mod_development

[nimble spoke]

postbox is for the boxes in front of houses. I've been using that one since build 40 without problems

[undone elbow]

How to change mod loading order using Lua?

[sour island]

Shouldn't as we use the old emitter system - what sounds are you referring to?

[sour island]

I rely on alphabetical order aswell as placing files deeper in folders.

[undone elbow]

Not really, overriding the same file depends on basic mod order.

Basic mod order is set in mods/default.txt.

[sour island]

Oh?

[undone elbow]

I'd like to know how to change it using Lua.

[sour island]

Ahh

That would be a great ability for players and some modders

There's a file writing function

[undone elbow]

That function has access to Lua folder only.

Or am I wrong?

[sour island]

Let me double check my config thing

local configFile = "media/config/"..modId..".config"		local fileReader = getModFileReader(modId, configFile, false)		if fileReader then

I use this for writing config files -- I mostly took apart and modified config stuff in sandbox+

But if media/ is stated then you could probably write in the same directory that media is inside

Which I think is contents?

But this would be the mod's folder... Idk if it can reach the game's

[undone elbow]

I think it's C:\Users\user\Zomboid\Lua

Your "media/config/" should be there...

[weary matrix]

Hi, I made my own spritesheet and loaded it in the game through my mod. How can I draw my new tiles from Lua?

[sour island]

Yes, but where is the default.txt placed?

Also isn't it media/lua

[swift shadow]

Note this is B41.55 btw. Weapon sounds, steps, zombie groans, a good chunk of the new sounds tbh.

Could be something else as well, I still need to do further testing.

Sorry for the late reply, was afk.

Huh, testing it further with only EHE that doesn't seem to be the issue. My apologies then for the trouble.

[sour island]

No worries - if EHE does cause issues even with other mods I'd be curious to check out any fixes.

[dry chasm]

just a guess, though you may be able to do that via

local currentGameMods = ActiveMods.getById("currentGame"):getMods(); -- or "default"
local myModIndex = currentGameMods:indexOf("myModID");
if myModIndex < currentGameMods:size()-1 then
  local item = currentGameMods:remove(myModIndex);
  currentGameMods:add(item);
  manipulateSavefile(saveFolder, "WriteModsDotTxt") -- get saveFolder somehow from somewhere for current save or inject into ModSelector? unsure.
  -- if default then:
  -- saveModsFile() -- ?
end

Infos for "example" taken from ProjectZomboid\media\lua\client\OptionsScreens\ModSelector.lua

[frail brook]

Hi, everyone. I'm looking for partner who is good with coding / scripting in PZ and can help with this, idk how to describe it... module based weapons mod ?! Where the "real" gun is only receiver and all other parts are only added as "mods" and then ...on top of them... the attachments as well.

[sour island]

Is that not how the guns already work?

[frail brook]

and idk if it's even possible to do in PZ, I almost lost all of my scripting knowledge in PZ after almost half a year brake. If you are interested, please DM me.

[radiant ginkgo]

Lower the safety lock, so the model will be more reliable

[frail brook]

do we have this already... I haven't played PZ for quite a long time now and only wanted to touch it when i complete my mod.

[frail brook]

I will.... but I don't think that's gonna be visible on playermodel anyway D

[radiant ginkgo]

I think it will, but it's up to you 🙂

[frail brook]

I don't think PZ has ability yo dismantle entire weapon and "kitbash" semi-compatible parts... since vanilla guns are so "lame".

[sour island]

There are weapon attachments actually

[frail brook]

yes, but they are lasers, optics, slings and that kind of stuff

[sour island]

I know it goes upto 6 types, I'm not sure if you can add more types

Barrels and stocks too

[frail brook]

can you mount attachment (supressor) on top of attachment (barrel) ?

[sour island]

Depends if you can add more attachment types to weapons

I wanted to look into this for combining melee weapons

[craggy furnace]

yes you can

you just attach it adjacent

blackbeard has a tutorial

[sour island]

Are you stuck to the 6 types that are listed under weapon's variables?

[craggy furnace]

1 sec

#mod_development message

[frail brook]

the problem is there are 6 ( one base) essential weapon parts to just build vanilla weapon without laser/flashlight, sights , rails, grips and etc.

[craggy furnace]

blackbeard has bits and pieces

he has more or less the read out

[frail brook]

Thanks, I will check it out. But, I do have really hard time to get back into PZ scripting since I'm also busy with other project. That's why I'm looking for partner who has experience with it. I just didn't want to my idea and models to go waste. There are tons of helmets, food and armor ( I couldn't really figure out clothing) that I made for pz but never finalized it.

[craggy furnace]

i feel you

[weary matrix]

When I add a tile to a square like this:

        local sq = grave:getSquare()
        local name = 'spear_traps_01_8'
        local tile = IsoObject.new(sq, name)                                                         
        sq:AddTileObject(tile)

how to get a reference to this tile so I can remove it later using sq:RemoveTileObject(tile)

I tried to create a new IsoObject with same square and same name, then to remove that object but it's not working

I could keep my own reference, but that wouldn't work when you quit and reload your game

[kind surge]

If you can get a reference to the square at the time you want to remove it, you can call square:getObjects() to get a table of IsoObjects associated with that square. You can then iterate over the list of objects to look for the one you want. If you're using a custom tile name it may show up as the value of isoObect:getName() or isoObject:getSpriteName() or isoObject:getSprite():getSpriteName(). Or at least, that's been my one experience attempting something similar recently.

[weary matrix]

@kind surge I tried to use square:getObjects(), but when I iterate and print obj:getName() or obj:getSprite() or obj:getSpriteName() they all return nil except for the base object on top of which I add my own tile. In my case the base object is ISEmptyGraves

do I have to call something like tile:setName() or tile:setSprite() maybe?

mind to share your code? 😄

[kind surge]

Have you checked the output of those commands when run on the IsoObject when you create it? I did have the problem of all of those being nil when the Sprite wasn't being created successfully due to the tilepack not being loaded correctly. Of course that led to the tile not showing up, but no errors were thrown and the IsoObject was created (it was just "empty").

[weary matrix]

@kind surge thx, let me try that

[kind surge]

Not at all, I'll DM you

[marsh cosmos]

One question for the right understanding. For example, if I wanna create a simple new item with a crafting recipe, do I have to create a new files that are written in the items and recipes schema or do I have to write the information in the existing files?

I have 0 experience and this question might be stupid.

[rancid barn]

oh no

[thin hornet]

in your mod directory you create a file -> mods/YourMod/scripts/my_items.txt and add your items into it.

module MyModModuleName {
  imports {
    Base,
  }
  
  item MyNewItem {
    ...
  }
}

[zealous wing]

So, is there a way to implement a working freezer as part of a vehicle? E.g., say I wanted to make a refrigerated truck with a freezer where the truck bed goes.

[craggy furnace]

yes

[zealous wing]

Say, like, an Ice Cream Truck?

[craggy furnace]

uh huh

works for item containers too

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2621971863&searchtext=spiifo+van

[zealous wing]

Neat.

By the way:

[craggy furnace]

noice

go nuts with it

we dont mind lol

[zealous wing]

😄

[craggy furnace]

just credit chuck is all i ask

[zealous wing]

Yiss

Hmm, so I extracted the code and applied it to the van above, but I can't quite grox out how to get it to freeze and not fridge. thought it was a matter of temperature at first, but it seems not? Also thought I could change the type from"fridge" to "freezer" but that didn't do anything either:

IceCreamTruckFreezer = {}
IceCreamTruckFreezer.Create = {}
IceCreamTruckFreezer.Init = {}
IceCreamTruckFreezer.Update = {}

function IceCreamTruckFreezer.Create.Fridge(vehicle, part)
    local invItem = VehicleUtils.createPartInventoryItem(part);
    part:getItemContainer():setType("freezer")
    part:getItemContainer():setActive(true)
end

function IceCreamTruckFreezer.Init.Freezer(vehicle, part)
    if vehicle:getBatteryCharge() > 0.1 then
        part:getItemContainer():setCustomTemperature(-1.0)
    else        
        part:getItemContainer():setCustomTemperature(1.0)
    end
end

function IceCreamTruckFreezer.Update.Freezer(vehicle, part, elapsedMinutes)
    local temp = part:getItemContainer():getTemprature()
    --print("IceCreamTruckFreezer.Update temp:"..temp)
    local tempMin = -1.0
    local tempMax = 1.0
    if vehicle:getBatteryCharge() > 0.0 then
        if temp < tempMin then
            part:getItemContainer():setCustomTemperature(tempMin)
        elseif temp > tempMin then
            part:getItemContainer():setCustomTemperature(temp - elapsedMinutes / 20)
        end
        --uses 50% of battery charge in 24 hours if the fridge would store items with 150 weight when the engine is not running (but only if items are in the container)
        if not vehicle:isEngineRunning() and part:getItemContainer():getContentsWeight() > 0.0 then
            local energyConsumption = 0.5 * (part:getItemContainer():getContentsWeight() / 150) --scales the energy energy consumption with the weight of the items in the trunk
            VehicleUtils.chargeBattery(vehicle, -energyConsumption / (60 * 24) * elapsedMinutes )
        end
    else
        if temp < tempMax then
            part:getItemContainer():setCustomTemperature(temp + elapsedMinutes / 20)
        elseif temp >= tempMax then
            part:getItemContainer():setCustomTemperature(tempMax)
        end
    end
end

Thoughts? I'm worse at lua than I am at modeling, and the documentation I have for PZ doesn't mention refrigeration at all. 😛

[pearl prism]

Just a scratch on the paint 😆

[dawn lynx]

Idk but line 2 has a typo, it should be local temp = part:getItemContainer():getTemperature() instead

[zealous wing]

lol, I didn't even notice that.

