mod_development

[prisma wren]

and im not sure if i should rename the 'firearmbooks' part to my mod name

[drifting ore]

Just use chrome 4head

[cosmic condor]

never heard of it

[small topaz]

Have a strange issue when trying to add a mod to a running multiplayer game: When I have the mod in my Zomboid/Workshop folder, adding it to a running mp game works fine. However, when I delete it from there and subscribe to it via the steam workshop, adding it to a running game does not work anymore. Ever heard about such an issue?

Is it possible that in this specific situation, the game handles stuff about overwriting vanilla function and load order of lua code differently? (Not necessarily related but could be an explanation in my case...)

[cosmic condor]

#mod_support

but you should not do that ever lol

[small topaz]

not really overwriting. using the typical construction like this:

but this has still the effect that the game should execute vanillaFunction() from the modded code.

[cosmic condor]

better post in #mod_support I have no clue here

[small topaz]

hmm???

i think this is the chat for modders asking questions about mod construction?

[cosmic condor]

yes it is, but in case those who encounter this issue can help

[small topaz]

maybe a misnderstanding...? it is one of my mods (already published in steam) which cannot be added to a running mp game. now I want to fix the mod so that it has this feature and therefore asking here in the technical/coder channel.

i always thought the mod_support is for people who have questions about using content from other modders...?

[cosmic condor]

oh, it's my fault then

[thin zephyr]

Hi, I'm Spanish. I have a problem, which is that the game is working fine, but when I go to create, after the character attributes, the game closes.

[small topaz]

no problem. 🙂

[cosmic condor]

wait what is "running" mean?

I may misunderstood the things you are trying to imply

[small topaz]

thanks! but that's not my question. i know how a mod can be added. problem is that a specific mod of mine doesn't work when (correctly) added to a running mp game. does not produce erros but simply has no effect. i am quite sure that this is a technical problem related to my mod (or to the vanilla game itself).

[small topaz]

with running I mean that you add it to an already existing world where player run around and so on. so, the world has been created without the mod and then later, the mod is added without restarting the world or so.

[cosmic condor]

what is the function of your mod?

[small topaz]

it adds new professions

aka occupations

[cosmic condor]

okay, that's maybe enough information

@small topaz Are you sure that you added your mods in both Workshop ID and Mod ID?

[shadow geyser]

do you have the workshop id for the mod in the server ini? I'm not sure but it might need that

[cosmic condor]

I assume that you said it work earlier. I thought you may have missed this part.

[small topaz]

in my experience, adding it to one of them should suffice? but I think tried all variants.

[cosmic condor]

Steam workshop id is important, we just discuss this issue earlier today

[shadow geyser]

workshop id tells the dedicated server to download it for its files, to be used for the serverside.

[small topaz]

haven't changed anything on the .ini. maybe should try that. strange thing is that for all other mods, adding it to a running game works without manually editing the .ini file

[shadow geyser]

atleast that is my understanding.

[cosmic condor]

#mod_development message

[shadow geyser]

well I expect MP works different from SP as it has to manage file syncing. whereas in SP that isn't a concern

Im not saying that is 100% the solution, im just saying that is something you can try

[small topaz]

maybe i repeat my problem: for that specific mod, it works fine to add it to an existing mp game when i manually install the mod by putting it to the Zomboid/workshop folder. but it does not work when I subscribe to the mod in the steam workshop and then try to add it to an existing mp game. and that is quite strange imo...

[cosmic condor]

try edit the workshop list again, it should work

At first, I thought you meant a running game server where players are still playing in the game. lol

I was like... tf how can you do that?

[small topaz]

ok. i check again...

[shadow geyser]

yeah I read what you said, and understood the question. What Im saying is to check, did you also add the workshop number into the server ini, and not just the mod id. if you have, please say that, rather than just assuming others are misunderstanding you.

[small topaz]

hmm... i think Riko has misunderstood me and is also part of the conversation. but anyway ok 😉

[cosmic condor]

You should use the word "existing world" instead. lol

[shadow geyser]

what mod is it. Maybe I can try running a world from the workshop and see if it works

[small topaz]

many thanks! but i think problem is fixed. checked again with both, the mod id and workshop id, as Riko suggested

[prisma wren]

how can i test if a item spawns

[cosmic condor]

set higher number in .lua file

then test it

and if it works, lower its number as you want

[static oyster]

is there any lua command to check if the player is interacting with the world? like interacting with doors and windows etc

[small topaz]

you mean when the player right-clicks the object and opens the context menu?

[static oyster]

no, something like if the player opens a door or a window

if theres something that checks like

"player interacted with this object"

or

player has opened a door

more like on the interacting side... let me see if I can find a better example... you know when doors makes sounds when the player interacts with it? or when the player opens a window and it makes the window opening/locked sound? There must be a check for it right? a boolean or something that detects that the player is indeed interacting with x objects

hm, I found getInteract

I wonder if thats it

[small topaz]

not sure about that but maybe although I neither find it in the zomboid lua code, nor in the java doc. still possible that this is a function which can be used

alternative: the pz folder projectzomboid/media/lua/client/TimedActions contains a file ISOpenCloseDoor.lua and a similar one for windows. you could also try to use them

those luas usually contain functions which are used when the player is doing something (in this case probably open and close doors and windows)

[steel locust]

Hi, so I want to remove the recipes from vanilla for reclaiming weapons from spears. However, when I tried creating a recipe of the same name with "NeedToBeLearn" set to true, all it did was create a duplicate recipe, when I really wanted to overwrite the vanilla one.

Is there a way to overwrite recipes without overwriting a whole file it's contained in? Or would I have to create a copy of the vanilla recipe file and put back EVERYTHING other than the reclaim recipes, and overwrite it all?

[static oyster]

hmm indeed seems like that could be it tbh.. I'm trying to make blind zombies.. but after so much messing around seems like no one can help with that, and after looking on camouflage mods and what not, seems like the only way is either ghosting the player or setting the zombies useless.. both has their own issue.. with I think with some messing around with the zombie useless I can get something nice going on.. the problem is that I now have to probably do a check for a lot of things in the game like.. opening doors, sneaking, running, walking, attacking while sneaking

because setting them useless also just well.. disable their AI.. so I need to constantly enable their AI for everything that could potentially make a sound

[drifting stump]

do not use scripts for changing recipes

use lua for that

[static oyster]

I have no library, I'm literally coding with notepad++ and guessing atm lol

[small topaz]

so you want to do manually sth like this: when there is a door sound, zombies should react to it...?

[steel locust]

I'll be honest, I'm pretty new to this stuff, so I never changed a recipe in Lua before. 😅 Can you point me to a mod that does this as an example, or maybe there's an example you know of elsewhere?

[drifting stump]

getScriptManager():getRecipe("RecipeName"):setNeedToBeLearn(true)

[steel locust]

Ohhhh

[static oyster]

ye like "if door sound / window sound" zombie:setUseless to false, and maybe force them to detect the player

[steel locust]

You're wonderful, thank you!

[small topaz]

i also see that the sandbox options only contain "sight poor" but not "none sight"....

[static oyster]

yeah tried that, doesn't work

[atomic kiln]

Is electricity handled over lua or java?

[static oyster]

setting to 0 makes no difference throws error I think even

[small topaz]

ah sh*t... just thought about trying sth like this....

[tacit briar]

i recommend this https://github.com/Konijima/PZ-Libraries

it’s by Konijima that’s here and goes in detail about getting it set up

very useful

[static oyster]

will look into it later then

[static oyster]

for some reason trying to reset the player target

or making it nil

doesnt work

zombie target*

spotted, target, whatever else doesn't work which makes it not an option either

[small topaz]

the TimedAction folder does indeed contain some functions which are used when the player makes an action which makes sound (like door opening and stuff). if you don't find a better solution, you might have a look there. but not sure if everything which makes sound and should attract zombies can be found in TimedActions.

guess it could be quite some work

[static oyster]

indeed

[shadow geyser]

are the zombies still following you despite target being nil? or does it just keep setting it back to the player, after you set it to nil

[fiery pecan]

odd question, but say I take the vanilla cop car, and make 2 new skins for it. One with an all-blue lightbar, and another with an all-red. Say I want to keep them in the same script file. As in, as the same vehicle, different skin index. How would I do the "Lightbar" category in the script?

[small topaz]

just in case you are interested (and not already know): whether the player is running or sneaking can probably be found out by java methods player:isRunning() and player:isSneaking(). (for running, see here for example: https://zomboid-javadoc.com/41.65/zombie/characters/IsoGameCharacter.html#isRunning() ) don't think that those things are also controlled via timed actions. but not sure..

