of the function that is attached to those events / objects... You would need to remove the modded function, change it, and add it back.

But if you don't need to reload any functions attached to stuff or any decorations, you can reload individual Lua files via the F11 debug menu if you launch game with the -debug launch option

@warped yew

You can search for files you want to reload by name via empty box under the white-bg file viewer.

It's a very small search box with no default text so it's easy to miss

You can also overwrite functions and other objects via the debug console in debug mode. @warped yew

To try alt versions of them

But same rules apply to decorations and attached functions

[neat herald]

Does anyone know where I can find the sound files or the different text options for sounds for recipes?
Shooting in the dark and reusing old recipes sounds that I know work.

[bronze yoke]

look in the files prefixed with sounds_ in media/scripts/

[drifting ore]

Anyone got template files for cars?

[neat herald]

Thank you! 🙏

[drifting ore]

Or any idea on how to make a car mod?

[echo lark]

is it possible to somehow write a recipe that requires a total of 10 items but those items can be diferent items? like if i want a recipe that requires 10 bags of chips, but doesnt have to be 10 of the same chip id, and can be like 4 crisps 3 crisps2 and 3 crisps4

[bronze yoke]

frustratingly no

i think if it's a food item you can make it take a total amount of hunger from a group of items

[echo lark]

damn. yeah i wana do it for items that are basically the same thing but diferent ids. chips/pop/crossword mags/wordsearches. oh well, ill try someting else, thanks!

[neat herald]

Do you happen to know where I can find the animations that are also used for recipes?

[bronze yoke]

this one's a bit more complicated, it sets an animation variable, but i think the way it's set up most of the filenames in media/AnimSets/player/actions should be valid

somebody should probably make a list for this 😅

[neat herald]

Thank you again!

[neat herald]

Haha once I am done making my recipes and understand fully what I am doing I'll do just that!

[abstract cairn]

Can someone tell me why this isn't working? (Having trouble with netcode, went into a hosted world to test it).
On a quest for the forbidden net code knowledge lmao
(Server file)

local function CA_OnZombieDeadServer(zombie)
    zombie:getModData().CAMainData = {}
    print("Zombie Died Server Side!")

    sendServerCommand('CA', 'TestCommand', { message = "Hello! This is sent to client!" })

end

Events.OnZombieDead.Add(CA_OnZombieDeadServer)

(Client file)

local MyModuleServerCommands = {}

function MyModuleServerCommands.TestCommand(args)
    print(args.message)

    for playerIndex = 0, getNumActivePlayers() -1 do
        local playerObj = getSpecificPlayer(playerIndex)
        playerObj:Say("Received Message!002");

    end


end

local function OnServerCommand(module, command, args)

    for playerIndex = 0, getNumActivePlayers() -1 do
        local playerObj = getSpecificPlayer(playerIndex)
        playerObj:Say("Received Message!001");

    end

    if module == 'CA' then
        MyModuleServerCommands[command](args)
    end
end

Events.OnServerCommand.Add(OnServerCommand)

[bronze yoke]

what is happening exactly? does the serverside print show up? do you get the Received Message!001?

[abstract cairn]

I'm getting the print if I recall, the player is not saying received message

As in like the server zombie died print

[thick karma]

Where is the client file saved?

media/lua/????/????/????.lua?

[thick karma]

Come to think of it, where is your server file? And do you have any errors in console.txt?

[earnest minnow]

Seems like the Random Vehicle story for the Tire Change event consistently uses vehicles in the "Good" vehicle zone. Can anyone confirm this for me?

[manic magnet]

I am not at my PC to confirm that, but it would make sense? I think the story there is survivor gets a flat, gets out to change it, and gets overwhelmed by zombies. On the other hand, I guess there is no reason a beater couldn't have the same issue. 🤷🏻

[earnest minnow]

yep, I understand the context but im trying to document the rates of specific vehicles and their base vehicle quality into a spreadsheet right now

[manic magnet]

But you are right. I have never come across anything other than vehicles in the "Good" vehicle spawn zone for that event... interesting. That's still anecdotal, obviously. But it's interesting!

[earnest minnow]

I just did a test in debug mode spawning them multiple times and they only spawn offroad, SUV, and sports cars (seemingly at the same % rate)

but the base are definitely different

if I had to guess, they are spawning them in with the default (0.7) baseQuality but with a much higher chanceToPartDamage

[manic magnet]

I wonder if it's possible to alter that with a mod...

I haven't messed with vehicle stories at all.

[earnest minnow]

Definitely possible for the vehicle zones. They are all lua scripts

[manic magnet]

Oh... true. You could just add more vehicles to the spawn list for the zone.

So the question here is whether vehicle stories pulls vehicles from its own separate list or if it pulls them from a specific zone spawn list?

[earnest minnow]

the lua file states in the comments that the carcrash event uses this spawnrate so it seems to pull for specific zones

[manic magnet]

Interesting. I will definitely be digging around on this when I get a chance.

[frank elbow]

Random vehicle stories are hardcoded; the Java code grabs the VehicleZoneDistribution table and essentially converts it to a HashMap

Same for random building & zone stories. For the changing tire one see RVSChangingTire; the "good" is hardcoded in spawnElement

[frank elbow]

Probably should've replied to this with those messages 😄

[manic magnet]

Thanks for the knowledge @frank elbow ❤️

[earnest minnow]

Sweet. That's exactly the info I need!

this.addVehicle(var8, var2.position.x, var2.position.y, var7, var2.direction, "good", (String)null, (Integer)null, (String)null);
there it is

no info on baseVehicleQuality so I suppose the value is hidden somewhere

it's definitely not the same value as "good" because they would all spawn at high quality

[eager wharf]

i have no experience in coding or modding at all

how difficult would it be for me to make TV stations broadcast normally indefinitely

and possibly add some custom news announcements on each existing channel

who pinged me

[abstract cairn]

Sorry for late response! Got on much later today,

client is in
media/lua/client/filename.lua

server is in
media/lua/server/filename.lua
I have a shared one but in the shared folder but it doesnt really impact it.

I realized it might be because of the testing method today as I was thinking about it...
Do you know how the server and client commands work during each possible scenario? And also how the server and client files work depending on each scenario?
IE the 3 possible ones,
Playing solo/singleplayer
Playing in a Hosted world
Playing in a dedicated server (connecting to a dedicated server running the mod)

I realized that I actually never checked stuff like that prior and just assumed it was the same as Godot, Unity, UE5 etc.

I wasn't getting any errors I don't believe, maybe, I might do some more testing in a bit (gonna eat first)

[abstract cairn]

I havent done this yet but I think it's decently easy. There are some mods on the workshop for custom ones (I could go find that one) and a quick search as I'm looking for it found this! [It appears to do the thing you want]
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2993398538&searchtext=radio
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2973493897&searchtext=broadcast

[bronze yoke]

hosted and dedicated pretty much behave exactly the same

hosted internally just runs a dedicated server in the background, it's not one shared environment like singleplayer is

[muted garnet]

I want to create a user interface window with yes/no buttons, like the trading window in vanilla, using client and server commands, but at the moment of calling the commands the code crashes, please tell me how to fix it, does anyone know, this code should display a window with a choice for the player to whom the request was sent:

client:

ISWorldObjectContextMenu.SendAnswerWindow = function(worldobjects, playerObj, clickedPlayer)
    print(playerObj)
    print(clickedPlayer)

    if playerObj and clickedPlayer then
        print("players data successfully transferred")
        sendClientCommand("123", "TradeRequestSent", playerObj)
    end
end

function receiveTradeRequestSentNotification(senderName)
    local player = getPlayer()
    local modal = ISModalDialog:new(getCore():getScreenWidth() / 2 - 175,getCore():getScreenHeight() / 2 - 75, 350, 150, getText("IGUI_TradingUI_Youreceivedtraderequest", senderName), true, nil, ISTradingUI.onAnswerTradeRequest);
    modal:initialise()
    modal:addToUIManager()
    modal.requester = player;
    modal.moveWithMouse = true;
    ISTradingUI.tradeQuestionUI = modal;
end

Events.OnServerCommand.Add(function(command, player, ...)
    if command == 'TradeRequestSent' then
        receiveTradeRequestSentNotification(...)
    end
end)

server:

Events.OnClientCommand.Add(function(command, playerObj, recipientName)
    if command == "TradeRequestSent" then
        sendServerCommand(playerObj, 'TradeRequestSent', recipientName)
    end
end)

code fucks up at this line:
sendClientCommand("123", "TradeRequestSent", playerObj)

[bronze yoke]

the third argument should be a table

e.g. sendClientCommand("123", "TradeRequestSent", {playerObj})

[coral zealot]

Hi im new to modding, can anyone help me find out why it's not showing ingame in the mods ?

[bronze yoke]

actually, now that i'm thinking properly, you can't send objects at all - for players you can send their onlineid and use getPlayerByOnlineID to get the player on the other end

[muted garnet]

that is, first I need to get the player’s ID and then send it?

cuz there is an error 'Can`t save key' with playerObj

[bronze yoke]

yeah, you can't send most kinds of objects

you can mostly only send basic types (number, string, table, etc)

[muted garnet]

I received the player id, but after clicking the context menu nothing happens, prints are displayed only in the SendAnswerWindow function, can you help me pls?:

ISWorldObjectContextMenu.SendAnswerWindow = function(worldobjects, playerObj, clickedPlayer)
    print(playerObj)
    print(clickedPlayer)

    local playerID = playerObj:getOnlineID()

    print(playerID)

    if playerObj and clickedPlayer then
        print("players data successfully transferred")
        sendClientCommand("123", "TradeRequestSent", {playerID})
    end
end

server:

Events.OnClientCommand.Add(function(command, playerID, recipientName)
    print("123abc")
    local recipientID = recipientName:getOnlineID()
    local requester = playerID:getPlayerByOnlineID()
    if command == "TradeRequestSent" then
        print("abcdeftd")
        sendServerCommand(requester, 'TradeRequestSent', {recipientID})
    end
end)

[bronze yoke]

the args for your OnClientCommand function are out of order

but that shouldn't stop the first print in that function from happening, so i don't know what's happening there

[muted garnet]

maybe in client I need to change first arg to playerID and third arg to clickedPlayerID?

[muted garnet]

In a console showing up only client prints

[bronze yoke]

well server prints don't output to the console, that's just a client log

[muted garnet]

so where can I check they?

[bronze yoke]

check Zomboid/coop-console.txt

[abstract cairn]

where is this image from?
also hosted internally and dedicated being the same makes me even more confused because that doesnt explain why I wasn't receiving the message lmao

[abstract cairn]

also huge ty

[bronze yoke]

https://github.com/demiurgeQuantified/PZEventDoc/blob/develop/docs/Events.md

[abstract cairn]

oh it WAS your docs I just thought it was something different cause i havent changed github to dark mode lmaO

[abstract cairn]

I thought the player arg was first though... ?_?

[bronze yoke]

it's not

it really bugs me that they put the one argument that's different for the two events in between them instead of at the end 😅

[muted garnet]

@bronze yoke thanks for the help

[abstract cairn]

wait do you have an example then because that means the stuff I was using as reference did it wrong lmao [also yeah that doesnt make sense...]

or ig i could just

scroll up and see the mega chad who made the trade UI

wait no

i have it right

WHY IS IT NOT WORKING THEN AAA

i shall now debug heheheha

eeey got it to work

[main swan]

Hi all, relatively green when it comes to PZ modding and lua. I'm looking for a way to add 2 custom RCON server commands to my dedicated server: To spawn items at a location/coords, and to spawn zombies at a location/coords instead of on a player.

