mod_development

[thin swan]

Yeah you're right, it's not gonna be worth it, and is just opening myself up to a lot of headaches

I dropped a lite version of the bike that doesn't have the attachment system so it should be compatible with everything, that'll just have to do if people are having conflicts

[crisp dew]

well crap.... realized I need to use the GenericCraftingSurface flag in TileZed and my version doesn't have that field, (at least I can't find it). The newest unofficial build steps start with

QTDIR=~/Qt/5.15.2/gcc_64
SRC=~/Programming/pzworlded

which is never a good sign; hard coded paths to atypical files.

[strange dome]

quick Q for anyone who may know - seems like when wearing a jacket the game completely hides neck jewelry/chokers etc. im not seeing anything relevant to this in the xmls or scripts aka masks etc. is this a hard coded behavior that a mod cant get around? short of not using the jacket location.

[bronze yoke]

valid properties are defined in a .txt file, you don't need to recompile to change them

[crisp dew]

I just noticed that; happen to know if there's a current list of properties?

answered my own question. https://github.com/timbaker/tiled/blob/basements/TileProperties.txt

(eventually)

beautiful.

[terse delta]

Can I use this function to half weight of all liquids?

Or use any multiplier, at this point

That's like N1 thing I want to do rn

[crisp dew]

Damn, realized there's a PegBoard in the game already, now I'm thinking I should modify the existing item vs creating new, which seems far more complex :/

[dusty flint]

Having issues with recipes..

recipe Make Ice Cream
{
    [Recipe.GetItemTypes.SapphCookingMilk];10,
    [Recipe.GetItemTypes.SapphCookingSugar];10,
    [Recipe.GetItemTypes.BakingFat];1,
    [Recipe.GetItemTypes.SapphCookingEgg]=2,
    keep Spatula/[Recipe.GetItemTypes.Spoon]/[Recipe.GetItemTypes.Fork],

    Result:Icecream,
    Category:Cooking,
    Time:500,
    Category:Cooking,
    OnGiveXP:Recipe.OnGiveXP.Cooking10,
    SkillRequired:Cooking=6,
}
recipe Make Caramel Syrup
{
    keep Spatula/[Recipe.GetItemTypes.Spoon]/[Recipe.GetItemTypes.Fork],
    [Recipe.GetItemTypes.SapphCookingSugar];10,
    keep Saucepan,
    Butter;1,

    result:Syrup_Caramel,
    Time:400,
    Category:Cooking,
    OnGiveXP:Recipe.OnGiveXP.Cooking10,
    SkillRequired:Cooking=5,
    CanBeDoneFromFloor:true,
}

The ice cream recipe is working ingame, but the caramel just isnt showing up. Does anyone know why?

[bright fog]

B41 ?

[dusty flint]

Yes.

omfg
its the fucking capital letters in Result: isnt it

[bronze yoke]

result in the second recipe should probably be capitalised

[bright fog]

Result yea

[dusty flint]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[bright fog]

Thx god that can't be an issue in B42 recipes lol

[silent zealot]

Check the javadocs to see if fluids have DoParam or an equivalent. I can't remember what that class inherits from.

[terse delta]

Also, I got the modified function that would multiply weight of listed items automatically, but I need to figure how to get original item weight into variable

I need to get original weight into variable

[silent zealot]

Check InventoryItem on javadocs

[terse delta]

Thanks, I'll look it up

[silent zealot]

There's a get weight() or getActualWeight() function

You'll need to convert from the item name to an actual item or an item script though

[terse delta]

I'll try to run this and hope it'll work

[bright fog]

A lot of this code does nothing

the if originalWeight is useless, bcs you will always get a weight

[silent zealot]

That won't work; item is just a string

[terse delta]

It just checks that originalweight isn't nil

Typical thing for lua, isn't it?

[bright fog]

Also you can move that items table outside the function, doesn't change much but you won't redefine it everytime you run the function

[bright fog]

No

Not everything can give nil

And in this case, an item without weight shouldn't be possible

[terse delta]

Smart, I'll note this, thanks

I'm starting to understand it

[bright fog]

And last point, when iterating over arrays (lists with only array entries and not key tables), use the method explained here:
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Lua_(language)#Table_Iteration

It's better to get used to use this method for this specific kind of table (usually called arrays) because it tends to be faster than ipairs and pairs

[terse delta]

I think in this case it is not that bad, since this function is triggered upon reloading lua

[bright fog]

Yea

[terse delta]

But I'll note this too

[bright fog]

But like I said, it's mostly of getting used to using this method

That way you never have to think about it later down the line

Also feel like it teaches you better the difference between iterating over a key table and an array

[terse delta]

Dammit

[bronze yoke]

the wiki should probably note how galactically expensive ipairs is

[bright fog]

I thought I had explained it in the mod optimization page

[bronze yoke]

it's not just slower than a numeric loop but exponentially more expensive than pairs

which is something that takes people who are used to other lua implementations off guard

[bright fog]

But it turns out I didn't do it (or didn't find it)

[bright fog]

I thought it was pairs that was the worst one ?

[bronze yoke]

no, pairs is massively better

pairs is implemented in java so it's fast

ipairs is implemented in lua so it's slow as shit

[bright fog]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Mod_optimization#pairs_and_ipairs

Nvm was there lmao

[bronze yoke]

pairs pays function overhead 1 time, ipairs pays function overhead N times

[bright fog]

Could you detail it ? Wdym ?

[terse delta]

Is that correct implementation?

If we ignore the fact that you can't get weight from item string

[bright fog]

Yes, but like I said the if check for the weight is useless

[bronze yoke]

an item is never going to not have a weight

[terse delta]

Yes-yes

Pretend it is not here

[bright fog]

Also, you shouldn't implement this kind of prints that shows debug stuff if a scenario doesn't happen

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Mod_optimization#Prints_are_the_devil

This will explain why

[crisp dew]

Good to know

for i = 1, #tile_tags do
    MapObjects.OnLoadWithSprite(tile_tags[i], VNGarage.Workbench.SetupPlacedTile, 5)
end

I'm still foggy on the difference, and why sometimes an array is an ArrayList and sometimes it's some Java object...

[bright fog]

yea fixed it

[terse delta]

Ok

[bronze yoke]

it's fine to print in the case of an unrecoverable error like this

[terse delta]

I'll keep it for testing tho

[bright fog]

I'd rather teach people to NOT do it because they won't know when their print won't even trigger

And that's how we end up with ItemTweaker 2.0

Overall terrible reflex to have in your codes

[bronze yoke]

item tweaker's problem is that it prints when everything is working, printing errors is standard practice

[bright fog]

No no I don't agree with that, because let's take the case of his code actually having the possibility of a nil, in a situation where it's likely that in some cases this if check doesn't pass, then you end up with people not being able to make the difference with "is it normal that the if doesn't pass" and "the if here should always pass" (tho for that last one you shouldn't ever need the if anyway)

So I will keep my position that I will not teach people to put such prints in their code, because dear god I KNOW FOR A FACT people will then get used to put them at places they don't understand why they shouldn't put it. Also taking into account here that Serenity here thought that "checking for a nil is normal pratice in Lua" .... which means they considered that this nil check could likely not pass

Also that error print is in freaking russian so no one gives a shit about it but the mod author !!!! like I stated in the mod optimization page: literally the entire population of this galaxy doesn't care about your prints but mostly yourself and a few random nerds that can ACTUALLY read console logs AND understand that this error print is not some bullshit that the game prints thinking the information is useful but it's actually bloating the console, and that how you get constant cases of people asking if these random weird ass vanilla errors are the source of their problems when in fact these are literally nothing and just present anyway

[terse delta]

You really don't like print, aren't you?

[bright fog]

No

[bronze yoke]

so how the hell are you supposed to debug other people's errors without prints? 😭

[terse delta]

I added it for myself so I can easily read it

[crisp dew]

breakpoints

[bronze yoke]

other people's errors!!

[crisp dew]

breakpoints.

[bright fog]

By not teaching people TO PUT PRINTS FUCKING EVERYWHERE

I had to deal with making an addon for a mod that LITERALLY PUT PRINTS FUCKING EVERYWHERE because they do not understand that their prints are BLOATS to EVERYONE and DO NOT GIVE INFORMATIONS THAT ANYONE ASKED FOR

I almost had to go in all their mother fucking files to comments out every fucking prints

[crisp dew]

"Break on Error" is enabled by default.

[bronze yoke]

doggy also HATES the debugger so he's not doing that either 😭

[bright fog]

Yea >:(

[crisp dew]

It is a pretty rubbish debugger, but at least it's better than nothing.

[bronze yoke]

i use the debugger heavily for my local testing but i need someone else's error log to say what the error is before i can start locally debugging it

[bright fog]

I personally do not care for prints for errors from modders that ACTUALLY understand the shit they are making AND the informations that they should ACTUALLY give to people

[red tiger]

Might write my own debugger lol

Currently occupied with writing a strict class framework in Lua.

[crisp dew]

Waiting for Doggy to write a mod that globally disables print()

[red tiger]

Easy to do

__G.print = function() end

[bronze yoke]

did anyone ever actually release a mod that buffers prints? i know a few people did that locally and it worked really well

iirc it massively improved performance with mods that were spammy

[red tiger]

I usually string.format / string concat then print but a buffer wouldn't be hard to write.

[red tiger]

Overrides?

[bronze yoke]

yeah, the benefit was for other mods that already had spammy prints

[bright fog]

No I won't, because I use prints when developping, but I will not teach people to leave prints everywhere because they are the source of way more problems than they actually help fixing

[red tiger]

I think it should push mods to write better debugging code but hey that's not happening.