[fiery pecan]

Sorry for interupting

[shadow geyser]

you will probably have better luck asking from the modeling channel. you could also try asking from the filibuster rhymes discord. its pretty active and they know alot about dealing with vehicle models in PZ

[fiery pecan]

alright

[open ravine]

Wish it was possible to reinforce player made metal/wood fencing or walls to make them far stronger or even unbreakable by zeds (at a cost fitting to the strategic gain)

I know there is one mod that allows this with metal walls but it doesn't appear to work. I reinforced it with the plates but zombies still break them down.

Anyone know a good mod that might help. Just want to put up chain link fence/gates to fill holes that act like the ones in the world. Like how do the Zeds know the difference from my single segment of chain link from the rest that are apart of the map. I have lvl 10 metal working. If anything my fence should be indistinguishable from the maps fencing next to it ..

[burnt escarp]

Having an issue with the Elbow Pads from Shark's Law Enforcement Overhaul.
The model "spikes" out from the player when you aim with a weapon or gun.

Anyone have this issue at all or even better, found a fix?

[rare berry]

whats the mod that makes it so the longer you're exposed to zombies, the less you get panicked?

[cosmic condor]

this? https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2627877543

[rare berry]

Yes ty🙏

[static oyster]

seems like it just keeps setting back to the player

makes sense if the target system is tied to their sight

since they will always see you and target you back if you set to nil

[static oyster]

already know that ye thank you tho

[latent orchid]

Is the sendClientCommand necessary when taking liquids between item and IsoObject on servers? (for example gas pumps, water cooler)

I noticed that taking water calls the command (sendClientCommand(playerObj, 'object', 'takeWater', args)), but taking fuel from a pump does not.

Ask as I am worried that there might be issues in MP if this command is not performed

[jagged ingot]

@thin hornet I'm still interested in doing an allnighter for a script editing software.

[thin hornet]

hehe

[jagged ingot]

Others I spoke with said this would be a very desirable thing to make.

[thin hornet]

yeah thats for sure

[jagged ingot]

Also, I was thinking about an idea to make more examples for TypeScript modding with PZ.

[thin hornet]

More tools is never a bad thing

[jagged ingot]

It would be cool to template this as a wizard plugin for a IDE.

I might get caught up in writing my own SASS

Always happens when I do any web app.

@thin hornet Can you provide me with the scripts you'd be interested in me working with?

A wiki or some list?

I can do insight research on them using Java decompiles I have. Just want to make sure I'm looking at the right ones to start.

[thin hornet]

Try and make something like this in Typescript
https://github.com/Konijima/PZ-BaseMod

[jagged ingot]

I'll take a look in a bit. Thanks.

[thin hornet]

Some sort of base mod that can be used to create mod and abstract some stuff that usually needs to be done.

[thin hornet]

i have to check these global object system

[jagged ingot]

For what?

[thin hornet]

to learn how to use it

[jagged ingot]

Oh.

What do you want to do?

Calling a global table is also callable as ```lua
local globalVarReference = _G.MyGlobalObject
-- OR
local globalVarReference = _G['MyGlobalObject']

Global is its own table basically.

Usually people require and then call it without the _G.

[thin hornet]

nah im talking about something else

brb

[jagged ingot]

Am curious.

Ok.

[thin hornet]

CGlobalObjectSystem & SGlobalObjectSystem & JSGlobalObjectSystem?

I have yet to discover those two pieces

seem to be used with farming and campfire

[jagged ingot]

Oh something entirely unrelated to Lua global

Finally got my grunt watcher / sass compiler working.

@thin hornet Ever used SASS?

[thin hornet]

yea but mostly scss

[jagged ingot]

God is it good.

[thin hornet]

i prefer scss coz of the syntax

[jagged ingot]

Nesting is just the best.

[thin hornet]

but yeah thats much cleaner than writing your css yourself

[jagged ingot]

Yeah that's the best thing about SCSS.

I mean you are writing your CSS just as a transpilation of it.

[thin hornet]

mixin and variables 😄

[jagged ingot]

Huh.. items have hundreds of settings.

Didn't think it was that much.

[thin hornet]

xD

told you

the "edit items" part will be the most complex part of it

[jagged ingot]

I'll need to figure out which settings are used for what category.

[sour island]

Anyone know if Cosmic Cat or M13 frequent here?

[jagged ingot]

Hmm I'm not sure if this list is complete: https://github.com/MrBounty/PZ-Mod---Doc/blob/main/Items variables.md

[sour island]

They're both breaking ISReadABook... hopefully they check out their comments before I bypass their mods in favor of mine.

[jagged ingot]

@thin hornet Here's my first work so far.

I'll dig to see what settings are applied to what item types.

[sour island]

Can you use require with a modID? 🤔

[jagged ingot]

Unless you have the complete path or working relative path, no.

[sour island]

was afraid of that

[jagged ingot]

All files are loaded in a scope that's inside of client, server, and shared.

so if you have a mod with client/myfile.lua, use require 'myfile.

[thin hornet]

ah i was wondering what you meant there

[sour island]

yeah, I just finished closing their mods

now I have to open them all back up

[thin hornet]

That is why i suggest using subdirectory with mod id

hehe

would make thing clear

[jagged ingot]

I'd be making loading & saving item scripts ignore unrelated settings.

[sour island]

well I'll be damned

this guy named his files the exact same thing in two different mods

does that break anything?

[jagged ingot]

Overrides.

[sour island]

yeesh

I'll let him know in the comments

[jagged ingot]

=))

Found what I needed

@thin hornet zombie.scripting.objects.Item#InstanceItem(..)

Shows what settings matter for which type.

[thin hornet]

oh yeah

zombie.scripting will be your friend

[jagged ingot]

Already knew that. I was looking in InventoryItem because I had a hunch that the init code for instancing would be there.

I'm right, but it refers to Item's static methods for instantiation.

Now I can toss in the ts fields I manually typed into separate containers.

[sour island]

local crossRefMods = {
    ["CatsWalkWhileReadMod"]="ReadFasterWhenSitting",
    ["CatsReadMod"]="ReadFasterWhenSitting",
    ["CatsReadMod(slower)"]="ReadFasterWhenSitting",
    ["M13ReadingTweaks"]="M13Reading",
}
local activeModIDs = getActivatedMods()
for i=1, activeModIDs:size() do
    local modID = activeModIDs:get(i-1)
    if crossRefMods[modID] then require (crossRefMods[modID]) end
end

This should work in order to force load their mods first so I can overwrite them right?

[thin hornet]

ya

if the path are correct then it would work

do something like

local crossRefMods = {
    ["CatsWalkWhileReadMod"]="ReadFasterWhenSitting",
    ["CatsReadMod"]="ReadFasterWhenSitting",
    ["CatsReadMod(slower)"]="ReadFasterWhenSitting",
    ["M13ReadingTweaks"]="M13Reading",
}
local loadedModIDs = {};
local activeModIDs = getActivatedMods()
for i=1, activeModIDs:size() do
    local modID = activeModIDs:get(i-1)
    if crossRefMods[modID] then
      require (crossRefMods[modID])
      loadedModIDs[modID] = true; -- keep track of which was loaded
    end
end```

[alpine scroll]

Is there somewhere in the saves files where I can check what is in which container?

[thin hornet]

so that you dont have to loop all over again later

[sour island]

ah

[alpine scroll]

Btw, hello everyone

Also, other then checking the containers, is there any file on /media/ folder that has the vanilla loot tables?

[alpine scroll]

Oh, just found them. They are on the media/lua/server/items in the Distributions lua files

[jagged ingot]

@thin hornet https://github.com/asledgehammer/Screwdriver/tree/master/src/ts/item

Felt like showing progress and what design choices I'm making for the data.

I'll be importing the script format to Json and then writing Json to the script format.

I'll complicate it to have module instances and then maybe template or super item definition attributes as I go forward. Small steps.

It would be cool to have an item extend another and when changing a value that isn't set for the sub item the sub item receives the change.

[sour island]

The rightside is a mod I spent like 3 days on to get right, the one on the left is something I wrote in like 15 minutes.

as is life

alternative moral: always put vin diesel on your mod posters

[jagged ingot]

That's my entire career.

lol

[thin hornet]

loool

[jagged ingot]

It's midnight. Making coffee.

[thin hornet]

haha same

[jagged ingot]

Nice.

BTW I already have a module class setup.

[thin hornet]

to process the script files?

into blocks?

[jagged ingot]

I can push it if you want to see it.

I have the IO code for project file data.

Having a project to store data that will be compiled in any way that losses data needs a project format.

So I know that item extensions isn't supported with script.txt format, but I plan to have extension inheritence support.

So if I want to have two weapons, say baseball_bat and spiked_baseball_bat, I could have the spiked one import values from the basic one and override certain ones.

If I change a value in my editor for the basic baseball bat, then the spiked one also changes for settings it inherits.

Make sense, @thin hornet ?

