mod_development

[bronze yoke]

the structure changes are good, just the (intended) mod id change is bad

[silent zealot]

This is WorkshopID, not ModID

[bronze yoke]

the workshop id is meant to be added to the mod id

[silent zealot]

ah, got you

[bronze yoke]

the intended mod ids are WorkshopID\ModID, the game can't detect the workshop ids because of a bug which is why they have a seemingly meaningless \ at the start now

[silent zealot]

yeah that's a terrible idea lol

the bug that spits out "mods is not a valid workshiop ID" doesn't actually stop teh system getting list of all valid ids...

call getSteamWorkshopItemIDs()in the lua console and you'll get a big list of valid workshop IDs.

[bronze yoke]

i think that method's return is just a list of all subscribed ids, but it doesn't have any way to map them to specific mods because that's what the broken method did

[silent zealot]

Always makes my happy to see something I made on most popular.

Even if it's only the "one week" popular list.

[slim swan]

Is this HighBeam made by you?

[silent zealot]

Yes

I hacked the headlights so one is in the middle of the front bumper, one floats in front of the car.

Version 2.0 of the mod has even more light because I realized I caould glue VehicleLights to other car parts as well.

How does this work if a function has two variations? e.g.: ItemContainer:hasRoomFor(IsoGameCharacter, float) and ItemContainer:hasRoomFor(IsoGameCharacter, InventoryItem)

Does the "..." handle that and then your code will need to look at the parameters and figure out is the second one is an item or a float?

Or is the "...' just a placeholder in that description and when actually writing the hook you'd put the real parameters in?

[bronze yoke]

... is varargs, all overloads will go through your lua function

since we don't really care about modifying the arguments here ... is the easiest way to not mess anything up

[slim swan]

nice work!

Do you know how to achieve lighting effects on a texture?

[silent zealot]

All I know is 1) an actual light sorurce in the world will be isoLightSource and 2) there are "light is on" textures for all lamps/signs

[slim swan]

I previously made an electric weapon that can achieve lighting effects, but I don't know how to make the weapon itself glow.

[silent zealot]

But I don;t know if the "light is on" textures actually so anything special other than act as an overlay... there doesn;t seem to be any automatic brightness to them, and I assume that comes from the isoLightSouce

Though actually that can't be right, or things like the red/blue glow from an OPEN sign woudl not work.

[slim swan]

I want to achieve the effect like the flashing lights on a police car, which seems to work on the texture, but I don't know how to transfer this method to a weapon.

[silent zealot]

the "_on" texture sheets overlay on the base texture sheet

[slim swan]

Yes, I know that sheets work by replacing textures, and that method is suitable for buildings. However, for 3D models, like a police car, it seems there is another method.

[silent zealot]

There's code in BaseVehicel related to the lightBar

But no equivalent code in HandWeapon

baseVehicle:updateWorldLights() creates and removes isoWorldLights, and there is other code for textures.

If you want to animate guns, have a look at: https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=3434653631

Broke lots of stuff for me when I tried it with the fallout gun mod, but I didn't try very hard to figure out why

[tacit pebble]

addLampPost(IsoLightSource) ?

from random idea

[silent zealot]

I think you can just spawn isoLightsources directly

then on a timer remove them and replace them, swap red -> blue -> red -> blue -> red -> blue -> red -> blue -> etc

[main pasture]

I think dynamically changing the light textures in cars are done by the vehicle shader, that can't be really used for other models

It might be possible to edit the basic effect shader to do that, if you can pass it enough information

If you don't need it to flash, only glow in the dark, then it should be very simple. Just copy the basic effect to your mod with a different name, change the model to use it, and multiply the lighting intensity

[sonic needle]

the framework is FOR the fallout mod, so idk what happened with your game.
But, Load order will do whacko stuff. Make sure they load Down towards the bottom of your monitor direction ( which is bottom )

to avoid that

[silent zealot]

I'll retry at some stage, the guns looked good

[granite ginkgo]

Thanks man, you are a real one.

[urban timber]

Hi, who know how i can save liquid in container in craft and add result in the same bucket. For example, I use a bucket for a recipe in crafting and I need to use mode:destroy so as not to copy the bucket. But how can I transfer the liquid to a new bucket, in addition to what is added there. I also use a mapper to return the desired type of bucket

Maybe there is some flag for this?

[bright fog]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/CraftRecipe

Check this guide

It notably explains fluids for crafts

[vocal obsidian]

Hello! I have a possibly dumb question... is it possible to make it so sprinting zombies drop a certain item if so please could you let me know how im an extreme amateur at all this modding malarkey and would love the assistance

[granite ginkgo]

Works great, now I need to assign models to the seats and done, I tried to modify a similar script from another mod but I guess I did some mistakes

[slim swan]

making a new crafting UI,i hope i can make it work

[granite ginkgo]

I think I need to change some shaders now

[tranquil kindle]

Its issue with B42, IIRC character model looked okayihs when it was in the middle of frame without roof and anything?

[granite ginkgo]

Yeah, seems like when it overlaps with "vehicle" shader it dissappears and when it overlaps with "BasicEffect" it dissappears only half

So I can't fix it prehaps

[tranquil kindle]

So its Shader issue?

[granite ginkgo]

I mean it looks like it ig, but I need my truck to have vehicle shader

So there is nothing I can do basically

[tranquil kindle]

It really annoyed me when i made my little bird, so i had to fix it up by adding doors, which i did not anticipated before, so they're a bit off...

Won't windows be non transparent?

[granite ginkgo]

yes, but if you don't have them installed it will look like crap

[granite ginkgo]

How did this fix it I wonder

[tranquil kindle]

So you don't see character, i actually removed character rendering untill they fix it...

[granite ginkgo]

Ohh, I see

[tranquil kindle]

Doors are there just so you don't see that seat is empty

[granite ginkgo]

I will publish it like this till they fix it

[mild chasm]

Does anyone know how to make mods and if yes can you help me?

[granite ginkgo]

What type of mod, it is different for each type

I only made cars for now

[storm trench]

🙏🙏🙏

#1318920979581501502 message

[sour island]

Any mod-authors looking for art for their mods feel free to contact me. My commissions are open. https://ko-fi.com/i/IM4M71BRLKC

[shy oyster]

Any ideas?

[storm trench]

Awesome! Thanks I'll keep this in mind for the future!

[weary helm]

hey all! im making a random spawn mod for b42 and am encountering some issues. https://www.reddit.com/r/CodingHelp/comments/1iuh2cv/hey_all_im_trying_to_make_a_project_zomboid_build/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button has all the info you should need i think, but if not feel free to dm or @ me

[mellow frigate]

Hello there, I do not find the errors (red boxes appear ingame) logs anymore in console.txt with current B42 version. Do you know where I should look for them or reactivate them ?

[bronze yoke]

they're still supposed to appear there

they should also appear in any DebugLog file in Zomboid/Logs/

[mild chasm]

One like the only cure mod

[bronze yoke]

only thing i can think of to try is deleting debuglog.ini and debug-options.ini

[mellow frigate]

Those files also to not include anything (Edit: anything more than console.txt)

[bright fog]

Check this page
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding

[storm trench]

Holy crap!!! This crazy AI... You son of a... IT DID IT!!! I thought this was going to be impossible. Oh my gosh. I didn't think an AI could freaking make this happen. So much weird code and stuff but holy crap... not only did it get the capacity to 50, but you can STILL equip it at max capacity!

I... I can't breathe! Lmao!

[bright fog]

AI did what ?

[mellow frigate]

Well this does not give me the logs errors.. but this removes the errors !

[storm trench]

Used LUA to beat the hardcoded container capacity AND how the cart was unequipable past the maximum a character is allowed to "pick up".

[bright fog]

Yea we told you it was doable lua side

But we had no idea how

Can you explain what you did ?

For the pick up I'm fairly sure I already know how

But for the container capacity ?

[storm trench]

I am going to get it to continue working on things, but it's in this massive code somewhere.

It took 6 tries at this method but it got it. Holy crap 🤣

(And by "I thought it was impossible" I meant I thought it was impossible for the AI to do. I am mostly just messing around and waiting for comments on the main mod to debug.)

[bright fog]

Is it this code entirely your own or is that the original mod ?

[bronze yoke]

jesus christ

[bright fog]

Could you point out to which part is fixing the capacity exactly because that's a mess

[bronze yoke]

i'm pretty sure most of this code does nothing

[bright fog]

😅

[bronze yoke]

and it's written in a way to waste as much performance as possible

[bright fog]

Yeaaaa

There's so much going on here

And a lot of stuff that just seem to do the same thing ?

This is just straight up useless

Gonna be honest

This is just purely useless you don't need to put these in a function which runs right after

[mellow frigate]

let me politely disaggree. player is not available at the file laod time

[bright fog]

Desagree fucking what ?????

[storm trench]

Probably, hahaa.

[bright fog]

That he doesn't need to use a function ????

[bronze yoke]

style choice, who cares

this is good practice or literally mandatory in nearly every other language

[bright fog]

My point wasn't the events

[weary helm]

Anything I'm looking for in particular? I don't know what my main issue is, but the game isn't reading my mod in any of the mod folders that I put it in. I've set up configuration files, tested other mods to see if it was my game, and had other people test the mod and checked log files to check for errors and I dont get any

[bronze yoke]

if you don't do this in your python scripts i get to take something out of your house

[bright fog]

Considering how much shit is going on in that file I'm not sure that's needed, there has to be simplifications that can be done in that script

[bright fog]

Why would you want to do that absolutely with your python scripts ?

[bronze yoke]

if i import your file i don't want it to start doing things

[bright fog]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/File_structure

[bright fog]

Yea of course

That's why __name__ == __main__ is here

But for simple Python scripts that's not always required anyway

It's not like it's something mandatory to make your shit work

And tbf this exact example seriously doesn't need that for the simple fact he instantly runs the function right after defining it

• it's local so not accessible by anything else outside of that file

[bronze yoke]

it's a style choice

i don't consider something like this bad

[bright fog]

Considering the various mess style choices in that file I'm not sure I'd consider it

[bright fog]

No it's not bad but the script is a mess

[bronze yoke]

the script as a whole is awful yeah

[storm trench]

For sure.

[bronze yoke]

i just don't find this one single thing bad

[bright fog]

Best not to add more layers to the mess

[bronze yoke]

most (probably all?) compiled languages won't even let you write code outside of a function so a lot of people do this for consistency (or because they don't even know 😅)

[storm trench]

To be fair, it's AI, so I could probably tell it to "stop being stupid and remove stupid stuff that does nothing" and it'll remove a lot of that dumb crap and still work.

[bright fog]

Your whole code is AI ?

[storm trench]

For this specific file, yes. Like I said I was messing around not thinking it could figure it out... but it figured something out.

Oh boy, it's got the "Final Solution". Not sure if for the mod or SkyNet is about to send T-1000s to my location.

[bright fog]

💀

I'd HIGHLY advise you you review that entire code and find what the actual solution is

Because my first glance at it was you tested a fuck ton of solutions and never removed the ones that didn't even work

[storm trench]

Don't worry, I'll get there. But for now I'll entertain it. I have created a backup with what worked, so if it completely borks it now I'll be able to still look at the working lua.

[bright fog]

👌

Just do it manually man I beg you it'll be faster

Do you know exactly what the fix was ?

Wait how does this file even work wtf

@bronze yoke this would instantly error out no ?

