mod_development

[sour island]

you may need to use another event

oncreateplayer may be firing before a username is assigned

[stiff furnace]

Ah okay, good point

I will try OnConnected

[solemn horizon]

thanks but im singleplayer only 🙂

[stiff furnace]

@solemn horizon Okay, I know when you first start your save you can click on "custom sandbox" and select the exact shutoff date in there too

If you're game is currently going still, I believe you can enable -debug mode on your game and then change it from there. Or you can install a cheat mode that allows you to do it

[solemn horizon]

no sadly you can only choose 0-30 or instant, im gonna browse the workshop to see if i can find something

[dusty bane]

When I make changes to an item's display name in the media\scripts\items_weapons.txt file, nothing happens. Am I modifying the wrong file? I know that the mod is loading, because I also modified a texture and it's working.

[stiff furnace]

If you enable -debug mode, you can change it in the custom sandbox then 🙂

Should look like that

[stiff furnace]

Could I see the item? If the image is changing, it sounds like it should be working. Where are the files located at?

[solemn horizon]

thanks

[dusty bane]

The file is located in my C:\Users\name\Zomboid\mods\ folder, and it's a direct copy from the base files in my steam directory with changes made to the DisplayName of various guns.
Basically I'm trying to rename the "M9 Pistol" to anything else

[stiff furnace]

Ah gotcha. Are you reloading the files by disabling/re-enabling the mod from the main menu? If not that - I haven't tried overwriting base objects yet...I will have to mess with that

[dusty bane]

I restarted the game every time I made changes, and I think I also disabled/re-enabled it the last time I tested, too.

This is my first attempt at modding this game, so I might just be missing something little
Gonna delete items_weapons.txt from the steam directory and verify files to generate a new one to make sure that it's not from a past version or something
Okay, so I've found part of my problem. The DisplayName property in this file doesn't do anything. The display name for the sawnoff JS-2000 starts with "Sawn Off" in the default file while it's "Sawed-off" ingame.

[tacit ermine]

at worst you can check the player in OnPlayerUpdate and give them the trait if they don't have it

[noble igloo]

Is anyone familiar with Radio/TV modding that could answer some questions?

[gentle forge]

Okay... so MP has 1 big issue, base raiding. Weapons do not take damage when you break down doors, etc. and the sleds is OP if you have the destroy feature enabled. Is there anything out there to adjust durability when doors, stairs, etc. are being damaged?

[stiff furnace]

@sour island @tacit ermine Thanks for the help guys. I can get the code running if I exec it manually, but am having a hard time getting it to launch via events for some odd reason. A problem for another day I suppose lol. Thank you again for the help tonight

Well, nevermind. I got it working - but I had to do a loop

EveryOneMinute event

Gross lol

[hot patrol]

Amazing

[blissful meteor]

Anyone know if i can remove the result on creating a recipe?

i know i can use destroy to destroy an ingredient but i need to remove the created item

[tawny flicker]

when i try to upload my mod to steam workshop it gives me error "failed to update workshop item result=9" anyone know what to do?

[opal wind]

ty !

daniel san! wax on, wax off... must train to kill zombie daniel san...

i made a female version of this one too

ignore that beard there lol

[wicked geyser]

Hello! Is it possible to retexture exisiting vanilla map tiles?

[blissful meteor]

Got my server vehicle store working in singleplayer, Thanks to @sour island helping me out with the spawn code. Works well in singleplayer but the vehicles don't save in multiplayer (dedicated server) and I don't seem to be able to interact with them properly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8eba3iF82Q

[west crystal]

You sell vehicles on the server?

[blissful meteor]

Players will be able to buy them from a trader with currency obtained off Z

Solves new players joining and not being able to get a start

[west crystal]

That's cool

[blissful meteor]

If I can get it to work haha, one hurdle after another

[dim chasm]

bro the workshop is a mess

like so many different mods for different versions

[woeful solstice]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2700619293 can someone test if this mod works for them?

[paper tartan]

just saw this

was hoping we can pick em up too

[woeful solstice]

They are able to be picked up without the mod aswell, so I think it should still be possible with my mod, I will test it.

[paper tartan]

i couldnt pick em up

these tall ones from louisville

[woeful solstice]

I can pick them up, you need a crowbar.

[old blade]

what about the military crates, you cant pick those up either

and i absolutely love the way they look

so cool

[old blade]

reminds me of dayz servers lol

[sour island]

There's a remove result thing you can add to the script, you still need the result line which will show up as recipe preview

[junior flame]

Where are the base game item icons tucked away?

[pearl prism]

What am i doing wrong?

        print("EveryOneMinutes")

end)```

Nothing appears in the debug

Is EveryOneMinutes working?

[sonic helm]

https://i.gyazo.com/18b0f399ba4337fc978fecfbdc96f55b.png

[west crystal]

How does it work? I am higher than Slav Facemaps in the search yet it has more subscribers than me

[nimble spoke]

steam doesn't update it real time

someties it feels like there's an underpaid intern doing it manually

[west crystal]

But i made it after the Slav, he had more subs to begin with

Or is it viewers to subscribers ratio based?

[nimble spoke]

it doesn't matter what it really measures, it doesn't update real time so the position you're seeing there is outdated anyway. The only reliable list is most recent

[west crystal]

🤔

[nimble spoke]

most subscribed is all over the place, if you go checking one by one

[deft jacinth]

Are there any mods for day time sprinters?

[winter swift]

Does anyone know how to implement a sleep () or wait() function (or any kind of similar function) that delays a specific function in the game?
(* The os.clock function doesn't work in Project Zomboid)

e.g.

function <name>
addVehicle(name)
sleep(1000)
vehicle.repairvehicle()

[nimble spoke]

No, but there are ways to add the countdown for that

[west crystal]

I remember my disappointment when i found out there is no sleep in lua while coding in stormworks

[winter swift]

Oh, if you have a chance, could you tell me how to do it?

[nimble spoke]

You could add a variable to your vehicle that is update every time the vahicle updates, and do what you want once it reaches a certain value

[winter swift]

I see. Since vehicles spawn quickly, I want to use a delay function that repairs vehicles after a certain amount of time (about 0.5~1 seconds after spawning). I was looking for the wait, sleep, or timer function, but I could not find any.

[cobalt steeple]

I am horrible at looking through the game files: How does the game make the "this is how you died" text appear

When you start / load a new game

[brittle jewel]

@cobalt steeple Most of the text is in the game folder in \media\shared\Translate\ That one in particular is located in \media\lua\shared\Translate\EN\UI_EN.txt (if you're using English) and it's called 'UI_Intro3'

[cobalt steeple]

Thanks :3

[west crystal]

Nice, gonna change it to "This is how you spent your life in a shed eating cabbages and worms"

[nimble spoke]

Several vehicle functions do their thing after the inital spawn/some other things in the vehicle have been initialized, in that case you don't even need a countdown, you just need to identify the right time

[cobalt steeple]

Another language edited mod?

O.O

[west crystal]

?

[cobalt steeple]

Oh i made a mod that changes some of the english words lol

PZ Re-Worded

[west crystal]

Nah i'm too lazy to make QoL mods

or mods even, didn't do shit since 24th

[golden lagoon]

Has anyone added like monsters or more weird zombies?

Thinking about changing skins and having an event on my server with stronger zombies

[distant quail]

What are some recommended workshop mods that don't change the core game too much?

[pearl prism]

Guys I'm in trouble, my vehicle mod flips over whenever it goes over bodies

Does anyone know how to solve this?

I tried everything

[nimble spoke]

Terror Zeds, Turning Time

[radiant ginkgo]

Perhaps the collision of the car is higher and therefore there may be overturns or the wheels are too high

[echo leaf]

Heyo, I'm trying to iron out some distributions for a mod.

Trying to figure out what some specific room types are called so I can spawn items in the correct places.

What's a good way for me to figure out what different containers and rooms are called so I can expand on this better?

[stiff furnace]

That is some impressive code man

[echo leaf]

Like, is what this mod does documented anywhere? https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2260110173&searchtext=distribution

[stiff furnace]

I'm still trying to learn that

[stiff furnace]

I don't think luah as a wait, sleep, or timer function. It does have a way around it though. I'm not sure how to do it best with PZ though. I just started learning LUA yesterday lol.

[blissful meteor]

@stiff furnace it's really not, just uses a few tricks but works well enough

Vehicle spawning doesn't work in MP though, it seems to run through the client still so the server doesnt save the cars and they arent able to be interacted with

If anyone knows how to make the server do it, please help haha

[stiff furnace]

Hmm yeah, I'm not sure about the locality of these things yet

[worthy snow]

me and pals cant claim a big abandoned warehouse for it being "occupied" for some reason, but other than that..

Is there a way to actually light up a huge light less building in PZ? Mods included

[west crystal]

Remove the cars and other human beings before claiming it

[worthy snow]

dead Zs included?

[west crystal]

Maybe

[brittle jewel]

@blissful meteor How are you spawning the vehicle? I sent a client command to the server, and then spawned the vehicle via addVehicleDebug from the server and it seems to work fine.
https://streamable.com/7dpmrz

Testing with 2 clients on the same computer, but still on a dedicated server.

[worthy snow]

used bikinitools to stack corpses from the entire building, then canibal mod to delete the bodies - still occupied :(

[west crystal]

Does this building has lights? You removed all vehicles and people from the claim zone and it still says occupied?

[worthy snow]

it has no lights (unfortunately) - and no vehicles inside, only some around it
Havent found any more bodies inside - still occupied

[teal slate]

if it's multiplayer, maybe someone dc'd inside and it's checking that

[west crystal]

It can?

[west crystal]

You won't be able to claim it if it has no lights

[worthy snow]

Private server for 2 people, not an option

[worthy snow]

Sounds.. strange? Do i have to add lights to it or is it just impossible to claim then?

[west crystal]

Why do you want to claim it in the first place then?

[west crystal]

I probably have some thoughts about what building you are in, you can send a screenshot for me to confirm

[worthy snow]

so the zs wont spawn, or is it not for that?

[west crystal]

Not every building is claimable

[west crystal]

On our server they spawn even inside claimed region (although it's probably a bug)

[west crystal]

Claiming is mostly so no one else can come in your claimed house

Yeah, exactly this one

Is unclaimable

You can check golf club, it's pretty neat and has a lot of space, and not dirty

[worthy snow]

I will, ty

For some reason items in my containers respawn after i place them in there and later take out

Example - just went back to my microwave and it had uncooked pancakes 🤔

same happened in the old map in the firefighers building

[brittle jewel]

Not to be rude, but this really isn't the channel to be carrying on and on about safehouse claiming...

[west crystal]

Desync/bugs

[hexed terrace]

is there a mod for this game that lets you both roll up and drop cloth ropes once its on a window? like, in real life i would be rolling up the ropes until i needed to get out and thats when i would drop them and descend

[west crystal]

Well you still can just remove it when you don't need it

[hexed terrace]

that is not the same, but still an option. does it refund full components?