Is there already something like this worth looking at or is this the best place to start?: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2825060402

[verbal yew]

Guys, which moodle index for cold?

MoodleType.Cold?

or ModleType.HasCold?

MoodleType.Panic - it's stress?

[abstract cairn]

stress has its own moodle I thought,

[verbal yew]

what is getSickness? it's not cold, what it is?

and how to get cold (like sick, when character have cought)

[bronze yoke]

the sickness you get from being infected, drinking bad water, eating rotten/raw food

MoodleType.HasACold

[verbal yew]

getPoisonLevel ?!

[bronze yoke]

poison causes sickness, it isn't sickness itself

same with infection and fake infection

[verbal yew]

Anti-overheating in normal (relatively) condition :D

local function lesstemperature()    
    local player = getPlayer();

    local body = player:getBodyDamage();
    local moodles = player:getMoodles();
    local stats = player:getStats();
    local currentInfectionRate = (player:getHoursSurvived()-body:getInfectionTime())/body:getInfectionMortalityDuration();
    local currentTemperature = player:getBodyDamage():getTemperature(); -- 37.000, 37.5

    if currentTemperature > 37.0 
     and moodles:getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.HeavyLoad) < 3    -- не должно быть конкретного перегруза
     and moodles:getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.Pain) < 4        -- не должен испытывать сильнейшую боль
     and moodles:getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.Panic) < 4        -- не должен испытывать сильнеёшую панику
     and moodles:getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.HasACold) < 1    -- не дожен быть простужен
     and body:getHealth() > 50                                -- не должен быть в хламину без здоровья
     and body:getPoisonLevel() < 25                            -- не должен быть отравлен
     and stats:getSickness() < 0.25                            -- не должно быть тошноты
     and currentInfectionRate < 0.05                        -- не должно быть больше 5% зомбификации
    then
        player:getBodyDamage():setTemperature(currentTemperature-0.2);
    end
    
end

Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(lesstemperature);

[abstract cairn]

is there an event callback for zombies despawning or being recycled? Just asking for funni

[bronze yoke]

nope

[hardy skiff]

Hi guys, is it possible to replace the CarMechanicsOverlay for vanilla vehicles with a new one? tried to assign new values to the element but the original mechanics overlay still remains. No error popped up.ISCarMechanicsOverlay.CarList["Base.PickUpTruckLightsFire"] = ISCarMechanicsOverlay.CarList["Base.93chevySuburban"]; ISCarMechanicsOverlay.CarList["Base.PickUpVanLightsFire"] = ISCarMechanicsOverlay.CarList["Base.90pierceArrow"];

[peak nymph]

Hi all
I'm having trouble including a library mod as a requirement of my mod
I am using TchernoLib
If I include it on my mod.info file in this format
require=TchernoLib
Then my mod does not seem to load at all, no items present in game, tab missing from item spawner admin menu

If I don't include this I get this error
`function: CCharcoalMound.lua -- file: CCharcoalMound.lua line # 3 | MOD: Hiemas's Survival Kit

ERROR: General , 1712910408414> 0> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: initCGO of non-table: null at KahluaThread.tableget line:1689.
...
function: CCharcoalMound.lua -- file: CCharcoalMound.lua line # 3 | MOD: Hiemas's Survival Kit`

In this file (media\lua\client\CharcoalMound\CCharcoalMound.lua)
require 'GlobalObject/CGlobalObjectCreator' require 'CharcoalMound/SharedCharcoalMound' ShGO.initCGO('charcoalMound')

And i'm not sure what i'm doing wrong or why it can't access ShGO from the Library

Edit: NVm, turns out I just forgot to enable the lib in the steam workshop config for the server

[worn geode]

Hi all,
I am working on making a small mod for myself, some extra map icons cause you know cant have too many of them. I noticed that Extra Map Symbol mod has a github archive of their work so I am heavily using their mod as a template (unless there is a more updated way of doing so) - huge shout of to them - however one thing I noticed is that all their images are 20x20 px. Is there a way we can have big px sizing and having automatic transforming of px sizing. I loose a lot of detail if i make it a larger format and then scale down myself to the point where I might as well just write instead :/

[abstract cairn]

Anyone know what this is?

[worn geode]

if i would take a stab in the dark its whatever the time is that the last zombie saw the player

idk where you are looking to see this so i can only assume ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[abstract cairn]

I don't know if they need to be 20x20 px but if you check pinned I'd recommend using the same res... if you need to scale it you can use non-interpolation mode (itll be more pixelated but sharper)

[thick karma]

I think it's actually the last time player has seen a zombie.

Iirc

I am pretty sure I use this in Meditation as a determining factor in whether player is allowed to become invis.

[worn geode]

if you mean the modding wiki page:

• no mention of icon sizing
  if you mean Blair Algol's post from 2022
• thats for Vehicles and clothing items, not map icons
  only reason why im saying 20x20 is cause thats what the ExtraMapSymbols use but if i can use like 200x200 then all good

[true plinth]

sorry to the necropost, but your issue is a major issue encoutered by many mods dev : you cannot send container contents from server to clients.
The trick is to apply your custom "change container contents" to every clients (by a SSystem/CSystem command).
Its works, but sometime a desync appear between players.
You can use also sendObjectChange("container") from the server, but it's really really buggy (items disappear, etc.)
Another solution should be using the gameClient.objectSyncReq, but too bad it's not exposed in lua 😢

[bright fog]

Not really but you can probably create an event for it

I have made something similar sort of to check whenever a zombie was getting deleted by debug/admin menu to remove their sounds emitters (needed for custom zombie sounds to not have fantome sounds)

Which means I hooked a lua function to a java function getting triggered

[abstract cairn]

interesting thats a pretty good idea but I'm probably just going to make a timed garbage collector and accept the edge cases where they overlap within that time period

also speaking of which anyone know how I can get/save the current game time? getGameTime() is lookin weird n I dont know if it actually works like that

[bright fog]

https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/GameTime.html

Should be it

[abstract cairn]

ye but can I just do getGameTime() and it'll return the current game time? [as in if I save it to a variable and then get that variable later will it be the current time or the saved time]

[bright fog]

Oooh

[bright fog]

Yeah you can do that I believe if you remove ()

What you did right here will just save the time at the moment this part runs

If you remove () you need to add it when you call that variable

local dict = {}
dict.value = getGameTime
local time = dict.value()

That should be it

[peak nymph]

Hi all
Does anyone have any idea why a context menu item added via the event system would be getting added twice? (using TchernoLib)
The "Test" item is added to the menu twice
Here is printed twice
But I can only see CCharcoalMound Init printed once

`require 'GlobalObject/CGlobalObjectCreator'
require 'CharcoalMound/SharedCharcoalMound'
ShGO.initCGO(CharcoalMound.key)

local function addCharcoalMoundLightOption(context, isoObj, playerNum, x, y, test)
if not context then return end
if not isoObj then return end
local playerObj = getSpecificPlayer(playerNum)
if not playerObj then return end
local square = isoObj:getSquare()
if not square then return end
local optionText = "Test" -- fix
local option = context:addOption(optionText, isoObj, null, square, playerObj)
print('Here')
end
print('CCharcoalMound Init')

Events.OnCGlobalObjectContextMenu_charcoalMound.Add(addCharcoalMoundLightOption)`

[gilded hawk]

Do we know what the boolean arguments for AddXP do?

[grizzled fulcrum]

Why do you put it in a dict? I am just curious

[bright fog]

Check the java

[bright fog]

Bcs that's what he did so taking an example close to him but that's not necessary

[bright fog]

Here

[grizzled fulcrum]

ok that makes sense. Also, wouldn't removing the () make it a reference to the function instead of the return value of the function (the time)?

I'd think you would use it like

local oldTime = getGameTime()
-- do stuff
local newTime = getGameTime()
-- diff = newTime-oldTime

[bright fog]

Exactly

But in his case he wants to run the function since he wants to get the time whenever he refers to his dict entry

[bright fog]

Here

[grizzled fulcrum]

ohh I see now

[eager wharf]

the former isn't what im going for and i'm not sure if the latter only allows for voiced broadcast (i'm just going for text/lore stuff) either way thanks

[hallow cradle]

Update. I managed to finally solve the issue. I just need to make when breaking the stone (must hold the hammer in hand when want to break the stone, same as a blowtorch mechanic). Thank you for your help.

[versed merlin]

Hey folks, asked before but I don’t think anyone saw it. I’m interested in doing an overhaul mod and am curious if that is something I could start learning now or if it’d be better to hang out closer to 1.0?

[thick karma]

Honestly I would just mod when you want to mod because there's no telling when the game will actually reach 1.0 at its current rate of update.

Not sure what kind of overhaul you're doing but I'd just go for it. I wouldn't even wait for 42, let alone 1.0. People have been waiting for 42 for years. I'm sure there's time. And the things you learn making an overhaul for 41 will surely help prepare you to overhaul 42 or 1.0 or whatever later version of the game you're hoping to mod.

[cloud shell]

Thanks for the answer. You confirmed what I was thinking. I gave up on this feature for now, lets hope build 42 will give us more options.

[true plinth]

When the 1.0 will be out, IA will take over the humanity, doesn't need to mod games anymore 😅

[mellow frigate]

it will if you require that file from another lua file or if you reload the file from ingame debug lua reload function.

[nimble badger]

Idk much about coding but maybe u have to create a new list, and afterwards specify it?

[thick karma]

As far as I know, requiring from another file should not do that because require does not run a file again if it has already run. I require files that add things to events all the time, and those things don't get double-added... Unless this is some odd quirk associated with your lib.

Reloading in-game however would do this.

[peak nymph]

I’m not actively requiring it from anywhere, the file name CCharcoalMound is not anywhere in the code, this is why I was so confused

[thick karma]

See above.

I notice you're adding your function to a custom event. Is it possible you trigger that event twice somehow?

[peak nymph]

Not that I’m aware of, only referenced within the one file and that is the complete file that I included on my original message, will have another dig to make sure I’ve not done anything obviously stupid

[peak nymph]

and the custom event was based on the examples in here

https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/2986578314/3812906855246163752/

[thick karma]

I never see anyone add to context menus by adding to a custom event that way so it's sort of my best guess. I'm p sick right now so not on PC and thus not reading files right this minute.

I just add my menu items to vanilla events

[peak nymph]

no worries, thanks for all the help, get well soon

[thick karma]

What exactly is the intention of your menu option? It's an option for right clicking the ground / objects right?

[peak nymph]

yeah, when right clicking the object want to add a context menu for lighting it the same way as a camp fire, but was just adding a test context item to begin with

[thick karma]

I would just use the vanilla event as described here:
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Lua_Events/OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu

I think using a custom event for that would unnecessarily complicate the process

There are examples in Jukebox/Menu.lua that you are welcome to refactor from True Music Jukebox.

[peak nymph]

I was recommended the lib as I ran into issues a while back when trying to communicate between server and client for updating to ignited etc (and some additional functionality I was attempting including a burning timer and harvest option when finished)

[thick karma]

I mean TchernoLib might help you sync stuff easier somehow (I am not sure) but making a custom event just to add a context menu option doesn't seem like it would be necessary at all for client-server sync. A context menu is a purely clientside phenomenon. It's only the consequences of firing that option that might require sync.