-- EXTREME APPROACH: Force add custom fields to Java objects
local function applyAggressiveOverrides()
    -- Override ItemContainer weight calculations completely
    local ItemContainer = zombie.inventory.ItemContainer
    local InventoryItem = zombie.inventory.InventoryItem
    local InventoryContainer = zombie.inventory.types.InventoryContainer

[storm trench]

"applyAggressiveOverrides" okay that makes me lol.

[bronze yoke]

the exact snippet you sent wouldn't, but what it's trying to do is impossible so it probably does further down

the game does actually create tables for java packages like this but it's not usually helpful

[bright fog]

Whaaaaat

What they make those for

[bronze yoke]

i'm not sure what they're *for* but it can be used to reach the .class of classes that are shadowed by other classes

[bright fog]

Ok so that's what I thought was going on in that file, it was trying to decorate java functions ?

[bronze yoke]

IsoPlayer.class == zombie.characters.IsoPlayer.class

[bright fog]

jeez

[bright fog]

Do you even know what the fix actually is ?

So it runs every hours so it would fix carts every in-game hours

Holy shit it's decorating functions every hours ?

Wait this is actually fucked up ?

[storm trench]

I think I just crashed the AI lmao.

[bright fog]

Dear god just go by hand omfg

You can delete 3/4 of that entire code I feel like 💀

Jesus this is terrifying

[bronze yoke]

most of it does nothing or outright causes problems yeah

the ai just tried things until one worked

[bright fog]

I'm fucking terrified

[bronze yoke]

the every hour function wrapping is just a straight up memory leak lol

[bright fog]

This has to be the worst abomination I've seen in a while 😭

[storm trench]

It's not done. It's only partially completed the issue. I'm letting it see it through. Like I said, I already made backup of the working one.

[bright fog]

Maaaan you can already pinpoint what's actually fixing your issue here

Delete that freaking applyAggressiveOverrides, that is most definitely not your solution

[bright fog]

Do those even do anything ? Are they even used in any way by the game ?

Does it affect only* Lua side ?

[bronze yoke]

these functions will never be called at all, all it does is leak memory every hour

[vast pier]

my favorite kind of function.

[bright fog]

That's what I thought

[earnest remnant]

Anyone links to some getting started modding tutorials? Kind of prefer text but videos work too. Just looking to get into it a little bit but not sure where to start.

[winter bolt]

shouldnt you be able to just do this in the event for equipping weapons

[small topaz]

In B41, was there a recent change of how the console.txt shows errors in your mod code?

[weary helm]

does the code look good? im still very new to coding and figured mods would be a great way to learn but its only been about 2 months since i started learning

[bronze yoke]

no

[vast pier]

function Recipe.OnCreate.AssembleImpRifleFromScratch(craftRecipeData, character)
    local items = craftRecipeData:getAllConsumedItems()
    local result = craftRecipeData:getAllCreatedItems():get(0);
    local Inventory = character:getInventory()
    for i=1,items:size() do
        local item = items:get(i-1)
        
        if item:hasTag("ImpBarrel") then
            result:clearWeaponPart("saltybarrel")
            local BarrelSprite = item:getWeaponSprite()
            local BarrelAttachment = instanceItem(BarrelSprite.gsub(BarrelSprite, "Weapon", ""))
            result:attachWeaponPart(BarrelAttachment)
        elseif item:hasTag("ImpGrip") then
            result:clearWeaponPart("saltygrip")
            local ItemType = item:getFullType()
            local ItemAttachment = instanceItem(ItemType)
            result:attachWeaponPart(ItemAttachment)
        elseif item:hasTag("ImpStock") then
            result:clearWeaponPart("saltystock")
            local ItemType = item:getFullType()
            local ItemAttachment = instanceItem(ItemType)
            result:attachWeaponPart(ItemAttachment)
        elseif item:hasTag("ImpReceiver") then
            result:clearWeaponPart("saltyreceiver")
            local ItemType = item:getFullType()
            local ItemAttachment = instanceItem(ItemType)
            result:attachWeaponPart(ItemAttachment)
        elseif item:hasTag("ImpMagfeed") then
            result:clearWeaponPart("saltymagfeed")
            local ItemType = item:getFullType()
            local ItemAttachment = instanceItem(ItemType)
            result:attachWeaponPart(ItemAttachment)
        end
    end
end```
Got the crafting lua working on first try, hell yeah

It's not pretty, but it works 👍

The barrel is done differently since it's using weapon type instead of the gunpart type

The clearweaponpart on each section is a backup incase the normal attachment oncreate randomizer somehow fires before this one

[bright fog]

Looks decent tho I'm fairly certain some of the early checks are useless:

• check for not SpawnRegions
• check for SpawnRegions being a table

If SpawnRegions is in fact your spawn points tables, then checking if it exists shouldn't be needed I'd guess as it probably will always be defined by the Vanilla code

getSandboxOptions():set("WorldSpawnRegion", selectedRegion) is that related to your own custom sandbox option ?

If not then that's most likely not a thing/not needed

Wait

No you shouldn't even do that

no nvm

idk for that

The choice of the spawn point sounds good

I just don't know shit about how the game choses where you spawn

[vast pier]

Also if anyone knows some optimizations or changes I could make to this, I'm not against discussion

I'm still new to lua

[bronze yoke]

four of your branches are identical, just passing a different string: a function could be used instead

local function addWeaponPart(weapon, item, slot)
    result:clearWeaponPart(slot)
    local ItemType = item:getFullType()
    local ItemAttachment = instanceItem(ItemType)
    result:attachWeaponPart(ItemAttachment)
end

function Recipe.OnCreate.AssembleImpRifleFromScratch(craftRecipeData, character)
    local items = craftRecipeData:getAllConsumedItems()
    local result = craftRecipeData:getAllCreatedItems():get(0);
    local Inventory = character:getInventory()
    for i=1,items:size() do
        local item = items:get(i-1)
        
