╙🖇mods-making-discussion

[prime marsh]

@river fjord Hey bro thanks for the Answer and for the Mod it's pretty good. Reused in a sense that just remove the Knife, I am not sure how it would look but it would be kinda like the arm movement when your run. I guess haha I have no idea I am just spitballing trying to find the easiest solution with the least effort (I think)

[river fjord]

thanks! its almost 2 years old at this point, I need to update those really soon
but oh ok just the swinging arms you mean, yeah the default run would probably look better fersure if you could see some swinging arms, youre right

[grizzled gorge]

This guy has done it, it's part of various different addition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWSoP6oUOL4

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/move-effects-true-prone

[river fjord]

he used the bolt anims, thats funny

[willow ivy]

I was looking for this mod, too bad it got taken down

[grizzled gorge]

I used them a long time ago but I stopped, the animations and sound are not synchronized with the player's actual speed. When you're overweight, it just looks silly.

[prime marsh]

@river fjord yeah I often Pull my knife out cause it looks kinda more immersive running like that haha. I don't wanna brownose here but animating is such a foreign topic for me that I legit admire your and your fellow modders craft, so good on you my dude.

[grizzled gorge]

@river fjord Do you think its actually possible to synch walking speed and running sound ? As for now the walking sound is just the running one but muffled

[prime marsh]

@grizzled gorge nice I am going to Check it out thanks bro, I tried all kind of words but didn't find anything like this haha

@grizzled gorge ahh damn too bad

[river fjord]

definitely possible

[celest forge]

I'm sure someone could make a script that slows down the running sound scaling with the overweight condition

Or other stuff that modifies the walking/running speed

Crazier shit has been made for the gamw

[grizzled gorge]

Basic stuff is still missing tho xD

[celest forge]

Yeah, I noticed that, there's people trying to add all sorts of crazy stuff without even noticing the small stuff

Stuff like that mod that was uploaded recently that makes the campfire lighting smoother

[river fjord]

because this isnt a job, people do what they want when they want and what they consider fun
why would someone waste their time fxing random bullshit like that in someone elses modpack?

[celest forge]

Oh I don't mean in GAMMA

Just like, in the general anomaly modding scene

[river fjord]

they obviously notice the small stuff man, its just who wants to waste their time on that when they could just make something fun?

[celest forge]

There is a lot of people adding a lot of small QoL stuff

Said the person adding anime guns for the sake of it

[river fjord]

i just think complaining about big features being added while other smaller things are broken is just dumb, this isnt a release title people are working on, its just people doing things for fun and no one has any sort of obligation to fix anything

[celest forge]

Yeah

No one is complaining

[sacred forge]

does the vssk have a weapon name that is not just wpn_vssk ? some of my references to it don't seem to find it

[river fjord]

what do you mean?
the vssk this modpack uses is mine

[random fulcrum]

inb4 it's butchered beyond recognition so that gamma doesn't crash

i remember people complained for a really long time about the vssk

[sacred forge]

Oh hey cool, love the anims. I was just trying to tinker with the ammunition because the as12 uses different ammo IRL and I wanted to make a separate ammo to reflect that without imbalancing the ASH

[random fulcrum]

replace with .50 and just change numbers around

[sacred forge]

but for some reason pushing an ltx with ![wpn_vssk] isn't updating the caliber used and I wondered if it was getting rewritten with a script etc

[river fjord]

are you familiar with dltx, youre 100% sure file names and correct and its in the right folder?

[static nebula]

^ be sure that it's named "mod_system_blahblahblah.ltx" and is under gamedata\configs

[sacred forge]

yes, I am a fallable creature but also yes

[random fulcrum]

like did you bother to check in debug for the gun's classname

[river fjord]

it is just wpn_vssk, that part is fine

unless youre testing in a fresh install I cant really help you tho, I dont play gamma and I dont recommend people try to test wip mods in this soup either. youre just going to get overwritten unless youre 100% sure what youre doing

[sacred forge]

Reasonable, lol. I am familiar with non-gamma modding // am an IRL dev, but the structure of gamma mods is unfamiliar and complex enough it is taking a while to get a handle on

was mostly putting it together as a favour for someone without the confidence to try, so if I can't figure out what is up I'll just revet to vanilla when I have the patience

[river fjord]

its likely theres ammo mods that are overwriting what youre trying

[random fulcrum]

it's odd how very few people dare to call gamma a soup especially considering how it is nowadays

[sacred forge]

I suspected this was the issue because I'm have issues pulling the modded rounds in as well

[river fjord]

its literally the add any and every mod uploaded to moddb pack, what you mean?

[random fulcrum]

yeah i know, i'm aware

i also see it as soup

but i'm talking about like the other 99% of this server's pop

like hell it even has extremely specific versions of some mods patched to barely work with features that are often included officially in later updates

see wpo

or pba until i forced grok to update

[river fjord]

well with the culture around how info is presented in this discord most people in here dont even know moddb exists and just believe some bullshit about gamma "devs" creating everything

cant really blame people, theres a lot of very misleading statements made here all the time

[grizzled gorge]

@sacred forge works on my side with 9.39, make sure you write the correct name for your modded ammo

[sacred forge]

Testing, could easily be something subtle I missed.

[random fulcrum]

there was this weird ass kid some time ago that thought raven's git wasn't a legit source for mags

unironically asking on wether or not it was safe as in malware

[river fjord]

not surprising, ive heard many people in this discord say the exact same thing about moddb in general

[random fulcrum]

the absolute state of gamma discord

[sacred forge]

yours worked, I ran a diff and there's some whitespace differences? that could be it

or ghosts

unsure if the zzzz portion is necessary in the LTX name, since to my knowledge it is not but that could be it

literally only differences lmao

[grizzled gorge]

dltx files are loaded in alphabetical order, priority wise

[sacred forge]

There isn't a wiki for this kind of stuff right? I don't wanna be the 42nd person to be like "where is BR handled / calculated" when it's in some useful gamma factsheet

[sacred forge]

... that could be it actually.

[grizzled gorge]

dltx dxml is explained on git and pretty sure in the modding book

https://github.com/themrdemonized/STALKER-Anomaly-modded-exes
https://igigog.github.io/anomaly-modding-book/addons/dltx.html

[sacred forge]

yeah I've read the anomaly modding book

[random fulcrum]

please don't do this

shit is turbo cringe

[sacred forge]

I mean as a debug tool it infact worked. but agree overall that the solution is to hunt down the conflicting overwrite

@grizzled gorge appreciate that

[celest forge]

Was it because of the 7zip thing

[random fulcrum]

frankly i don't even remember the entire context

it's just not trusting the one site the mod author technically owns and the entire fucking code being visible to you before you get to press download that got to me

[celest forge]

Some people are very touchy about that kinda stuff

[craggy cargo]

And yet they use something for which the official intall process is: turn off antivirus, download an exe and run it with Admin privileges.

[river fjord]

that is a completely separate matter and definitely pretty wack, would not recommend

[celest forge]

ru tracker my beloved

[karmic kelp]

anyone know how to make custom outfit stats?

can you tell me how you made a custom one ?,

[random fulcrum]

yeah and that's the most mind boggling part of the issue

dudes put all their trust in their god yet they fear downloading from official sources

[simple scaffold]

make a file called o_myoutfit.ltx open up the outfit you want to change and copy its entire section and the immunities section and put it in your new file.

change the two section names. make sure to change the immunities_sect key in the main section to match your renamed immunities section.

start changing values. referance: https://igigog.github.io/anomaly-modding-book/configs/items/outfits/o_(outfit).ltx.html

the keys that have values that start with st_ like inv_name are the text descriptions. you will need to make a new translation file with new keys to have the name, description, ect

https://igigog.github.io/anomaly-modding-book/main-folders-and-files/file-formats/index.html#xml-files

you will need more files for icons and models maybe even sounds, when you get to changing those.

making a custom upgrade tree is such a pain i'd advise just borrowing one of the existing ones.

[karmic kelp]

I NEED to put it in the anomaly mods file or the gamma mod files ?

