mod_development

[faint jewel]

that is amazing. i love it

[quartz badge]

How do you add attachments to custom guns

[winged lotus]

Good evening all, I have a complex challenge for you if someone can help 😅

I am trying to trigger a condition depending on the player standing on a defined square. The following code allows me to get a IsoPlayer ⤵️

    for i=0,square:getMovingObjects():size()-1 do
        local moving = square:getMovingObjects():get(i);
        if moving and instanceof(moving , "IsoGameCharacter") then
            player = moving;
        end
    end

But now comes the tricky part, in multiplayer if the IsoPlayer retrieved is the played character, then it's all good I can use functions like hasTraits() or HasItem() and other IsoGameCharacter functions on it. But if the IsoPlayer is another player in MP, it looks like I can't use those functions!

So here is are my questions :

• How can two instances of IsoPlayer can have different functions?
• If I have an instance of an other IsoPlayer in MP, how can I get the character corresponding to it in order to query its functions?

[idle onyx]

should probably change the name of the magazine rounds to 7.62

[quartz badge]

The game calls 5.56 .556

Thought i'd stick with their misspelling lmao

[nimble spoke]

It should retrieve all players equally

[idle onyx]

It does..? I always thought it called it 5.56

[weary crypt]

I think he means in the files, the item display names are correct.

[idle onyx]

Ah

[quartz badge]

I fixed it

[winged lotus]

Yeah that is what is driving me nuts, I ran other tests but it just seem that there is some "desync" with some data of the character get from MP 🤔

I will try using other data that does not desync then, but I can confirm that player A sees player B with less traits than they actually have 🤷

[undone crag]

By either adding to the attachments' lists of weapons with doParam, or adding the options to the context menu yourself.

[quasi geode]

just run the code server side, cant expect clients to know everything about other clients (probably a waste of bandwidth)

[undone crag]

If you can't find a way around the problem without sending it over the network, you might need to use sendServerCommand and sentClientCommand.

[quasi geode]

⤴️

[winged lotus]

Still can't retrieve things like Survivredesck

[winged lotus]

Oh this is a good idea

So I will try to use this sendServerCommand but I would have liked to avoid it, I mean, the trade context action is done in client so I hopped to be able to run it without doing that

But I'll try with that anyway

Arf but in server I can no longer do the things I want to do when inside a onClientCommand, it's client code that needs to be executed right after the check

[undone crag]

sendServerCommand is means either "send a command to the server" or "send a command from the server". Maybe it is the second one. I think the on recieve server command is client side code.

[winged lotus]

Yes but you see, I am currently trying to check if a fitness instructor is nearby to increase regularity of current exercise

if otherPlayer and otherPlayer:getDescriptor():getProfession() == "fitnessInstructor" then
    print("FOUND A fitnessInstructor!")
    for _,v in pairs(aerobics) do
        if v == self.exercise then
        self.fitness:incRegularity();
        self.fitness:incRegularity();
        self.fitness:incRegularity();
        self.fitness:incRegularity();
        break
        end
    end
end

But I don't see how I could do that while doing back and forth with the server

Especially considering that this code above is triggered for each rep of a fitness exercise 🤔

[fiery pecan]

how does one use "sendServerCommand"???

[winged lotus]

When searching "sendServerCommand" this channel (field up right of discord) you can find a handfull of good examples 😉

[fiery pecan]

I mean... I've tried that? Here's what I got:

            GetZedOutfit = GetZedList:get(i):getOutfitName();
            GetZed = GetZedList:get(i);

sendServerCommand("STR", "GetZed:sendObjectChange(GetZedOutfit, {})", {});```
And my modID is "STR"

seems to not run, like, at all

aaand I forgot to turn off the ping from the reply... Sorry...

Here's the full snippet, called every in-game minute (potentially lag-worthy, I know. Considering switching to every ten in-game minutes).

            GetZed:dressInPersistentOutfit("EMSMeade");
            GetZed:reloadOutfit();
            if isServer() or STR_IsSinglePlayer() then
                if isClient() or STR_IsSinglePlayer then
                    triggerEvent("OnServerCommand", "STR", "GetZed:sendObjectChange('GetZedOutfit', {})", {});
                    print("deez");
                elseif STR_IsSinglePlayer() then
                    GetZed:sendObjectChange('GetZedOutfit', {});
                    print("cheese");
                elseif isServer() or isCoopHost() then
                    sendServerCommand("STR", "GetZed:sendObjectChange(GetZedOutfit, {})", {});
                    print("nuts");
                end
            end
        end```

[undone crag]

There is also a website where you can enter "zomboid modding" and be taken to a page with lots of links on it including with documentation on functions including sendServerCommand.

[fiery pecan]

basically: I've got half a year's worth of PZ modding. I know of and use the Javadoc, it's just very vague.
What I'm trying to do here is replace zombies wearing specific outfits.
GetZed:sendObjectChange('GetZedOutfit', {})
Works client-side, just fine. But when used server-side, it complains about "sendObjectChange() can only be used on server"

I've been metaphorically slamming my head against a rock for 5 days now trying to get the outfit changes to save on the server

[undone crag]

:o

Hmm what happens if you pass a string like "GetZed:sendObjectChange(GetZedOutfit, {})" into sendServerCommand? I would expect it to just be a string?

[fiery pecan]

sooo, like this?

[undone crag]

I think there are no sorts of sendServerCommand that take only one parameter.

[fiery pecan]

ah

sorry for being a noob here, this is the first time I have ever dabbled in anything Multiplayer code

[undone crag]

If I am correcly guessing what you are trying to do, this may fail in a different way.

sendClientCommand("STR", "object change thing", {GetZed, GetZedOutfit});

I just remembered you can't pass a zombie as a parameter into those commands though, which is what I mean by this failing in a different way.

You may need the code which picks the zombie to be running on the server from the start.

[fiery pecan]

How would I do that?

[undone crag]

something like

if isServer() then

[fiery pecan]

I see

[undone crag]

And whatever else is needed in the context.
...assuming it is possible!

[fiery pecan]