[west crystal]

I believe so, if not it will only take another nail to hang in the worst case

[hexed terrace]

i dunnno man, nails are kinda hard to come by when youre new and bad at the game. but yeah thats still an option, just would be neat if i could eventually just metal craft ladders that can be lowered and raised

[west crystal]

You can find a ton of nails in the storage areas

Although making a ladder mod is a pretty good idea

[hexed terrace]

the warehouse i found has an upstairs and a rooftop access and is massive, and surprise surprise, containts most of the initial crafting material i need in the boxes on the first floor

[turbid schooner]

question about the irrigation pipe mod. Do i have to water my seeds first for the pipes to work?

[undone crag]

I was thinking of procedurally generating item icons but this makes the game crash.

local myTextureDataVariable = myTextureVariable:getData();

zombie.core.textures.Texture.getData is in the documentation here but I do not understand the example
https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/core/textures/Texture.html#getData--

[blissful meteor]

@brittle jewel I spawn it through a recipe for my vehicle store, I figured I would need to send a command to the server. Could you send me the lua code you used to send command please and I'll see if I can adapt it

function Recipe.OnCreate.BuyVehicleCar(items, result, player)
local vehicle = addVehicleDebug("Base.CarNormal", IsoDirections.N, -1, player:getSquare());
local keys = vehicle:createVehicleKey()
end

Similar to that

Not at my pc

I figure instead of local vehicle I need something else

Also does anyone know if clearing map.bin files renew the vehicle spawns too?

I have another idea but I need to be able to respawn vehicles at their zones

[drifting ore]

Hey, is it possible to change the texture/model of a specific zombie to something else?

So I could for example have 1/100th of all zombies spawn with a different model for example.

[blissful meteor]

Probably, was looking through the files and saw something about what skin a Z uses

It was when I was looking through the clothing and zombiedef

[drifting ore]

Ah okay, I'll take a look 🙂

[blissful meteor]

Probably have to just make a new Z type though

[drifting ore]

Still trying to figure out how to navigate the modding documentation

you can do that?

[blissful meteor]

Like how authentic Z does I mean

Their outfit, probably a good mod to look through for that sort of stuff

[winter bolt]

not sure about the actual zombie skins but you could do something with the zed damage textures

[drifting ore]

Ill have a look at authentic z, thanks.

although im worried that just uses distributions

[undone crag]

Perhaps you could give a zombie a clothing item which has the model you want, and which hides all of the zombie's default model.

[drifting ore]

ah yeah that could work, not sure how nice that would work with anims though

Is it possible to just dress up zombies after they've spawned?

[undone crag]

If you want a model that uses the default animations it should work.

[brittle jewel]

@blissful meteor This is in the client folder:

if isClient() then
    sendClientCommand("CarTrader", "spawnCar", nil)
end

And here is in the server folder:

local function carTraderSpawnCar(module, command, player, args)
    if not isServer() then return end
    if module ~= "CarTrader" then return end
      if command == "spawnCar" then
        print("onClientCommand")
        local vehicle = addVehicleDebug("Base.CarNormal", IsoDirections.N, -1, player:getSquare())
        print(vehicle:getId())
    end
end
Events.OnClientCommand.Add(carTraderSpawnCar)

[agile talon]

Anyone happen to know if there are any Multiplayer "marker" mods so you can see where your friends are on the map? I can't seem to find any but maybe I'm not looking hard enough

[undone crag]

Chuck was doing something with zombie outfits. Normal zombies which are not reanimated players do not save their inventory in the save game, but they save their outfit which is something in a lua file, he said.

[drifting ore]

that makes sense, I'll see if I can find anything about outfits

[undone crag]

Texture:getData()

returns WrappedBuffer. Setting a Lua variable to it crashes the game. Is there some way of using this method from Lua? Like maybe there is a java object that can have a WrappedBuffer that I can use to make item icons with code?
https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/core/utils/WrappedBuffer.html

[quasi jasper]

im not sure if this is the place to ask, but is there a mod that increases gun accuracy a lot and reduces jams a lot?

[stiff furnace]

Is anyone free to explain to me what setInfectionTime and setGrowthRate do for infections? I am messing with the numbers trying to learn but it doesn't seem to impact the rate or level of the "Infection Level" bar

    local bodyDamage = player:getBodyDamage()
    bodyDamage:setInfectionGrowthRate(0.02)
    bodyDamage:setInfectionTime(0.002)

That's what I am executing into the console

I've tried lots of numbers...dont see a difference

[undone crag]

    getData()
returns the texture's pixel in a ByteBuffer EXAMPLE:``````java
ByteBuffer bb = getData();
byte r, g, b;
bb.rewind(); //<-- IMPORTANT!!
try {
while (true) {
bb.mark();
r = bb.get();
g = bb.get();
b = bb.get();
bb.reset();
bb.put((byte)(r+red));
bb.put((byte)(g+green));
bb.put((byte)(b+blue));
bb.get(); // alpha

catch (Exception e) {

setData(bb);

This is what the online documentation says but I think the example is probably Java, so maybe Lua mods can not use it.

[drifting ore]

It's never use in the all game folder so I assume it does nothing

[drifting ore]

I found that:

bodyPart:setWoundInfectionLevel(-1)
bodyPart:setWoundInfectionLevel(10)

in media\lua\client\XpSystem\ISUI\ISHealthPanel

[stiff furnace]

Huh, interesting okay. Thank you MrBounty

[drifting ore]

How can I find a list of global functions I can use? 🙂

I'm having some trouble figuring out how to navigate the massive class list and finding what i actually need

specifically im looking for info on addZombiesInOutfit but no clue where to look

[drifting ore]

Hahahaha, that the all game. I use the doc in pinned messages(especially https://zomboid-javadoc.com/41.65/), search in the modding channel, the wiki for the script of base item and I look in all the files of the game if the function is used or use key word like "Infection". Also i have a list of different type of mod that i can search in too. (I do a find in all the files)

haha fair enough 🙂

I've been digging through other mods mostly as well

and searching in this discord

but the function i was looking for was onlymentioned twice

wich one ?

addZombiesInOutfit

[thorn bane]

No idea if this is the spot for it, but would anyone know where to find the user access level's (a multiplayer function) in the files?

[drifting ore]

found that FightStep.momzombie = addZombiesInOutfit(FightStep.zombieMomSpawnX, FightStep.zombieMomSpawnY, 0, 1, "TutorialMom", 100) in media\lua\client\Tutorial\Steps.lua
So addZombiesInOutfit() seem to be:

addZombiesInOutfit(x, --x position
                   y, --y position
                   z, --z position
                   float, --outfit index ? idk seem to be 1 a lot
                   string, --Name of the outfit
                   [0-100], --Health of the zombie
)

Awesome, thanks 🙂

[signal coyote]

My terrible cursed dog food mod has fought and clawed its way up to the third panel of the first slide in the zomboid workshop front page, next to two actually complex and useful mods

Absolutely baffling

[west crystal]

The fuck

[signal coyote]

lol one of my friends did 1 of every award as a joke, the ones higher than one were actually given by other people

i don't even really know what awards are or do

[civic galleon]

They are fun ways to show appreciation

They ultimately do nothing

[brittle jewel]

You can get fancy avatars and steam profile backgrounds in the points shop and give others awards with the points, that's about it.

[signal coyote]

Ah cute

Good to know

[winter bolt]

yeah it just gifts steam points to the receiver

[shy hearth]

is there any way to load a lua file through code? for example, the lua file that defines which clothing is available in character creation is loaded when the game boots, am I able to reload this via code after boot?

[scenic tusk]

recent game buyer here, just wondering if anyones thought about doing a Project Fungoid mod, aka TLoU Mod, would be perfect for the mechanics of this game tbh. to clarify im no where near skilled enough to mod anything, just think it would be a perfect fit and am wondering if one exists

[tacit ermine]

InfectionTime is the time a character got a zombie infection at, in days

it's only used in Java code

InfectionGrowthRate seems only used for food poisoning and fake infections (infections when you turn off death to zombification?)

setFoodSicknessLevel(getFoodSicknessLevel() + getInfectionGrowthRate() * (float)(2 + Math.round(PoisonLevel / 10.0F)) * GameTime.instance.getMultiplier())

[civic galleon]

Ya know

I understand why people turn off comments 100% now

[thin hornet]

Just had my first hacker kill my server

[grave solstice]

Has anyone duplicated the functionality of ISRadioInteractions, where an object (TV) can modify the stats (boredom levels, xp, etc) of characters near the object but who haven't directly interacted with the object? I'd love to incorporate that functionality into my piano mod, and would like to see more examples than just ISRadioInteractions.

[teal island]

I think I may have a mod issue, or am I mistaken? I can only select Engineer when creating a new character upon death.

No idea what kind of mod would cause it

[old blade]

someone make a pet cat mod

[west crystal]

you wouldn't feed your cat dog food would you?

[old blade]

feed kitty fishies

[west crystal]

too much labor for one furball

[undone crag]

You could put the code in a function and then run that function?

[acoustic siren]

good evening guys

does anyone knows how to get the player who just disconnected by the OnDisconnect event? (https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding:Lua_Events/OnDisconnect)

also, is there a way to store custom metadata inside IsoGameCharacter ?

[lavish burrow]

Hey guys, so i have some mods installed on my hosted dedicated server, they are installed correctly however alot of the vehicle mods i installed seem not to be spawning cars as frequent as i want (some of them are super rare) how can i edit my mod settings on a dedicated server?

[frail violet]

Does anyone happen to know why a custom hair entry would be named incorrectly like this?

[barren acorn]

can someone make a mod to make sprinter zombies run like Naruto

Just a simple anim swap

thanks

dm when done

[winter bolt]

in your mod files create "media\lua\shared\Translate\EN\IG_UI_EN.txt" and include something like this

IGUI_EN = {
    IGUI_Hair_Bihawk = "Bihawk",
}

"IGUI_Hair_" is a prefix and the "Bihawk" part is what it's called in the hairstyles.xml file

the string can be whatever name you want

[frail violet]

Awesome, thank you.

[craggy furnace]

ah beat me to it

what a great hair style

i love it

[hollow shadow]

lmao wtf is this xD

[frail violet]

lol

[hollow shadow]

i have never seen a bihawk before

[frail violet]

Ah, that makes sense.

[lavish burrow]

Hey guys, is there a way i can check which mods are active on my dedicated server? after afew hours of playing i noticed no weapons or ammo from Brita's mod pack are in my world

[hollow shadow]

Rip

Check the item spawned

Spawner

[lavish burrow]

How can i do this?

[hollow shadow]

As admin

[opal wind]

pretty much ready my supergirl suit

[urban geyser]

I love how the EMT outfit in sharks law enforcement pack is called “Ambulance driver”

[zealous wing]

How do you place items in the world? I.e., get them to spawn on the ground in houses?
I actually have no idea how to do it.

Is there a way to do it with a distro, or do you have to mess with lua?

[midnight perch]

Where can i find a list of mods to add to my game?