[simple scaffold]

in mo2 right click on an addon. doesn't amtter which. select make new mod. right click on that and open it in windows explorer. in that folder make a gamedata folder. in that game data folder make more folders until you have the required paths for each file type.

in the case of an outfit ltx it is gamedata/configs/items/outfits/o_myoutfit.ltx

[simple scaffold]

the modding book has instructions on how to get the unpacked anomaly files. or you could just start with an outfit from a gamma mod. IMO that, while sligtly easier, is sketchier as mod quality cannot be considered as reliable as the base game, make the base game items a generaly better place to start imo

[karmic kelp]

my outfit doesnt have have an imunities section is this a big issue?

[simple scaffold]

if the immunities_sect key points to a valid immunities section from another out fit that can work, the outfits immunities describe how much it gets damaged when getting hit. using a section from a similar armor is probably fine.

but the immunities_sect key does have to point to something valid or the game will be unhappy.

[karmic kelp]

yeah i put some of an other suit ! visual = dynamics\outfit\exolight_outfit
actor_visual = actors\stalker_freedom\stalker_freedom4nosorog.ogf
npc_visual = actors\stalker_freedom\stalker_freedom4nosorog.ogf are those hte line to change the apperance?

i have models of an other mods but im not sure how to replace it

[hybrid forum]

Where is the Rostok arena in the game files? Inside the level? I want to make a mod to allow you to duel other stalkers for possession of the loot they claimed

[simple scaffold]

yes. the first one is what it looks like when you drop it on the ground. the second is what you look like in 3rd person wearing it. third line is not used by anomaly but is used by the addon DNPCAV to set npc aperance.

the line player_hud_section = actor_hud_exolight controls the arms you see in first person.

as for changing it you change it to the path of the model file you want to use.

i am not artist. i can't tell you how to make new model files, or even edit the existing ones. sorry

[karmic kelp]

wich one it is for the legs you see it is the 3rd person ? i manage to change the models but it doesnt apply for my legs

[simple scaffold]

that's not base anomaly, an addon in gamma that i don't use. no idea how it works.

[simple scaffold]

yes it is in the same map as the bar. the figts are setup largely in dialog logic. however there is a fair bit of logic for managing the armor/gujs you get at the send of xr_effects.script

you should look at those functions and the dialog logic that invokes them

[hybrid forum]

Thank you

[karmic kelp]

do you know if i change change directly an existing outfit stats maybe ? i will try to see if my look mod override its apperance

i need to replace the gamedata with the unpacked version?

[simple scaffold]

I do not know how that addon works. it may be based on the section name. you may have to add your section to it's data somehow.

[simple scaffold]

make a copy of the unpacked file, put the copy into the folder with your other ltx and make your changes, not a good way to make a true mod, but ok for testing likeyou are doing

[idle shale]

I'd like to know how hard would be for me to make a radio mod, or just add songs to the game

really wanted to add some of fallout songs to the game

[simple scaffold]

there are three systems. the pda radio, the game ambieant music and the physical radios.

the pda radio is designed to be extended and has instructions in its files.

the second you edit gamemusic.ltx to add more music to the varius levels.

the last one i recall being hard and havn't bothered to actualy look at

[idle shale]

i'd want to try pda radio one, since i don't want to mess with the ambient audio and am not very knowledgeable to do hard stuff

could you link me up to some tutorials?

[karmic kelp]

any how to enable 1ST body part on a custom model?

i used an already existing leg visible part model but when i gog in game it doesnt show it

[karmic kelp]

finally made it it wsa tricky

[granite tapir]

hi, can you port 1 mod to GAMMA assembly? (I'll send you the build files)

mod for Shulga in the zone (and for that Shulga at the Yanov station)

this is a story we need to find Lieutenant Colonel Shulga

[simple scaffold]

it is a modification of this addon. https://www.scribd.com/document/367372093/TRX-Zone-FM-Guide-How-to-Add-Your-Own-Tracks

in the unpacked anomaly files there are documents that will explain the changes (well they will describe the current state) it has been well over a year since i read them tho, i can't remeber exatly where they are in the unpacked files.

[steady venture]

is there a documentation for gamma economy setup?

[granite tapir]

Don't know

[surreal gust]

Good terrain anyone?

*the terrain texture is a place holder

[granite tapir]

I'm not a mod maker but it looks like builds

[surreal gust]

im not talking about the details

its literally on a fucking sdk

im talking about the layout

the terrain will OBVIOUSLY look better when COMPILED

[nocturne crest]

what stat changes the BR class of a outfit?

[slow bolt]

That stat is on its own

it is somewhere in the GBO most likely. I have seen that file once or twice

[random fulcrum]

is this still for your valley map?

[surreal gust]

Yes a new terrain im working on

The old one sucks ass

There are no outside boundaries

[nocturne crest]

soo the br class cant change?

[random fulcrum]

imo it's kinda flat still

[random fulcrum]

hit_fraction_actor

[slow bolt]

you just change it there

[surreal gust]

i dont see the flatness

I can send another screenshot if you want

[random fulcrum]

like i guess maybe making the outside hills more pronounced?

yeah it might be the lack of lighting that makes the image look flat

[surreal gust]

flat?

The other two were taken from a hill

[random fulcrum]

ah much better yeah seems nice

[surreal gust]

Also these are 50% less in the Z axis size

If they were to their original values

it would be rocky as fuck

The terrain is 875 meters in X and Y

and 437.5 in Z

[wet wharf]

I wanted to try to fix the recoil of this IWI rifle, any idea how to make the gun return to center? Right now the gun just shoots and flies upward and hangs there. Seems like none of the guns actually use the cam_return field, and turning it on made the gun crazy op

[fossil birch]

any blender wizards able to point me in the direction of what might be fucking up here? Says 07 has no vertex group but it clearly does, could I have added it incorrectly and blender doesn't know how to read it properly?

[versed wave]

@steady apex is there a chance that you will add aiming deadzone to anomaly in the future? currently in cqc there is no need to aim down sights, especially if your arms are damaged and swaying when you aim, because your weapon is shooting straight in the middle of the screen when hip firing

i feel like it would need modding execs, thus pinging you, you seem to know this stuff

[steady apex]

There is no chance in near future

[river fjord]

it does not if you get that message, its pretty straight forwards.
hide the groups one by one and see whats left over

[fossil birch]

ah awesome, at least its a me skill issue and not a blender issue

[static nebula]

guys is there a way to check if something is being overwritten by dltx

people keep experiencing a crash with my mod that doesn't make any sense to me, i have a feeling some dltx mod is messing with stuff for some ungodly reason

[grizzled gorge]

I'am using agent ransack when i'am looking for something like this, right click on the mods folder in gamma then > agent ransack

[static nebula]

oh sweet, I'll have to give that a shot when i get home

[celest forge]

I get this shit all the time, sometimes it is actually an unassigned object but most of the time is the plugin being queer, I just save the project, close blender, open blender and export and it works

[simple scaffold]

Write a script to print out that section of the ltx.

Do a file contents search for the section name in the mo2 mods folder using notepad++

[vestal scarab]

I use astrogrep, it looks like it works similarly to that program if you want another potential option.

[static nebula]

I would, but I have zero scripting/coding knowledge lol

[random fulcrum]

read about it

perhaps in the modding book

also lua documentation

[static nebula]

It just seems so daunting, like the concepts make sense enough on their own but translating that into scripting for STALKER is a whole new ballpark
I guess there's a mod I could try to make, maybe it's worth a shot some time :p

[shrewd robin]

Hello, I feel like enemies over certain rank get too tanky and become real bullet sponges. Tuning bullet hit power factor does almost nothing for me (still need more than 30 rounds of 5,45 AP to down a duty veteran...). So I wanted to try tweaking this on my own and figured out that maybe I should try changing values in 181 - Ballistics Overhaul (GBOOBS) grok_bo.script; So would changing stalker_damage = { default = 0.75, ...} be a good place to start? Thanks for help

[random fulcrum]

it's not rank related
bullet hit factor doesn't affect human mobs
that default thing is for when the game doesn't know where you landed the hit

edit the other hitboxes

proportions are still the exact same as always but every hitbox takes 10% less damage

also proportionally

[shrewd robin]

ok, thanks!

didnt know about bullet hit power

You seem to know a lot about damage 😄

[shrewd robin]

then it is related to armor model right?