yes

gonna try

``` Real quick

it's returning with "sendClientCommand: can't save key,value=1.0,zombie.characters.IsoZombie@55335632."

[modest yarrow]

Do you know if it's possible to add a button here ?

[drifting ore]

Check my mod, I do that
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2733680483

[modest yarrow]

Do you remember which file ?

[drifting ore]

AddTo_ISEquippedItem.lua

It's code added to ISEquippedItem.lua ofc

[thin hornet]

it seem that you must be admin, moderator etc to see other player stats from your client.

GameClient.canSeePlayerStats()

also looking at client\ISUI\PlayerStats\ISPlayerStatsUI.lua might help you find out

[undone crag]

sendClientCommand: can't save key,value=1.0,zombie.characters.IsoZombie@55335632
so key is 1.0, the first entery in the kahlua table. Its value is zombie.characters.IsoZombie@55335632. It is failing to send the zombie over the network. Maybe the game can not send zombie references like that over the network.

[drifting ore]

I get that error and I can't get where it's come from. Hard to describe what I'm doing but if you have an idea:

LOG  : General     , 1644536115820> STATE: enter zombie.gameStates.IngameState
LOG  : General     , 1644536115820> [11-02-22 00:35:15.820] ================================================================================.
LOG  : General     , 1644536116159> Init ISContextManager
ERROR: General     , 1644536116304> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.IllegalStateException at UIManager.update line:677.
ERROR: General     , 1644536116304> DebugLogStream.printException> Stack trace:
java.lang.IllegalStateException
    at zombie.ui.UIManager.update(UIManager.java:677)
    at zombie.GameWindow.logic(GameWindow.java:253)
    at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.invokeAndMeasure(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:71)
    at zombie.GameWindow.frameStep(GameWindow.java:745)
    at zombie.GameWindow.run_ez(GameWindow.java:661)
    at zombie.GameWindow.mainThread(GameWindow.java:475)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
LOG  : General     , 1644536116360> FirstNAME:VirginiaCheung

[thin hornet]

u can only send basic values

[undone crag]

ree

[quasi geode]

mostly basic values anyways. InventoryItems and IsoDirections are valid

[fiery pecan]

what about zombie outfits???

Because that's what I'm trying to save to the server

[quasi geode]

unlesss its the string name of the outfit, no

[fiery pecan]

it is, as far as I gather

if I print "GetZedOutfit", it returns the string value/readable name

local GetZedOutfit = GetZedList:get(i):getOutfitName();

                GetZed:dressInPersistentOutfit("EMSMeade");
                GetZed:reloadOutfit();
                sendClientCommand("STR", "sendObjectChange", {GetZed, GetZedOutfit});
                    print("nuts");
            end```

[thin hornet]

@winged lotus

ClientSide:

local function requestPlayerStats(username)
  sendClientCommand("MyModule", "requestPlayerStats", { username = username });
end

local function onReceivePlayerStats(username, stats)
  -- do your stuff here
end

local function onServerCommand(module, command, args)
    if module == "MyModule" then
        if command == "receivePlayerStats" then
            onReceivePlayerStats(args.username, args.stats)
        end
    end
end
Events.OnServerCommand.Add(onServerCommand);

ServerSide:

local function onClientCommand(module, command, playerObj, args)
    if module == "MyModule" then
        if command == "requestPlayerStats" then
            local otherPlayer = getPlayerFromUsername(args.username);
            if otherPlayer then
                local data = {
                    username = args.username,
                    stats = {},
                };
                -- get otherPlayer stats
                sendServerCommand(playerObj, "MyModule", "receivePlayerStats", data); -- send the stats the the same player who requested it.
            end
        end
    end
end
Events.OnClientCommand.Add(onClientCommand);

[quasi geode]

your not sending just the name though sendClientCommand("STR", "sendObjectChange", {GetZed, GetZedOutfit}); <<< GetZed is the first value in that table your trying to send, which is a IsoZombie

[fiery pecan]

ahhh

so removing "GetZed" should, in theory fix it?

aka
"sendObjectChange", {GetZedOutfit});

[next glacier]

anyone know what timedaction is used for opening car menu

[thin hornet]

\client\Vehicles\TimedActions\ISOpenMechanicsUIAction.lua

[next glacier]

run into a problem

i set it to 1000

and *200 instead of divide 20

to test out if its working

it doesnt slow down at all

[thin hornet]

this.item

[next glacier]

oh

water is working great

[thin hornet]

when testing hooks like this make sure to go back to main menu, reloadin the script will only add the hook a second time

[next glacier]

i QTD tho

doesnt work

[thin hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/dont-know-idk-dunno-no-idea-no-clue-gif-22858277

what doesnt work, any error?

[next glacier]

setting this to ridiculous number

it should take forever to wash

but hes washing fast

[thin hornet]

what is item? its not defined anywhere.
you forgot to add this.

look at the original method to know what is accessible and returned

[next glacier]

so I should add these?

[thin hornet]

no

they here inside this

we call the original and store it into a variable this and we return it at the end like the original do

[next glacier]

so even if
local function CalculateItemFilth(item)
is local, we can call it here
and it doesnt need to be the same with (item)

so i can use (this.item)

?

btw "item" here is a "parameter"? is that what you call it

[thin hornet]

yes its a param, and yes the method CalculateItemFilth is local to this file.

so its usable in that file.

add a print

[next glacier]

i thought local was per block

[thin hornet]

print(this.maxTime)

well its per file and per block, depend how its nested

a file is a block/object itself

FileA

local stuff = {};
function stuff.test()
  print("test");
end
return stuff;

FileB

local stuff = require("FileA")
stuff.test();

[next glacier]

what does callstack mean

am I right into thinking these are warning/errors

line 146

line 38

wait

is there even a

getDirtyness

[cinder crow]

Callstack refers to the "function stack" of your program, if you call A() - the computer puts "A" on the "call stack"
If you call B() inside A(), your callstack would be like

function: B()
function: A()
function: originalCallsite

the bottom frame is the place where you call A(), the middle is the function where you call B()

When a function ends/returns, the stack frame is "popped" and the program goes to the next function down the stack, just after you called that function

[next glacier]

woops

[signal frost]

0 + true

[next glacier]

why is dirtAmount true

[signal frost]

I dunno fam, it's your code

Presumably some function is returning in different datatype to the one you expect

[next glacier]

i set it to 0

[signal frost]

What does item:getDirtyness() do? Could be a boolean. Notice how to get the actual value for blood it's item:getBloodLevel()? Perhaps there is a corresponding method for getDirtyLevel

[next glacier]

the corresponding method for getBloodLevel() is getDirtyness()

[signal frost]

Love that for us

This is why naming conventions are important

Let me check the docs

[next glacier]

idk how to lua

I think I need soapList

soapList has bloodlevel and dirtyness

[signal frost]

Is there lua documentation? I'm looking at the pz java docs but don't see anything related

[next glacier]

cant tell, new at lua

[signal frost]

where is this clothes.lua

Is that your file

[next glacier]

clothes.lua is my mod

[signal frost]

What are you trying to do here? I might be misunderstanding

[next glacier]

trying to make a mod where water usage is based on dirt and blood level

scaling based on a max i set

[signal frost]

Ahhh

That's a good utility

[next glacier]

lets say I want max of 10 water at 100%blood and 100% dirt

for now, scaling linearly to 10

[signal frost]

Yeah, I get you

So time currently scales.. but water use does not

is water use a hardcoded variable somewhere?

    return 10
end```

Line 70

[next glacier]

I managed to change water

but its not getting the bloodlevel and dirtyness right

so water right now is always 1/1

i have here one with 74 bloodyness

[signal frost]

You did an overload of GetRequiredWater? What does that look like

[next glacier]

according to math should be 3.65 water

and then filth is calculated by

bloodLevel + dirtyness

because I'm thinking max of bloodlevel and dirtyness is 100 each so total of 200
with a divisor of 20 we have 10 = 10 water

so 74/20 = should be 3.7 water

but since math.floor converts it to integer

it should be 3 water

right now its 1/1 water

[signal frost]

Okay I think I get where you're coming from..

[next glacier]

screenshot of locals. i dont know for sure whether to follow this

[signal frost]

So, this is a bit hacky BUT

[next glacier]

oh the washing speed is also not working

because filth calculation is wrong

[signal frost]

o has a variable called maxTime

[next glacier]

\

[signal frost]

and maxTime is calculated as ((bloodAmount + dirtAmount) * 15);

Why not just do your math based on maxTime?

Oh they change maxTime based on itself

That's really annoying

Also arguably just bad code

[frank elbow]

The intention is to clamp maxTime between 1 and 1000

[signal frost]

Oh I understand the intention, it just could have been a different variable

[next glacier]

the issue is 'filth' calculation

my theory is

getBloodLevel and getDirtyness are not working

[signal frost]

did you write CalculateItemFilth?

[next glacier]

double-clicking soapList in game

shows that it ?containts bloodlevel and dirtyness?

[next glacier]

mr/mrs konijima

[signal frost]

And where is this getting logged from?

Because it seems like dirtAmount/bloodAmount are local to the function

so if it's not getting logged in the function, those values don't represent what it is

[next glacier]

debug menu

how do I log them

this only affects ISWashingClothing.lua

[signal frost]

Not sure.. I think there is an error() function?

[next glacier]

would I be able to find out

where dirtyness is logged using a program

[signal frost]

ctrl f?

[frank elbow]

Seems like you're missing character in the call to the original function

The overwritten function, I mean. So some other parameter that's a boolean is being passed as the value for dirtAmount

Should be self, character, ...

[next glacier]

oh, but I thought . . . already called for character

[frank elbow]

Nah, ... is varargs, which means the remaining argument values

[signal frost]

... is the parameters you pass into the constructor

[frank elbow]

So it's everything after character

Since you precede it with character, you're capturing the first arg but not forwarding it

[signal frost]

I considered that, but I thought that self was character, what is self?

[frank elbow]

self is a special value in Lua which refers to the object that the function is being called on (usually a table)

The colon is syntactic sugar which defines self as the object before the colon (i.e., you can use self without the colon, but it has to be explicitly defined if you do so)

So self in this context is ISWashClothing

It's passed into the original one so that the original also has the correct reference for "itself", since it's not being called with colon syntax

[signal frost]

so self is kinda like this in other languages?

[frank elbow]

Mhm, exactly

[signal frost]

Can you elaborate on this a little please

[frank elbow]

Sure

[signal frost]

Which line are you referring to?

[frank elbow]

In that image, line 37

[viscid elbow]

Anyone know how to modify one param of a vehicle script without needing to copy and redefine the entire thing in a script?

[frank elbow]

local Container = {}

function Container:someFunc(...)
  print(self == Container) -- true
end

[next glacier]

this is the original

[signal frost]

So you're calling the someFunc on Container?

Oooh you're feeding container into someFunc as the context for it

[frank elbow]