[bright fog]

Also didn't Chuck want to add that in error fixifier lol ?

[bright fog]

Exactly

[bronze yoke]

anyway, the biggest benefit to logging error info is that things don't break silently

i design my code to break as soon and loudly as possible when there's an issue so that mistakes and bugs don't make it out to public release in the first place

[bright fog]

Yea but you know your shit and you know when something's actually not meant to break

[red tiger]

If you can get the stack of a call then you can catch this in your overrided print function and then mute or buffer-stack prints.

That's probably what that local code did.

[bronze yoke]

nah, it literally just replaced print with a buffered version

it wasn't anything fancy

[bright fog]

@sour island did you implement the disabling of prints in error fixifier ?

[sour island]

Wasn't possible afaik

[bright fog]

So what Jab shared isn't possible ?

[sour island]

Oh disabling print like that is possible, sorry misread/misremembered what I was trying to do was to disable console errors

Which isn't possible

[bright fog]

Aaaah

Yea that was it

[red tiger]

Write code in a way that validates or returns code flags / status.

I had to write a json validator that doesn't stacktrace.

[sour island]

The stuff for logs isn't exposed, and filesystem isn't exposed to let one touch stuff where console is

[red tiger]

You can use DebugLogger

mute print and use DebugLogger

[sour island]

The farthest I got was to break the debug console a bit- which broke the game

[terse delta]

lmao

[sour island]

This was to further my joke-mod to hide errors

[red tiger]

Oh ok.

[sour island]

Right now it stencils the error area incompletely

[bronze yoke]

here's a pretty legitimate example of a debug print:```lua
local traitMetatable
if Trait and Trait.class then
---@type Trait
traitMetatable = __classmetatables[Trait.class].__index
else
log("Another mod has corrupted the global environment (replaced global Trait).", "warn")
if instanceof(Trait, "TraitFactory$Trait") then
log("The mod that adds the trait %s is probably to blame.", "info", Trait:getType())
traitMetatable = getmetatable(Trait).__index
log("Workaround succeeded.", "info")
end
end

if not traitMetatable then
log("Unable to get trait metatable. Sandbox options affecting traits will not work. See previous messages for info.", "error")
return
end

[sour island]

So that whole area skips the UI rendering 😅

[bronze yoke]

(ignore the gross logging api that i'm not really very happy with anymore 😅)

[sour island]

Hmm can't I replace log() to any useful effect for what I need?

[bright fog]

Yea but again, you know your shit

[sour island]

I assume stack traces are directly from java

[terse delta]

BTW, error fixifier basically hides error popups?

[sour island]

Yeah

[terse delta]

Unironically, useful sometimes. I get quite a bunch of harmful errors, but popups annoy a little

[sour island]

People have gotten GBs of console logs cause they can't see errors in game

[terse delta]

My SSD is so cooked with this one

[crisp dew]

When I'm evaluating which mods to install on my servers, I run them through the local game with -debug and refuse to include any that throw errors.

[terse delta]

Actually

I think there's case where it can throw nil

[sour island]

Some errors can be ignored tbh

[terse delta]

If I'll list modded item, but don't have the mod itself

[bright fog]

The function will just not run

[terse delta]

Damn that's harsh

[bright fog]

You will error on trying to get the weight

[terse delta]

I thought this kind of errors could be ignored and skipped to the next entry

[bronze yoke]

any error will end the current function

[bright fog]

You just straight up shouldn't leave errors in your mod

[terse delta]

https://tenor.com/view/social-credit-gif-23976170

That's really harsh

[bronze yoke]

it's a lot more lenient than is normal 😅

[terse delta]

So, if I want to add optional mod support, I have to create function like this, but with mod check

Right?

[red tiger]

Speaking of errors, I'm writing error handling code that's verbose AF but professionally.

lua: ...coding\zomboid\CSSBoxLua\cssbox\layout\Dimension.lua:228: Lua Class (Dimension): Attempted to assign field "width" with type "string". Expected type(s): [
    number
]

Strict Lua class framework in-development.

Gonna make this strict class framework make class objects act like Java objects.

[bronze yoke]

it would also be valid to nil check the item

[bright fog]

Probably the best way

[dry mist]

I want to explore modding Project Zomboid/modding in general and potentially one day making a game from a mod, my question is how much Indie Stone is ok with it?

[bright fog]

As long as you don't reuse their assets, you're fine

[dry mist]

I plan on creating my own (hopefully)

[bronze yoke]

i mean, if you're not planning to reuse their work or ip, i'm not sure why you're even worrying about TIS, they have nothing to do with your game

[dry mist]

I’m completely new to this kind of thing

so I’m trying to learn what the, boundaries? are with this kind of thing

Gotta start somewhere

[terse delta]

Looking at fluid javadocs

I can't find anything about weight

[terse delta]

Let's look if I can apply patch to this using lua

[bronze yoke]

that's not what that code is doing

[terse delta]

Oh, what does Petrol:1.0 stands for?

[bronze yoke]

the fluids block defines the amount of that fluid the container should spawn with, as a fraction of the total capacity

[terse delta]

Oh, got it

You've created the javadocs, have you found anything about fluid weight?

It's fixed to 1 weight per 1L, I want to start from changing it to 0.5, and then attach sandbox setting

[bronze yoke]

i haven't looked at fluids in particular but a lot of the new script types in b42 aren't very flexible in the way the older ones are

[terse delta]

I have a really bad idea

In theory, it is possible to dynamically change the weight of an object with liquid with each liquid update

Considering the weight of the empty container

So basically, I have a bucket of 1 weight, being able to hold 10L with total encumbrance of 11 weight. I run a function to get liquid amount and original weight of empty container, then I assign to this item the weight of liquid divided by two + empty container weight

And this function happens each time amount of liquid in the container updates

Rate how horrible this idea from 0 to 10

[silent zealot]

It's this because you can't change the weight of the fluid itself?

[terse delta]

Coudn't find anything about it in javadocs

So I came up with this yanderedev ahhh solution

The only missing component of this scheme is the event onFluidUpdate or smth like this

[silent zealot]

Setting container weight probably won't work

It will set the container weight, ignoring the liquid

Then you ask for weight, it gives you that plus the weight of the contents

[terse delta]

Anyway it's joever, I can't update it dynamically since I can't really hook this function to any event

[terse delta]

I think setactualweight will change total weight of this item, but i'm unsure

[terse delta]

Currently looking at ProceduralDistributions.

I get what roll means, it is amount of times games "drops a dice" to spawn something from a list

But I don't understand: what those chances actually mean (if it is not percentage or weight), and where is the chance that roll spawns nothing?

[bright fog]

Tbf it's not that bad

[bright fog]

Read the wiki page

[bronze yoke]

that's not what a roll is

[bright fog]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Procedural_distributions

[bronze yoke]

the game rolls *every single entry in that distribution table* that many times

[bright fog]

Yea

[bronze yoke]

in other words they aren't weighted

[terse delta]

I'm literally reading it

[bright fog]

The wiki page explains all of these

[bronze yoke]

the meaning of the chance value is more or less arbitrary

there are too many factors involved to be able to reliably say what the actual chance ends up being

[bright fog]

It varies on a bunch of factors

[terse delta]

So there's 4 rolls for each entry if set so

[bright fog]

Depends which distribution

[terse delta]

So what are those chances? How do i read them?

[bronze yoke]

in that example distribution, Item1 is rolled with a chance of 10 out of (SOMETHING, WHO KNOWS) three times, then Item2 with a chance of 5 three times

[bright fog]

You don't really read them

[terse delta]

You just feel them?

[bronze yoke]

you just feel them

[terse delta]

lmfao

[bronze yoke]

look at vanilla stuff that has a similar spawn rate to what you want

[terse delta]

in the case of rolls for each item, they could've implemented percentages

[bronze yoke]

it's not accidental that it's like this

the chance of loot spawning is mostly scaled by the zombie population of the area

that's why it's not easy to know the effective chance, because even in the same kind of container it will be different in difference places

[terse delta]

So, rolls is the amount of attempts to spawn item, it goes through every item in the list. And the spawn chance is just something

[bright fog]

You compare to what the vanilla items have in that distribution

And apply your distribution based on that

There's also an API which allows you to set the same distribution for your item as other items

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Easy_Distributions_API

[terse delta]

Yeah, I know it, but it's not suitable in my case

[bright fog]

👌

[terse delta]

Can I see distribution category in-game via debug mode?

[silent zealot]

For loot generation?

Cheats -> lootzed

right click container

lootzed

lets you see what objects can spawn in there

[sour island]

Wrapping distro changes is a good handrail for newer modders- but if you understand how Lua tables work it's generally fine to do anything you want with it.

[terse delta]

math ain't mathing

[sour island]

note the scientific notation (if that's what you mean)

It's kind of silly it does that when its just 1 more 0 than the other stuff 😅

[silent zealot]

Welcome to floating point numbers in a debug UI that was never configured to be easy to read for humans.

[terse delta]

Mod isn't showing on the modlist, i think i replicated mod structure correctly

what could be the issue?

[bright fog]

tree -d is the command to tree a folder

Should help us have a fixed image of it bcs rn it hurts my eyes

Tho I can't look at it now

Got to go

[bright fog]

Wrong folder

You're inside the game files

Not in the cache folder

That Workshop folder you're in is wrong

It's unused

Read the part about the cache folder on the wiki page

In Game files if I remember right

[terse delta]

It's in user files

Got it

It even worked from the first time

[silent zealot]

@late hound (and anyone else wanting to see something funny) - this is what enabling ragdoll on the player part of the "player drags a corpse" animation looks like.

The moment I stopped moving, full ragdoll.