If I only load and save from the script.txt format, I wouldn't know the next time whether or not the spiked one extends the basic one.

Hence project files. 🙂

[thin hornet]

make sens yeah

[jagged ingot]

Would be better to modify a base item once than cloned copies x amount of times.

[shadow geyser]

maybe you need to try setting it more often, try using OnZombieUpdate. It probably happens frequent enough to get what you want to happen.

[shadow geyser]

you could make your code "load last" by putting it all into a function which you add into a event. Thats how I made a change to make sure one of my plant compatability codes loads after any and all mods that add crops. it puts a function that is meant to fix all the missing variables into the OnGameStart function. that makes sure that the code runs last. you can probably have a function that redeclares the function you want to override.

its not the best kind of solution, forcing it to load that much later, as maybe in the future, someone else will need to overwrite your stuff, but for now it could work. and its alot easier than writing 100 require statements to make sure that code runs after another mod

[drifting ore]

im trying to set up base in a modded military outpost but i cant place stuff inside am i not allowed to build in it on purpose or is there a fix pls help

[jagged ingot]

@thin hornet Ok I've made good progress on detailing the codebase for Screwdriver.

Project -> Modules -> Items & Recipes -> Properties that are inheritable or set.

Items & Recipes now have parents and getters for properties checks the set value of the property and then based on that grabs either the parent's value or the set value.

[thin hornet]

Neat cant wait to try 😛

[cosmic condor]

Screwdriver™️

You'll never know what it can do until you take 3 minutes to read the descriptions.

[thin hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/guerrero-de-dios-christian-de-lugano-arreglo-screwdriver-gif-14561731

i hate that the clock only show time minute by ten

00, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50

if a server uses a very slow time speed its not cool to lose precision

[jagged ingot]

Starting to feel tired.

[cosmic condor]

get some rest 😴

coding requires a significant amount of mental energy

[jagged ingot]

I definitely know that from experience.

[thin hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/code-coding-computer-gif-19684211

[jagged ingot]

I'm now at the part of the project where I'm copying over all properties for base items and specific too.

[thin hornet]

Wheres the UI

😛🤣

[jagged ingot]

lol

[thin hornet]

Its due for next weekend or you are fired

Client is waiting

Almost finished my new mod

[jagged ingot]

https://github.com/asledgehammer/Screwdriver/blob/master/src/ts/screwdriver/item/BaseItem.ts

Wrote base-level item properties.

[toxic walrus]

Hi all. Would anyone be able to explain to me the difference between adding something to Suburbs distribution and just adding it to procedural?

[thin hornet]

Procedural does nothing on its own. Procedural are assigned to Suburb distribution

[toxic walrus]

OH. From what I understood from it was that Procedural feeds into the regular Distribution.lua

[thin hornet]

procedural are lists, and you feed the distribution with it

local distributionTable = {

    -- =====================
    --    Room List (A-Z)
    -- =====================

    aesthetic = {
        isShop = true,
        counter = {
            procedural = true,
            procList = {                    <<------------------------------
                {name="SalonCounter", min=0, max=99},
            }
        },
    },

[toxic walrus]

Ye I understand that part

[thin hornet]

So instead of cluttering the distribution with bunch of items you assign them procedural list

[toxic walrus]

But what does the actual SuburbsDistribution.lua do that the regular Distribution doesn't do for it?

Sometimes I see mods do like Table.insert to ProceduralDistribution.list or sometimes that do Table.instert to SuburbsDistribution

[thin hornet]

so when people add to the procedural, it mean everywhere that procedural is plugged in the suburb it will be there.

lets you create a new mechanic item and want to add it in every mechanic place

instead of adding it to the suburb of each location

you add it to the mechanic procedural

[toxic walrus]

OH OKAY

So Suburbs is like the call type or tile or zone

[thin hornet]

yeah mostly is a container, wether its a zombie or an object

[toxic walrus]

I seee

Because I seen a few mods do the same to Inventory lists, like adding to zombie inventory. They will sometimes do Procedural or do Suburbs

[thin hornet]

if you want it only on zombies specifically, then dont add it to the procedural cause that procedural might be plugged into other containers

or create your own procedural and plug it into the zombies

[toxic walrus]

Ahh I see

Makes sense

thank you

[thin hornet]

np 😄

[toxic walrus]

you're my hero

OH ANOTHER QUESTION SORRY

How does Zomboid handle loot rarity settings

Does it change the rolls or weight chances

[thin hornet]

its probably multiply it yeah

[steel topaz]

Hi guys, do you know about the water freezing in the winter season to be able to drive?

Or a mod to create a raft to transport a car to Kingsmouth Island

[atomic kiln]

Does anyone know how I should go about making my batteries fit in electronics? I can edit RWMPower:verifyItem to recognise them, the box lights green when dragging them in, but letting go of the drag doesn't add the modded battery to the item.

[thin hornet]

@atomic kiln you might have to verify the java source to see if anything is hardcoded to use the vanilla battery

[atomic kiln]

I am viscerally angry at the mere idea of doing so

[thin hornet]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2834607449

[cosmic condor]

daily mod

[thin hornet]

hehe

just happen that i needed that mod for a friend

[frosty falcon]

yea cheat menu got one too

that mod is way better tho, nice

[cosmic condor]

which that?

that or that that

😋

[frosty falcon]

I said though, so it wouldn't be the cheat mod I was talking about

[static oyster]

You mean like Unity's LateUpdate() function? Which is called after the Update () function? Is there such a thing for zomboid ?

Ye i saw there's a OnGameStart function which is kind similar to the Awake function on unity i think (which happens before the game starts or a scene is loaded) but what would be the equivalent for the end on zomboid? OnGameEnd? As if now I'm just blindly coding with no library, had no time to set up the things from konijima

[shadow geyser]

I guess? im not so familiar with the Unity. Im not exactly sure exactly when OnGameStart happens. I haven't looked into it. If I had to guess, it probably happens after everything has loaded and you press any key to start the game. But anyways, it happens after all the lua files have been loaded and read, so it works to be able to "delay" the loading of the lua file by rather than actually executing any code on load, it just declares a function that does all that when the lua is loaded, and the function is only executed at OnGameStart

[static oyster]

I see, seems pretty similar to awake function.. "Awake is used to initialize any variables or game state before the game starts. Awake is called only once during the lifetime of the script instance."
I guess for the zombies since they seems to reassign the target every frame i need the to reassign the target on the end of every frame to overwrite it.. I'm gonna go look to see if I can find anything

It's also my first time coding lua too, getting used to the differences from c#, I'm not an experienced coder but I think this is not hard enough to make it work

[thin hornet]

depending where the OnZombieUpdate is triggered inside the internal zombie update

you are out of luck

target is set after OnZombieUpdate

[static oyster]

Welp

I guess i could just use setGhostMode, my only problem are the goddamn sounds

Or just switching between zombie useless a lot enough to still make them move by themselves

[thin hornet]

Go on the forum and post a suggestion to add a PostZombieUpdate event maybe.

[static oyster]

Would not there be a way to decompile and recompile the game codes with the new changes ?

[thin hornet]

Its possible but you cannot have java mods on the workshop

people would have to install the modified files manually and you would have to update the mod every update if anything changes

its not recommended the only java mods worth are for the server side since clients dont need them

[static oyster]

I see.. well sometimes there's a price to pay to achieve something good, but i guess i would not go that deep into modding as I don't have the time to learn every single possible bit.. nor enough knowledge on the matter. As of now I will keep trying with whatever was given to work with Lua, and it it works then it works

[thin hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/todd-howard-it-just-works-bethesda-this-all-just-works-gif-20598651

i think there is a mod that camouflages you from zombies when covering yourself in blood.

might be worth checking what technic been used there

[cosmic condor]

you may have to consider a lot of things; human blood, animal blood, zombie blood

Another idea that isn't lore-friendly, but would be cool to have is an invisible cloak from HP 😹

[static oyster]

Uses set zombie useless

Checked it yesterday

As well as one called stealth camouflage

That one uses ghost mode

[cosmic condor]

perhaps set an active and cooldown time to limit its power

[static oyster]

What I'm trying to do is blind zombies really

Something like the last of us

Setting them useless makes them inactive they can't hear or see, but with a bit of coding you can make a "fake hearing system"

Best option would be ghost mode

But it removes all the sounds from the player and doors and windows

[alpine scroll]

Is there a way to load different translation settings, based on client settings for the same translation files?

[cosmic condor]

please elaborate

[alpine scroll]

Think about vhs tapes, where there are mods that add which skill the vhs gives. Like [Carpentry] VHS: Woodcraft E1

I would like to make a client toggle that either shows in the start, or in the end

But I still haven't found an example where it does conditional translating for the same language

[cosmic condor]

The best way I can think of now is to create a mod that contains multiple mods. Each mod contains different translations. Let them choose from there. Since the translation files load when you boot the game up and when you save the mod selection settings.