That defines someFunc on container, which can then be called as Container:someFunc() or Container.someFunc(Container)

[signal frost]

So you can do shit like self.valueOfContainer?

[frank elbow]

Mhm

[signal frost]

Nice, okay cool

[signal frost]

Why would you do that rather than feeding Container in as a param into someFunc? access to private variables?

[frank elbow]

Just syntactic sugar, they mean the same thing so the only real reason is for convenience

[frank elbow]

This is with character added? Can you send the whole script

[signal frost]

Okay dope

[next glacier]

local function CalculateItemFilth(item)
    local bloodAmount = 0;
    local dirtAmount = 0;
    if instanceof(item, "Clothing") then
        if BloodClothingType.getCoveredParts(item:getBloodClothingType()) then
            local coveredParts = BloodClothingType.getCoveredParts(item:getBloodClothingType())
            for j=0, coveredParts:size()-1 do
                local thisPart = coveredParts:get(j)
                bloodAmount = bloodAmount + item:getBlood(thisPart)
            end
        end
        if item:getDirtyness() > 0 then
            dirtAmount = dirtAmount + item:getDirtyness()
        end
    else
        bloodAmount = bloodAmount + item:getBloodLevel()
    end
    
    return bloodAmount + dirtAmount;
end

function ISWashClothing.GetRequiredWater(item)
    local filth = CalculateItemFilth(item);
    if filth > 10 then
        return 10
    elseif math.floor(filth/20) < 1 then
        return 1
    else
        return math.floor(filth/20)
    end
end


local ISWashClothing_new = ISWashClothing.new;
function ISWashClothing:new(character,...)
    local this = ISWashClothing_new(character,self,...);
    local filth = CalculateItemfilth(this.item);
    this.maxTime = filth *5;
    if this.maxTime > 1000 then
        this.maxTime = 1000
    elseif this.maxTime < 1 then
        this.maxTime = 1
    end
    
    if this.character:isTimedActionInstant() then
        this.maxTime = 1;
    end
    
    return this;
end

print("filth")```

[frank elbow]

self has to be before character

self, character, ...

[next glacier]

nc

[frank elbow]

I feel that it's necessary to clarify above that all self really refers to in colon syntax is the first argument that was passed to the function; you just don't really have to think abt it if you also use the function call syntax with the colon, which in most cases you would if you're defining a function like that

[next glacier]

now theres 1 left

[frank elbow]

Seems like that should be a number at that point, weird

Unless the line that the error occurred on is wrong, which it has been for me before. Can you check console.txt?

[signal frost]

Does lua do the js thing where it automatically converts data types into other types?

[frank elbow]

Nah, it would've thrown an error if the + was a problem bc numbers only have + defined for other numbers

Pretty sure it doesn't even like it when you try to concatenate a number with a string without converting Nevermind, quickly tested it and that is not the case

[signal frost]

Okay, good, I actually like that

Damn it

[frank elbow]

Lol

Tbf though concatenation is done with .. so I guess in Lua it makes sense, hard to accidentally do it when you mean to add (but easy to accidentally add when you meant to concatenate)

[signal frost]

Oh, you can't add strings together? it has a specific concat symbol?

I kinda like that tbh

[frank elbow]

You can if you modify the string metatable (so no by default), but I also think having a separate symbol is nice

[signal frost]

Yeah I agree

[signal frost]

Can you please crop the whole thing

[next glacier]

this is from game debug screen

local function CalculateItemFilth(item)
    local bloodAmount = 0;
    local dirtAmount = 0;
    if instanceof(item, "Clothing") then
        if BloodClothingType.getCoveredParts(item:getBloodClothingType()) then
            local coveredParts = BloodClothingType.getCoveredParts(item:getBloodClothingType())
            for j=0, coveredParts:size()-1 do
                local thisPart = coveredParts:get(j)
                bloodAmount = bloodAmount + item:getBlood(thisPart)
            end
        end
        if item:getDirtyness() > 0 then
            dirtAmount = dirtAmount + item:getDirtyness()
        end
    else
        bloodAmount = bloodAmount + item:getBloodLevel()
    end
    
    return bloodAmount + dirtAmount;
end

function ISWashClothing.GetRequiredWater(item)
    local filth = CalculateItemFilth(item);
    if filth > 10 then
        return 10
    elseif math.floor(filth/20) < 1 then
        return 1
    else
        return math.floor(filth/20)
    end
end


local ISWashClothing_new = ISWashClothing.new;
function ISWashClothing:new(character,...)
    local this = ISWashClothing_new(self,character,...);
    local filth = CalculateItemfilth(this.item);
    this.maxTime = filth * 5;
    if this.maxTime > 1000 then
        this.maxTime = 1000
    elseif this.maxTime < 1 then
        this.maxTime = 1
    end
    
    if this.character:isTimedActionInstant() then
        this.maxTime = 1;
    end
    
    return this;
end

print("filth")```

this is code

[frank elbow]

Are you calling ISWashClothing:new somewhere in your own code? I think it's the same issue you were having before, looking at the line referenced by the error

Line 146 of the original one is o.maxTime = ((bloodAmount + dirtAmount) * 15);, so presumably one of bloodAmount or dirtAmount is not a number

Asking if you're calling it somewhere else to check if the argument values are correct

[next glacier]

how do I call it somewhere in my code

doesnt lua local ISWashClothing_new = ISWashClothing.new; already call it

[frank elbow]

Is this the only file in your mod?

That doesn't call it, but it creates a reference to the original function. It's okay if you aren't calling it, just wanted to check

[next glacier]

I have another file for wash self but that uses another file ISWashYourself

[frank elbow]

Is clothes.lua yours?

[next glacier]

yes

[frank elbow]

Can you show that one, or at least part of it? In particular, the area around line 37

[next glacier]

this is it

[next glacier]

line 37 is

[frank elbow]

Ohh

The rest of the stack trace is right there, idk how I didn't see that lol. In that case I'm not too sure abt why that's happening

[next glacier]

original ISWashingClothing can getBloodLevel fine

i dont think its using anything other than (item)

but i am using (item) but it cant find bloodlevel?

brain small, D stuck in ceiling fan

[frank elbow]

Since noSoap is a boolean I think the params are somehow shifted by one, but I've no idea why

[next glacier]

that reminds me i forgot

if noSoap then
this.maxTime= this.maxTime*{insert multiplier}

[next glacier]

does it have something to do with metatable or self._index

btw it keeps outputting an error
unexpected symbol near '10' for the longest time

[frank elbow]

I wouldn't assume so, the actual parameter values are unmodified at that point

[next glacier]

if I modify maxtime

modifying water alone, removing maxtime code = no error

the only thing that has 10 is
the original return 10 water

[drifting ore]

I'm making an API for make simple UI windows:
https://github.com/MrBounty/PZ-UI_API/blob/main/README.md

[frank elbow]

Can you try it with the explicit parameter names, so you can see what their values are in the debugger?

[next glacier]

how may I do that

[frank elbow]

Replace the ... with sink, soapList, item, bloodAmount, dirtAmount, noSoap

And in the debugger if you click a line of code I believe it should make a breakpoint (i.e. tells it to open the debugger at that point), have only used it a little bit

[frank elbow]

Mhm, then in the debugger click that line before testing

[frank elbow]

What in the world

[drifting ore]

there is a self,character instead of self.character

[frank elbow]

Should be self, character; passing in a reference to ISWashClothing

[drifting ore]

Ok mb

Put a space, it's disturbing xD

[drifting ore]

What is the last error ?

[drifting ore]

seems like bloodAmount or dirtAmount is a nil

[frank elbow]

Can you add print(type(bloodAmount), ' ', type(dirtAmount))?

Seems like it's an int and a float in the debugger

[drifting ore]

But lua can add int to float

[frank elbow]

At least it looks like a float from here, on my phone so I can't see very well

Lua can add an int to a Lua number, and I assume there's automatic conversion with Java floats

[drifting ore]

I think I know

[next glacier]

i had print(filth)

but where do i find such

[drifting ore]

Try don't put self in ISWashClothing_new

Like that local this = ISWashClothing_new(character, sink, soapList, item, bloodAmount, dirtAmount, noSoap);

[next glacier]

if i remove self

[drifting ore]

Give the full error

[next glacier]

wrong error

    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaUtil.fail(KahluaUtil.java:82)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.luaMainloop(KahluaThread.java:973)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.call(KahluaThread.java:163)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcall(KahluaThread.java:1980)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcallBoolean(KahluaThread.java:1924)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.protectedCallBoolean(LuaCaller.java:104)
    at zombie.ui.UIElement.onMouseUp(UIElement.java:1228)
    at zombie.ui.UIManager.update(UIManager.java:808)
    at zombie.GameWindow.logic(GameWindow.java:253)
    at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.invokeAndMeasure(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:71)
    at zombie.GameWindow.frameStep(GameWindow.java:745)
    at zombie.GameWindow.run_ez(GameWindow.java:661)
    at zombie.GameWindow.mainThread(GameWindow.java:475)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)```

[drifting ore]

Do you have the line of code where the error comes from? It is the most important

[next glacier]

i have idea

gonna check another mod

[frank elbow]

When you get a moment, this might provide some insight

[next glacier]

how do i print

where do i see output

[frank elbow]

Just add that line to your override, before the call to the overriden

console.txt, in your project zomboid folder

Sorry, your user* zomboid folder

For me it's C:\Users\Name\Zomboid, should be smth like that

[next glacier]

override?

my code? or is that a file in zomboid folder

[frank elbow]

Add the print to the new function, before you call the original one

The console.txt file should be in a Zomboid folder in your user directory

[next glacier]

sorry I dont know where exactly do I insert

[frank elbow]

If you're on windows, it should be accessible as %APPDATA%/../../Zomboid, if you put that in the explorer window

Above the line that begins with local this

[frank elbow]

Does the error still occur with the variables explicitly declared, btw? Seems like with those values it should be fine

Dunno why it'd be any different from ... though

[next glacier]

wait

does print need an end?

or type

oh ok

failed to copy the last )

[frank elbow]

Did you find console.txt?

[frank elbow]

Did you run the code that should print? Not seeing anything that looks like it

I see the strange error you mentioned with the 10

[next glacier]

with the simplest change to it

it outputs that trange thing '10'

[next glacier]

what code

this runs?

[frank elbow]

The print I was asking if you could add

Yeah, did you run it?

[next glacier]

does this run by itself?

[frank elbow]

You have to wash something

[next glacier]

i did try to wash a cloth

[frank elbow]

Also, what is the change?

[hidden dragon]

How would I go about spawning military hunvees and modded military vehicles when I zone?

[next glacier]

i had a super simple probably cheaty or buggy code

just like copy paste

[frank elbow]

?

[next glacier]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2748768980

didnt update yet

[frank elbow]

Oh, that's from another mod which overwrites it?

Oh I see, it's yours

[next glacier]

first version of code

already outputs that error

changed it to this code, still errors

Not Sure if that code worked

now that i changed code

I mean not sure if imagination or washing was faster

[frank elbow]

Yeah looking at the old code that wouldn't have run, so imagination is correct