[quasi prism]

you know what mod would be great for zomboid?

an scp 3008 mod

[autumn sierra]

true

sadly it would be very hard to make because infinite maps aren't possible as of rn

so unless someone made an absolutely MASSIVE world then it wouldnt be feasible

but i agree it would be a really fun mod

[proud fern]

I mean, Cherbourg is a bloody massive map

[autumn sierra]

true

so yes its possible

and that repetitive scenery of furniture would make it seem infinite

[undone elbow]

How to insert a string to the list of strings?

list:add(str) -- adds to the end only

[marsh cosmos]

@thin hornet perfect, thank you

[undone elbow]

You are Lua hero 🙂

Works like a charm.

[zealous wing]

Almost done with my ice cream mod. just need to do some final touch ups and some QoL stuff.

[viscid ivy]

Heya! I'm having some trouble with a mod I am making where I am trying to simplify engine parts and engine repair

To put it simply, I'm trying to make it so 20 condition = 1 part. 1 part = +20% repair.

I am having trouble figuring out what I did wrong, I've modded lua before with Factorio and Paradox games but the syntax here is new to me

function ISTakeEngineParts.perform()
    ISBasedTimedAction.perform(self)
    self.item:setJobDelta(0)
    local cond = self.part:getCondition();
    local skill = self.character:getPerkLevel(Perks.Mechanics) - self.vehicle:getScript():getEngineRepairLevel();
    local partsGained = math.floor(getEngineRepairLevel / 20)
    local args = { vehicle = self.vehicle:getId(), skillLevel = skill }
    getPlayer():getInventory():AddItems("EngineParts", partsGained)
    self.character:getXp():AddXP(Perks.Mechanics, (partsGained * 3);
end

[dawn lynx]

Figure out the freezer thing?

[dawn lynx]

Well, it should prob be local partsGained = math.floor(self.vehicle:getScript():getEngineRepairLevel() / 20) instead

[viscid ivy]

Thank-you!

I'll test it out

[viscid ivy]

    ISBasedTimedAction.perform(self)
    self.item:setJobDelta(0)
    local cond = self.part:getCondition();
    local skill = self.character:getPerkLevel(Perks.Mechanics) - self.vehicle:getScript():getEngineRepairLevel();
    local partsGained = math.floor(self.vehicle:getScript():getEngineRepairLevel() / 20);
    local args = { vehicle = self.vehicle:getId(), skillLevel = skill }
    self.part:setCondition(0.0);
    local inventory = getPlayer():getInventory():AddItems("EngineParts", partsGained);
    self.character:getXp():AddXP(Perks.Mechanics, partsGained * 3);
end```

Didn't work

We made progress, though

The bar now fills up and completes, but it still produces no parts and doesn't dismantle the engine

[dawn lynx]

Setup a print after you've set partsGained to see what it is producing

[viscid ivy]

print("parts Gained", partsGained)

Like this?

[dawn lynx]

print("Parts Gained: " .. partsGained)

Might be easier to find in console if you add some new lines before/after it (print("\n\n\nParts Gained: " .. partsGained .. "\n\n\n"))

[viscid ivy]

Ack
It didn't print in the console for some reason

I did find this though

ERROR: General     , 1635248367010> DebugLogStream.printException> Stack trace:
java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: perform of non-table: null```

Right beneath function: perform -- file: ISTakeEngineParts.lua line # 31

I want to say thank-you very much for helping and also sorry about all the trouble

[undone elbow]

function ISTakeEngineParts:perform()

(fixed)

not dot but colon

@viscid ivy

[viscid ivy]

Tyvm!

[viscid ivy]

Oh dangit

Still doesn't work

But still, progress

[pearl prism]

Do you have debug version enabled?

[old harbor]

no it didn't work

but thanks anyway

[kind surge]

The function self.vehicle:getScript():getEngineRepairLevel() returns the level of the Mechanics skill that is required to work on the engine for that type of vehicle. For vanilla vehicles it's in the range of 3-5. I think your line for calculating partsGained should be local partsGained = math.floor(cond / 20); based on your stated objective.

[zealous wing]

Nope 😄
I don't think the guy that made that code knows either. 😛

[dry chasm]

assuming by the call that it's an ArrayList instead of a table:

list:add(index, str) -- arg 1(number) being the index you want to shove the second arg into
-- will move everything from that index one further and your second arg will now occupy that index in arg 1

[pearl prism]

Does anyone know how I can change gasoline for water for this?

[rancid barn]

I just came up with a mod idea: Bigfoot

[pearl prism]

OMG guys

My horse mod is getting so cool

[pearl prism]

🐴

[hot patrol]

idk man the filbuster one looks a lot more realistic.

nah but that looks amazing

[pearl prism]

😂

[errant meteor]

@long meadow there is your horse

[long meadow]

Aaron on a horse

[grizzled grove]

that's amazing!

[tame mulch]

hi all! I have a problem with an NPC that I don’t know how to solve more efficiently. NPCs move around the global map along points of interest. These points are represented in the form of a graph. In total, 1000+ points are needed for the entire map. Arranging manually is about 10+ hours. Anyone have any ideas on how to automatically detect these points?

Here example of moving NPC by points and looting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqqbK-Dg69o

[turbid canopy]

Stupid idea which you've likely already determined but - can AI get an index of loot spawn categories and maybe prioritize ticking 'each' box (then have it weighed against Zombie Spawn + Previously visited checks? (eg: They won't bash their head against a high density zombie area just to get the loot and they'll need to find new pastures once t hey've previously searched an area?)

If the map has zombie heatzones + loot tables + cells for areas I'd imagine there is some floating game data you might be able to tap into for navigation
Bearing in mind I got no idea how it works in game data but
You could seperate the map maybe into 'sectors' made up of a number of Cells - the NPCs will try and explore those sectors in an expanding perimeter from say - their location and then base - periodically they could then also perform 'deep' forays to areas of the map (closest to furthest) based upon loot tables to try meet certain needs - if heat zone is too hot - they will withdraw, mark the sector as 'searched' and try another location

If that is even remotely viable my thinking is that in reality - People are likely to set up base - and upon setting up their safe zone they're going to have two basic priorities - knowing whats immediately around them - and securing that zone and going out for very specific needs/goods - thus two search types
People are also likely to bug out unless extremely desperate if a situation looks a little too risky, especially if there is theoretically plenty other pastures to explore

[grizzled grove]

The map has Nav zones which are apparently used for zombie migration. Buildings have room definitions that you could also leverage maybe? As if to say "We can find X loot here because it's a grocery storage room". If you could build a map of sorts of points of interest for NPCs, you could potentially link that with nav zones for pathing?

[vast quiver]

Is there such a mod that lets you plaster and/or paint brick walls? My main base is the big warehouse in Muldraugh and there's so much paint stored there and I can't use it haha

[hot patrol]

how can I get zomboid models into blender?

[nimble spoke]

in my Building Time you can plaster and paint brick walls that you build. pre-placed walls are a different thing though, I have no idea if there's a mod for that

[vast quiver]

@nimble spoke Oh awesome! I'll check it out, even if it means demolishing a section of pre-made brick and rebuilding it just so I can paint it haha

[drifting ore]

it’s possible to make that ? It would be so nice.

[undone crag]

I thought it was a real screenshot ree

[drifting ore]

Noo 🥲

[wet dune]

Is it possible to replace the zombie animations?

[nimble spoke]

yes, there's at least one mod that does it

[wet dune]

is there a method to it?

[nimble spoke]

You can just override the files

or change the animation xml files that point to the model/anim file

[wet dune]

with a .x?

[nimble spoke]

I think so yeah, but some guys here have been experimenting with FBX, don't know what the result was

[wet dune]

how do I convert fbx to .x?

[dawn shuttle]

A free way to do this is to download an old version of blender, 2.70 (You can download it here: https://download.blender.org/release/)
Then you follow these steps on how to enable .x import/export (and I believe save as .x but not 100% sure).
https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/8740/how-do-i-export-an-obj-to-an-x-file

[hot patrol]

are there any good tutorials on making melee weapons? I spent pretty much the whole day on and off trying to get mine to work and it just isn't happening. I can't get the model to be the right size or properly position it for on the ground and on my person.

[weary matrix]

@wet dune I use this website: https://3d-convert.com/en/convert/fbx-to-x.html

sometimes it fails to convert some models though

but isn't zomboid handling .fbx now?

I can see a lot of .fbx models in media/models_X/WorldItems/ and in media/models_X/vehicles/

@hot patrol if you find one that works, please share! 😅

[hot patrol]

I've looked but sadly it seems evereything is for either guns or clothing

[weary matrix]

indeed

but guns should be the same I think, no?

