#mod_development
cloud bridge
lol
jade hawk
whoosh
nimble spoke
Current version
nimble spoke
I still have to add the helmet
vocal wigeon
Can you still run over zombies with that motor?
nimble spoke
That's not a good idea, the stats make it a poor choice, and it can fall on its side, forcing you to get out
I'm actually testing the option to turn it upright again
grave prawn
Has anyone on ever used irrigation?
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vocal wigeon
That sounds like how a motor should behave, so that's good.
earnest quartz
i get vehicle salvage mod to destroy these leftover car bodiess, it works fine, give parts etc, all but delete the body after XD
nimble spoke
Suggest that then. It is possible to remove the bodies
Admins can remove cars already
I'lll be giving admins the power to turn them in case they're upside down
earnest quartz
code is there and throws exception
nimble spoke
ohhhh
earnest quartz
if isClient() then
sendClientCommand(self.character, 'vehicle', 'remove', args)
else
self:remove(player , args)
end```seems to throw on the else
shouldnt it use the first case since i'm in single player?
quasi geode
isClient() returns false in SP
earnest quartz
ah k
nimble spoke
The new vehicle spawn system sneaked into the weather test version
quasi geode
heh
earnest quartz
@quasi geode you can see if your vehicle color code request got in too ๐
nimble spoke
@inland gull If you read this, you added fossoil skin variations to your McCoy list, found 3 fossoil pickups in McCoy parking lots
quasi geode
no i cant its on steam...but rj said 'done' so i'd assume that actually ment 'done' lol
nimble spoke
several vehicle class files were updated today so probsbly yes
Yes, setColor is there
nimble spoke
lol rng trolling me, go to mccoy, find several fossoil cars, spiffo van and mail van, no mccoy car
quasi geode
lol
nimble spoke
But I double checked, mccoy list is indeed wrong, I had to override it
Well, it is working, I found my icecream van
cursive bramble
Whats a smart way to have a container that processess some recipe without constant player input and has faster updstes of aroubd 1 second without doing some Ticking update nonsense? (Like oven)?
My current guess is to have the container stoee time it starts and when a player eventually opens it it then uses the time difference to quickly do all the actual processing. This way only when a player checks up on it does it do any work and it is accurate?
nimble spoke
I think I found how to give different models based on the installed item
quasi geode
that would be the smart way to do it...IF there was a event that triggered when a player looks in a container
oh sweet
nimble spoke
I'll make a few tests
cursive bramble
There is no such event?
Then id have to use some sorta custom 'look inside' context option or somesuch. Damn.
Else i would otherwise create a ticking timer helper and only do the real hard work after the recipes x1 time limit. But if that is quick or constant its then effectively a ticking update and i really wanna avoid those cause they would be BAD for mp
nimble spoke
Fuck yeah, my idea worked, time to overhaul the tires
And..... time to convert standard cars into monster trucks? lol
nimble spoke
maybe I should steal the antenna from radio vans to use elsewhere
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jade hawk
LMAO PP
white sun
hahhaa FunY MemE
cursive bramble
how would i go about implementing 'zombie.inventory.ItemContainer;' or lua 'itemContainer.new(...) = container instance)
doesnt seem to show up in loot ui and it doesnt have a capacity etc yet it DOES get created.
nvm i didnt use isoObject:SetContainer
nimble spoke
Different tire models working
white sun
liking this stuff you're doing @nimble spoke, do you release it on steam, or is all this stuff still currently a work in progress?
nimble spoke
Most of it is in progress, but you can find the mod on steam. I'll upload new features as I consider them finished
This new tire system is almost finished. I want to define specific tire items for a few cars, and possibly add some new tire types as well, like vintage tires with wider white bands
white sun
very nice, yours and snakes work i really like from the images shown off
golden light
Hi everyone I just joined this server
jade hawk
Welcome, head to #pz_b42_chat for the main discussion bit.
golden light
I've been playing PJ zomboid for some time and I've been thinking of making a good combat mod
jade hawk
Ooh, do tell
golden light
I'm not a programmer but I am an animator / artist
I wanted to see if I could find some people here who were willing to help me out
with the coding aspects of it.
I've made game
games* With unity
and I have a good understanding of how to create game assets and such just that I've never modded
I wanted to start off by finding out how to get a hold of the models and seeing how they're rigged and what 3d software they're made in
earnest quartz
pz doesnt use unity ๐ and no real animation system yeeet
earnest quartz
3d models is just cars, and people, blender works fine and is free
most of the stuff you see is just sprites
earnest quartz
notice the game has 4 angles / 4 sides to objects ๐ crates, shelves, furnituere, etc heh
golden light
Yeah after seeing the people go from sprites to 3d and there being a toggle for it I wanted to see if I do this
I just haven't had the time.
jade hawk
Tell us a bit about your idea for this system then.
earnest quartz
some mod tuts in forums floating around too
golden light
Well there will be an evade system, grab system, and better chain of melee attacks.
I would want to start their first
white sun
interesting
jade hawk
Yeah that would definitely be great.
golden light
then continue to work on things like interacting between players
Like if a zombie grabs you
earnest quartz
but as far as 3d models, you (along with several others in this chan) mostly be makin cars heh
golden light
or your friend
you can button mash or your friend can help you
Then I want to work on zombies combat aswell
earnest quartz
no idea how possible thatll be ๐ since animation system isnt in yet
golden light
Well if they plugged in blender models
thats all I actually need
I know how to animate in blender
earnest quartz
assumes they use said animations in pz heh
golden light
I mean fbx files carry animation data and Its the standard so they have to be using blender or another software to anime these 3d models. The point is they implemented zombies and humans in 3d which allows for the possibilities of what I want to work on.
For anyone interesting on helping on i'll definitely appreciate it. I'll be attempting to work on this on my spare time since the adult life isn't as forgiving in terms of free time lmaoo
I dont know how to code or how to go about getting these models and plugging them into the game.
Are there devs here I can talk to?
earnest quartz
define 'here', most of em are in the discord, and pingable yes
and 3d models use multiple formats, think pz uses its own not fbx, but i could be wrong ^.^ havent gotten to explore it much yet
nimble spoke
Just wait for the animations update, you really shouldn't fight the system to get these ideas right now
Write down your plans, try to find someone willing to do the coding, and wait for the update
And when it does, Austin powers'karate chop your way through the hordes
velvet coyote
When is the Animation update supposed to be in?
river plinth
@velvet coyote when it's ready
velvet coyote
Ok so there's no set date from Devs,im guessing in a few months maybe end of year
white sun
np
nimble spoke
Do you know what we really need? Fucking hood ornaments I tell you that
abstract hinge
more honking sounds
i want my car to scream when i honk
or maybe make a really loud zombie moan
nimble spoke
lol
quasi geode
thats just obcene...cant we have non-fucking hood ornaments? ๐ค
nimble spoke
I think it falls in the same category as the lightbar, I can't make a part replace the honk sound
Ohhhh non'fucking hood ornaments are fine too
quasi geode
i bet we could...on key press play a custom sound file?