[peak nymph]

just thought I’d try the lib methods seeing as I was using by it anyway, but will try go with a vanilla method

[thick karma]

Yeah, I'm not sure why that event isn't working as expected, but the vanilla one works for me. There is a function in TMJ (JukeboxMenus.load iirc) that decides whether to add a custom menu based on whether it finds a jukebox on that square. You could probably rework that to suit your purposes in a fairly straightforward way.

Also it demonstrates how to make players walk to what they right clicked before they do the thing

And make it compatible for gamepad people

If either of those goals is of interest to you

[peak nymph]

yeah will take a look thanks

[thick karma]

The location I mentioned is in lua/shared of that mod.

[hallow anvil]

hey fellas I'm looking for a tshirt icon from the game, I'm making a clothing mod and I can't find a default icon in the game files

[hallow cradle]

try zomboid wiki

[hallow anvil]

thanks

[hallow cradle]

np

[versed merlin]

Mostly want to sci-fi the game some. Monster zombies, dungeons, bosses and the like. Or, do a sort of Falloutish deal with faction wars and a ton of vehicle modding. Sort of bouncing between the two.

[thick karma]

I mean later builds are allegedly going to have more options for stuff like NPC AI which seems highly relevant to some of your goals, but nevertheless I would probably just do what can be done now and worry later about stuff that later builds will make easier.

@versed merlin

[versed merlin]

Yeah, that was in a round about way what I was getting at lol

But looking at it I agree, who knows when any of that will actually happen

[bright fog]

In years

That's at least what you have to expect

In fucking years xD

[thick karma]

I mean skinning zeds and making bosslike zeds and obv vehicle modding all works fine right now and you could easily get started on that... and I highly doubt the incoming updates are going to utterly break compatibility with existing vehicle models / skins permanently (though they may need to be loaded differently someday) because that seems like it would unnecessarily require a lot of work to be redone... And faction wars are sort of already possible on some level, though it depends on what you mean by that. The nature of each goal would determine whether I would personally want to wait to try it. If you mean AI factions fighting AI factions, that might need to wait.

[versed merlin]

That is fair, and yeah I mean factions fighting each other for territory and the like.

[thick karma]

I see, yeah, I think planned AI features will probably make your life easier regarding that specific goal

[bright fog]

What's your mod plan exactly ?

[bright fog]

Waiting for b42 animals for AI seems like a better move tbf

[thick karma]

@bright fog

[bright fog]

👌

I'm working a mod to easily add fully customized zombies variants if you're interested @versed merlin

[thick karma]

But if you're boring you can't use it. @versed merlin

[bright fog]

wdym xD

[thick karma]

lol sorry I am stupid so puns are the only kind of joke I ever learned.

[hallow cradle]

as soon as gain more experience with Lua i'll try to make another part of map that is radioactive zone (you will need a gas mask) and also a lvl2 radioactive zone (you will need a full bio hazard suit).

[bright fog]

Anyway taking a break rn, working on other stuff before going back at it but it's already in shape and the work to do is mostly on my addon that uses the framework

[thick karma]

You said if Darkfine is interesting* instead of interested*

So I contrasted it with boring.

Because I'm so funny.

[bright fog]

oh mb

[thick karma]

lol yes how dare you set up my golden comedy with a typo

[bright fog]

[outer crypt]

Does anyone know how setting multiple overlays to a container works? At what point does it go from no overlay to the first, second, etc? I have a 25 weight container that overlays twice and works well but another container with 5 weight that never activates the 2nd overlay...

I know both overlays work because I have moved them around a bit.

I'm expecting that it is weight set and that the 5 container isn't large enough to make it to the 2nd overlay...

[vestal gyro]

If I want to make a vanilla trait inaccesible to people so they can't pick it during the character creation screen do I just copy the vanilla code for it and change the values?
Or could I make it so every other trait is mutually exclusive with that one?

[hallow cradle]

download mod for trait and use they're example (code)

[vestal gyro]

Theres no mod that does this tho

[hallow cradle]

you mean you have to earn it during play ?

[vestal gyro]

The only way I could think of doing it is using the rebalance trait mode code and make the traits I want to remove cost 999 points

No just not able to pick it as in it doesn't appear in the traits list

[hallow cradle]

then how do you get that trait ?

[vestal gyro]

You are not supposed to

[hallow cradle]

0.o

[vestal gyro]

But you can't physically completely remove them from the code which is probably because they are in the base game

I attempted to do it a few days ago but got completely stuck till I gave up at 7am

But tomorrow I'll attempt it again

[hallow cradle]

gl wish u best

[vestal gyro]

Thanks, will also release a clothing mod tomorrow which will be my second mod ever

[hallow cradle]

send link

[vestal gyro]

I'll do it in #1162438206516645948 when it's done

[bronze yoke]

i think if you make a new trait with the same id it overwrites the old one, if you set it as a profession trait and don't actually give it to a profession then it won't be pickable at all

[vestal gyro]

Thanks really appreciate it

[slow granite]

l9paco has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lusty karma]

Question for modders, would it be hard to make a mod that let you adjust the range of a generator? Something that would be compatible or be used with "Visible Generator Range" mod. Many times i realize the range of my generator is too big for my base and then it power next houses for example. What if we could change that range to make it lower/(bigger?).

[bronze yoke]

there's already a mod that does that

it can't be done with lua

[hallow cradle]

Guys I just made a mode that allows you to break stone into 4x chipped stone. Now I have a problem with animation. When it starts animation It doesn't equip a hammer. It hits the stone with a fist instead. How to fix it? I try to use the chatbot but he complicates it for no reason.

[lusty karma]

oh ok, never saw it

do you know the name of the mod?

[bronze yoke]

customisable generators or something like that

[lusty karma]

Thanks 🙂

[vestal gyro]

Screenshot?

Is it like the carpentry dissasembly animation but without the tools in hand?

[hallow cradle]

hold on ill record it

[hallow cradle]

yes

but doing it without hammer in hand

[vestal gyro]

I know of quite a few mods where it just does that, maybe its very annoying to implement

[hallow cradle]

link

if u can plz

[vestal gyro]

Im on my phone rn sorry

[hallow cradle]

oh oke

np

[vestal gyro]

But as long as it's only visual then it should be fine

Like for example if the recipe can only be done with hammer in the inventory

[hallow cradle]

I know that blowtorch have that function (when u disassemble object) it force you to equip that tool as primary.

[vestal gyro]

Can you send the code of the function?
You probably just have to put in the hammer item ID and implement that function in your recipe if I had to take a guess

[hallow cradle]

module Base
{
recipe Make Chipped Stone
{
Stone=1,
keep Hammer,

   Result:SharpedStone=4,
   Sound:Hammering,
   Time:300.0,
   AnimNode:BuildLow,
       Category:Survivalist,
}

}

[bronze yoke]

you can use Prop1 and Prop2 to set what items the character will hold

[hallow cradle]

where do I put it ?

[abstract cairn]

I want to get the game time when it runs and save it to a table in mod data ergo I'm adding it like that to a table.

So your saying it will in fact save the game time when this part runs? (Which is what I want)

[quasi kernel]

We are WINNING!

[bright fog]

Yes

If you put it in with ()

It just runs the function and returns the value the moment it's called that way

Like any other function

[abstract cairn]

I believe it allows for both, since all radios n stuff have like murmuring for their broadcasts I think that's what the audio is for ^-^ I haven't used it yet but that's what I plan on using for my server lol

[abstract cairn]

Ty I'm paranoid lmao

[bright fog]

np xd

Best way is to try it tbf

[abstract cairn]

It's like using a calculator for 2+4

[bright fog]

lol

[abstract cairn]

Yeah but I didn't know if I could call it like zombrand which I'm guessing I can so like W

[bright fog]

You can yes

[abstract cairn]

And I'm lazy in regards to uploading to workshop every test so I'm trying to add as much before testing n debugging lol

[bronze yoke]

that's just caching the gametime object

that isn't the time, it's the class responsible for tracking time

[abstract cairn]

Does it not give an instance of the game time class?_?

Or do I have to go select the values from the game time class I'd want to use

Before saving it

[bright fog]

Upload to workshop for every test ? What ?

[abstract cairn]

Server testing with friends

[bright fog]

Is that a feature that only works in servers ?

If not just test it in solo ?

[bronze yoke]

i think getGametimeTimestamp() will give you what you want

[abstract cairn]

I'm new okay T_T
I'm testing what I can solo but it's mainly player on player and UE5 makes me want to test everything in a multiplayer environment too

[bright fog]

https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/GameTime.html

Just click the link

[hallow cradle]

where do I put it ?

[bronze yoke]

in your recipe

e.g. Prop1:Hammer

[abstract cairn]

I will look into that ty.. I do want to get the day potentially since it's probably easier in regards to garbage collection but if that's probably the better way to do it lmao

Also just to reiterate players can only modify their own mod data meaning id have to make player one tell the server to tell player 2 to update their mod data

[abstract cairn]

On mobile rn but ty I appreciate it ^-^ will reread after

[bronze yoke]

yeah

[bright fog]

If you can manage

[abstract cairn]

Ty for your service to me and modders everywhere o7 lmao

[hallow cradle]

it work. Fixed !!!. Tnx ❤️

[vestal gyro]

Hope you get it working soon you sounded pretty upset in vc not finding what you needed

[quasi kernel]

I feel immeasurable joy and anxiety looking at this.

[lunar robin]

@thick karma Hi!
Any chance I can be added to modding resources?

[thick karma]

I pinged you into it but just FYI you can find threads (like Modding Resources) by clicking this button in the future:

It's near the top-right corner of Discord on Desktop.

[lunar robin]

Sorry, didn't pay attention. Thank you!

[verbal yew]

its possible to patch create menu like:
if i get 2 negative perk then clear list with negative perk?

[brittle dock]

@sour island I know you’re still polishing the existing mods, but out of curiosity, does the concept of “Game Night - Brick Toys” intrigue you or fill you with dread?

[abstract cairn]

Smh wasn't upset just sadge that I couldn't figure it out (I like rambling to myself while bug fixing because it makes it more entertaining heh)

Did figure out a lot think I'm going to do it actually, definitely thanks to the mega chads here (cough cough Albion has literally helped me like 3 times and has an event documentation better than the actual one cough cough)

[thick karma]

No need to apologize, we can't magically know things we don't know.

Though it would be super dope if we could.

[muted garnet]

Can I use client/server commands to send to only one player? I need to send UI window with yes/no to clickedplayer with sender player details and show UI window only for clickedplayer and not for both players at the same time:

server:

Events.OnClientCommand.Add(function(module, command, player, args)
    print("123abc")

    local playerID = args[1]
    local clickedPlayerID = args[2]

    local playerObj = getPlayerByOnlineID(playerID)
    local clickedPlayer = getPlayerByOnlineID(clickedPlayerID)
    
    print(clickedPlayerID)
    print(playerObj)


    if command == "TradeRequestSent" then
        print("abcdeftd")
        sendServerCommand("123", 'TradeRequestSent', {playerID})
    end

    
end)

client:

Events.OnServerCommand.Add(function(module, command, args)

    if command == 'TradeRequestSent' then

        local playerObj = getPlayerByOnlineID(args[1])

        local modal = ISModalDialog:new(getCore():getScreenWidth() / 2 - 175,getCore():getScreenHeight() / 2 - 75, 350, 150, getText("IGUI_TradingUI_RequestTrade123", playerObj:getDisplayName()), true, nil, ISTradingUI.onAnswerTradeRequest);
        modal:initialise()
        modal:addToUIManager()
        modal.requester = playerObj;
        modal.moveWithMouse = true;
        ISTradingUI.tradeQuestionUI = modal;

    end
    
end)

[sour island]

Like children's bricks? It wouldn't really work with stacking.