[hot patrol]

if they are then I'm doing something wrong

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol are you able to see your 3d model at all in the game?

[hot patrol]

yes

[weary matrix]

so it's just a matter of sizing and positioning?

[hot patrol]

yep

I got the pose very cle when in the hand but it was totaly broken when on my back or the ground

so I think my method was not the right one

[weary matrix]

I tried to make my own melee weapon too, but I wasn't able to go as far as you for now

mine was just not showing on screen

but I was able to make my own sweatshirt though! 😄

[hot patrol]

it could have just been so big it didn't render. that happened to me

[nimble spoke]

If it looks right in hand but not on the ground you need the world attachment in the model script. Check a model from a weapon with similar orientation and copy those values for your model

as for the back attachment there are lots of options, you're probably using one that is meant for a different model orientation

[hot patrol]

my question is how should i be exporting the model? The way I got it to fit in the players have was by orientating it in a janky way via blender

Is that the proper way?

when I imported the wood plank which is what I am using as a base it is just stood straight up and is much larger than my model but when I went off that is was giant

I know for guns placing you model similarly to how the devs have the vanilla ones works (at least in what I watched)

[dawn lynx]

local function removeWeight()
    local items = getAllItems()
    local sz = items:size()
    for i = sz-1,0,-1 do
        local item = items:get(i)

        if string.find(item:getTypeString(), "Container") then
            item:DoParam("Capacity = 999999")
            item:DoParam("WeightReduction = 100")
        end
    end
end