        if item:hasTag("ImpBarrel") then
            result:clearWeaponPart("saltybarrel")
            local BarrelSprite = item:getWeaponSprite()
            local BarrelAttachment = instanceItem(BarrelSprite.gsub(BarrelSprite, "Weapon", ""))
            result:attachWeaponPart(BarrelAttachment)
        elseif item:hasTag("ImpGrip") then
            addWeaponPart(result, item, "saltygrip")
        elseif item:hasTag("ImpStock") then
            addWeaponPart(result, item, "saltystock")
        elseif item:hasTag("ImpReceiver") then
            addWeaponPart(result, item, "saltyreceiver")
        elseif item:hasTag("ImpMagfeed") then
            addWeaponPart(result, item, "saltymagfeed")
        end
    end
end
```you generally want to avoid repeating code since it makes it harder to maintain

you could shorten the code further by using a table that maps tags to slots but that may be overengineering

-- if you actually use this, put this table outside of the function, or it will be constructed every time the function runs, instead of just once
-- i put it here only for convenience
local tagAreas = {
    ["ImpGrip"] = "saltygrip",
    ["ImpStock"] = "saltystock",
    ["ImpReceiver"] = "saltyreceiver",
    ["ImpMagfeed"] = "saltymagfeed"
}

if item:hasTag("ImpBarrel") then
    result:clearWeaponPart("saltybarrel")
    local BarrelSprite = item:getWeaponSprite()
    local BarrelAttachment = instanceItem(BarrelSprite.gsub(BarrelSprite, "Weapon", ""))
    result:attachWeaponPart(BarrelAttachment)
else
    for tag, area in pairs(tagAreas) do
        if item:hasTag(tag) then
            addWeaponPart(result, item, area)
            break
        end
    end
end

[granite ginkgo]

Oh boy, you gotta know a lot of coding for something that adds such new functions to the game, it is a lot easier to make vehicles and weapons, I think adding items in general is easier.

[bright fog]

Vehicles it depends lol

[queen oasis]

that was my thought a few days ago. Just hook into equip, transfer, etc and wiggle the weights. there's already mods that do that to some extent.

[granite ginkgo]

Yeah

[covert cape]

Could anyone help me with https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2790428261&searchtext=improvised+flooring mod?
It adds an ability to make concrete floor tiles, but they require wooden floor beneath to place them. Is there any way to fix that? Via modding or something.

I already tried adding the concrete floors to the FloorReplaceSprite list, but it doesnt seem to work

[granite ginkgo]

almost done

[storm trench]

251. 

[icy night]

ERROR: General      f:0, t:1741651105594> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown
    java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "zombie.util.lambda.Invokers$Params2$ICallback.accept(Object, Object)" because "this.invoker" is null at Invokers$Params2$CallbackStackItem.run(Invokers.java:171).
    Stack trace:
        zombie.util.lambda.Invokers$Params2$CallbackStackItem.run(Invokers.java:171)
        zombie.core.opengl.RenderContextQueueItem.invoke(RenderContextQueueItem.java:77)
        zombie.core.opengl.RenderThread.flushInvokeQueue(RenderThread.java:408)
        zombie.core.opengl.RenderThread.renderLoop(RenderThread.java:169)
        zombie.gameStates.MainScreenState.main(MainScreenState.java:295)```

I get this error after trying to increase the spawn rate of corpses in cars

I dont speak the language of the lua gods

[queen oasis]

it means you broke it

[bronze yoke]

unfortunately this is the words of the much more evil java gods

[icy night]

Norrr 😦 too bad

[icy night]

I suspected that after seeing the weird rune symbols ($Params2$)

[queen oasis]

whatever you're doing, you're giving something that wants something, nothing. it's expecting an object and getting nil

[icy night]

Could it be because of B42's redefining of corpses?

[queen oasis]

they're still an IsoZombie

[icy night]

Hm

[queen oasis]

did it work before you increased the spawn rate?

[icy night]

It still worked somewhat even with the error

I got the corpses in the car seats but not the trunks

No matter. It's not something im set upon achieving.

Ty for your help anyhow

[queen oasis]

np, I didn't even know you could put corpes in cars...

[icy night]

Lmao

[whole vessel]

I really want to fix the bug where you can't retrieve spare engine parts

where should I look for to make a mod to change the location you need to reach to start removing engine parts?

[queen oasis]

I just killed myself in a car and fell through the floor. nice

[tacit pebble]

lua\shared\Vehicles\TimedActions\ISTakeEngineParts.lua
I haven't test myself because my mechanic skill is low but
I heard that the progress bar is appearing so I believe it's kind of timedAction

[covert cape]

client/Vehicles/ISUI/ISVehicleMechanics

[whole vessel]

damn thanks, gonna check them out

[covert cape]

At least, that's where the "move to a place" is added to the action queue

[covert cape]

ISTimedActionQueue.add(ISPathFindAction:pathToVehicleArea(playerObj, part:getVehicle(), part:getArea()))
You are interested in part:getArea()

In vehicle scripts the area is defined for each part

[tacit pebble]

yeah Xenos could be right. see the ISVehicleMechanics first

[covert cape]

If you want to make it so you can take parts from anywhere near the vehicle, I think there's an area in most scripts for some part fixing, you could pass that as the "part"

[whole vessel]

I could replace part:getarea() with something like EngineCover?

honestly it doesn't seem like the glitch is being caused by this script

since the takeengineparts function is almost identical to the repairengine function

is this part meant to be a comment?

[tacit pebble]

return true -> the TakeEngineParts action is always valid
return blah blah -> the Action is valid only when blah blah is true

so idk that seems fine but you can test

[bronze yoke]

definitely intentional, can't say why though

very likely that it caused some issue so they just took it out

[late thicket]

My man,glad ur working on it

[covert cape]

Anyone? please :(

[covert cape]

I think that's why I sent you a different function. I guess they just moved the functionality over or smth

[silent zealot]

Is there any way to adjust where the bullets come out of the gun? I'm playing around with an M60 model, and the muzzle flash/bullet source is below the barrel. Happens for a few other guns in this weapon pack too.

...This all started when I converted the AA12 to solid slugs to make it useful and then started trying to work out why the bullets were not lining up with the barrel.

[tacit pebble]

seems muzzle flash is fine, but I feel like the gun is floating 🤔

[silent zealot]

fair assessment - is that the "world" attachment location?

I've managed to break things now and the gun work in-game but does not show up in the attachment editor anymore. oops.

https://tenor.com/view/cat-tire-cat-rollin-rollin-rolling-cats-roll-gif-17551398

Rolling back all my changes lol

[vast pier]

Muzzle attachment location. Go into the attachment editor, load in the gun model, then use translate on the muzzle to move it to the proper place

[silent zealot]

thanks!

that fixed the bullets, but not the muzzle flash effect.. but I should stop screwing around with this and just ignore it since if I'm firing a long gun I'm not doing it while zoomed right in.

[vast pier]

What’s wrong with the muzzle flash? They use the same attachment point

[silent zealot]

It appears below the barrel when I fire the gun... I'll try to get a useful image

[vast pier]

Try reloading the game with the new muzzle placement, and spawn a new gun

[silent zealot]

I already restarted, spawning new gun... nope.

VOLUME WARNING

Steam recording of zomboid either has no sound or all PC sounds, and combining an M60 on autofire with The White Stripes is... not very harmonious.

Wait I think I might have the issue - there is M60 and M60_NoMag and Attachment Editor seems to be getting confuses that the M60 model is using the M60_NoMag mesh. Or something.

[silent zealot]

The attachment editor also seems to get very confused if a model definition is overriden by another mod.

I guess I need ot make my own 100% custom gun one day.

[slim swan]

Do u know how to make your own muzzle?

I want to make every mod gun have different muzzle，but don’t know how to do it

[tacit pebble]

Odd.. what Very Salty Oreos said is exactly same thing as I knew so far.
also that muzzle flash with star shaped, they are controlled by muzzle attachment position too as far as I know.

[silent zealot]

I think it's just a very confusing item/model name structure that the attachment tool can't deal with, And me replicating items to overwrite them confused it more.

let me also make sure I don't have any muzzle flash mods active...

Nope. I vaguely remember mod for better muzzle flashes, but it was probably B41 era.

[tacit pebble]

I personally think the modeling is most confused / difficult part of whole modding. I tried several times but really couldn't get closer myself.😭

[silent zealot]

It seems to be a mess getting from "model and texture from blender saved to correct file format" to "working in game"

[vast pier]

This is why i use my own modules for models

[polar solstice]

Is there a way to check moodle (or stat) change?

I've put some code in the player update function to call :
player:getMoodles():getMoodleLevel(MoodleType.HeavyLoad) -- for example
and store it in a var to check the next time when the event for player update fires.

The value seem to be 0 most of the time, even if the moodle is showing. (Every few updates it jumps to 3 - I've not seen 1 or 2).

It can be that I don't understand how this moodle level works. (I looked in the Java code but not much info there)

Any advice?

[bronze yoke]

that's extremely strange, that is the right way to query them

[polar solstice]

Thanx @bronze yoke I'll dig a bit deeper into it.

[coarse apex]

how hard would it be to make a simple mod that allows you to highlight an area an have it use the "Destroy" action? I want to be able to destroy lots of floor tiles or a large building in debug but having to click every tile is way to much

Honestly more surprised it's not a base game feature

[silent zealot]

Is the "Moodles in Lua" mod any help? That seems to be a framework that pushes more moodle stuff into accessibel lua.

[silent zealot]

If you mean the muzzle flash pattern, I'm pretty sure that is 100% java.

[vague marsh]

good moodles will only show when it reaches level 3. idk why TIS did that

[vague marsh]

this'll help

[storm trench]

@silent zealot why did I just get a bunch of notifications from you? I don't see anything 🤣🤣🤣

[silent zealot]

I added reactions to your request to bypass the capacity limit

Didn't think of it notifying you, sorry!

[storm trench]

Ohhh hahaa okay that makes sense. I was confused; the notifications were weird. They just said "notification" and I opened the app and nothing hahaa.

[whole vessel]

welp, guess its pointless to try to fix the take engine parts bug since they already fixed it

[sour island]

Yeah, it's probably not a good idea / use of time to fix bugs during an unstable build 😅

[silent zealot]

Unless you can do it with a quick mods, or it's something they probably won't bother with for a while.. not worth it.

But a lot of bugfix mods are very quick once you work out where the issue is.

DAMNIT I just wasted half an hour trying to work out why the mod I was working on was crashing the game on startup with an error about an apron made out of garbage bags

it's because the game updated to 42.5 on me and now some clothing mod is bugged and overwrites vanilla clothing files.

[slim swan]

It’s best to save all game files after each update.

you can compare the updated files next time and see which ones have been modified.

[silent zealot]

That requires you to know the game updated.

I've been restarting while working on this mod, because sometimes if there's a probalem reload lua will still ignore the file

BUT!

Check this out:

Instead of 800 lines of patching functions I have a working hook on ItemContainer:hasRoomFor() that works with both sets of armguemnt parameters and can correctly pull out the destinationContainer and the weight OR item being put in.

Because that 800 line mod version was fine for personal use but far too risky to release, but this will be much neater once I copy in the "should I ignore the real test and just say it will fit?" logic.

[slim swan]

what mod you working on ?

[silent zealot]

Bypassing container size limits.

Configurable (options for player, equipped bags, vehicles, world containers, etc)

And without needing very specific ways of moving items or making everything have no weight or needing the user to manage negative weight items

Also, the ability to put more than 50 weight of items on one floor square, because that's a silly limitation.

This will also help with @storm trench cart issues - the same logic can be used to violate hard coded weight limits if the destination is, for example, a zupercart.

(sorry for pinging again but you may actually want to know this!)

[slim swan]

i got a better way

[sour island]

The limitation is to avoid save issues iirc - but that should be based on array size not weight -- but 🤷‍♂️

[slim swan]

hasRoomFor() return true

[silent zealot]

Remember when I said "configurable"?

lots of stuff like that

[sour island]

Another thing people may not realize is that the game doesn't have true stacking-- stacks only exist as UI elements. The objects aren't actually merging.

Could be a mod, to compact items as actual stacks. As long as they don't need unique data.

[silent zealot]

instead of 100% on.

[sour island]

I've done this for game night, as having hundreds of items for say, a TCG - was just not the way to do it.

[silent zealot]

There is a multiplayer item count limit I didn't touch for that reason, but "weight" is silly to limit... two jugs of water @ 40kg is not going to be a bigger deal than 763 pieces of small stuff @ 30kg

[slim swan]