[alpine scroll]

But that doesnt work for MP, right?

This toggle would be more useful in a server, since different people have different ways to play

[cosmic condor]

I mean, if you want to change translation, you have to quit the session and reload the game

[jaunty marten]

check Named VHS Tapes in workshop

[alpine scroll]

I thank you for your sugestion, but this is not exactly my problem. My problem is 2 different translations for the same language. Where you could choose between [Carpentry] VHS: Woodcraft E1 or VHS: Woodcraft E1 [Carpentry]

[jaunty marten]

2 submods in 1 mod

[alpine scroll]

But can the client choose which submods to use in a server? Or the server sets one fixed?

My problem is not with single player. My problem is multiplayer

[jaunty marten]

as I think there's no way

but I could be wrong

[alpine scroll]

The problem is that translation files are a txt, and not a lua

[jaunty marten]

yea

[cosmic condor]

You can offer those who want the alternate translation to manually download the mod on their local side

[thin hornet]

Not sure if you are just doing translation or if you are doing the code too

[jaunty marten]

❓

[thin hornet]

But if so you might want to use
%1

getText("My_Text", variable)

but still

doesnt fix the problem

lol

sorry

[alpine scroll]

Ideas are welcome

I know that the vhs "problem" is not a problem per-se and doesnt add much to zomboid

[cosmic condor]

I mean the server has to choose main translation and who prefer other than that, go download the mod to fix the translation

[jaunty marten]

@thin hornet :DoParam on DisplayName works in already running world?

[alpine scroll]

However, if there is a way to change the text of an item dinamically, you could alter things name when a player is drunk, for example

[jaunty marten]

pz doesn't allow to use mods that doesn't exists on server

won't work

[thin hornet]

i dont think DoParam on item name works

[cosmic condor]

Oh, I'm inexperienced with mp

[thin hornet]

last time i tried to simply rename the Money to Cash and it would work

[jaunty marten]

if no then there's no way

single way it's rename all items on change settings like
:DoParam(string.format("%s [%s]" or "[%s] %s", item.DisplayNameToFormat, item.VHSCategory))

rip

[thin hornet]

xD

right but i doubt it

[jaunty marten]

?

[thin hornet]

An other way would be to hook into the inventory pane to add some hackish code

[jaunty marten]

override defualt item tooltip? XD

[thin hornet]

most likely not worth it

[jaunty marten]

yea

[alpine scroll]

Why do I do this with me

I could just iron fist the thing because its for my own server

But nooooo, I have to think about the other users

[thin hornet]

You dont have to

but if you mean users in your server thats an other story

[alpine scroll]

Its for my own server

If it works I could release as a standalone

[thin hornet]

make a poll and the majorty of vote define if its left sided or right sided

lol

[alpine scroll]

But for now i have a workshop item that is an amalgamation of little things

[jaunty marten]

In my mod I added button to top left corner where buttons like place objects/health panel and my way does override nothing but I checking other mods that adds buttons to there - they just override these buttons so my button will disappear
Hard to create mods that can works with other mods

[thin hornet]

yeah pretty hard to guarantee compatibility

[cosmic condor]

It's funny how lots of players don't bother moving the 'V' button of the clothing UI mod and let it stick to the middle of their screen

[jaunty marten]

xp

[thin hornet]

lol

[alpine scroll]

Well, I'll leave the translation project for another time

Btw, anyone knows of any example on how to add a custom command that can be triggered with Rcon?

[thin hornet]

custom command and server chat commands would be dope

without needing to hack into the chat code

[alpine scroll]

I would like to make a createhorde3

Where instead of x,y,z it asks for a player name

[thin hornet]

D:

[alpine scroll]

It would be fun to spawn a horde of santa's on christmas, for example, via console

[thin hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/easter-funny-shrek-funny-face-gif-20535573

[cosmic condor]

did you check out 41.72 admin panel?

[static oyster]

Konijima, could you by any means look into the ghost mode ? I want to know what it does to the sounds really, because I wonder if it just stops the sound engine or something and if could be forced back on

[alpine scroll]

41.71 already has the custom horde spawning menu, doesn't it?

I mean, I do have it

Not sure if a Mod added it, but I think not

[static oyster]

@thin hornet forgot to tag, and also sorry for the tag

[thin hornet]

there is no way to bypass it

[static oyster]

I see, i was also curious about the documentation saying that setGhostMode has a boolean and a ghost mode mode or something

[thin hornet]

yeah setGhostMode has a boolean to set it on or off probably

[static oyster]

That i know, what i mean is that it's like

setGhostMode (boolean, aGhostMode)

With the description

A ghost mode to be chosen or something like that, let me see it again

[sour island]

I feel like this should be pinned tbh. Would help avoid alot of early issues / let people get the ball rolling.

[thin hornet]

haha

[static oyster]

This is really sad that we are limited by a lot of things

[thin hornet]

Yeah there is limitations, but its improving with time

if you are stuck with an idea, try to find an other idea until you can come back to it

[sour island]

If you set ghost mode wouldn't everyone be invisible to everyone else?

[static oyster]

I think that's invisible mode

Makes your character invisible

[sour island]

Oh, hm

[static oyster]

Ghost mode removes the sounds and zombies ignores you afaik

But you are still rendered

[sour island]

Out of curiosity how does very poor eyesight play like? Can you basically walk up to zombies?

[static oyster]

I never tested it but a guy here was complaining that they can still see you from a certain distance, he wanted them to be purely blind, and thanks to him i have a desire to make them blind as well

To the point of being able to hit them on their face as long as you are not doing certain actions that supposedly would make sounds

[sour island]

But how does he know he didn't make noise?

[thin hornet]

var4 *= 1.2F;
                           if (SandboxOptions.instance.Lore.Sight.getValue() == 1) {
                              var4 *= 2.5F;
                           }

                           if (SandboxOptions.instance.Lore.Sight.getValue() == 3) {
                              var4 *= 0.45F;
                           }

                           if (this.inactive) {
                              var4 *= 0.25F;
                           }

                           var4 *= 0.25F;
                           if (var1 instanceof IsoPlayer && ((IsoPlayer)var1).Traits.Inconspicuous.isSet()) {
                              var4 *= 0.5F;
                           }

                           if (var1 instanceof IsoPlayer && ((IsoPlayer)var1).Traits.Conspicuous.isSet()) {
                              var4 *= 2.0F;
                           }

[sour island]

Even when sneaking people make a little bit of noise

[static oyster]

With code limitations i would have to just set zombie to useless with certain actions based on a distance

[thin hornet]

plus that could count as smelling

[sour island]

I'd look at IzoZombie's public void spotted(IsoMovingObject var1, boolean var2) {

there might be valuable info there

[static oyster]

For example if player is sneaking and distance is greater than 1.0 don't set useless to false

But if player is moving and not sneaking and distance is greater than x amount, set to false, reacts

[sour island]

that could work

but what happens when one is sneaking close by and another is screaming like 15 feet away?

[static oyster]

My only problem with useless is that they don't move around.. that can be countered by setting useless to false from them off screen or fr a certain distance from the player

[sour island]

you can tie into ZombieUpdate

and compare it's current target to what ever you want and clear the target

[static oyster]

So far the code seems to be working per zombie

[thin hornet]

target is set after OnZombieUpdate

[sour island]

that's good no?

[static oyster]

Idk how it works per player even tho I'm getting a player Index and what not

[thin hornet]

its not

what ever you do

it will be set right after you

[sour island]

oh I misread

[static oyster]

Ye tried to setting the target multiple times even trying to check if the target is back at the player to them change back to nil, not possible

[sour island]

I guess I got lucky as my code was setting faraway targets

What if you set zombies to poor sight and award everyone extra sneaking points?

Not perfect by far

Surprised there isn't a blind setting for zombies

there's a toothless

[static oyster]

Does sneaking works on their cone of vision tho ? Because sneaking in front of them still makes them see you

Behind them works great but the problem is on their cone of vision

So far the best option seems to be either ghost or useless.. and it's ironic how both of those 2 options have a huge con

One doesn't play sound and one make them literally useless so they can't even react to sounds

[sour island]

In IsoPlayer setbCouldBeSeenThisFrame

Going to check if this applies to everyone and zombies or just zombies

[static oyster]

Uuuh that could be something, alright

[sour island]

seems to be used only in IsoZombie and NetworkPlayerAI

might only apply to zombies

[static oyster]

Interesting, gonna see if I can experiment with that

[sour island]

seems like it's setting them invisible while logging in in networkAI

which is smart lol

You also have setbSeenThisFrame

you could tie into playerupdate

@thin hornet Btw, have you noticed that global libraries sometimes doesn't work? I've been including the sources into the project libraries.