Events.OnPreMapLoad.Add(removeWeight)
```Info: I have this in the shared folder. It works fine in single player, however, in multiplayer the capacity is only increased on containers I spawn in - even on brand new worlds.

Any reason why this would be happening and any suggestions on how to fix it?? Thank you

[weary matrix]

@dawn lynx have you tried to move that code to lua/server instead?

[dawn lynx]

No I've only tried client and shared - I can try that though

Don't think it'll make a difference tho as everything else works but worth a shot anyways

[weary matrix]

@dawn lynx I'm not sure but isn't server for multiplayer stuff?

[dawn lynx]

It is - yeah, but shared gets loaded on singleplayer and multiplayer

[weary matrix]

ah ok

[lean jay]

Anyone know which file the random events are in? I'm wanting to check out the code for them.

[royal ridge]

Do you mean meta events?

[low yarrow]

When exporting it from blender you should make it so it look good when attached to the character. The Origin will be the point where it is connected with the hand bone by default.
To make it look right on the ground you should add this offset and rotate parameters there:

[thin hornet]

did anyone ever encounter such a bug?
when reloading my script
Events.OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu.Add
doesnt call when i right click after
no error nothing
i print before = it show, i print right in it too = doesnt show

print('test 1')
    Events.OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu.Add(function(player, context, worldobjects, test)
        print('test 2')

it work when i first load the game, if i reload the script then i just get the print(test 1)

[hot patrol]

Attached to the player as in on their back? Also how about the scaling?

[thin hornet]

whoa never encountered such fuckery

Events.OnInitGlobalModData.Add(function()
    print("OnInitGlobalModData")
    --instance:initGlobalModData()
end)

Events.OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu.Add(function(...)
    print("OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu")
    --instance:onPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu(...)
end)

Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(function()
    print("EveryOneMinute")
    --instance:everyOneMinute()
end)

When i reload script and right click: it print EveryOneMinute

it's as if the events are switched but that make no sense

it might seem like i have to set OnInitGlobalModData after all other event but i could be wrong

[fluid lion]

Who create mod USS Barack Obama?

[thin hornet]

Okay faulty clearly is Events.EveryOneMinutes|EveryTenMinutes.Add(function() if i just comment out this one, every work upon script reload.....
nevermind i have no idea what is going on

[thin hornet]

Events.EveryOneMinute.Add(function()
    print("EveryOneMinute")
end)

Events.OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu.Add(function(player, context, worldobjects, test)
    print("OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu")
end)

Somebody load this script, test it and reload the script and test it again the event will be all messed up
EveryOneMinute will print OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu
OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu will still print OnPreFillWorldObjectContextMenu
It's so random but it could be just me or a real bug

[drifting ore]

I forgot to say but … I can pay whoever will create this mod for the whole community.

this is probably one of the mods that I want the most and that will make me say that this game is the best I could have played in my whole life :’)

[hot patrol]

I'm hardly knowledgeable enough to say with much confidence but I don't thing something like that is possible to mod. I imagine you would need to rewrite entire elements of the UI.

[low yarrow]

If the weapon looks right on your imported character model in blender but is too big in game you have to change the scale in the export window to around 0,01 or something

And nope. Attached to the hand

If you haven't already imported the character model you should get the model which is pinned in the modeling channel

[hot patrol]

I do have it I will try that when I get a chance.

Thanks for the help.

[thin hornet]

Any reason my audio is not looping correctly in the game, it stop before starting again

[hot patrol]

Ok so when you say attached to the hand in blender how should it look? I'm working with a 2 handed weapon.

[harsh prairie]

I want. Don’t know how to make. Reeeee.

[weary matrix]

Hi, any clue what mod is adding a green outline around the zombie(s) you're targeting?

I frequently see this in live streams

[drifting ore]

thats in the options menu

[weary matrix]

oh nice, let me check

[cobalt steeple]

Quick question how can you edit perks in code

[dawn shuttle]

Under display, you can choose to have none, range, or range+melee

[pearl prism]

It's not mod, this is a configuration in game

[weary matrix]

Found it! Thank you @drifting ore @dawn shuttle and @pearl prism

[rocky otter]

anyone tested if these mods work?
Also if i enable them on an existing save file will it destroy it?
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1456646886&searchtext=rope
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2399606723&searchtext=rope

[weary matrix]

@rocky otter No clue about whether the mods are working, but about your save file ,you can just backup your Zomboid/Saves folder in case something wrong happens

[nimble spoke]

if they do what they say there and just that there shouldn't be any problems

looks like just some more recipes

[weary matrix]

Yesterday I played a bit with rifles. I was wondering, is there a way to use your rifle as a melee weapon?

at some point I was out of ammo with some zombies really close to me, I had to put away my rifle to get a melee weapon

felt awkward 😅

[fallow bridge]

Press space

You can push with them

[weary matrix]

@fallow bridge ah nice

totally missed that

but no way to use the cross?

[fallow bridge]

Cross?

Oh!

No

And pushing doesn’t deal damage

[weary matrix]

yeah like using the part you put against your shoulder when you shoot

[fallow bridge]

It just keeps them away and can push them to the ground

[weary matrix]

still good to know, thank you

[weary matrix]

is it possible to change what's happening when you double click an item in your inventory? Like for example if I double click on a book, nothing happens, I would like to make my character to read the book when I double click it

also for keys, like if I double click a key, I want it to go straight to my keyring

[dry chasm]

You could probably hook into the ISInventoryPane:onMouseDoubleClick and add the checks and do it with a mod.
media\lua\client\ISUI\ISInventoryPane.lua line # 951

or rather the ISInventoryPane:doContextualDblClick in line # 914

[weary matrix]

@dry chasm thanks I will check

[dry chasm]

local origDblClickFnc = ISInventoryPane.doContextualDblClick;
function ISInventoryPane:doContextualDblClick(item, ...)
    local playerObj = getSpecificPlayer(self.player);
    if instanceof(item, "Literature") then
        -- initiate the reading part
    end
    if instanceof(item, "Key") then
        -- now check keyRing container, instanceof(obj, "KeyRing")? unsure
        -- do stuff with it afterwards
    end
    return origDblClickFnc(self, item, ...);
end

as example

[weary matrix]

@dry chasm oh that looks promising 😄

[low yarrow]

Oh, for 2 hand weapons i did it a little bit different as it requires a pose which can variate.
So i just imported a baseball bat from PZ and kept my scales and origin as this:
(And exported in 0.01 Scales)

[weary matrix]

I guess I should call origDblClickFnc only when the item is not litterature and not a key?

or well it shoulnd't matter since those are doing nothing anyway

[dry chasm]

original one does it's check for each seperately without differentiating - i'd just do it the way as in the example i've shown - also just in case somethig ever changes in vanilla and requires to run nevertheless - even if such a change never occurs, best to be safe

[weary matrix]

indeed

[low yarrow]

Actually, I havent used a character in blender for my 1 hand weapons as well. Forget what i said. 😄
Just make sure the weapon origin is centred and around the grip.
A character still could be useful to get a feel for it in case you dont want to use a PZ Vanilla weapon as reference for the scales.

As far as i remember you can export the weapon to your mod folders and see directly ingame a change after a few seconds. So its relative easy to adjust the offset.

[rare patrol]

Anyone familiar on how to hot wire on better lock picking mod? I select one bottom wire then randomly select the top wires. Is this correct?

[dawn shuttle]

You need to pair 2 bottom wires that creates the correct combination to start the car

[rare patrol]

Thank you. I just clicked all the wires at random and I didn’t know how to do it correctly haha

[dawn shuttle]

np!

[weary matrix]

what's the difference between getPlayer() and getSpecificPlayer()?

[dry chasm]

IIRC getPlayer() gives you the last player instance of the client? (so 2nd player if 2 player split screen?)
with getSpecificPlayer and passing the playerID in, you get the object of the player? 🤔 unsure on how exactly but yea.
In some cases, events or similar you get the id and not the object i believe

haven't meddled with that yet though, so other people may have more experience and can fill it out some more 😂

[rose notch]

Is it possible to add variants to existing clothing? Ie i make a texture and then add its ability to spawn?

[weary matrix]

@rose notch I know you can make your own variants, and what would be the point if you couldn't add it to spawn?

When you call getPlayer():getInventory():getItemsFromCategory("Container"), it returns an arrylist of InventoryItem, but this class has no method to add items to it. So I guess I need to get an ItemContainer instance (this one has a method addItem). So how do I get an ItemContainer instance from an InventoryItem that is a container?

[agile coral]

I believe you do item:getContainer() to get the ItemContainer from an InventoryItem

[rose notch]

I dunno, i made some textures

I guess i need to add them to something

[weary matrix]

@agile coral that would return the container in which the item is stored

aaah got it !

You have to call item:getInventory():addItem(theItemToAdd)

[rose notch]

This i guess

[weary matrix]

@dry chasm works like a charm, thanks!

My only problem now, is it only works from the player inventory panel, but not from the looting panel

[hot patrol]

I'm pretty sure I did this with mine and it was too big. I'll try again tho.

[nimble spoke]

if you add a variation to an existing item it will spawn just like the others. For example I added a new texture to schoolbag (must also add the icon for it)

[rose notch]

I worked it out in the end

Now i need to make it

[hot patrol]

https://i.imgur.com/Jb6MPsh.png I did what you said and it's close but.

[north ledge]

what use is there to those ceramic and titanium armor plates in the safehouses?

[dawn shuttle]

Anyone knows of a mod that does something along the lines of item auto drop off in containers?

[hot patrol]

I finally did it

apparently using a wood pland in blender to allign the model was a bad ideo

tried the bat and boom

I might cry

https://i.imgur.com/vJVxb70.png I stand victorious

[worldly olive]

3D items were either the worst thing to be added to the game or the best... 😂

[hot patrol]

the best

100%

ok now I just need to fix the placement position bot that is easier

only problem is

why are the settings on the left now showing up? https://i.imgur.com/A2dje84.png

[rose notch]

Some more

[errant meteor]

@sour island sorry to bother but I heard you found out a way to add custom moods, how much work would that require to do?

[sour island]

I think that was a misunderstanding

if mood's enum hasn't been opened up via a .txt or exposed differently you can't add to it

same for what was previously skills and sandboxOptions

[errant meteor]

kk thx

[sour island]

you could try pinging Nasko

[errant meteor]

That modding wish list must be big lol

[thick lance]

https://www.reddit.com/r/projectzomboid/comments/qgncmz/mod_idea_guts/

Is there a mod similar to that already?

[dawn lynx]

Is there a way to retrieve how a function was called? Like what event called it as an example

[dawn lynx]

I supposed I can just pass a string through the function as an argument

[undone elbow]

Example for events:

function YourFunction(event_type, a,b,c)
    --stuff here
    if event_type == 1 then --SomeEvent
        --stuff here
    else --SomeAnotherEvent
        --stuff here
    end
    --stuff here
end

Events.SomeEvent.Add(function(...)
    YourFunction(1, ...)
end)

Events.SomeAnotherEvent.Add(function(...)
    YourFunction(2, ...)
end)

[royal ridge]

Is there a guide or something on how to add a tab to the menu options and make it work?

[undone elbow]

Do you think it would be a good idea if each mod has its own tab?

[royal ridge]

I suppose it depends on the mod, and if it had a lot of configuration options.

[undone elbow]

You can try Mod Options (B41 only):
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2169435993
But there is no custom tab yet.

[royal ridge]

ill take a look, thanks

[drifting ore]

Any updates on the walking dead modded map?

If anyone knows

[hollow oyster]

Hey guys! I have a genuine question, does anybody knows how to retexture clothes or has some kind of a guide that might come in handy?

[rancid barn]

My best guess would be to check the forums

[royal ridge]

how can I spawn a car into the world is there a command?

[rancid barn]

You can use the cheat menu mod

[royal ridge]

I am making a scenario and want to spawn a car for the player

[dim geode]

And you can also set ur launch options to debug mode

[pearl prism]

By command I don't know, but I know that there are some "cheat menu" mods that have this kind of function

If you want to create a place on the map that can spawn cars this is easier to ask the "mapping" guys

[royal ridge]

Ill have a look at cheat menu and see wgat they use

[oak cipher]

@candid sonnet

Sent you a friend request - would like to inquire about something! I saw your Pancit Canton mod hahah!

[vestal umbra]

Do any of you guys know how to get all the Windows from an IsoRoom instance?

It says that you should be able to call getWindows() on an IsoRoom instance, but to my knowledge I am not receiving anything.

The "[]" represents what should be an ArrayList of IsoWindow.

It's not like there's no windows either; you can see two of them here.

But the ArrayLists are just empty.

[weary matrix]

@hollow oyster check those links:
https://dislaik.github.io/pz_modding/scripting_manual/clothing_mod/
https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/37647-the-one-stop-shop-for-3d-modeling-from-blender-to-zomboid/

[exotic ember]

does zupercart work?

[true kernel]

someone do this #pz_b42_chat message

[sour island]

How are you iterating them?

Have you tried using size() to see their lengths

[vestal umbra]

local allWindowsForCurrentIsoRoom = currentIsoRoom:getWindows(); print(allWindowsForCurrentIsoRoom)

            for i = 0, allWindowsForCurrentIsoRoom:size()-1 do
                print("We have reached window number #" .. i) -- Debug Message

                ---@type IsoWindow
                local currentWindow = allWindowsForCurrentIsoRoom:get(i)
                currentWindow:removeSheet()
                currentWindow:addSheet()
            end

As far as I'm aware, this is a pretty standard way of going about it.