yep,and the inventory pane will also set a dummy item to represent the entire stack of items.

[sour island]

Actually the header item is the first item found of that stack

Which is even more confusing lol

[slim swan]

Not exactly

[silent zealot]

Lets pretend that's why we can put nails and batteries and screws and similar things into boxes.

[slim swan]

This dummy item is more accurately a copy of the first item.

[sour island]

Yes, but I'm suggesting that be more automatic, into "piles".

And make actual stacks a thing

Especially on the floor

[silent zealot]

Workable for things that don't have unique data, but I don't know how much that will help in practice.

[slim swan]

If you create a UI for otherpane and don't set this dummy item, selecting "Take All" will always leave one item behind.

[sour island]

I'm pretty sure the "dummy" references the actual item

[silent zealot]

I remember someone talking about that problem a while ago

[slim swan]

This problem has been bothering me for a long time,when i make quickaccess

Because the inventorycontextmenu, when operating on stacked items, automatically removes one dummy item.

[slim swan]

This is an actual item, but sometimes it’s not, which is a very confusing point.

[sour island]

I think when the stack is open

[storm trench]

Thank youuu.

[silent zealot]

Here's the current hook code

Kinda ugly. Especially since the second parameter can wither be a float (weight to put in) or an item.

And both versions get called multiple times for a simple drag & drop action, just for funsies.

And lots of credit to Albion for helping me get this working.

[storm trench]

It's always Albion!!! Jk we love you Albion.

[storm trench]

I like it. Looks good!

[bright fog]

What's that ?

[vast pier]

- Removed saving used items in crafting to item```
what does this mean

[slim swan]

like remove cache?

[knotty stone]

sound more like items will be consumed when crafting, which was not the case before.

[daring bough]

Hi everyone, are there any guide how to make code and mask for blood textures on vehicles?

[knotty stone]

if you have animated parts dont bother with blood textures since it requires you to use either Ki5 oder Filibuster vehicle shaders, vanilla shaders are not working atm for it. Atleast for me after hours of trying xD

[vast pier]

Hey any idea why this is happening?

ERROR: General      f:4498, t:1741709189717> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown
    java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.indexOf(int)" because "<parameter1>" is null at ScriptManager.getItemName(ScriptManager.java:1180).```

function Recipe.OnCreate.ImpRifleAddAdditional(craftRecipeData, character)
    local inv = character:getInventory()
    local items = craftRecipeData:getAllConsumedItems()
    local result = craftRecipeData:getAllCreatedItems():get(0);
    local input = craftRecipeData:getFirstInputItemWithFlag("Prop2")
    local magfeed = craftRecipeData:getFirstInputItemWithFlag("AllowDestroyedItem")
    local inputsprite = input:getWeaponSprite()
    local GunAttachments = input:getAllWeaponParts()
    local AmmoCount = input:getCurrentAmmoCount()
    local AmmoType = input:getAmmoType()
    result:setModelIndex(result:getWeaponSpritesByIndex():indexOf(inputsprite))

    
    if input:haveChamber() then
        if input:isRoundChambered() then
            inv:AddItem(AmmoType)
        end
    end
    if AmmoCount > 0 then
        inv:AddItems(AmmoType, AmmoCount)
    end
    if input:isContainsClip() then
        local Mag = input:getMagazineType()
        inv:AddItem(Mag)
    end

    local function addWeaponPart(weapon, item, slot)
        result:clearWeaponPart(slot)
        local ItemType = item:getFullType()
        local ItemAttachment = instanceItem(ItemType)
        result:attachWeaponPart(ItemAttachment)
    end
    for i=1,items:size() do
        local item = items:get(i-1)
        for tag, area in pairs(tagAreas) do
            if item:hasTag(tag) then
                    addWeaponPart(result, item, area)
                    break
            end
        end
    end

    if GunAttachments then 
        for i=1,GunAttachments:size() do
            local Attachments = GunAttachments:get(i-1)
            for tag, area in pairs(tagAreas) do
                if Attachments:hasTag(tag) then
                    addWeaponPart(result, Attachments, area)
                    break
                end
            end
        end
    end
end```

    craftRecipe ImpRifleAttachStock
    {
        time        = 100,
        category = Assembly,
        tags = AnySurfaceCraft,
        SkillRequired = Maintenance:2,
        timedAction = ChoppingBlock_Hammer,
        OnCreate = Recipe.OnCreate.ImpRifleAddAdditional,
        inputs
        {
            item 1 tags[Hammer] mode:keep flags[Prop1],
            item 1 tags[Screwdriver] mode:keep,
            item 1 tags[ImpStock] flags[AllowDestroyedItem],
            item 1 tags[ImpGunNoStock] mappers[RifleMapper] flags[InheritCondition;Prop2],
        }
        outputs
        {
            item 1 mapper:RifleMapper,
        }
        itemMapper RifleMapper
        {
            SaltyFirearmsFramework.ImprovisedBoltActionStock = SaltyFirearmsFramework.ImprovisedBoltActionNoStock,
            SaltyFirearmsFramework.ImprovisedSemiActionStock = SaltyFirearmsFramework.ImprovisedSemiActionNoStock,
        }
    }```

It's specifically happening after I do the recipe to attach a stock, and then try to equip the gun

[daring bough]

No, I don’t have any animated parts in my vehicles. Actually, I’m trying to rework some cars from 1993 pack. I’ve done retextures, proper damage and rust textures, several other improvements. But can’t figure out how blood overlay works in this game(basically vehicles in this pack has no blood overlays) 😢

[vast pier]

disabling it prevented the crash tho
oh I think I know the issue, will try to fix``````
I wasn't properly accounting for the sprite name difference due to adding the stock. I forgot that the stock version of the gun uses different sprites due to the tape. Normally the gun sprite stays the same since the only part of the gun that is actually the gun is the tape.
if I made the tape into its own attachment then I wouldn't have come across this issue as the sprites would have always been identical```

[granite ginkgo]

size looked fine until I compared it

[vast pier]

comparison is the destroyer of joy

[granite ginkgo]

I also suddenly began to get these errors

[queen oasis]

this is what I was playing with: yes it's a mess and it works but changes everything to 250 works for reporting the altered weight but still needs hasRoomFor I think le-sigh

local getEffectiveCapacity = {}
function getEffectiveCapacity.GetClass()
    local class, methodName =  ItemContainer.class, "getEffectiveCapacity"
    local metatable = __classmetatables[class]
    local metatable__index = metatable.__index
    local original_function = metatable__index[methodName]
    metatable__index[methodName] = getEffectiveCapacity.PatchClass(original_function)
end

function getEffectiveCapacity.PatchClass(original_function)
    return function(self, chr)
        print(self:getType())
        if self:getType() == "counter" then
            print("Counter = 250")
            return 250
        else
            print("Use original value")
            return original_function(self, chr)
        end
    end
end

[late thicket]

Is there a mod that makes any poured liquid visible and pouring while walking leaves behind a trail, which could lead to gasoline trails n stuff

👀

[knotty stone]

thats when you name it NormalTrunk1, the 1 is generated by the game itself by vehicle type

[granite ginkgo]

Why does it happen tho?

[knotty stone]

because its naming it NormalTrunk11 , not finding the item, generating NormalTrunk111 and so on

[granite ginkgo]

strange

[knotty stone]

mechanicType = 3,

itemType = Base.EngineDoor;Autotsar.ATAMustangHood2Item

item ATAMustangHood2Item3

vehicle is sports car, mechtype 3, so itemtype is itemtype=name3

[granite ginkgo]

This only happened while I had the other truck mod installed to test the size, Conflicts I guess

[bronze yoke]

the reason weight is chosen is very likely because it's the only related thing displayed to the user

if it was based on number of items (or even the literal save size: which is too hard to calculate constantly but technically what is the limitation here) it would just feel like a bug

[silent zealot]

Would be interesting if the vanilla water-on-ground when raining could be changed to any fluid. You'd need to look into how that is coded to see if it's possible.

[earnest remnant]

Does anyone know if there is a function to get the status of water and electricity for the whole world rather than doing things like

(SandboxVars.ElecShutModifier > -1 and getGameTime():getWorldAgeHours() / 24 + (getSandboxOptions():getTimeSinceApo() - 1) * 30 < SandboxVars.ElecShutModifier) or square1:haveElectricity()

to get the satus per square? That or if there is an event to listen for for the power/water being turned off? Same question but for turning the water/electricity back on?

[bronze yoke]

you can use getWorld():isHydroPowerOn() for electricity

there isn't something similar for water

[queen oasis]

trying to go to sleep last night, I really thought that if I mucked with the "getEffectiveCapacity" function, it would fix the hard weight limit for containers that B42 introduced.
but noooooo

[bronze yoke]

you'd have to patch getCapacity too

[queen oasis]

I did. It doesn't red out but it causes a timedaction bug

[bronze yoke]

did you patch the methods on both itemcontainer and inventorycontainer?

[queen oasis]

I did

and hasRoomFor

it was so easy in my head

[late pendant]

hi, is there a link for pz modding discord?

[bright fog]

Hey yes

[tranquil kindle]

I should have it linked on my profile, or @sour island

[bright fog]

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

Alternatively, you can find it linked on the modding wiki

[late pendant]

thanks

[bright fog]

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

[queen oasis]

need a nap on it to figure out how to change this

[storm trench]

Change the UI capacity?

Great. 42.5 messed up the carts. Sighhh.

[queen oasis]

is ISWalkToTimedAction broken in 42.5? no, because it works fine in my other mods hmmm

[storm trench]

I was hoping someone would've left a comment on the Wheelbarrow mod to find out hahaa.

But nothin' since Feb.

I'll get there. Just want to patch the spawns first.

[silent zealot]

That's a lot of socks.

[queen oasis]

don't knock the socks

[silent zealot]

Having clean socks is important.

[queen oasis]

ok, I know I'm not the smartest sock in the drawer, but is there something wrong with this code that I'm not seeing? Player just stands there and doesn't move.

if JB_MoveCorpses.donePickedUpBody then
    JB_MoveCorpses.droppingOff = true

    getWorldMarkers():removeAllHomingPoints(JB_MoveCorpses.playerObj)

    -- do a normal drop corpse
    print("Dropping off a body...")
    local drop = ISWalkToTimedAction:new(JB_MoveCorpses.playerObj, JB_MoveCorpses.stagingSquare)
    drop:setOnComplete(function()
        print("Dropping Complete")
        JB_MoveCorpses.playerObj:setDoGrappleLetGo()
    end)
    ISTimedActionQueue.add(drop)

    return
end

worked in 42.4, but not in 42.5

[silent zealot]

Did anything change in the timed actions?

[queen oasis]

you know, probably. It doesn't like my unequip now either. It'll do it, but it complains

[silent zealot]

Are you meant to do ISTimedActionQueue.add(ISWalkToTimedAction:new(player, dest))

wait, I see you do

just by putting it in a variable first

try recreating the steps via lua console and see if thay gives any clues. Try without the setOnComplete, not because it looks wrong but just to try an isoltae what the game is unhappy with.

[queen oasis]

I'll give it a try. Probably the corpse I'm dragging is breaking something

[bronze yoke]

i did see some grappletech changes

[queen oasis]

it'll do everything but walk

time to dig in

btw, just clicking on ZomboidDecompiler is so much easier than typing out the command. thank you @bronze yoke

[bright fog]

I saw that

[queen oasis]

me too

[silent zealot]

When the game updates while you're working on a mod and you don't notice: A story told in git commit comments.

[simple helm]

anyone know how to fix this

i assume it part of the code but not sure which one

[silent zealot]

I'm not that paranoid about people linking my real name to my discord name, but it's just best practice not to post your real name for no reason.

[silent zealot]

Are you using Tasrlib?

[simple helm]

yup

i believe it active

[silent zealot]

I'm pretty sure they have a lua table that is a whitelist of which vehicles can go on which trailer

[simple helm]

i didnt see vanila vehicles in the hauler spawnlist

[silent zealot]

Can the hauler pick up vanilla vehices?

Not spawn list, ATA2WreckerTable

[simple helm]

dont think so

i see only ATA, motorclub and k15

so i would have to add like 90 more cars ?

[silent zealot]

Can the Tasr trailer pick up vanilla cars?

If it can, then something is missed or in the tasrlibs like adding all vanilla cars or something

[simple helm]

oh i didnt try it as i know autosar trailer, didnt think library had one

[silent zealot]

If it can't, then that's why copying the code means your trailer cant.

I assume you're using this as the base for your trailer picking up vehicles: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2992677535&searchtext=trailer

[simple helm]

yup

when i repair my trailer the vehicles spawn on it

[silent zealot]

spawn one of those, see if it can haul vehicles.

[silent zealot]

You mean visually?

[simple helm]

i take a pic

[silent zealot]

I don't know how that library handles showing a vehicle on trailer, maybe they do it via setting part condition.

no need for a pic, just clarify what you mean ny "vehicles spawn on it"