probably have to map it to a different key then the default horn
nimble spoke
I don't know.... let me finish the code for tires before giving me more ideas lol
quasi geode
floods soul with piles of new ideas before he has time to implment anything
nimble spoke
I will definitely add some hood ornaments though
nimble spoke
Almost there, it worked for cars with fixed tire types
Here's the hearse showing the new vintage tires
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nimble spoke
I guess it should.... ohhh boy, I'll fix that before uploading
quasi geode
not trying to be picky just pointing out lol
quasi geode
well...it could be a herse for transporting dead midgets ๐
nimble spoke
LOL
quasi geode
"Small Time Funeral Services"
quasi geode
lol
nimble spoke
When dead people started killing people, you know, they had to ban coffins
quasi geode
too bad...mccoy logging co could have made a fortune
nimble spoke
true
weird thing, when I define a fixed tire type it works, when I let it pick one just like the original code, it only spawns the front left tire
quasi geode
o.O
earnest quartz
maybe missing something, a typo here, a * there ๐
nimble spoke
No, it was a break that came from a separate code
earnest quartz
where was the link to that hunting mod from snake? not seeing it in workshop
quasi geode
thats because its not in the workshop
quasi geode
yes...his mods arent orgm compatible though....i'm working on writing patches for them atm
nimble spoke
@ember orchid I updated my mod to use the new tire system, I could use a suggestion for a new performance tire texture. I saw you made a new one for your car.
quasi geode
you will run into conflicts, the LGEP mod requires his custom tooltips mod, which will conflict with orgm's weapon tool tips (minor side effect)
nimble spoke
Holy shit... I almost committed sudoku right now lol.... stripped the mod in workshop folder of all testing stuff, left only what should go in the update, and now went looking for the copy..... WHERE IS IT? I had copied it to the wrong folder
nimble spoke
That's the joke lol
nimble spoke
But really, I got desperate for a moment
so many modding and testing hours could have been wasted
quasi geode
suggestion: github? its great for making backups XD
earnest quartz
wonder what people did before github
nimble spoke
I use an external drive
earnest quartz
git is nice for branching a project though ๐
quasi geode
external drives are nice for local backups, but you still need to manually do it (unless you automate that sort of thing)
i dont generally trust externals for my only backup copies, sucks when they die
with git you just commit the changes and its done
earnest quartz
i got a nas with raid6 for external, 4x 4tb drives to store 8tb, any 2 drives can fail and still goes on, that sucker holds my scifi tv collection ๐ i aint fuckin losin that
quasi geode
8tb of scifi tells me you watch too many shows ๐
earnest quartz
star trek TOS/ENT/TNG/DS9/VOY, sg1/sga/sgu, babylon 5 + spinoff crusade, andromeda, farscape, more ๐
upper bough
8tb of scifi? not nearly enough
earnest quartz
sadly hollywood sucks and quit making it
nimble spoke
Hey Fenris, Do you have my army pickup truck in your collection?
quasi geode
i dont atm
i was going to ask for permission to throw it in our server mod, but i've been distracted converting snakes ammo maker to work with orgm lol
turned out to be a pretty damn big job...i was going to make a patch for it but basically ended up having to rewrite the whole thing from scratch
nimble spoke
Ohhh ok, you can add it to the server
quasi geode
awesome ty ๐
trying to rush and get this damn mod finished off..its seriously cutting into my play time LOL
nimble spoke
I can imagine
I've been mostly testing this mod for over a week now
reflex-launching jdgui to check a million things
quasi geode
lol
ya this has been a week long process so far...first updating orgm to support his military complex mod so loot spawns properly...then fixing the custom tooltips mod so it doesnt break orgm's firearm tooltips....then adding lead softpoint bullets for all of orgm's calibers and FMJ/HP/SP bullet items for every caliber... recoding this whole damn ammo making mod to be more dynamic and less hardcoded items so it works easier with all of orgm's stuff....
and i still need to make a patch for the LGEP mod for the hunting ๐
nimble spoke
Hmmmm, speaking of military stuff and orgm, what should we do about my army vehicles?
quasi geode
LGEP looks easy enough to patch though that should be easy
armor them up and add gunports! ๐
nimble spoke
LOL no, I mean, I think you can handle orgm item spawn from your side, just add them to the table in my mod
If snake add the Army tag to his parking lots (I have no idea how those are done, just saw a comment by RJ) then I guess his map would spawn the cars
quasi geode
oh ya..i still need to redo orgm's spawn system for vehicles...i need to check if theres a even that fires when vehicle containers spawn loot
i really dont like distributions tables
they dont flow well with orgm
nimble spoke
Ok, I don't think there's a specific event, but if I remember it right OnFillContainer fires for them
quasi geode
that would be good enough
proud spruce
I have to test that again. Last test I did, OnFillContainer did not seem to fire on vehicles.
ember orchid
Hey @nimble spoke , if you want, you can just nab the tires from my Charger.
Otherwise, I'd go with spinning rims.
ember orchid
Haha, oh shit, that's awful.
quasi geode
for low quality engines while driving ๐
ember orchid
Like good awful, you know?
ember orchid
Yeah man.
quasi geode
try to start car....BANG!...run from the horde it atracts ๐
ember orchid
Especially older ones.
I'm not sure if backfires still happen with computers controlling the mixture or not.
quasi geode
ya well its 93, so alot wouldnt be using comps
only the vehicles released in the last few years
very late 80's early 90's
ember orchid
That's true, I think that's when it started becoming standard.
quasi geode
any car more then 6-7 years old would still be old carb-style no efi crap
ember orchid
Most of the ones in the game look around early 90 to me.
nimble spoke
lol
yeah, for rural kentucky cars look all too recent
We should have more cars from 70s and even older
ember orchid
The normal sedan looks like it's from the 80s, so that might still be carbureted.
But yeah man, I like the idea a lot.
earnest quartz
@quasi geode can right click > convert vanilla ammo, what about adding vanilla guns? ๐
convert, random gun of type
quasi geode
ya i'll probably add that but not to random...theres some vanilla guns that simply cant be removed as their spawning is actually hard coded in the java
earnest quartz
right, hense the recipe to convert ๐
why not random though? ex theres multiple pistols, cant all be beretta ๐
quasi geode
oh well i was goingto make them all BB guns or .22's ๐
earnest quartz
lol XD
downside is the ammo that drops on zombies can convert to the other big guns, so seems silly they carry 7.62 ammo but a bb gun ๐
if ammo moved to bb too thatd fit
quasi geode
what? it will fit...you just have to shove it in hard enough!
ember orchid
Well hold on, just hold the round in front of the barrel of the BB gun, then fire until you hit the primer just right.
earnest quartz
lol
ember orchid
Gotta think outside the box.
earnest quartz
speaking of which, why cant we lodge bullets in the cracks of our poor quality (l;vl 1 and 2) walls, and hit with a hammer to fire em? i saw that in a western once lmao
piss poor nearly random aim, but i wouldnt wanna stand in front of the door holdin em
earnest quartz
id much rather have this ๐
50 cal ๐
you should so add it, along with all the fun results ๐
quasi geode
thats just pointless
earnest quartz
whats a broken wrist or 2
quasi geode
piss all barrel length that thing woud get no real energy behind it
thats also a very faked image XD
earnest quartz
not the point ๐
nimble spoke
Is that for the upcoming Antman and Wasp movie or what?
ember orchid
Yeah, I've seen that thing, haha.
drifting ore
28 shots later
ember orchid
The story of going deaf?
quasi geode
some polish gunsmith with way too much free time on his hands....not very pratical but gotta admit it would do wonders for scaring off home invaders
nimble spoke
If hs home is invaded by a spaceship.... he can shoot at it
Just hope it doesn't move very fast
quasi geode
or those damn helicopter trolls in the zombie apocolypse
ember orchid
So I'm looking for reference pictures, and you know what the Hummer H2 always makes me think of?
nimble spoke
They see me rolling. They moaning
proud spruce
Oh my god, that's fantastic
ember orchid
Super early version. Still needs a proper paint job, new wheels and the script file configured.