[stiff furnace]

Anyone ever have a 3D model float very high from the ground? lol

[wispy crypt]

can i add raven creak to a world already made? no one has even left our starting town

[zealous wing]

The model's origin is probably messed up. Would need to be fixed.

[zealous wing]

You cannot add maps to an existing world, no.

[amber pond]

goddamn

i might just actually make project zomboid: a post nuclear survival game

goddamn it

i have to now

[teal slate]

trying to intercept Callouts so that we can add some fluff text to them, anyone see any issues with this

__classmetatables[IsoPlayer.class]["__index"]["Callout"] = function(self, doEmote)
    local range = 30
    local shoutPath = "New"
    if getCore():getGameMode() == "Tutorial" then
        shoutPath = "Tutorial"
    elseif self:isSneaking() then
        shoutPath = "Sneak"
    end
    addSound(self, self:getX, self:getY(), self:getZ(), range, range)
    self:SayShout(string.format("%s shouts, \"%s\"", rpname, getText("IGUI_PlayerText_Callout"..ZombRand(1,4)..shoutPath))
    if(doEmote) then self:playEmote("shout") end
end

the only one i know of so far is "this doesn't set player.callOut, which means shouting counts for boredom reduction"

but

eh

oop there's one: if(doEmote) should be if doEmote

self:getX should be self:getX() 💀

[craggy furnace]

i do not have that

[flint bolt]

Hi, everyone. Question, is the zombie modData shared accross clients in a server? If player1 set a modData.X=Y inside a zombie, will player2 also see zModData.X=Y for that zombie or is it local?

[green heart]

what are some good zombie mods? like ones that add new variants

[upbeat tundra]

is there are list of possible distributions?

as in mod is complaining about ProceduralDistributions["list"]["IceCreamKitchenFreezer"] but how do I find out what the name has changed to?

[glass rampart]

if i understood you correctly then there is a ProceduralDistributions.lua following this path \Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid\media\lua\server\Items

[upbeat tundra]

attempted index: items of non-table: null at

is it telling me that the item is at fault or the inventory?

and thx for helping me

[glass rampart]

not so sure about that, what are you trying to do? fix your distribution?

or are you just looking at some ones mod and trying to fish errors?

[upbeat tundra]

i am trying to just get someone else's mod to work well enough without just commenting out offending lines

hence i am trying to make sense of pz systems

not gonna upload the fix to ws

[glass rampart]

well if it has problems with distributions, you should just look at where it was spawned before and look similar place in PD.lua that you can find following path i gave you

[upbeat tundra]

yeah, I am looking at mod's distribution and pz dist file you gave me

i guess I will just have to try inputting stuff and see what works ))

[glass rampart]

you can take some working mods with working distr to look how it should work

[upbeat tundra]

true true

thx for the help. I think I figured it out enough to fix it

[glass rampart]

👍

[thick bobcat]

hello. I want to create some kind of horde mod for me and my homies. Do you know where i could get started learning to script events?

currently i am looking at other event mods reading the scripts and trying to understand

[glass rampart]

there was https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2311468324&searchtext=horde this mod

not sure if/how it is working though

[thick bobcat]

it is working

somehow

[glass rampart]

probably you can take a look at that

[thick bobcat]

ok thank you

[glass rampart]

also i think you can probably make some sort of horde with helicopter events? like make it invisible and soundless but to attract zombies all over but i have no idea how to do that so im just saying

and also for heli events there is good reference - https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2458631365

[thick bobcat]

yeaht thats what i thought too :DD looking at both mods currently trying to figure out how they work and what belongs in shared/server/client

good ideas tho

will try to work some wacky thing out

[glass rampart]

currently there is almost no ppl in ch due to well last day of the year, so all ppl who could help you with lua/java or events will probably be later

[thick bobcat]

ok i will try to make sense and try again new year

[glass rampart]

would like to see good horde mod in WS!

[thick bobcat]

cant promise about good

but i want to get this done

[glass rampart]

also

[thick bobcat]

i really feel like i need attacks on my base or my location for late game

[glass rampart]

most of the zeds tends to go to main roads right?

[thick bobcat]

and since i always play on no zombie respawns i am really lacking challenge

[glass rampart]

so probably main roads marked some how

[thick bobcat]

true

[glass rampart]

it would be also okay to make the hordes gather on main road and roam it

but first thing need to defines what exactly makes them gather on roads

[zenith pivot]

Hi all, I'm having some trouble with Better Towing, sometimes the car just rubber bands back into place, sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't, is anyone else having this issue?

[thick bobcat]

made some notes

first i am gonna look into that horde spawner and try to get it working for MP

[glass rampart]

you can also probably can use alarm event, for example check user position and in range of 150-200 cells trigger some silent (to player) alarms, it make zombies to gather "near" the player and maybe spawn like 20-30+ zeds in that place as well

[thick bobcat]

maybe push the bounds so that hordes wont spawn like 20 M behind you

[glass rampart]

it will not be like hordes but maybe it will look like illusion of it

[thick bobcat]

what a nice idea

[glass rampart]

coz you will basically create new horde nearby user(in 200 cells)

[thick bobcat]

ok maybe i should try to do that instead

[glass rampart]

and they will with time try to move to free cells(usually where player is)

[thick bobcat]

sounds much more manageable for small brain humans

[glass rampart]

also there is a reference for invisible alarms

[thick bobcat]

ok this is helping a lot

glad i tried to post here

[glass rampart]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2182855819&searchtext=zombies+fear+the+light

as far as i remember main logic of this mod is to trigger alarm that user dont hear and lure them inside buildings

so you probably can dig through his code for reference

[glass rampart]

i think that's all that i can think of at the moment, hope it was of some help to you

[thick bobcat]

wow

yeah sure

it was

thanks a lot

will report back

[glass rampart]

👍

try to ask later, ppl who worked with events like (old good modders) probably will have more tips and ideas on how to make it

[old blade]

new rare zombie variant that can sprint and open doors

can also scream really loud to attract all other zombies to the area, about as loud as a house alarm

it should have custom idle sounds so you can differentiate what they sound like compared to regular zombies

oh yeah, i do sound design so if anyone needs sounds for mods i can help ^_^

[thick bobcat]

i am pretty much a noob

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2701051439&searchtext=

but this guy could use your help

[glass rampart]

is it possible to make my .xml to depend on another .xml from another mod? or overwrite it in some way? or if i use the same items guid will it overwrite object with that guid?

[old blade]

ehh thats a little over the top for what i was thinking

one single unique zombie variation is fine for me, especially if it can sprint, draw a large amount of zombies in one area, has lots of HP, and can open doors

i wish i actually had the time to learn lua + java so i could make these things lol

[willow estuary]

Not at all-period-authentic heavily randomized soldiers.

[glass rampart]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2553733512&searchtext=turning+time ?

it has nemesis that almost unkillable (huge amount of hp) and banshee that can run and scream

not sure if she attracts other zeds

[old blade]

hmm

a good start

rlly cool idea but a little OP

[glass rampart]

based on this mod you can do yours and to your liking at that!

[teal slate]

How do you save modData?

currently using

    local modData = getPlayer():getModData();
    self.rpName = modData["buffyChat:rpName"] or getOnlineUsername();
    modData["buffyChat:rpName"] = self.rpName;

and changing it with

            ISChat.instance.rpName = command;
            local player = getPlayer()
            player:Say("Name updated to:" .. command);
            player:getModData()["buffyChat:rpName"] = rpName

but it doesn't persist after a save/load

also PSA to people using Say() as a way to show output to the player:

don't

use player:addLineChatElement() instead

same arguments

Say() will be picked up by radios, addLineChatElement is visual only

[sour island]

modData is automatically saved if the elements inside are not objects

otherwise those elements are not saved

[teal slate]

huh

so i don't need to do transmitModData()?

[sour island]

transmit is to share the data with the server

[teal slate]

well, presumably that'd be necessary to save it

[sour island]

I would assume so - but MP code is eluding me rn so who knows

Does using a colon in an indirect not cause issues?

[teal slate]

eh? indirect?

[sour island]

[""]

[teal slate]

it doesn't

why would it

[sour island]

table.nestedTable 

table["nestedTable"]

these two are the same

[teal slate]

table.foo is syntactic sugar for table["foo"], yes

i think you're thinking it's the other way around

table[":::::"] is totally acceptable

table.::::: is not

[sour island]

I would've just assumed those symbols wouldn't be functional

[teal slate]

it's just a string

[sour island]

Yes, but I figured if it is interchangeable with direct references that internally it may behave similarly where list.list:list would break

but I guess it would just use the table id internally rather than try to re-reference it

[charred ferry]

Random modding idea. Make burgers/fries/corndogs etc from Spiffos have like, a year long expiration date.

Reason: The amount of preservatives in Spiffos food can't be healthy, and it's a fun meme to expand the service life of food that otherwise goes bad in a few days.

[old blade]

im sure that wouldnt be hard to do since all youd have to do is change the spoilage somewhere wherever it is stored in the code

hey how do i import a .x into blender

[teal slate]

it's not interchangeable

table.key with spaces doesn't work

table["key with spaces"] does work

the former is syntactic sugar for the latter

[cobalt hinge]

where the FUCK is fort redstone

[echo leaf]

Literally shows on the mod page my dude @cobalt hinge

[pearl prism]

lol

[lyric basalt]

Hello, i'm currently trying to make a mod an having some trouble putting in the game, and getting the error "MeshAssetManager.loadCallback> Failed to load asset: AssetPath{ "KP31" }" weapon works but the model itself doesn't appear, made the model myself, so not really sure what there is to it that may cause problems.

[worthy snow]

does anyone know a mod that increases the FLOOR max capacity from 50?

[errant meteor]

there is also a big ass sign going from rosewood, saying redstone is up ahead :]

[nimble spoke]

wrong path in the model's script perhaps?

[hollow shadow]

lol

[lyric basalt]

not sure what else is to path there is to it

[sacred cradle]

is the solar array mod fixed?

[nimble spoke]

keep in mind it is all case sensitive

[lyric basalt]

yes i changed the names to Kp31 after i did the first question, still problems

[ivory perch]

why is it telling me this? Every guide I've seen the file structure has "Mod Named Folder"/Contents/media

I dont want to make a building I want to make an item tweak mod lol

[teal slate]

Contents/mods/media

[lapis stump]

if I have no client folder in my mod does that mean the mod wont run in singleplayer ?

[lyric basalt]

Would anyone be willing to take a look at the mod just in case?

[nimble spoke]

No, in single plsyer you're both server and client

[ivory perch]

Question: Can I mod a mod added item?

Someone added a backpack to the game in a mod, I'd like to change its capacity for balance reasons with my own mod, is that possible?

[echo leaf]

Yep, Item Tweaker

[ivory perch]

yeah I've got that installed, so do I make a new mod and change it with a lua?

[echo leaf]

Yeah follow the instructions on the Item Tweaker page

[ivory perch]

thx

[echo leaf]

lol 🤷‍♂️

[vivid flare]

i am trying to start the game with -debug, but i'm hanging in the beginning

anyone can tell me what i am supposed to do?