[random fulcrum]

nah gboobs just doesn't allow it to happen

since gbo hijacks the entire damage process from the engine

if something isn't manually patched into gbo regarding damage it will just be ignored outright

[simple scaffold]

Option 2 involves typing a word in a search box and reading the same kind of file you are editing

[shrewd robin]

ok, so what exactly makes higher armored/higher ranked stalkers feel much more tanky?

[random fulcrum]

their armor profile

i read your previous post wrong lmao

gbo points to the file where the profiles are somewhere in the middle of the human mob block of the code

thing is easy to understand when you start doing references

[shrewd robin]

thanks! just can't stand that I need to hit several headshots with 7.62x51 AP to better armoured stalkers, feels really off

[random fulcrum]

that's really weird x51ap should have enough ap to go through anything except exo+

on hard

[shrewd robin]

yeah i know 😉

also I use hardcore ai aim so it is not like I can just stand and spray them down

[random fulcrum]

ah nah it makes sense that it doesn't go through i forgot about the 0.7x thing on ap

[shrewd robin]

like a richoet chance or something?

[random fulcrum]

no ap just gets reduced by 30%

besides all the other factors like the model's innate ap resistance, difficulty scaling and the faction's ap resistance

[shrewd robin]

sounds like a really delicous spaghetti

so difficulty scaling

where can i find that (ingame and in mods)?

[random fulcrum]

at the top of the gbo script

[shrewd robin]

ok, thanks now i get it

[shrewd robin]

case solved, no modding needed it was all because of an old mod that added more types of 9x21

still many thanks for pointing me in the right direction

[slow bolt]

30 rounds of AP? This really sounds like an old mod problem. Saw that happen multiple times

[slow bolt]

welp, i am too late

[shrewd robin]

thanks anyway 😉 i think 20 hours of ironman, hardcore ai aim gameplay and finally made it to warehouses when realized something is off 😄

[river citrus]

maybe a bit late but do you remember which files need to be changed ? i hate not seeing the HUD when in bright areas. would really apppreciate it!

[dark leaf]

No problem. "gamedata\textures\ui\ui_body_health_system3.dds" for the body health/psy ui. I used Aydin's HUD as a base and added a background to it. If you want to edit the compass "gamedata\textures\ui\SquareDOV\compass.dds" The GAMMA Minimalist HUD folder has the one that is used as a base. I also added a background to it for visibility. Here are pictures of what I ended up with. I also added more contrast to the yellow and red health for better visibility. I hope that helps 🙂

[river citrus]

that's great, thank you so much!

[river citrus]

may i ask how you added the background ? when i preview "ui_body_health_system3.dds" it tells me to pick a background but it doesn't stay in game :/

[dark leaf]

Preview in what? I edited the .dds files in GIMP and added a 40% transparent layer under the UI (and some other small edits)

[river citrus]

ohhh, yeah that makes total sence my bad 😅

[dark leaf]

Feel free to PM me if you need more help. I only have a couple hours free each evening, so I may not see it right away though.

[river citrus]

that is totally fine, thanks so much for the help!

[latent cobalt]

Is there a attachments mod for weapons for gamma?

[slow bolt]

Weapons already get the attachments

[stable sonnet]

maybe he meant the grips and others

also someone posted a laugo alien mod somewhere, couldnt find it tho

[regal bolt]

Anyone here tried to dip their hands in repositioning weapons and knows how it works?

[slow bolt]

Very easy. Use the draggable hud editor, change values to reposition the gun in game and then save those values in a dltx file manually(didnt do last part but IIRC best way)

[regal bolt]

What about the other guns? I repositioned Toz-106 for example and now the sawn off looks like shit

And knife is out of the screen

And when I come back to the hud reposition mode it goes back to the repositioned state I edited it

Video for reference

Any idea why or how do I change that?

And how do I save the values into a dltx?

[fossil birch]

I've made a video that goes over how to reposition weapons and properly set up the files

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6IP8vnjdbc&t=26s

[regal bolt]

Okay. I'll be back with questions if I have any after I watch it. Thank you

[slow bolt]

You need to exit the reposition mode

[regal bolt]

Okay. Looks good. What about the other weapons using the repositioned gun reposition though?

[slow bolt]

Manually by typing

[regal bolt]

I saw the video. Thank you for that

[regal bolt]

Oh so that's what screws up the knife and other weapons. Thx ^^

[slow bolt]

Tells you this btw that it is still active

[regal bolt]

Okay. Thanks. I'mma try to reposition the AK a bit. Brb

Oh and one more thing

If I fuck up can I revert do default without any issues?

[slow bolt]

if you delete your dltx edits - yes

[regal bolt]

Okay. Thank you ^^

[slow bolt]

good guide btw

[regal bolt]

What is the firepoint setting for

Nvm. Figured it out

[slow bolt]

Firepoint and below i never touched, but i bet it is various points relative to the model. Aka where the bullets/fire comes from, etc.

[regal bolt]

Yep. It does just that

Nah. Screw it. I give up. It's way harder than it seems to make that gun work with the shellcasings and all of that

I give up because there is no way to keep the gun firing with unlimited ammo while in the reposition menu to adjust the shells. The flame was fine, just the shells falling out of the wooden cover blew me away

[keen valve]

Quick question (i hope): does anyone know any major mods that are overwriting the dynamic_news_manager.script?

[slow solar]

maybe ask on ugp post?

[tepid silo]

oh my bad man wrong chat

[regal bolt]

how do i reposition a handgun to be compatiable with BaS detector reposition

where it doesnt make the detector go near your screen

[misty mulch]

!mo2search just use the file searcher and check it for yourself

[queen pine]

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[keen valve]

thanks, i was not aware of that yet!

[autumn pilot]

anyone know the fix for this? its from the ultimate gun pack, keep posting it in there but no one ever sees it so figured id post it here lol

[terse turtle]

yo what BHS Hud u using?

[dark leaf]

It is from 'Aydin's HUD and UI Tweaks' and then I customized it a little.

[terse turtle]

linky?

[dark leaf]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/aydins-hud-ui-tweaks-3-gamma
Just put it at the end of your modlist and to make sure it overrides any GAMMA UI elements.

[nimble shoal]

Mod idea: Item Checklist

Basically, if you know of an items existence, like, say, a weapon part. You can add it to your “checklist” and it’ll be added as an objective. When you get that item, the objective is complete

[simple scaffold]

full xray log. and the logs/mcm/magazines.log, I print out a message before that crash can happen

someone broke something but i can't tell you who without the logs

[autumn pilot]

Ok I’ll get you them tomorrow morning after I’m off work

[celest forge]

It's up to each animator animating a gun to add a mag check animation

Making a mod that adds an ammo check anim for each gun would be a great task

[static nebula]

it sounds like it would be a huge pain in the ass- mostly just because I'm not sure how you would match the idle pose up with the one from the existing animations 🤔

[simple scaffold]

most guns have an inspection animation. but after review most of them don't make sence as an ammo check animation so we decided not to use them. currently no one has standardized a name for an ammo check animaiton so we don't even bother checking if one is there like we do for unjam animations.

(before you ask i oppose the idea of using the inspection animation only for the guns that it looks good for because mags redux has 0 gunspecific code and i'm not starting now even in ammo check)

I guess if someone duplicated the good inspection animations into a standardized name ammo check animation and only after that put a feature request into mags redux or ammo check githubs with a link to their work i might ber persuaded to ad a check for that animation name.

[random fulcrum]

most of the big game animators add ammo check to their guns

think, recent firebreath's work

iirc all of barry's guns

[pseudo frigate]

is there any mod that changes weather? as in better looking/more realistic rain?

[river depot]

What’re your thoughts on UGP Balanced? Does it really remove advanced guns from low level enemies or is the progression still busted even with it installed

[simple scaffold]

hmmm. there is a branch on ammo check that might work this wasy. https://github.com/RAX-Anomaly/AmmoCheck/blob/Utjan's-ammo-check-animations/gamedata/scripts/ammo_check_mcm.script

someone with these new guns should test it for me. i'm not sure why it hasn't been merged in.

you could test

[river fjord]

yeah, im the one who requested the scripts be written in the first place, utjan wrote them for me and the vssk was the first gun ever to have ammo checks, now its more of a standardized thing others use too which is awesome to see

[simple scaffold]

do you know if his brantch of ammo check works well? i am not sure if i simply for got to merge it in like an ass or what the reason it isn't merged is.