[thin hornet]

hum

i never had problem with the global libs yet and i use em in multiple projects

what kind of problem you got?

[sour island]

Just doesn't stick

can't refer to it in scope

once I slap it on project libraries it works right away

Also, do you need EmmyLua in order to generate a lua project?

Talking to M13 atm to help him with his mod

says he doesn't see lua as a generator

[thin hornet]

i suggest installing the plugin

But you dont have to generate a lua project

i basically make a mod normally and just open that folder in idea

it will generate the .idea dir

then add the libs to the deps

and all should be good

[sour island]

I think the issue may be that you have 'generate lua project' as step 1, and install emmy lua as step 5 😛

[thin hornet]

emmylua probably a good thing for the annotation of lua

hum

let me see

Right

why did i put it so far

hehe

[smoky pelican]

Is there any mod that lets you exit a moving vehicle at low speed

[sour island]

Yes... sort of

[sour island]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2832401837

You can freely exit/enter a moving car at 5+nimble level

[smoky pelican]

Oh yo
thanks!

[sour island]

If it's going faster than your skill you fall hard

but it requires you to spam E

[smoky pelican]

all good, I just need it for low speed because of impatience

car takes a few milliseconds too long after holding space

[sour island]

you have a threshold of 5 to start with

[static oyster]

I don't have much experience with zomboid and lua, but if I want to add a boolean here that can be used by 2 functions I can just do
local boolname = 0 and use then set it as 1 and 0 for true or false right?

just to be sure, I'm not used to lua at all, on unity we would just do private or public boolean bool name and false / true and what not

[sour island]

you can use true or false

However, I found sometimes not only works if you're checking with ==

i.e.: if not X when X is false sometimes comes back as true, because it is something

[static oyster]

that if not thing is really new to me, I'm used to do if bool / if !bool

[sour island]

@thin hornet I'm still helping with M13, he has a timed action overwrite in server for a timed action found in client - he has to move it over right?

[thin hornet]

if he overwrite something in server, the overwriting script must be also in server

it wont be able to require it otherwise

[sour island]

That's what I figured

[static oyster]

I guess isbSeenThisFrame and isbCouldBeSeenThisFrame doesnt work

or maybe im doing crap anyway, gonna keep trying

[sour island]

I would try setting isbCouldBeSeenThisFrame to false

on player update

[static oyster]

did that

[sour island]

hmmm

maybe it's a networking thing

you could suggest a bBlind for IzoZombies

[thin hornet]

I updated the tutorial

[sour island]

Is there a way to add a sandbox option only in single player?

[static oyster]

I have an idea, idk if this happens or if this is a glitch but

sometimes, some zombies that are sitting down, they dont go after you even if you walk on their line of sight

I wonder why and I wonder if that could be used for every zombie

does anyone here have any idea if this is a behavior ?

[thin hornet]

not really but might be worth specifying in the tooltip

[sour island]

Ah well

his mod adds minutes per page as a sandbox option - but I'm worried about user error

[thin hornet]

wdym

[sour island]

his sandbox option will apply after the vanilla code grabs the server setting

meaning his option will supersede the server setting

I imagine some users won't read carefully, apply changes to the server setting and not his option

equally bothersome is only making his setting SP only

cause people will change it and not see results in MP

Now why someone would install a sandbox option for minutes per page for a mp server....

[thin hornet]

i do wonder at what step the remote sandbox options are transmited

i know they arent transmitted while creating a character so clearly thats after that

but at the character creation game time is synced with the server game time already

[sour island]

The fact server settings sandbox doesn't get updated when you add mods bugs me

you have to add the mods on the main menu for them to register on the host menu's settings

[thin hornet]

yeah that part is bugging me too but its alright when you know that lol

the host meny could be improved, like adding mod dependencies when selected in the list

preset i guess also

Also sandbox options in single player in the dev options somewhere

would be great haha

the mod i use for changing sandbox options doesnt register changes sometime so i still have to reload

Alright time to improve that Random Sound Events mod

[alpine scroll]

If I want to supersede an item property, do I need to pass all the old properties too?

Or can I do something like WalkieTalk{weight=0} and call it a day

[sour island]

Via script yes, via lua no

[alpine scroll]

I see

Thanks

[sour island]

np

[queen leaf]

There’s a mod that I’m dying to have, but I can’t mod and neither can I find anywhere

Is it possible to make it so that the little icons for shelves/lockers/containers could be color coded

That would solve a lot of head-scratching if I just need to remember that, say, the purple shelf holds boots, the yellow shelf holds jackets, etc

It could even be a little colored background or star or whatever— done way to distinguish one from the other

[prisma wren]

can someone tell me how to set items to spawn in gun cases

and how i can find the other containers items can spawn in

to add as spawn locations

[alpine scroll]

I know its not a mod, but if I am not mistaken, you can actually paint wood crates you build

[jagged ingot]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2828552872

- createhorde3 [player] [amount=[1->500]] [inner_radius=[0->infinity]] [outer_radius=[inner_radius->infinity]]

Is a server mod that creates a generic command, sending all the arguments to a Lua API. That's how that works but it's a thing.

It requires a mod with a Java patch.

[alpine scroll]

I cannot believe there is a mod with exactly what I need haha

And exactly the same command I though

I think I need to search better

[jagged ingot]

It was made for RCON integration for Twitch streamers.

[alpine scroll]

Thats EXACTLY what I need for hahaha

I do stream, and I do have interactions that make zombies show up near me

But for now I am using only the regular createhorde

[jagged ingot]

Well let me know if you need some commands made. I'm in contact with the author. A lot of stuff is locked down in the server's Lua code and a helper is made to expose that to Lua to fix this issue.

Oh yeah. I also have notes on createhorde2

[alpine scroll]

To be fair

I would like a command that interacted with that expanded heli mod

That doesnt use a hotkey to trigger

[jagged ingot]

It's argument syntax is -argName [value].

E.G: /createhorde2 -x 10000 -y 10000 -z 0 -radius 10 -count 40
This spawns 40 zombies in a 10x10 radius at 10000,10000 on the ground level (z=0).

The args are:
-count (integer)
-radius (integer)
-x (integer)
-y (integer)
-z (integer)
-outfit (text ID of outfit)
-crawler (true/false)
-isFallOnFront (true/false)
-isFakeDead (true/false)
-knockedDown (true/false)
-health (decimal value)

[jagged ingot]

Yeah. Not able to make custom commands even with vanilla PZ. Have to patch it.

[alpine scroll]

This patch you mention is another mod, right?

[jagged ingot]

It's in the mod's steam description.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2825060402

This one.

[prisma wren]

can someone help me with my question?

[queen leaf]

Yes, but does it change the color of the icons in the loot window?
That’s what I’m looking for, icon changes

[opal jolt]

Has anyone seen a mod to tie a bandana around your neck?or can anyone make it?

[cosmic condor]

check out these files

it's called riflecase

[prisma wren]

yeah theres different cases for each type of gun

riflecase1-3

pistolcase1-3

revolvercase1-3

shotguncase1-2

very nice file

it says preview.png format is invalid

[cosmic condor]

check the size if it's 256x256

[prisma wren]

it was

and still is

its a png and its the right size

not sure whats happening

now its saying there there are unrecognized files

[jagged ingot]

Check TemplateMod?

[prisma wren]

i need to have contents then mods then my media folder?

[jaunty marten]

check c:\Users\user\Zomboid\Workshop\ModTemplate\

[jagged ingot]

@thin hornet I see your fork haha

[prisma wren]

figured it out

[thin hornet]

Working on a sick update for Random Sound Events

[jagged ingot]

Nice.

[thin hornet]

I should have named the mod Random Events

cause it wont be just sound now

[jagged ingot]

Rename the mod but not the ID?

[thin hornet]

nah it will still be random sound events but those sound will have a real effect now

[prisma wren]

my mod is not appearing in my modlist

or i am blind

[jagged ingot]

Might not have power today to have the PC to mod. 😦

Would like to get to the UI portion of Screwdriver today.

[prisma wren]

the file version of my mod is there

but not the workshop version

[prisma wren]

its this one

[mystic hazel]

Went a bit OTT with this one, great if you like Judge Dredd though https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2834775602

[atomic kiln]

So how would I go about checking the java for something that could be hard coded? I'm not even sure where to start

[sour island]

https://github.com/Konijima/PZ-Libraries

IntelliJ would let you parse the entire source for terms - not to mention look up class files by name

useful for researching leverage points for complicated mods

[atomic kiln]

Thank you!

Also, I seem to have misunderstood part of the game behaviour when I started making this mod.
I believed that any battery that was drained was automatically deleted, but that only seems to be the case if it's used in a flashlight?

[wooden falcon]

Anybody know if there is a way to make an ISButton object "click-through"? (As in, when you click it, it behaves as if you are clicking on whatever is behind it so that it doesn't block normal game behaviour.)