[echo leaf]

F11, or hit the check box at the top

I think?

Been a while

[vivid flare]

clicking the box does nothing, so does f11

[echo leaf]

Idk then sorry

[vivid flare]

but with f5/f6 i can go through every single line

[bronze willow]

can i suggest a mod

idea

bc i think it should be a vanilla feature for sandbox zombie respawns but its not, but i think
there should be a mod where zombies can respawn but only on the map edge, slowly having to come into the map, that or via events
bc i run respawn off but i know its gonna get empty if i run a game for too long

[lapis stump]

any mods that add a safety/immunity type thing when you first spawn in until you move ?

[young citrus]

anyone know any good resources for someone who wants to start modding for PZ?

[winter bolt]

if this is for a workshop thing then you need the actual mod package folder inside Contents/mods like this

[sour island]

anyone have a recently working sandbox vars override? my old method isn't working any more

seems like most events at the start of the game are only ran at mainmenu and no where else?

[old blade]

btw, i dont know why but the More Hair Colors mod is nuked off steam workshop, if you had it in your load order for a server, make sure to remove it

you wont be able to start with it

[old blade]

you know what would be cool is a modular vest system that you could start with like

a plate carrier and find attachments / pouches for it

that actually go onto the vest visually and can be used as an extra compartment for storage in inventory

or add like, a first aid pouch that gives u faster bandaging, or a mag dump pouch that gives you faster reloading

[lapis stump]

theres a mod that lets you attach stuff to backpacks

[old blade]

ya but not on the same level

itd be cooler to have it on a vest

[sour island]

after many tears I figured out that events given arguments can only fire once?

After hitting mainmenu

once in game

Not even ontick fires

strangely the bare call doesn't show up on game load but the rest do

[clever veldt]

[Sorry, wrong channel for this question.]

[sour island]

Looks like adding functions with arguments into events prevents them from firing outside of lua load

[paper tartan]

is this hydrocraft?

[rocky lynx]

Nope, my mod pack.

[desert jetty]

Hi, does anyone know if the kahlua will let me edit scale and models of individual zombie spawns? Just to know if it is worth to bother with it

[errant meteor]

I need it 😦

[errant grove]

just a yes or no question: is it possible to remove all gun systems and items from paw low loot so that i can have all the cool clothes and vanilla guns and ammo. i understand that if yes i would probably have to delete lines of code in the files of the game.

[winter bolt]

the guns in paw low loot are an optional file

[errant grove]

thankyou

ill figure it out later

[atomic saddle]

Has anyone tried adding a new FabricType? Seems like scratch and bite defense is hardcoded to the 3 base fabric types

[undone crag]

I have and it does not work because of what you said, in the Java.

[brittle jewel]

Huh...maybe that explains why I couldn't get the OnDestroyIsoThumpable event to fire. I tried on client/shared/server

[atomic saddle]

Yeah exactly. Ah well :/

[floral ruin]

Hey guys, is there like a master list of mods that I could look through to find things that I might want to play with?

Or like a list of recommended mods?

[sour island]

To be clear I was doing:

Events.OnCreatePlayer.Add(HelicopterSandboxOptions("OnCreatePlayer: "))
Events.OnCreatePlayer.Add(HelicopterSandboxOptions)
```Where the first line was the issue and not firing.

[paper flume]

If I install mods to play on a public multiplayer server, will those mods affect my single player save?

[hollow shadow]

no

[paper flume]

so you install mods per save then?

[hollow shadow]

the save loads the mods it used when you first created the save

do change the mods in an existing save you need to click the "more" button next to it

[paper flume]

ahh ok thanks

[zealous wing]

What mod is taht reloading bench from?

[sour island]

There's a mod menu for the main menu which creates a kind of shortcut when making new games

But you can modify mods when creating a new game with sandbox also

It's understandable people are confused going into it

[weary matrix]

hey there, happy new year!

🥳 🥂

[ivory perch]

Question, does the order mods load matter? So Item Tweaker needs to be first for a mod that uses Item Tweaker to work?

[weary matrix]

order shouldn't matter

all Lua files are loaded before being run

[ivory perch]

Ok cool.

Any idea why an item tweak Lua that changes the stats of a bag won’t change the name? Everything else edits just fine but the name stays the same despite writing something new

[drifting ore]

Toi aussi ! 🥳

[nova shuttle]

Would the towing rubberbanding be from the tow mod or from the vanilla detach not syncing to a dedicated server?

[rocky lynx]

Ammo Maker mod

[hollow shadow]

hmm i cant find it

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2245813444&searchtext=ammo+maker this one?

[rocky lynx]

Only available in my blog for now: http://pzmodding.blogspot.com/ , soon I will release the modpack for 41.65 (Not compatible now with last build)

[hollow shadow]

ah, ill hold off on that, i dont understand a word on there

[rocky lynx]

Mods available on English and Spanish language.
Page in Spanish.

[hollow shadow]

also, the dying light wallpaper on your website is making weird cuts on higher resolutions.

[rocky lynx]

😮

What is your resolution?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqOnOl-4u-I

[hollow shadow]

2560x1440

[rocky lynx]

Thanks, I will check to fix that issue!

[hollow shadow]

i guess you wont upload your mods to the workshop? its too bad since i would like to try them on a server

[rocky lynx]

Soon

The modpack needs to be very stable, I'm working on that.
Here you can view a little gameplay with my modpack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgEbKTqnGFg

[zealous wing]

Ah, it's not on the Workshop or Nexus. Would be why I haven't seen it. 😄
If/when you publish it on the Workshop, would you let me make a Brita patch for it?

[rocky lynx]

Nope, for now.

First I suggest to play only with my mod pack (If you want a good survival experience) I don't want to make pz in a shooter game :p You need to make a lot of things to get ammo. A separate skill.

[sour island]

Don't use Nexus

[rocky lynx]

It's a hard work

Helicopter Events works good with modpack, a lot of people on our spanish community plays with that combination.

Also, car mods works properly

[sour island]

:o do you use the vanilla perk factory for your skill?

[rocky lynx]

Yeah

[errant meteor]

https://tenor.com/view/nicolas-cage-smoking-cigarette-lord-of-war-taking-a-drag-gif-20367466

[sour island]

I was curious to test Skill Recovery Journal with a custom skill

[rocky lynx]

You have Ammo Reloading Skill and Hunting Skill. With books and that.

Black books (Ammo Reloading Books)

[zealous wing]

For what it's worth, I've already made a Brita patch for a mod similar to yours, Simple Ammo Conversion. I'm no stranger to balancing a mod either.

[errant meteor]

In theory someone could get all the books and be the sole supplier of fresh ammo in a server and get super rich lol

[zealous wing]

If you've made it challenging and realistic, all the better.

[sour island]

Just wait for the procedurally generated map!

[errant meteor]

🙂

[rocky lynx]

hahaha yeah! I rework all loot tables for MP

It's, this update will be very very very big!

[zealous wing]

Does your mod have an EN translation? I might give it a go.

[sour island]

It does

[rocky lynx]

Yeah!!

[sour island]

You should redirect users to a Google translated page lol

[errant meteor]

Any new guns or upgrades for the guns in this new update snake?

[rocky lynx]

The mod pack can be translate to all languages

[zealous wing]

All right. But why not the workshop? You'd get a lot more exposure if you uploaded it there.

[sour island]

Spanish is a scary 🥺

[zealous wing]

Strange to see a mod NOT on there.

[rocky lynx]

Some weapon parts for AK47, but the work now is make the mod pack similar to base game (3D models, maps, foraging system, Metal detector, Mining)

[errant meteor]

Based

[rocky lynx]

Rework of all loot tables, and some systems to fit with the base game.

[sour island]

How does your foraging system differ to the new one?

Or you just mean add to it?

[rocky lynx]

Well, there is more categories of items, plants for dyes, metals using metal detector (Sounds of the metal detector when a item is detected), and found some rocks and need a pickaxe to get it (You can see anims when you break the stone with pickaxe)

[sour island]

Ah neat

[rocky lynx]

It's a modded version of new foraging system (Some functions)

All items for mods can be found using the new foraging but a lot of them is legendary ones. So it's really hard.

[errant meteor]

Any new foods or animals?

Or fish 🙂

[rocky lynx]

Some fishes, and more 3D models of them

thanks to truji 😄

[errant meteor]

Sweet

[errant meteor]

Colorful

We needs some crabs, a crawfish stew would be sweet

Crayfish

[rocky lynx]

Base game have some of that I think

[errant meteor]

Really?

[rocky lynx]

Need o confirm

need to confirm xD

But with the modpack can find eels and crabs

Some water turtles

[low crystal]

you ever get a answer on this?

[opal wind]

making a texture for the harley quinn bat, on the vanilla bat model

[rocky lynx]

It's a good predator! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJZlARomqPs

[errant meteor]

Cook it in a pan with some lemon and you are set

[rocky lynx]

haha I not eat fish, only sport fishing, sometimes I give fishes for friends!

[errant meteor]

https://tenor.com/view/sad-bunny-sad-corner-gif-17439497

[floral ruin]

Hey guys, is there like a master list of mods that I could look through to find things that I might want to play with? Or a list of recommended mods

[sour island]

Most subscribed all time on workshop

[zealous wing]

What Chuck said. The top rated Steam Workshop mods are as good a place as any to start.

[thin hornet]

anyone know if pz lua has some built-in hashing function for string comparison, probably the same function used to check the mods checksum.
actually im gonna research and post here if i find xD

[weary matrix]

Well obviously if they have one it's broken, so you might not want to use it 😂

[thin hornet]

PZcrypt.hash

i wonder if thats usable in lua and also might be overkill since its for hashing password with salt

i just need some quick md5 or sha1 hashing. guess ill have to install a lua lib

or maybe CRC32 var3 = new CRC32(); if that is actually exposed
and yet if i can make byte array in lua

xD

[weary matrix]

depends what you need but crc32 is only 32bit, might not be good enough depending what you're trying to achieve

[thin hornet]

i need to compare two string

[weary matrix]

Lua or Java string?

[thin hornet]

to check if my data on server differ from client

lua

[weary matrix]

why do you need a hash to compare strings?

[thin hornet]

cause i got a big string(file) that im not going to send over network

unless its different

[weary matrix]

oh i see

https://github.com/kikito/md5.lua

[thin hornet]

if thats a one file lib that will be amazing 😄

looks great, thanks

and doesnt have any next() so it will work easy, hopyfully let try

[teal slate]

Well, you can get the hashcode of java strings, I think.

Also psa: don't use Say() for outputting to the player

[teal slate]

that will be picked up by the radio, use addLineChatElement

[undone crag]

Aha it is co`, someone who knows about java. Perhaps thou couldest aid yours truly. I was thinking of procedurally generating icons, and a texture (can be set as an item's icon) has the methods getData and SetData which edits the image with code.
When I try getting the data from a texture with Lua, the game crashes to desktop though. The documentation says
https://projectzomboid.com/modding/zombie/core/textures/Texture.html#getData--

    getData()
returns the texture's pixel in a ByteBuffer EXAMPLE:``````java
ByteBuffer bb = getData();
byte r, g, b;
bb.rewind(); //<-- IMPORTANT!!
try {
while (true) {
bb.mark();
r = bb.get();
g = bb.get();
b = bb.get();
bb.reset();
bb.put((byte)(r+red));
bb.put((byte)(g+green));
bb.put((byte)(b+blue));
bb.get(); // alpha

catch (Exception e) {

setData(bb);

It says it returns WrappedBuffer. I don't know what to do hey maybe you have an idea like maybe it only works in Java or there's a special way of using it in Lua.

[blissful meteor]

A pick a part for my server, Costs money droped by Z to enter. Plan is to reset it each week so there is always parts for players to fight over. Thanks @brittle jewel for the help! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cdrUaJAJis

[thin hornet]

Not working in pz as is, guess some stuff is missing like require("bit")
Also getFileWriter seem to crash my game with big file xD damn it.

[thin hornet]

Please, TIS remove or make these admin text toggleable

[zealous wing]

Got a question: How do I go about modding one of these little story events in? I had a few ideas I wanted to try out.

Kinda want to know how I can get modded items to spawn in the world like this.

[winter bolt]

i've been wanting to know that as well

[grizzled grove]

i know the table stories are hardcoded in java, i don't remember about the others

[zealous wing]

Well damn.

That's a shame.

[sour island]

The stories are tied to an enum - however before the MP release I helped work out something called SpawnerAPI (formerly farSpawner, and can be found linked in the pins) that stored objects and subsequent functions to be loaded once a square was reached. You could technically set up randomized stories this way.

Currently SpawnerAPI doesn't work as intended and needs a refactoring to work in MP.

[glacial pivot]

Is there a mod that adds weight in the loot window without the need of hovering over the items?

[hollow shadow]

wouldeve loved to add metalworking story events ,_,

[weary summit]

Has anyone around successfully played the Cherbourg map?

[hexed terrace]

what tools do most people here use when making mods for the games? id love to learn a bit more about coding and modding but dont know where to start

so farm my only experience with this is just dwarf fortress, which is just making a list in a text document in a certain format, maybe making a png image for it, and putting it in the files and boom, mod complete. if anyone does answer just @ me or dm me any advice so i wont miss it

[thin hornet]

@hexed terrace really the tool will depend on what you want to achieve. Define your mod idea and find the proper tools after.
There is alot of different tools for modding pz cause there is alot of mod possibilities.

• Adding items and recipe require only a text editor and a 3D software to make the models.
• Adding functionality in Lua require also only a text editor but there is better tools for that too.
• Most vanilla scripting is available to you to study in the media/lua directory of the game install directory.
• Making maps require the official project zomboid tools such as TileZed and WorldEd, those tools also have multiple other utility in it for other possibilities like creating custom sprites, tiles etc...
• There is a Wiki for references.
• Checking existing mods is also a good way of getting started.
• Checking TIS forum for answered questions.

So it really come down to:

1. what do I want to create.
2. what are the tools I will need to do it.
3. is there any mods doing similar stuff that I can check as a reference for helping myself.

[hexed terrace]

yeah alright that sounds good. i suppose with pz having development tools readily available theres honestly really little for me to have to do myself in terms of making or finding a tool that can alter the game. guess into blender i go. are there any assets out there in 3d file format that i could use in blender? or does one of the pz tools provide that as well? cause id like to actually see how the models are formed before i do any myself

[winter bolt]

there are pinned messages in #modeling that have the character models and clothing models

[hexed terrace]

nice. ok thanks

cause one thing i for sure i wanna add.....is a function to wear jackets either zipped up or open

it bothers me way too much to not be able to see a flannel shirt under my black leather jacket, or rolling up sleeves,etc fashion over function is a big thing for me

if i recall theres a few mods that ADD clothing that are open jackets but theres none that ive seen that lets you open/close or roll up any vanilla clothing, and just having the option to do that to clothing that use the assets of the game itself would be nice, but i imagine id have to get something done in terms of generating a bump/texture map for how it would affect the front area visually when the jacket is unzipped in a uniform fashion rather than having me be required to add textures individually across the board for every piece of clothing one by one

a metal ladder than can be lowered and raised as a later in game upgrade version of sheet rope would be cool too

[zealous wing]

Ladders in general. Being able to use and craft them would be a game changer, literally.

[craggy furnace]

i despise the ladders in game

i understand they have an aesthetic function but not having them function is like painting a entrance onto a brick wall and going straight into it like a cartoon

sheets allowing you to negate wired fences would totally be worth it btw

[hexed terrace]

it would also be an easy cheese though. find a place thats surrounded by tall fences that dont get damaged by ombies, put ladders on each side, boom, impenetrable fortress.

[craggy furnace]