Should the antenna be thinner?
nimble spoke
Awesome job, I wish I had better modelling skills than taking hours to finish a box on wheels
I fear my army pickup will become obsolete
ember orchid
Hey, the army uses pickups too.
earnest quartz
@ember orchid antenna thinner, and arc down so the tip attaches to the hood
ember orchid
I figured they were only put down for storage.
Or do they only pop 'em up when they need to use em?
It'd definitely make sense for your military pickup to probably be more common than the HMMWV, especially if there's gonna be like a national guard base or something similar.
quasi geode
cargo plane mod when? ๐
ember orchid
Haha
quasi geode
would make going on my armory loot runs much easier ๐
ember orchid
Well, depends on how good ya are at landing.
quasi geode
well...the highways are pretty straight stretches...could probably land near any of the towns lol
not like those roads curve or have hills to worry about
quasi geode
plus those props would do a awesome job of clearing out the hordes
ember orchid
It'd definitely be a good time.
quasi geode
i'd save on a lot of ammo
ember orchid
Think about the propellers, you'd have to find new ones pretty quick.
quasi geode
and having my favorite weapon listed as 'C-130 Hercules' would be pretty damn epic
ember orchid
Hahaha
Yeah, that's a pretty good point.
Here we go, our first airplane mod.
Just gotta... use your imagination a little.
Raise the model offset a lot...
Don't "fly" over anything like trees or houses.
quasi geode
naw...screw the offset..BaseVehicle super class is IsoMovingObject, which has a .setZ(float) method
i'm sure with a bit of work we can make them fly ๐
nimble spoke
lol, setZ(waaaaay up bro)
quasi geode
well..thats interesting...SwipeStatePlayer has code for shooting vehicles and hitting parts
but i dont see the shootable field on vehicles getting set anywhere
oh...its set by default in IsoMovingObject
interesting...i'm going to have to go unload a few mags on some cars and test this
nope doesnt work
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earnest quartz
and ofcourse you only shot the car for science ๐
earnest quartz
@quasi geode not sure if vanilla bug or orgm - went through 9 beretta > eject magazines > remove upgrades, during remove upgrade noticed the weight was diff between guns, half of them went neg ๐ค
quasi geode
theres a vanilla bug where weight is not saved when you exit/reload....if you put attachments on a gun and relog the weight resets
earnest quartz
heh dropped on ground, now cant drop anything o pick it up ๐
quasi geode
orgm corrects it when you equip the gun again
earnest quartz
ah k
quasi geode
it should really be recorrecting the weight on attaching/removing too...i thought i had done that but i must have missed it
earnest quartz
also notice when i equip, the tooltip bar for damage drops vs unequipped value, guessing just skill or such modifying?
quasi geode
its the damage multipler and caliber/bullet type taking effect...the inital value is what written in the script txt files
i should really nerf all those values to 0
earnest quartz
considering no magazine in it atm
and bar is like 25% when equipped
pistol whip damage? ๐
wait.....does that even work when ammo is gone?
i dont remember it, but itd be cool ๐
quasi geode
nope
cursive bramble
modding wise, having issues -> i make a inventory object and assign to world object - i add items to the object in game and iterate and print the contents using getItems() (with integer indexes)
or code :
[
local cont = ItemContainer.new("crate", sq, obj, 6, 6);
cont:setExplored(true);
worldobj:setContainer(cont)
]
yet print says there is correct amount of items in the container but each item returns as nil OR again as code :
[
local container = _obj:getContainer();
print(container);
if(container ~= nil) then
Items = container:getItems();
for i = Items:size()-1 , 0, -1 do
print(i,Items[i]);
end
print("inv container : ",container.inventoryContainer);
end
]
the print(i,Items[i]) prints 'nil'
any help?
nimble spoke
So, I can control police lightbars properly by checking the installed item, and I can also stop the sound when I uninstall it, tested in MP. So far so good, but it comes with the loss of visible lights
And now I don't know if it is worth replacing the vanilla system with that
earnest quartz
cant make lights work? ๐ฆ
cursive bramble
oh? ill try that soon, takign a break. ty ๐
alot of the inner workings of kahlua is lost to me
nimble spoke
I can't because they are a texture applied over the car's texture
Separate models don't have that
quasi geode
ya i figured that might be problem without doing some extra hacking
nimble spoke
I don't think there is extra hacking to solve that, at least not something easy
So probably not worth the effort for now
cursive bramble
@quasi geode ty, getting [0 zombie.inventory.types.Literature@5e5d171f] output with my print now the get method did it ๐
now to continue adding this grindstone to my mechanicallyChallanged mod ๐
cursive bramble
also
i found event that fires if ever focus is given to inventory uis
so i can update contents of grindstone using that event. possibly
it could be also laggy, will need to see.
nimble spoke
Which event is it?
cursive bramble
'OnCreateUI'
nimble spoke
Hmmm interesting use, basically serving as a "onContainer checked"
cursive bramble
yes
nimble spoke
But yeah, it will fire a whole lot more than you need
cursive bramble
not sure what else to use
nimble spoke
I'll check the list here
cursive bramble
i printed the Events table for list, no other events seemed usefull
nimble spoke
Is it working for you?
cursive bramble
conditions are . fire when the 'work' of the grindstone (and future devices) finish some progress without using a constant 'are you done yet' tick update (i could implement timers, but that just as bad?)
i dunno XD
been struggling blindly on that get(i) call issue, gotta add the new logic now
nimble spoke
If only onContainerUpdate were called more often.....