[river fjord]

it works pretty flawlessly, Utjan tried to get it merged into the ammo-check script and ishmaeel just told him "no, its too much of a niche feature" without even looking at the script afaik, so he just made it standalone
it would be awesome to get it merged into mags tho, that was indeed the initial plan with it and it is pretty standardized at this point with a lottt of mods using it
he recently rewrote it so load order doesnt matter in mo2 as well, this is the up-to-date one everyone is using: https://github.com/Utjan/utjan-mag-check

its pretty popular at this point, fire and myself have released/changed pretty much all of ours to include magechecks and a few of the newer stalker animatiors have started using it too, theres a lot of magcheck stuff out there now

[simple scaffold]

i rmeber now, when ishy was activly working on it i was letting him control it.

but it's my repo. i can merge it in. can't make Ishy update the standalone ammo check. but i can pull it into mags redux. or put up my own standalone.

[river fjord]

merging into mags so people using mags wouldnt need the extra github stuff from utjan would help a lot I think

[slow solar]

no, but you can make your own anomaly modpack with just graphics mods

yes, just follow stalker mo2 guide (type !mo2 in https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1012510897136222293)

[iron drum]

Hello there! Does anyone know if it's possible to have variables in xml <text></text>?
For example: instead of
<text>Press F to pay respects</text>
it would be
<text>Press [respect_key_bind] to pay respects</text>
and in game it would display the same way if respect_key_bind is F

[simple scaffold]

yes, but only if the script dispalying the code is setup to suport that. surly you have seen this one: ``` <text>I found %s PDAs. Some of them might have useful information.</text>

[surreal gust]

Does anyone know will compressing the lightmaps decrease the quality?

this is an uncompressed lightmap

compressed lightmap

8096x8096 lightmap uncompressed

[iron drum]

ty for the tip but i kinda got stuck again xD. so what i'm trying to do is for a menu description/wall of text in mcm to account for keybind changes. the problem is that the menu gets loaded on_mcm_load() and i cant't ui_mcm.get("body_health_system/bhs_hud_bind") to get the keybind. do u have any ideas?

[latent cobalt]

Is there a mod that adds an NPC or function where you can repair your equipment for rubels?

Or other stuff

[slow bolt]

Gamma has that disabled. Think you can only repair gun's main condition, but that is it

[latent cobalt]

It's because, I don't find kits for the workbeanch

[slow bolt]

..what kits? the repair kits?

They are mostly crafted iirc

[latent cobalt]

No, toolkits

And advanced

[slow bolt]

Oh, that? yeah, i saw it in #🤖new-anomaly-mods-on-moddb i think.

[latent cobalt]

Yeah I need It for the workbench to craft

[latent cobalt]

Or can I maybe disable this mod?

[slow bolt]

Gamma disables gun and armor repair at mechanics

Not the toolkit stuff you are talking about

[slow nexus]

Can anyone point me in the right direction / location of where i would find the recipe values for ammo making?

[simple scaffold]

MCM_DEBUG = axr_main.config:r_value("mcm", "mcm/mcm_log/debug_logging2", 1, false)

Where the second quoted string is the path name to your keybind, same path you would give ui_mcm.get

Only place you can format text the way you want is in the "text" field for a "description" element.

All other MCM text has to be static at this time.

[vestal scarab]

I don’t know the exact file, but if you download the revised ammo maker mod it should seriously limit the number of files to check

[slow nexus]

I was looking into the revised ammo maker but i was a bit sus on wether it was current save game friendly

[slow nexus]

I will give it a shot to save everyone a headache ;)

[vestal scarab]

Yeah, I believe it is. I added it partway through my last run and never got any errors.

[latent cobalt]

Can I aktived it again?

[slow bolt]

Would be very hard to without disabling most of gamma economy

i never did it

[latent cobalt]

I play with blackmarket so 🤷‍♂️ but how can I repair my weapons?

[slow bolt]

By looking in guides

[latent cobalt]

Nice 😑

[slow bolt]

Its all in there, you should read it.
#│📚manual message

[grizzled gorge]

Your pda contains GAMMA guide on how to repair your gear

[round fog]

some of you care to share how you learned to mod stalker? & how someone could start (mainly interested in gameplay related modding; u can dm if u want too & no rush :b)

[static nebula]

Not a gameplay modder, but I mostly learned by referencing mods similar to what I'm trying to do, and just straight up asking "hey how do I do this thing"

Although I guess that might work a bit better for me since the mods I make are relatively simple

[slow solar]

Hey, does anyone know how I can hide the bhs hud radiation bar? (I already edited the ui_body_health_system3.dds texture to remove the rad bar background but now I'd like to hide the actual progress bar)

[marsh oracle]

Hey there. Is there a way to make the Item UI Improvement mod add an option to hide the condition bars for all your equipment and show only the percentage number? Right now the option is there in MCM, but ticking it only applies to the gear on your inventory and not the equipped one. I think it's a bit oversatured having both the bar and the percentage number, so I want to keep only the number

[slow solar]

I figured it out, I was just behing dumb, the radiation bar is SidHUD one, so I just turned 'Show radiation exposure bar' off in SidHUD MCM menu

I do have another issue though, I can't find what removes the vanilla anomaly geiger sound when approching radiation field (this feature is disabled since in GAMMA geiger sounds are played by the radiation effect, option in visual player)

[marsh oracle]

check gameplay options. I remember seeing something about the geiger sound

[slow solar]

I know about this, but clearly the vanilla anomaly code has been overwritten because no matter what the option is the geiger sounds just don't get played, my question is what mod is overwritting this

[jagged radish]

Is there a way of disabling certain crappy fdda animations such as the MRE, bread and sausage?

I feel like I don't really need animations for every single animation, camera animations are enough for me if it means replacing crap ones

[brave badger]

How do we calculate the outfits protection values in gamma? For example, when I read the stalker_outfit ("sunrise") outfit values, I get the values which are located in o_sunrise.ltx. When I convert them by hand or the way utils_item.get_outfit_protection to the percentage values I get exactly what vanilla anomaly is showing. For example burn_protection is 0.14 which is 13%. But in the gamma UI it is shown as 70%.

[simple scaffold]

Nvm. I found an updated version that has been tested.

Thanks though

[simple scaffold]

#╙🖇mods-making-discussion message

[undone radish]

Where are upgrades definition files for the modded weapons stored? Wanted to fiddle with an SKS' upgrades but I can't immediately find something formatted like w_sks_up, doesn't show me a file. And searching up_firstb_sks (to find the second of the first tier of upgrades for an SKS as they have three) yields nothing with visual code studio looking at the mods folder

[grizzled gorge]

try up_gr_firstab_sks / up_gr_seconab_sks / up_gr_thirdab_sks

[undone radish]

those phrases exist, they're part of the sks definition files

this appears in each of the four SKS variants

[grizzled gorge]

w_sks_up.ltx is in your unpacked anomaly folder (tools/db_unpacker.bat), not in gamma mods

[undone radish]

I gotta have some space to discombulate Anomaly, don't I?

[grizzled gorge]

db_unpacker.bat unpacks data files like ltx/script/xml, db_unpacker_all.bat will unpack also assets

[undone radish]

Thank u guv'nor

[slow bolt]

Just go to fdda anims_list.ltx and remove the ones you don't want

[celest forge]

Is there a way to make a mod that makes monolith respawn in the sarcophagus?