[terse delta]

I'm more surprised that player can ragdoll

[silent zealot]

The animation system is the same for players and zombies, just with different sets of animations

The real challenge is setting up animations to use ragdoll properly and not just make a huge mess or curl up into a little ball

[terse delta]

Solar power mod replaces several container distribution types across the map, like carton box with solar inc stuff

I want to apply the same treatment to lectromax factory in scenic grove

[terse delta]

hmm

[silent zealot]

Is that mod changing the loot type of containers

Or replacing a tile with a different tile

[terse delta]

It replaces some crates on the map with its own container with special loot table

[silent zealot]

Personally I don't like mods that replace tiles on load, I've had performance issues with that start of thing in the past since the game already struggles to load when driving and having to also go though every object on every time as well is not ideal.

[terse delta]

I want to do this to lectromax factory

So it has loot table that actually makes sense

[silent zealot]

Do you need to replace tiles, or do you need to change the loot in containers?

And do you know what loot tables it uses... If you're lucky there's a lectromax table that just needs the proper stuff put into it

[terse delta]

It uses default factory loot table that has handles and saw heads

very fitting for company that produces electrical appliances 👍

I want to replace containers with default factory loot to containers with my new lectromax loot table

I think I need to do it same way solar power mod does it

[finite scroll]

Does anyone know of an event triggered when a players injury heals?

[finite scroll]

(or otherwise a way to detect when a player's injury has been healed)

[odd parrot]

Hey @terse delta you manage to understand distributions? bc im facing the same problem now

[finite scroll]

just finished combing through events.md and didn't find anything but I imagine you could theoretically check each body segment for each injury type each frame and keep a running status that you check for change in

[odd parrot]

and chatgpt isnt chatgpting

[terse delta]

I had a success with adding exactly one item to one distro

What's your problem?

[odd parrot]

amazing

I dont understand how to write it to make it work

Basically i just modify the texture and properties of a cereal box, and i want to make it spawn naturally at the same points of cereal, without overwritting the base lua distribution

if that makes sence

[terse delta]

Oh, you're better to use Easy Distribution API for this

I've added my entry to base distribution list

[odd parrot]

That work like a dependency for the mod? or i can just use one time?

[terse delta]

It is a dependency

There's no meaning to inject lua script into global lua distribution for a cereal copy

[silent zealot]

You could do that the same way solar panels does, and start with a quick check if you're near the factory for performance reasons (almost no impact for the rest of the map)

[odd parrot]

yeah i got you, i just want to evade dependencies for the future projects and manage how to do it fully by myself

Thanks Sere i know the existence of this api (im gonna take a look on it if i get stuck)

[silent zealot]

You can have a look at the code in easy distro, then do your own version of that. Or just do the loot all by hand

The code is a bit ugly, but not complicated

[odd parrot]

Haha i just imagine myself, enter to debug mode to add all the houses scooby snacks and then just starting to play normal

Yeah, im for sure doing that (taking a look on it)

I feel is a little empty on resources to make mods

[terse delta]

You can just copy the API into your mod folder like Better Sorting did for item tweaker

If you really hate dependencies that much

[sour island]

[bronze yoke]

[sour island]

The worst case scenario to using a dependency is that one that it might be outdated and you may need to fix it yourself. By sticking in a copy, you're kind of starting off on that worst case.

[odd parrot]

steal is bad but i got the general idea i let you know how it was when i finish if you want to

[sour island]

Not even about stealing- you can ask permission and chances are most API writers would love for someone to use their work even if you're including a version of it. 😅

[odd parrot]

Yeah that's one of the reasons, my main reason is to make a fully functional mod without lack of performance due dependencies (im not saying this particular one has bad performance) but as you said my mod version gonna be attach to the dependency version

[bronze yoke]

avoiding dependencies for performance reasons is a little silly

[odd parrot]

u had all the reason here

[bronze yoke]

dependencies don't inherently cause any performance difference whatsoever, it is exactly the same as if you had copied it into your mod, and you're banking on your own version being better than a mod specifically designed to do that one thing

in this case, this mod doesn't do anything outside of load time so performance shouldn't really matter either way, it won't affect performance during actual gameplay

[odd parrot]

i see, maybe i was comparing pz modding with MC modding a little

[sour island]

For better or for worse most APIs/Libraries (Not even sure what the actual industry term is) in PZ are 1-2 features a piece, and I don't think it would work the same way where you'd be loading a bunch of stuff you wouldn't actually be using(?)

[bronze yoke]

should be 'library', the usage in this community of 'api' is a little off 😅

[sour island]

I feel like all the terms are to an extent

[bronze yoke]

yeah, that's just what happens in amateur scenes really

there's a bunch of computer science terms we've all heard informally and think we know what they mean

[sour island]

I've done it myself, but I think this actually counts cause I modified the vanilla API to simply have more pages to itself. 🤷‍♂️
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3155647374

[bronze yoke]

i've got a 'stats api' too 😅

[odd parrot]

facts

[sour island]

😅

[bronze yoke]

it's not far off anyway, a library has an api, and the intention of the mod is probably exclusively to implement that api so it's not really wrong to name the mod after the api

[odd parrot]

My brain status rn

[bronze yoke]

but i think 'library' sounds a little better 😅

[sour island]

I guess it's a glass half full/empty in terms of how much of the lifting the api/library is doing

[odd parrot]

Correct me if im wrong, Distributions.lua is for the actions of spawn items and the ProceduralDistribution.lua is for the tables, like the items that could appear?

(in a general way)

[bronze yoke]

Distributions maps containers to specific spawn tables, ProceduralDistributions is the actual spawn tables they're being mapped to

[sour island]

Dist has some containerIDs too though

I was trying to word it cleanly, but distributions is kind of a nest lol

[bronze yoke]

yeah, some types of containers aren't procedural (just bags and zombie outfits i think?) so they're defined directly in Distributions

[bronze yoke]

and there's some random bonus files in b42 too

[sour island]

Some of the stuff is confusing at first glance, like everything being shoved into another table

table.insert(Distributions, 1, distributionTable);

Also the .list thing threw me off for the longest, but I think that was to keep the option open to include functions to the main table

[odd parrot]

i make some code

wanna see?

[odd parrot]

i see

i put metal shelves to see if that actually works and then i gonna change it to another container

bruh

[sour island]

Becareful naming files exactly the same, the game will override vanilla files, it's path sensitive, so you could include an extra folder or rename the files with a prefix.

[odd parrot]

Gotcha thanks for the advice

[silent zealot]

I offered to call it an easy distribution application API interface library

And everyone yelled at ne

🤣

[terse delta]

I'd rather do this

It just injects new entry into distrolist, extremely compatible and has 0 issues possible

[sour island]

Yeah, I forgot to mention that -- by defining the table again you're wiping it out as well 😅

[terse delta]

no loot experience

[silent zealot]

But now you have to do that for every distribution list you want your item in.

[odd parrot]

👀 im gonna save this for later

[terse delta]

If I was eloy i'd just use easy distro

I wanted to add propane tank specifically to gas stations and that's all

[silent zealot]

I made easy distribution because I wanted it to be a thing, and figured it would actually be useful elsewhere

[odd parrot]

Note: this code make all the loot dissapear

[sour island]

I feel like a dozen people including myself have written a distribution function that inserts stuff into a pool of entries

[silent zealot]

In that case, what you did is perfect

[odd parrot]

amazing for sure a expendid work

[silent zealot]

Loot Rarity: hyper extrem

[terse delta]

non-existent

You can upload this as challenge mod

only scooby snacks can spawn

[odd parrot]

Scooby snacks neither available

[silent zealot]

Challenge: all loot replaced by tins of beans.

[odd parrot]

the real "schizophrenia" mod

[silent zealot]

So youre limited to foraging and what you can recover from zombies lol

And vehicles probably since they have a seperate set of loot tables

[sour island]

The issue is you're overriding the entire table, using table insert or defining new keys is the only way to modify the loot

[terse delta]

I just spent 8 hours and learned almost nothing

starting at modding be like

[sour island]

Change ProceduralDistributions.list = { to
ProceduralDistributions.list.sSnack = { ditch the ending }

[odd parrot]

yesterday i just learn how to make an actual item, most of my focus where to understand how to make a new mesh

[odd parrot]

Gotcha, thanks

let me test it

[terse delta]

Oh, I know what next distro-magic i'm going to do

I'll add reloading, long blade and aiming books into libraries with a lowered chance

[solar rover]

So.. if I want a script to add players to a safehouse with addPlayer(String player) How do I know what the string is for the safehouse in question?

[silent zealot]

Sometimes the real lesson is finding a bunch of things that don't work

[silent zealot]

What's the object you're calling addPlayer on? If it's Lua, you can just look at the Lua to see what it expects. If it's java, that's where having a local decompiled copy of the java is really handy.

[solar rover]

https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/iso/areas/SafeHouse.html#getSafeHouse(int,int,int,int)

I want to add players (safehouse members) back to the house after a resize.

[silent zealot]

Other tricks are seeing how something is used in vanilla Lua code

[solar rover]

yeah, I do that a lot. For this I have no idea what the add member does when a player accepts an invite.

[silent zealot]

I'm guessing it's a multiplayer thing, since for single player I can't think of any way a string would identify a player (also, no need for a safehouse)

[solar rover]

and no members.. because single player

lol

[bronze yoke]

if you mean what string the method is expecting, it's a username, player:getUsername()

[solar rover]

I was just searching through the safehouse inputs for a way to add someone directly as a member at that looked like the way. Its under the safehouse heading in the modding doc

my safehouse resize tool is pulling the member list from the safehouse data before it resizes the zone by dropping and replacing the zone but doing so removes any members. I wanted my players to do less work.