Right now it is basically when an item is destroyed, food rots, or water storage items receive rain, or wet items dry
weary quest
Quick question, some mods create and use .ini files, ORGM for example. These seem to go into a Zomboid/Lua folder on the client, does the server side file have to go into the exact same path? The reason I ask is the server host i'm using doesn't seem to give me access to this folder, all I have is the ProjectZomboid\serverfiles folder and below, not sure if there's somewhere in there it'd also work.
quasi geode
if its orgm, then yes it specifically has to go in the Zomboid/Lua folder
weary quest
Ah, cheers ๐ i think i'll need to contact the company and see if they can give me access to the folder i need
quasi geode
why would the host not give access to that folder? they should give you access to the entire Zomboid folder
weary quest
Not sure, it seems to be fairly limited in the built in file manager and over FTP
quasi geode
thats normally where all the server config files and everything else goes
ie: Zomboid/Server...Zomboid/Logs etc
weary quest
Ah... wait, I think i may have found those folders inside a folder called "World", doesn't have a Lua folder, but it has Server and Logs
Perhaps they rearrange things for some reason ๐
quasi geode
oh...well if it has Server and Logs, then its probably using a symbolic link, and assume that folder IS the Zomboid folder
Lua isnt normally created automatically on dedicated servers, so make a new folder in there
weary quest
I suspect it's to allow switching between different world saves? ๐ either way, think it'll work now
quasi geode
what all folders are in there? just Server and Logs?
or is there a server-console.txt in there?
weary quest
db, Logs, Saves, Server, Workshop, and yeah, an options.ini and server-console.txt ๐
quasi geode
ok...so that is the Zomboid folder then
just make another folder in there called Lua
cursive bramble
if food rots is a thing, could we maybe fake a 'food' item to rot in the time it takes to process ? that way the timer is the food rot ?
lusty dagger
cooking stale food in recipes
cursive bramble
i meant in a container - adding to the special container sets it to rot in the time desired (the process time of the container-device)
nimble spoke
Food takes at least a day to rot
Unless you do some setAge() math
then it might work, I don't know
nimble spoke
Do you mean the item's script in the text files or something else?
cursive bramble
well. a fully spawnable unique item?
ie like a item 'flour' if say doesnt exist yet
nimble spoke
You're trying to code your own super advanced stuff and skipped modding items? lol
cursive bramble
alright
quasi geode
Soul Filcher - Today at 3:18 PM You're trying to code your own super advanced stuff and skipped modding items? lol sure..thats what i did with orgm ๐
lua first...stupid text files are boring ๐
nimble spoke
I started modding because I saw there was a pumpkin icon but no pumpkin in game, and I thought.... hey, maybe I can add the pumpkin? Then I saw the bucket with concrete item that had no use.... and here I am
cursive bramble
i assume i add my own new items definitions to my mods media/scripts.newitems.txt
nimble spoke
whatever txt
name doesn't matter, as long as you open module whatever {
and then your item will be whatever.item
nimble spoke
no, it doesn't matter at all, what you put after module matters
cursive bramble
oooh
nimble spoke
You can create as many text files you want
cursive bramble
makes 65536 text files
quasi geode
pft no trying to bypass the short int limit!
cursive bramble
:<
ember orchid
Anyone have an idea of how we'd make new car engine sounds?
ember orchid
I'm mulling the idea around, haha.
You need four different loops for different speeds. I might be able to get those workin right.
ember orchid
At the very least I could add more base to the ones already there.
Hell yeah, man. You got the new model, too.
quasi geode
ya
earnest quartz
id assume toss a wav file in media/sound and then call it by name in the vehicle config, if doesnt work, check if lua code loads somewhere ๐
ember orchid
I can't remember if I updated the textures for the black one.
quasi geode
i did up script files for both the red and black ones so they both work
though i had some issues with the wheel textures when i tested on a local server so just used the default models for now
earnest quartz
@quasi geode wheres that base at? i like the guard building lol
ember orchid
Do the front bumpers look the same?
quasi geode
i think so
ember orchid
I updated the red one's texture for sure, but the black might still be too big.
quasi geode
thats snake's military complex mod anxcon
ember orchid
As for the sound, the corvette type car's script file had "engineRPMType = firebird", and removing that changed the sound to the Normal sedan's.
earnest quartz
ah right, gotta grab it anf burn it to the ground
ember orchid
So there's gotta be something somewhere that tells the .wavs when to play, then gives it a name like, well, firebird.
I've just got no idea where, haha.
ember orchid
Naw, I found those. I mean like the script file or whatever that tells them when to play.
earnest quartz
but they're named ##.wave o.O
ember orchid
I could probably just straight up replace them, but it'd change all the cars that use that sound.
I'd wanna add a new type.
earnest quartz
no mention of zb_fb_fast.wav in pz files (unless its in code) but the sound sounds right
ember orchid
It looks like there are two types, and the sedan one is the default.
The ones you can overwrite it with are firebird or van.
I'm searching through all the .txt files in the media folder, so hopefully something will pop up.
earnest quartz
i just use np++ ๐
ember orchid
Same dude, my man.
I feel like we're a little closer now.
No luck for firebird.
Just the vehicles script files.
ember orchid
No idea.
quasi geode
ya its fmod
nimble spoke
awesome, but that's no army vehicle son
the engine sounds are in java, no way to add more right now
ember orchid
Gotcha.
nimble spoke
same thing for lightbar sounds sadly
ember orchid
Well damn.
Hey, Soul Filcher, I haven't messed with the weather beta yet, but you were mentioning some improvements to what we can do with the vehicles, right?
nimble spoke
yes, the spawn system is there, Fenris' request for a setColor is there. I tried to find anything that could be the fix for texture overlays but couldn't find it
ember orchid
Awesome. Well, we've got more, so that's good, haha.
Was there a changelog for that stuff anywhere?
ember orchid
Gotcha.
nimble spoke
I think I can turn Turbo's thunder map into a nice GPS
ember orchid
Nice.
I was actually thinking there should be an almost GPS.
Something to give you an idea of how long until the road turns.
That way if you're doin' 120, you'll have a change to get ready for the turn, haha.
nimble spoke
well, it actually doesn't do that, it is just a big window that shows your current position and has the cities marked on it
nimble spoke
road signs?
ember orchid
Yeah, like one of those "45 MPH TURN" signs or something.
nimble spoke
I think they should add more of those now
ember orchid
That'd work.
earnest quartz
id like cruise control or a max speed / max rpm setting ;3
nimble spoke
what the fuck is wrong with this line? sendClientCommand(getPlayer(), SFDrive, useCarOven, { vehicle = vehicle, cont = cont })
it throws a kahlua implementation error
I'll test that gps theory
quasi geode
man....that charger really flys when you boost it to 770 horsepower and run over piles of corpses
quasi geode
proud spruce
-dukes of hazzard horn-
quasi geode
and i'm supposed to have insane HP...thats my admin ride!
proud spruce
No clip through the seat and get yourself stuck so nothing can get you out.
ember orchid
Lord, haha.
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ember orchid
Hey, if you flip other vehicles, do they float like the charger?
Or did I screw something up there?
quasi geode
idk i've never managed to do it...come close with the corvette though
good lord...another orgm upload
proud spruce
With a misspelled title, to boot
proud spruce
I looked at the description. Sadly, it is not.
quasi geode
well sucks to be him...another orgm that wont function properly lol
nimble spoke
lol
Sometimes I really think the game is out to troll me, now it is asking for a = near require "ISUI/ISCollapsableWindow"
It's the fucking first line of code in the file and no, it doesn't need a =
quasi geode
pft...he reuploaded the whole damn mod just to overwrite a few models and textures
ember orchid
Well, to be fair, he did say it's just for friends.
quasi geode
sure...just didnt need to upload everything for that...orgm doesnt like it when the workshop or mod id changes
so he pretty much just wasted his time lol
nimble spoke
You should really add a warning to the description
Maybe even instruction about how a steam mod can require another steam mod
quasi geode
i should...but theres no point...if they dont bother to read the 'credits and permissions.txt' file, then they wont bother reading any other warnings either
people never read a damn thing ๐
ember orchid
But spending hours accomplishing nothing and not knowing why is the whole fun of modding!