[jagged ingot]

I think it's hardcoded but not 100% sure.

Maybe the ISButton cancels the click in the Lua side.

[rare berry]

why does debug load me into a black screen interface with 4 options on the top left of my screen?

[fringe ridge]

cuz something is throwing an error

[atomic kiln]

It's the debugger, does pressing F11 close it?

I had an issue with this the other day, f11 didn't close it, but verifying files on steam fixed it

[fringe ridge]

I have to press Shift+F11 i believe, since F11 opens my steam overlay, Could be CTRL+F11 though, not sure

[atomic kiln]

Overlay is Shift+Tab for me

[fringe ridge]

On a random sidenote, i wanna thank @sour island for helping me with editing and updating my mod
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2776874515
I was able to add a new function to the mod and thanks to chuck it should now be more compatible with other mods too! 😄

[prisma wren]

my mod is not appearing for me or my friends on the mod page
(the icon is temporary)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2834771090

[fringe ridge]

it shows for me, do note that it takes a few minutes after every edit/upload cuz steam is checking your content for phishing/scam crap

[lusty nebula]

A question: If I set to an item ChanceToFall = 80 it will have the 80% of chance of falling, if instead I don't insert the line ChanceToFall at all, it will never fall, correct?

[atomic kiln]

[jagged ingot]

On the left side is a list of the progress on running your command(s). Go up it. It should show you the error.

[atomic kiln]

That's all I see

[jagged ingot]

See the list directly to the left of that terminal output?

I see something above saying zombieVersion

[atomic kiln]

The error is just zomboidVersion non-zero exit value 1

[jagged ingot]

Might be more related to your gradle setup.

I know I had these issues when working with gradle in general.

Mine was more to do with Kotlin. Not sure what your issue might be,

Maybe customize the template for what you've imported to be unique. Maybe double-check libraries?

Also JDK version.

[atomic kiln]

I hate java

[jagged ingot]

This isn't a Java issue though.

Hope you find out the cause though. Errors with no description can be irritating.

Also you can run a full stack debug flag to gradle when running it.

-S, --full-stacktrace
Print out the full (very verbose) stacktrace for any exceptions. See also logging options.

-s, --stacktrace
Print out the stacktrace also for user exceptions (e.g. compile error). See also logging options.

--scan
Create a build scan with fine-grained information about all aspects of your Gradle build.

Run your command with this.

Might show you your issue.

Hope that helps. Contact the author of the template you're using if you can't find a fix.

[atomic kiln]

Stacktrace just tells me the exact same thing

[jagged ingot]

Hmm I'd try to help but my gradle files are in kts

@thin hornet Is this your template?

I saw io.pzstorm.capsid

[toxic walrus]

HELLO

Does anyone know if the attached weapon definitions global chance is per list

Or is there 1 file that will define the overall global chance

[unborn citrus]

So

A mod that adds in gender dysphoria as a trait

And it causes stress a lot of the time but has ways it can be mitigated

And throughout the map testosterone and estrogen spawns in hospitals and stuff

And if you take enough it changes your character to whatever you took respectively

This is a dumb idea but whatevs

[jagged ingot]

@alpine scroll Did you have any issues with that mod?

Oh he's streaming. mb.

[drifting ore]

Hey all. Me and a few friends are working on a 300-years-into-the-future desert/swamp map. If anyone wants to help with mapping, modding, or modeling, please contact me--we have a lot of resources and time available, as we're part of a dedicated community with 550+ players. ^^

ah, and you'll get some rewards. not money, but power 😈

(money's better but eh)

[jagged ingot]

Almost got my attention heh.

Looks like fallout.

[drifting ore]

that's a lot of the inspo hahah

one of our factions :)

[rancid verge]

I think I've found how to change the global setting for how much zombies are slowed down by trees but does anyone know how I could give a specific zombie their own tree speed modifier?
I'm looking to make a sprinter special infected that isn't slowed down in the woods

[jagged ingot]

Most things with zombies are hardcoded for AI so I wouldn't be surprised to see this being hardcoded as well.

[rancid verge]

Ah that'd be a shame :(
I feel like it could really add to the fear of being in the woods at night

[jagged ingot]

You and a lot of other people have asked to have global overrides for zombie behavior for several years. It really would be nice to add custom overrides for zombie behaviors like those that can't be set individually.

Was excited to see & try out night-sprinters recently.

Mods being able to do more with zombie behaviors would be epic. I know we can do some stuff. I don't know the list of things we can do though.

[rancid verge]

Hopefully more functionality for special zombies will come with the animals update
If they need to keep track of animals even when not loaded that system could be used for keeping track of 'boss' zombies and their stories, which would be brilliant

[foggy salmon]

I'm in the "Firearms" mod code right now. I'm assuming the higher the number the more likely an item of the type is to spawn. Would just like clarification from someone who'd know.

[rancid verge]

Yeah that's correct, this should explain a bit more

I think the image uploaded a bit lower res than intended so you can also find it here
https://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php?/topic/38165-quick-guide-how-to-mod-the-loot-distribution-system-distributionslua-proceduraldistributionslua/

[foggy salmon]

Thanks.

[jagged ingot]

Interesting guide.

[alpine scroll]

I just installed the mod, It does what I need and gives me tools to customize to make it the way I want. Thanks for pointing to that direction o/

[lucid spindle]

Has anyone seen a document, tutorial or explanation of how to code so that a mod works in both single player and multi player with things like getPlayer() vs getOnlinePlayers() ??

Or have any advice?

[jagged ingot]

Doesn't getPlayer() give you the player of the client, regardless of SP & MP?

[lucid spindle]

Yes but I need the list of players 😦

getOnlinePlayers() returns a non-arraylist in SP

[jagged ingot]

Yes. If it is a client in multiplayer it returns a list.

return GameClient.bClient ? GameClient.instance.getPlayers() : null;

[lucid spindle]

So to get the "list" of player sin SP I have to put getPlayer() into an ArrayList. I did a warpper function. But now I feel like I am missing all kinds of things 😦

[jagged ingot]

isClient() is a boolean call you can check

You can also make a method to compile a list regardless, say a table.

[lucid spindle]

Yeah I use that and isServer() in my wrapper.

[jagged ingot]

well isServer() would work on the server itself.

This flag is set to true only if loaded as a full server.

[lucid spindle]

if not isClient() and not isServer() then -- executing in SP

[jagged ingot]

function getPlayers()
  local table = {}
  if isClient() then
    local players = getPlayers()
    for i=1, players:size(), 1 do
      table[i] = players:get(i)
    end
  else
    table[1] = getPlayer()
  end
  return table
end

Just wrote it here so didn't test it

but could be something you can do if you want to simply have a list for either case.

[lucid spindle]

What I actually have is... lua function GetPlayers() if not isClient() and not isServer() then -- Single player - return getPlayer() as an array list. local retAL=java.util.ArrayList:new() retAL:Add(getPlayer()) return retAL else -- Multi player - return the list of players. return getOnlinePlayers() end end

[jagged ingot]

That'd be more flexible yes.

also

[lucid spindle]

I guess there's a bunch of places I am missing things like this 😦

At least I have this Discord... er... when people are awake lol

[thin hornet]

Not exactly what is discussed here but i use this function for getting a specific player

---Get a player object from a username
---@param username string
---@return IsoPlayer
function Utils.GetPlayerFromUsername(username)
    if isServer() then
        local players = getOnlinePlayers();
        for i = 0, players:size() - 1 do
            local player = players:get(i);
            if player:getUsername() == username then
                return player;
            end
        end
    end
    return getPlayerFromUsername(username);
end

[jagged ingot]

I'm a Java modder so I get away with so much shit.

Oh, hello GameServer.getAnyPlayerFromUsername(..)

[lucid spindle]

So your code works and mine doesn't. Wish I understood why.

[jagged ingot]

Lol it works? I just typed it directly into Discord.

The logic should work

Just thought maybe I mis-typed something.

I just noticed something funny about the scripts for the game.

So there are commas in the script schema for properties for items.. The last one has a comma too.. I wonder if this is rendered using a private, in-house tool made for TIS developers..

It looks like rendered text because in most languages, a comma for the last line is optional and not written manually.

    item Dogfood
    {
        DisplayName = Dog Food,
        DisplayCategory = Food,
        Type = Food,
        Weight = 0.8,
        Icon = Dogfood,
        CannedFood = TRUE,
        CantEat = TRUE,
        Packaged = TRUE,
        Calories = 498,
        Carbohydrates = 77.56,
        Lipids = 12.58,
        Proteins = 16.04,
        WorldStaticModel = CanClosedDogFood,
    }

Just a thought..

[lucid spindle]

Yes I have noticed that before too. It's something humans don't tend to do unless they do it intentionally to copy generated code.