[silent zealot]

I'm waiting for B42 to learn multiplayer modding quirks so I don't need to relearn everything.

[solar rover]

You have a few years to study I would say lol.

[silent zealot]

Also lets me put off multiplayer stuff for ... Probably another year.

Absolute minimum six months, but only if they leave a lot of stuff broken and just go ahead with multiplayer.

[late hound]

@silent zealot Got it to work!

now does anyone know of a "reset" function for the player animation skeleton? I've gotten the character stuck sometimes when adding/subtracting conditions and whatnot to the AnimSet xmls

What that "stuck" state looks like, take notice to whats happening in the anim monitor when I try to move around

[sour island]

Whats that UI 😮

[bronze yoke]

the anim monitor

i don't remember if it's in the main debug menu or if it's one of the ones you need to right click a character to open

[late hound]

its not a new tool by any means, originated from b41

[silent zealot]

perfect!

[silent zealot]

New B42 debug stuff - hit debug icon, second tab, anim monior.

[bronze yoke]

it was definitely in b41 too

[silent zealot]

I thought it was new - the debug menu in B41 looks so lacking when I run that to check something after B42

[late hound]

I haven't figured out how to use half the tool lol

so looks like I either have to reset or clear the anim layer

[silent zealot]

Does mashing the ESC key a bunch fix it?

[terse delta]

Quit/load will fix it

[late hound]

well yeah, but I am trying to find an in-game fix to it

[late hound]

nope

[ancient grail]

fix what exactly?

your player cant move?

[late hound]

yes

[ancient grail]

            local pl = getPlayer() 
            pl:setBumpType("stagger");
            pl:setBumpFall(true);
            pl:setVariable("BumpFallType", "pushedFront");   --pushedFront --pushedbehind
            pl:setBumpDone(true);
            pl:reportEvent("wasBumped");

try that paste it on the lua console and hit enter

thats what i use whenever my char ggets stuck cuz of animation

i have this ready with chat command so i just /stag and it will unstuck

[ancient grail]

weird it might be doing that on a loop or something

[late hound]

huh ok, will work with it some more

[terse delta]

You killed him

[pulsar charm]

I'm following https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Adding_new_tiles to make a tile for my mod
so in tilezed when i create the .pack, I also have the option to add .tiles files, but the tutorial doesnt mention doing that. Am I supposed to add my .tiles here to make the .pack? If so why do i also need the .tiles in the mod folder

Edit: seems optional based on posts ive found in this channel

[bright fog]

Your character gets stuck if you update the current anim or animsets while the animation is running

[bright fog]

Idk what the tutorial is worth but I suggest asking in the mapping Discord (pinned messages)

[late hound]

ok I knew that already though

[silent zealot]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3503201938

You fix one balaclava and suddenly everyone wants you to let them wear watches and vambraces, or shoulderpad and a backpack, or an eyepach under their gasmask...

[bright fog]

Wait that's amazing

What did you use to do it ?

[solar rover]

Is there an driving event similar to OnPlayerMove?

[silent zealot]

A can of Aldi imitation redbull and some decompiled java.

-- This runs after Bodylocations.lua, so we need to clear all exclusives in 
-- all bodylocations since it's too late to prevent them in the first place
-- 
-- That's BodyLocations(plural of BodyLocation), not to be confused with BodyLocations 

local group = BodyLocations.getGroup("Human")
local locsUpdated = 0
local exCount=0

for i=0,group.locations:size()-1 do 
    exCount=exCount+group.locations:get(i).exclusive:size()
    group.locations:get(i).exclusive:clear()
    locsUpdated=locsUpdated+1
end
print("WAWA: "..locsUpdated.." locations updated, "..exCount.." exclusions removed.")

that's the entire mod. BodyLocations-> Human BodyLocationGroup -> ArrayList of BodyLocation -> ArrayList of Exclusions

Iterate through and clear all the exclusions ArrayLists.

Can you do a quick test of it? First comment is "doesn't work" but I don't trust bug reports like that.

Works for me in debug and normal mode, without other mods running, and now I'll verify on my full modlist.

[ancient grail]

amazing

[silent zealot]

My first plan was to block lua from using setExclusive(), but... too late to do that.

[ancient grail]

wouldnt this cause problems if mods use the function to attach the item
like "back" or something

[silent zealot]

Only if the mod somehow relies on exclusions for... I don't know what it would rely on them for other than the intended purpose.

All the body locations are intact, other than the stuff that gets set like this:

works with all my mods. two eyepatches under glasses under a football hetmet with a bunny ears hat, which was impossible before I added the mod.

[uncut hemlock]

Hey I just joined and was wondering if anyone could tell me what it takes to edit the vision cone angle during night. I'm just kind of interested in removing the vision cone reduction during night so I can enjoy nighttime a little more (it also seems like kind of a stupid mechanic tbh) I'm not a modder or anything, so I looked around on the workshop and didn't find anything, but If it's as easy as editing some values I can probably just make my own mod that does it, but I don't really have any idea what I'm doing so I figured I'd ask in here and see what happens.

[ancient grail]

i dont think thats possible

[uncut hemlock]

That's unfortunate, also explains why there's no mods for it, I'm sure I'm not the first to have this idea

[versed viper]

Could someone tell me what the cause is when, for example, for a mod that has a speech popup for an event that happens with the player, instead of displaying the text of the speech, it displays "IGUI_whatever"?

I'd like to know what to look for in my mod list to try and figure out which mod is causing it

[silent zealot]

There's a java mod that makes it 360 degrees.

From memory If you make an piece of clothing with a -100 vision penalty it will give you a max vision cone even at night

[silent zealot]

Missing entry in the translation files, or coding error where they forgot to use the translate function and just displays the key instead.

The "whatever" should give you a hint what mod is from, subs people normally name the translation key something related to the way it is used.

[versed viper]

Thank you.

[silent zealot]

Or use PowerShell or another tool to check every Lua file in your mod download folder for IGUI_whatever

[versed viper]

I know which mod is causing manifesting the most egregious case of it for me, so I'll check that one first, but I appreciate the advice very much

[bright fog]

Interesting, tho it means you can't wear stuff with the same clothing location right ?

[silent zealot]

It doesn't change that, you're still limited to one item per slot.

I don't think that can be changed, but I'll have a look later in case it can be.

My feeling is the data structure would support it, but it would be an issue with anything that does getClothingByLocation() or whatever that function is called

And the code the un-equips the existing item may be in the java. Or it may be in 15 different places in the lua.

[silent zealot]

If you have a personal tweaks mod, you can add a translation files to it with the missing entries.

Or make a dedicated "English translation" mod lol

[versed viper]

Yeah I used to make my own patches for Bethesda games but it was a bit easier with the tools there lol. I will learn how to do that for PZ sooner or later

[terse delta]

I think the only way to change liquid weight is replacing whole Java class

I'll try to locate it

[chilly flint]

Hey, anyone able to help me out on this one?

[terse delta]

I think this is #mapping question

[chilly flint]

really? sure thing then

[silent zealot]

How did you replace the spawn points? I've added spawn points (make a map mod with no map, just spawn points) but never removed them

The extra "maps" in the base game like like ProjectZomboid\media\maps\Echo Creek, KY still show the Mauldraugh, KY world map... but they don't do anything to disable the Mauldraugh, KY map.

[terse delta]

I really want to tinker a bit with ki5 vehicles

I can make loot and vehicle categories not so obnoxious

AI suggested me to shorten my table.insert. Don't have time rn to check it, does it works that way?

[bronze yoke]

no

[terse delta]

welp that was expected

Also, does this work if I want to completely remove entry from the table?

[bronze yoke]

no

[terse delta]

[bronze yoke]

you need to pass the index of the value that you want to remove, not the value

[terse delta]

Do I need the cycle for it?

[bronze yoke]

you can simplify your while loop to for i = 1, #items, 2 do

[terse delta]

So this way I can get rid of else block

[bronze yoke]

yeah

[terse delta]

In summary, will this script work?

[bronze yoke]

i think so

[terse delta]

Also, do I need to hook this function to event?

Or it will start up by itself

[bright fog]

OnInitGlobalModData

[terse delta]

Events.OnInitGlobalModData.Add(removeSpecificItem)

?

[bronze yoke]

assuming all you need is to run this code, no event is needed, you can just call it

if you need sandbox options then you will need to wait for that event

and you will also need to re-parse the loot tables afterwards

[terse delta]

In summary, it will look like this

1. Creating function
2. Calling it

[bright fog]

You don't need a function

Remove the function entirely

[bronze yoke]

it's fine to use a function, personal preference

[bright fog]

Yea

But here it sounds more like a common missunderstanding of how it works

This is a common misconception that new coders have I feel like, that to run your code it needs a function or something like that

[bronze yoke]

in most programming languages you need to define a function and then call it, in lua files *are* functions so there is no need to do that

stylistically it is still preferable to mostly stick to functions though

[terse delta]

gtk

Thanks

[silent zealot]

I see having a single defined entrypoint as being part of the distinction between a programming language and a scripting language

But there's no much crossover it's an academic argument, not a useful one.

[terse delta]

Final version of cycle, now I gotta test it

[silent zealot]

Albion, you probably know this: I'm trying to access a public ArrayList. I can get... something. When I use print to try to get a clue what it is, it prints []

So it's not nil

but.. I can't figure out exactly what it it or how to use it.

in the java

[bronze yoke]

that just means the arraylist is empty

they have a custom tostring so they don't show the type there

[silent zealot]

oh, that's disappointing lol

I thought I've just saved myself a big pile of work by getting access to the list of all zones along with some helpful functions that the Zone class has.