[sour island]

Interesting

I would double check that the windows array is actually used.

[vestal umbra]

public ArrayList<IsoWindow> getWindows() {
        return this.Windows;
}

[sour island]

Hm

[vestal umbra]

That's the method in IsoRoom

so, I would imagine it will return me the Windows ArrayList that belongs to that IsoRoom

of which I have 3.

I see the windows, but apparently the IsoRooms do not have any actual windows.

[sour island]

I had a similar issue with a list never being used

I think it was a cell's buildings list always being empty

[vestal umbra]

Is it something I should report to the devs?

[sour island]

It may just be vestigial code

[vestal umbra]

Yeah, if that was my codebase I would like to know so I could remove it

It would be very confusing to create an instance of a class and call a method that essentially does nothing.

[sour island]

I don't even know what the purpose/difference IsoRoom and RoomDef are

[vestal umbra]

🤷‍♂️

[sour island]

Double check the uses of .Windows

Could be only used in specific contexts

Like open windows

[vestal umbra]

that I can check.

I just opened a window and ran the code; still empty.

[sour island]

You'd have to check the uses in the java files

That was just an educated guess

Does RoomDef have anything related to windows?

[vestal umbra]

It has an ArrayList of RoomRect and another ArrayList of MetaObject

I don't know if Window inherits from either of those in some way

but still, I feel like the method getWindows() should get all the windows for that instance.

[sour island]

I agree

[kind surge]

Your only way around may be to use the room's getTileList method to get all of the IsoGridSquares within that room, and then use the IsoGridSquare's getWindow methods.

[vestal umbra]

I'm going to talk to Nasko first or maybe a dev.

[sour island]

I'm still curious what the hell the windows list is being used for if it's empty

[vestal umbra]

I feel like reporting this would be worth more than trying to redneck a way around it.

But thank you for the suggestion, that might work too.

[sour island]

Maybe it's player built structure logic?

[vestal umbra]

I dunno, all I know is that it's confusing

[kind surge]

Well there's no code to add anything to the Windows ArrayList within IsoRoom. So if it's used, it would need to be a child class.

[vestal umbra]

I would imagine that the instance of the room is made and filled elsewhere.

windows included.

[kind surge]

Oh, yeah, I guess since getWindows returns a reference to the ArrayList, things can be added to it outside of the IsoRoom class

[vestal umbra]

If we had all the code, we could check the usages of it

or set a data breakpoint

show me the YUMMY WINDOWS

[kind surge]

Searching the zombie directory for getWindows returns only the IsoRoom.class file. No references to it in the media/lua directory either

[vestal umbra]

My friend told me to check the lightswitch array. It does return stuff

so I am going to assume that the getWindows() method is broken.

[sour island]

Probably no longer used

Rip

[vestal umbra]

Show those windows some love.

[sour island]

Do windows have a building reference?

Like get building?

You have getcurrentbuilding for players

I have an isoRange function that grabs swathes of gridSquares fractally

[vestal umbra]

I am checking its methods and properties

[sour island]

You could brute force it

All tiles within a range of 50 that contain windows -- if window's building == player's : do your thing

[vestal umbra]

Yeah, I mean there has to be a way to do it

otherwise, they couldn't do it

[sour island]

Well they don't ever need to grab all windows

So they don't need it

[kind surge]

IsoGridSquare has a few different getWindow<x> methods. So whether you use the IsoRoom.getTileList method or a brute force search you should be able to query each square for the windows nearby.

And IsoWindow extends IsoObject, so yes, it has a reference to the square it's on.

[sour island]

Oh yeah that's true -- you have the rooms - tilelist would be ideal

I doubt it would be that much faster if they have a proper getter -- and I doubt they're inclined to fix it which would require them to set the windows.

Iirc I saw something called "calculate windows"

[vestal umbra]

I don't care much for performance with this.

It will have minimum impact.

[sour island]

What does calculate windows do?

[vestal umbra]

🤷‍♂️

[sour island]

Rabbit hole

[vestal umbra]

local currentIsoRoom = currentRoom:getIsoRoom();
local tileList = currentIsoRoom:getTileList(); print(tileList);

The tileList is also empty.

[dry chasm]

did a quick test:

local p = getPlayer(); -- player
local sq = p:getSquare(); -- player square
local r = sq:getRoom(); -- room

local sqs = r:getSquares(); -- room's squares
for i=0, sqs:size()-1 do -- iterating all squares of the room
    local csq = sqs:get(i); -- current square of iteration
    local winN = csq:getWindowTo(csq:getN()); -- get window between current and north
    local winE = csq:getWindowTo(csq:getE()); -- get window between current and east
    local winS = csq:getWindowTo(csq:getS()); -- get window between current and south
    local winW = csq:getWindowTo(csq:getW()); -- get window between current and west
    if winN then print(winN); end
    if winS then print(winS); end
    if winE then print(winE); end
    if winW then print(winW); end
end

[vestal umbra]

Thank you, I'm going to try this

where did you find the getSquare(); method? I can't see it in the IsoPlayer class

[dry chasm]

inherited from IsoMovingObject

alternatively: local o = ObjectViewer:new(0,0, 500, 500, getPlayer());o:initialise();o:addToUIManager();
(keep in mind that it also lists non-exposed functions IIRC)

[vestal umbra]

What is o

[dry chasm]

local o = ObjectViewer:new(0,0, 500, 500, getPlayer()); -- new objectViewer (part of Debug Window in F11 usually)
o:initialise(); -- initialise
o:addToUIManager(); -- add to UI

[vestal umbra]

I'm sorry, I don't understand what that does.

[dry chasm]

just a window that lists contents of the object you pass as the last argument.

[vestal umbra]

Oh, so you can inspect it in the debug menu?

[vestal umbra]

Oh that is cool.

[dry chasm]

Actually, my bad, it doesn't seem to include inherited functions like from IsoMovingObject 😓 sorry (or I'm blind, unsure)

[vestal umbra]

Well I can grab all the windows.

or at least, all the windows from my current room

I want to try and add sheets to them.

[vestal umbra]

I can find windows, but addSheet() and removeSheet() don't seem to do anything.

though I did see that you need to pass in a character.

[sour island]

getSquare comes from IsoObject iirc

[dawn shuttle]

Anyone made a Lua debugger work on vscode? I'd be nice to have breakpoints/watch

[wraith kraken]

I keep crashing while driving my autotsar bus

function: WeaponAltLoadToggle -- file: GunFighter_02Function.lua line # 1009

ERROR: General , 1635463034012> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: getPrimaryHandItem of non-table: null at KahluaThread.tableget line:1689.
ERROR: General , 1635463034012> DebugLogStream.printException> Stack trace:
java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: getPrimaryHandItem of non-table: null
at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.tableget(KahluaThread.java:1689)
at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.luaMainloop(KahluaThread.java:641)
at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.call(KahluaThread.java:163)
at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcall(KahluaThread.java:1980)
at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcallvoid(KahluaThread.java:1812)
at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.pcallvoid(LuaCaller.java:66)
at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.protectedCallVoid(LuaCaller.java:139)
at zombie.Lua.Event.trigger(Event.java:64)
at zombie.Lua.LuaEventManager.triggerEvent(LuaEventManager.java:88)
at zombie.input.GameKeyboard.update(GameKeyboard.java:65)
at zombie.GameWindow.logic(GameWindow.java:236)
at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.invokeAndMeasure(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:71)
at zombie.GameWindow.frameStep(GameWindow.java:726)
at zombie.GameWindow.run_ez(GameWindow.java:628)
at zombie.GameWindow.mainThread(GameWindow.java:471)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
LOG : General , 1635463034013> -----------------------------------------
STACK TRACE

function: WeaponAltLoadToggle -- file: GunFighter_02Function.lua line # 1009

anyone?

[dry chasm]

"GunFighter_02Function.lua line # 1009"
Does that Gun Fighter mod have any kind of hotkeys? Is it that one that only works for specific weapons for custom functionality?
If it is, try avoiding pressing the keys while driving? Aside of that, no clue of the mod 🤷 sorry, but from the error,
I doubt the issue is only with autotsar cars, but rather all cars? As the error seem to happen on another mod, unless that file
is part of autotsar, but no clue on my end.

[weary matrix]

@wraith kraken any clue where does that file come from? GunFighter_02Function.lua

I don't have it in my Zomboid media folder

[dry chasm]

On description page of Arsenal(26) GunFighter Mod , seems that was the mod i was thinking of in regards to limitation to only certain weapons.
Unless weapon script is formatted within certain parameters and contains certain required information, some features of this mod [WILL NOT WORK]

[weary matrix]

ah it's from a mod

@wraith kraken try to disable this mod

problem should go away

[wraith kraken]

the gunfighter mod?

[weary matrix]

yes

[wraith kraken]

I disabled it but it still crashes

[weary matrix]

same crash?

[wraith kraken]

yep

[weary matrix]

same saved game?

[wraith kraken]

while driving my bus, but it took longer to crash

[wraith kraken]

yes

[weary matrix]

@wraith kraken try a new game

[dry chasm]

did you disable the mod for the save - or only in main menu?

[wraith kraken]

both

[dry chasm]

no clue what the issue is then, as that file shouldn't load anymore if it's not in the modlist 🤷‍♂️

[weary matrix]

if it crashes on that file I think it means it's still enabled somehow

[weary matrix]

not sure if you can disable a mod for an existing saved game

[dry chasm]

you can, hence i asked (though can cause issues)

[weary matrix]

oh ok

[wraith kraken]

sorry for spam but thats my mod list

[weary matrix]

wow, how many mods do you have? 😂

[dry chasm]

instead of pressing continue:
Press load, choose the save, bottom on more/change mods unsure how that was called and exact procedure but yea

you can change "savegame activated mods" that way

[wraith kraken]

yes

is it normal for fps to drop while driving?

[dry chasm]

with that many mods, highly possible?

but it all depends on what the mod/s do, so... yea

though, in all honesty, if you disabled the mod and still receive the same error - about the same file line # 1009, then either another mod has a file with that name which was the actual culprit - or it isn't deactivated for the current savegame you tried on... aside of that, i can't think of another possibility atm 👀

[weary matrix]

I think so too

[dry chasm]

Error posted on that mod's discussion:
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/2297098490/3100138655161523094/?ctp=12#c3119298624515393551
The answer right beneath:

fixed 4 next update..

[wraith kraken]

seems like it doesnt crash anymore

all good

thanks guys

i guess ill disable those mods until it gets fixed

[hot patrol]

does anbody know what the clothing rip sound is called in the game files?

[dry chasm]

ClothesRipping

[hot patrol]

thank you

[hot patrol]

oh god now I need to do the lua

lord help me

[undone crag]

Step 1: Learn Lua
Step 2: Have Lua

You're welcome.

[hot patrol]

anyone know what the pushbackmod means in the weapon scripting? Somone suggestion I make the pillow have a high knock back chance and I wanted to do that

it was set to 3 and I put it to 10 but I don't notice any difference

[hot patrol]

anyone know if there is a way to create map stories?

[zealous wing]

Hopefully I can release my Ice Cream Mod this weekend. I want to do a playtest or two to see how items spawn and fix any bug I might have missed. I also plan to release an update for my Ramen Mod that gives static world models for all the ramen items.

After that, the long and laborious process of giving static world models to all my other mods. I suppose AAApoc would be first among them...

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol oh, I've just seen you implemented the Pillow armor we talked about 😄

#modeling message

[hot patrol]

That was all Micheal. He saw your idea and liked it so much he asked me if he could do the model for it. So I have to thank the both of you for that. :)

[sour island]

The stories system has an enum associated with it. This means unless it's given the same treatment skills was given you'd have to write your own story system from scratch.

[hot patrol]

I have no clue what that means so I assume that I don't have the know how to accomplish it.

Unfortunate since I wanted my dakimakura to only spawn on special "neckbeard" zombies or in a story like this

[pulsar briar]

Alright, Im trying to troubleshoot Authentic Animations. I installed it just recently however it is not working and the Q key causes an error, also my Escape key is not functioning. Does anyone have a fix or something that I did wrong?

[weary matrix]

any clue what could trigger this error?

SEVERE: null
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "zombie.core.properties.PropertyContainer.Is(zombie.iso.SpriteDetails.IsoFlagType)" because the return value of "zombie.iso.IsoObject.getProperties()" is null
    at zombie.iso.IsoGridSquare.renderFloorInternal(IsoGridSquare.java:7101)
    at zombie.iso.IsoGridSquare.renderFloor(IsoGridSquare.java:6979)
    at zombie.iso.IsoCell.performRenderTiles(IsoCell.java:901)
    at zombie.iso.IsoCell.renderTilesInternal(IsoCell.java:587)
    at zombie.util.lambda.Invokers$Params2$CallbackStackItem.run(Invokers.java:91)
    at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.invokeAndMeasure(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:71)
    at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.lambda$invokeAndMeasure$1(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:91)
    at zombie.util.lambda.Stacks$Params4$CallbackStackItem.invoke(Stacks.java:286)

more specifically why woud getProperties() return null?

[vestal umbra]

public PropertyContainer getProperties() {
        return this.sprite == null ? null : this.sprite.getProperties();
}```
There is no sprite.

This is getProperties from the IsoObject class.

If (this.sprite == null) is true, it will return null. If (this.sprite == null) is false it will return this.sprite.getProperties();

The IsoObject class has a property:
public IsoSprite sprite;

That is probably null for you.

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra thx let me check

[cobalt steeple]

Where are the perk codes stored

The code that determines how perks work

[vestal umbra]

I believe you are looking for the PerkFactory class.

build/classes/zomboid/zombie/characters/skills/PerkFactory.class

[full ridge]

Hey guys... so I installed some mods in my game for the first time.. now when my character goes to run he starts slowly limping. Any idea what mod might do that or is it something else?

Mods I'm running
Arsenal 26
Britas
Cheat menu
Lock picking
Minimal display
Mod options
Mod template
prepper starter kit
Raven creek
Raven creek loot map
Tactical weapons

[cobalt steeple]

thank you 😄