[brittle dock]

Oh true, even if there was a way to create a model of the "creation" on the fly, that would be an insane amount of work just for a mod.

[bronze yoke]

sendServerCommand can take an IsoPlayer as its first argument to send to only that client

[muted garnet]

like this?

    if command == "TradeRequestSent" then
        print("abcdeftd")
        sendServerCommand(clickedPlayer, 'TradeRequestSent', {playerID})
    end

[bronze yoke]

you still need all the other arguments

[muted garnet]

what do you mean about?

[bronze yoke]

you only passed one string

[muted garnet]

I got it, thanks

I found

[hallow anvil]

how do I get my clothing to be pickable at start and how do I set up its spawns?

[warped yew]

Hello everyone, sorry for my bad English! Friends! Please tell me what function can be used for an action so that endless animation animations are hung on the player) or what events/classes?

[bright fog]

You mean have an animation loop ?

[warped yew]

Yes of course and how to loop the animation and leave it on the ground when HP<20

[thick karma]

To clarify (I have some idea of what they're doing from DMs), they want to put player in an unconscious animation state and leave them that way indefinitely with no ability to independently cancel the animation until they have been healed somehow.

[bright fog]

Perhaps there's a method for that

[bronze yoke]

you can make an uncancellable timed action, and you can restrict the player from moving

but if you can't cancel your timed action you can't open the menu so it's not ideal 😅

[thick karma]

Really? If you're in a timed action state that can't be cancelled it won't let you use Escape to open Main Menu? Lol that's nuts

Classic

[bronze yoke]

well the first escape press usually cancels it - if you can't cancel it, every escape press tries and fails to

[thick karma]

Lol wow

Well you could mod around that, right? Set a flag while the timed action is active and if player presses Escape while it's active, just directly call the function to open the main menu?

[bronze yoke]

yeah, probably

you could build it into the function you have to override to make it uncancellable even

[thick karma]

Still, classic Zomedy

[bronze yoke]

something something actionqueue.cancancelaction

[verbal yew]

or get ui with buttons.
it was close to this in better lockpicking, when UI grab control and get ui with button Cancel and minigame

[mellow frigate]

I do such things in Prisonner

[thick karma]

Maybe link the new guy if you don't mind being refactored. They could probably use guidance in the form of examples on that.

[quasi kernel]

Is anyone here fortunate enough to have contact with bikinihorst? I want to get an "OK" from them so I can avoid some conflict. Same goes for the More Smokes creator, but I'm unsure if they're here.

I need it for my mod.

I could just publish the More Smokes patcher but I also don't wanna deal with random stuff happening because of it.

[bright fog]

Bro I swear to god you need to stop worrying about making a patch for mods

Like seriously wtf is that

You are not reposting their mods ! THEY HAVE NO REASONS TO BE AGAINST IT

[quasi kernel]

Well, they could have reasons. Namely errors tracing to their end that are faults of my own. I don't wanna give them an influx of bug reports that aren't even theirs-

[bright fog]

Unless you do things badly, they won't have errors related to their mod

That just won't happen

Please stop fucking worrying so much about your mod, JUST DO IT

[quasi kernel]

a

i just wanna try and do the right thing

[bright fog]

Please seriously it's pissing me off looking at you being scared like a small tiny rabbit who's shitting himself. Sorry if it feels rude but just do it mate ????

I know but I told you multiple times already

You are not reposting their mods, there's no way a modder comes to you against you and you get hated by everyone just for doing a fucking patch

Everyone loves patch and is here jerking off modders who do it bro, wtf do you expect hate for ???

[quasi kernel]

It's just a big mod, it's not a tiny patcher mod.

It's practically an overhaul, things can go wrong.

[bright fog]

And that's okay bro

If you are doing things right in your mod, all the errors will lead back to YOU

Perhaps other mods you patch can appear in it but they will ALWAYS trace back to you

Unless you do some weird ass decoration and fail to do it properly (which is kind of hard to fail)

But just do it please, do your stuff

If you keep acting like that in life you just won't do shit of your life

Just do it

[quasi kernel]

sorry-

[bright fog]

https://tenor.com/view/do-it-what-are-you-waiting-for-determined-angry-gif-5247874

This gif can't be more accurate

[thick karma]

Lol yeah model your behavior after Shia

That's pretty much my main strategy for being happy in life.

WWSD?

[bright fog]

Lol

[thick karma]

(making an easy joke but while my tone wouldn't be the same I do agree with the sentiment that patching is righteous and people who stand in the way of compat patches without doing their own equally effective compat patches are the enemy.)

[bright fog]

https://tenor.com/view/gordon-ramsey-look-at-us-do-it-gif-20448954

[thick karma]

(and nobody does a compat patch for farming as good as yours)

(and I doubt anyone ever will)

Bikini used to be taggable here. If they left the server or by some means beyond my knowledge made themselves untaggable here, then they really have no rational place to complain about the consequences of not being contacted about something like this, afaic. I say be available to support your mods or accept the consequences of not doing that. That's not being a tool 101.

[quasi kernel]

I guess all I gotta tackle is the map objects loader-

Does anyone know an instance of crops being loaded on the vanilla map?

[bright fog]

Yeah

give me a sec

[quasi kernel]

Gonna somehow have to find a way to force the map loading to come last, which is gonna be a pain.

Not 100% sure if it's possible but oh well, guess I'll find out.

[bright fog]

Coordinates on the left

[quasi kernel]

Thank you.

There a way to teleport to coords quickly? I haven't had to do that before.

[bright fog]

yeah

I don't remember where tho

Right click > Main (debug) > teleport

[quasi kernel]

Ah, thankie

[ashen pine]

how do you make clothes, prefer a video as its hard for me to read and keep up lmao

[stable wren]

Hello there 😄
I've an question, how to check equip item is gun or melee weapon?

[mellow frigate]

This is what I do in AFightMechanism to check range weapons: ```lua
function AFM.isRangeWeaponEquipped(player)
local weaponType = WeaponType.getWeaponType(player)
return weaponType == WeaponType.handgun or weaponType == WeaponType.firearm;--should I just use player:getVariable("rangedWeapon") instead ?
end

[stable wren]

Thanks you

[mellow frigate]

function AFM.isWeaponEquippedBareHands(player)
    return WeaponType.getWeaponType(player) == WeaponType.barehand;
end

[abstract cairn]

I know I can attach mod data to classes/specific objects like players and zombies, but is there a global mod data I can add stuff to as the client? as in the client can add some data to a global mod data table which is accessible by the server and the clients? [and then make it so the server does an occasional culling of the mod data]

[bronze yoke]

there is global mod data, look at the ModData class

it has methods for synchronising it but i've never needed to sync it so i'm not personally familiar with their usage

[abstract cairn]

also does the lua playerObj:getModData().NameOfData = {}
actually initialize the mod data or-

[bronze yoke]

yeah

[abstract cairn]

like if I wanted to access the global mod data would it literally just be ModData.get() or ModData.create()

[bronze yoke]

yeah, i find getOrCreate the most useful unless you specifically need to initialise something

[abstract cairn]

but getOrCreate is for global mod data not the object ones?
(also why not just use get() when grabbing it and create when making it ?_?)

[bronze yoke]

oh, for object data you don't need these methods no

[bronze yoke]

in most cases i've used it, it's not convenient to do these things separately

[abstract cairn]

so for object data it would be getModData().NameOfData [no () at the end]

and for global it would be ModData.getOrCreate().NameOfData

[abstract cairn]

honestly I can see that, my initialization for the player data seems to be causing errors lmao

[bronze yoke]

it's best to keep the table cached so you don't incur java overhead from grabbing it, so i just call getorcreate once when the global mod data system starts

e.g.

local modData

Events.OnInitGlobalModData.Add(function()
    modData = ModData.getOrCreate("MyMod")
end

[sour island]

I already have cube rendering. This issue is I didn't add something for layering to account for a z.

[abstract cairn]

do not do this (this being what I deleted by editing this message) it is a bad idea for anyone searching in the future using message history lmao

[bronze yoke]

i'm not really sure what you're using mod data for but the first one would probably require less network traffic

i don't really use mod data in a synchronised fashion (at most having clients request/send information using commands when necessary) so i don't really have the experience to say how well that structure works

[abstract cairn]

Actually I think I have an idea that does best of both worlds...

ty appreciate it ^_^

[abstract cairn]

does getPlayerByOnlineID only work in non-singleplayer (I assume so but I'm asking because I just got an error)

actually maybe you can only getPlayerByOnlineID from server

this isn't working client side and is returning an error (and neither message is being said) [just tried in hosted game still same problem]

[bronze yoke]

you need to call getOnlineID with a colon, it's an instance method

[abstract cairn]

works ty

also this is throwing an error but I think it's because getGametimeTimestamp() returns a long instead of a string

[bronze yoke]

you can wrap it in tostring() to avoid that

[abstract cairn]

ty again works

anyone know what the two args for daysInMonth are for?

[bronze yoke]

year and month

the official javadocs on tis's website have parameter names, i recommend using that one over the community site

[abstract cairn]

albion you cant just keep nonchalantly answering every question I have almost instantly like a super computer
im going to start being able to ask what the meaning of life is and your gonna say 42 lmao ty
also I will now hunt down the doc you are speaking of ty for the lead

[bronze yoke]

https://www.projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/GameTime.html#daysInMonth(int,int)

[abstract cairn]

and then you send it instantly too T_T ty you're awesome lmao

[abstract cairn]

anyone know if I could hook into/use the combat log in my mod? [and if so how, cause im reading the docs and its not really clear...] would be nice to see the location of when people attack but smh asking for too much lmao

[slow granite]

xerpage has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[sour island]

Anyone familiar with context menus know what could cause the menu not to clear after selecting an option?