If it's actual vehicles (i.e. seperate cars) spawning when you repair that is very weird, if it's just a visual thing on the model that makes sense.

[queen oasis]

whatever was done, you can't drag a corpse using "walk to" anymore either

[silent zealot]

damn, that was my secret for making corpse dragging faster. Walk To + F4

Or use a mod to automate it, then hit F4 and play Yakkity Sax.

[queen oasis]

yep, my Auto Move Corpses is broken now

path finding isn't failing, it's just not progressing

[simple helm]

yea so the reg trailer loads a car but mine doesnt

[silent zealot]

Does your load a non-vanilla car that is on your whitelist?

[storm trench]

This was causing the issue in OnEquipTrolley.lua

    playerObj:getCurrentState() == PlayerAimState.instance()) then -- here
    -- Code that drops the cart/trolley
end```

[simple helm]

nope it doesnt

[storm trench]

I guess it was running every time the player moved.

[simple helm]

this is what mine looks like

so do i need to rename the files inside to my vehicle name ?

[silent zealot]

Is your trailer called "TrailerAHauler"?

[simple helm]

nope and ima try to change the name

so i changed it all to my vehicle name and it wont load in debug mode but was fine before i changed name

[silent zealot]

that will be because ATA2WreckerTable.CarCarrier does not exist so you can't create `ATA2WreckerTable.CarCarrier["Index"]

ATA2WreckerTable.CarCarrier = {} will fix that BUT this does mean that ATA2WreckerTable.TrailerAHauler existed BEFORE this lua file was loaded, which would be in the file listed in the require line.

What is in the ATA2WreckerTable.lua? (may be in the tsarlib common library, not the trailer)

Could be that list vanilla vehicles and then this is adding more.

[simple helm]

there alot more in the tsar library

makin sure im doing it right

sorry im really stupid

[silent zealot]

But you have a few points to examine the code from: looking on both trailer & common library, when is ATA2WreckerTable accessed? How is it configured for the existing trailer? What code displays "there is vehicle at the behind..."

[silent zealot]

No, that's not going to work; require is more-or-less "load this other lua file before this one"

So it needs to be a file that exists.

Assuming the common library doesn't have a nice how-to-use document you're going to have to look at the code to figure out what it wants to tell it which vehicles are valid for which trailers.

[simple helm]

so i have to go through all the tsar and see which one is which

or should i be in the client folder only looking because wont lie there alot of folders for ATA

[silent zealot]

Are you usingan IDE (VSCode etc) or just a text editor?

Because if you use VS Code and open a mod's top-level folder it is super easy to search for something in all files.

[tacit pebble]

random question)
frame ≠ tick
correct?
but is it worth I aware this when using events? Or can I assume two are same when modding common things?

[silent zealot]

correct, frame == one update of the screen, tick == one update of game world

If you pause the game then it's not doing ticks but frames are still being generated

[tacit pebble]

❤️

[silent zealot]

Depending on what you want to do, they might be interchangable

[simple helm]

i can use either or Notepad++ mainly

[tacit pebble]

I didn't know exact difference but you just teached me. thank you

[silent zealot]

I'm not sure if Zomboid does multiple ticks per frame when you accelerate time or if it just makes each time calculate a longer piece of game time.

Rimworld for example does more ticks when you speed up time; 60 TPS for normal speed, more TPS for higher speeds until your DPU can't keep up

[tacit pebble]

I'm pretty sure they doesn't multiply ticks when game is fast forwarding because OnTick really wasn't effected by time multiply.

[queen oasis]

ISWalkToTimedAction:update() is only running through once when grappling. What would call the update function? It runs normally when not grappling.

scratch that, I jumped the gun

[queen oasis]

all checks are in update. just makes it to the end of update and then calls stop. idk

[simple helm]

the Tsar library said trailerhauler changed it to this and still doesnt work

not sure tbh what i actually need to look for, there is a loadvehicle and launchvehicle in the tsarlibrary so would i edit that as well ?

[silent zealot]

Don't edit anything in the library

When you publish your mod, you can't say "edit Tsarlib so it works with my mod (and probably not other mods)"

[silent zealot]

Is the problem that you still getting this message?

If so, find the code that creates that message and work backwords to see why it is getting triggered.

You probably start by finding that text in the translation files to get the identifier, then seeing where in the code that is used.

[simple helm]

yea it that message but not sure where i would find that, ima start in the loading

[silent zealot]

If you have the folder for tsarib open in VScode you just search for the text.

If you are searching manually 1) try VScode but 2) when you ignore 1. because you're going to get around to it later start with the translation files.

[simple helm]

that message doesnt appear just searched

[simple helm]

nvm found it, but not sure if i just copy and paste, and add mine

[tacit pebble]

Are these framerate or tick?

I thought those are tick but I just saw someone said that is a frame rate so...confused

[knotty stone]

You know just look at the W900 B42 mod there is a car trailer too, maybe you can get some inspiration there how it's done. 👍

[simple helm]

cant load cars with that mod

[knotty stone]

Then that's a problem on your end, because it's working ^^

[simple helm]

also they use tsar mod, you take tsar mod out it wont work

it in tsar not the mod itself

[knotty stone]

I mean I made the car trailer for the W900 but okay. It's handled with the wrecker table and in the trailer script. But it's been a while and I have to go to work so can't help much atm. But good luck.

[simple helm]

thanks! and that the problem i just cant load cars on the trailer, found the code but i need a coder to look and tell me what i add or make to get it working

[simple helm]

Too catch you up this is the issue.

[knotty stone]

You could play around with the spawn distance and area in the vehicle script. But having the car to close to the trailer can cause this too

And how is your wrecker table file named, dont name it the same as the one in Tsarlib

[true nova]

walk to timed action only ever seems to break when it cant path to that square. are you trying to get adjacent square? sometimes i drop that to fix it

[runic heron]

General question: Is anyone else having issues with setting public fields on Java classes via Lua?

Using Lua, I can retrieve the appropriate instance of java.lang.reflect.Field. Calling its methods works (e.g. field:setInt(obj, val)); but only in Debug mode.
Running the same mod in non-debug, I am greeted with this exception:

java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: setInt of non-table: public int [...] at KahluaThread.tableget(KahluaThread.java:1667).

Is this something, that's expected?

[bright fog]

You're not supposed to set the value of fields

Sadly it's not supported

[runic heron]

Damn, guess I'll have to wait until indiestone implements some Setters for the SmokerSneezeTimers

Thanks for the reply though! Much appreciated ❤️

[earnest remnant]

Hey friends, first, thanks @bronze yoke for the assist. Now my question is a little bit more obtuse. I cannot seem to find out how to patch built in functions such as the isHydroPowerOn() one.

[pearl prism]

The code is probably not configured for the dimensions of your trailer, I suppose this mod stipulates a fixed distance based on the center of the trailer, so very long trailers would not work because they have this "action zone" in a space that the trailer itself is already occupying.

[oblique estuary]

Hey, trying to make an on.create code where 1 part is a secure result and the other part is a variable, but I'm struggleling to figure out how to add the variable result after the secure result.. Here's the code, I've been deep diving into lua codes and functions but I am at a loss of how to continue, does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?

[oblique estuary]

To clarify the issue, the result is already occupied by a different item than planks, so that cannot be used as the secured product

[simple helm]

But this can’t be just the wreckerTabke though ? Doesn’t it have to be something else because it calling that file

[simple helm]

That right. I did move the area in game but seemed it didn’t work so I’m lost. If it not the wrecker table not sure what it could be

[knotty stone]

Iam back home in an hour you could send me a zip with your stuff and I take a look then quick.

[covert cape]

Hi guys, made a mod to change some distribution tables (reduce cassette spawns) and it works flawlessly in solo, but when I add it to my server (pre-existing), it loads and I can see my character, but it says that connection was lost. Any idea why? All other mods are the same on server and on solo world

[simple helm]

Be warned I don’t have any Lua scripts but the wrecker table, also trued comparing notes with the WS900 like I originally planed and couldn’t find what I needed. But that could be because I’m jumping in the deep end with this

[knotty stone]

That's fine just DM me. @simple helm

[earnest remnant]

Is anyone able to tell me, is the ElectShutModifier just a number of days after apo when the power goes off? It looks like it is initialized as a seeded random (with setting modifiers) when the world is created but I just wanted to be sure. I am hoping that I could update that value with an an item to say the current gametime plus a set number of days along with using setHydroPowerOn to account for the mods and 1 offs in the source where they manually check if it is off to account for edge cases. Essentially creating an item that will reenable the HydroPower for a few days.

[vague marsh]

what does OnAddToMenu do in building menu recipe? I made a custom recipe in it and everything works as it is but i just dont know what OnAddToMenu does, it makes my recipe dissapear instead of adding...

[oblique estuary]

Can't really see for sure, but there is an
SandboxVars.ElecShutModifier = 30;
Which I believe would indicate it shows it in days, but I'm not really sure

[vague marsh]

here is an example from the vanilla, tho it works fine without it

[earnest remnant]

That was my same assumption lol it's rough trying to test that, altho I guess I can just set it to 1 and set the item value to 1ore testing. Appreciate it

[earnest remnant]

I may be wrong here but it isn't a required param. It would just be there for validation I'd assume

[vague marsh]

maybe its for things like walls that become upgradeable as skill levels increase

[merry patio]

Hi there! where can I find the vanilla traits to modify them? I need the location, I want to modify some values

[granite ginkgo]

I have a question, where is the trailer attachment point in vehicle editor?

[tranquil kindle]

Don't you have to add it yourself?

In txt file*

Then it appears if i remember correctly

[knotty stone]

yea if you dont have it in the script it wont show ingame

you can go in the editor to attachments and click new too

but you have to rename it then

[tranquil kindle]

I'm not sure if vehicle editor can add new attachments. I know that attachment editor can, but vehicle editor requires you to put template like other parts?

[knotty stone]

on the left

[slim swan]

Is it possible to put image into the modoption?

[tranquil kindle]

There is for sanbox option, not sure about modoption

[granite ginkgo]

Thanks, I remember I had it in the script, I checked all the tabs and didn't find it, guess I'll try again

Btw, I'm working on a new style of mechanics menu as I suck at making textures

Any feedback on such menu? I know seeing the parts visually is better but I just can't make it

[knotty stone]

yea mechanic menu takes a bit of effort to do, atleast if you want the mouse over to work.

but i think its ok the way you have it.

[granite ginkgo]

Ill resize it to not cover the top and bottom of the UI and add some custom attachments for now, maybe some armor but only for aesthetics

[knotty stone]

if you just want the visual go to modeling channel there in the pins, Skizot made a tool for blender to generate it

[granite ginkgo]

I remember I did it manually for my other car mods

[oblique estuary]

in the media folder of the game files it's - lua -> shared -> NPC's -> MainCreationMethods.lua

[granite ginkgo]

Some armor I guess...

[tranquil kindle]

While making armor models doesn't seem to hard, coding it might be a nightmare, at least thats what i feel, never checked other amor mods

[granite ginkgo]

It is, coding it simply for aesthetics it's really easy, make a template and just add it

but i'll use tsar for armor maybe

[simple helm]

Hey is there someone that can Lua script pretty good here that I can pick your brain at ?

[merry patio]

Yes, but LUA only mentions them! I want to modify the trait. I'm looking for the class file, but I can't find it. I found something in bodydamage, but it's not specifically what I'm looking for, I think

[queen oasis]

Even using the games Walk To and picking a nearby square while holding a corpse is broken. I can't find what is stopping the path find.

[queen oasis]

tried switching ISWalkToTimedAction to ISPathFindAction and no change. It's either hiding in timed action handler or in getPathFindBehavior2()

[merry patio]

It's no longer necessary, IndieStone took care of fixing it

[rugged cypress]

Probably owing to my relative inexperience with modding in this game…

I’ve got this issue where my weapon attachment model is scaled right when I place it on a surface like a table or whatever but when I attach it to the gun it’s about the size of 6 McMansions put together.

Trying to find the answer on google has wasted more time than I would’ve spent just messing around with it.