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra thanks, your explanation helped me fixed my bug 🙂

[vestal umbra]

Nice! Glad to hear it!

[weary matrix]

any clue how to add custom settings to the sandbox?

[royal ridge]

Check the pinned messages there is a mod in there

MySandBox mod or something, I used it and it worked

This one

[weary matrix]

@royal ridge awesome, thx ❤️

[hot patrol]

is there a guide on making custom zombies? I want to make a neckbeard guy who spawn with my mod weapon

[weary matrix]

@royal ridge so it's just about setting SandboxVars.MyMod.MyCustomOption = myValue?

nevermind, now I got it 😄

I want to add an option so you can decide whether the spear traps will kill the player if he walks on a spear trap

Should I put this in the page "Character", or "Sadisitic AI Director", or in my own page, like "Spear Traps"

the latter feels a bit overkill for a single option

[vestal umbra]

Make a tab called Traps

And add it in under a section called "spear traps"

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra that seem overkill for a single option no?

[vestal umbra]

What about your future options

[weary matrix]

for now I put it under Sadisitic AI Director, I think it's a good place 😄

[vestal umbra]

What if you add more traps

[weary matrix]

if I have some more, then I'll make my own page

[vestal umbra]

And more options for traps

I wouldve made a new page even for one option. It is very likely that you will get more options.

[weary matrix]

😄

@vestal umbra I'll follow your advice if it happens, but I really don't see any other option to add

and I don't plan on adding new kind of traps

spear traps were painful enough to develop 😂

still some issues to fix

[vestal umbra]

The people using your spear trap mod will find new settings that they want you to add

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra woud you give it a try?

[vestal umbra]

The spear trap?

[weary matrix]

yes

it's here for now: https://github.com/quarantin/zomboid-spear-traps

@vestal umbra I guess you're right about users asking more options, and if I can do it I will, but after thinking about it, I think the option "Spear Traps Kill Player" is really meant to be in Sadistic AI Director

[vestal umbra]

It's up to you as to where you would put it.

[weary matrix]

cause it's really a sadistic option 😂

[vestal umbra]

I'm going to pass on trying them out for now, I'm still working on my own mod.

[weary matrix]

no worries

[vestal umbra]

I'm nearly done, just have to find the correct event to hook my mod into.

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra what mod are you developing?

[vestal umbra]

It's a mod called "Wait My Ass"

The first time you spawn into the world, the house that you spawned in has all of its doors and windows covered with sheets. The windows have a random number of barricades on them as well.

I always thought it was weird that you spawn after the start of the apocalypse but seemingly did nothing to defend yourself

[weary matrix]

do you add a hammer and nails in your inventory at the start?

[vestal umbra]

No, there is no barricades on the doors.

Only on the windows.

[weary matrix]

yeah but if your character was able to barricade windows, it means he had a hammer and nails, no?

so maybe he used all his nails, but he should still have a hammer IMHO

[vestal umbra]

Maybe I will add that later

[weary matrix]

or at least in a container in the house

[vestal umbra]

but I'm going to leave it out for now.

I'd like to get this first version of the mod working.

[weary matrix]

sure

now I have to find out how to give injuries to my character

for when he walks on a grave with no spears

or maybe only when he's running, not sure

[warped night]

Giving a hammer and nails is OP

[hot patrol]

I made some lua files for my mod and now I keep getting a black screen when I try to load in

can anyone take a look at what I did wrong?

https://i.imgur.com/YfyiQTm.png https://i.imgur.com/R1mNBi2.png https://i.imgur.com/p8Gfyje.png

[vestal umbra]

cat.outfit is wrong @hot patrol

[hot patrol]

I spelt neckbeard wrong

just spotted that

[vestal umbra]

You're also not closing your "

[hot patrol]

yep

hopefully that fixes it

thank you

[vestal umbra]

I'm also not sure if the weapons array should have a comma

Json would fail on that. I dont know how Lua handles it.

[hot patrol]

Pretty sure I followed the vanilla to a T there but if I still have issues I will recheck it

[vestal umbra]

Ok

[hot patrol]

still broken but the weapon seems right

here is my reference https://i.imgur.com/HXdJHbt.png

[hot patrol]

So I fixed a bunch of errors I ended up finding and i'm fairly certain it is the way it should be now but I still get the black screen. Can anyone spot something wrong with the outfit maybe? the intructions were less clear on this one. https://i.imgur.com/xhwo4js.png

[weary matrix]

about the extra comma, for Lua it's OK, but for JSON it would be a syntax error

[hot patrol]

how are you supposed to get the GUID here? The guide I followed never specified so I literally just randomly generated one online. Could that be my problem? https://i.imgur.com/qxu01pr.png

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol theoretically it could, but considering the range of possibilities you have as much chances of this happening than winning the lottery twice in a row

if you ever get in trouble, just change it and that's it

[hot patrol]

wait so I did do that right?

randomly generate one?

[weary matrix]

yes

[hot patrol]

nice

then I doubt that is the issue

[weary matrix]

only "smarter way" would have been to check UUID of all zomboid code and mods but that would probably be painful

[hot patrol]

there must be something else wrong with my code that i'm not seeing. I did fix a lot already

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol what problem do you have?

[hot patrol]

when I load the game I just get a black screen and the music keeps going

[weary matrix]

nothing in console.txt?

[hot patrol]

I know it is something with the lua since it is all I added

no errors

or crashes

just the black screen

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol does it happen when you start a game, or you can't even see the main menu options?

[hot patrol]

when I try to load into my save

I hit continue, it loads the lua and black screens

[weary matrix]

have you tried to start a new game?

[hot patrol]

not yet

didn't think it would help

I will now

[weary matrix]

well sometimes some data can get corrupted, especially if you got crash etc. It's worth trying to be sure it's not this kind of problem

[hot patrol]

Can't even start a new save with the mod

[weary matrix]

do you have your code published somewhere?

[hot patrol]

auto black screen

I can upload it here or dm it to you

[weary matrix]

sure

do it here so other people can try to help

[hot patrol]

everything I've added

once those were added it broke

[weary matrix]

try to comment every lines in the last file you posted and start a game

@hot patrol is that the full content of your mod?

[hot patrol]

that is just me trying to make a special zombie outfit to spawn my item

everything else is tested and works

[hot patrol]

try what now?

[weary matrix]

like this:

--ZombiesZoneDefinition.Default = {};

--table.insert(ZombiesZoneDefinition.Default,{name = "Neckbeard", chance=0.2, gender="male"});```

then start a game and see if you still get a blackscreen

[hot patrol]

nope

still nothing

[vestal umbra]

Does anyone here know of an event that I could hook into after initial creation? I tried OnCreatePlayer but it doesn't seem to work.

I want to modify windows and doors for the first time a player is created.

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol Mind to zip your whole mod and upload it here? so I can try to load it and see if I can troubleshoot the issue

[hot patrol]

So long as nobody steals my gold

yea no problem

[weary matrix]

hehe

[hot patrol]

beware this is all slop. a 5 year olds finger painting

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol All right I get a black screen too

but I can see this in console.txt:

-----------------------------------------
function: AttachedWeaponDefinitions.lua -- file: AttachedWeaponDefinitions.lua line # 11

LOG  : General     , 1635534766517> attempted index of non-table

[hot patrol]

like 11 is literally the end of it

what could be wrong there?

should the } not be there?

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol I think the problem is AttachedWeaponDefinitions does not exist or is not a table

@hot patrol no line 11 is just the end of your statement, so it gives that line

problem is actually at first line I think

[hot patrol]

yea but that is in the vanilla files and this guide says it is how you get zombies to spawn with weapons https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/38165-quick-guide-how-to-mod-the-loot-distribution-system-distributionslua-proceduraldistributionslua/

wrong one

https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/37647-the-one-stop-shop-for-3d-modeling-from-blender-to-zomboid/

[weary matrix]

i was about to ask 😂

[hot patrol]

yea the first guide I linked will be the next mission I take on lol

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol try to add this before everything else:
AttachedWeaponDefinitions = AttachedWeaponDefinitions or {};

it seems to fix the bug for me, but now I get another bug in HairOutfitDefinitions.lua

[hot patrol]

lol

still black screen for me but maybe It fixed the first problem like you say

I will check

yep

hairoutfit

I'm adding the same start bit on there to

bet that will fix it

HairOutfitDefinitions = HairOutfitDefinitions or {};

[exotic ember]

anyone know if the propane trucks actually work in fillibusters?

propane or fuel or whatever

Or if the zupercart mod works for that matter

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol try this: ```HairOutfitDefinitions = HairOutfitDefinitions or {};
HairOutfitDefinitions.haircutOutfitDefinition = HairOutfitDefinitions.haircutOutfiDefinition or {};

before the table.insert bit

[hot patrol]

doing that now

fixed

thanks a ton

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol you also need this: ZombiesZoneDefinition = ZombiesZoneDefinition or {}

[hot patrol]

yep

added that as well

[weary matrix]

and then I get the loading screen

[dry chasm]

require "Definitions/HairOutfitDefinitions"

[hot patrol]

after seeing the attached weapon error I figured that was it

so I premtivly added it to them all

[weary matrix]

👍

[hot patrol]

hmmm

I don't see my zombie in the spawner tho

well damn

[dry chasm]

cat.haircut = "Picard:50;PonyTail:50";
i do not see any haircutDefinition with either of those?

maybe needed? 🤷‍♂️

also require the file for the best

[hot patrol]

they are somewhere else

[dry chasm]

as when yours loads before the original, it will just be overwritten

[hot patrol]

I saw them

lemme see

they are in hairstyles

the xml

hairdefinitions are just the zombie outfits in game

none of them use those styles

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra have you tried OnGameStart?

[vestal umbra]

It wouldn't work for what I want.

[weary matrix]

it should be called just after the game has finished loading or starting

[vestal umbra]

I want the mod to trigger one time only after character creation

I believe this would trigger it everytime you reload a save.

[weary matrix]

indeed, but you can store a boolean somewhere so you know you don't have to do it again

like: someObject:getModData()['initialized'] = true and then in your function you just check for that value

if true, do nothing, otherwise do your stuff

@vestal umbra wouldn't that work?

[vestal umbra]

Yes that is a good idea.

[weary matrix]

cool

[vestal umbra]

I don't know how to do that yet, but I did consider a boolean.

[hot patrol]

can anyone think of a reason why my zombie outfit doesn't show up in the debug zombie spawner?

i'm stumped

[vestal umbra]

How would the boolean keep its value across an entire save?

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra I suppose you could do something like this:
getPlayer():getModData()['initialized'] = true

the content of ModData is reloaded on game load

assuming you put lua primitive types in there, like integers, booleans, or tables

[vestal umbra]

I'm going into a Dead by Daylight match now but I will try it later.

[weary matrix]

ok, let me know when/if you succeed

[hot patrol]

think I found the error https://i.imgur.com/mmnX3sQ.png

know what it means?

[sharp crystal]

How difficult would be to make a mod which would show the weight permanently? Like without to click on main inventory to see it?

[weary matrix]

not very hard

@hot patrol looks like a syntax error in your XML file

@hot patrol are you sure this is valid syntax? --fedora--

does not look like valid XML

try this instead maybe: <!-- fedora -->

that's a comment in XML format

@sharp crystal how do you want to display this information?

[hot patrol]

@weary matrix shurutsue figured it out. I have just about everything working noiw

[teal rampart]

hello, is it possible to modify the rate of change of endurance per tick, or does all this happen behidn the scenes and is not modifiable by using lua?

getEnduranceChange() seems to merely pertain to the one time benefit some item can give

I reckon calculating the ΔEndurance between ticks and setting Endurance with every other tick to counteract the endurance change as performed by the engine behind the scenes might be not the best solution

Basically, I'd like to implement a more realistic asthma inhaler that doesn't just give a "bump" once

[weary matrix]

@hot patrol sweet!

@hot patrol on my side I just published my mod on steam workshop!!!!! 😄 😄 😄
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2640351732

[hot patrol]

kinda sweet. It's all there but the outfit isn't loading

very nice

[weary matrix]

I tried to make it balanced

so for example unless you change sandbox settings, you die too if you walk over the trap 😄

[hot patrol]

that's how it goes when you walk on the pointy bits

[weary matrix]

indeed

[hot patrol]

[teal rampart]

that pit needs some cover for camouflage

[weary matrix]

@teal rampart you mean for multiplayer?

[teal rampart]

ya

to be extra nasty

[hot patrol]

ooo

[teal rampart]

🙂

[hot patrol]

sneaky

[weary matrix]

I've thought about it

will think about it when we have multiplayer with version 41+

[teal rampart]

ayup. it's still a bit off... it was just my first thought when i saw it 🙂

[weary matrix]

right now the multiplayer part is so boring I'm not sure I want to spend any more time on it 😂

[teal rampart]

i guess grabbing some bushes and replanting them around the pit should be enough

for starters 🙂

[weary matrix]

can we grab bush and plant them already?

[teal rampart]

im not sure, lol

[weary matrix]

hehe

shouldn't be too hard anyway

[teal rampart]

But nice mod. Do you plan on adding any other traps

[vestal umbra]

@weary matrix Okay I can work on this boolean now. What is the concept of it?

chuck explained it briefly to me, but do you just kinda like store a boolean inside of an object?

[proud fern]

Finally

[dry chasm]

congrats! 🥳

[vestal umbra]

Oh nice dude!

I didn't even see that

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra yeah everything you put in modData is saved and restored when you load a game

doesn't work to store Java objects though

[vestal umbra]

local player = getPlayer();
    local hasModBeenRan = player:getModData().HasModBeenRan;

    if hasModBeenRan == nil then return; end
```\