[slow granite]

svebsks has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[abstract cairn]

do you mean its not closing the context menu when you select an option? I don't remember if the mod we made that uses context menus closes itself or not, but it might not.. I think maybe most of the context menus close because they either explicitly say to or they have you do a timed action and it automatically closes it? (I think?) dont trust me im just tryin to be helpful but I don't know for certain lol

I think ours auto-closed...

also anyone know why this returns an error?
(client)

playerObj:Say(tostring(getGameTime().getHour()))

[bronze yoke]

use a colon

[abstract cairn]

I DID AND IT- AGHSDFJD

[abstract cairn]

I don't know necessarily what your trying to do but this is a snippit from our admin menu mod.. if thats any helpful (sorry if it isnt)
I believe ours autoclosed (I asked him rn and he said ye)

[abstract cairn]

worked ty going to go crazy

[abstract cairn]

Does anyone know why this is obsolete/discontinued? I understand having a player getting damage event to detect different times of damage, but being bitten or attacked doesn't trigger one other than bleeding (which gets triggered a billion times over the course of an injury alongside being present in almost every injury in the game)
How can I call an event from when a zombie attacks a player? Using the OnWeaponHit for the server (despite it being a client side) doesn't trigger when the zombie attacks either...
[going to see if I can use event even if its obsolete]

[bronze yoke]

it's obsolete because nothing ever triggers it

the great part of this is that it wasn't replaced with onplayergetdamage, there was simply no event at all for player damage for a pretty significant stretch of time

onplayergetdamage was a recent addition, and that event hasn't worked for at least as long as i've been with the game

[abstract cairn]

then how would I call an event/func when a zombie attacks a player or a player gets attacked by a zombie? The OnPlayerGetDamage can work for literally every other form of damage BUT zombies [although again ig the damage comes from the bleeding from the zombies rather than the zombies biting etc... although that makes me wonder what damage type is the "drag down" thing...]

I literally just want to make a counter for how many times a player gets hurt by a zombie lmao I thought this would be one of the easier parts :l

maybe I could do this?
Is there a state for attacking for zombies?

[bronze yoke]

drag down doesn't do damage, it just kills you

ai state change is promising

[abstract cairn]

huge?

[bronze yoke]

keep in mind most zombie attacks miss

[abstract cairn]

can I see subclasses of a given parameter? IE it gives me the state can I see if it has a subclass?

cause I see this, and I don't know if it means eating a corpse or eating the player...

actually the last player hit int for the IsoZombie might be it, but it's an integer which confuses and scares me lmao

[neon bronze]

It could be the players id in mp

[abstract cairn]

I've figured out a way to do it, I just need to check whether or not an IsoGameCharacter is a player or a zombie

anyone know how I can check if a class has a specific subclass? IE if the IsoGameCharacter has the IsoZombie subclass?

[bronze yoke]

instanceof(character, "IsoZombie")

[abstract cairn]

I thought that was for seeing if it was a subclass of a superclass not if there was a subclass attached to it

(what I've been using so far is this [just realized I could reuse it rn])
(I will try that though cause its probably better in every way lmao)

[abstract cairn]

ive done it, muahahahaha...
just need to bug fix now

[bronze yoke]

what do you mean by 'subclass attached to it'? you may be misunderstanding how classes work

[abstract cairn]

Im sleep deprived alright I forgor that its giving me an object reference and not a class reference lmaoo
as soon as I read this im like "wait why was I- what?"

currently just made it work in multiplayer just need to fix some bugs that pop up when attacking zombos now for some reason

[warped yew]

Hi all! Can you tell me how to install IS content?

[vestal gyro]

Bro get some sleep chopie isnt it like 7am for you

[abstract cairn]

if I knew what you meant by IS I would try to help lmao

I'm trying to check if the newState is == the class AttackState, I've been using the getName and the tostring but I think if I just directly compare the classes it's much better
ie

if newState == class AttackState then

dunno how I'd do that as I've never actually directly compared a reference to see what class it is...

[abstract cairn]

SHUSH (I might be going to get 2 hours of sleep now lmao)

[bronze yoke]

if newState == AttackState.instance()

the states are singletons so you can just do an object comparison

don't use getname, it's only exposed in debug mode

[sour island]

The context menu is meant to auto close - Ive never seen it not close before. I'm wondering if there's something to me adding the sub menu wrong or something.

[ripe badger]

I'm trying to alter some recipes from the Gunfighter mod for a local server.
While I was able to change the recipe, in game there is both the original recipe and the update recipe.
All I changed was the time the recipe takes, I'm just wondering what it is I've done to make the recipes duplicated, I assumed the old one would disappear.

This is their recipe.

{
    recipe Make 5.7x28mm Ammunition
    {
        Brass57            = 1,
        GunPowder        = 2,
        PrimerSM        = 1,
        Lead57            = 1,
        keep Lyman_TMag/Lee_LoadMaster,
        Sound            : Reloading_Press,
        Result            : Base.Bullets57,
        Time            : 60.0,
        CanBeDoneFromFloor    : TRUE,
        NeedToBeLearn        : true,
    }
}```