Kinda my first post here so if someone has asked previously and been addressed then I apologize.

[bright fog]

Hey you need to scale it correctly when exporting it, alongside its model script

The gun scale might matter too idk

That's why you need to make sure to not need to scale it in the model script but directly export in the right scale

[rugged cypress]

I have, as far as I know - but maybe I’m doing it wrong.

[tranquil kindle]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3060255898

[rugged cypress]

I tried following that to the letter and I’m still having issues.

I’ll play around with it more I guess, thanks.

[tranquil kindle]

Show me your attachment in blender

Unless its vanila attachment on your custom model gun?

[rugged cypress]

I will when I get back to my computer.

[rugged cypress]

Both custom.

[tranquil kindle]

Then once you send them we will examine whats wrong

[covert cape]

Henlo peoples, made a mod to change some distribution tables (reduce cassette spawns) and it works flawlessly in solo, but when I add it to my server (pre-existing), it loads and I can see my character, but it says that connection was lost. Any idea why? All other mods are the same on server and on solo world

[oblique estuary]

No idea, hope someone else can help you out

[covert cape]

Oh, maybe you know how to solve my other issue :D
I have Improvised Flooring installed, but I cant place concrete floor tiles on grass - it requires wooden floors. Any idea how to solve that?

I tried overwriting the games canMovableBePlaced logic

But it didnt help/work

[oblique estuary]

From what I've seen that's a pretty common issue for floor mods, I don't know how that would be solved either as I haven't touched Moveable objects just yet, so I might end up in same issue as you 😅

[covert cape]

Damn, that sucks, I just wanna build my 300 car walmart parking :D

If you end up solving that, please share the solution

[oblique estuary]

Aye, will do

[true nova]

the placing moveables logic has a lot of restrictions on it. I've modified it a bit to make placing posters where ever i want in one of my mods. you'll need to hook ISMoveableSpriteProps:canPlaceMoveable and ISMoveableSpriteProps:canPlaceMoveableInternal

[true nova]

id have to see what your distributions look like

[covert cape]

Thank you, ig I'll have another look. Previously I looked into the Internal one, there was a check for a tag CanReplaceSprites, which was only attached to player-made wooden floors, so I tried giving this tag to the concrete tiles, but to no avail

[covert cape]

What do you mean by that?

Just to reiterate, the same setup works on solo worlds, but breaks my server

[true nova]

put up your distributions lua , there some things that will pass in solo but a server may not like

[covert cape]

I hope I understood you correctly. My mod doesnt add anything to the distributions on its own, only changes existing entries. I looked at MoreLootOptions to understand how it works

require "Items/Distributions.lua"
require "Items/ProceduralDistributions.lua"
require "Items/SuburbsDistributions.lua"
require "Vehicles/VehicleDistributions.lua"

local function isTargetItem(itemName)
    return string.find(itemName, "^Tsarcraft%.Cassette") or string.find(itemName, "^Tsarcraft%.Vinyl")
end

local function multiplySpecificItemChances(zoneKey, itemList, multiplier)
    if not itemList or not itemList[1] then return end

    for i = 1, #itemList, 2 do
        local item = itemList[i]
        local chance = itemList[i + 1]
        if type(item) == "string" and type(chance) == "number" then
            if isTargetItem(item) then
                print("[CassetteReducer] Modifying chance of: " .. item .. " from " .. chance .. " to " .. (chance * multiplier))
                itemList[i + 1] = chance * multiplier
            end
        end
    end
end

local function loopOnAllDistributions(distributionTable, multiplier)
    for zoneKey, zone in pairs(distributionTable) do
        if type(zone) == "table" then
            if zone.items then
                multiplySpecificItemChances(zoneKey, zone.items, multiplier)
            end
            if zone.junk and zone.junk.items then
                multiplySpecificItemChances(zoneKey, zone.junk.items, multiplier)
            end
            if not zone.procedural then
                loopOnAllDistributions(zone, multiplier)
            end
        end
    end
end

local function ModifyDistributions()
    local mult = SandboxVars.CassetteReducer and SandboxVars.CassetteReducer.Multiplier or 1.0
    if getActivatedMods():contains("MoreLootSettings") then
        mult = mult / SandboxVars.MediaLootMultiplier
    end

    print("[CassetteReducer] Starting distribution modification...")
    loopOnAllDistributions(ProceduralDistributions.list, mult)
    loopOnAllDistributions(Distributions, mult)
    loopOnAllDistributions(SuburbsDistributions, mult)
    loopOnAllDistributions(VehicleDistributions, mult)

    if ItemPickerJava and ItemPickerJava.Parse then
        ItemPickerJava.Parse()
    end

    Events.EveryOneMinute.Remove(ModifyDistributions)
end

Events.OnNewGame.Add(ModifyDistributions)
Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(ModifyDistributions) -- safety backup
Events.OnServerStarted.Add(ModifyDistributions)

[true nova]

ok overkill on require. technically the requires shouldn't be needed, and also overkill on adding to events. I add mine to only OnInitGlobalModData

i bet its the onserverstarted since it breaks in server. something in here may not be available when that event fires and it breaks it

[covert cape]

It's my first time modding pz and using lua, sorrgy

[covert cape]

So if I change event to yours it should work?

[true nova]

that event is just one of the last one to fire before its done loading everything

a lot of events can be used really. but yes i would think it would work

[true nova]

you're good you've done a lot for your first time

[covert cape]

Thank you, is there any source to check what events exist? I tried looking here https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/Lua/Event.html but couldnt find any lists

[bright fog]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Lua_event

[covert cape]

Oh wow, there's a ton of them. Thanks a lot!

Is there a way to modify a mod.info by using another mod? Im using random zombies (for speed) and definitive zombies (for everything else) and the load sorter doesnt place DZ after the random ones. I know that sorter looks up loadafter in .info file, but dont want to edit the mod files in the workshop folder

[bright fog]

Yes, but no

No you can't

[covert cape]

Damn, that's unfortunate

[bright fog]

Simply make sure to load one above the other in the load order of your mods

[covert cape]

I know, Im just lazy and I add new mods very often :)

[bright fog]

Definitive zombies and random zombies will be incompatible

Both affect the stats of the zombies and set them at specific times

Random zombies will get overriden by definitive zombies

Anytime its effects apply to zombies

[covert cape]

Yes, but not if I turn off the speed changes in DZ

[bright fog]

I guess

Aren't other stats of zombies set to random by random zombies ?

[covert cape]

Random zombies does change other stats, but Im only interested in speed. So I think if I load the rz before dz, rz will affect speed and dz will control everything else

[bright fog]

That's not how it works

Load order doesn't impact stuff that way

It completely depends on other criterias

[covert cape]

hmm

I've been playing like that for a couple days and dz is after rz but the speed changes are certinly from rz

[bright fog]

It completely depends on how these mods work

Your idea sounds good

But zombies will get their stats set by random zombies unless you can deactivate that for stuff other than speed

And DZ will set stats anytime there's a stat change needed

[covert cape]

Hmm, there's no easy way to check if other stats are replaced by rz or dz

[bright fog]

Not really unless you go deep in their code or do some tests

[covert cape]

Ig I'll just make a rz patch with all stats but speed removed

[bright fog]

Random zombies stats are set when the zombie loads in

I hope that's what he does in his mod

[covert cape]

He does not :D

RZ changes stats every n ms

[bright fog]

It does ?

[covert cape]

By defautl it's every 7.5 secs

[bright fog]

What the actual fuck

That's no longer needed in B42

[covert cape]

Very fun, especially when you are surrounded by shamblers and one randomly turns sprinter

[bright fog]

What random zombies mod are you using ?

[covert cape]

day and night, i think

one sec

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2888099799&searchtext=random+zombies

[bright fog]

Wait you're on B41 ?

[covert cape]

The "Frequency Override" determine how often the zombies in the current active cells are being overridden with the values you selected in the mod. It's in milliseconds which means that the default 7500msc translate to 7.5 seconds.

[covert cape]

yeah?

[bright fog]

Thought you were on B42

So load order doesn't even matter

[covert cape]

bruh

[bright fog]

Also loadafter is not a thing in B41

[covert cape]

that's strange

It works for me

[bright fog]

Load order doesn't matter in B41 anyway

[covert cape]

When I make custom patches I add loadafter in mod.info and it sorts it as I set it

[bright fog]

Because mods do not follow the load order you give them for the Lua files

[covert cape]

awesome stuff

[bright fog]

Actually it's great

[covert cape]

as if lua modding wasnt confusing to me already

[bright fog]

Because it's the job of the mod devs to define load order for Lua in B41

And load order just doesn't matter in the game anyway

Load order is a lie to players that it matters when in fact it doesn't

It only matters for maps and tiles

And that's great

Because that means no incompatibilities

Or less

Not due to load order at least

[true nova]

load order also affects models and textures from what ive seen

[covert cape]

@bright fog do you know, by any chance, how to make movable tiles ignore floor restriction? (improvised flooring)

[bright fog]

No idea sry idk anything about tiles

Perhaps ask in #mapping

[covert cape]

It's, ok, thx

[covert cape]

Will do

[true nova]

this is how i've gotten around it. this is the basic function i've made for it. it also needs to be done in normal canplacemoveable

    local original_canPlaceMoveableInternal = ISMoveableSpriteProps.canPlaceMoveableInternal
    
    function ISMoveableSpriteProps:canPlaceMoveableInternal( character, square, item, forceTypeObject )
    if item:getType() == "youritem type"then
        return true
    end

        return original_canPlaceMoveableInternal(self, character, square, item, forceTypeObject)
    end

[bronze yoke]

load 'order' is kind of a misnomer since it rarely affects the literal order in which things load, especially in b41

a name like 'mod priority' would make sense since it's primarily used to resolve file conflicts

[bright fog]

I could make a wiki page about that perhaps

That way anyone wants info about load order, poof just give them the page

[covert cape]

Thx

Big help

[bronze yoke]

be warned that this is something people have strong wrong opinions about

[bright fog]

Even better to demystify it

[bronze yoke]

yeah, but whenever i've tried to demystify it they just get mad at me 😭

[bright fog]

That's why if we bring proofs for it that's perfect

[bronze yoke]

i do bring proof, they just get mad

[bright fog]

If they fuck around modifying the wiki page to spread wrong informations I'll fight them lol that's fine

And they continue spreading wrong informations, fighting to modify the wiki page with wrong informations when proof was given for the right information then actions will be taken

Could be me, could be you, could be anyone who doesn't accept proof of things working X way, that's fine

However I don't have B41 on my PC to test things out in detail

[covert cape]

That fixed my issue! Thanks again

[covert cape]

Judging by this script in the mod Im using

        keep HandShovel/Shovel,
        Plank=1,
        BucketConcreteFull=1,
        Result:Moveables.improvisedflooring_missing_0_16,
        Time:60.0,
        NeedToBeLearn:True,
        SkillRequired:Woodwork=6,
        Category:Flooring,
        Prop1:HandShovel,
        AnimNode:Forage,
        Sound:MakePlaster,
    }

My type would be "Moveables.improvisedflooring_missing_0_16"?

[true nova]

that should be right

[spiral hearth]

is there a guide on how to read the crash logs?

or is it just brute force

[covert cape]

I just look at the last paragraph and check which function (and line) triggered the crash

[spiral hearth]

aight

[knotty stone]

how can i access the tooltip of an item for translation? I mean if its just text, not a variable

[bright fog]

What are you trying to achieve here ?

Tooltips are defined in the translation files

[knotty stone]

even if the item tooltip is Tooltip = "here is some random text" ?

[bright fog]

Uh wdym ?

The tooltip is defined in the translation file

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Translations

[knotty stone]

i was here https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Tooltip

but if its not made like that

Tooltip = "枪托<br>瞄准时间-6<br>伤害+0.5",

how do i change that?

[bronze yoke]

you probably can't

[knotty stone]

yea i figured xD

[bronze yoke]

technically anything in the Tooltip = 'whatever' field is a translation string even if it's not meant to be one

but the prefixes (Tooltip_) are important and it may ignore your translation file if it doesn't have it

[knotty stone]

so i would have to change it by modifying the item itself, cancer huh xD

[bronze yoke]

you could modify it with lua instead```lua
local item = ScriptManager.instance:getItem("ModuleName.ItemName")
if item then
item:DoParam("Tooltip", "My english tooltip")
end

[bright fog]

Yeah

[bronze yoke]