could I do this?

provided that I set player:getModData().HasModBeenRan = true later

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra yes looks good, except I would change your check like this: if hasModBeenRan == true then return

[vestal umbra]

Fair.

[weary matrix]

you can set it to true just after that last line BTW

[vestal umbra]

I'm gonna set it to true after it's fully ran

at the end.

player:getModData().HasModBeenRan = true;

like this, right?

[weary matrix]

yes

[vestal umbra]

cool!

Thank you

[weary matrix]

I use array notation, but that should work too

[vestal umbra]

you're just calling the value of the property at the end of the day

[weary matrix]

You're welcome! I hope it will work 🙂

[weary matrix]

indeed

@proud fern @dry chasm thank you guys 😅

[dry chasm]

was that in regards to that gamestart event? You could also check the players survived time and ignore it if it's higher than a certain time

like 1h or something

[weary matrix]

especially you @dry chasm, I would never be done by now without your help 😉

[vestal umbra]

I just want to hook into an event that runs at the start

once and only once per save.

[dry chasm]

We won't know for sure 😛

[vestal umbra]

well, once and only once per character really

so saving the boolean on the player would be even better

I imagine that a new player would also mean that it creates a new boolean.

[dry chasm]

yea, was just an idea as another person used time before, not sure for what though

[vestal umbra]

You can hook into the hour event

[dry chasm]

no no

[dim geode]

Mod idea-expansion of expanded heli events that includes hostile military NPC’s and possibly a hostile heli that shoots at u

[dry chasm]

i meant

onGameStart

but checking the players survived time

not every hour

[vestal umbra]

Oh yeah but the issue is

onGameStart does not run my code.

I think the hook is too early for my code to run.

[dry chasm]

mhmm could be

though do you use player:stuff or getPlayer():stuff?

onGameStart does not provide the player arg IIRC

[teal rampart]

is there anything between "EveryTenMinutes" and "onTick" to register an event on?

[vestal umbra]

player:stuff

[hot patrol]

is anyone proficient in custom zombie outfits?

[vestal umbra]

I got it to work; just a reminder to everyone here:
If you call to an event, you have to pass in all the parameters that that event uses. If you do not do this, the event will not trigger.

Which, in my opinion, defeats the purpose of the event.

[dry chasm]

🤔 If you just want your function ran when an event triggers, you do not need to use all arguments provided.
If you however do wish to trigger an event, then yes.

[vestal umbra]

Okay, but why then did my function not trigger when I hooked it to OnKeyPressed

even though I pressed keys

Oh wait, it's because you want to trigger the event.

I understand.

[vestal umbra]

I just put my mod on the workshop if anyone is interested
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2640451854

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra congrats mate! Will give it a try now

[vestal umbra]

Sweet, it is intended to work for a new safe but it will work on your current save too

it will just add sheets and barricades to the home that you logged off in.

[drifting ore]

what if we made zombeis edible

[weary matrix]

@drifting ore would you eat zombie flesh? 😂

I would not even try

[drifting ore]

depends

zombie human then no

but I might be more eager to eat zombie pig, if well cooked

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra seems to be working OK 🙂

[vestal umbra]

Sweet. I know there is a bug still @weary matrix

Certain doors are not provided with sheets. Apparently doors to the south and west are not part of the tileSet

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra maybe try to increase the square scanning area by one

Just tried a new game with Zombie speed = sprinters, but I end up with 100% sprinters, no slow zombie at all, is that normal?

when I watch zomboid streams I can see some are sprinters, but most zombies are not

[vestal umbra]

How would I do that?