As for the current version, though: can you run it without the old file & get the output from that print?

[next glacier]

i dont have the old files anymore

i dont know why im not getting the print

ill just put it in every function

[frank elbow]

What files are included right now? clothes.lua and you said one other?

[frank elbow]

Other functions won't have access to those variables, so that'd just add unnecessary outputs

[next glacier]

ah

might be this

ill turn it off for now

[frank elbow]

I don't see anything wrong there but I could be missing it. What happens when you try to wash something with the latest code, though? If the debugger didn't pop up then there wasn't an error (assuming you're still in debug mode)

[next glacier]

when i try to wash

doesnt wash, debugger shows

[frank elbow]

Can you show what shows up?

[next glacier]

because of the stupid unexpected symbol

harder to find the actual problem

[frank elbow]

That means the old file is still active

Do you have the existing mod enabled in the save?

[next glacier]

am so sleepy xd

ill get back to this later

[frank elbow]

Okeydoke, good luck w it whenever you get to it

[thin hornet]

---@param item InventoryItem
local function CalculateItemFilth(item)
    local bloodAmount = 0;
    local dirtAmount = 0;
    if instanceof(item, "Clothing") then
        if BloodClothingType.getCoveredParts(item:getBloodClothingType()) then
            local coveredParts = BloodClothingType.getCoveredParts(item:getBloodClothingType())
            for j=0, coveredParts:size()-1 do
                local thisPart = coveredParts:get(j)
                bloodAmount = bloodAmount + item:getBlood(thisPart)
            end
        end
        if item:getDirtyness() > 0 then
            dirtAmount = dirtAmount + item:getDirtyness()
        end
    else
        bloodAmount = bloodAmount + item:getBloodLevel()
    end
    return bloodAmount + dirtAmount
end

local ISWashClothing_GetRequiredWater = ISWashClothing.GetRequiredWater;
function ISWashClothing.GetRequiredWater(item)
    local vanillaWaterAmount = ISWashClothing_GetRequiredWater(item);
    local filth = CalculateItemFilth(item);
    
    if filth > vanillaWaterAmount then
        return vanillaWaterAmount
    else
        return filth
    end
end

local ISWashClothing_new = ISWashClothing.new;
function ISWashClothing:new(...)
    local this = ISWashClothing_new(self, ...);
    local filth = CalculateItemFilth(this.item);
    this.maxTime = filth * 50;

    if this.maxTime > 1000 then
        this.maxTime = 1000
    elseif this.maxTime < 100 then
        this.maxTime = 100
    end

    print("Washing Information")
    print("filth: " .. filth)
    print("maxTime: " .. this.maxTime)

    if this.character:isTimedActionInstant() then
        this.maxTime = 1
    end
    return this;
end

Here a working code, there was a typo in your function name.

[next glacier]

I shoulda worn glasses

Thank you so much 🙏

I will work on it later, am taking a break rn

[round zenith]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2356682893 @thin hornet thanks for the help again, just published the update to the mod with the few lines you helped on!

[next glacier]

how do I round this to

no decimal places

[pine tree]

So I spent 5 hours troubleshooting a mod I had worked on, found out it was just a single apostrophe out of 8000 lines of code that broke it

ffs

[drifting ore]

The joy of coding 😂
Did the same with one variable somewhere that was fontzoom instead of fontZoom

[next glacier]

i dont get

cannot use '...' outside vararg function

researching says to "wrap the varargs in a table outside of the nested closure:"

code 1 working

code2 not

confused now

okay

[cold burrow]

try tostring for both.

[next glacier]

line 18 unexpected symbol near "."

[cold burrow]

ISWashYourself:GetRequiredWater?

[next glacier]

aaa

i see the picture

thanks

[cold burrow]

Or i could be wrong, not sure.

[next glacier]

unexpected symbol looks like

syntax error or idk

[cold burrow]

it is

[small topaz]

I am currently trying to execute a lua function I've written 50 ticks after a certain custom event occured. My current way of doing this can be found in the attached screenshot and this works fine. Problem is that the function myCustomFunction is called on every tick which is in fact not necessary (although relevant code is only executed 50 ticks after the event). I am afraid that this might not be an optimal usage of the OnTick event from a performance point of view. Any ideas how this could be done better? Or would you consider my approach as a somewhat acceptable way?

The myCustomFunction does on every tick at least two checks. Not much but I am not sure about how this might affect game performance on the long run...

[next glacier]

character returns nil

how do I call a class

[sour nova]

--add monies
    if (sellValue > 0) then
        for i=1, sellValue do
            --print("adding money #" .. i);
            local moneyItem = instanceItem("Base.Money");
            oc:AddItem(moneyItem)
            oc:addItemOnServer(moneyItem)
        end
    end    

to create multiple monies, should I be using a loop like this? or can i create one money item instance and then edit quantity

also how do i paste a code block with formatting wth

[fallow bridge]

ok so i'm trying to make a edited version of VFE (was given permission too) and for SOME reason, when i try to launch a MP server with it it makes the server not launch right, instead of giving me an error it just says "normal termination". the thing that's puzzling me is i essentially just took the entire mod folder for the VFE mod and made it into one of my own so i could edit it properly. so it really shouldn't have issues here. as the VFE mod itself works fine anybody got any ideas?

cause i'm completely stumped

the only thing i'm changing is like 2 lines of script for 2 guns so i really don't understand how it's causing a server to not permit a launch

[willow estuary]

Multiple items: player:getInventory():AddItems("Base.ButterKnife", 2)
Code blocks:

[next glacier]

---@param character IHumanVisual
local ISWashYourself_GetRequiredWater = ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater;
function ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character)
    local charafilth = ISWashYourself_GetRequiredWater(character);
    local units = 0;
    local vis = charafilth:getHumanVisual()
    for i=1, BloodBodyPartType.MAX:index() do
        local partt = BloodBodyPartType.FromIndex(i-1)
        if vis:getBlood(partt) + vis:getDirt(partt) > 0 then
            units = units + 1
        end
    end
    return units
end

local ISWashYourself_new = ISWashYourself.new;
function ISWashYourself:new(...)
    local reqwater = ISWashYourself_GetRequiredWater(character);
    local washing = ISWashYourself_new(self, ...);
    local waterUnits = math.min(reqwater, sink:getWaterAmount())
        washing.maxTime = waterUnits * 0.1;
        
    if washing.character:isTimedActionInstant() then 
        washing.maxTime = 1; 
    end
    
    print("Bathing information")
    print("Washing time: " .. washing.maxTime)
    print("selfwater: " .. ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character))
    
    return washing;
end

can somebody point out what's wrong

completely lost

i thought i could do it

[small topaz]

just out of curiosity, what is the purpose of "addItemOnServer"?

[sour nova]

Dunno I adopted this mod off someone else, haven't gotten to MP testing not sure if thats necessary or not

[small topaz]

ok... not suggesting it might be unnecessary... just asking to learn 😉

[next glacier]

any pro modders here

i think konijima out for today

[drifting stump]

whats the issue with it?

[next glacier]

doesnt work

something wrong with

getHumanVisual()

attempted index: getBlood of non-table: null

[frank elbow]

You could add and remove the event when you need it, i.e. add the event listener whenever the custom event occurs, then remove it when it hits the 50 tick trigger. This would make it only run for those 50 ticks

Depending on how often the custom event runs, that could offer some savings

[small topaz]

Great! Thanks! Sounds like the feature I am looking for! How do I access the "event listener"? What chunk of code is needed?

[next glacier]

found this site

https://zomboid-javadoc.com/41.65

[frank elbow]

By event listener I mean your function. You can remove it by passing the same function to Events.OnTick.Remove

Since you'll want to do it within the same function, you'll need to change the declaration to

local myCustomFunction
myCustomFunction = function(currentTick)
   -- code
end

The forward reference so that you can access the function within its own block

[next glacier]

ERROR: General, 1644574691060> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: getHumanVisual of non-table: null at KahluaThread.tableget line:1689.```

[frank elbow]

Can you include the stack trace of the error?

[next glacier]

java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: getHumanVisual of non-table: null
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.tableget(KahluaThread.java:1689)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.luaMainloop(KahluaThread.java:641)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.call(KahluaThread.java:163)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcall(KahluaThread.java:1980)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcallvoid(KahluaThread.java:1812)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.pcallvoid(LuaCaller.java:66)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.protectedCallVoid(LuaCaller.java:139)
    at zombie.Lua.Event.trigger(Event.java:64)
    at zombie.Lua.LuaEventManager.triggerEvent(LuaEventManager.java:169)
    at zombie.ui.UIManager.update(UIManager.java:930)
    at zombie.GameWindow.logic(GameWindow.java:253)
    at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.invokeAndMeasure(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:71)
    at zombie.GameWindow.frameStep(GameWindow.java:745)
    at zombie.GameWindow.run_ez(GameWindow.java:661)
    at zombie.GameWindow.mainThread(GameWindow.java:475)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)```

[frank elbow]

@small topaz I was adding to this, but my phone died: I'm doing something similar but with real-time, and I'm unsure if it matters for your use, but: I'd recommend removing the listener before executing your code, so if anything goes wrong the event listener has already been cleaned up

[frank elbow]

I was jast abt to ask for the Lua stack trace

So that means character is nil in that first function

[next glacier]

yea

[frank elbow]

Charafilth* I mean

[next glacier]

no clue why its getting nil

i tried setting a local to see if it would change things

or fix it, it didnt

[frank elbow]

Seems like charafilth should be an integer at that point

[frank elbow]

That error makes more sense

You're trying to call getHumanVisual on the return value of the original GetRequiredWater, which is an integer

[next glacier]

original is
character:getHumanVisual

[frank elbow]

I'm assuming you meant character? If your intention is to override that function completely, maybe you don't need to call the original at all

[next glacier]

so trying to character table from getHumanVisual

[frank elbow]

It's not the same as the new function in that a table is not returned, it'll just be a number, so if you change the calculation as long as you return a number it should function

[frank elbow]

You're using it with charafilth, which is an integer

[next glacier]

character contains HumanVisual
and HumanVisual contains BloodBodyPartType and
Blood and Dirt

[small topaz]

ahhh.... so, roughly, that means that i can simply put commands like Event.MyEvent.Add/Remove within the code of a function instead of using them "globally"...?

[next glacier]

that was a test, I reverted them back for simplicity purposes. unnecessary code

[frank elbow]

Yep, those are just functions so you can add or remove them wherever

[next glacier]

local ISWashYourself_GetRequiredWater = ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater;
function ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character)