[simple scaffold]

yes

[celest forge]

Does it involve scripts

[simple scaffold]

no

you could do it that way, but why make a new system when the existing smart terrain script is already running respawn logic to fill the place with rats after tyou clear it. easy to edit the ltx to spawn generic monolith squads

configs/scripts/sarcofag/smart

sar_monolith_general.ltx

[smart_terrain]
squad_id = 1
max_population = 4
respawn_params = respawn@sar_monolith_general
respawn_idle = 30000
respawn_radius = 300

[respawn@sar_monolith_general]
spawn_tushkanos

[spawn_tushkanos]
spawn_squads = simulation_tushkano
spawn_num = {+sar_secret_door_find} 4, 0

[exclusive]
sar_monolith_general_post1_1 = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx
sar_monolith_general_post1_2 = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx
sar_monolith_general_post2_1 = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx
sar_monolith_general_post2_2 = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx
sar_monolith_general_patrol = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx
sar_monolith_general_patrol_follower1 = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx
sar_monolith_general_patrol_room = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx
sar_monolith_general_kamp1 = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx
sar_monolith_general_kamp2 = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx
sar_monolith_general_kamp3 = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx
sar_monolith_general_kamp4 = sarcofag\sar_monolith_general_logic.ltx

you make that not spawn tushkanos

maybe reduce the idle time

[celest forge]

Oh thanks a lot dude

It always bothered how the sarcophagus was the perfect loot farm if monos respawned

[simple scaffold]

you could just change simulation_tushkano out for a simulation monolith aquad. and just set the number to a simple 3.

[celest forge]

It has exclusive monolith squads for that area?

Huh

I do remember getting like, ghost stalkers once

And only there in the sarcophagus

[simple scaffold]

the exclusives are the ones that are there to begin with. they don't respawn

but if you use this squad: sar_monolith_general_squad they will fill in those jobs when they respawn (i think) which would be better than having them just stand there.

[celest forge]

So change this line for sar_monolith_general_squad

[simple scaffold]

yeah and make the line below it a simple number. IDK exatly what value. you may have to experiment.

[celest forge]

Oh ok

Thanks a lot dude

I'll try it out tomorrow

[simple scaffold]

the value above that is idle is the respawn timer. idk exactly what it translates to. but you could probably turn it way down to start

[bold mural]

how to go about making a custom weapon upgrade

i want to change the RD-74's caliber change to a hyperburst fire mode

[brave badger]

How do we calculate the outfits protection values in gamma? For example, when I read the stalker_outfit ("sunrise") outfit values, I get the values which are located in o_sunrise.ltx. When I convert them by hand or the way utils_item.get_outfit_protection to the percentage values I get exactly what vanilla anomaly is showing. For example burn_protection is 0.14 which is 13%. But in the gamma UI it is shown as 70%.

[slow bolt]

This is someting to bring up in #1161433800803360808

That mod works with that

and momo is the "expert" in that field by now

[brave badger]

Thank you @slow bolt !

[fiery cedar]

May I know what the file for faction goodwill? or is there any other way to change it

[slow solar]

!goodwill

[queen pine]

@fiery cedar trying to change your goodwill with a faction: #╭📖faq message

[remote crown]

When handling "on_xml_read", there's no way to determine the path of the resolved XML file, right? Like there's no way to know if it came from default GAMMA or a different mod folder for example? I don't see a way but wanted to make sure.

What I'm hoping to do is only change an XML object if it's coming from a base GAMMA file, otherwise leave it alone.

[slow solar]

no you can't know from where it came, the file is the one mo2 put there so it come from the mod winning conflicts on this file

[remote crown]

Oh duh right good point. Thanks!

[surreal gust]

new terrain pic

updated edition

[sinful pawn]

[potent tinsel]

guys, can someone mod me to edit quuest BS time to 1 hour ?

10 minutes is too hard for me (hard dif)

[ashen sierra]

at that point why not just go godmode and clear it out?

[grizzled gorge]

search x10_timer_restrictor.ltx and change the start value

[hoary hawk]

How can I make animations for weapons and put them into the game without errors?

[static nebula]

that's a bit of a loaded question lol

[hoary hawk]

XD

Well then how do I make the animations for the weapons in this game?

[river fjord]

you can say that again

[static nebula]

https://igigog.github.io/anomaly-modding-book/blender/creating-hud-animation-in-blender.html

radon's guide is the only one I know of, it teaches you some good stuff but it's a bit flawed if I'm being honest 😅

[celest forge]

If you don't have any previous animation background, preferably on Blender, I advise to start with the basics of that first

Then the basics of Anomaly weapon modding

[static nebula]

oh true, i just assumed they already had animation knowledge :p
but yeah, if you don't then it's better to just learn animation on it's own first, without the added jank and tedium of stalker lol

[cinder sequoia]

not really sure where to post this but heres a stalker inspired "menu theme" i made in FLStudio because bored lol

[steady minnow]

Anyone here that may be able to help me figure out why exactly Mags Redux and BaS PKM/PKP guns have an issue where the bullets are invisible during a reload?

I see it's been noted on the github and I was looking at the files myself and can't see why this would happen, it has to be something to do with the mag itself
https://github.com/RAX-Anomaly/MagsRedux/issues/281

[potent tinsel]

thank you !!

[severe coyote]

where to get list of all callbacks?

i need one which called when player is getting damage

[random fulcrum]

axr_main

[severe coyote]

i just dont have it

[celest forge]

Did you unpack the game

[severe coyote]

idk how

its just regular Anomaly with GAMMA installed

sorry if I'm dumb, this is my first time modifying stalker

[shy junco]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/rays-of-anomalous-worlds-weathers-reshade

does anyone know if this would work for gamma 0.91

[random fulcrum]

it works

[shy junco]

how would i set it up

[static nebula]

i dunno, try it

[shy junco]

i know tha tits not compatible with Enhanced Shaders

so i'll turn that off

ok lets see what happens

fresh install

nothing changed

[random fulcrum]

just insrall it

i use raw all the time since it look gorgeous

but the reshade fucking blows

(i'm colorblind)

[shy junco]

what

so

just the core?

or the optionals too???

i was getting shader comp fails because I turne doff enhanced shaders

[sinful pawn]

Raw is wonderful it’s just confusing

[shy junco]

oh

no crashes

soo i guess you just wanna install it

lmao

now to install the reshade

[severe coyote]

how to run scripts from console?

[shy junco]

press `

and then type in the script

and press enter

i think

[shy junco]

idk then

[random fulcrum]

run_script scriptname

[shy junco]

aw man

the raw reshade doesnt wokr

OH WAIT

i fuckin did it wrong

nervermidn

it doenst work

[severe coyote]

how to print info to console from script?

is it just Lua print() function?

[severe coyote]

ok it works

but only in debug mode 🙂

so how to add new lua library to stalker?

idk

ok I figured it out

what is the version of Lua in stalker?

[random fulcrum]

ancient

can't even break loops

[severe coyote]

Now I have this error

local http = require("socket.http")
local url = "http://localhost:1180/"

function on_game_start()
    RegisterScriptCallback("actor_on_hit_callback", actor_on_hit_callback)
end

function actor_on_hit_callback(obj, amount)
    news_manager.send_tip(db.actor, "Damage:" + amount + obj, nil, nil, 3000)
    url = url .. amount
    http.request(url)
end

idk how to debug it

here is the code

can anyone help?

[simple scaffold]

that's thelibrary crashing not your code

[severe coyote]

how to add a library

i think i doing it wrong

i added lua folder to Anomaly/bin

i need to use socket library but its not exists in anomaly's Lua

how to add it

[simple scaffold]

IDK. i know that pollnet can be used with anomaly. https://github.com/probable-basilisk/pollnet

[severe coyote]

so how to use in my mod?

where to put it?

in Anomaly/bin?

[simple scaffold]

yeah. the .dll in bin and the library in bin/lua

they have examples.

i have seen it used. i did not implement it myself. the person who did is awol right now

[severe coyote]

i found the example for me

its very funny 🙂

https://github.com/abbihors/buttplug-anomaly

[simple scaffold]

i rememebr heating about that

[severe coyote]

package.path = package.path .. ';gamedata\\scripts\\shocker\\?.lua'
local pollnet = require("pollnet")
local url = "http://localhost:1180/"

function on_game_start()
    -- Required callbacks
    RegisterScriptCallback("actor_on_hit_callback", actor_on_hit_callback)
    RegisterScriptCallback("actor_on_first_update", actor_on_first_update)
    printf("[shocker] initialised on game start")
end
local function actor_on_hit_callback(obj, amount, local_direction, who, bone_id)
    printf("[shocker] got hit for ", amount)
    news_manager.send_tip(db.actor, "shocked " .. amount, nil, nil, 3000)
    url = url .. amount
    pollnet.http_get(url)
end
function actor_on_first_update()
    printf("[shocker] on actor update callback")
    news_manager.send_tip(db.actor, "initialised", nil, nil, 3000)
end

Now the script loads successfully without errors, but nothing happens. The last line that is executed is printf("[shocker] initialized on game start"). After this line, there are no more mentions of my script in the logs, as if it was just unloaded

idk why this happens

[severe coyote]

found other solution

https://github.com/LPGhatguy/luajit-request

will try out now

[light bear]

Yo, question to mod devs and especially to BaS, is there gonna be a change so the Weapon Flashlight will work ? 😄

[limpid drum]

anyone know of any good MP7A2 mods? Like a port from Tarkov?