Because currently, I am retrieving the tileset of the house

[weary matrix]

@vestal umbra can you show me the code you use to retrieve the tiles?

[vestal umbra]

I'll DM you it

[weary matrix]

sure

[dawn lynx]

In hydrocraft you can skin zombies then cook the body and eat it after, but as you’d imagine the stats are pretty bad

[sour island]

This was a great suggestion - and we've added hostile helis that shoot at the player. 👍

[weary matrix]

Hi @sour island, do you play with sprinters by any chance?

[sour island]

play with, no

make them in mods yes

[weary matrix]

@sour island when I set zombie speed = sprinters, all the zombies are sprinters

is that normal?

[sour island]

um?

like in sandbox?

[weary matrix]

I was expecting to get only a few sprinters

yes

[sour island]

I know vanilla has a random one but the % is high

there's a mod called config zombies and another called sandbox+ that lets you customize it more

warning tho sandbox+ breaks with other mods that use the main menu

[weary matrix]

aah good to know will look into it

i don't use other mods that change the main menu so I should be fine hopefully

Mix zombie speeds any way you want.``` ❤️

thx @sour island I think that will do

damn I installed sandbox+ but I get no extra options in sandbox settings

[dawn shuttle]

Do IsoObject store a unique ID (that's also persistent after saving/loading)?

[weary matrix]

@dawn shuttle maybe try keyId, I'm not sure though

otherwise the class is serializable so IIRC it means it should have a unique ID

ah nevermind, the serializable field is unique per class, not per instance

[dawn shuttle]

and keyId wasn't unique

sadly 😦

[weary matrix]

what are you trying to achieve?

[tall pivot]

Hey guys, I have 0 scripting experience whatsoever but I'm looking to create a super simple mod in which metalworking and mechanics skill can be used to craft reinforced car parts. I'm planning to just copy-paste and alter vanilla assets, but I'm having a difficult time finding the assets to rip.

[dawn shuttle]

saving an object ID in an .ini file

So that object is queryable from the client's selection

[weary matrix]

@dawn shuttle I know Lua is able to write files, but not sure about the Lua shipped with Zomboid, it's a special one

@dawn shuttle what kind of object?

[dawn shuttle]

I did see getModData() but I wasn't able to figure out a way to achiev that

[dry chasm]

writing files is no issue, as well as reading

[weary matrix]

@tall pivot which assets are you looking for?

@sick palm ah, good to know I've been wondering

[dawn shuttle]

I saw writing/reading np yeah, it's the pesky ID that is causing me issues

[dawn shuttle]

Specifically Containers

[weary matrix]

@dawn shuttle depending on the kind of object, maybe you can just save the fields of interest and recreate the item when you need it?

[tall pivot]

I'm looking for all three breeds (standard, sport, and heavy) variations of tires, windows, hood/trunk lids, and doors.

I'm trying to find the sprites/textures for each as well as the defined values to copy and alter.

[dry chasm]

overall unsure on ability to reference an item without its position or similar (like via an id or something), though storing it's square position somewhere is a possibility and then checking that square for said object.

[dawn shuttle]

Not sure if I understood. In my case it's existing containers in the world that I essentially want to tag

I was able to use setName(string) which permanently changed the name. If I knew that would not cause an issue I'd just generate a UUID and job done lol

[dry chasm]

does that persist through save-loading would be the question.

[dawn shuttle]

it does

[dry chasm]

then i guess it just depends on what exactly you want to achieve. Like, just when interacting with it? Or also when away from it automatically?

[dawn shuttle]

I thought about coords based saving, but the main issue with this is how easy it is to desync the value since you can move containers around

[dawn shuttle]

I'm trying to achieve the ability to click on a container, set some user values and then save that info in a .ini file with the key being the ID of the container

[dry chasm]

so the ini file part is.... for some reason.
If it's supposed to just be for that save, you can set moddata

alternatively, if you need a file written and all

you can set part of the mod data, example:

ContainerID = 1,
MyData = {
  something = 5,
  somethingElse = "Hello
}

store it in an ini file (for whatever reason? Debugging?)
And load this file upon world load or something

[dawn shuttle]

I did try playing around moddata but was not successful

[dry chasm]

and when interacting with the object, you can compare ini and moddata

[dawn shuttle]

Do you have a moddata example?

[dry chasm]

local mdata = item:getModData();
mdata.Something = "This is some string";
mdata.Data = {
  "This is a table, filled by index with strings",
  "very useful, maybe?",
}

-- later on

local mdata = item:getModData();
if mdata and mdata.Something and mdata.Data then
  for _,v in ipairs(mdata.Data) do
    print(v);
  end
end

probably a bad example, but yeah.

[dawn shuttle]

I'll give that a go! Merci beaucoup @dry chasm and @weary matrix (Also congrats on your first mod!)

[dry chasm]

Good luck!

[weary matrix]

thx, and good luck @dawn shuttle

@tall pivot have you checked the tilesets?

the .pack files

I'm not sure it's there

[tall pivot]

No, I literally have no idea what I'm doing but I'm starting to somewhat understand.

What filepath can I find tilesets in?

[weary matrix]

@tall pivot mmn maybe try to find a mod that does something similar with cars, to see how it's done

[tall pivot]

That's a good idea, I could find a standalone vehicle mod like M911 and reverse engineer it

[weary matrix]

@tall pivot they should be in media/texturepacks

@tall pivot TileZed

once you install it and configure it properly you should have access to most tiles

[tall pivot]

Thanks.

[weary matrix]

night all!

[teal rampart]

night co

[tall pivot]

Does anyone know where I can find the values for vehicle parts in vanilla files?

In what folder can I find values for hoods, windows, and tires?

i.e. health and weight

[dawn shuttle]

For weight/ConditionMax (part health) it's in ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\vehicles\vehiclesitems.txt

[tall pivot]

Thanks a bunch.

[dawn shuttle]

np!

I'd suggest either downloading notepad++ or vs code. Both of these software has a search that allows you to find keywords in multiple files in a directory

[tall pivot]

I have both, haha

[dawn shuttle]

really helps when you are digging in \media

good stuff 😉

[tall pivot]

VS code is much easier on the eyes

[dawn shuttle]

both configurable, but dark mode vs code is A+

[tall pivot]

Wait, is repairing vehicle items vanilla now? I'm still using a mod for that lmao

[dawn shuttle]

certain parts you can repair in vanilla like trunk/trunk Lid. Most is find replacement parts, macgyver lol

[tall pivot]

Jeff, do you know what these stats mean?

Doesn't matter.

Things are starting to make sense to me!!!

[dawn shuttle]

great feeling

[tall pivot]

Yeah, definitely.

Especially considering I'm a level 0 noob with everything coding.

[tall pivot]

@dawn shuttle where can I find icons?

Sorry for ping.

[dawn shuttle]

np for ping

[dawn shuttle]

should be in ProjectZomboid\media\ui

[tall pivot]

Thank you.

I'm actually looking for inventory icons, maybe I can check inventory then.

Nope, media>inventory only has two magazine pngs LOL

[dry chasm]

texturepacks, UI and UI2 IIRC

is where item icons are located

[tall pivot]

Thank you :)

What software will allow me to view .pack files?

[dawn shuttle]

achieved what I was trying to do btw @dry chasm 🙂

[dry chasm]

I apologize, my mind's somewhere else, what when why? 😂

[dawn shuttle]

About the issue of saving a unique ID to an item lol

getModData was the way to go

[dry chasm]

ah!

[tall pivot]

What inspires y'all to make mods?

[dry chasm]

imagination

[tall pivot]

For me at the moment, I'm implementing what I want in my playthroughs

[dawn shuttle]

mildly bugged by the fact X or Y is not in the game

[dry chasm]

as in?

coordinates? they are 👀

[tall pivot]

lmaooo

[dawn shuttle]

[dry chasm]

or as an answer related to What inspires y'all to make mods?

[dawn shuttle]

yes lol

[dry chasm]

ok

sorry 😂

[teal rampart]

i have an asthmatic character and he is in dire need of an inhaler

[dawn shuttle]

no worries 😛

[tall pivot]

someone code this man an inhaler

[teal rampart]

so i need to mod one in since the other mods no longer supply inhalers

ive fixed the code of PZ Med

[dawn shuttle]

oh cool I'm recruit now reporting for duty

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and i can inhale! :p

[dawn shuttle]

yay living!

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i just don't like the mechanism... i want it to be a bit more realistic

[tall pivot]

wow this is so cool

I don't know how to code for shit

but I can comb through and alter values

[teal rampart]

but i'm a dabbling noob and trying to properly register my functions on events

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this opens so many doors, I can go revive dead mods on Workshop

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also... the API does not quite provide the function i need so i need to do something "hackish"... and I'm not sure how that will work out

I just modmod and try to add a few things. Sadly, I'm an eternal greenhorn programmer, but oh well

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MODDING IS FUN

dopamine moment