    local units = 0;
    local vis = character:getHumanVisual()
    for i=1, BloodBodyPartType.MAX:index() do
        local part = BloodBodyPartType.FromIndex(i-1)
        if vis:getBlood(part) + vis:getDirt(part) > 0 then
            units = units + 1
        end
    end
    return units
end```

[frank elbow]

What is the code that produced this error?

[small topaz]

many thanks! think i got it then. 🙂

[next glacier]

both codes same error

[frank elbow]

One of them is different though ?

[next glacier]

because getHumanVisual() is the issue

[next glacier]

    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaUtil.fail(KahluaUtil.java:82)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.luaMainloop(KahluaThread.java:973)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.call(KahluaThread.java:163)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcall(KahluaThread.java:1980)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcallvoid(KahluaThread.java:1812)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.pcallvoid(LuaCaller.java:66)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.protectedCallVoid(LuaCaller.java:139)
    at zombie.Lua.Event.trigger(Event.java:64)
    at zombie.Lua.LuaEventManager.triggerEvent(LuaEventManager.java:169)
    at zombie.ui.UIManager.update(UIManager.java:930)
    at zombie.GameWindow.logic(GameWindow.java:253)
    at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.invokeAndMeasure(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:71)
    at zombie.GameWindow.frameStep(GameWindow.java:745)
    at zombie.GameWindow.run_ez(GameWindow.java:661)
    at zombie.GameWindow.mainThread(GameWindow.java:475)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)```

am confused now

[frank elbow]

If you run this code, what error is produced, if any? It seems like it matches the original code so I'm unsure why there'd be an issue

[next glacier]

let me restart game for a fresh console.txt

[small topaz]

if the error is caused by this function, then my first guess is simply that vanilla calls this functions with a nil value (i.e. character = nil). or some other value for character where getHumanVisual() cannot be applied to...

[next glacier]

this is

[errant gale]

I assume world static model refers to the model when placed. Does anyone know what the static model is for?

[next glacier]

100% same code from ISWashYourself.lua

except the local override

local ISWashYourself_GetRequiredWater = ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater;

I just want to modify units

[frank elbow]

self.lua line 17 is the code you showed above?

[next glacier]

this one? line 1

line 17 is

[frank elbow]

Oh, character is not defined

[next glacier]

what does that mean

[frank elbow]

It should be the first parameter in new

[next glacier]

i thought character was a global

[frank elbow]

Nah, check out the original code

function ISWashYourself:new(character, ...) should do it

[next glacier]

?

[frank elbow]

Mhm, see how it's listed on the function declaration line

Before sink, soapList

[next glacier]

I think im using varags wrong

i thought ... would do everything inside

[frank elbow]

May be best to avoid them until you understand what they're doing (which is the case for many concepts!)

I can try to offer an explanation of what varargs are for, if you'd like

[small topaz]

i guess better is even function ISWashYourself:new(character, sink,..) since sink is also used in your code

[frank elbow]

Oh yeah, good call

Another thing to note that I meant to note earlier: your current code won't call your overwrite* of GetRequiredWater

Which I assume is the intention

[next glacier]

yeah I want to call my override

[frank elbow]

You're calling the original function which you've saved to the variable; if you want to use yours you should call it as usual, with ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character)

[next glacier]

right i should use ISWashYourself.getrequiredwater

[frank elbow]

Yep

[next glacier]

yeah but i think the issue still is

getHumanVisual

since that errors, then everything else errors? unsure

[frank elbow]

What's the current code?

[frank elbow]

The full error gives you the issue; the entire thing says you're attempting to index on "non-table: null", which means you're trying to index into nil, which is not a table (which means character is the problem)

Is it still running the old code? Did you reload it from the debugger or restart? According to the stack trace it's still calling the original function

Which implies that it's not running the current code

[next glacier]

quitting to main menu is enough right?

i might have reloaded this from debugger

[frank elbow]

I'm fairly certain that would be fine, but I'm not 100% sure

If it was reloaded from the debugger that should be fine

Can you try running it fresh, either with a restarted game or reloaded from the debugger?

[next glacier]

ill restart

no way to tell error window if frozen or updated

[frank elbow]

What's the error?

Same thing?

[next glacier]

sometimes it only outputs the stack trace

is this an issue with the debugger

[frank elbow]

I think so yeah, the full error is in console.txt though

[next glacier]

yea it also froze until i clicked something.

it also just now updated in console.txt

java.lang.RuntimeException: Object tried to call nil in GetRequiredWater
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaUtil.fail(KahluaUtil.java:82)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.luaMainloop(KahluaThread.java:973)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.call(KahluaThread.java:163)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcall(KahluaThread.java:1980)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcallBoolean(KahluaThread.java:1924)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.protectedCallBoolean(LuaCaller.java:104)
    at zombie.ui.UIElement.onMouseUp(UIElement.java:1228)
    at zombie.ui.UIManager.update(UIManager.java:808)
    at zombie.GameWindow.logic(GameWindow.java:253)
    at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.invokeAndMeasure(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:71)
    at zombie.GameWindow.frameStep(GameWindow.java:745)
    at zombie.GameWindow.run_ez(GameWindow.java:661)
    at zombie.GameWindow.mainThread(GameWindow.java:475)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)```

[frank elbow]

Oh, on line 18 you're not passing in character and sink to the original one

So essentially soapList is being passed as the value of character

I think removing the varargs so it doesn't cause further confusion would be good 😅

[stiff venture]

TAYZEHH's House Rules

[stiff venture]

This is a Mod pack containing TaYzehh's mod list.
MOSTLY QUALITY OF LIFE MODS, SOME MAPS, WEAPONS AND ARMOUR AND VEHICLES.
Painstakingly perfected to have the best effect and immersion in game whilst still being fun and reliable.
❤️
For this mod pack to work properly, WARNING! Disable Paw Low Loot Fantasy Pack!!!!!

[next glacier]

right i still need soaplist

if you're not too busy

would you have a go

---@param character IHumanVisual
local ISWashYourself_GetRequiredWater = ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater;
function ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character)
    local units = 0;
    local vision = character:getHumanVisual()
    for i=1, BloodBodyPartType.MAX:index() do
        local part = BloodBodyPartType.FromIndex(i-1)
        if vision:getBlood(part) + vision:getDirt(part) > 0 then
            units = units + 1
        end
    end
    return units
end

local ISWashYourself_new = ISWashYourself.new;
function ISWashYourself:new(character, sink, ...)
    local reqwater = ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character);
    local washing = ISWashYourself_new(self, character, sink, soapList);
    local waterUnits = math.min(reqwater, sink:getWaterAmount())
        washing.maxTime = waterUnits * 0.1;
        
    if washing.character:isTimedActionInstant() then 
        washing.maxTime = 1; 
    end
    
    print("Bathing information")
    print("Washing time: " .. washing.maxTime)
    print("selfwater: " .. ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character))
    
    return washing;
end

if i load up this

character shows up in locals fine

and when i return units

its 17

should work

but why

probably some index thing

i dont get indexing

sadly I have only made half of mod

im tired

[thin hornet]

you cannot change GetRequiredWater params

that function is used in many other vanilla scripts

and they all pass item as first param

not much you can do about it

[next glacier]

even specific to

ISWashYourself?

Want to change amount of water taking a bath does

cant do it?

[thin hornet]

ah sorry didnt realise it was ISWashYourself

[next glacier]

---@param character IHumanVisual
local ISWashYourself_GetRequiredWater = ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater;
function ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character)
    local units = 0;
    local vision = character:getHumanVisual()
    for i=1, BloodBodyPartType.MAX:index() do
        local part = BloodBodyPartType.FromIndex(i-1)
        if vision:getBlood(part) + vision:getDirt(part) > 0 then
            units = units + 1
        end
    end
    return units
end

local ISWashYourself_new = ISWashYourself.new;
function ISWashYourself:new(character, sink, ...)
    local reqwater = ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character);
    local washing = ISWashYourself_new(self, character, sink, soapList);
    local waterUnits = math.min(reqwater, sink:getWaterAmount())
        washing.maxTime = waterUnits * 0.1;
        
    if washing.character:isTimedActionInstant() then 
        washing.maxTime = 1; 
    end
    
    print("Bathing information")
    print("Washing time: " .. washing.maxTime)
    print("selfwater: " .. ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character))
    
    return washing;
end```

le code

[next glacier]

the error

the irony. making mod to save time

takes time to make mod

havent played yet

[thin hornet]

yep

havent played in weeks now

by the way dont pass the param again

local ISWashYourself_new = ISWashYourself.new;
function ISWashYourself:new(...)
    local washing = ISWashYourself_new(self, ...);
    local reqwater = ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(washing.character);
    local waterUnits = math.min(reqwater, washing.sink:getWaterAmount())
        washing.maxTime = waterUnits * 0.1;
        
    if washing.character:isTimedActionInstant() then 
        washing.maxTime = 1; 
    end
    
    print("Bathing information")
    print("Washing time: " .. washing.maxTime)
    print("selfwater: " .. reqwater)
    
    return washing;
end

you already have access to those variable when running the original one

for the error i have no idea where it come from

when posting errors always post the callstack

or we cannot see enough info

[next glacier]

roger

ERROR: General     , 1644588346648> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: 1.0 of non-table: null at KahluaThread.tableget line:1689.
ERROR: General     , 1644588346649> DebugLogStream.printException> Stack trace:
java.lang.RuntimeException: attempted index: 1.0 of non-table: null
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.tableget(KahluaThread.java:1689)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.luaMainloop(KahluaThread.java:492)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.call(KahluaThread.java:163)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.luaMainloop(KahluaThread.java:1243)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.call(KahluaThread.java:163)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcall(KahluaThread.java:1980)
    at se.krka.kahlua.vm.KahluaThread.pcallBoolean(KahluaThread.java:1924)
    at se.krka.kahlua.integration.LuaCaller.protectedCallBoolean(LuaCaller.java:104)
    at zombie.ui.UIElement.onMouseUp(UIElement.java:1228)
    at zombie.ui.UIManager.update(UIManager.java:808)
    at zombie.GameWindow.logic(GameWindow.java:253)
    at zombie.core.profiling.AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.invokeAndMeasure(AbstractPerformanceProfileProbe.java:71)