[random fulcrum]

but it's already in the game?

[limpid drum]

MP7A1 is i believe?

but I mean one more akin to tarkov, with a laser sight and foregrip as the one in game has no foregrip or laser sight

[random fulcrum]

hit_power

each number there is for each difficulty level

easy -> master

f7 > numpad 0 > f5

[river bough]

Anyone know of a way to modify specific NPCs through file editing? been traveling in the zone for ages now with someone who seemingly wont rank up at all, was curious if I'd be able to modify it directly. I looked around on my own but don't really know how to navigate the files, could use some help 🥲

I assume that if what I'd like to do is possible it'd have to be attached to specific save files yeah?

[slow bolt]

they will rank up

they just need to kill fools

[river bough]

maybe someday, eventually

[lethal finch]

whats the name of the artifact melter so i can add it to a trade ltx?

[river bough]

Made it work with cheat engine, don't know why I didn't think of it before hand

[candid moss]

Trying to add mods to my G.A.M.M.A
Anyone know how I'm supposed to organize this?

[slow bolt]

its a fomod installer. it should be installed as fomod

idk why your mo2 doesnt treat it as such

[lethal finch]

is it a file within a file? like GUI.7zip>GUI>00-media etc

[ebon bay]

Is there something wrong with the game radio? always plays the same half a dozen songs

[simple scaffold]

Its not really a radio it plays a selection of songs stored in the game files

[slow solar]

it's called 'radios of the zone', some mods installed in mo2 add custom playlist to every radio in the zone (sidorovich, bandit trader, etc...)

[normal sapphire]

hello guys this is probably not the chat to ask this but does anyone know of a mod that adds thermal optics to the game ?

[grizzled gorge]

https://discord.com/channels/912320241713958912/1168998049113178122

[simple scaffold]

don't send news on first update. that is before the press any key to start happens.

[steady minnow]

@simple scaffold i have a question about a specific issue with BaS PKM/PKP guns and Mags Redux. i saw it's noted on the github and i tried taking a look at it myself, but i cannot figure out WHY the bullets become invisible during the reload animation

an example, the hand is grabbing an invisible belt of bullets, and they stay invisible until the weapon is chambered, upon which the bullets appear and behave normally

[simple scaffold]

mags redux has zero animations. we block or allow the regular reload process and that process plays the animation or if available and aplicable the unjam animations.

not my monkey not my problem

[steady minnow]

this is why i'm really having trouble figuring this out because it ONLY happens with mags redux enabled

[simple scaffold]

idk. gamma modifies mags redux which makes it very hard for me to get into details

[steady minnow]

appreciated. as someone just getting into messing around with stalker modding this one is incredibly hard to parse because there are no other belt fed mgs to compare this to and test wtf is going on

[regal bolt]

whats the file that i would go rummaging around in to make it so the sh1mp uses the pistol repair kit instead of the rifle repair kit

[regal bolt]

There is the M249

[static nebula]

w_sr1m.ltx in BaS, it's probably overwritten by a bunch of stuff in gamma though so you might have to find whichever has the highest priority

matter of fact i bet whatever is overwriting it is the reason it's using the rifle kit lol, im pretty sure it uses pistol repair kit by default

[regal bolt]

ah alright thanks ill go fucking around with the file and see if it works

[faint sable]

This also happens to all gun mods with a ring loop like that btw

Our fix for the rpd and m24 was removing certain overlap in mags redux on it but am not deeply informed on what

[steady minnow]

yep i knew it had something to do with the belt

[agile pond]

Yea there's a whole repair redirect ltx lol

[simple scaffold]

they might have extra scripts attached to the gun to handel the belt feed animations and those don't like the way mags redux inserts itself into the process. I still feel that that is on them for being non standard. Mags redux has 0 gun psecific code and i don't plan on starting

[steady minnow]

yea i 100% respect that and thats why I was trying to fix it myself. i'll look at their animations and scripts and see if i can't figure something out

[faint sable]

@hushed stone sorry on ping but how did you fix our rpd and m24 loop ring issues?

[steady minnow]

talking about UGP?

[faint sable]

No the rpd and m24 are on moddb by nicholas, they also has loop rings like your gun issue, which also gave us the exact same ring issue due to mags redux. I also use bas 2022 and was thinking might be the same fix as say the rpd and m24 fix is

Only revolver would know since his fix actually fixed the loop ring

And idk how revolver did it sadly xd

Hope he checks and can help out possibly

[steady minnow]

hmmm, what would i need to download to check this out and see if i can reverse engineer something? and yes hopefully. the invisible bullets became more and more of a bummer as i played

the UGP mags redux set up?

[faint sable]

No our mags are no change but updated from gammas, we use the most latest of mags redux build

You can however try ours

Itd be the mag setup correct

Wait imma winmerge our rpd and nicholas and see the edit

forgot I could do that

[steady minnow]

here's the comments on the RPD moddb

[faint sable]

ooh that is the fix then

try it for your other guns too

[steady minnow]

I'm doing it as we speak. I'd love to keep using Mags

[faint sable]

idk it might work

[steady minnow]

It works

At the cost of what was mentioned in the moddb, when you reach the last dozen bullets it doesn't display that they are running out. weird incompatability

Now... can I figure out how to make mags redux accept bullet_bones

seems like if it CAN be done it would enable compatibility with any belt fed gun using the bullet_bones system

[formal kelp]

hey does anyone know where i would start looking to see about creating a multiplayer mod? i have seen it done by a couple teams that went under and were charging... i hope to be able to bring even the most basic multiplayer so people can finally have some fun together in this awesome game

the main reason i ask is there are so many different ways to make a multiplayer mod and i need to know where to start looking for basic compatibility because i am currently clueless and dont want to spend hours looking into the wrong things, but i have nothing but spare time so hopefully eventually i can make it happen. that is if stalker 2 doesnt blow us all away with multiplayer. maybe it would be better to wait for stalker2 so the software would be more modern/available?

[hushed stone]

look for something in the ltx like “bullet_bones” and delete that line

wish I could explain a lil better but I’m not at my computer rn

[faint sable]

yea I believe we figured it out now

all good

[hushed stone]

ah cool didn’t see

[steady minnow]

yup this works. now i'm trying to figure out to fix it without compromise

[static nebula]

i think all most people can offer here is a "good luck" lol. the few who have tried making a multiplayer mod never got anywhere with it afaik

[formal kelp]

there is some footage of working multiplayer i just need to figure out wtf and how i guess xD thanks anyway i hope to bring good news one day

[echo tendon]

A question for modders; Would it be possible to edit the code for the 'Hold F to display loot' feature to display loot around at all times instead of needing to be prompted? I'm no coder by any means

[severe coyote]

I did it, my mod is working now

idea of my mod is shock player with electricity when getting damage ingame

[severe coyote]

All that remains is to assemble a shocker device that works via Wi-Fi

[steady apex]

So you are into sadomasochism

[celest forge]

Update

It worked

However

I made the number too high

I forgot to turn my zcp population to 1

and made the ltx value 4

[severe coyote]

I think its more like a vr suit with feedback

A veeeeery cheap equivalent

[normal sapphire]

is there any way of removing the music in the Atmosferic Main menu on the menu when you press ESC mid game?

[simple scaffold]

cool. nice to see something i only knew as theory put to use.

[warm dragon]

Is it actually possible at all in xray to have different gunshot sounds depending if actor is indoors/outdoors?

[stoic vault]

Hey, anyone know of a mod that gives CS a nosrog

[regal bolt]

mod makes air toxic, the more north the more toxic it gets.