could also turn it into a proper translation string and then fall back on the actual translation system

[bright fog]

Sounds like the best option if you don't find any other tricks

Also why tf do they have a tooltip that doesn't uses translation

That's fucked up

[knotty stone]

yea its the escapefromkentuckyb42, hopefully they will change that later down the road

[bronze yoke]

most people don't really care about translation :/

[bright fog]

Aaaaaazh

I thought it was vanilla files !

Jesus

[knotty stone]

yea but chinese is a bit hardcore to ignore

[bright fog]

Just ask them to replace their tooltips with translation files

That'd be my first go-to

And if they don't ... welp fuck it guess you have to patch it

[knotty stone]

^^

[late thicket]

A handbrake vehicle mechanic would be dope

Let's say a person forget to pull the handbrake, the vehicle slowly moves on or smthn

🗿

Adds immersion to the driving

[simple helm]

If I sent someone a script or 2 can someone tell me if it’s a good script or not for my vehicle or if they are completely useless

[vast pier]

so currently the gun starts out as a bolt action, and installing the mag feed turns it into semi action
but I was wondering if maybe I should make it so it stays as a bolt action mag fed rifle until you upgrade the receiver
bolt action -> bolt action mag -> semi action
maybe even a side grade to make the bolt action stronger but incapable of adding a mag

[brave bone]

quick question, does does affect loudness/volume the user hears from the game?

        {
            file = media/sound/growl5.wav,
            volume = 0.3,
        } ```

[bronze yoke]

yeah

[brave bone]

thank you ❤️

[knotty stone]

i tried to make it in a loop but its not working, any idea? made it work, what a hassle.

[simple helm]

hey so im trying to check tsar library to see if there a maxload for vehicles or anything in that nature and there nothing, so would script in general need to be written for just that

[knotty stone]

what maxload you mean, trunk? or amount of cars you can load onto the trailer?

[simple helm]

max it can hold

[knotty stone]

its not rly anywhere specified but it can only hold 1 car. and no clue how to alter that 😄

[simple helm]

shm

that sucks

[icy night]

Question: With distribution lists, would "items, 50" make the item have a 50% chance of spawning? Wondering how it works

This is what I'm trying to do: --ArmyLightTruckBed-- table.insert(VehicleDistributions["all"]["ArmyLightTruckBed"].items, "CorpseFemale"); table.insert(VehicleDistributions["all"]["ArmyLightTruckBed"].items, 50);

[vast pier]

I think it's weighted chance? meaning it compares to all the other options

[bronze yoke]

it is not weighted

it is a flat chance but there are so many modifiers applied, most of which aren't static, that there is no point trying to come up with a mathematical perfect chance

base it on similar items and test it out if you're not sure

[brave bone]

how do i enable the zombie range for vision and hearing in debug mode?

[bright fog]

I haven't checked but I supposed it would be in F11 menu then option at the top left

And one of the toggable most likely has the range thing

[brave bone]

thats the one place i havent checked. will try it in a while.

[silent zealot]

It can hold one vehicle. If you want it to hold more than one you'll need to make your own code to do it.

Did you read through this description of how it works?

[silent zealot]

Guard. I hate the design of naked triggers, they're going to catch on things and go off accidentally

[simple helm]

I didnt even know you sent that thanks ill look at that but will need to find a vehicle scripter to help me write it or pay to help

[silent zealot]

Do you want realism or video-game tropes? Tropes will make the bolt action much more powerful to compensate for the low rate of fire, realism will make bolt action slightly more accurate because of fewer parts moving about when you fire. Not sure if Zomboid can simulate partial loss of aim between shots from having to rack the bolt manually, that might all be part of "recoil"

[tacit pebble]

Is there text limit when editing steam workshop description?
I just recieved Russian translation but for some reason, steam didn't let me update description.

When I removed half of text, then they were uploaded sucessfully.

text size is 9.53kb

[bronze yoke]

there is a length limit

[silent zealot]

The Zomboid gui has a limit that you can bypass with copy-paste.

(also, is there any way to stop Zomboid overwriting the description when you upload an update?)

[tacit pebble]

no I'm editing workshop directly via steam client

[silent zealot]

Paste the removed half in, to see if it was length or some character combination it did not like.

[tacit pebble]

always copy workshop desc first.. only way

[silent zealot]

I save it to notes.txt in each mod... if I don't then I will one day wipe it all out by accident.

[simple helm]

thanks ill add the mod and take a look, i assume they can load more then 1 animal dumb question but want to confirmm

[tacit pebble]

Yeah I tried and.. seems 70 lines is the limit?

length limit means line limit? like how much line I can use

[tacit pebble]

seems 70 lines is the limit?
no it isn't
maybe mix of line and text size..

[silent zealot]

Odd to have a line limit. I've never hit the workshop length limit through the website so no idea what it might be.

Worth noting that having Russian will use up more space than english, assuming it's UTF-8

[tacit pebble]

Yep my EN desc is 5.04kb(88Lines) and RU desc is 9.53kb(91Lines)

So that could be the reason.
I'd ask to GPT for diet the size

[simple helm]

ill ask this vehicle dev ive been working with tomorrow and see if he would beable to help, as not sure if writing this code for me is above my skill set

i have a friend who 100% is behind with his code he sent me but idk if it right

[bronze yoke]

if i remember it's just a character limit

[tacit pebble]

thank you for confirming
So that should be because RU has bigger character size than EN.

after I cut some sentence, it was uploaded.

maybe it's 8kb. when I reached 8.88kb, i couldn't upload but when I reduced until 7.82kb i could upload

[knotty stone]

item:DoParam("Tooltip", "<RGB:1,0.5,0.5>"..value) is this doable? or do i have to make some complicated stuff to have that work? (color the tooltip while writing it)

[silent zealot]

Pretty sure that won't work, the toolip paramter for items is "look this up in the translation file"

Tooltip = Tooltip_item_NotARealAxe, then Tooltip_item_NotARealAxe = "Not suitable for cutting trees or damaging doors.",

and if you embed the color in the Tooltip it will call getText("<RGB:1,0.5,0.5>Tooltip_item_NotARealAxe") which it won't find.

But, maybe you can put the color in the translation string?

[knotty stone]

will check, thx

[silent zealot]

Another option: Starlit Library has an easy to use function to add stuff to tooltips.

Example of adding "grown at" to tooltip with Starlit.

[knotty stone]

damn thats some strange apple trees 😄

[silent zealot]

"These apples are very high in nickel and cadmium"

[vast pier]

Applejack’s family farm??

[bronze yoke]

must be zap apples

[queen oasis]

shit nvm

I bet I did that banging my head on my keyboard

I did get excited for a second though

[tacit pebble]

Can anybody give me some advise when I don't want to overwrite vanilla function, however I really don't know how to with this.
(Because it's an UI function and I really don't know how to deal with UI in PZ. also single function is huge with many local vars.. I lost my way with those)

I don't want to update my mod when PZ hit every major updates.

Code: https://pastebin.com/DUhuFtS9

All I've edited line is: #110 - #119🔽

-- #110
            if craftRecipe:getXPAwardCount() > 0 then
                titleStr = titleStr .. "\n"
                for i = 0, 100 do
                    local XPAward = craftRecipe:getXPAward(i)
                    if not XPAward then break end
                    local skill = Reflection.getField(XPAward, "perk")
                    local exp = Reflection.getField(XPAward, "amount")
                    titleStr =  titleStr .. "[" .. tostring(skill) .. "(+" .. exp .. ")]"
                end
            end
-- #119

Handling PZ's UI makes me crazy D:

+) Problem was
After I hooked succefully(?) Like I've done before with other mods and I attached all local vars with okay value, but UI Size and text position had a problem.

[silent zealot]

Think of it this way:
Can you add code in front of the function that does what you want?
Can you add code after the function that does what you want?
Can you hack a function call used half-way through the function to get the results you want?

Sometimes the answer is "nope" to all of those, ad you have to replace the whole function. Sometimes you need to get weirdly creative; recreate bits of the origianl function to see what it did then have yoru code do extra stuff.

For this example, I don't think you can do it by messing with titlestr since it's a locally created variable, it gets populated and then rendered, plus the height of it gets used to position other items. It's also a function in a function so I'm not sure how to even access that bit directly instead of working on ISWidgetRecipeListPanel:createChildren():

function ISWidgetRecipeListPanel:createChildren()
  self.recipeListPanel.doDrawItem = function(_self, _y, _item, _alt)

What if... you hook craftRecipe:getTranslationName() and make that return "Recipename\n[ someskill (10 exp)]"

...which will probably break other things unless you can figure out a way for getTranslationName to tell if it's being called from teh place you care about.

[bronze yoke]

you can just hook the function that calls it to hook the inner function and then unhook it after

[vast pier]

how many vertices for a complex piece of armour is considered normal?

at what amount does it start getting absurd?

[silent zealot]

So: ISWidgetRecipeListPanel:createChildren() PREFIX: add hook to craftRecipe:getTranslationName()
ISWidgetRecipeListPanel:createChildren() POSTFIX:unhook craftRecipe:getTranslationName()

[bronze yoke]

you'd have to patch doDrawItem as a postfix to createChildren()

since that function doesn't exist until after createChildren() but is the one we actually want to modify here

there's a lot of layers here 😅

[silent zealot]

"Well you see, LUA... is like an onion"

https://tenor.com/view/onions-have-layers-gif-7154017276425979182

[tacit pebble]

Sorry I'm fighting myself with English more than lua stuff.. :p
So does that mean anyway I will have to overwrite whole doDrawItem?
Oh no or... I may be able to try something. I just got an idea from both of your conversation. idk it will work tho.

thank you both for sharing opinion 🙂

❤️

[silent zealot]

What about adding an extra text string with the XP instead of modifying the title?

That would work, but probably painfully because of how much fun UI programming is

[tacit pebble]

I tried that first before uploading item, like 2 weeks or so and failed
Writing UI with text was pain... I will try that again later but I have a trauma now lol
My body felt tried even all I did was watching UI codes 😂

[wet monolith]

Hey guys! Is everything okay?

I want to develop an automation that automatically records critical events of my character, such as bites, scratches, sprains and fractures. So, whenever one of these events occurs, a clip of my live stream will be automatically generated. I think that with some of these features, it would be easier to foster engagement for our game.

Can anyone just guide me on how to do this?

[tacit pebble]

I don't think it's possible with pure lua modding...? Since there's no video recording feature in zomboid.
interesting idea btw 👍

[wet monolith]

in fact, I had thought about creating a mod that records these events in a log, and perhaps a system in python would be an option to identify these events and interact with a Twich bot to execute the action in the API.

but, my area of ​​expertise is audiovisual production, I have ideas but I have no idea how to execute them in the backend 😂

[bronze yoke]

yeah, to do things like this you basically want a mod that writes the info you need to a file, and then have some external program watching that file for changes and using that data to do the rest

[brave bone]

seems interesting, i would like to see like those running apps with logs and events and like mapping it.

[wet monolith]

well, then. I think that the gameplay itself is very intense, and we end up losing several details that could greatly encourage the production of content for our game.

it would even be possible to register moments when we find certain items on this log. This would make future cuts for social networks much easier. I honestly have no idea how to start developing this, but I can help in any way I can, not only in this project but, in any other that makes sense to those involved 🌱

I'm from Brazil, my english is not that good, but that's the least of my problems kkk

i'm here, racking my brains thinking of ways and possibilities to attract maximum visibility to this world

[tacit pebble]

local function saveLog(character, damageType, damage)
    local file = getFileWriter("logFileName.ini", true, true)
          -- 2nd boolean: create new file when file is not existed.
          -- 3nd boolean: remove existing log when it's true. otherwise, it will be added bottom of file.

    if damageType == "typeYouWantToRecord" then
        local data = "putTextHere"
        file:write(data)
    end

end
Events.OnPlayerGetDamage.Add(saveLog)  -- This will run "saveLog" function everytime when player get damage.

I believe this code will do something with writing a log. I haven't use this feature before, but when i looked the code, it seems.
Important: Never tested

[wet monolith]

@jagged fulcrum hello my friend. I saw your mod updated today for b42 that removes the vision cone, and I found it interesting. If I understand correctly, could i use it to capture "cinematic" images of the world? hat would be great