you are confusing cheese for gameplay

[hexed terrace]

I SUPPOSE

caps

[craggy furnace]

where zombies arent a problem people will always be lol

[hexed terrace]

depends on your view on a fortress that zombies cant scale and where the primary defense requires no upkeep

[winter bolt]

zombies breaking fences would kind of fix that

[hexed terrace]

the way i stay safe is i have a location in the middle of the woods where zombie density is low surrounded by walls. the downside being that getting to and from locations with loot requires a vehicle

but yeah a retractable metal ladder mod would make a few things far more enjoyable in game

just looks weird having little napkin lookin ropes everywhere rn

[rain cliff]

@hexed terrace Spongie's Clothing Mod adds ability to wear vanilla jackets open as well as adding 2-3 other jackets

[hexed terrace]

it does? i didnt see it mentioned anywhere just saw that it adds open clothing

[rain cliff]

Also functions to reduce insulation so you can unzip or zip your jacket based on weather

It was added at some point but it works with almost every base game jacket

as in it works with every jacket i have tried but i have not tried them all lol

[hexed terrace]

lets see if it works with this dope as leather jacket

[winter bolt]

the only ones i havent added yet are the suit jackets and the new track jackets unless there are others i forgot about lmao

[hexed terrace]

hmmm, i right click on the leather jacket, the classic negan lookin one, not seeing any options for opening it

[rain cliff]

make sure you enable the optional mod

[winter bolt]

its in a seperate mod you have to enable

[hexed terrace]

which one

i have spongies clothing, hair and fluffy hair mods

as well as vanillas edits on

[winter bolt]

its in the vanilla edit one

[hexed terrace]

imma try to find some other jackets and see if its just the one im wearing thats the issue.

[rain cliff]

worked for leather jacket for me

[hexed terrace]

hmmm

[winter bolt]

is it enabled on your save?

[hexed terrace]

how would i check that

do i have to start a fresh save or will it affect continued ones

[winter bolt]

when you select the save in the load menu there should be a "more" button or something like that at the bottom

and then you can change the mods

[hexed terrace]

oh...huh, yeah ok, i didnt know that it would not automatically enable new mods on old saves

[winter bolt]

i wish more games had it honestly lol

[hexed terrace]

same

[winter bolt]

it makes it easier to not break saves by accident

[hexed terrace]

as well as choose any major game changing mods for the sake of different mode style saves. several games i own i have to manually turn on and off mods anytime i switch save files that i set up for different "modes" of gameplay, so a feature like this is super cool. now i just gotta find a last of us style mod and itll be perfect

or make one

but spores, craftable/findable gas masks and filters, and different zombie types would be dope as hell

high target locations or high density locations having spores would be cool, having to be careful in tight enviornments would be even more important. if only i knew more about code

i suppose thats why im trying to learn

[winter bolt]

i remember like yeeaars ago i saw people on the forum planning on making a tlou mod but i dont think it went anywhere lmao

[hexed terrace]

oof

yeah that kind of mod would be pretty big, or id assume so i know little about modding and just starting out

[winter bolt]

i know theres a toxic fog mod which is kind of similar but i think it affects the whole map rather than just some areas at once

[hexed terrace]

yeah, i wouldnt want the hole map to be that way, just tight and Closter phobic areas with little to no air flow

honestly just some reskin mods for different virus/apocoliptic SPC's would be dope too

well hey, thank you very much. this mod is exactly what i wanted from my jackets

[winter bolt]

💪

[turbid canopy]

Toxic Fog Mod rocks but would be great if there was a distinction (eg: Toxic Areas) like Chemical Spills or else.....

[dark smelt]

is it possible for a mod to override media/scripts/vehicles/template_engine.txt in order to add a new field?

[hexed terrace]

honestly if the toxic mod had an actual system of where the toxicity originates from, travels and what causes it to stick around or dissipate i would gladly get it. after that itd be a matter of whether or not it lets you craft filters for your mask or not

also i found that last of us mod, its been discontinued since 2017

i feel like a mod like that would be a pretty big undertaking though. a rework of the stealth system and a new algorhythm for how the zambos actually "see" the player, not to mention applying a different system between runners, slower infected that dont see as well due to the fungus in their eyes, clickers, bloaters, etc, as well as throwable noise making items and all that.

however a skill that prevents a bite at the cost of a melee weapon such as a knife or something is a pretty neat idea to add to the game

it would make things like bread knives, spoons and forks fairly useful as a shiv

[tulip valve]

A mod making you invisible for a short time to zombies when chatting or checking the map in MP would be amazing lol

5 second duration and ends when exiting chat and 5 second cooldown maybe to avoid abuse

[lyric basalt]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/753705447503953977/926811956680204328/unknown.png Okay got my weapon working, (friend made the scripts were having issues so i just replaced it with template and renamed parts and it worked).

also happy new year

[granite torrent]

Hi Guys, I'm new to modding and I need help with a lil thing that I can't seem to get right
(Sorry for my english)

So I'm trying to spawn an NPC, I've got Superb Survivor as code reference and I've noticed that It is using IsoPlayer to render a new survivor, but I've checked the Javadoc and there is also IsoSurvivor
I'm using IsoSurvivor, everything is fine but I don't understand how to render my NPC. Through the debugger I can see that there is my object istance, but no character in game.

I'm not even sure that It is the right way, maybe I need to use IsoPlayer like Superb Survivor is doing.

Thanks to whoever can help me out 😄

[lapis stump]

what should I look at if I want to add a moodle ?

[tulip valve]

HELP how do u get past the DEBUG screen? I pressed all F keys, nothing happends

[lapis stump]

click the break on error box

[vivid flare]

press f5/f6 while clicking the small checkbox in the top of the screen. there is an issue that causes it to only work in those moments

once you are past that, you can press f11 to skip the debug screen

[tulip valve]

dosn't work

[vivid flare]

hammer the keys down while clicking. it works

[tulip valve]

Clicking on break on error while hitting f5 did the trick, thanks 😄

[drifting ore]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2703664356

Enjoy guy, hope there is not too much bugs

If you try it, do not hesitate to give me your opinion

[lapis stump]

can you cut legs off ?

[drifting ore]

Not yet

[lapis stump]

😦 cool mod anyways

[wary vapor]

We're going to need a weelchair

Or a metal leg

Something like that

[drifting ore]

Planned

[wary vapor]

Nice

[lapis stump]

look at kenshin amputation system if u want ideas

[drifting ore]

But I will surely ask in the channel modeling for help on the models and icons because I suck at that

[willow estuary]

Hey, that looks really well thought out and thorough!
I'm usually not enthusiastic about amputation as a game mechanic, in general, but that looks like it avoids some of the reasons I'm not usually keen on it?

[dim heart]

This is a mod i have secretly always wanted

[drifting ore]

I tried to make it realistic and be the last resort. There is no advantage in cutting off an arm except not turning into a zombie

[dim heart]

What happens if you amputate both of them?

Do you just suffer?

[drifting ore]

You can no longer equip anything in your hands and the actions take like 4 or 5 times longer. Planned to not allow car too

[wary vapor]

But you can still craft and do stuff right?

[dim heart]

Basically the true cdda challenge

Maybe you could add an amputee trait, that would have to be a -10 point trait though

[drifting ore]

Yes you can do anything except to have an object in your hand cut off but everything takes longer. To reduce the time of actions you equip a prosthesis.

[drifting ore]

Planned

[wary vapor]

Phew

[willow estuary]

Well, sounds like this could also serve as the groundwork for a handcuff mod, as it sounds like it solves some of the issues with implementing that.

[dim heart]

Just subbed

[drifting ore]

Yes, you increase the time of each action by 1000 if you are handcuffed and voila. If it interests people I can do it quickly

Wait no, it's for multi. I don't know how to do that

[sacred cradle]

woah this looks cool, does it have a different visual when you amputated your arm?

[drifting ore]

What do you mean ?

[sacred cradle]

when you cut your arm off

does it show the mutilated model's arm cut off?

[drifting ore]

If you have a hand available and the weapon can be equipped in one hand, it equips it in the available hand. Otherwise it makes it fall to the ground

[olive rose]

how do i get the mod id? i know the workshop id but not the mod id

[drifting ore]

Yes you can cut in three places, hand, forearm and whole arm. It takes away the part cut

[sacred cradle]

Thank you! btw, does it work on MP build?

[drifting ore]

Not test yet but I think

[sacred cradle]

Thank you!

[olive rose]

so can anyone confirm if setting SurvivorHouseChance = 1 is what i need to do for raven creek on servers?

[ivory perch]

Question: I can use item Tweaker API to tweak backpacks just fine, but I CANT change the displayed name. The displayed name is changed where? In the LUA for the item tweak or the .txt file?

[undone crag]

I just found out that a weapon's attachments become invisible when it is put on the ground :<

I suppose you could get around it by putting items in the same place as the weapon which are invisible in inventories.

[somber gull]

Hi all - is there a mod that lets you add metal plates and weapons and shit to vehicles Mad Max style?

[golden sage]

someone have a list of mods working for 41.65 coop? thx :D

[lapis stump]

are there any lua events for when a player spawns after clicking start?

[hollow shadow]

so i got this, but how do i make it select one or 3 of the items in the list?

[teal slate]

ZombRand(x, y), i think, which returns a number from x (inclusive) to y (exclusive)

[willow estuary]

Priorities in modding 😄

[teal slate]

if you want to have it not select duplicates it's more complicated

but what i'd do is like

choices = {{"Base.TinnedBeans"},{"Base.CannedMushroomSoup"},{"Base.TinnedSoup"},{"Base.TunaTin"},{"Base.PopBottle",3}} etc

then you'd do somethingl ike

[drifting ore]

https://pzwiki.miraheze.org/wiki/Modding:Lua_Events
I use OnCreatePlayer() on my mod

[lapis stump]

Yeah, I saw that but it doesn't work for me idk why.

function onCreatePlayer(int, player)
    local player = getSpecificPlayer(int);
    print(player)
end

Events.OnCreatePlayer.Add(onCreatePlayer)

the only event that works for me is OnPlayerMove and OnPlayerUpdate

[barren acorn]

I made my first mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2704009889

I have no idea if it works

I am at work right now

But theoretically it works great

[granite torrent]

Hi guys, do you know how to loop through ArrayList in Lua?

I've got ProfessionFactory.getProfessions() and I need to loop it but I can't seem to get it right
I'm trying with iterator from Java, but It is not working, so I'm out of idea

[drifting ore]

Don't use int as variable name, that should be the issue

[drifting ore]

for i,v in ipairs(array) do
      --code
end

i is the index and v the value

[granite torrent]

Thanks for your help.
It is not working tho, here is my implementation:

function getAllProfessions()
local professionsList = ProfessionFactory.getProfessions()
local professions = {}
for key,value in ipairs(professionsList) do
professions[key] = value
end
return professions
end

It seems it isn't looping through professionsList.
My doubt now is that it is actually empty

Edit: I've checked with: professionsList.isEmpty() and It is not empty

[quasi geode]

for index=0, arraylist:size() -1 do
    -- use arraylist:get(index)
end

ipairs only works on lua tables

[karmic tree]

Vanilla firemarms expansion holographic for shotgun, is it attachable?

[granite torrent]

Thank you! It is working fine now.

[velvet axle]

@main lion gun mod person?

[lapis stump]

why does isServer() and isClient() return false if you host the game through main menu ?

[teal slate]

local spawnItemChoices = {{"Base.TinnedBeans"},{"Base.CannedMsuhroomSoup"},{"Base.TinnedSoup"},{"Base.TunaTin"},{"Base.PopBottle",3}} -- etc. etc., can be easily modified on the fly
function initTraitsItems(_player)
    local inv = _player:getInventory();
    if _player:HasTrait("preparedscrapweapons") then
        local tries=ZombRand(1, 4) -- spawn 1 to 3 items
        for i=1, tries do
            local selected = spawnItemChoices[ZombRand(1, #choices + 1)]
            if #selected == 1 then
                inv:AddItem(selected[1])
            else
                inv:AddItems(selected[1], selected[2])
            end
        end
    end
end

and for without duplicates:

function deepcopy(orig) -- use with care; this is not suitable for copying tables with recursive references
    local orig_type = type(orig)
    local copy
    if orig_type == 'table' then
        copy = {}
        for orig_key, orig_value in next, orig, nil do
            copy[deepcopy(orig_key)] = deepcopy(orig_value)
        end
        setmetatable(copy, deepcopy(getmetatable(orig)))
    else -- number, string, boolean, etc
        copy = orig
    end
    return copy
end
function pickAndTake(choices, n) -- choose n items at random from choices, without duplicates
    local newlist = deepcopy(choices) -- clone the list, so we don't modify it
    local out = {}
    for i=1, n do
        out:insert(newlist:remove(ZombRand(1, #newlist+1)) -- pop a random item from the list and add it to the output
    end
    return out
end