[faint sable]

Thank You Ben Shapiro

[surreal gust]

wtf is that toxic air for

if its on outside boundaries of the fuckin' map

[regal bolt]

It outlines around the areas that are toxic

[surreal gust]

say no more

[regal bolt]

It's an amazing mod

[surreal gust]

im making my own heh

(a new level)

[willow ivy]

any way to change faction relations?

[grizzled gorge]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/reputation-editor

[willow ivy]

thanks

[regal bolt]

Wait really??

[surreal gust]

yes a new level

[regal bolt]

Show me, please

🙏

[surreal gust]

im not done yet but i shared terrain pictures

in the server

[regal bolt]

Cam u send em here

Pls 🙏

🙏

🙏

[surreal gust]

ok fine let me just find them

[regal bolt]

[surreal gust]

here are the 2 pictures from last build

this is pre compiled terrain

terrain texture is a placeholder

[regal bolt]

Amazing

Definitely gonna use this mod when Ur done stalker

[surreal gust]

i hope this goes well tho

since i cant really tell how will the map play out

[regal bolt]

Should work fine

Just gotta make sure the map isn't too demanding and there is a population of mutants and stalkers

And that it dousnt cause conflict with other mods which might be tricky

I'll definitely use it when Ur done 👍

[surreal gust]

too demanding would probably be the case since the terrain itself is 130k polygons

tho i didnt run into any performance issues when i tested this map in anomaly with only terrain

not other objects

[surreal gust]

support for new levels can be made but it will be time consuming

[regal bolt]

Not sure what polygons mean but ik 130k is alot

[surreal gust]

average stalker maps have like 600k or more

[surreal gust]

polygons are basically smaller objects inside a mesh

[regal bolt]

Nvm then, shouldn't be too demanding mabey when u add objects

[surreal gust]

the more you have polygons the more detailed it is but takes longer to render

[regal bolt]

Very interesting

[surreal gust]

army warehouses has 1.7m polygons i think lol

[regal bolt]

Godamn

[surreal gust]

so the terrain being 130k shouldn't be a problem

[regal bolt]

True

[surreal gust]

my hardware is shit anyway but i do get a smooth experience in anomaly

with some shaders on

[regal bolt]

I think it'll run fine

I know nothing abt mods tho lol

[surreal gust]

yeah mine hardware specs are from 12 years ago

gtx 660

and a ryzen 3 1300x which is newer but performs about the same as an i7-2600

[regal bolt]

Wat

How u even run the game

Let alone mod

[surreal gust]

i optimize the settings myself

i know how xray works

[regal bolt]

Cool

[surreal gust]

grass density doesnt kill fps unless your gpu cant handle it anymore

[regal bolt]

Yeah I noticed that

A guy told me to turn it down and it did nothing

Gonna go to bed stalker

Good luck with the mod making 👍

[surreal gust]

also detail radius and height does affect performance a lot

[regal bolt]

Good to know

[surreal gust]

so i set my grass settings about 75% density

0.5 height

and 75 meters radius

[regal bolt]

I will do that

[surreal gust]

keep in mind that grass density is measured in objects per square

[regal bolt]

U know all abt it

Anyway really gotta go to bed seeya man

[surreal gust]

bye

[light dock]

odd

name

[hybrid forum]

I wonder how hard it would be to create a map editor

[slow bolt]

Very hard, since you would need to justify to yourself the reason to create a map editor when SDK already exists

[hybrid forum]

The same reason websites to perform X task exist when that task is clearly described in an API documentation somewhere. To make it easier

The same reason the Creation Kit exists when Bethesda devs could just code everything directly into the program. Etc etc.

[slow bolt]

Well, we already do have a creation kit in the form of the SDK

[hybrid forum]

ok

[shy junco]

i tried editing HQ glass mod and uhhh

doesnt look right

i wanted to see what would happen ifi tried editing it

wanted to try soemthing like metro

on the sides it looks right

except for the left side

looks like this in the sky

[chrome elm]

whoever is good with models, how do I change the folder path for a specific model so that it will use this new path for the new texture

e.g.

changing the texture within the image then exporting does not save the new path

if anyone is good with models here pls dm on discord

🙂

[celest forge]

I do that with the OGF editor

[chrome elm]

can you elaborate on ur process pls

[cobalt birch]

For the people that make mods here how hard would it actually be to make a co-op mod where a person hosts a game from there pc? I would like to know the process that is takes as there are no mods for it

I know it’s hard but I want to know why it is

[celest forge]

https://github.com/mortany/OGF-tool

Download the tool

there you can see each mesh and the texture route

you modify the texture route and save

[chrome elm]

sick bro thx u

how do u open the program 😂

[celest forge]

It's a normal exe

[chrome elm]

@celest forge testing now bro ill give feedback

ur an adonis sir

[echo tendon]

Anybody know the game's true name for the AKS-74U? Trying to edit a config and it's name isn't working

[slow solar]

you can see the names in debug, in the debug item list when you hover over an item it shows it's id

[hoary hawk]

Is there a way to adjust the time cycle so that it gets dark at 6 or 7 instead of 10 or 11 p.m.?

[paper burrow]

I don’t suppose I can connect to an API via the stalker script

[solemn topaz]

what tool to you yall use to preview repos, alt aim, attaching scopes? Editing value and restarting the game every time is killing me.

[slow bolt]

You can

Stalker has a twitch intergration mod

[paper burrow]

Nice

Do you know if it works through direct api calls from lua or through a middleman text file

It’s a middleman text file sadly, so no direct api calls.

[paper burrow]

Middleman text file it is. GPT mod for stalker is a go.

[steady apex]

https://github.com/abbihors/buttplug-anomaly here is some guy added api calls from lua via pollnet plugin

we dont talk about his usecase

[paper burrow]

NSFW modders are always a great resource. I got animations and handcuff models for my fallout intimidation mod

Thanks Demonized

Jesus Christ how is this the mod to make an api connection

[formal mountain]

that is wild

[paper burrow]

This is some nice netcode

Sadly this is a websocket connection and thus not fit for a HTTP rest api

[lethal finch]

What would alter the price of sewing kits from mechanics outside of the cost line in items_repair.ltx?

[steady apex]

i believe it should do simple get post requests as well

https://github.com/probable-basilisk/pollnet

[paper burrow]

Sweet, I may not have to rewrite it, thanks again

[paper burrow]

Sadly this means that I can now no longer reasonably add credits to the buttplug mod if I end up finishing the mod

[short island]

So i would like to make a simple personal mod which, when loaded, upon entering "new game" menu sets a faction, stalker name, game modes settings to specific values... Could someone help me, cuz I don't really know how to approach this?

[paper burrow]

Cant say I've tired, you'll have to dig around the game code and see if you can adjust the default values of the new game screen

[short island]

Yeah, i know this much, thing is i dont know where to start. I tried to edit axr files but it did nothing

[paper burrow]

Wish I could help you more but I'm just learning too

[paper burrow]

Try to check the code of any mod that changes the start such as https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/starting-loadout-rebalanced-multiple-mods-support

[obsidian void]

Could someone please check my Russian google translation?

"A light originally designed by Sakharov with the help of a moonlight artefact. It is a source of near limitless light."

"Свет, первоначально созданный Сахаровым с помощью артефакта лунного света. Это источник почти безграничного света."

[covert nimbus]

Seems fine, aside from over-use of the word "Свет"

[obsidian void]

I'm realizing now that the "moonlight" artefact might be called something entirely different in russian

[covert nimbus]

No, it is called "Лунный Свет"

[obsidian void]

okay cool

[covert nimbus]

Although, depending on what item is that, it might be better to use "Источник света, первоначально созданный Сахаровым с помощью артефакта лунный свет".

[obsidian void]

it is the artefact lamp, I've changed it a bit so it lasts for a very long time and uses moonlight artefacts as fuel instead of gauss ammo

[marsh oracle]

Hi. I have a few issues with I think are mods. Copy paste:

I reinstalled GAMMA cuz some problems today and since the new Utjan UI Improvement 1.4 update (didn't happens previously) I had this issue in the pic. If you see, the crafted items the Vinca allow are displayed below the black box of text, outside of the proper UI. Anyone with the same problem or the problem is reported? Any way to fix it?