Right?
nimble spoke
Fuck yeah!
quasi geode
XD
but orgm already comes with instructions on how to make patch mods for it...and has several examples included
so adding more instructions is just pointless lol
ember orchid
Pfft, who reads things anyway.
When you're slapping together a model, furniture or home made explosives, do you read instructions?
Hell naw, you just throw it together and hope for the best.
quasi geode
one thing i learned doing software dev...you can have a file in all capital letters "README FIRST.txt" and no one will bother
ember orchid
Survival of the fittest.
quasi geode
they'll ask stupid questions you answered in the first 2 lines of that file
ember orchid
Just gotta change it to "DON'T OPEN.txt."
quasi geode
lmao
proud spruce
thisreadmewillselfdestructin15seconds.txt
quasi geode
you cant even include this shit in a popup dialog because the users will just click it away without reading XD
as the saying goes: โProgramming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.โ
๐
nimble spoke
Ok, GPS part incoming
I really had to add a bizarre = totally out of place to stop the error
quasi geode
๐ค
ember orchid
They should all have a GPS slot, I'd say.
Just a really rare chance to spawn 'em.
I don't think any car came standard with 'em back then.
Like, super rare spawn chance. Like 1 in every hundred.
nimble spoke
Yeah, I'd probably give them all the slot, but probably make them spawn in "good cars"
And not always
Something in my mod is screwing with ISComboBox.lua and I didn't even touch it
Object floor did not have __call metatable set
@quasi geode Do you get any errors when using it? When trying to use the radio in a car?
nimble spoke
Then it should be in a file that didn't get uploaded
For me here it throws that metatable error right at the start of a game, then the combobox error for a lot fo things
nimble spoke
No, my own mod
quasi geode
oh..i havent loaded it
i been too busy trying to get snakes mods running on our server with orgm to deal with much else lately
on that note...i just went and checked out the military complex..hit 2 of the buildings and the training grounds there...i worked the buildings into orgm's spawn code giving the rooms the same chances as police stations....
and walked away with somewhere between 15-20,000 rounds of ammo o.O
quasi geode
its normally completely overrun, but since i didnt reset the map when i installed it, and that area had a really low Z population there was almost none there lol
i'll assume its going to respawn alot of Z's there after some time
probably better i grabbed that ammo and removed it from play before someone else manages to score it <.<
didnt even fully get to explore lol
quasi geode
lol
nimble spoke
But how would they work?
quasi geode
thats probably why they didnt add them
you can yell "hey you!" and "over here!" really loud? lol
nimble spoke
Yeah, but it would be even louder
Open radial menu, select louspeaker, type phrase, a high-pitched sound goes off and that's it, have fun!
quasi geode
add some electrical skill hacks with a remote control...start/stop the car....trigger the horn etc XD
nimble spoke
That could be nice, really nice
I think I'll make the GPS slot an electronics slot, and possibly add some fun options
quasi geode
electronic door locks on remote too that cant be opened from the inside...that way you can trap those pesky car thieves in mp and start blasting the horn on them!
or use the default car alarm lol
should maybe add multiple electronics slots
2 or 3 of them
nimble spoke
lol
Well, imagine opening the mechanic screen. Electronics 1 missing, electronics 2 missing, electronics 3 missing..... for every fucking car you check. Not ideal in my opinion
quasi geode
maybe not...but maybe it will convince people not to steal shit cars in the apocolypse and go for the good ones instead lol
or label them 'Upgrade slots'
nimble spoke
Yeah, I've been thiking about the categories, so far everything new goes in the 'Other' category but I will probably organize them better later
'External Acessories' like the tire, and lightbars, probably an 'Armor' category if I ever get there
quasi geode
armor will be sweet people will love that one
me...i dont need armor...i drive carefully and obey the speed limits ๐
(never mind that screenshot i posted earlier of my upside down charger!)
quasi geode
lol i almost rolled it a second time too...hit a corpse covered corner at 120
ended up on its side
nimble spoke
I will add a wolf head ornament for you
quasi geode
๐
nimble spoke
So when you're driving you can aim it right where it hurts them the most
quasi geode
i usually drive with my benelli 12g hanging out the window...shotgun the hordes in my way instead of ramming them
nimble spoke
except when you use them as a ramp
speaking of which.... I have to run over hordes with my monster truck. That was so nice
upper bough
Just wondering, is lua vehicle spawning going to be overhauled soon? I keep hearing talk about it here, was going to add vehicle spawning to my mod but I'm not sure if I should just wait until the function is changed around
nimble spoke
It is bound to come in the next update
upper bough
Oh, is it not already in the game?
nimble spoke
The system is already in place in the weather test version
upper bough
Ah ok
ember orchid
So unrelated, but I just realized the house alarms is the alarm in Goldeneye when they test fire it on Severnaya.
nimble spoke
hmmmm Russian biological test weapon confirmed
ember orchid
I'm cool with that.
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jade hawk
I don't see the point in this mod anymore.
Considering we can alter the starting points already
left shadow
how exact do vehicle masks have to be? ive seen that some dont seem to be exact matches, so i was wondering what the wiggle room on those was.
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nimble spoke
@left shadow They define areas for damage, showing/hiding windows, so as exact as you want. But completely switching the colors will have weird results in game
I saw that some of them have less divisions than others, so it probably depends on how you want your damage overlays to work
earnest quartz
a settable car alarm would be nice
left shadow
@nimble spoke i dont want to change the area colors, I was more wonderign what happened when the areas themselves didnt totally line up with all body areas
but that makes sense.. ill try and fit them as best i can
nimble spoke
@earnest quartz Fenris and me working on it ๐
Yeah, don't worry being totally exact with damage areas, just windows
left shadow
cool thank you
nimble spoke
Roadtrip to mark points of interest
quasi geode
soul...did you notice the road trip UI window? its supposed to only be availaible in debug mode
quasi geode
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nimble spoke
Uhhhhh, I'll check that
quasi geode
i think probably the most interesting bit in the code for it is the 'distance travelled'
good example of some odometer code ๐
nimble spoke
Yeah, I'd like to add some stuff to the GPS screen too, let's see what I find there
earnest quartz
while on the car trtacking direction, perhaps a key to allign to current direction, N E S W, if already within say 5-10 degrees
so can run down long roads fast without driving into a pole on the side ๐
max speed/rpm would be nice too, as (IRL, dunno ingame) high RPM damages engines more
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nimble spoke
I think I might be able to allow adding new points of interest in a gps
earnest quartz
use maps + marking
if a map in main inventory (or maybe count glove box) then show a marker on your gps for each mark on map
nimble spoke
Nah, you will actually add them to the gps, they will be saved in the memory
earnest quartz
but map already provides a UI and easy way to mark ๐
nimble spoke
I'm only missing the way to mark
cursive bramble
realllly annoying thing now i need to fix.
my spawed world obejcts dont save
though looks like the containers do?
urban shell
Hi, do you guys know what i should look into to customize the UI and add a new skill tree?