local spawnItemChoices = {{"Base.TinnedBeans"},{"Base.CannedMsuhroomSoup"},{"Base.TinnedSoup"},{"Base.TunaTin"},{"Base.PopBottle",3}} -- etc. etc., can be easily modified on the fly
function initTraitsItems(_player)
    local inv = _player:getInventory();
    if _player:HasTrait("preparedscrapweapons") then
        for _, itemEntry in ipairs(pickAndTake(spawnItemChoices, ZombRand(1,4))) -- spawn 1 to 3 items, no duplicates
            if #itemEntry == 1 then
                inv:AddItem(itemEntry[1])
            else
                inv:AddItems(itemEntry[1], itemEntry[2])
            end
        end
    end
end

obviously doing it without duplicates is harder

you cuold also let pickAndTake modify the original list to avoid having to use deepcopy

function pickAndTake(choices, n) -- choose n items at random from choices, without duplicates.
    local out = {}
    for i=1, n do
        out:insert(newlist:remove(ZombRand(1, #newlist+1)) -- pop a random item from the list and add it to the output
    end
    return out -- remaining items in choices are what wasn't chosen
end
function initTraitsItems(_player)
    local inv = _player:getInventory();
    local spawnItemChoices = {{"Base.TinnedBeans"},{"Base.CannedMsuhroomSoup"},{"Base.TinnedSoup"},{"Base.TunaTin"},{"Base.PopBottle",3}} -- etc. etc., can be easily modified on the fly
    if _player:HasTrait("preparedscrapweapons") then
        for _, itemEntry in ipairs(pickAndTake(spawnItemChoices, ZombRand(1,4))) -- spawn 1 to 3 items, no duplicates
            if #itemEntry == 1 then
                inv:AddItem(itemEntry[1])
            else
                inv:AddItems(itemEntry[1], itemEntry[2])
            end
        end
    end
end

you can also remove some of that indentation like this

function pickAndTake(choices, n) -- choose n items at random from choices, without duplicates.
    local out = {}
    for i=1, n do
        out:insert(newlist:remove(ZombRand(1, #newlist+1)) -- pop a random item from the list and add it to the output
    end
    return out -- remaining items in choices are what wasn't chosen
end
function initTraitsItems(_player)
    local inv = _player:getInventory();
    local spawnItemChoices = {{"Base.TinnedBeans"},{"Base.CannedMsuhroomSoup"},{"Base.TinnedSoup"},{"Base.TunaTin"},{"Base.PopBottle",3}} -- etc. etc., can be easily modified on the fly
    if not _player:HasTrait("preparedscrapweapons") then return end
    for _, itemEntry in ipairs(pickAndTake(spawnItemChoices, ZombRand(1,4))) -- spawn 1 to 3 items, no duplicates
        ((#itemEntry == 1) and inv.AddItem or inv.AddItems)(unpack(itemEntry))
    end
end

but that's a bit overboard :P

[hollow shadow]

ok thanks

[blazing radish]

is anyone having troubles to upload mods in the workshop?

if not then is my connection, but I cannot update

[velvet axle]

how do you get the new debug mode to show angle of fire arms

[velvet axle]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/926960896796942466/926974864617766943/unknown.png

heres a generic fix for gun mods for pvp servers

just change the guns angle to 1 or so

used to be able to make it abit more extreme in build 40

but it removes most of the bs cone aiming style

[civic galleon]

As in when loading into the world, not just char creation? I have not found the event, but I did just use Events.​OnChatWindowInit​.​Add​() on Sleep With Friends and it did the trick to make it wait until the player is more "in the game" before really activating.

Btw Sleep With Friends is now v1.2.1 so server owners gotta update

New variable in sandboxvars.lua, as you can now set sleep length to go by real-time minutes or in-game hours

[lapis stump]

does that event have any params or do I use getPlayer() ?

[civic galleon]

​Events.​OnChatWindowInit​.​Add​(getVars) would make function getVars() activate and that is all

[cunning hare]

hello could someone point me in the right direction on where I could learn about creating timed actions and adding options when interacting with object, currently quite lost thankyou!

[thin hornet]

@cunning hare
Context Menu Options:

local function onOption1(worldobjects, playerObj, destinationSquare)
    --walk to destination, if luautils.walkadj() then
    --add timed action to queue
    if luautils.walkAdj(playerObj, destinationSquare) then
       ISTimedActionQueue.add(MyCustomTimedAction:new(playerObj, params1, 20));
    end
end
local function onFillWorldObjectContextMenu(player, context, worldobjects, test)
    if test then return; end;
    local playerObj = getSpecificPlayer(player);
    --if somestuff is true then
    local destinationSquare = clickedSquare -- or any square you need
      local myOption1 = context:addOption("Option 1", worldobjects, onOption1, playerObj, destinationSquare);
    --end
end
Events.OnFillWorldObjectContextMenu.Add(onFillWorldObjectContextMenu);

Timed Action

require "TimedActions/ISBaseTimedAction"

MyCustomTimedAction = ISBaseTimedAction:derive("MyCustomTimedAction")

function MyCustomTimedAction:isValid()
    -- Must return true or the action will stop.
    -- Check for various thing the action requires to be valid.
    return self.character:getInventory():contains(self.params1)
end

function MyCustomTimedAction:waitToStart()
    -- Do something like facing the destination object before starting
    self.character:faceThisObject(self.params2)
    return self.character:shouldBeTurning()
end

function MyCustomTimedAction:update()
    -- The update method run every tick after start()
end

function MyCustomTimedAction:start()
    -- Do thing when the action start()
end

function MyCustomTimedAction:stop()
    --Do things when when the action is canceled
    ISBaseTimedAction.stop(self)
end

function MyCustomTimedAction:perform()
    -- Do thing when the action is completed successfully
    ISBaseTimedAction.perform(self)
end

-- Define parameters that you need in your action
function MyCustomTimedAction:new(character, param1, param2) -- add any amount of param needed for your action
    local o = {}
    setmetatable(o, self)
    self.__index = self
    o.character = character
    o.param1 = param1
    o.param2 = param2
    o.stopOnWalk = true
    o.stopOnRun = true
    o.maxTime = 10 -- will set this in start()
    return o
end        

[cunning hare]

thankyou heaps

[civic galleon]

Co' has made an excellent list of PZs currently functioning events.

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Modding:Lua_Events

[lapis stump]

yeah I use that already but didn

t see OnChatWindowInit

[drifting ore]

Making mods seems really intimidating and reading the "beginners resources" only seemed to reinforce this conception

Anyone have any advice?

[thin hornet]

@drifting ore #mod_development message

[drifting ore]

Where would I go to find the game code about composters?

I want to make something that lets me compost dead zombies

I tried looking at the API whatever that means but it doesn't make any sense to me

and on the note of similar stuff

I think I could borrow some intellectual property from just out the window and see how he did some of his stuff

[thin hornet]

You can check other mod to learn there is no problem.
Just don't publish a complete copy.
All lua script are in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ProjectZomboid\media\lua
All workshop mods are in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600

[cunning hare]

how would I go about checking if the player has right clicked a corpse

[plucky pine]

You would have to build a context menu

[thin hornet]

@cunning hare with a proper text editor you find in folder

[cunning hare]

@thin hornet what ide are you using?

[thin hornet]

I use VisualCode, Notepad++ and Intelij. Depending what i want to do.

I like the search tools for VisualCode, Notepad++ open quicker for quick view or quick note writing. Intelij when i make my official mods with the game libs and annotation.

[plucky pine]

Ugh, I want to make a mod that disables player built walls becoming transparent above ground level but it's so complicated, and I don't think there's any existing mods that can help me.

[drifting ore]

I apologize if this is the wrong section to ask about mods, but is there a mod that lets me fully customize the starting gear?

[thin hornet]

@drifting ore #mod_support is the proper channel, here it's about 'making' mods.

[drifting ore]

Gotcha! Thank you! I misread the channel description. My bad

[thin hornet]

Np

[orchid niche]

Greetings! I require help with a trait mod I am making. I get an error popping up when I load the mod. Looking at the console.txt it points to line 7

Here is the code

[thin hornet]

try to post the error too

[devout oriole]

hey guys. i'm having some trouble here.

my created recipes just won't show in game.

i have enabled the mod; made sure the mod was a txt file; made sure that the filepath was correct, etc etc.

what am I doing wrong?

module Base
{
        recipe Fix Valu-Tire
    {
       OldTire1,

       Result:OldTire1,
       SkillRequired:Mechanics=10,
       Sound:PutItemInBag,
       Time:500.0,
    }
    
    recipe Fix Valu-Tire 2
    {
       OldTire2,

       Result:OldTire2,
       SkillRequired:Mechanics=10,
       Sound:PutItemInBag,
       Time:500.0,
    }
    
    recipe Fix Valu-Tire 3
    {
       OldTire3,

       Result:OldTire3,
       SkillRequired:Mechanics=10,
       Sound:PutItemInBag,
       Time:500.0,
    }
}

[thin hornet]

Its trying to call nil
which mean that your function addFreeTrait() is not defined
Can you tell me where that function is defined

[orchid niche]

I think I know now what I did wrong. I'm doing it like the profession does. It's probably why it doesn't work.

[thin hornet]

Great

[orchid niche]

Also that function is in the MainCreationMethods.lua

[thin hornet]

Now I have a question for anyone who can answer.
Anybody have an idea how to transfer large text file to clients from the server?
sendServerCommand() throw a buffer overflow when sending too much info.

[drifting ore]

Does your mod appear in your mod menu? You selected and activated it before starting the game?

[teal slate]

addFreeTrait is only defined on professions, not on traits, yes

[left lintel]

Anyone else getting an error when using Paw Low Loot with the Resident Evil China Mod?

https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2392317746

[devout oriole]

Yes, I did.

[drifting ore]

What is oldTire1, an item you made ?

[devout oriole]

No, it's the Valu-Tire

[cunning hare]

hey I am struggling with getting a context menu going, I haven't even managed to add options does anyone have any suggestions of a mod or mods that would be a good example of how the timed action system applies?

[devout oriole]

I used this as reference

[drifting ore]

Try not using - in valu-tire

[devout oriole]

let me see

[tacit ermine]

I think you'd have to break up your command into chunks and send each of them as a separate server message, server message data has a cap of ~1000KiB

1000 KiB is quite a bit though, where do you hit the overflow?

[devout oriole]

nope, did not work

[drifting ore]

module MyModule
{
    imports
    {
        Base
    }
recipe Combine improvised surgeon kit
    {
        Nails,
        Thread=3,

        Result: TOC.Improvised_surgeon_kit,
        Time: 30.0,
        NeedToBeLearn: false,
        CanBeDoneFromFloor: false,
        OnGiveXP: NoXP_OnGiveXP,
        SkillRequired: FirstAid=2,
        Category: Surgeon,
        Tooltip: Recipe_Tooltip_Improvised_surgeon_kit
        Icon = surgeon_kit,
    }
}```

Try the import base, otherwise I don't know

[devout oriole]

so it should look like

module RandomModName
{
    imports
    {
        Base
    }
    recipe Fix Valu Tire
    {
       OldTire1,

       Result:OldTire1,
       SkillRequired:Mechanics=10,
       Sound:PutItemInBag,
       Time:500.0,
    }
    
    recipe Fix Valu Tire 2
    {
       OldTire2,

       Result:OldTire2,
       SkillRequired:Mechanics=10,
       Sound:PutItemInBag,
       Time:500.0,
    }
    
    recipe Fix Valu Tire 3
    {
       OldTire3,

       Result:OldTire3,
       SkillRequired:Mechanics=10,
       Sound:PutItemInBag,
       Time:500.0,
    }
}

[drifting ore]

Yep

[thin hornet]

my file is 2mb
ill try cut it in chunks good idea
i only send it to connecting player if the timestamp has changed

[devout oriole]

gonna try it now

[lapis stump]

is getModData() persistent?

[thin hornet]

ModData is persistent

[devout oriole]

that didn't work also, sadly

[lapis stump]

does it get saved to the player file ?

[drifting ore]

But you need to use player:transmitModData()

[thin hornet]

player, zombie, isoObject and items have modData.
and you have global modData

they all persistent, and yeah other than item, you must transmit

[drifting ore]

Can't help now, I thinks it's from your folders

[vestal falcon]

Hi guys, how do i download mods? I subscribe on workshop but they don't appear

[devout oriole]

you mean the filepath?

[lapis stump]

I mean if i do player:getModData().keycode = "1234"; if they log back in will the keycode be set ?

[drifting ore]

Yes

[thin hornet]

@vestal falcon that would be a question for #mod_support

[vestal falcon]

ok thank you

[devout oriole]

C:\Users\MyUsername\Zomboid\Workshop\ModName\Contents\mods\ModName\media\scripts

[drifting ore]

Yes but use player:transmitModData() otherwise it's not save

[drifting ore]

Put it in Zomboid\mods\ModName\media\scripts

[devout oriole]

that did work. thank you.

but now, how do I upload it to the workshop, since the folders are set up differently?

[drifting ore]

You can't but that mean the probleme is the workshop so either your filepath is wrong, either you miss a file for the workshop

[devout oriole]

well, I need to see what is wrong, then. because i'm using this same filepath to change another item, and the changes made to the item works, just the recipes that don't

[tacit ermine]

@devout oriole works ok here

[hushed cloud]

Can anyone help me with a dedicated server load order?

Trying to make sure I get my load order right on my server

keep getting little errors

[civic galleon]

What errors

[old blade]

most of the time the little errors in the bottom right corner or whatever dont actually matter

unless you notice you cant do something you normally can and the error appears

[teal slate]

I'd say they do matter. Even if they don't break things, they're bad to have and most good mod authors will appreciate being informed about them, if their mod is to blame.