    at zombie.GameWindow.frameStep(GameWindow.java:745)
    at zombie.GameWindow.run_ez(GameWindow.java:661)
    at zombie.GameWindow.mainThread(GameWindow.java:475)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)```

callstack

local ISWashYourself_GetRequiredWater = ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater;
function ISWashYourself.GetRequiredWater(character)
    local units = 0;
    local vision = character:getHumanVisual()
    for i=1, BloodBodyPartType.MAX:index() do
        local part = BloodBodyPartType.FromIndex(i-1)
        if vision:getBlood(part) + vision:getDirt(part) > 0 then
            units = units + 1
        end
    end
    return units
end```

only this has indexing

... i think

yeah

part is nil

nvm

changed code to this same error

omg

wat

i removed all the print()

and no error

yea it works

thank you so much guys @frank elbow and @thin hornet. couldn't have done it without you

I now present my 1st mod

mod options is a bigger mountain that I do not have to corss 😅

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2748768980

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2748691416

other mod. not optimized code (probably), but works

could have been cool mod

sadly not work

finally i can play

[drifting ore]

I get that rly weird error:

ERROR: General     , 1644592682027> ExceptionLogger.logException> Exception thrown org.sqlite.SQLiteException: [SQLITE_BUSY]  The database file is locked (database is locked) at DB.newSQLException line:941.
ERROR: General     , 1644592682028> DebugLogStream.printException> Stack trace:
org.sqlite.SQLiteException: [SQLITE_BUSY]  The database file is locked (database is locked)
    at org.sqlite.core.DB.newSQLException(DB.java:941)
    at org.sqlite.core.DB.newSQLException(DB.java:953)
    at org.sqlite.core.DB.throwex(DB.java:918)
    at org.sqlite.core.DB.exec(DB.java:178)
    at org.sqlite.SQLiteConnection.commit(SQLiteConnection.java:404)
    at zombie.vehicles.VehiclesDB2$SQLStore.updateDB(VehiclesDB2.java:313)
    at zombie.vehicles.VehiclesDB2$SQLStore.updateVehicle(VehiclesDB2.java:249)
    at zombie.vehicles.VehiclesDB2$WorldStreamerThread.unloadChunk(VehiclesDB2.java:637)
    at zombie.vehicles.VehiclesDB2.unloadChunk(VehiclesDB2.java:946)
    at zombie.iso.IsoChunk.Save(IsoChunk.java:3724)
    at zombie.iso.IsoChunk.Save(IsoChunk.java:3551)
    at zombie.iso.ChunkSaveWorker.Update(ChunkSaveWorker.java:71)
    at zombie.iso.WorldStreamer.threadLoop(WorldStreamer.java:494)
    at zombie.iso.WorldStreamer.lambda$create$0(WorldStreamer.java:567)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
LOG  : General     , 1644592686293> EXITDEBUG: ToggleEscapeMenu 1
LOG  : General     , 1644592686294> EXITDEBUG: ToggleEscapeMenu 3

I do stuff with the game UI, but sqlite? This is for SQL databases.
I don't see what this has to do with my thing

a lot of things

Lets me think what was the last thing I added

Maybe it's just that I forgot one line somewhere when I tried to add dragging item

Nop, not that

[stiff venture]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2746655459

[drifting ore]

Mmmmm, do you have any idea of a function that does this?

Ok I get where it's come from

Thx @jagged fulcrum

[dark finch]

Cant text in #old_techsupport so im askin here. If i change the zombie settings on my server before a restart will the changes take effect

Like zombie start pop and multiplier really

So ur saying itll only change for unexplored areas?

[dark finch]

Would i have to soft reset?

[thin hornet]

Anyone added custom perks and professions and realized that when dieing and clicking on new character in MP the new profession is not available? But the custom trait are still available.

Need to logoff and login again

[keen beacon]

I've searched the workshop but can't find anything, does anyone know of a mod where you can claim Spawn Buildings.

I saw a video on good base locations and it mentioned a bar, my friend spawned in that bar so i suspect we won't be able to make it a safehouse. Which is kinda weird.

Are all spawn location buildings predetermined or does it vary from server to server?

[drifting ore]

Does anyone out there use CommunityAPI ?

[thin hornet]

No its not released yet

[keen beacon]

ok but can i do that after someone has spawned in, lets say, that bar?

oki

so spawnpoints are server specific, got it.

[quasi geode]

should be fine if you've replaced BaseGameCharacterDetails.DoProfessions, professions get reset and this function is called again. Thats what i do with the profession framework its never been a issue

[thin hornet]

oh man ty

[fiery pecan]

welp. Update on my issue.... Apparently sendObjectChange won't work for IsoZombie, instead sendZombie seems more reasonable... Only issue? Everytime I try to use sendZombie, it blasts about "trying to call nil"

[calm depot]

that's usually when you're indexing a table and the field doesn't exist

e.g. myTable.doFunc() and doFunc doesn't actually exist in it, possibly because you typo'd it

[small topaz]

you can try to just append a new "doMyProfessions" creating your new professions to the vanilla doProfession function to make your professions available again

[fiery pecan]

local GetZed = GetZedList:get(i);

GetZed:sendZombie();

[calm depot]

did you client the "Error Log" button and examine the stack trace?

[fiery pecan]

the debug log?

[calm depot]

that'll tell you which exact line caused the error

[fiery pecan]

yes, it points to the line with sendZombie

[calm depot]

no, when you get an error, it brings up the debug window (F11), there's a button at the top to view the error log

[fiery pecan]

mhm

[calm depot]

how are you iterating it?

[fiery pecan]

iterating sendZombie???

[fiery pecan]

like this

[calm depot]

no, getZombieList

[fiery pecan]

oh

[calm depot]

it's a list and I see you have a variable called i

[fiery pecan]

my bad. Here's the chunk specifying that

        for i=0, GetZedList:size()-1 do```

[calm depot]

I don't see any function in IsoZombie called sendZombie

[fiery pecan]

iirc it's in GameClient

But I have 0 idea on how to call that

[calm depot]

well, I don't know why you expected that to work

[fiery pecan]

public static void sendZombie​(IsoZombie zombie) It's in GameServer, my bad... How does one call "gameServer"?

[calm depot]

you're writing this as a server side mod yeah? what are you trying to do

[fiery pecan]

I've been metaphorically slamming my head against a rock for about a week now to get my changes to zombie outfits to save server side

basically

[calm depot]

is your lua code for the outfits in lua/server or lua/client ?

[fiery pecan]

I have the mod scan for zombies wearing outfitA, right? It replaces them with a persistent outfitB, but it won't save attachedItems on SP, and MP just refuses to save...
It's in shared

[calm depot]

ah OK

[fiery pecan]

doesn't work in server either, last time I checked...

[calm depot]

what doesn't work?

[fiery pecan]

saving the outfit on MP

[calm depot]

AFAIK you shouldn't need to do anything special to make the items save once you've mutated them, providing that mutation is happening on the server side

if you're just doing it client side, then the server never sees it and, consequently, there's nothing for it to save

[fiery pecan]

I see

how on earth do I get the server to run it, then?

[calm depot]

well, it should just run, unless you've wrapped the code in some isClient check that prevents the server doing it

[fiery pecan]

there's no isClient check at all

[calm depot]

I believe you should be able to run your lua only on the server as it'll sync it to clients, but give it a shot

[fiery pecan]

so chuck it into the server folder?

[calm depot]

yeah

it'd be easier to investigate if you chucked the code on GitHub or a pastebin or something

[fiery pecan]

sure

[unique badge]

Hello all. Im gonna feel dumb asking this but figured i would give it a shot vs being dumb.
Can i use a UI mod for myself on a multiplayer server? Or would it not work because server doesnt have it?

[calm depot]

it won't work

specifically, PZ won't even enable it

[unique badge]

Wow. :/

[calm depot]

all lua gets checksummed as it's loaded as well

now, obviously it's not impossible, if you want to go wild with patching the Java classes, have at it

[unique badge]

Shame It doesn't function like some other games where client to servers can have some differences. I.e UI/Graphics etc.

[fiery pecan]

Here you go
https://pastebin.com/uRzq27wv

[calm depot]

since everything executes in a single lua state, that's impossible to do safely

maybe if they refactor each mod to run in its own little sandbox, that might become an option

[unique badge]

Guess I got to try harder to sell the mod to the Admins. They dont want "ui changes that can break things" even tho the mod makes things easier to use

[calm depot]

and by safely I mean "without making it trivial to cheat"

@fiery pecan yeah, you can chuck that in the server folder. You can still test it on Solo because there's still a kind of server running

[fiery pecan]

that's just it. It saves fine on solo

just tested it in the server folder, on a server

no saving

[calm depot]

have you verified that your server instance is definitely loading the mod?

[fiery pecan]

yep

the outfit replaces

[calm depot]

well, that could just be your client doing it

[fiery pecan]

just doesn't persist beyond a reload

[calm depot]

I'd move it to server and see if you can still see it on the client

[fiery pecan]

I already moved it to the server folder?

[calm depot]

ah, I see, so it's now just in the server folder, but still not saving?

[fiery pecan]

yes

[calm depot]

hm, where in your code is the setAttachedItem call?

[fiery pecan]

nowhere.

is setAttachedItem needed?

[calm depot]

well, you said that the outfits save but attached items don't, not?

but I don't see anywhere in the code where you're setting any attached items

[fiery pecan]

I'm trying to tackle the outfits themselves first

i.e. Zombie spawns with a hat and glasses. Loses hat and glasses, and has a completely different skin color on reload

[calm depot]

ok, so attachments aren't a factor

[fiery pecan]

for now, right

[calm depot]

hm, I don't see anything special in the java code for persistent outfits

it's all on WornItem

uhhhhh, one thing

you're calling Reset() straight after you apply the outfit

from what I see here that's basically undoing what you just did

remove the Reset calls.

oh wait, that's not in your code

ah sorry, yes it is, indirectly through reloadOutfit

what happens if you remove reloadOutfit ?

[fiery pecan]

let's find out

[fiery pecan]

iirc it doesn't update the changes to the client. But I'm double checking right now.

[faint jewel]

is there any kind of a quest api?

[calm depot]

no, but there's a GUI, you can write one

[fiery pecan]

yeah, it'll only update about half the changes (i.e. shirt only)

[faint jewel]

a gui you say?

[calm depot]

ok, let's try this as a shitty hack: right after reloadOutfit, immediately call dressInPersistentOutfit again

[fiery pecan]

okie

Thanks for helping out

[calm depot]

@faint jewel yeah, as in, the windows you see in the game

inventory, character health, etc

[faint jewel]

i know what a gui is.

have a screen shot?

[calm depot]

you don't own the game?

I'm literally talking about the in-game GUI

[faint jewel]

i... but... wow.

[calm depot]

everything you need to do can be done in lua, take a look at the ISUI/<stuff> files in the game sources

if you were hoping for some simple addQuest style function, no, that doesn't exist

[faint jewel]

that is what an API is.

[calm depot]

and that's why I said "no"

the materials and tools for building the house are there, but it hasn't been prebuilt for you

[frank elbow]

"there is a gui" = there is an ability to write code which utilizes the GUI. I think that is where the confusion happened (that is, I think it was misunderstood as "there exists a quest gui")

[calm depot]

I mean, I literally said "no, but"

[frank elbow]

🤷🏾‍♂️

[calm depot]

if it wasn't clear, I was stating that the primitives exist for you to build it

[faint jewel]