[jagged ingot]

I'm about to write a compiler for it so yeah definitely noticed it.

Curious about the whole in-house software thing.

[lucid spindle]

Can the debugger actually be used for examining variables, etc? It looks like it can but I can't see anyway to do it.

[thin hornet]

print( myGlobalVariable )

local test = require("myfile"); print(test);

error( { test = "1" } );

[lucid spindle]

I mean like when you put a breakpoint in your code and it breaks in there. How to see what's in the actual variables.

(i.e., including local variables)

[thin hornet]

use error()

[jagged ingot]

Doesn't the UI for debugging have a stack?

[thin hornet]

it will open into the F11 debugger and then you can double click the fields to see its value

[lucid spindle]

Yeah I mean in the F11 debugger

[cosmic condor]

I thought you were going to make a joke about user error 😆

[jagged ingot]

The debugger gets fun when you error out before loading the AngelFont textures.

[thin hornet]

well its no joke, error( var ) will let you examine an object in the F11 debugger

[thin hornet]

yeah it look like the matrix

https://tenor.com/view/code-purpose-of-life-matrix-gif-5601363

[jagged ingot]

I actually found out how to include my own fonts.

[thin hornet]

as in a mod? or java mod

[jagged ingot]

The sad part is that PZ locks their ISUI code to use exclusively UIFont enum.

Lua mod.

[thin hornet]

hum

[jagged ingot]

I think that using UIFont is limiting.

[thin hornet]

tell me tell me i wanna know everything

[jagged ingot]

It's a bad limitation in the game and personally see it better to use string identifiers instead.

The modder that made the TS stuff, Jab is making a big mod that is Java modded, however uses a custom AngelFont.

In any ISUI object, you can't quickly use it because of UIFont being the parameter passed in most functions.

Overriding those functions are the only option, unless you pass the font itself IIRC.

[cosmic condor]

by AngelFont, you mean a Bitmap font?

[jagged ingot]

https://www.angelcode.com/products/bmfont/

[thin hornet]

im tempted to add fire at the nuke location lol

but that might be a bit too much

whole map going to burn in 5 minute

[lucid spindle]

Is there a reference for the debugger? Trying to figure out the keys for step in, step over, etc.

[jagged ingot]

Check your key mappings in-game via settings.

[cosmic condor]

yes, I made one Thai font mod with this. Just notice the website called angel lol

[jagged ingot]

Still, should we be limited to only using UIFont enums?

Personally I think it should support both the enums and custom font IDs.

Just my opinion.

[thin hornet]

UI that should be rendered in lua [ LoadingScreen, Watch Clock ] really would be great

[cosmic condor]

That would be a completely new mod. The sound will no longer be the main focus

[jagged ingot]

Oh yeah.. the clock in the top-right is done in Java.

[thin hornet]

custom loadscreen would be great and that stoopid clock need to show minutes and maybe even year

[jagged ingot]

So there's this thing being worked on called Crowbar that adds to the game's client engine for stuff like login screens.

🙂

No release yet but it's the mod for that project I just mentioned that'll contain access to modifying GLSL shader uniforms from Lua, music, and things like the login screen.

[thin hornet]

well im staying away from java mods as i want to have the same experience as the standard users to dev/test mods etc

[jagged ingot]

Heh. Yeah no that makes sense.

It's good to have the option though.

[thin hornet]

otherwise i would have made java mods already haha

but java mods are cool and would be great if it was more supported imo

[jagged ingot]

I'm more on the side of "Mod first. Ask questions later".

hahaha

[cosmic condor]

Is this why no one creates custom watch faces mods?

[thin hornet]

yeah

that clock need to go

straight into a garbage

xD

[jagged ingot]

The Java class for the top-right panel uses color gradient OpenGL calls IIRC to create the effect

[thin hornet]

we need to have arma3 watches

hold a key to watch your watch

[jagged ingot]

zombie.ui.Clock

[thin hornet]

hold key to watch your compass

lol compass in isometric world

clock not showing the minutes -.-

make since with a fast pace game

but when setting Day length to real time it make no sens anymore

[jagged ingot]

Ah I see it now

[thin hornet]

also could add the year at the end 14/07/22

[jagged ingot]

AngelCodeFont.drawString

You have to handle internal instantiation and manually call methods.

[lucid spindle]

Year should be 1993 right?

[thin hornet]

i set it to system sync with my mod

[jagged ingot]

local font = AngelCodeFont.new('media/fonts/strong.fnt', 'media/fonts/strong_0.png');
local text_width = font:getWidth('Continue');
        font:drawString(
          center_x - (text_width / 2.0),
          center_y + 150,
          'Continue',
          1.0,
          1.0,
          1.0,
          alpha
        );

This is how you draw your own font.

[thin hornet]

also GameTime doesnt have a second setter so basically cannot achieve real real time

will always have a couple seconds delay

[jagged ingot]

@thin hornet, you could add that to your tutorials.

[thin hornet]

what?

[jagged ingot]

The code block I just posted shows how to draw custom AngelFonts.

[thin hornet]

Ah my tutorial is just about setting up the workspace and decompiling tho

[jagged ingot]

Oh. Thought it was broader.

[thin hornet]

does this snippet work out of the box?

[jagged ingot]

I use the tool fernflower CLI directly for my decomps btw.

[jagged ingot]

It should work as AngelCodeFont is exposed.

[thin hornet]

does fernflower generate jar libs?

[jagged ingot]

It's from Jab's prototype code.

Fernflower is what IntelliJ uses.

[thin hornet]

ah ok

[jagged ingot]

I don't repackage using fernflower.

I do that with a custom injector.

[thin hornet]

i use capsid cause it does a couple thing out of the box

[jagged ingot]

https://github.com/asledgehammer/WoodGlue

This creates a JAR and runs an injected environment for servers.

It's built to inject jars as patches.

[thin hornet]

hey wheres the readme

😛

[jagged ingot]

I agree. Needs one.

[thin hornet]

also descriptions

[jagged ingot]

It uses a JavaAgent to dynamically inject all native and third-party dependencies for the PZ environment then allows for custom patches by people.

(If you wanted to know)

[thin hornet]

so that we get a general idea what woodglue and other item name are

[cosmic condor]

instruction unclear. Nuclear missile launched ☢️

[jagged ingot]

Hehe. You talking about JARing PZ reminded me of this tool. 🙂

It does that though.

[thin hornet]

get into a shelter asap

[jagged ingot]

This is what the dir for WoodGlue servers looks like. 🙂

Well without the src folder

[thin hornet]

i know pzst does offers java patching on the server side plus many other tools

[jagged ingot]

I saw that.

Looks nifty.

[thin hornet]

i wonder how hard it would be for my nukes to blow up some random windows

[jagged ingot]

You'd have to locate the windows in the area and calculate the chance, breaking them.

😄

[thin hornet]

yeah but im not sure if the area will be loaded

nuke have a pretty big range

[jagged ingot]

BTW why does IsoCell:getWindowsList() only populate for client instances?

Is empty on server. Have to crawl for them manually. 😦

[thin hornet]

theres alot of stuff that doesnt work on one side or the other

[jagged ingot]

Well it's mostly server-side.

I can definitely say this for zombie.iso

[thin hornet]

its always unclear what is two sided

[jagged ingot]

@thin hornet I have goodies

https://github.com/asledgehammer/ExtraCommands/blob/master/media/lua/server/cmd_utils.lua

This utils is built for server stuff that's missing.

(Alongside other general helper functions)

Works to compensate for the issues regarding server not having lists to access like clients.

I don't think anyone codes Lua for the server folder though.

Not since build 40 probably.

[drifting ore]

GET OUT OF HER STALKER!

[thin hornet]

https://tenor.com/view/pepe-walk-away-slowly-im-out-bye-gif-16108238

[fresh notch]

Hello, I need a small help

How can I use base game tiles (let's say, a brick wall)

and use that in a mod?

[eternal garnet]

Question.

If I am making a helmet, is there a way to make it where, when you wear the Helmet, the base game model does not pop through the helmet?

Kind of looking for the same mechanic as what Fallout 3 and New Vegas does where the helmet essentially overwrites the base games biped.

TL;DR If you wanted a small helmet, don't want the base games biped to pop through.

[winter bolt]

in the .xml script for the helmet clothing item you can add a mask with
<m_Masks>NUMBER</m_Masks>
and you can add multiple of these lines to hide whatever body parts you want

oh i thought there was one that hides the head but i'm not sure

[eternal garnet]

No one to hide the head?

[winter bolt]

apparently not? I think the full invisible one does hide the head though

[eternal garnet]

I will give it a try, thank you anyway 😉

[smoky vine]

Anyone know if theres a mod that stops the saplings from either spawning or slowing down cars?