what classes
nimble spoke
As long as you can add the new skill to the classes, the UI works for itself
cursive bramble
any one have advice why my IsoObject dont save :<
Code used to create these objects :
[
local obj = IsoObject.new(cell, sq, Cubes.sprites.generator_BR.sprite);
-- add object to square
sq:AddTileObject(obj);
obj:setName("AMC_Producer");
]
river plinth
@ember orchid looks good! (And yep, I think it would look even better without the hatch)
earnest quartz
nah mount a gun up there
woeful bridge
that time your game lags and you drive your tractor into the river so you ragequit and uninstall the game
ember orchid
Appreciate it, dude. @earnest quartz I definitely would if we could use it, haha.
earnest quartz
@ember orchid oh oh oh turn it into a 'window' object in the car file, when said window is open you have access to a seat, if you sit in that seat it can show player sticking out the top and can shoot, bonus points if MG on roof to shoot
opening the 'window' will have hatch opened ๐
ember orchid
That's not a bad idea. I think we'll have to wait for the animation updates, that could probably work.
earnest quartz
bit slopping (removes it rather than swing open, but hey maybe it swings inside)
well windows work now
ember orchid
Yeah, but unless we have a dummy player, I don't think we'd be able to have a player popping out, ya know?
earnest quartz
not sure if soul explored the direction of 'only show char if its in <this> seat'
he was makin one for his motorcycle
or got from the game i mean ๐ somewhere in there
@nimble spoke ^ evil thoughts brewing
ember orchid
I think the way he has it set up is as a dummy player, like a mannequin.
ember orchid
I dunno if you'd be able to set it so the player only appears if the window is open.
nimble spoke
@earnest quartz totally possible
earnest quartz
or sit in specific seat
ember orchid
That's probably doable.
earnest quartz
usually a guy up top no longer takes a seat
earnest quartz
ya, i was saying the hatch is a 'window', when window oppens, he has access to move to a new seat
kinda like ambulances have seats you need access to the back to get into
then when hes in said seat, show the dummy player, with gun ๐
ember orchid
Not a bad idea, but that's beyond what I can do, haha.
earnest quartz
i think soul is the only one who knows enough to chase the idea atm ๐ฆ lol
im still stuck tryin to make my ram work
cursive bramble
anyone had experience with isoObjects spawning and custom containers ?
urban shell
@nimble spoke Ok, thakns
ember orchid
Hey @nimble spoke , you can make spare tires appear on vehicles now, right?
And disappear when they're removed?
nimble spoke
yeah
and pick model based on tire item
Should I upload the motorcycle as a separate mod and let people test it?
ember orchid
Do you basically make a new part slot, then use the vehicle mechanics menu to install and remove it?
nimble spoke
That's right
ember orchid
Is the model that appears based on the slot you use, or is it based on what you put in the slot?
nimble spoke
vanilla uses the one listed for the part, but in truth you can add more than one to a part, so I did that and added a code to pick the right one when installing, then turn them all off when uninstalling
ember orchid
Fancy.
nimble spoke
If you check my mod it is all there
ember orchid
Cool man, I'll check it out soon.
nimble spoke
If you want you can add my mod as a requirement and simply add the part to your vehicle
Your call
quasi geode
so it seems i totally underestimated how many rooms in snakes military complex spawn ammo and how much i actually looted the other day...now that i've turned one of the buildings into my safehouse, and sorted through the crap....
over 20k shotgun shells, 40k+ pistol, another 20k+ in rifle...on rare loot settings o.O
i'm really going to have to setup custom spawn rates for that map instead of using the police storage ones lol
nimble spoke
lol
They're beating the apocalypse by sheer numbers
If you have that many soldiers they win by punching zombies
quasi geode
ya too bad its MP and i cant use the survivors mod...could totally clean up knox county
on the upside, i get to completely kill anyone who comes near my stash!
nimble spoke
I can set a moddata for an item and then when I try item:transmitModData() it accuses me of calling nil, fucking liar
Wellllll.... think the system works in SP, as always MP trolls my face
quasi geode
hrm are you trying with a VehiclePart of a actual InventoryItem?
nimble spoke
part:getInventoryItem()
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earnest quartz
electric gocart / golfcart, they existed in the 90s, electricity powers em, quiet, scavenge batteries from vehicles to poweer it / use generator to recharge
electric would be quieter, but its small, only be 3 seats? 2 front, 1 back, slow speed
no coverage from windows etc, like motorcycle ๐
ember orchid
Heck yeah, I like that idea.
It should drain the batteries far quicker than a car uses gas, too.
ember orchid
I want to make an M35 2.5 ton cargo truck, but think the max model size is too small.
nimble spoke
๐ฉ sadly no point in making large vehicles for now
lusty dagger
noice
nimble spoke
Are you simply overriding wheel model for that vehicle?
ember orchid
Yeah.
Well, sorry, I'm not overriding one of the default wheels.
I'm having it use a new one I made.
nimble spoke
It was just my curiosity man, I'm no keeper of the wheels or anything
quasi geode
lmao
they need to make a new role in discord, just for you "keeper of the wheels" ๐
nimble spoke
haha
ember orchid
Oh, no.
I didn't mean like "Oh, I'm SO SORRY I'm not OVERRING them," haha.
I misunderstood what you meant.
nimble spoke
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Please make a new role called "Fixer of MP issues" and appoint someone qualified
Even with Fenris'code right in front of me I couldn't fix shit, so I'm done with it for now
ember orchid
What's giving ya trouble, the camper van?
quasi geode
ya mp is often much more of a pain to deal with
why i tend to start testing mp early before getting to far into something
nimble spoke
I tried to copy your code as much as possible. scribbled the whole path things take in a paper and kept looking at it, I can't decipher this alien language
Why can't we have a doThisShitFor EVERYBODY( insert shit here)
quasi geode
lol ya the whole code there is kinda funky...the client sends the command to the server and the server pretty much just echos the exact same command back to all clients
nimble spoke
Yeah, simple, that's what I copied from you
quasi geode
i'll admit the code in there is kinda screwy wasnt sure if i wanted to go with that format...since for most functions there a PMR.Client.myFunction() a PMR.Server.myFunction(), and a PMR.myFunction() thats shared (which does the actual changes)...its kinda a confusing format imo
nimble spoke
although you have a file in shared folder with yet more copies of each function and I don't know why they're there
quasi geode
the ones in Client and Server are just wrappers around the ones in shared
Client/Server is just there to make sure the commands get sent if needed, then call the functions in shared
for small functions theres really not much point doing it that way...but for potentially larger functions its designed to save on alot of redundant code
it was all still very prototype, wasnt quite sure i was going to continue down that design path
nimble spoke
It seems client commands can't send vehicles or parts in args.... quite limiting
quasi geode
no..send the vehicle ID number
nimble spoke
how do I do that?