agreed. "there is a gui" tells me there is part of a system i can use. "you can see menus ingame" is nowhere near that.

[frank elbow]

Just seemed like a misunderstanding, thought I'd pop in to clear that up to try to avoid any argument

[calm depot]

👍

[frank elbow]

I'm not saying I agree w that interpretation, just miscommunication. Happens

[calm depot]

aye

[fiery pecan]

did not save

[calm depot]

bugger, and the mod code is still running server-side only right?

[fiery pecan]

I'm pretty sure

it's in the server folder

[calm depot]

no lingering copies in other folders right?

[fiery pecan]

right

[calm depot]

also, why are you writing it so that it replaces what they're wearing? why not make it so they spawn with those clothes in the first place?

[fiery pecan]

well

mainly for the random zone stories, like police blockades

I'm open to an alternative that removes said zombies, and replaces them with mine?

[sinful beacon]

can anyone aid me with brita's?

[calm depot]

@fiery pecan you mean the randomised vehicle stories?

[sinful beacon]

it seems to be working but its only spawning ammo

[sinful idol]

Quick question - does getModData get synced in multiplayer?

[fiery pecan]

yes

[calm depot]

right, another attempt at a hack - after the second call to setpersistentoutfit, add DoCorpseInventory

as in GetZed:DoCorpseInventory()

looks to me like the Java code doesn't bother to update the inventory of the zombie without that getting called so it doesn't persist

[fiery pecan]

I see

[calm depot]

also, you might find it cleaner to structure your code via a table - e.g.

end }```

Then you can just do `lookup[GetZedOutfitName](GetZed)`

to handle the case where the outfit isn't one you care about, just set a metatable on it so that __index returns a function that does nothing

eliminates your tree of if/else statements

[fiery pecan]

hmmm

[calm depot]

but first, let's see what happens with this DoCorpseInventory call

[fiery pecan]

yeah

[fading frost]

question, there was mod to allow you to auto-generate a list of items in a container, what mod was that? i can't find it

[calm depot]

auto-generate?

you mean like, dump a file containing a list of the items?

[fading frost]

it makes a list of stuff in a piece of paper, or a notepad, or something like that. at least, you need to have one of those in order to generate it - i only saw it in passing before my power went out and i lost the tab, so i can't remember specifics

oh i guess i should have asked in #mod_support (my apologies)

[fiery pecan]

yeah, no dice. How would I try the remove and replace method???

[calm depot]

no dice as in it didn't work or as in, you got some sort of error

[fiery pecan]

didn't work

[calm depot]

can you pastebin the code as it currently stands

[fiery pecan]

sure

https://pastebin.com/bsG5jBCR

[calm depot]

oh, no, DoCorpseInventory() needs to be the very last thing

[fiery pecan]

it is?

[calm depot]

                GetZed:dressInPersistentOutfit("PoliceRosewood");
                --Refresh Zombie For Visual Purposes
                GetZed:reloadOutfit();
                GetZed:dressInPersistentOutfit("PoliceRosewood");
                GetZed:DoCorpseInventory();
                --Save The Zombie
--                GetZedVisual:setOutfit("PoliceRosewood");
--                GetZed:setAttachedItems(GetZedItems);```

oh they're commented out

[fiery pecan]

yeah

[calm depot]

sorry, you should have chosen Lua syntax highlighting 😛

[fiery pecan]

oh?

you can do that?

[calm depot]

yeah, Pastebin can do that

[fiery pecan]

I just found the option

oops

[calm depot]

ah, one thing, is this still on the server only?

[fiery pecan]

yeah

[calm depot]

move it back to shared and see what happens

[fiery pecan]

ok

why on earth aren't they saving?

[calm depot]

so, when you say they don't save - the zombie itself saves right?

but it loads back in with random attire?

[fiery pecan]

yeah. The outfit and skin color/hair are randomized

[calm depot]

and you're testing this by having your player near them, quitting and then reloading it?

[fiery pecan]

yes

after spawning them with the debug menu

[calm depot]

with the random vehicle story option?

[fiery pecan]

with the horde manager

[calm depot]

ah, hmm, that may not be a valid test

go to a road and use the random vehicle story menu

I'm not entirely sure you'll be able to get any zombie to persist

I suspect it needs to be initialised in a certain way, which is how it does them for stories

[fiery pecan]

I see

welp

there's the issue I keep having with spawning vehicle zones on servers

they disappear on reload

[calm depot]

are you admin?

[fiery pecan]

yes?

it's hosted from the main menu?

[calm depot]

as in, you see the "Admin" menu button on the left hand side

I never saw that shit automatically give you admin

always had to grant it in config separately

[fiery pecan]

ah

How would I do that tho?

[calm depot]

if you don't see the "Admin" button and white text, you don't have it

[fiery pecan]

I get that now. How do I get it?

[calm depot]

no idea - I just run the server separately and do it from the console window

[fiery pecan]

k

[calm depot]

I guess you could try running /help from the chat box and see if it lets you do stuff

[fiery pecan]

k

[winged lotus]

Evening all, I am having trouble transmitting mod data to client from server side, I have this following code ⤵️

ModData.getOrCreate('myModMD')[playerObj:getUsername()] = false
ModData.transmit('myModMD')

But the clients does not receive the ModData (I check it with Debug menu > GlobalModData & prints, the data does not get there)
I even tried to add

ModData.request('myModMD')
local modData = ModData.get('myModMD')

on the client and it does not get retrieved...
Any idea of what I may be doing wrong here?

Ps: I works in singleplayer, but never in MP

[harsh prairie]

When I click on mods in the main menu and select my mod the image for it doesn’t show up - it’s just black. How do I fix this?

[calm depot]

you should save a .png file in the same folder as the mod.info file and then also have a line in the mod.info that references it

if I recall, it's poster=blah.png

look at any decent workshop mod's mod.info to see how it's done

it's separate from the image used by Steam Workshop

[harsh prairie]

Thanks @calm depot!

[calm depot]

@winged lotus are you sure that the .request call is actually executing?

chuck in a print line before and after it and see if they appear in the console

[drifting ore]

anyone has the mod that lets you equip more weapons on your back , i think its a belt mod but idk which one

[drifting stump]

you need to receive it on the client

local function OnReceiveGlobalModData(key, modData)
    --do something
end

Events.OnReceiveGlobalModData.Add(OnReceiveGlobalModData)

[winged lotus]

So this would mean if I want it to sync I have to do this on the client ⤵️

local function OnReceiveGlobalModData(key, modData)
    ModData.getOrCreate('myModMD') = modData(key)
end

Events.OnReceiveGlobalModData.Add(OnReceiveGlobalModData)

[faint jewel]

can anyone think of a mod where you press a button and a ui comes up?

i wanna look at some stuff.

[drifting stump]

local function OnReceiveGlobalModData(key, modData)
    if key == "myModMD" then
        ModData.add(key, modData)
    end
end

Events.OnReceiveGlobalModData.Add(OnReceiveGlobalModData)

[thin hornet]

anyone found the part of the code that open doors automatically in MP? Been searching trough lua and java and for now haven't found where that "Desync?" come from

[winged lotus]

Yeah I tried that but it triggers a unexpected symbol near '=' at the line doing ModData.getOrCreate('myModMD') = modData on game load

[harsh prairie]

Do

[tough blaze]

is there a mod to remove sleep from solo, like MP?

[drifting stump]

ModData.add(key, modData)

[winged lotus]

Ah! Right 👍

[nimble spoke]

That's not how it is done, ModData.getOrCreate(key) just creates the key, it is not a table. use ModData.add(key, moData) after that

[sinful idol]

does anyone know if getModData syncs with multiplayer?

[keen beacon]

I'm having trouble with one of those claim safehouse mods, does anyone know if i need to restart a world after having it installed?

[grizzled grove]

true actions comes to mind, but i think that hooks into the emote menu

[faint jewel]

I wanna do a "job board" of sorts.

[winged lotus]

Thanks @drifting stump and @nimble spoke it worked! ❤️ 🙏

[stiff venture]

Anybody knows how long it takes for a mod pack to be uploaded?

Like a steam pack uploaded in game

[fiery pecan]

@calm depot guess who did a dumb and forgot they copied their files from the workshop folder to the mods folder?

[modest yarrow]

Hello. Is there any good tutorials / resources that talk about Client/Server logic ?

[golden plover]

Is it possible to add more than 6 seats to a vehicle?

[nimble spoke]

Usually just a few seconds for me. I guess it depends on your internet upload speed.

[stiff venture]

i think im messing it up

Failed 9

i'm getting there 😄

[steady gazelle]

Hello people. I'm trying to make a mod that overrides the zombies distribution so that there is only one available zombie. Every zombie that spawns will look exactly the same, clothing, hairs, etc. I did add a MY_HairOutfitDefinitions and MY_ZombieZoneDefinitions to try to empty the original "lua/shared/NPCs/NPCs/ZombiesZoneDefinition" and then table.insert my own zombie into. I did a clothing.xml to create its outfit too. But there seems to be something missing since i dont see any zombies in game looking like my custom zombie. I also tried simply having a ZombieZoneDefinition.lua which has the same name as the Zomboid one so it would replace it, but it didn't change the spawn neither. Hope i can fin help. Thx !

[tired hedge]

my goals are beyond your understanding
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2744139061

[sinful idol]

How do you guys test multiplayer stuff when modding?

are there ways to simulate a 2nd client or do you just test out with another pc?

[knotty creek]

Has anyone had any luck getting Brita's weapons to work on MP?

[round zenith]

@stiff venture why didnt you just make a collection so that your pack doesnt become useless once any of those mods update?

[stiff venture]

how would i do that?>

[round zenith]

see link i sent you

[weary matrix]

@stiff venture Also you have one of my mod in there for which I strictly forbid the use in a modpack

[round zenith]

ya that too... @stiff venture you probably didnt ask every person that has a mod in you pack

@stiff venture might want to read this https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/2530-mod-permissions/&tab=comments#comment-36478

[willow estuary]

Not trying to make you feel bad or anything, but you might just have covered yourself with barbeque sauce and thrown yourself into the lions den here.
You need to get permission for using other's people's mod in your steam workshop uploads, or other such usages, aside from situations where permissions is already granted on the workshop page and such.
A lot of modders, including a fair amount of people who's mods you have are in that modpack, post here. And you're probably going to receive a criticism from them, and others, for not getting permissions.
As well, your modpack may well get removed from steam if people make complaints about you using their property without your permission.

[stiff venture]

oopppps my bad

[willow estuary]

Well, at least I'm offended that you didn't use any of my mods, instead of being offended that you used any of my mods without permission 😄

[stiff venture]

kinda just deleted the whole thing

[abstract raptor]

would it be possible to make a *Quantum Crate IE an item that shared the same inventory with other versions of it placed everywhere?

[thin hornet]

Usually people will make a mod pack for themself and not for the public. Imagine, you don't want to be responsible to updating all the mods and keeping your mod pack up to date and releasing update randomly that prevent server user to login.

[willow estuary]

Well done, people make mistakes, and that's probably the right move to make 🙂

[stiff venture]

MY BAD GUYS D:

[thin hornet]

I swear you would go nuts if you needed to maintain that amount of mods xD

the more subs the nuttier