This is mine.

```module Base
{
    recipe Make 5.7x28mm Ammunition
    {
        Brass57            = 1,
        GunPowder        = 2,
        PrimerSM        = 1,
        Lead57            = 1,
        keep Lyman_TMag/Lee_LoadMaster,
        Sound            : Reloading_Press,
        Result            : Base.Bullets57,
        Time            : 15.0,
        CanBeDoneFromFloor    : TRUE,
        NeedToBeLearn        : true,
        Override        : true,
    }
}```

[bronze yoke]

more than one recipe with the same name can exist

you can explicitly mark it as an override with override:true

oh... you did

you might need to put the override line first if i remember right...?

[ripe badger]

I'll give that a try.

[bronze yoke]

some of the parameters that do weirder stuff get acted upon as soon as they're read rather than at runtime like most do

[vestal gyro]

the double in this one is the chance for the item to spawn right?

[thick karma]

It corresponds to that chance but is not exactly that chance. @vestal gyro

Players can adjust the likelihood from a base rate determined by that chance, and also I believe the die gets rolled for spawning any given item more than once in most cases, so the real odds of seeing the item may be higher or lower than that number depending on circumstances and user settings.

[vestal gyro]

so stuff like loot rarity settings (or other factors) is being multiplied by that number to get the exact chance

[thick karma]

Yes, basically. I do not know the specific formulas applied, though. Sorry. 😦

[vestal gyro]

yeah no worries thats all I need to know, thanks

[thick karma]

Good luck!

[ripe badger]

I gave it a try, there is still two recipes unfortunately.

[verbal yew]

hmm, you subscribe on your mod in workshop?

i mean you rewrite some code part in your mod folder, but if u subscribe on your mod - game enable they from steam, not from documents/pz

[verbal yew]

if this not true, than very strange, override should work...

this brita's weapon Pack / arsenal gunfighter?

[ripe badger]

Originally it was just a local mod however I have recently uploaded it to the workshop and subscribed to it.

[ripe badger]

It is, yes.

[verbal yew]

if u rewrite local mod and wanna test it - you should unsubscribe

[ripe badger]

I'll do that in future, I tried the changes before I uploaded it however.
Since uploading and subscribing to it I've not made any changes yet.

[vestal gyro]

so would this override the vanilla traits?

[bright roost]

I want to add some different rip options to clothing types, is there a way for me to achieve this?

I basically want to be able to rip clothes into a new item im implementing

[verbal yew]

yep, u can copy 3 vanillas recipe and create new function OnCreate:

where you check numbers of cover body part, holes, etc and get amount of your item based on this

if u want use specific clothes for rip, then you should get func for search item in recipe too (or just add all your clothes item like item1/item2/item3=1)
something like [Recipes.GetItemType.Hammer] - its in lua func

[vestal gyro]

?

[verbal yew]

yep

not sure about event

OnCreatePlayer should be i think

but if u set , true); for vanillas perks its set perk invisible in create menu

[vestal gyro]

thats the point

[verbal yew]

but u can get this perk (if they dinamic for example)

[vestal gyro]

I'll do Events.OnConnected.Add(function) since it's for a server

[bronze yoke]

ongameboot should be right

oncreateplayer is way too late

[vestal gyro]

putting it in the client folder should make it work right

Ight I'll try it now hope it works

ok its working thank you guys

[bright roost]

how about the FabricType?

[verbal yew]

nah, today not method for create new

[verbal yew]

u can look in code into "zRe Armor absorb system", i create workaround function to "kevlar strips"

not perfect, because im dont take numbers of cover parts, but...

this is should be something what u want

[vestal gyro]

@verbal yew@bronze yokethanks the mod finally works

[verbal yew]

because you cant predetermine textures for fabric patch, defence rate for patch etc

New fabrictype open way for patches clothes with new fabric

in context menu or in ui with clothing part

[ripe badger]

I was able to fix my issue, I had to rename the file with the recipes in.
I didn't realise it still had the same name as the original file and apparently that was stopping it from working as intended.
Silly me, thanks anyway! o/

[verbal yew]

ahh, its be in other discord channel #908459714248048730 message

[grizzled fulcrum]

I may have been doing mod data wrong this whole time, is there a difference in the table's storage location for these two:

ModData.get("table")
getPlayer():getModData()["table"]

Now looking back on it, I can only assume ModData.get returns a global moddata table whereas getting the player's mod data table is local to that player? If that is the case then I was doing it wrong for so long 😭

[mellow frigate]

ModData.get is global mod data. while getSpecificPlayer(0):getModData() is the data associated to the player. getPlayer() is the equivalent of getSpecificPlayer(0). Each call will have slightly different results depending on where it is called (client / server / host / solo)

[torn igloo]

ModData.get("table") is global mod data.
getPlayer():getModData()["table"] is object's mod data. The player is the object.

Global mod data is independent of client and server, they need to be manually synced if you want to make them available on both
Object mod data is tied to the object and is downloaded whenever that object is loaded.

They both serve different purposes. In the past, a lot of mod use getModData() to store their database but these database is universally shared on both client and server which can bloated up MP bandwidth. Global mod data can be used as a server-side only database so you don't have to send everything over. You can also use it as a specific user's database where only that user need to recieve that data while other users don't need to.

[grizzled fulcrum]

I was using global mod data to store individual player mod data, I will change this asap!!!!!!!!!!

[bright fog]

Yeah store directly in the player

[grizzled fulcrum]

also is getPlayer():getOnlineId() the player id used in stuff like getSpecificPlayer(id)?

[bright fog]

I believe yes

[grizzled fulcrum]

ty

[coarse sinew]

No, getPlayer():getOnlineId() returns the id when the player is online on a server and is different from the parameter passed in getSpecificPlayer(), this function expects an index of a local player because there can be multiple players on a single instance (using split screen).

As Tcher said, getPlayer() is equivalent to getPlayerIndex(0), but when there are multiple local players you can use getPlayerIndex(index)

[grizzled fulcrum]

All I want to know is how to get the current player's id from the player object. I guess I could just use 0 but I'd ideally want it to work for split screen too. (playerNum is required for getting moodle via MoodleFactory mod api)

[thick karma]

:getPlayerNum()

[thick karma]

Also Elyon meant getSpecificPlayer not getPlayerIndex.

[grizzled fulcrum]

ohh I am glad there was such function

wait there is getplayernum and getplayerindex, they are 2 seperate numbers!!

[thick karma]

Also it's possible there is now a :getPlayerIndex() that I am seeing kn the Javadoc that I would imagine may be equivalent and simply a more precise name for getting the same info but I've never used getPlayerIndex (and it doesn't take a parameter or get called like getSpecificPlayer does)

[grizzled fulcrum]

is the index for split screen and the num for the entity player id or something?

[thick karma]

Yes

Although to be clear, the joypad index is 1 more than the player index

"the index for splitscreen" is ambiguous

Context is important

But yes, if you want the player object for player 2, you go getSpecificPlayer(1)

Their joypad data however will be index 2.

[grizzled fulcrum]

sorry I am not very well versed with splitscreen as I've never played with keyboard and mouse & 1 player only

[thick karma]

How dare you not know everything!?

Shame!

Shame!

/sarcasm ❤️

[hallow cradle]

I just finished watching Lua tutorial (4h) and I am trying to solve issue for my mode (so my mode allow you to break stone into 4x chipped stone but can't put in: "keep" more than 2x hammers cuz it breake code for some reason + "Prop1" cant put more hammers it also break code) my code: module Base
{
recipe Make Chipped Stone
{
Stone=1,
keep Hammer,

   Result:SharpedStone=4,
   Sound:Hammering,
   Time:100.0,
   AnimNode:BuildLow,
   Category:Survivalist,
   Prop1:Hammer,
}

}

[grizzled fulcrum]

that's why I am trying not to worry about all the controller/splitscreen stuff, and my mod should work regardless

[hallow cradle]

I can only make this mod work if I have only one hammer as option for breaking the stones

[grizzled fulcrum]

I am glad I can read sarcasm properly in this channel of all things in life 😭

[thick karma]

Haha I wish mods could work for controller/splitscreen without worrying about it, but Zomboid is not that game.

[verbal yew]

keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Hammer],

[thick karma]

Woulda saved me a hell of a lot of modding

[verbal yew]

prop1:source=2,

[hallow cradle]

what about club hammer, ball hamer and stone hammer ?

[verbal yew]

should work, only wooden hammer not include

[hallow cradle]

oh oke

ill try

[grizzled fulcrum]

I'd hope my mod would work natively as all I am really doing is adding a context menu option
if it didn't, surely it would not take much to fix it? also I continue to wonder the population of players who play splitscreen/controller (is it that popular??)

[verbal yew]

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

[thick karma]

One option would be to ditch recipe strategy and just attach a function to the context menu when interacting with Stone. Then you can add the option if you have any of a range of hammers, and just fire the result (generate 4 chipped stone items in player inventory) when player chooses that option. Would probably wanna make a timed action for it too though, so the quality of feel would have a complexity cost.

[verbal yew]

Prop1
Used to indicate the item that will be in the main (right) hand during crafting.
Exampme:
Prop1:Screwdriver,

Also, as an item, you can specify a resource for crafting Source=%Ordinal number of the resource%. Example:
Prop1:Source=1

Prop2
Used to indicate the item that will be in the extra (left) hand during crafting.
Example:
Prop2:Log,

Also, as an item, you can specify a resource for crafting Source=%Ordinal number of the resource%. Example:
Prop2:Source=3

[hallow cradle]

sounds like big code

btw guys how did you learn making mods in project zomboid?

[bright fog]

Reverse engineer two mods I wanted to make addons for

Definitely the best way to learn

[verbal yew]

same

[thick karma]

More than you realize probably, but a small portion of the overall community. As a gamepad support Wookiee I have talked to many people who do use gamepad in the course of publishing my mods for our people.

[verbal yew]

https://tylerneylon.com/a/learn-lua/

[bright fog]

Tho I suggest starting on a well written mod first bcs one of the two mods I had to look at was terrible lmao

[grizzled fulcrum]

I never stopped learning, trial and error constantly

[thick karma]

Have you seen the Matrix?

[grizzled fulcrum]

same please take this advice^^^^^

[hallow cradle]

ye why

[thick karma]

Remember when Neo learns kung fu?

[bright fog]

[thick karma]

That's how.

[bright fog]

https://tenor.com/view/i-know-kung-fu-neo-keanu-reeves-the-matrix-karate-gif-22197104

[hallow cradle]

why I forgot ?

[bright fog]

bruh

[thick karma]

lmao

[bright fog]

[thick karma]

Thank you Jvla

❤️

[bright fog]

The joke is dead now

[hallow cradle]

xd

[thick karma]

That joke will never die.

[bright fog]

Even when you make a good joke Burrya it ends up getting its knees fucked

[grizzled fulcrum]

the mod I learnt off (I already knew lua thank the heavens) did 127 table.insert calls all copy pasted with just a small string changed for each of them ☕
probably more like 114 ish but it is still significant

[bright fog]

[thick karma]

What do you mean even when? What are you trying to say?

[bright fog]

This is the kind of thing you'll see a lot in modding lmao

[thick karma]

https://tenor.com/view/princess-bubblegum-fight-me-adventure-time-gif-8382549

[bright fog]

idk man you tend to make bad jokes

[thick karma]

Brough.

Is bad like some new kid's slang for amazing

golden

priceless?

[bright fog]

probably

[thick karma]

I don't follow.

#1070852229654917180 This thread can't hurt @hallow cradle

There are resources in this that I have used... I didn't exactly just go down through this list but it's got a lot of good ones in it.

Also I think a lot of us are either trained or professional programmers and some of us are just relentlessly obsessive reverse engineers who refuse to quit.

[bright fog]

lmao

[thick karma]

That wasn't a joke...

I think the problem is y'all don't know what jokes are...

My jokes are amazing...

[bright fog]

Still made me laugh that last part

[thick karma]

Why is everyone laughing at me?

😭

[bright fog]

I'm not a dev tbf, I do some programmation stuff with Python, Matlab for my studies and that helped knowing how to handle new programming languages

[thick karma]

https://tenor.com/view/dragontan-gif-24234219

[bright fog]

https://tenor.com/view/stmlch-gif-20813048

Le clown

[thick karma]

Sorry, I only speak English!

[bright fog]

[thick karma]

SEE? That was classic.

[bright fog]

nah

[thick karma]

Psssssh

pffffft

If I still had my katana I would fight you, but I talk too much so they replaced it with a spiffo surrounded by dead bodies 😦

[hallow cradle]

One thing guys. Can you now do something else in Lua (like building simple apps calculators etc)? I suppose most of you start learning Lua sam as I start now (cuz of Zomboid mods). Do you know how to use function,table,module,if statement,etc..

[bright fog]

Such a weeb

[hallow cradle]

problem is my english

[thick karma]

Oh what you're cool because you're French and you have an axe?

[zenith igloo]

you can

[thick karma]

Okay, actually that checks out.

Axes are cool.

[bright fog]

I mean yeah we know how to use those things but making an app out of it ? Oh hell nah

For you a typical french weapon is an axe lol ?

[zenith igloo]

you can make a working calculator in the game UI

[hallow cradle]

I mean can you build

[thick karma]

lol no these jokes are based on the symbols beside our names.

KEEP UP BROUGH

[bright fog]

bruh

[thick karma]

brough

[bright fog]

How dare you don't even respect my pronouns

[thick karma]

There is no funny way to spell sis.

How am I supposed to express my feeling and be hilarious at the same time?

(Also, honestly, never clicked your PFP until you said that. lol)

[hallow cradle]

@zenith igloo I mean can you now say u have some Lua experience. Like could you us this for building something in roblox ?

[bright fog]

damn you're not even curious about your dear modder friend ?

[thick karma]

lmao there are so many PFP's to click, and Sir seemed so straightforward I did not think twice about it.

[bright fog]