[tacit pebble]

and all you have to do after saving log, I guess python read the log when log has updated?

[wet monolith]

yeaah! and I thought of something like that.
it tracks the impressions in this log in real time and communicates with the twitch bot using the
$(customapi.https://api.thefyrewire.com/twitch/clips/create/instantclipsbot/$(channel)?title=$(queryencode $(1:)|'0'))

[vague marsh]

anyone up for a collab? i got permission from dylan to use his tiles and set everything up, but it's pretty simple right now since i automated the recipe scripts doing it manually for 128 items would've been a hassle. just need to balance the recipes, stats and rename stuff to make it more lore friendly and less repetitive. 😅

rn they also drop the same materials when dismantled since all of them are built with woods even some are metals, can change it tho😆

[vague marsh]

stacks of chair best defense

[silent zealot]

Can you have a process watch a file and so stuff when it sees an appropriate entry?

console.txt is super easy to write to, and you can write to other files as well (someone recently was output json every minutes for a web server to display)

[tacit pebble]

oh that barricades look great for decorating my base😍

[silent zealot]

Could you group them into a few general types and then use a decoholic-like interface to change the appearance?

[wet monolith]

that, but I can't develop from there... I'm even trying to use artificial help 🙈

[vague marsh]

good idea on implementing the deholic mod feature! i think i can do that just need to look on how it works

[silent zealot]

More work to setup, but then less to maintain - you just have recipes for wood barricade/scrap barricade/metal barricade/junk barricade, and a table of "junk barricade can be any one of these appearances"

And less clutter in the build menu

[silent zealot]

What triggers can the video software you are using accept as input?

You need to match up "some form of output Zomboid can generate" with "some form of input my streaming software will listen to", possibly with a program in the middle.

[vague marsh]

i need perms on PePePePePeil tho haha

[silent zealot]

Or build your own equivilent... but if you can make use of decoholic instead that will avoid going insane trying to code a UI.

[vague marsh]

I hate modding UI even tho i do webdev and software lol hahah

Ill try to modify the UI to practice

[silent zealot]

My experience with webdev is that it doesn't make you like UI design, it just shows you many different ways to hate it.

[vague marsh]

facts

[tacit pebble]

I'm a designer myself and designing/creating UI in PZ is something.... coding.
Even I'm experienced of web design too..

[silent zealot]

At a previous job I managed to get the company out of IE6 compatability by insisting we made it a seperate line item with an honest estimate of the time needed.

Once the client realizes you're serious about the cost doubling if it has to support pixel-perfect rendering in IE6 it's easier to get out of it.

[tacit pebble]

can you please visit our company too? haha
#mod_development message

[vague marsh]

nothing makes people reconsider outdated tech faster than seeing the true cost of keeping it

[vast pier]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3443525682

[jagged fulcrum]

you can do whatever you want

[silent zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/bioshock-bigdaddy-gif-13986464063651317486

Crossover time!

[drifting ore]

That would be sick

[queen oasis]

still working on why we can't path find while dragging a zombie and I think I have it pinned down to this code in PathFindBehavior2.java. It doesn't seem to ever get to updateForwardDirection

isReady from AnimationPlayer. When I try and check isReady or hasSkinningData I get nil.

and if I crash or skip the update and/or stop methods in the ISWalkToTimedAction, I can at least get a path back but the player just walks in place and never moves

[earnest remnant]

Anyone know if there is a way I could find out how many of this generic tile prop is on the map or similar ones? It is named industry_2_62 so I assume the 60-64 are variants of it

[earnest remnant]

Or perhaps where building definitions/files are stored for the base game?

[storm trench]

If it means anything to you, I had to redo the whole cart/trolley equipping when the update to B42.5 happened because none of the old functions being used were working anymore. So it's might be something you've successfully done, but it isn't working right now. Just something to keep in mind of course.

[queen oasis]

the java is borked and AnimationPlayer isn't exposed so I can't even fudge it

[storm trench]

Ask over in #mapping - they seem to know this stuff. I use room definitions from a list they've made.

[queen oasis]

I love hitting F12 instead of F11 and screenshotting the error screen that shows all my dumb mistakes or typos

[earnest remnant]

It's mainly to see what the distro of those around the map are. According to the B42 map the room name is "electronicsstore". I basically am trying to create an item and limit its use to these buildings. I will hit them up though if I can't find it.

[granite ginkgo]

Items testing, just some small issues

[vast pier]

Are you needing a specific count of them or are you just wanting to know how many there are and what they look like?

Cuz there’s a debug menu option to spawn in tiles

[earnest remnant]

I just want the count of them and their default locations on the map to see if there are enough to be a viable location that isn't impossible to get to but also not super easy. and Is power adjacent in style/feel. Initially I was thinking the substations but there are only 2 and they are distributed oddly.

Basically the item I'd like to mod in would, at least in the early rendition, be taken to one of these areas to be used to turn the power back on for some amount of time. Already have the item working, will have to figure out using Sandbox settings to allow fine tuning, but for the early tests I just want to get to a point where it is more than just expensive to build because in late game that won't be as much an issue.

[earnest remnant]

After manually counting them via the b42 map I think for an initial requirement those spots will do. Looks like most of the cities have at least 1 nearby.

[granite ginkgo]

First armor test

[granite ginkgo]

I got issues with the door armor tho, it doesn't want to open with the door, I did it right in blender but I guess the problem is in the script, ill try to add parent = DoorFrontRight,

Fixed it

[granite ginkgo]

Feedback on ungly armor

[vast pier]

@tacit pebble how does your magazine api differentiate between mags loaded into the gun?

I'm thinking about using it for something, but I would want to be able to do a lua check on the gun to see what mag is loaded for rendering purposes

[storm trench]

Anybody ever figure out a sure way to override animations? ConditionPriority doesn't work for what I need it for.

[vital raptor]

how would i go about creating an addon for true music?

[bright fog]

By reading their documentation

[silent zealot]

it's good, home-made armor sould be ugly.

[bronze yoke]

what are you trying to do?

[vital raptor]

i have

[silent zealot]

But protect the headlights too!

[vital raptor]

i have been uh trying for a while

but i should have been clearer my apolagies

i mean, i dont understand where to start

[granite ginkgo]

But how would it work?

[silent zealot]

Look at another True music addon and see how they did it.

[vital raptor]

i already have vscode and the other tools necessary

[vital raptor]

Thank you

[silent zealot]

visually or in code?

[granite ginkgo]

Visually

It would cover them

[silent zealot]

Visually a few metal bars in front of teh light, or a grid.

recessed behind bulbar

[granite ginkgo]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

[vital raptor]

they dont say how they did it in the description

how would i see exactly how they did it

[bright fog]

Go in the mod files

[silent zealot]

subscribe to mod, then go to C:\Games\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600<mod number from steam url>

[bright fog]

I highly advise you check out the wiki on how to mod

[silent zealot]

(adjust based on steam location)

[bright fog]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/File_structure#Online_workshop_folders

To access other mods files

[tacit pebble]

setMagazineType("module.magazine") after inserting magazine

idea)
if you are thinking about different 3D model for each magazine type then
your original weapon 3D model should have no magazine at first, and magazine should be render as attachment (Like scope/muzzle/flashlight)

getMagazineType will return current magazine type btw

[vast pier]

Yeah I already have mag detection, just needed to know how it works for your mod.
Thanks, may use this in the future

Any idea why the skeleton isn't showing in vertex groups? I set the relation to child of bip01

it changed the location of the armour but did not add the skeleton to the weight editor

[vital raptor]

im sorry i dont get it

i feel useless

tbh

[vast pier]

forgot to add the modifier

[bright fog]

You need to give more detail on where your stuck or we can't do much miracles for you

[vital raptor]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

i get that

i just dont get any of it

like any

where to start because i have found the mod template folder

and i just dont know what to do with it

[vast pier]

nope that didn't fix it

[bright fog]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/File_structure#Modding_structure

[tacit pebble]

• create/rename folders
• place folder in right place

these two step what you have to do at first
strat slowly 🙂
or you can capture and show to us the wiki section which you couldn't understand .

[drifting ore]

Make sure you are looking at a reference mod too

[vague marsh]

if youre adding true music addon best way to do it is just get a similar addon mod for TM and then replace musics with yours then rename them

[vague marsh]

if youre on b42 try replacing stuff on this mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3407139462&searchtext=time-accurate+music

if you are subscribe go on this dir: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600\3407139462\mods\truemusic_tpab42\42

if its your first time basically you need to change the mod.info first, open it and change everything

then on media/lua and media/scripts just rename everything haha look how they did it on the files.

thats basically it on textures/worldItems that is the texture of the 3d model in game so you need to also replace those

and then on the yourMusic folder just copy how they did it lol

[vital raptor]

legend mate

thank you

[vague marsh]

if you're dedicated enough, you'll figure it out, even if its your first time. its actually pretty easy the only real challenge is the first attempt, but after that, you'll get the hang of it

[vital raptor]

wait i recognize your name, did you make some mods

[bright fog]

[vague marsh]

yea i did some and ported some, tho i only do mods that i want to use personally in my own game😆

[vital raptor]

oh lol

did you make that time accurate music one?

[vague marsh]

no

[vital raptor]

ah okay

[silent zealot]

It is surprisingly hard to get data on how much meat you can get from a cow when you're not a professional butcher, so I am asking the greatest collection of self-proclaimed experts in existence: Reddit.

I want to make a mod that starts with the amount of meat to generate as a percentage of animal weight and works backwards, instead of using a whole bunch of stupid made up formulas

[queen oasis]

are you talking ,eat meat or are you separating into like meat, tallow, bones, etc?

[silent zealot]

Nope, keeping it simple like vanilla - everything is steak.

[queen oasis]

so many typos

350-400 lbs

if you know what you're doing, maybe 450

a butcher will say you'll get 35-40% of the weight of a cow in meat

[silent zealot]

Getting the percentage for a pro butcher is not hard, there is obviously a lot of information on that because people buy/sell cows and butchering services

But what bout Cletus McMoron with a Butchery skill of zero and a machete?

[queen oasis]

why I am Cletus McMoron. How did you know?

[silent zealot]

I'm very sure the answer is higher than what Zomboid is giving us!

To be fair Cletus McMoron will casually walk down to the creek and return home a few hours later with half a dozen 20kg fish fillets.

[queen oasis]

We've had an 1100 lb butchered by I assume his name was Cletus years ago and we got 350 lbs

[silent zealot]

So he does (somehow) have skills in other areas...

[queen oasis]

because our next butcher said that ole Cletus probably kept a lot of that for himself

[silent zealot]

hahahaha

The Redneck tax?

[queen oasis]

I was a Kentucky boy

so Hillbilly tax

[queen oasis]

and he caught them by noodlin'

25% is the low end, you can get that from the hind quarters alone and they're easy to cut up. it's a hairy mess so don't do it in your kitchen sink.

[silent zealot]

Sounds reasonable, 25% mass @ 0 butchery and scale to 50% mass @ 10 butchery

[queen oasis]

I'm curious to know what reddit says. need to update us

[silent zealot]

I will!

first answer lol

[queen oasis]

ha, that's way more tame than I expected

why they only give 2 from a 500 kg cow? I need to actually play this game. I had no idea it was so low, oh and there's 1 in steaks I didn't see...

[silent zealot]

Well, they do this:

But then they apply a huge amount of bizzare and hard to follow functions on top of that

And the end results is not very much.

[simple helm]

Hey so I just realized something if I take tsar loadvehicleontrailer code. You think I could just edit that 2 say 6 cars ?

[tacit pebble]

Can I give a force to vehicle?
Like, vehicle slipping on puddle tile.
the red arrow is where I want to give a force.

or something like... friction coefficient? Like driving on snow