[terse delta]

Albion, there's no way to change global fuel generators properties, right? Coudn't find info on javadocs

[bronze yoke]

nope, all hardcoded

[silent zealot]

Some are in in sandbox settings

[terse delta]

I swear I'm going to use leaf someday

[silent zealot]

including range now

[terse delta]

I wanted to access noise and fuelcapacity at the very least

[silent zealot]

Is this about the condition not going down for one brand?

no such luck

[terse delta]

Road blocks are everywhere 😔

That's why I prefer when game allows to code in its source language

[silent zealot]

C# compiled using Mono == so nice to mod.

[bronze yoke]

well writing in java wouldn't let you change this either

it's not lack of access from lua, it's just not dynamic to start with

[terse delta]

I'm not that deep in Java, but can't I meddle in Class and overwrite values?

Or at least change the class and recompile it

[bronze yoke]

you could recompile it but that's a different scope entirely

[silent zealot]

Java mods are possible, but they are not something you want to undertake lightly

And a lot of people won't install them because it means manually overwriting .class files

You'll need to be ready to redo the java code and recomile with every update

Better if you can come up with a workaround.

For example, what if you made something using a fuel drum you placed next to a generator that would automatically top up the generator with periodic setFuel() calls?

[terse delta]

That's what UsefulBarrels is trying to do, but it's taking him a long time

Perhaps he met another road block?

[silent zealot]

Figuring out how to handle things when it's not loaded maybe?

the gobalobjects system is really confusing

And a lot of generator stuff is in java

[bronze yoke]

generators aren't actually global objects at all

the generator global object code i suspect you're looking at is unused

[terse delta]

I had a concept for upgrading the generators in the list, but it looks like this will require not only changing the Java Class, but also installing a bridge between this class and Lua

I can imagine that it is extremely difficult.

[bright fog]

Would require a patch but from my understanding lf it, Leaf should allow that ?

[bronze yoke]

leaf would yeah

but it's nothing trivial, you'd basically just have to rewrite all the logic

generators use static final fields, accesses to which are optimised to literals at compile time so even with reflection changing the values of the field it doesn't actually change anything

so it's not something standard reflection would help with, nor prefix or postfix patches

[terse delta]

Tis would optimise anything but lighting

[frank elbow]

That's more of a Java compiler optimization

[silent zealot]

That explains why it didn;t seem to do anything 🙂

[silent zealot]

When I changed the generator range to avoid needing two in my base I had to change it in I think 12 places

it's all compiled to literals, both for tiles and chunks.

(since it keeps track of which chunks are affected by which generators)

[arctic shore]

Hello, I'm developing a mod. I'm still in the early stages, but I'd like some help.
The first issue is that I want the character to have only one cloth bag when he starts the game, and it turns out that he always spawns with an ID card, 9mm pistol, box of bullets, belt, 9mm magazine and keychain. Could someone help me remove these items and add only the cloth bag via codes in the mod?
Thank you very much

[terse delta]

I think, you can modify and implement code from mod that removes starter pistol

[arctic shore]

how can i do that? can you help me? i can send my actual codes

[terse delta]

First idea when I want to implement something, I try to remember a mod that does something similar

[pulsar charm]

You should check out the code for existing mods that change starting items
Iirc theres a mod for b42 that removes the pistol, and for b41 the more traits mods has a perk called deprived that makes you start with nothing, and a perk called burn ward victim that makes you start covered in burns and wearing bandages

[terse delta]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3394984594&searchtext=starter+pistol

[pulsar charm]

Do yall know of any movables that call scripts on placing them?
All i can think of are generators and rain barrels, but generators are unique and rain barrels are crafted

[bright fog]

Wdym by calling a script ?

Like triggering an event ?

It's probably an event that triggers and they identify the object and run code based on that

[pulsar charm]

yeah, i need a lua file that runs when placing a movable
I see the functions onNewWithSprite and onLoadWithSprite

[bronze yoke]

those should work i think

i'm not really familiar with anything using onNew but onLoad definitely works reliably

[pulsar charm]

do you know when onLoad is called?

[bronze yoke]

when you load a chunk for the first time (since you created the save) with an object of that sprite

it's mostly used to convert map objects to global objects but you can run whatever script you want

[pulsar charm]

thats what im trying to do
but that doesnt cover if its placed in a already loaded chunk
I assume thats what onNew is for?

[bronze yoke]

i'd guess from the name onNew is to do with the player placing/crafting objects

[silent zealot]

I found the zones!

The way I was getting the metagrid was wrong

[bronze yoke]

oh yeah, i didn't pick up on that, but this is something i've had trouble with before: basically, don't trust any .instance, or any static field in general

ScriptManager.instance is reliable, GameTime.instance is not

when kahlua exposes static fields there's no link to the actual field, it just copies the value at the time of exposure

so if it changes, the field will point to the old instance, only the getter will return the real instance

[arctic shore]

Pls check your inbox msg on discord

[silent zealot]

Good progress for tonight.

Mod goal: start knowing all the major roads on the map.

By reading from the foraging zone data

[arctic shore]

Hello guys!

I have over a thousand hours of PZ playing time and I would like to create a mod that is not extremely complex but that seems quite interesting to me. I managed to complete some steps, but others are beyond my knowledge. Would anyone with more experience in creating mods like to join me in this project? I can explain more about it if you accept. Let's go? Please...DM

[silent zealot]

Heck yeah!

[silent zealot]

Welcome! What's your mod idea? Just ask in this channel, the first step is figuring how to approach it/if there are similar mods that can be used as a basis/if there are likely to be some bits that are locked away in java etc.

[arctic shore]

just send it a DM for you

[silent zealot]

I'm not getting involved in a one-on-one conversation with no details

[sturdy salmon]

Good day. I have a consultation. Why is Windows-1252 used in the language (ES and AR)? Within a mod, I added a file called Language.txt, using UTF-8 (which is the one that all other languages ​​use) and I had no problems with the accents. Excuse me for using this channel, but it doesn't let me write on the #translations channel.

[silent zealot]

Also, it's 2:30am and I was going to go to bed 3 hours ago when I noticed the forage zones might be the solution to my "start knowing roads" idea... oops.

[arctic shore]

Hello DrStalker. I'm trying to develop a mod that simulates the TV show Naked and Afraid. I got some steps, I know of other mods that have the other steps I need but I'm not able to implement them. Do you think we can do it together?

[silent zealot]

I don't know that show.

I'm guessing the player starts naked (easy to do)

Do you have a list of specific game effects that you want?

Then you work through them all one by one

I've got too many things I want to make myself to do team ups, but this channel is an excellent resource that can help you work through what you need piece by piece.

Have you done any programming/scripting before? (any language, just enough to the basic of variables/functions/conditionals... if you have that lua is an easy language to pick up)

[arctic shore]

It's not just about being born without items. In addition to being born naked, I managed to implement a day count that goes up to 21 days of survival. This is the time it takes for the player to reach a specific location for an extraction, which can also be the destruction of an item to end the game (as occurs in the Zring mod). That would be the basics. Later, I would like to add some extras, but they could be in a next stage, such as animals damaging the player, failure in crafting attempts, and finally a specific forest or island map, but for now we can use a map that has already been created, such as "the forest".

[silent zealot]

The game already keeps track of time, so it's easy to tell how many days have passed.

What would "extraction" look like in the game? And what would not getting to the extraction point look like?

[arctic shore]

I achieved this, every day at 6 am a message appears on the screen saying x/21 days survived

[terse delta]

death

i'd assume

Stalker, are you nepentho?

[silent zealot]

Ah, but what sort of death? Just falling over dead isn't very saisfying, but it easy.

[bright fog]

No DM

[silent zealot]

I am.

[bright fog]

Just ask

[terse delta]

Used your library for new book distro 😎

[silent zealot]

👍

[arctic shore]

reach a specific location where the game ends. as in the Zring mod where you need to destroy the ring on top of a specific building in Louisville or maybe a helicopter and a message that you won and the game ends.

[terse delta]

Now I want to make a system of "Hidden Sprinters". These are zombies that initially spawn with this hidden property. When a certain condition is met, with a certain chance, they become sprinters. Where I should start from?

[bright fog]

What's the condition ?

Bcs that fully depends on that

[terse delta]

A number of things

Getting hit
Hearing Loud Sound
Another zombie died in close proximity
Standing up
Seeing player

[pulsar charm]

whats the mod gonna be?

[terse delta]

and else

[bright fog]

I would suggest going with a base chance instead

[terse delta]

Could you elaborate?

[patent lichen]

can someone review some code snippets for me?

[bright fog]

When any of these actions happen, have a random chance that the zombie becomes a sprinter

[terse delta]

Yep, that's the concept

[silent zealot]

My "minimum naked survival mod" plan would be:

Character spawns in a pre-chosen forest location
All items are removed from the player.
The area around the pre-chosen extraction zone is revealed on the map so they know where to go.
The expected path is a low zombie count area with some water source
The helicoptor event spawns every day.
On Day 21 if they have not extracted they catch fire, everything around them explodes, and if they are still alive they die anyway.
At the extraction point is something they can right click -> win game, and a "you won a prize!" noise plays/a message is displayed.

[terse delta]

Each condition has a tied chance

[bright fog]

No, just send it and explain it

[bright fog]

You were talking about zombies having a hidden condition

Which you shouldn't do

[silent zealot]

Obviously adjust the list because it's yoru mod and I've never seen the show

[terse delta]

Oh, so you mean every zombie w/o any hidden properties

[bright fog]

That would basically be the same thing

[silent zealot]

Start the game with map knowledge of major roads.

[bright fog]

The question is: why would you need a hidden property ?

[terse delta]

Only certain zombies can turn into sprinters, not any

[silent zealot]

Or all roads if the player wants, via a "minimum road width" option.