[drifting ore]

Finaly finish my mod ! I can play now 😂
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2733680483

[stiff venture]

so is it acceptable to put mods into a collection instead?#

I wont be promoting it or anything just figured that i need a modded save for my mates

[drifting ore]

Yeah ofc, you use the mod from the creator workshop so np

[stiff venture]

Ok, just wanted to be sure, I understand now that collections are linked to their profile. damn guy cheers for the heads up

copyright n that smh

saved my skin haha

[drifting ore]

It's not copyright issue, you gonna get nothing. It's just that modder do for the community so the last to do is give them the credit of they work

[thin hornet]

Imagine you have 50 mods in the pack, now imagine you get 15,000 subscriber activly using the pack. Now 20 mods updates. You have to find out what mods updated. you have the update your pack. Now all server using the pack have to restart. 15,000 user have to unsub the pack to allow to join back. Now you get bunch of conflict between mods and cant fix em. Just a pain in the ass for you to take on a big pack like that. But if you make the pack unlisted and use it for yourself. I dont see no problem is it for your personal use. Other than that i know some modder want to be asked for permission so thats an other thing to keep in mind.

[stiff venture]

I messed up pretty bad, this is supposed to be a mod pack for me n my mates however not looking for workshop fame or whatever

I've turned it into a collection

[thin hornet]

Nah i don't say you messed up, its not even a problem. As long as its not fully public it shouldnt matter.

[stiff venture]

yeah man 🙂

[sinful idol]

I'm making a mod for this as we speak 🙂 time to get that resident evil vibes/supernatural up in here

[abstract raptor]

lemme know how it goes I'm rootin for ya

[round zenith]

Hey Azakaela its been a min

[abstract raptor]

Hiya

uwu

[round zenith]

uwu

[abstract raptor]

whats up

[round zenith]

I shutdown the Fallout 2085 mod project(still have the files if anyone wants) and refocused on my own core mod https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2750649304 so that I learn more and just got really busy at work. what about you any new mods releases?

[abstract raptor]

tons

XD

[round zenith]

did you make any leveraging that bunker trick we discovered for vaults?

I noticed someone release the elevator mod as an extension of that tech

[abstract raptor]

Yeah 😄

I mean I could but its a lot of work to build subterranean areas

I used it for Echo Station

[frank rivet]

If i wanted say a vehicle to roll a little bit before coming to a stop. Which line of code would i be looking at for the vehicle script. rollInfluence, or wheelFriction. Or both?

[royal ridge]

Is there a way to run a function every 10 minutes on the server side rather then the player

[frank rivet]

wish i could help ya man. This stuff is difficult. lol.

[river tree]

I want to say it's going to be "stoppingMovementForce"

[drifting ore]

I think if you put the .lua file in the server folder, it's gonna be call by the server

And next just use the every10minutes event

[calm depot]

@fiery pecan LOL, oh jesus man, that sucks. So what ended up being the correct code? What you originally had?

[drifting ore]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2740197862&tscn=1644635989

heels out

[harsh prairie]

I am trying to upload to the workshop and it is saying that there is not a preview.png file even though there is one. How do I fix this?

[frank rivet]

not sure if it would make a difference. But here is the dimension of a poster for a mod ive been messing around with from the steamwork shop. the dimensions are 512x512 32depth. maybe try changing the dimensions of the image to see if that would work. But im not 100% sure.

[glass gorge]

@modders make jumper cables that let me jump start vehicles from other vehicles and i'll give you ten real dollars

also valid is allowing a method to recharge car batteries using other methods than running the engine

wall outlets, generator, a generator bike, whatever

[willow estuary]

You know about the battery charger item that's vanilla? It can be used to charge vehicle batteries if it's placed in a square with electricity from a generator.

https://pzwiki.net/wiki/Car_Battery_Charger

[glass gorge]

i did not, actually!

jumper cables offer still stands tho

[drifting ore]

Looks cool

[little vessel]

Anyone knows if removing item from distributions changed on the stable branch? I have code that used to work before IWBUMS went stable and now it doesnt and I'm stumped as to why. The code looks like this:

local function postDistributionMerge()

    RemoveItemFromDistribution(SuburbsDistributions, "CustomModule.Itemname");
    RemoveItemFromDistribution(ProceduralDistributions, "CustomModule.Itemname");
    print("ZDebug: Removed CustomModule.Itemname")
end

Events.OnPostDistributionMerge.Add(postDistributionMerge)

The print message is printed but the item still shows up in shelves. Tried disabling every other mod, problem still stands. The code is located in lua/server/Items

Alternatively, is there any way to remove an item completely from the game, not just loot tables? If I remove lets say a skill book from the loot tables it still shows up under the character's tab potential learning material that you can find.

And on an unrelated note, code to remove vehicles from spawning need an event to work - just putting VehicleZoneDistribution.medium.vehicles["Base.car"] = nil; in lua/shared won't work. Coincidentally none of the workshop mods that have this purpose do this. Since they need to be removed before the world is generated, I'm wondering if using Events.OnInitWorld.Add or Events.OnGameStart.Add is better. I had success with both IIRC.

[willow estuary]

This method will stop items from spawning with ordinary loot spawning; I believe it won't work for clothing items that zombies wear, or items that are attached to zombies, such as the weapons that are stuck into them.

local item = ScriptManager.instance:getItem("Base.Spiffo")    
if item then 
    item:DoParam("OBSOLETE = TRUE")
end    

This will remove a recipe book from the learning material tab

ISLiteratureUI.SetItemHidden("EngineerMagazine2", true)

[little vessel]

Thanks Algol, as always you are a lifesaver. I will try these and see if I can get everything working.

[willow estuary]

Right on, good luck! 🙂

[little vessel]

Using

ScriptManager.instance:getItem("Base.Spiffo"):DoParam("OBSOLETE = TRUE")

Should work, right? Since I'm doing multiple items, setting a local variable for each of them just to shorten each line seems a bit cumbersome.

[willow estuary]

I believe that it can crash to mainscreen/desktop if the code tries to DoParam for a script item that doesn't exist?
I cut and paste the code block, and don't find it that bad. TBH those sorts of "safety checks" might seem fussy and unnecessary, but I've just found it to be a time saver in the long run?

I don't set a unique local variable for every item either, I just reuse item as such

local item = ScriptManager.instance:getItem("Base.Spiffo")    
if item then 
    item:DoParam("OBSOLETE = TRUE")
end
item = ScriptManager.instance:getItem("Base.SpiffoSuit") -- Both of these will work, in that item has already been defined as local above
local item = ScriptManager.instance:getItem("Base.SpiffoSuit") -- But I still define it as local as a "safety measure" + I just spam cut and paste
if item then 
    item:DoParam("OBSOLETE = TRUE")
end

[little vessel]

Got it. Looking at it as a safety check makes a compelling case for that syntax.

Though I guess I still prefer unique local variables as to make things a bit more readable. Thanks again!

[willow estuary]

👍

[royal ridge]

any good guides or mods that use globalmoddata between client and server?

[little vessel]

Yep, Algol's solution works perfectly. The items do not spawn (no idea if they are still "rolled" to spawn though) and the literature vanishes from the learning tab.

Still curious why the old code stopped working - especially since a few mods still use it (like Snake mods) and also because it made it easy to clean the logs from stuff like

ItemPickerJava.ExtractContainersFromLua> ignoring invalid ItemPicker item type "BallpeenHammer"

So I could hunt for spawning errors.

[drifting ore]

textures fucky, please help

ive been trying to follow daddy dirks newest tutorials, but I could not open Worded without setting a path to my tiles which I did

I originally set my patn to ../tiles/2x but corrected it to ../tiles but its still messed up

ok I deleted my old project and closed the programm and it seems to be normal now

seems like it just didnt update the path change

[willow estuary]

#mapping is the channel where people will be able to help you with that.

[drifting ore]

Alrwady helped myself

[small topaz]

Hi! Does anyone knows what the jave class "HumanVisual" does and how I can call one of it's methods during game? What I need is probably the method getSkinTextureIndex() but I don't know to call it. In my setting, I have the "player" object to work with.

A related question: On the client side, can I just use "MainScreen.instance.desc" while in game to get data about the current player? This MainScreen stuff definitely works in the pre-game menus (e.g. during Character Customisation) and contains a lot of data about the player but I am not sure whether it can be called while in game.

[frank elbow]

I don't know about the second question, but IsoPlayer has a method called getHumanVisual that you can call

Assuming player is a reference to a player obtained by calling getPlayer or getSpecificPlayer (or anything else returning IsoPlayer), it'd be called like player:getHumanVisual()

[small topaz]

ya, i mean the IsoPlayer. thanks! i'll try that

other question: is current vanilla game, is it true that certain underwear items like the various underpants cannot get dirty/bloody?

[frank elbow]

I'm not sure, hopefully someone else who knows the answer will come along

[thin hornet]

I'm also look to get dirty undies

[small topaz]

did a test run and killed dozens of zeds in debug mode (god mode ofc). no dirty bloody underwear so far...

i think the script txts for clothing have a field called BloodLocation but the underwear don't seem to have that field...

[thin hornet]

Gotta check how other clothing item works about dirty and bloody

My electricity is down i cant code 🤬

[little vessel]

Well if there's one mod to check if underwear gets dirty, I guess it's the defecation mod.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1436878551

[small topaz]

maybe adding BloodLocation = Pants may work for blood but no idea how to allow them to get dirty

[little vessel]

Yep, they do not get dirty at all.

[thin hornet]

TIS please we want dirty underwear ty

[small topaz]

does anyone knows how the "BloodLocation" in the script file work somehow? if i just add it to the script txt of new clothing items (given only by textures) i get errors

what is strange is that when i search the whole project zomboid installation folder for the phrase "BloodLocation", all matches I have are in the ones in the script txts. shouldn't there be some other files accessing the "BloodLocation" data somehow???

makes no sense...

[willow estuary]

It's handled in the java side code then.

[small topaz]

that's not good news for me an my current project...

is the java code somehow encrypted? cause I use a special search function which should search all text files including the java ones (except they are encrypted somehow...)

[willow estuary]

You have to decompile them. Ugh, there's a learning curve with that business but here https://github.com/Konijima/PZ-Libraries/blob/Tutorial/README.md

[small topaz]

thanks... but anyway... even if it would work, i'll better not touch it and try to find another solution...

maybe i ask the people from the modelling section how they add blood to clothing stuff.

[weary crypt]

I know it's a feature coming Soon™ but is there currently a way to figure out which mod an item comes from?

[drifting ore]

How can I check the java code of the game ? I never done that before

I want to know what the line 677 of UIManager.update do