[zenith igloo]

you can use your experience whereever needed tho modding pz and doing smt at roblox wont be same I assume

[bright fog]

I just love my pronons, they are so unique

[thick karma]

Forgive me, I'm a poor American so my brain is withered by soda.

[zenith igloo]

everything has its own stuff

[grizzled fulcrum]

I presume lua can't get tables by reference, which I wish it did because that would be so good like c++, for example

local data = getPlayer():getModData()["test"]
data["hello"] = "world"
print(getPlayer():getModData()["test"]["hello"])

[thick karma]

Incorrect; it does pass tables by reference (provided you are on the same PC of course).

[grizzled fulcrum]

OOO

YEEES that is very ultra mega good

[thick karma]

It is very important and useful.

[grizzled fulcrum]

I still sympathise with the & and * characters though 😦

[thick karma]

Ha I don't know many people who are attached to pointer management. C must have really given you Stockholm Syndrome.

[hallow cradle]

i am planning to learn C++

how hard is it ?

i mean how long to learn it as newby who never code before

[thick karma]

Asking how long it takes to learn to program in a language is sort of like asking how long it takes to learn math.

There is endless math and you never really finish learning math, and how far you get depends on where you start.

In a lot of ways.

But the fundamentals are not atrociously harder to grasp than any other language.

[hallow cradle]

but it's the best for doing something with memory right ?

I guess reading it

C++

[thick karma]

It runs faster than many other major languages for things like that, yes. Best, I'm not sure.

[frank elbow]

The answer to "best for X" is going to vary depending on who you ask. Different languages are often better suited for different tasks, but "best" is difficult

Some would argue for Rust instead, for example, among many others

[bright fog]

Got a friend who was debating that Excel sucks ass for example, and there's just different applications types. He was like any other language is better than Excel, and like yeah but you have to learn it before lol

[grizzled fulcrum]

excel is a language?

like microsoft excel? or am I dumb

[thick karma]

Sort of. It has its own scripting rules.

[frank elbow]

It's technically turing complete as of a few years ago

But I wouldn't call it a programming language

"It" here being the expressions within Excel

Excel itself is a program, of course

[grizzled fulcrum]

it is very helpful imo, the stuff you can do is lots

I learned how to use some of it about 2 days ago and it solved one of my headaches for a uni subject pretty quickly

[bright fog]

Yeah, it's just types of applications to do with it

And yeah any other programming language can do what Excel does for sure

But you have to bother coding the tools for it first

Or find the tools to do it in a library and shit

[thick karma]

Of course Excel VBA is a language and calling it "Excel" for short would not be unreasonable imo

So to say it's both is arguably fair enough.

[bright fog]

I'm not talking about VBA

[thick karma]

It's not just VBA generally though, it's a special version for Excel, right?

[frank elbow]

VBA is unambiguously a programming language; I think what's being discussed is whatever they call their expression syntax

[bright fog]

Ignore the VBA shit, I'm talking about Excel itself and it's not a language but there's very similar applications

[thick karma]

I dunno I avoid Excel. (And Office.)

I'm saying the language used in Excel the app is to my knowledge officially called Excel VBA by MS.

Or at least one of the languages.

[bright fog]

It is yes

[frank elbow]

Formulas != VBA, to be clear

They can include it, I think? I'm no Excel wizard either. But I've unfortunately seen VBA and it is not that

[bright fog]

Whatever I'm talking about Excel, no one talks about VBA by calling it Excel

[frank elbow]

As they shouldn't

[thick karma]

Right that would not make sense lol

[bright fog]

yeah

Both can exist without the other but can be linked together very easily

[thick karma]

Well, this conversation is no longer funny at all, so I'm leaving.

[bright fog]

boomer

[grizzled fulcrum]

Is there a way to pop out the lua console stdout into a seperate window? Trying to read what my mod outputs while loading and stuff is hard because it doesn't even show, but even in game the output window is very small on my 1920x1080 monitor

[thick karma]

haha you wish

I have tried to make that stupid thing bigger but it's drawn in Java

I can only resize its parent window

[grizzled fulcrum]

there's have to be a way

[thick karma]

Annoying a.f.

https://tenor.com/view/find-urvish-gajjar-aapnu-cinema-you-tuber-gujarati-gif-18397137

This is the secret

[grizzled fulcrum]

well the base game outputs stdout to a file, I wonder if I could grab that live

although it wouldn't be the lua console though

[thick karma]

Yeah I'm not sure; I can just barely read it so I've never gone out of my way to find that file. 😦

My primary complaint is not being able to resize it to see more of it.

Seeing only 10 lines is annoyning a.f.

[grizzled fulcrum]

talking about java, I see people saying java patches, is that done in lua (somehow) or via manually patching the class files?

[thick karma]

The latter unfortunately.

Hence most of us avoid it.

[grizzled fulcrum]

that sucks

[thick karma]

Indeed

[grizzled fulcrum]

I see why, noone wants to manually patch stuff

[cosmic sequoia]

I'm currently creating a vehicle mod and I'm have trouble with the animated object doors, hood, windows and trunk, everything is fine in blender but when I export the fbx and load into the game all the animated object are placed at the origin ie in the center of the vehicle. has anyone got experience with this? I've been stuck for days on this

[manic magnet]

I think @thick karma's jokes are funny. The rest of you are probably just to young to appreciate the humor... but you'll get there.

Also today I found out that apparently @bright fog is best girl? 🤣

[bright fog]

wat

That's not for me xD

[manic magnet]

I looked at your PFP and that's what it said so I rolled with it. 🤣

[bright fog]

lmao

Nah I'm a man

Best girl is for a character

The one you see everywhere on my profile

[manic magnet]

Yeah, I figured. I was intending to be silly. 😁

[bright fog]

And in the sus link in my bio lol

[coarse sinew]

#mod_development message

[thick karma]

I don't mind tbh, I've done it in other games, but Zomboid is a game that makes one form of modding fairly easy and uninstrusive and one form of modding fairly heavy-handed, and I try to avoid making mods that are extraordinarily stressful for this userbase

[manic magnet]

Sometimes I miss modding Minecraft. Then I remember that it was all done in Java and I slap myself for being silly.

[grizzled fulcrum]

this is so big brain

[thick karma]

lol I learned Java right after HTML/CSS looong ago so I have a soft spot for it. I would love to mod Zomboid in Java if it were easy to enable and disable Java mods.

[grizzled fulcrum]

despite it being in java, it becomes surprisingly easy to achieve what you want

[thick karma]

lol all the Java hate

Poor Java

"surprisingly easy given Java is trash"

lmao is how I read that

[manic magnet]

I mean... technically it wouldn't be difficult to build your own loader that inserts hooks and such via reflection, just like they did with Minecraft. In fact, it would be easier because you wouldn't have to do all of the deobfuscation.

[grizzled fulcrum]

I used to make the point that java runs on anything (and it does) but to be fair anything and a potato newer than an ibm machine from the 1900s can run at least C or Rust

[thick karma]

People have worked on that but even then the playerbase has to be willing to install that third party loader from off-workshop

[manic magnet]

I don't hate Java. Just traumatized by all of the years worth of working on Tomcat servers. I had RIM as a client back in the day...

[manic magnet]

Interesting. I wasn't aware.

[thick karma]

there have been several efforts to make Java modding more popular in Zomboid but it hasn't stuck yet

If anyone mass markets a really great one I would totally try to spin up a coneless vision mod because tbh I hate that cone stuff.

I know a manually installable one exists, but I don't like that it can't be easily enabled / disabled in game

Wish 42 would add ability to just disable cone-vision outright in sandbox, but I know they won't because they have put far too much time into making and improving that cone.

[manic magnet]

You would have to build a wrapper with an installer for it, like Forge or Fabric for it to he well adopted, in my opinion.

[manic magnet]

It wouldn't be hard to do in Java. Just use the same functionality they use to allow players to always see other players regardless of cone in Multiplayer, I would think.

[thick karma]

I mean, it's been done, I just don't like that it has to be manually installed and removed.

And it's only on my PC and can't be passed automatically to my friends.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2895974075&searchtext=360+degre

[vestal gyro]

its a good programming language

not be best

but it has a place in my heart

[manic magnet]

Interesting

[true plinth]

I agree too : doesn’t need to hook into client java, but server only is enough, for example give more exposed class &methods in Lua should be nice 😊

[manic magnet]

Absolutely 💯

I would prefer for it to extend the client side of things as well, but even just the server would be nice.

[bright fog]

The thing is that the game runs overall better if everything is in lua I believe ?

[true plinth]

Some majors issue can be fixed if methods from gameclient class can be exposed (synchronize container from server to client for example)

[grizzled fulcrum]

am I going crazy or do I have to use table.insert to add a table to player mod data?

I've tried:

local player

-- Attempt 1
local data = player:getModData()["MyMod"]
data.test = true

-- Attempt 2
player:getModData()["MyMod"].test = true

Do I really have to use table.insert every time I want to write a value to this?

My table isn't even being added to the mod data, despite me doing

player:getModData()["MyMod"] = myTable

[thick karma]

How are you checking whether data.test is stored?

To answer directly, no, you do not need to use table.insert to do what you are doing

And besides that table.insert is for inserting things into tables, not inserting tables

[grizzled fulcrum]

I did abstract a lot for the sake of simplicity but I will share the actual code I am using

In OnCreatePlayer, I am making sure the mod data is created if it doesn't exist

local data = player:getModData()[AQConstants.MOD_ID]

local newChar = (data == nil or data._modVersion == nil)
if newChar then
    -- Here I want to set player:getModData()[AQConstants.MOD_ID] table to AQPlayerModDataStructDummy
    -- I do not want to set the local variable "data" to AQPlayerModDataStructDummy
    data = AQPlayerModDataStructDummy
    return
end

I think like I program everything in C even when it's not C so in C i'd just make data a pointer to the table and then set *data to AQPlayerModDataStructDummy or something

[thick karma]

The problem is you're putting a new table into a simple variable if player:getModData()[etc] doesn't exist

If it doesn't exist your line just results in data = nil when it resolved

Then data is just a simple object storing nil rather than pointing to an actual table field in which things could be stored.

[grizzled fulcrum]

so line 1 can result in data = nil?

but I am checking for that right below

[thick karma]

Correct. If that table location doesn't exist yet it would be nil

What exactly are you trying to add to mod data?

In plain English

[grizzled fulcrum]

variables that I can use to track certain things like player statistics and I also keep the version of the mod that was used to create/modify the player's mod data in there too

I want them to persist also*** and in the future maybe (maybe) replicate between clients visually (via server stuff)

and also I thought that setting a new value at a key that doesn't exist creates the key with the value (if its assignment and not getting the value) so that's my reasoning why I just did that

oh and for context AQPlayerModDataStructDummy is just my mod's mod data but using default values in a table (like a kind of default)

[thick karma]

Yeah, it does, but there is a different between:

player:getModData().MyModsData = 5

and

x = player:getModData().MyModsData
x = 5

You're basically doing the latter

You're not really grabbing a table ref if MyModsData doesn't exist

[grizzled fulcrum]

im assigning to the variable not the table reference right?

but then you'd think player:getModData()[AQConstants.MOD_ID].testVariable = 0 would work and create a table in mod data like: { testVariable = 0 }

im gonna double check that really quick one second

[thick karma]

Right. You need to do:

player:getModData().MyModsData = {}

and then you can do

local data = player:getModData().MyModsData

data.x = 5

And at that point, player:getModData().MyModsData.x will be 5

[bright fog]

local player

-- Attempt 1
local data = player:getModData()["MyMod"]
data = data or {}
data.test = true

[thick karma]

player:getModData()["MyModsData"] would not automatically make a table. It would just attempt to access a nonexistent field in the root mod data table

[thick karma]

No, also wrong

[bright fog]

???

[thick karma]

If the stuff right of = were not already a table, you just wrote:

local data = nil
local data = data or {}
data.test = true

[bright fog]

I just tested it that works lmao

[thick karma]

That does not link data to a table in mod data

You are wrong lol

You are misunderstanding what you've done

The stuff right of equals resolves first

Order of operations

[bright fog]

that writes an empty table in data if data doesn't already have one

[thick karma]

Yes but not into player mod data

The goal is not to store in a "data" variable but to gave that data preserve when trying to pull it through player:getModData() later

print(player:getModData()["MyMod"].test) would error in your example (because you never actually declared that player:getModData()["MyMod"] is a table, only that data is a table)

[grizzled fulcrum]

I actually understand now, I got the order wrong. I need to sleep but I DIGRESS!!!!!
I will try the following:

-- It's intended for it to be a table OR nil, I check it below if so
local data = player:getModData()[AQConstants.MOD_ID]

local newChar = (data == nil or data._modVersion == nil)
if newChar then
    player:getModData()[AQConstants.MOD_ID] = AQPlayerModDataStructDummy
    return
end

-- theoretically should be TRUE
print(data == AQPlayerModDataStructDummy)

this should work right?
even after I set the table directly, data is still a table reference so in theory if I access data variable later on it will be not nil?

[thick karma]

IF AQPlayerModDataStructDummy is a table declared elsewhere, yes, this would work

[grizzled fulcrum]

ya it is

but it's weird because I tried this same thing before and it didn't work -_-

[bright fog]

I just fucking tested it lmao it works xD

It does write directly in mod data

[thick karma]

Lol then you didn't share all your code