[patent lichen]

I figured it was worth asking but I expected the answer would be no.

[bright fog]

Imo that would kind of be the same thing at the end of the day bcs it's not like players can know that zombie has a hidden property

[pulsar charm]

is road width tracked somehow in vanilla? im curious how you plan on implementing that

[bright fog]

Also don't associate a hidden property to every zombies, use a predeterministic random using the trueID of a zombie

[bronze yoke]

why so hostile doggy? if you want feedback on your code you can send it

[silent zealot]

nope. But! Forage zones can be a rectangle (so min(width,height) == thinckness)

[bright fog]

I said no he can send it

[arctic shore]

something like that. how can i do the pre-chosen extraction zone on the map?

[silent zealot]

or a polyline, which has a specified thickness

or a polygon, which I will deal with when I get to them.

[pulsar charm]

cool approach. should be compatible with map mods then too no?

[bright fog]

idk why you associated my remark with being hostile seriously. The person wants help with modding, they can just send their question with their code

[silent zealot]

you look at the map, you pick a point, find the co-ordinates and say "extraction is x:10900, y:875"

[pulsar charm]

could also have a list you hardcode, but randomly choose 1 and mark it on a map

[silent zealot]

Yes, provided they have properly set up forage zones. Which a lot don't, but oh well.

[arctic shore]

ok, but how can i do that in codes? it is a possibility for this place be variable each start?

[silent zealot]

you absolutely can make it variable

With whatever logic you come up with

look at https://b42map.com/

The reason I suggest picking pre-chosen spots is for this to work won't the player need a path with appropriate resources? e.g.: water, but no urban areas full of loot

Or maybe you intend loot rarity to be insanely low... it's all up to you, but the key thing is to have a list of specic and implementable things to work through to get the mod going, and you can build that list out as you come up with new idea/have time tom implemt more complex ones.

[patent lichen]

Yeah I agree, it's not hostile and I reached out to see if someone was willing to review what I got; clearly only expecting those interested to comment.

[bronze yoke]

i guess leading your answer with 'no' was misleading when you meant 'yes' 😅

[patent lichen]

It's all good, figured it was worth a shot.

[arctic shore]

Excuse my ignorance, but I have no idea how to create this function. A *.lua file? How will the game identify that the match should end when it reaches the region? My goal is to use a map without urban areas like "the forest" map. I also intend to reduce the loot to insanely rare, but for now my sandbox modification file is still not working in the mod and I don't know why.

[silent zealot]

I don't think anyone had hostile intent, we just want questions asked here instead of dragging people away to ask one-on-one

yup, lua.

[arctic shore]

sorry, i dont speak english and using the google translator, is not my intention to be rude

i created a SandBoxOptions.lua on lua folder thats de description, but isnt works...

SandboxVars = {
Zombies = 1, -- None
Distribution = 1,
WaterShutModifier = 0,
ElecShutModifier = 0,
DayLength = 2, -- 2 = 1h = 1 dia
StartMonth = 7,
StartDay = 9,
StartYear = 1993,
Temperature = 3,
Rain = 3,
ErosionSpeed = 5,
FoodLoot = 1, -- Insanely Rare
WeaponLoot = 1,
OtherLoot = 1,
NatureAbundance = 1, -- Very Low
Alarm = 6,
LockedHouses = 6,
StarterKit = false,
Nutrition = true,
Helicopter = 1, -- Never
StatsDecrease = 3,
ClothingDegradation = 2,
InjurySeverity = 3,
BoneFracture = true,
InfectionMortality = 1,
LootRespawn = 1, -- None
SeenHoursPreventLootRespawn = 0,
}

[silent zealot]

A lot of this is stuff you want to do once when the game starts. So in your lua file, you make a function and attach it to the event OnNewGame. Then it runs the first time a player enters the world,

Typically you let the player choose their sandbox settings

And you recommend what they should be.

For a fixed scenario, you'd have to look at how the pre-made scenarios do it.

[terse delta]

So, where I should start? I think I might need some zombie AI functions and onZombieUpdate event to hook functions

[silent zealot]

You said you had the day being announced every day, so I assume you've already got a mod that loads properly and does something?

[terse delta]

Also, I wanna know if this is worthwhile. I won't do this if checks like this are too bad for performance

[silent zealot]

Have a look at available events:

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

You can attach a function to those events, and it will run your code when the event happens.

eg: OnHitZombie triggers when the player hits a zombie with an attack.

[terse delta]

I need SetZombieState or smth to change him

So, about predetermined random based on zombie ID...

[arctic shore]

Yes, I can currently run the mod already born naked, without the initial items (except for the belt that I haven't been able to remove yet) and with a cloth bag. Every day an announcement of how many days have passed, but I still can't get the other sandbox functions or the extraction issue.

[terse delta]

Let's say I want every fifth zombie to be hidden sprinter

[silent zealot]

then you set sprinter percentage to 20 in sandbox options

(in B42)

(there's a mod for that in B41)

[arctic shore]

now i managed how to not have belt!

[terse delta]

No, not in this way. You know what I mean by hidden sprinter?

[pulsar charm]

I think your challenge will be turning a walker into a sprinter, not finding ways to trigger that

[silent zealot]

What exactly do you want to happen at the extraction point? You need to coem up with a very specific plan, because theres no makeExtractionPoint() function - instead you'd be using the stuff the game can already do to... well I don't know what it looks like.

[silent zealot]

Nope.

But all sprinters are hidden until they start to charge at you.

Or you see them running around in the distance

[terse delta]

Hidden sprinter is the zombie that behaves like normal walker until the condition is triggered. You fight zombie, smack him, bam, he is a sprinter now

[silent zealot]

Suggestion: you don't need to actually decide which zombies are sprinters

You need to trigger then to being sprinters at the appropriate time/with the appropriate chance.

Then player has no idea of the difference between "those three zombies sprinted at me because they were pre-chosesn to do so" and "those three zombies sprinted at me because of random numbers"

[arctic shore]

There is a mod called zring where the player needs to destroy the ring in a certain location. So this could be an alternative (destroying a necklace) and this ends the game or what I would like most is that when arriving at the pre-established location on the 21st, a helicopter appears and it is possible, as you said, to click to end the game with a message "you won"

[silent zealot]

And if you want persistant zombies... do a search, there have been a few big discussions on it recently

[silent zealot]

So what does "destroy a necklace" mean?

Having a helicoptor appear as in actually see it will need something like a a helicopter vehicle mod or custom tiles, just playing the sound is easy though

[arctic shore]

like in this mod, where you need to destroy the ring to end the game:: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3453050525&searchtext=ring

[arctic shore]

It could be the game's event helicopter, just sound and shadow...

[terse delta]

I thought about performance also. If only 20% of zombies are ticking to check conditions, wouldn't that mean better performance?

Cause if all zombies are going to check condition every update tick, I expect peformance getting worse exponentially with increasing amount of zombies

[bronze yoke]

you can't really tick 20% of zombies though

either way you're going to need some amount of code on tick for every zombie

[sour island]

You can set a max number of allowed processed zombies, but then you'd need a way to handle skipping previously processed ones to avoid reprocessing the same few

But there's always going to be overhead costs - and in most cases the code you're doing shouldn't be killing your computer

[silent zealot]

You don't check every zombie every tick

[terse delta]

To start I'd need a function that rolls some number on zombie getting hit, and attach a function that would change zombie speed

[silent zealot]

You wish out a sneaky way to check for the conditions you want with other events, and do the becomeSpinter stuff then

[terse delta]

Yup

[sour island]

Yeah, keep the footprint of the thinking elsewhere -- the ontick should just be if X true then do thing

[odd parrot]

Update of the code: im cooked

[silent zealot]

Yes,and you can do that every time a zombie is hit because that doesn't happen every tick and when it does happen you only have to look at one zombie

[sour island]

Oh wait, yeah that's true - if the condition is combat

Something to note though -- zombies are a bit finicky when it comes to storing data, and you have to be careful. Unless you're ok with it resetting when unloaded due to exploration.

It's not recommended to use zombie modData (at least in b41) as it's not cleared when recycled -- same for using the object directly

[silent zealot]

You could also do things like a function that goes off every minutes, rolls a random number, if that pssses it picks a random nearby zombie and sprintifues it.

[sour island]

We've figured out you can use the unique outfit ID (with some trickery regarding hats dropped) but it depends how much depth you want in this feature

if you want persistence

[silent zealot]

Personally I think it's fine if it's not persistent; it's not about knowing which zombies are sprinters, it's about dealing with them when they sprint at you. If you escape and return, that exact same zombie doesn't need to sprint again

Id honestly not even worry about players quitting and reloading to reset sprinters, let people do that if they really want.

[pulsar charm]

seems like IsoZombie has a getter but no setter for canSprint

[pulsar charm]

those players wouldnt even get the mod tbh

[silent zealot]

That might be a function to day "can they sprint right now" not "are they a sprinter"

Eg: cant sprint when sitting, falling over, attacking etc

[pulsar charm]

ah true

[terse delta]

I had an idea of zombies having random set of conditions, like 3 out of 10. But knowing the persistence now, it would require some serious trickery

[silent zealot]

That why you fake it; when the condition happens, random chance to make a sprinter.

Story generator, not accurate simulator.

[wide sedge]

Just curious how hard is it to make a map?

Like a small-medium one

[terse delta]

POG

Is that the right thing?

I hope so

[silent zealot]

#mapping would know more, but I expect the effort needed depends a lot on the quality you want.