[late hound]

Mask 0 hides head

[frosty falcon]

can you change zombie scale/height at all?

[drifting ore]

Sadly no

They use the normal player model mesh

With a different texture and animation set

I think a few people here found a way to kinda spoof it using custom clothing and stuff

[frosty falcon]

ah I see, thanks for explaining

[queen leaf]

I’ve asked this question before, but I’m hoping to learn more — is it possible to change the icons for various containers within the game?

I would really, really like to have the option to change the icon of , say, a wooden crate. Give it a green star in the background, or make the crate itself yellow

A little blue square in the corner of the icon

[eternal garnet]

It would appear 16 also crashes my game

[rare berry]

why am i still getting partial debug options after disabling debug in the launch options?

[winter bolt]

@eternal garnet

[eternal garnet]

Ah, I did not see this. Thank you ❤️

[normal barn]

For WorldEd, is there anything I have to do when setting up mod tools in order for BMP to TMX to work? It will generate the files, but refuse to display them in WorldEd. If I save the world and restart the program, nothing will be shown. If I click on the cell, it will show the generated cell in a new tab.

I tried to do this from scratch on my laptop, but it wouldn't give any different results from my PC.

Edit: I've tried png and BMP file types on paint.net and gimp with no difference.

[eternal garnet]

@winter bolt Sorry to @ you again.

It's just made my characters head "Black"

This is what I have in my code

[late hound]

With some hacks and 3d modeling yeah

[winter bolt]

this is the code for the spiffo hat which definitely hides the head ingame

it might only work if the item is static?

[keen cape]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2821231605
New update to anyone that likes the npcs
And to anyone asks No, npcs can't shoot you across the map or through places they can't physically see 😛
(They may try, but they will miss)

[jaunty gate]

In WorldEd, under View, uncheck "Show Zones in World View". See if that fixes it.

[normal barn]

Holy shit you are a genius, thank you so much!

[sage bluff]

Hi, I want to learn how to make mods for project zomboid but am struggling to find any good tutorials, does anyone have any suggestions for how I can learn?

[normal barn]

Have you tried Blackbeard? https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5icj_xRL_eyTgu-JAGLAxQ/videos

[sage bluff]

No, I’ll watch him. Thanks

[spark vector]

Judging by the comments section of Fashion Montage (https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2020740322) a lot of people still haven't realized that the sandbox settings has an "enable all clothing" option now...

I think part of the reason for the repetitive comments is my fault, though. I only updated the English title and description. So anyone who is using Steam in other regions was still seeing the old info and had no way of knowing that the mod was obsolete, unless they checked the comments.

Rather than just continue hope for the day that the last person eventually figures out that the mod is obsolete, I am now thinking it might be funny to instead update the mod so that literally all it does is automatically check the "select all clothing" option in the sandbox options 🤣

I haven't actually done it but I'm considering it

[timber river]

is a mod that lets you return the power and water to the entire map possible? I know the commands exist, but I was thinking something more along the lines of Save Our Station! but to get the utilities back up for a bit

[drifting ore]

Been talked about A LOT but idk if anyones ever done anything mod wise

[late hound]

DO IT

[broken briar]

I mean you can change the options on custom mode

like you can put 0-5 years

this can give you a lot of time to prepare for any time if the power goes out or the water is cut off

[true hollow]

Hello, I'm trying to learn to program in lua for the zomboid project, I was trying to configure my INTELLIJ but I got confused in a part where I couldn't find some files, here are some prints (if anyone can help me or point out what I'm doing wrong I'd appreciate it) .

The tutorial

my files

I don't know if this is involved with step five (I didn't do that step because I didn't understand)

[timber river]

Oh I know, I honestly prefer no grid, but it’d be a fun server event, have like a reward of a week grid up before it goes off again after doing a mission to repair something sounds like a good time

[drifting ore]

Could just do that as admin

Have your players fight off a giant horde at a power station

[thin hornet]

https://github.com/Konijima/PZ-Libraries#d-versioning

2. Create a directory to keep it organized
   Anywhere in your computer, create a directory named zomboid-decompiled.
   In that directory create a new directory named with the current version of the game.

Copy the 3 jar files into that new directory and optionally copy the build/generated/sources directory.
You can rename the files to append the version for later.

[true hollow]

thank you very much :D., sorry if the question sounded a bit silly, I'm a beginner, thank you very much have a great night or day! (I'll be back)

[winter bolt]

i'm ready to update my mod but theres an empty slot in my preview image that's going to destroy me if i don't make something to fill it lmao

[lucid spindle]

Do some screenshots of your mod in action and use those?

[tranquil reef]

how am I supposed to find the guids for items lol

[blazing vine]

Its under media/fileGuidTable.xml

[tranquil reef]

Is there a tutorial for this clothing.xml file lol

Literally have no clue what I'm supposed to write in it

[blazing vine]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2648115890

[tranquil reef]

that doesn't explain this file though

Unless I'm blind

[blazing vine]

So thats for outfits

If you open it you can see how it pulls from the fileGuidTable to get clothes into a outfit category

[plucky junco]

there is a link in the tutorial that help you to generato the guids

maybe i'm wrong, but I think the guid it's just a random code for identify the object

[tranquil reef]

Thank you, it is

How can I change zombie speeds during run-time

[tranquil reef]

is it even possible in build 41?

[cosmic condor]

If you're using VS Code, use this extension https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=heaths.vscode-guid

Ctrl+Shift+[

save a lot of time

[mystic hazel]

After a week or so of messing around, got my aliens pulse rifle to burst fire and play the sounds from the movie 😄 https://youtu.be/bhz7yyNUALs

[true hollow]

why does this error happen?

[thin hornet]

make sure you are using java 17

[true hollow]

👍

[rustic cosmos]

i noticed theres this distinction of lua-based zomboid mods and java mods? are all the pz mods on the workshop purely in lua?

[frosty falcon]

java mods are not common at all, you won't find any on the workshop that's for sure
you may be referring to lua using java functions, lua can call the games public java functions that are exposed

[mystic hazel]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2835581952

[ivory bolt]

im having a lot of trouble with mods atm. i cant seem to get any to work (only using workshop mods)

[shadow geyser]

mod support channel is more appropriate if you want help

[static oyster]

so

this game an interesting result

zombie:postupdate(zombie:setTarget(nil))

not useable tho

still interesting

sometimes they see me sometimes dont and then they move with a weird animation and then stops randomly lol

with no attack animation

it was just me trying to find a way to still set their target to nil anyway

[drifting ore]

where can i find the vanilla profession names for adding them to a custom map?

or are they the same as in the character creation screen?

[thin hornet]

should at least get the names here media\lua\server\Professions\Professions.lua

probably a better place too look for but real quick thats what i found

[small topaz]

alternative: /home/russoo/.steam/debian-installation/steamapps/common/ProjectZomboid/projectzomboid/media/lua/shared/NPCs/MainCreationMethods.lua in the function DoProfessions. the professions ID is the first string occuring in the addProfession command

[tranquil reef]

for some reason the zombie is spawning naked, it spawns with the Token_Tank item but it's just naked lol

[viral notch]

help me

[tranquil reef]

Lol I don't really ever play with any of my mods

[smoky meadow]

can someone help me, i have this crazy bug when you attach some scope to your gun, it get's rejected.

[tranquil reef]

Figured this out, I'm stupid and didn't realize I needed a fileGuidTable.xml file for using vanilla clothing

Now I need to figure out if it's possible for a zombie to give you a fracture once it grabs you lol

[shadow geyser]

try the mod_support channel

[silver dove]

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2835681621
I made a loot box mod that lets you set items and probabilities in real time in the sandbox settings.
People who run servers near me requested this and made it.
Loot Box? Gacha? Random Box? If you need it, please use it a lot.

[thorn cipher]

It looks fun! Nice job 😄

[silver dove]

@thorn cipher
thx

[vivid imp]

Hello, I'm doing my first mod. It is just adding some popular drinks from my country. But I'm having an issue when I refill with water the emptied bottle. The "Drink" option does not appear in the submenu. Am I missing a property?

[thin hornet]

are you thirsty?

cause the option doesnt show if not thirsty

make sure u not godmode

[vivid imp]

not godmode

[thin hornet]

does a regular water bottle show the option?

[vivid imp]

let me check again about the thirsty

I'll check that too

[thin hornet]

yeah lets just discard this possibility

[vivid imp]

thanks

[thin hornet]

cause your script look ok to me

[tranquil reef]

Is there a way to do something once a zombie grabs a player

Also I'm assuming there's no way to add custom animations to individual zombies lol

[vivid imp]

I checked, the character is thirsty and Drink option is still not available, but I took a Water Bottle and the option is not available from that item too, so, I'm overwriting something

I tried setting it as DisplayCategory = Food, testing right now