I am not guessing

[bright fog]

give me a sec I'll show you what I did

[thick karma]

I've written like 20 mods

I'm not remotely uncertain

For Zomboid

Not 20 mods in life

[grizzled fulcrum]

I am spinning upo the game
I WILL BE THE BEARER OF BAD NEWS!!!!!

[thick karma]

This is not my first rodeo

Lol

[bright fog]

bro fuck off and let me finish my message

[thick karma]

Lmao I am only responding to the literal code example you posted

It was incomplete in a way that will confuse newbies

[bright fog]

Wrote that code first, wrote some data in mod data at tag on .test

-- OnPlayerUpdate

    local data = player:getModData()
    local dataMod = data.test
    if not dataMod then
        print("setting mod data")
        dataMod = {}
    end
    print(dataMod)
    dataMod.hello = true

then deleted all that, and updated lua and replaced everything with that to not write anything and just access data

-- OnPlayerUpdate

    local data = player:getModData()
    local dataMod = data.test
    print(dataMod.hello)

bruh spiffo

[boreal condor]

Hey guys, I'm new to modding and I'm struggling to find the info I need, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.

I can't find the "capacity" of liquid containers. I can see from the wiki a Cooking Pot can hold up to 25u of water, a Saucepan 20u, a water bottle 10u.. etc

I've been searching the web and the files but I can't find anything that makes reference to that... at least that makes sense to me, but I might be missing something trivial.

[grizzled fulcrum]

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING

[grizzled fulcrum]

also you sure it reloaded correctly? not doubting your case but I went back to restarting my game every time because reloading my lua 9/10 wouldn't unregister the event callbacks before reloading the lua so it would just keep adding and if I changed the callback in my new lua and reloaded it, would just have an old callback and a new callback being executed for that event, not just the new one

[bright fog]

Nah I write my codes to not reload the lua files with the events

But I just tested with the exact same way I call it with the or and it didn't work no

[candid ridge]

uh, sorry if it's been asked over here alot but how do you get about recompiling a modified jar file?

I cant seem to wrap my head around

[thick karma]

I cannot tell you what you are actually doing to make that work because you're showing out-of-context code snippets, but what you are doing will not work. (See screenshot below.)

[bright fog]

I'm not showing anything out of context lmao

[thick karma]

Lol I am showing you exactly what happens when you try to follow the steps you're suggesting one at a time

[bright fog]

Like there's literally nothing more to what I just explained in my message above and I tried with the or method like I showed at first and no that one didn't actually work I tried again

[thick karma]

It throws an error trying to access test.hello through mod data.

It works fine when accessing dataMod.hello because it's a different object entirely.

lol just don't do what Doggy is suggesting, they'll figure it out later. @grizzled fulcrum

[bright fog]

???

[thick karma]

Ask anyone who has been modding this game for years. Albion, Chuck, etc. will tell you the same thing and the proof is in the code I just posted in console. @grizzled fulcrum

[bright fog]

I really don't like your attitude rn, I'm not being a complete jerk about the subject nor am I saying you're a lier or anything like that

You really have to fuck off with this attitude

[thick karma]

lol well I forgive your attitude ❤️

[bright fog]

What I did here is exactly how I tested it, I did nothing more to it

[thick karma]

People are going to say wrong code is wrong when it's wrong

I'm sorry.

[bright fog]

I'm not lying or anything, I did it like that

[thick karma]

Post it in console 1 line at a time using global variables and try printing player:getModData().test.hello and show us the screenshot

prove me wrong

by all means

My rejection of your code is not personal

It's just code.

Code either does what we think or doesn't. In the case of what you posted, it doesn't.

I don't hate you but you're welcome to hate me.

Just food for thought, you're also telling me I'm wrong and I'm not mad at you about it. And you even swore at me! In earnest! ❤️

(Because I'm a determinist so I don't blame ya or anybody else for the physics of consciousness.)

(If we controlled our thoughts the world wouldn't be a shit place to live for so many people.)

[grizzled fulcrum]

I initially thought you could find all the stuff in media/scripts but it appears I am wrong. The only instance I could find for a units listing is taking the ConditionMax=5 and UseDelta=0.05 variables from the media/scripts/items_food.txt Line 2716 recipe and multiplying them to get some sort of number?
But then again, 5/0.05=100 and there definitely aren't 100 uses in a full saucepan with water ;-;

[thick karma]

Screenshot for ease of comparison.

(Missed a line when I rewrote for clarity. Just clarifying it's still wrong.)

[grizzled fulcrum]

I don't want to add fuel to the fire but I tested it as well and the same result, even when using different names for the globals to make sure it wasnt some sort of namespace issue

[grizzled fulcrum]

but what I am replying to ended up working, my table shows up and the data reference is valid

[thick karma]

Congrats on gettin it sorted.

[grizzled fulcrum]

and I did try this before, the reason why it wasn't "working" was because I didn't scroll down in the console so I only saw the first like 5 entries and assumed my table wasn't in it 😂

[thick karma]

😭

Classic modding.

[boreal condor]

thanks, yeah seems like the thing with liquids is nontrivial...

I found some promising code in lua/server/RainBarrel/BuildingObjects/RainCollectorBarrel.lua

it very clearly has the max capacity defined there, I might need to do some fiddling to fully figure it out, but there are other related files around

what's weird is I can't find any other container at all - Water Bottles, Cooking Pots... I'm looking into decompiling the game and see if somehow that helps

[grizzled fulcrum]

maybe it's hardcoded into the java

[frank elbow]

Water bottles: WaterBottleEmpty (items.txt) & WaterBottleFull (items_food.txt). Cooking pots: Pot (items.txt) & WaterPot (items_food.txt)

They're there, just a matter of knowing what to look for (which gets easier)

[vestal gyro]

@hallow cradleas I promised

[boreal condor]

yes I know where the items are defined, I was just saying I couldn't find where the liquid capacity is

item WaterPot
  {
    DisplayName = Cooking Pot with Water,
    DisplayCategory = Water,
    Type = Drainable,
    Weight = 3,
    Icon = Pot_Water,
    CanStoreWater = TRUE,
    EatType = Pot,
    FillFromDispenserSound = GetWaterFromDispenserMetalBig,
    FillFromTapSound = GetWaterFromTapMetalBig,
    IsCookable = TRUE,
    IsWaterSource = TRUE,
    RainFactor = 1,
    ReplaceOnDeplete = Pot,
    ReplaceOnUseOn = WaterSource-WaterPot,
    Tooltip = Tooltip_item_RainFromGround,
    UseDelta = 0.04,
    UseWhileEquipped = FALSE,
    StaticModel = CookingPot,
    WorldStaticModel = CookingPotWater_Ground,
    Tags = HasMetal,
}```

[bronze yoke]

it's the use delta

uses = 1/UseDelta

[hallow cradle]

I am trying to solve animation problem (I want to when player only have "ClubHammer, StoneHammer, Hammer or Ball-pen Hammer, to show that hammer hitting the ground example: if you have club hammer, club hammer will be showed in animation. I tried to put: Prop1:Hammer/ClubHammer/etc, but it's break code. I also tried search for "Saw log " in recipes.text and find something that dosen't work for my code: Prop1:Source=2,
Prop2:Log,

[tranquil kindle]

Isnt the issue here with keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Hammer]/Clubhammer? If you just get keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Hammer], it will use any hammer available with the hammer tag in it, so that additional clubhammer might cause issues?

[hallow cradle]

I don't think so.

only thing that's break my code is Prop1:Hammer,ClubHammer,etc..

the reason why added /ClubHammer it dosen't show clubhammer as option for breaking stone if i only left this code: [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Hammer]

i think for this i need to use "if statement" (like if player only have club hammer then show clubhammer in animation)

correct me if I am wrong

[tranquil kindle]

I think i found the issue, but let me test it

[hallow cradle]

oke

[tranquil kindle]

Im not sure if that would cause you errors or anims to not work, but you do have "keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Hammer]" but then you did not repeat "keep" when stating club hammer.

[tranquil kindle]

recipe Make chipped stone
    {
        keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Hammer]/keep ClubHammer,
        Stone,
        

        Result:SharpedStone=4,
        Time:100.0,
        Category:Survivalist,
        AnimNode:BuildLow,
        Prop1:Source=1,
        Sound:Hammering,
    }

https://i.gyazo.com/ff2d0ac98de09954280106a9e59097d9.mp4

[hallow cradle]

@tranquil kindle tnx

[verbal yew]

recipe Make chipped stone
    {
        keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Hammer]/ClubHammer,  -- << Source=1.
        Stone,                                              -- << Source=2,
        

        Result:SharpedStone=4,
        Time:100.0,
        Category:Survivalist,
        AnimNode:BuildLow,
        Prop1:Source=1,
        Sound:Hammering,
    }

[Recipe.GetItemsTypes.Hammer] - it's func return all items with tag Hammer

and it's should keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Hammer]/ClubHammer,

keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Scissors]/[Recipe.GetItemTypes.SharpKnife], 
keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.SharpKnife]/SharpedStone/MeatCleaver,

for example

[verbal yew]

recipe ReBaseballBat
    {
        Log=1,                                      -- << Source=1,
            keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.SharpKnife],  -- << Source=2,
            keep [Recipe.GetItemTypes.Saw],        -- << Source=3,
        
        Time:400.0,
            Result:BaseballBat=1,
        
        CanBeDoneFromFloor:true,
        Sound:Sawing,
        AnimNode:SawLog,
        Prop1:Source=3,  -- << main hand
        Prop2:Source=1,  -- << not main lol
            SkillRequired:Woodwork=4,
            Category:Survivalist,
    } ```

sawing

[peak nymph]

Hi all, does anyone know of any mods that use custom character/ranged weapon animations, preferably aiming and firing anims, just so I can see how they work for a weapon I’m trying to add

[violet shell]

Is it possible to have a sound looping several times ? I'm making a very small mod that allows to rip a parachute into sheets, and I set up the time needed to rip longer than the vanilla sound "ClothesRipping", in my recipe I have this line : "Sound:ClothesRipping", I would like the sound loop 2 or 3 times to match the duration of the action I set up. Any idea ?

[verbal yew]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJoDABrzRM8
download something like than like MP3 or OGG, create your custom sound

for example on screen your Sound:ClothesRipping be like Sound:zReVAC2_Inject

[grizzled fulcrum]

I've been on the edge about having my mod's code initialise in the main file or in the OnGameBoot event. I've seen people do both and I am not sure what's standard practice. I'd like to think OnGameBoot is the way to do it but wouldn't that mean if someone were to enable your mod, they would have to restart the game to trigger OnGameBoot to actually initialise the mod?

[hallow cradle]

anyone know how to edit text style like this and imoprt Gif and png ?

[coarse sinew]

Here is a good guide https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2807121939. For gifs you can put them on imgur for example and put the link between [img][/img]

[bright fog]

Usually you don't use OnGameBoot to initialize your mod no

You directly initialize stuff in the main file (so add functions in the main file and not within another function)

And if you need to delay stuff, use OnGameStart

[grizzled fulcrum]

ok

[bright fog]

I've yet to find any use cases for OnGameBoot

[candid ridge]

Does anyone here know how to use CFR to decompile classes?

java -cp "D:\Tools\IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition 2021.2.2\plugins\java-decompiler\lib\java-decompiler.jar" org.jetbrains.java.decompiler.main.decompiler.ConsoleDecompiler -hdc=0 -dgs=1 -rsy=1 -rbr=1 -lit=1 -nls=1 -mpm=60 %*```

this is for IntelliJ but not sure how do you repurpose this for CFR?

:/

[bright fog]

CFR ?

[candid ridge]

java decompiler

[bright fog]

yes thank you I guessed it

But I don't know it

[candid ridge]

my decompile_PZ.cmd is structured like this

[bright fog]

I used this one:
https://github.com/quarantin/beautiful-java?tab=readme-ov-file

[candid ridge]

decompile.cmd D:\Games\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid\zombie .\decomp

[bright fog]

idk shit about cmd not gonna lie lol

[candid ridge]

yeah its fine I'm just posting my problem if incase anyones willing to help

[bright fog]

👌

[bright fog]

Just know that this one works great and is very easy to setup

[candid ridge]

yeah but you need intelliJ right?

I dont want to install a whole ass software just to access it's decompiler only

I have an IDE setup already

[bright fog]

I don't use IntelliJ

I just installed it to decompile

And you can uninstall it right after

[candid ridge]

huh

it says intellij as a pre requiste?

[bright fog]

Once all the files are decompiled it just makes copies of them in a folder and I open them with VS code

[bright fog]

Yes but just for the decompiling

Not to open the files themselves, you can use it sure but no need for it

[candid ridge]

Yeah but I want to avoid using intellij

[bright fog]

👌

[candid ridge]

people over here seemed to use cfr just fine

so I'm not sure how did they do it exactly

[bright fog]

I suggest asking in the modding Discord, Albion told me about all these tools to decompile

[candid ridge]

could you point out wheres the modding discord?

[bright fog]

Took me a while to understand at first bcs it was the first time I did this and I'm not a developper so I'm not familiar with any of this but I managed to do it

[candid ridge]

didnt know there was one

[bright fog]

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

(it says unknown but click on it anyway)

[echo lark]

anyone know if its possible to get a normal item to break when using it? or does it have to be classified as a weapon? trying to make wooden needle break after using it so many times.

[bright fog]

You can definitely do a custom durability system for items yeah

Susceptible does it with its filters

[river anvil]

Hey, I've got a silly question. I wanted to try and make a custom wearable container of sorts, but I'd like it to go into for example neck slot (like a necklace or a scarf). Is that possible? Or can wearable containers only go on the back and fanny pack slots?

[bright fog]

Nah you can definitely make containers on other parts

A lot of mods do it with leg containers for example