nimble spoke
ohhh thanks man
quasi geode
ie: in the PMR client files:
function Client.setAlarmState(vehicle, value)
if isClient() then
sendClientCommand(getPlayer(), PMR.mod, "setAlarmState", { vehicle = vehicle:getId(), alarm = value })
else
vehicle:setAlarmed(value)
end
end
the args it sends for the 'vehicle' key its just sending the id number
one of the functions in shared that it uses:
function PMR.classOrID(vehicle)
if type(vehicle) == "number" then
return getVehicleById(vehicle)
elseif type(vehicle) == "string" then
return getVehicleById(tonumber(vehicle))
elseif instanceof(vehicle, "BaseVehicle") then
return vehicle
end
return nil
end
most of the other functions when they get passed a 'vehicle' in the function arguments, run it through .classOrID() as a sanity check
if its a id number, it converts it...but wont choke out if you accidentially try and pass a BaseVehicle object ot getVehicleById
that way you can blindly pass id numbers or the actual class to the other functions and both are just as valid
but ya..side tracked there LOL...has to be a id passed through the send commands...it doesnt sterilize java objects..as far as i know the sends will only support strings, numbers and tables
nimble spoke
passing the id should solve what I'm trying to solve for now, let's see if it helped
Nah, there's still something in the shadows, and I fixed a million things I found today
quasi geode
๐
nimble spoke
could the part update functions run on the server? should I add if isServer() in them?
because right now I'm checking isClient() and maybe that's not the case
quasi geode
well isClient will only return true if its MP and a client...for most of PMR's stuff it was running the same functions on both client and the server...ie: the client sends the command to the server, the server then updates the vehicle stats, then sends the command back to the clients, which then run the same update functions
nimble spoke
yeah but you called them from context menus, which are created by the client then you send a client command
quasi geode
ya
nimble spoke
this is not the case, I'm checking it in the update functions for the vehicle.... just wondering
well, let's test that theroy
quasi geode
oh....vehicle:setNeedPartsUpdate(boolean)
maybe?
and just noticed this one you were asking about earlier vehicle:transmitPartModData(part)
but thats for the part, not the inventoryitem
those are both used in Vehicles.Update.Engine
since theres no isClient/isServer checking in Vehicles.Update.Engine, its probably safe to assume that for those 2 methods the checking is handled in the java code
nimble spoke
Yeah, engine is handled in java, the create part functions too
quasi geode
not the engine specifically, but the :transmitpartModData() and :setNeedPartsUpdate()
nimble spoke
So when I create an icecream van the items get cold for a moment and the mod data for the part is all done properly.... then the update function doesn't
and I know it is updating, is just that java is no longer handling it then
urban lynx
any way to make a mod that make the max sprint level be 50%? now with max sprint skills i fly accross the map, very unrealistic. would be great to stop the max sprint level at half or so
earnest quartz
i know you can fetch the current xp value, and you can add xp, so worst case i would assume adding neg xp prolly works
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quasi geode
fmod is the java sound libraries
orgm uses this for adding sounds on OnLoadSoundBanks event
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quasi geode
getFMODSoundBank():addSound(key, "media/sound/" .. key .. ".ogg", value.gain, value.minrange, value.maxrange, value.maxreverbrange, value.reverbfactor, value.priority, false)
the 'value' variable there is a table i passed into the function
'key' being the filename
nimble spoke
ok, thanks, I'll check that
I want to give our car alarm that beep when you activate it
searches orgm in the workshop Holy Diesel man
quasi geode
lol
nimble spoke
Even Enigma Grey has his own version
quasi geode
oh no his was a override for a testing key that got left in the orginal legacy version
if you pressed the 'end' key with legacy orgm, it spawns a shitload of items in your inventory
enigma's mod just deletes it all after XD
nimble spoke
I want my own version too, I will replace all guns with nerf guns
quasi geode
lol
nimble spoke
I will call it ORGasM
quasi geode
i've been asked on a few occassions if thats what orgm stands for ๐
quasi geode
it is if your a gunnut ๐
nimble spoke
So, to which one should I give 1 more subscription?
nimble spoke
Just ORGM then?
quasi geode
ya...unless you want outdated and buggy clones XD
nimble spoke
lol that giant READ ME FOR MODDERS
quasi geode
i need to update that
nimble spoke
let's skip that and get to the goodies
quasi geode
that file mostly just explains the file structure and methods for interfacing with orgm's api
nimble spoke
I may be the only one who isn't here for the guns, but for the sounds they make
quasi geode
look at the bottom of shared/2LoadOrder/ORGMSharedFunctions.lua
the last 2 functions in there
nimble spoke
Ok, I can ignore the mega-complex table stuff and grab that last one directly
quasi geode
ya i just use the whole table setup there to save alot of hardcoded registering crap with the soundbanks
nimble spoke
Now I need to fill a whole lot of values
ember orchid
Working on a 68 El Camino.
quasi geode
nice
ember orchid
Thanks. Just need to texture and statify it.
quasi geode
never tried other formats...possibly .wav
nimble spoke
no sounds in game, but no warning or errors
hmmm converted to ogg and still no sounds
Of course, stupid me typed the wrong function name in the load event
Aaaaand still no sounds
midnight carbon
Make sure you aren't in Ghost mod or Admin mode when testing. No gun sounds when you do that.
nimble spoke
I'm testing it in SP, and replacing my sound file with a vanilla sound works
dense dust
@astral junco add me
left shadow
im having a resizing issue with an exported model. I made a burnt version of the car im working on but it came out too small the first attempt. when i import it back into blender and make it bigger then re-export. its the same size. anybody know why?
ember orchid
I had the same issue when I rescaled mine in object mode. Switch to edit mode, scale it, then try exporting again. @left shadow
nimble spoke
Also pay attention to model scale in each vehicle's script
left shadow
cool. thank you
nimble spoke
I predict incompatibilities for mods adding to the vehicle spawn system
left shadow
i barely know what im doing as it is.. ill have to take your word for it
ember orchid
Yeah, I feel ya. Are you just trying to make car models right now?
nimble spoke
the spawn chance for all vehicles in the burnt table has to equal 100, we can't guarantee that with multiple mods
left shadow
kinda. ive done this sort of thing before.. just not a lot
ember orchid
Gotcha. If you need any help dude, just ask away.
left shadow
stupid thing still wont resize tho ๐ฆ
ember orchid
Did you try resizing it in edit mode, not object mode?
left shadow
yes. i even changed the shape of things to see if they were eporting.. all the edits but the size seemt o be exporting fine
left shadow
this things been nothing but problems since i started doing it lol
ember orchid
I haven't messed with those.
quasi geode
disclaimer: DrEllis is famous for breaking shit lol
ember orchid
In the scripts for the normal cars, there's a model scale setting, like Soul Filcher said.
left shadow
usually pretty quickly too
ember orchid
Well that's perfect, you're makin a wrecked car.
ember orchid
Hopefully that'll be it.
left shadow
YES!!! stupid burnt vehicle script
nimble spoke
Is that a DeLorean?
left shadow
yes
nimble spoke
The thought of making a DeLorean crossed my mind
left shadow
im not a modeller. i dumped $3 on turbosquid for a simple low poly one
nimble spoke
You gotta add a 2015 sports magazine to the loot
left shadow
the almanac LOL
left shadow
the last piece of the puzzle now is the stupid bumper lights
finding where on the texture the mask would be for them lights has been a pain.