[silent zealot]

Ways to find out:

[pulsar charm]

in IsoZombie.java:

[silent zealot]

Find some code that changes zombie speed using Lua. Look for the B41 mod that let you have random speeds

Check the java

In this case, you now need to look at what walk type does

[terse delta]

It is the animation thingie

[silent zealot]

And also see if there is a field in there that holds the speed, probably as a enum slowsshambler shambler sprinter crawler

[arctic shore]

Naked and Afraid mod:

Steps completed:

1. Player is born naked with only a cloth bag - OK (problem: being born without a belt in the inventory but the right and left belt options still appear in the shortcut bar)

2. At 6 am every day the message x/21 days of survival appears - OK

Steps that I am not able to complete

3. Create a designated extraction point on the map at the beginning of the game so that being in that location on day 21 it is possible to "win the game" (this could be the appearance of the helicopter event and a message "you won Naked and Afraid")

4. Set the sandbox conditions such as lack of loot, amount of zombies, etc.

Could someone help me with steps 3 and 4?

[silent zealot]

For 3

local Extraction_x= 10545

local Extraction_y=890

[terse delta]

For sandbox you can either use a preset, which will be much easier

Or https://demiurgequantified.github.io/ProjectZomboidJavaDocs/zombie/SandboxOptions.html

[silent zealot]

There, you have coordinates

[terse delta]

Force settings through a functions

[silent zealot]

(but use better numbers)

[arctic shore]

but what i need to do? create a *.lua file, a *.txt file? with wich parameters more? and where i place the file? and how to name it?

[pulsar charm]

you should look at existing mods

[silent zealot]

You already have a mod, right?

That has Lua in it?

[arctic shore]

its like greek to me kkk

[silent zealot]

"set an extraction point" is just deciding where it will be

If you're thinking "but that doesn't actually do anything" you're right

[arctic shore]

lots of lua files like survivaldaycountee.lua, nakedstart.lua, nostarterbelt.lua, no starter pistol.lua...

[silent zealot]

Why are those all in separate files?

...you didn't ask AI to write them, one by one, did you?

[arctic shore]

i just really dont know how it works lua files...
i tooked from other mods as you said me on the nostarterpistol condition and copied the file

[silent zealot]

You can separate things into multiple files to make it easier to manage, but removing the starter gun and removing the starter belt...

Oh

No, sorry if that was not clear

Look at other mods, see how they do things, use that to help you write code

Don't just copy whole files over

[arctic shore]

when i tried to remove the starter pistol and bel on the same file doesnt works... i dont know hoe to mange the commands like end..onevent etc

[terse delta]

the gun and the belt are different files because his script is based on ready solution

[silent zealot]

You're not going to be able to do this without some basic Lua skills

[terse delta]

I think I know why

You didn't hooked belt removal to an event

[arctic shore]

and the belt is bugged because it keeps appearing in the shortcut bar even though it's not in the inventory...

[terse delta]

Arent' you?

[silent zealot]

It's easy to pick up if you have done programming if scripting before

[pulsar charm]

I have a hunch he's very new to programming

which is definitely okay, you just need to learn some basics

[arctic shore]

i dont know, im really noob in programming, its my 1st atempt

[silent zealot]

But if you are completely lost, which I suspect you are, you're going to need to start with learning a bit about Lua in general

[terse delta]

Ask AI to analyze code and explain each line to you

It really makes things clear when you start

[silent zealot]

Don't ask AI to write code though

[terse delta]

Look up lua in this mod, maybe it will work better

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2864586260&searchtext=without+belt

[terse delta]

My item remover from lua distributions prototype is generated by AI

[silent zealot]

Ask it how to do very specific lua things, then do then yourself

[arctic shore]

exactly, that's why I'm looking for a partner to develop this mod that could be really interesting

[terse delta]

Don't ask to write code without context I'd say

when you provide enough of context, it starts to orient good enough

[silent zealot]

When you say "partner" I hear "someone to do all the work"

[arctic shore]

ok

[terse delta]

that's tad rude

He already made a few scripts

[silent zealot]

Did we not just establish those were from other mods?

[terse delta]

We all rip apart mods to get the functions prototypes

[arctic shore]

No friend, I'm trying hard and I've already achieved some steps with your help and a lot of tutorials, but I realize that I have limitations in programming that I intend to learn with someone together.

I am very grateful for the help I have received here

[silent zealot]

I suggest stepping back and doing some lua tutorials if you have not programmed at all before

You don't need to be good at it, but you need to be able to understand the basic structure of the code

[arctic shore]

Furthermore, English is not my native language so it is more difficult to find content or interpret tutorials in English for me, but even so I am trying very hard.

[silent zealot]

Are there tutorials in your native language?

(also, your English is really good)

[arctic shore]

few but I'm already looking here.
I'm using Google Translate to talk to you

[silent zealot]

Ah, that explains some of the confusion/lost meaning

[terse delta]

Learning programming without tutorials is like jumping into foreign language environment without any preparation. You don't know anything, but your brain starts to understand things REALLY quickly

It is possible

By ripping apart already made mods

It became really easy when there's AI that can explain things to you

[bronze yoke]

to be honest i feel like the majority of lua issues i help with are caused by people jumping in without tutorials and not actually knowing how anything works 😅

[arctic shore]

It seems to me that it will take me hours to resolve issues that if I had a partner could be done in minutes.

Furthermore, I have no intention of being a modder, so this partner can take all the credit. It's not a problem for me, I just want to do the mod and I think it would be very interesting.

[arctic shore]

sorry...kkk

[arctic shore]

I started last night and managed to create the mod and implement some steps with help, I'm hard working 🙂

[terse delta]

Look up this

(Open it in browser or download, you won't see it in discord)

You can question AI to describe you code, as I said, this is very effective

[arctic shore]

i tried but still cant read because the resolution... 😦

[patent lichen]

what is it called?

[terse delta]

https://ibb.co/N2xn4p03

Use this link

[patent lichen]

ah DEEP AI, now we can read it

thanks for sharing

[arctic shore]

ok ill try it

[terse delta]

It was an invention for me

[arctic shore]

thanks

[terse delta]

AI catches up context really good

And elaborates syntaxis for you

That's not even AI for coding, just language model

[tight elm]

One might think that they will save time by skipping tutorials and jumping straight to the fun part, but in reality, without a solid understanding of the basic principles, they will end up spending much more time debugging issues in their code. They might even become so frustrated that they abandon the idea altogether

And AI is only helpful up to a certain point

I personally spent a lot of time banging my head against the wall over the code produced by the likes of ChatGPT, and I have a CS degree

[arctic shore]

im almost abandoning.....its so hard to me, im a musician dont know nothing about programming, just have more than 1000 hours playing zomboid

[bright fog]

Digging through existing mods is a good idea tbf

It depends which mod

But if you find some decent mod, you can check how it works and reverse engineer the important bits

[arctic shore]

im still trying but its hard to identify the parameters for me...

[bright fog]

What parameters ?

[arctic shore]

all of them, im not used with programming

[bright fog]

That's why you can ask questions here

Go through code, and ask about the bits you don't understand

[arctic shore]

I don't understand anything and even so I managed to solve some steps of the mod I'm trying to make, but it seems that these next steps are more difficult without knowledge. I'm using other mods as a reference but they have so many folders and files that sometimes I don't even know where to start...

[bright fog]

Did you read the various wiki pages ?

[arctic shore]

a lot, and also videos...but still so hard..

[bright fog]

Did you read the Lua (language) page ?

[arctic shore]

i think so, but if you want to send me a link i aprecciate

[bright fog]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Lua_(language)

[arctic shore]

Thank you. I had read it, but it is very difficult to apply. Of the four basic functions of the mod, I managed to implement 2, but the other 2 are very complicated for me.

[bright fog]

What are the other 2 functions ?

[arctic shore]

This mod has the extraction function that I would like to implement. In my case, it would be much simpler than this, but when I look at the files, I don't even know where to start.

I would like to implement an extraction function that shows the map a location for the extraction of the player who finishes the game.

The conditions would be: be on day 21 of survival and light a fire. Then the helicopter event happens (the same one that already exists in the game) accompanied by a message that you have won.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2987772693&searchtext=extraction

[arctic shore]

the other function would be to be able to have a fixed sandbox configuration for all players who use the mod, defining the number of zombies, loot and all other parameters that exist in the sandbox

[bright fog]

But those settings are already vanilla settings

[bright fog]

I suggest breaking it down into steps

• detect day 21
• detect the player is next to a fire on day 21

• define a fixed coordinate valid for the campfire
• define a random coordinate valid for the campfire (or multiple possible coordinates)

Go step by step

Start simple first

Break down what you're trying to achieve into numerous tiny tasks which sound less challenging than every bits together

[arctic shore]

Yes, these are functions that already exist in the game, but I would like to fix them without the player needing to configure them.

[bright fog]

The question is why do you want to fix them ? Do you think removing the ability for players to configure it should be part of the mod ? Removing the sandbox-ability of the game from the players ?

[woven pecan]

anybody know the api calls for integrating custom shaders in b42?

[bright fog]

Wdym by custom shaders ?

[arctic shore]

I managed to make a count of days with a message printed on the screen of x/21 days of survival, but making the extraction point and its conditions is impossible for me, I have no knowledge of the moon.... I managed to make them spawn without an item and without clothes, which was one of the objectives, but it seems that I can't advance any further.

[woven pecan]

like tree shadows moving in sync with the sun

[bright fog]

Ok you did these small tasks, great ! Now ask yourself: what's the next small task ?

The ones I gave you I think are a good start

[arctic shore]

Meu My goal is to make a mod simulating the TV show Naked and Afraid, do you know it?