[barren acorn]

Any idea why my mod won't play the sound file right?

{
    sound ZombieSurprisedPlayer
    {
        category = Zombie,
        clip
        {
            file = media/sound/hoo.wav,
        }
    }
}```

The sound file is fine, it's a .wav

Everything is done exactly the same to all the other sound alert mods

But the sound won't play

It's just one sound file, why won't it work

[devout oriole]

yeah, it works. but it stops working when i add it to my mod that has other files too

[thin hornet]

For those having issues with Server to Client command in SinglePlayer

To simulate sendServerCommand in single player server scripts:

-- ServerScript.lua
-- To send Server command to client
-- Handling SinglePlayer compatibility

local function isSinglePlayer()
    return not isClient() and not isServer();
end

if isSinglePlayer() then
    triggerEvent("OnServerCommand", "ModuleName", "CommandName", data);
else
    sendServerCommand("ModuleName", "CommandName", data);
end

sendClientCommand is already handled for single player in the Java code.

[undone crag]

Does that mean sendClientCommand works fine in singleplayer and sendServerCommand does not?

[thin hornet]

Exactly what it mean 🙂

[undone crag]

thxm8

[thin hornet]

np

To know if the client is Admin or is in single player from a client script

local function isSinglePlayer()
    return not isClient() and not isServer();
end

local function checkClientIsAdmin()
    return isClient() and isAdmin() or isSinglePlayer();
end

To know if the player is Admin or is in single player from a server script

local function isSinglePlayer()
    return not isClient() and not isServer();
end

local function checkPlayerIsAdmin(playerObj)
    return playerObj:getAccessLevel() == "Admin" or isSinglePlayer();
end

Handling Server to Client Communication
This goes into a Client script, it listen for commands sent from the server.
Client/MyClientScript.lua

local function onServerCommand(module, command, args)
    if module == "MyModule" then
        if command == "setResetArea" then
            -- do something
            -- access arguments with -> args.myValue
        end
    end
end
Events.OnServerCommand.Add(onServerCommand);

Handling Client to Server Communication
This goes into a Server script, it listen for commands sent from a client.
Server/MyServerScript.lua

local function onClientCommand(module, command, playerObj, args)
    if module == "MyModule" then
        if command == "" then
            -- do something
            -- access arguments with -> args.myValue
            -- access the sender with playerObj
        end
    end
end
Events.OnClientCommand.Add(onClientCommand);

[undone crag]

    if isClient() and isAdmin() or isSinglePlayer() then
        return true;
    end
    return false;
```Hey you know what, maybe you could make that smaller if this would work
```lua
    return ((if isClient() and isAdmin()) or isSinglePlayer());

[thin hornet]

actually

return isClient() and isAdmin() or isSinglePlayer();

would be enough

updated it, thanks

if isClient() and isAdmin is true, it will not check the or

[undone crag]

Lua needeth not the brackets in boolean... so that be its behaviour.

[zealous wing]

Does anyone know if there is a sort of API that lets you view things like custom .png files in-game? E.g, like the hitlists from Authentic Z, or the paint/tint guides from Paint My Ride?

Would be neat if the community had a way of doing something like that easily.

[undone crag]

There's ISUIElement.drawTexture which uses a java object to draw pictures

[winter bolt]

i think those examples used the old map system which was just an image

[thin hornet]

sooo anyway to set admin when Hosting a game from the main menu. I tried edit the db but nothing i do works.
Hard to test admin stuff in coop-server when i cant even be admin

[hushed cloud]

anyone know what the difference is between scrap armor and (new versions)?

he has the mod id listed with (new version) under all his mods and kinda confused on what is which

Figured it out. Idk if someone has a reach to djvirus but there is an error with his weapon packs. Seems to be related to his new traits he just added.

https://gyazo.com/d50d986bef765e7ce5d7515159a0ceac

[teal slate]

@hollow shadow

[hollow shadow]

?

[teal slate]

See above.

[hollow shadow]

oh thats already sorted out on my discord

[hollow shadow]

only use the new one

[weary summit]

Are guns supposed to be extremely plentiful with Brita's Weapon Pack?

[hushed cloud]

@hollow shadow oh really? is that version pushed already?

@weary summit You need to do a lot of testing to tweak the spawn rates

I legit just spent all day doing that

just tweak the settings and keep making new worlds and see what spawns

it also ties into the sandbox spawns too

[weary summit]

Really?

[hushed cloud]

try these settings

[tough stone]

So, I had a ridiculous mod idea earlier today. Not sure how many people would enjoy this, but it makes me laugh so hard:

Parent in the Apocolypse:
Adds "New Parent" trait. Spawns an item in the player's inventory that functions like an alarm clock with multiple alarms throughout the day (randomized, if possible). Must be carried in primary or secondary slots instead of inventory. If you put the baby somewhere, and a zombie gets near it, the baby dies. If you don't feed it (I'd guess it loses durability over time, and maybe there's a repair-like function to add food to it?) it dies. If it dies, your character suffers an extremely high, permanent depression drain.

[hushed cloud]

these are tweaked for a 32 players server with lorefriendly spawns with weapons and ammo set to common

@weary summit check the arsenal description for a detailed write up of the spawn system

[tulip valve]

I use 5 guns and 1 ammo with brita, seems pretty balanced altough those ammo canisters spawn a little too much

[weary summit]

Yeah, I started a new game and in a single row of 5 houses and a couple garages I find 6 pistols and a many boxes/canisters of ammo

Its a bit silly

[tulip valve]

Wtf

[weary summit]

That or as a non-American I just don't understand just how many guns that country actually has

[tulip valve]

Searching garages I never found any guns or ammo with brita lol

[hushed cloud]

well we have a lot ngl

[tulip valve]

Its the ammo canister setting, its set to 50%, turn it down to 10%, that should do

[hushed cloud]

if you went home to home youd prolly fine some

not that much in everyone home but some ppl have a lot of stuff

[weary matrix]

Hey if anyone needs to manage a Zomboid Linux server this might help: https://github.com/quarantin/pz-server-tools

@thin hornet No need for root anymore 😄

[thin hornet]

Nice 😄

Good job with this man

[weary matrix]

@thin hornet du coup j'ai codé un mini client/server en C pour éviter d'utiliser sudo a tout vas 😂

I'm relatively proud of the result 😅

[deep frost]

does anyone know exactly what zombie:setUseless(true); does when referencing a zombie?

I was working on learning modding and wanted to make some changes to how stealth works. opening up a few other mods that use stealth, one was turning on players ghost mode, but that seemed overkill to me. The other was calling zombie:setUseless(true); in certain siutations, like if you get far enough away from them with distance based on sneak skill

but I wasn't too clear what that does exactly, it seems like maybe being set to useless makes the zombie lose aggro on you and stop, but I was having trouble finding exactly how to tell what effects it has

would setting that to true make the zombie stop moving, and reset, then get back to normal next frame? If not that is basically the effect I want to be able to have on a zombie with my mod, so a suggestion on how to achieve that would be awesome thanks!

[weary matrix]

@deep frost well useless zombies are... useless, they might move but they will never react or chase any survivor

[agile blade]

Just curious is anyone in here thinking about making playable instruments such as guitars or something like that be pretty cool for like if ur out in the wilderness with a guitar?

[deep frost]

Thank you! I was thinking to make my mod I might make it so if player gets far enough away from a zombie the zombie will become useless for a tick and useful again. If you made them useless for 1 onZombieUpdate call, and then useful again on the next. Would that sort of reset their aggro, make them stop moving toward recent sounds, and kind of start over from scratch?

[weary matrix]

i guess yes

[deep frost]

Ok I might experiment with that as a method to make a zombie lose interest in a player if they are far enough away. The distance needed based on sneak + lightfoot skill levels

thanks very much!

[wild kelp]

Has anyone had any success getting "True Music" to work in Multiplayer? I saw it was updated to work with Multiplayer, and the dedicated server won't even let me join.

[tulip valve]

Me and my friend got it working in MP

We just had the exact same files

And it worked

Altough we are not playing on a dedicated server

[frail violet]

I'm getting this error after dying, and hitting "New Character". Any ideas what could be causing it?

[sacred cradle]

have you found a fix for this?

[lime atlas]

Hi all ! \o/
I'd like to create a scenario, but I want to add more points than intended at creation 😦
Do you now how i can set that up in the lua plz ?
thank you ! 😄

[cyan halo]

I would also like to know this

I want to create an object at their position when they disconnect

but not sure how to obtain which character disconnected

[hushed cloud]

It’s fixed internally on their build atm

[feral musk]

happy new year to everyone here, I'm trying to make a silly challenge where every zombies in the world chase after me moment i spawn
which file should I tweak for that to happen?

[signal beacon]

Hi all, I'm a bit new to modding, I was just wondering if there was a maximum SwingSpeed/rate of fire for firearms? I'm trying to add a fast firing weapon but when I lower the swing speed it doesn't seem to effect anything. Is there a different stat that effects this? Or am I going about this wrong?

[lapis stump]

try changing minimumSwingTime

[signal beacon]

I have both SwingTime and MinimumSwingTime set to 0.05 and also tried 0.005 but it doesn't seem to change

[signal beacon]

I also tried increasing the time to like 100 out of curiosity and this also seems to have 0 effect

The gun seems to fire at the same speed no matter what

[granite torrent]

Hi guys! Is there any documentation regarding how to create custom UI Windows? I'm looking through Lua's scripts but having a doc would be nicer

Thanks, sorry for my english

[cyan halo]

@granite torrent not sure but you can try looking at other mods for examples

eg: https://github.com/nolanritchie/Super-Survivors/tree/master/media/lua/client/4_UI

[granite torrent]

Oh alright, yeah I'm using this mod as code reference, but at the same time I'm wondering if there is any "official" doc by the devs or community made only about lua scripts, not Java side

[cyan halo]

documentation is sparse

[granite torrent]

Yeah that's true, maybe I'll find it, who knows

[patent lake]

Does anyone know if it's possible to extract this map image?

[winter bolt]

dont think so, youd have to just screenshot it

[cyan halo]

Is it possible to get the inventory of an offline player? where is this information saved and how can I retrieve / modify it?

[bronze skiff]

Maybe this mod can be a start? https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2695733462

[thick bobcat]

hello i tried to write a mod for me and my friends. i cant code tho. would someone like to look into the code possibly telling me whats wrong with it? i took code from other mods and wrote some stuff to test. The Log is telling me it spawned zombies but i couldnt see them appear

[split hatch]

do the Brita's mods remove Smithing/Blacksmithing for anyone else? Like, the skill's just gone

wait, blacksmithing's just not a skill at all.... wtf?

I turned off all the mods except one that had been working fine

I even used Debug mode to see if I could add it somehow:

[thick bobcat]

nevermind

it does work

[teal slate]

Dumb question, but do you have the blacksmithing mod?

[gilded hawk]

Is ProfessionFramework (https://github.com/FWolfe/ProfessionFramework) Needeed to implement custom professions? Or I can do it without using it?

[willow estuary]

What it does is that it makes it significantly easier to implement profession stuff?
I used the examples from it's github as a guide for my own stuff using it.
https://github.com/FWolfe/ProfessionFramework

You do need to include this line in your code when using the workshop version of PF

ProfessionFramework.Traits.Hypercondriac2 = nil

[gilded hawk]

I figured, I'm new to zomboid modding, and usually I like to make mods without extra dependencies, so if it makes implementing professions significantly easier then I will use it

[willow estuary]

Yeah, I hear you on that. PF is pretty solid and I use it personally; it saved me a lot of time and headaches when I switched over to it vs cooking up my own code from scratch?

[gilded hawk]

Thank you for the information, I will give it a try

[drifting ore]

Okay so like for getting started with coding

What do I install and start writing code on?

[gilded hawk]

The workshop version is this one right? https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2216760107&searchtext=profession+framework

Cause I noticed there are 2 version of it

[willow estuary]

Well, there's the original version, and the "patch" version. The patch version has the fix in it, but if you have the code ProfessionFramework.Traits.Hypercondriac2 = nil in your code you don't need the fix.
Aside from that the older version is the official version, that's about all I know about the difference between the two?

[gilded hawk]

Okay thanks man 👍

[willow estuary]

👍

[marsh beacon]

Wait are you serious?

The patch was just to fix a removed trait?

[native vector]

I dont know much about moddin so I thought id toss this in here real quick and see if anyone may know, apparently the current max plumbing height above sink is 1 floor, is there any way possible to change this or is it just stuck atm

[supple briar]

How hard would it be to make a mod that adds in a bunch of little decorations , like toys and such?