nimble spoke
They won't work for now
left shadow
why?
nimble spoke
Well, at least for me my custom models won't load lights, damage or anything but the base texture
left shadow
i need to be told it cant be done more often lol
nimble spoke
lol, are you replacing a model?
left shadow
yes, but im editing the entire fileset as needed.
nimble spoke
Ahh that's the reason then
left shadow
making all new png's & stuff
nimble spoke
For now it won't work as a non replacement
left shadow
the damage is giving me a bit of a hard time too.. i dont understand how the 4 files work
nimble spoke
I think overlay and overlay 2 are options, when you car is damaged it will apply one of the 2, or something like that
or possibly one is light damage and the other is more damaged
left shadow
i have all 4 in various states of damage and it only ever seems to display parts of them.. im thinking i have to redo my mask maybe
nimble spoke
speaking of burnt cars I have to finish these 2
I got lucky they spawned near each other for the pic
left shadow
spiffo & the cubevan?
nimble spoke
yeah, more like a small truck
I'm thinking about giving the truck a trunk even in burnt form
Maybe do that for all cars, I don't know
left shadow
its not like it goes anywhere when its burned.. burnt cars woul dmake good stash spots
what would be cool is if you could add fuel to burned cars like campfires lol
quasi geode
soul...someone on our server just suggested 'locking gas caps' for cars
(more ideas to keep you busy!) lol
ember orchid
Hey, @left shadow , if you need to find where to place the overlays (like the vehicle mask), export the UV layer in blender. Should make things a lot easier.
left shadow
the main issue was just trying to figure out how the mask markers worked. the texture has 2 parts for where the lights went.and with the way the mask was i kept trying to mark the lights on the bumper like the headlights were marked on the body.. but i had to put the marker & color on the same peice to make the bumper lghts ligth up..
nimble spoke
@quasi geode Added to the ideas list
I was thinking about breaking and fixing dashboard parts too
speedometer, gas meter and so on
left shadow
i have a pretty sweet swat van model. i ripped all the interior stuff from it but i made giant holes
i havent looked that that info yet for this one
now that you mention it, i havent even seen the dash textures yet
nimble spoke
Ohhh I don't mean textures, I mean making them not work in the UI if the parts are broken
left shadow
i know what u meant. but now u got me lookign for the dash stuff lol
nimble spoke
lol
awww, car masks don't have specific colors for turning lights
I'm testing the set alarm on/off with a short light blink
brake lights it is then
left shadow
turning lights?
signals lol
i get it
i got my side markers to work. but they just come on with the rest of the lights like the bumper lights. the brakelights work but it would be cool if there were actual reverse lights too
the orange lights were the old white reverselight, bt since they stay on i just colored them orange :/
nimble spoke
Yeah, I can turn them on/off but now I need a way to create a short blink, I don't know how I'd code that
I'm testing it with the SUV, I was hoping I could use those large signals
left shadow
is there a way to put a headlight at the rear of the vehicle that only works when driving in reverse?
im pretty sure i could mask it.. i just dont know how to code it
nimble spoke
I don't know how hard it would be to add new vehicke mask colors for those signals, consider it yet one more request @inland gull
Not really, because it would always turn on with standard lights
left shadow
you wouldnt need new mask colors. just apply the flshing to the side marker colors
nimble spoke
You can't do that
left shadow
i used the side marker colors for the bumper ligghts..it seems those can just be stuck anywhere
nimble spoke
mask basically say "this area is left headlight" "this is right tail light" and so on
left shadow
ijust changed the lens color on the lights png
side markers are basically signals anyway
nimble spoke
yeah, but they eill turn on/off along the mask color you used
not when you want them to
left shadow
thats what i mean. most cars seem to have a slightly different color for the side markers than for the left & right front or rearlights
uness what youre saying is youd want the side markers to still stay solid rather than flash for turning.. then ya. that wouldnt work...
nimble spoke
My idea was to use them for the alarm effect, but I'm settling with brake lights
I'd have to change all existing masks, it is too much work for such a small thing
left shadow
where is the info for the lights kept?
and ive just been doing it with the eye dropper & fill tool. grab entire copies of the file im working with as a layer and erase what i dont need.. beats the hell out of editing from new every time
for the masks
changing colors & shit just to see what happened..
nimble spoke
What do you mean by info for the lights? What controls the masks colors?
nimble spoke
I don't know
nimble spoke
?
left shadow
the fle i found was all just number data.. nothing really pointed to rgb colors or anythng like that in the car lights script
nimble spoke
it is probably controlled somewhere in IsoSprite, or any of these files that handle sprite animations
left shadow
moving on to a lambo for shits & giggles
left shadow
shidded and gigglded
nimble spoke
I was in the process of converting Nolan's Camaro one of these days lol
left shadow
a camaro would be pretty sweet
the smokey & the bandit firechicken would be pretty sick.. but its a t-top and it would look like knight rider with nobody drivin lol
grave prawn
Anyone used a Cellar before?
nimble spoke
@quasi geode I got the "locking gas caps" working, but only in SP, super useful, right?
quasi geode
extremely...keep those damn gas huffing zombies away ๐
earnest quartz
should be able to use jumper cables + car A to start car B if B battery dead
and if you drive off with cables still connected, tear / break ๐
nimble spoke
What is the easiest way to add a delay/timer? I need to turn brake lights on, and then after a split second turn them off
earnest quartz
when we have no brakes key? ;x
quasi geode
are the vehicle update functions still getting called? you could add a check in there
failing that...i can only point you to this thread some crazy bastard wrote a while back
nimble spoke
hhmmm interesting, but not practical for what I wanted. Thanks anyway, I could probably think of ways to use it
nimble spoke
How come enabling/disabling alarm works in MP when nothing else does?
ahhh probably because setAlarmed is handled by java directly and saved, unlike everything else I'm trying to do
quasi geode
probably...and ya that timer system is more a example and for instances where you require multiple timers going at once, that you can add/remove
nimble spoke
the weird thing is, I got a print command through, and received the print in my console, so I received the command from the server
Saying that nothing is working is an exaggeration, I can turn on/off the freezing system of my icecream van, but to no real effect
Yay! You got your MP lcoked gas caps fenris
quasi geode
lol wasnt my idea..anyone goes near my cars they're in for a world of hurt...but figured i'd pass it on was a good idea XD
quasi geode
i'm dualing on my server now...one comp logged in with a sniper with a SR-25, scope and hollowpoint 7.62 rounds on the roof of my base overlooking the parking lot
earnest quartz
can we shoot lower layers yet? ;3
quasi geode
my other character when i'm out of base...rarely gets out of the car and travels around with a AR-10 XD
could shoot lower elevations for ages now
i've been sticking snipers on rooftops and walls since build 33 lol
earnest quartz
i remember readin somethin bout it but wasnt sure it was in, b/c i tried shootin zombies a few times from windows and never killed em heh
earnest quartz
45 deg?
quasi geode
they can be up against the wall if your farther away..like further down the wall
but right above wont hit
nimble spoke
ohhhh and now the gps saves new points in MP too, I finally got the hang of it
I had to send all those illegal immigrant args back home and basically only use vehicle id
quasi geode
lol