[bright fog]

No

I don't think so

[arctic shore]

Naked and Afraid is an extreme survival reality show in which two people (a man and a woman) are left naked in a hostile, wild environment — such as forests, deserts, or swamps — and must survive for 21 days.
They are given no food, water, or clothing, and are only allowed to choose one survival item each (such as a knife or flint). The goal is to reach an extraction point after 21 days, facing hunger, thirst, extreme weather, predators, and disease.

[arctic shore]

detect day 21
detect the player is next to a fire on day 21
define a fixed coordinate valid for the campfire
define a random coordinate valid for the campfire (or multiple possible coordinates)

good goals, but i dont know how to do it....im never programmed before...

[arctic shore]

can i send you my mod Can I send you my mod so you can take a look at the structure of how I'm doing it?
taking into account that I did practically everything using AI or copying from other mods.

sry about my english, im using google translator

[bright fog]

No

I'll personally don't look at it

[arctic shore]

oh ok...

[bright fog]

And overall you can't expect people here to completely study your mod, that's usually way too much work that you are asking most people for

[arctic shore]

i understand...

[bright fog]

Ok so, take the detecting a campfire problem

First off, what's the range ?

Is it a radius ? A square area around the player ?

[arctic shore]

The player needs to make and light the bonfire within the specified location for extraction and stay very close to it

[bright fog]

No no

Keep it simple

Does the player need to place the campfire at EXACT coordinates, or in an area ?

If it's at exact coordinates, that makes it easier bcs you just have to check that the square has the campfire (tho this brings the problem of making sure the player actually knows where to build the fire EXACTLY)

If it's an area, you got different ways to go about it

Depends on what you want as an "area"

[arctic shore]

a specific area of ​​approximately 10x10 squares but it can be a specific square as long as it is marked

[bright fog]

This is an interesting area, because you could use something that exists in the game

The map is divided in cells, which are divided in chunks

If you're on B41, a cell is 300x300 and a chunk is 10x10

In B42, it's 256x256 and chunks 8x8

So you could set a specific chunk as the one which should have a campfire in

The issue is that this fixes the borders of the area, so if you wanted to chose a specific border, you can't use chunks then

[arctic shore]

This, ideally, should be random each time the player starts a game.

I understand what you're saying but I have no idea how to program this

[bright fog]

So you could chose a random chunk every new saves as the area to place a campfire in

Which is simple, because it involves generating two random numbers on creating a new save

[arctic shore]

Yes, but it is important that the player sees the position on the map even if the map is not yet fully open.

[bright fog]

Again

Keep it simple !

Problem per problem

[arctic shore]

Where would I start?

[bright fog]

Generate two random numbers

Which are your chunks coordinates

[arctic shore]

and how do I do that?

[bright fog]

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Random

[arctic shore]

I know less than that, for example, should I create a .txt file? a .lua file? What should I write in the file besides those random parameters that you sent me?

[bright fog]

That's Lua code

So you need a lua file

[arctic shore]

ok, i created it

[bright fog]

Where ?

[arctic shore]

Client folder

[bright fog]

That's good for now

[arctic shore]

🙂

[bright fog]

So your objective rn, is to use Random to generate 2 numbers when loading the Lua file

Try to do that

And print the numbers in the console to read what the output is

[arctic shore]

I've never programmed before, so I don't know how to print the numbers on the console...
I don't even know where to start the text of the file, you know? Excuse my ignorance

[bright fog]

Look it up

[arctic shore]

something like this:?
local random_instance = newrandom()

local coinFlip = function()
return random_instance:random(0,1) == 1

local randominstance = 10
print(randominstance)
end

[bright fog]

Yes !

And you can call this function

Tho

Kind of

there's mistakes

But that's a good start !

local random_instance = newrandom()

local coinFlip = function() -- creates a new function
    return random_instance:random(0,1) == 1 -- generate a 0 or 1, and if 1 then returns true, else false
end

print(coinFlip()) -- run the function, and print the result (return)

This will randomly give you True or False

So that's one usage of generating a random number

With comments

[arctic shore]

local random_instance = newrandom()

local extrationarea = function()
return random_instance:random(0,1) == 1
end

print(extractionarea())

so, now i put this file in client folder?

[bright fog]

Yes

Since you are calling the function in root, this will call the function when loading Lua

You probably won't see the print in the console because it'll be lost in-between lots of other stuff

[arctic shore]

How do I call the function at the root? What is the root?

[bright fog]

The core of your file

[arctic shore]

where i can found it?

[bright fog]

It's basically your file

For example

print("Hello World") -- this is in the core, and will run when your file gets loaded




local function OnPlayerUpdate(player)
    -- this will run every OnPlayerUpdate trigger
end

Events.OnPlayerUpdate.Add(OnPlayerUpdate)

Usually, you don't run stuff in the core, most of the time

In your case, you will have to do it in an event

An event which triggers when a new game is created

This is the one that will interest you
https://pzwiki.net/wiki/OnNewGame

[arctic shore]

but the root is a file?

[bright fog]

I probably shouldn't have used these terms, this seems to confuse you a lot

core == root here

Tho you could argue technically the two words describe two different things

[arctic shore]

ok. it is a file?

[bright fog]

Remove this from your head

Just you have your lua file, and when the game loads it will run this file

[arctic shore]

i did this for my counter and it works

local lastNotifiedDay = -1

local function showDayMessage(day)
local text = "Dia de sobrevivencia: " .. day .. " de 21"

local panel = ISPanel:new(0, 0, 300, 50)
panel:initialise()
panel:addToUIManager()
panel:setVisible(true)

panel.render = function(self)
    local screenWidth = getCore():getScreenWidth()
    local screenHeight = getCore():getScreenHeight()
    local x = (screenWidth - self.width) / 2
    local y = screenHeight * 0.2
    self:setX(x)
    self:setY(y)
    self:drawTextCentre(text, self.width / 2, 15, 1, 1, 1, 1)
end

-- Remove após 5 segundos
panel.removeTime = getTimestamp() + 5
Events.OnTick.Add(function()
    if getTimestamp() > panel.removeTime then
        panel:removeFromUIManager()
    end
end)

end

Events.EveryTenMinutes.Add(function()
local player = getSpecificPlayer(0)
if not player then return end

local gametime = getGameTime()
local day = gametime:getDaysSurvived() + 1
local hour = gametime:getHour()

if day <= 21 and hour == 6 and lastNotifiedDay ~= day then
    showDayMessage(day)
    lastNotifiedDay = day
end

end)

[bright fog]

So anything which isn't in a function, will trigger instantly

[arctic shore]

but i have lots of lua files, one for each goal...

[bright fog]

Where did you find this ?

Bcs you're telling me you don't know shit about programming so you didn't make this yourself ?

[arctic shore]

also did this and works too

Events.OnCreateLivingCharacter.Add(function(player)
if not player or not instanceof(player, "IsoPlayer") then return end

-- Remove todas as roupas
local inv = player:getInventory()
local wornItems = player:getWornItems()
for i = wornItems:size() - 1, 0, -1 do
    local item = wornItems:get(i):getItem()
    if item then
        inv:Remove(item)
    end
end
player:getWornItems():clear()
player:resetModel()

-- Adiciona uma bolsa improvisada (SheetSling bag)
local bag = inv:AddItem("Base.Bag_SheetSlingBag")
if bag then
    bag:setActualWeight(1.0)
    bag:setMaxWeight(8)
    bag:setName("Bolsa Improvisada")
    bag:setCustomColor(true)
    player:setClothingItem_Back(bag)
end

end)

[arctic shore]

reading, copying for other mods and usin IA

[bright fog]

Then I invite you to read your codes, and figure out what's going on here

Try understanding this one

Events.EveryTenMinutes.Add(function()
    local player = getSpecificPlayer(0)
    if not player then return end

    local gametime = getGameTime()
    local day = gametime:getDaysSurvived() + 1
    local hour = gametime:getHour()

    if day <= 21 and hour == 6 and lastNotifiedDay ~= day then
        showDayMessage(day)
        lastNotifiedDay = day
    end
end)

[arctic shore]

I did it but I have no idea what I'm doing. At the moment I've managed to make my player born naked, just with a cloth bag and that every day at 6 am the counter appears on the screen

[bright fog]

Stop rn making random ass codes if you don't know they do

Read your codes

Figure out how these works

[arctic shore]

let's go
an event that every ten minutes adds a function. the function selects a specific player, if it is not a player it returns to the end (which end?)
it looks at the game time, how many days the player survived, the time.
if it is the 21st and the time is 6 and there is no notification yet it notifies the day.
is that it?

[bright fog]

Absolutely not

I mean

Sort of

Some parts yes

[arctic shore]

Well, how do I call the function at the root?

[frank elbow]

The “root” is just the top-level scope, if I've read the context correctly. Each function and block is a new scope, including the file-level. So, you'd just call a function in the main scope, rather than within a different function

I'd advise listening to Jvla's advice to become familiar with what the code is actually doing. A pretty good resource for that is Programming in Lua, for Lua 5.1—you can find this online. There are some things that don't apply to Kahlua (the version of Lua that PZ uses), but for the language itself it should teach you what you need to know

If you prefer to learn from videos rather than reading, there are plenty of those too & if anything is unclear you should feel free to ask general Lua questions here as well

[arctic shore]

ty so much

[fresh lodge]

What is the correct command for accessing fluids? (b42)

item = ScriptManager.instance:getItem(name) -- for items
recipe = getScriptManager():getCraftRecipe(name) -- for recipes
-- ??? for fluids

[bright fog]

Fluid.Get(fluidID) I think

https://demiurgequantified.github.io/ProjectZomboidJavaDocs/zombie/entity/components/fluids/Fluid.html#Get(java.lang.String)

[fresh lodge]

yes getFluid() is correct