The UI mod i'm running it's the UI GAMMA rework by Sota last version 1.3.8.1 if that helps

Also, the artefact containers like AAM or similar and lead containers show a condition number that previously wasn't show, the problem is it even show a condition when there is no artefact inside it and it's stuck on that last artefact condition and I think this come from Utjan 1.4 UI improvement. Any way to remove it? Is really annoying for me

[obsidian void]

there are MCM settings for that mod

[marsh oracle]

Posting here to report and because probably in the modded support channel no one will notice it and don't resolve the issue

[covert nimbus]

Then yes. "Источник света" would be more appropriate in russian.

[marsh oracle]

For UI Improvement? Yeah, no one change that about the artefact condition

[obsidian void]

thanks I'll use yours then

[obsidian void]

I don't understand... the condition percentages were present in the previous version of that mod also, it's not new

OH

[marsh oracle]

the thing I want to change it's the percentages stuck on AAM or similar artefact containers. I want the condition on the artefact itself, but not on the containers

[obsidian void]

nevermind I just re-read your original message

[marsh oracle]

And in MCM there is nothing about artefacts

It's something Utjan added, like the condition parts now showed on the UI that bother me to be honest

[obsidian void]

I think you should report the issue to utjan

[marsh oracle]

I don't know if editing some file could change that

[marsh oracle]

is him here?

[obsidian void]

IDK I don't think so. Might want to comment on his moddb page

[marsh oracle]

don't have account there 😦

[obsidian void]

It would be possible to stop all artifact containers from receiving condition text but then of course they would not display the artifact condition when they are inside

[obsidian void]

I think I can edit his script to fix the issue. This may take some time

[marsh oracle]

The issue is the container show a ghost condition when there is no container inside

I guess it's a bug in the code or something

But mostly my post here was about the tooltip issue when I hover items that they appear outside the black box

[obsidian void]

what's happening in the script is it basically says "if the kind of item = i_arty_junk, i_arty, or i_arty_cont then apply the condition value. Problem is empty containers and full containers both are kind = i_arty_cont, there's no distinction between a full container and an empty container. So the script needs another condition that can help it understand that empty containers are not to be included in the function

[marsh oracle]

I understand. So basically Utjan didn't notice it and that's why those lines of code aren't there. The weird thing for me is the container remember their last artefact condition. If you put an artefact at 67% it will keep that number until you move another artefact there

or really not. I just tried with a 93% artefact, remove it from a AAC and the container empty shows 25%

[obsidian void]

Yeah the condition gets updated when the item is changed, just a weird bug

[marsh oracle]

very weird

[obsidian void]

ooookay well the thing I thought would fix it caused a crash...

[marsh oracle]

News again. I crafted an empty lead container and it shows 99% condition

So basically now some items have condition when really they don't xD

but yeah, probably something Utjan didn't notice and need to fix

[obsidian void]

what's weird is that this issue didn't exist in the previous version. I'm fairly certain he was using the exact same tables before. I've been modifying this script for my own mod

my dumbass forgot the commas in the table, no wonder it's crashing

[obsidian void]

it appears that the condition of the empty container gets applied randomly, I don't know how though lol

[obsidian void]

@marsh oracle So, I'm actually stumped. None of my changes are working the way I expected. In fact, I removed the i_arty_cont type from the script entirely and it still applies the condition value.

I think there is another script within gamma that is causing this behavior.

[marsh oracle]

Don't worry mate. Thanks for the help. It don't bother me that much

Time will solve it

[obsidian void]

yeah it's pretty minor lol

[marsh oracle]

im more annoyed about the other issue I had to be honest

[obsidian void]

I actually don't have that issue with the details box. I also use "tooltip in corner" so maybe that's why

[regal bolt]

Could you do this but with animations and triggered by a keybind?

Kind of like Metro did it's gasmask mechanism?

[paper burrow]

Based on my limited experience, in theory yes

[light dock]

Hello is there any addon that adds realism mechanics /immersive?

Also i ve just come across a mod that is called dynamic mutants

Is it any good

[paper burrow]

Sir this is mod making discussion, not mod discussion

[simple scaffold]

https://www.moddb.com/mods/stalker-anomaly/addons/toggle-helmet-hotkey

what you want me to just say "yes, been done"? ah you were talking to the other guy

[regal bolt]

Thank you ^^

[paper burrow]

What sort of temporal powers of prediction do you suppose I have, responding to you before your comment

[paper burrow]

Discord set us up

[grizzled gorge]

Looks like tarkov netcode

[paper burrow]

Speaking of netcode I am studying the buttplug mod in orer to better understand how to call APIs from STALKER lua

[river fjord]

better test it to make sure it works

[regal bolt]

Hey guys. Do you think it would be possible to have helmets and gasmasks separated in Anomaly? Making it possible to put on both a AEX and a gp-10z at once?

Making the apocalypse helmet+gp10z combo like on a few stalkers you can see in DICK?

Making helmets have no overlay, just the gas masks,

And having the screen helmet take both slots?

[cobalt birch]

That’s a good idea tbh ^

[regal bolt]

Making the overlays also a slightly more intrusive, to encourage taking the mask off and put it on only in dangerous anomaly situations, but keeping the helmets resistances untouched without a lot of penalties

[rigid sail]

How would you deal with the end-tier helmets, stuff like exohelms, apocalypse or spartans? Might also undermine the balance a bit, not having to pick between ballistic and enviromental protection.

[regal bolt]

The only real exception from the intrusive overlay would be the Screen helmet, which doesn't provide much ballistic protection

[rigid sail]

Sounds interesting though, so long as it also comes with a change to when the screen cracks start appearing. Always found it very odd that significant cracks can appear as high as 95% durability.

[regal bolt]

That's the thing. You would have a reason to take the mask off sometimes for better visibility f.e. during combat/while scouting an area

[regal bolt]

Agreed

Also would give the geiger counter a reason to exist to make the area is secure before you take off the mask

[rigid sail]

Ooh, how about a mix of the mechanics. They somewhat obscure vision, but they also have noticably lower durability, leading to them cracking quickly if under fire.

[regal bolt]

They would all remain as standalone helmets, with no masks to them

[regal bolt]

But they are resilient to the anomalies (chem/burn/electical damages)

[rigid sail]

Makes sense actually. Once you get Spartans and high tier helmets, you're in areas where you cannot really afford to be constantly taking the mask off when under fire.

[regal bolt]

Yup, but the masks would have to come off occasionally to make way for visibility or better hearing (no breathing sounds)

Which are important while hunting mutants/killing stalkers

Unless you get so used to them you can mitigate that, but I think increasing the dirt texture on the masks and increasing the breathing sounds slightly would accomplish that

[rigid sail]

I would shy away from making it too obtrusive. Don't want to have to pick between being able to see/hear things, and being able to walk around northern maps without being microwaved the second make a wrong step.

[formal kelp]

i would think its a decent approach to make more expensive variants of masks that maybe reduce or remove the noise/visual spam and if people love it enough you could maybe go further to make early game items dirtier but a sacrifice to be made for required use in anomaly fields etc

[regal bolt]

Agreed

And let's add one specific mask that would just be the altyn helmet visor, which doesn't give any anomalous protection, but boosts br if you wear the apocalypse helmet in conjunction, but give it terrible overlay

[formal kelp]

sorry i have not fully followed along, so you intend to make outfit masks an extra item to wear on top of helmets?

[regal bolt]

Yep

People already separated helmets from outfits, why not separate gasmasks from helmets?

[formal kelp]

heck yeah all for it! and i think its a great idea to add the full variety from box altyn face to scraggly face mask if you could add the visuals in a not too intrusive way that would add epic immersion

[formal kelp]

fair enough but i dont know how hard it would be to apply both at the same time in the same slot like A+B=C? where A is altyn B is altyn face visor and C is altyn with face visor the finel prodict being worn,

maybe add the face masks as an attachment to the helmets? specific helmets with integrated clips? maybe some crafting recipies to make non mask helmets compatible?

idk idea sounds hype though

[regal bolt]

No. Just separate the slots for helmet and gasmask, like it's been done with helmet and armor slots

[formal kelp]

am i going crazy was there not a helmet slot in anomaly? O.o

[river forge]

Been thinking to rewrite npc loadout and make monolith less rewarding.

Does ap ammo increase npc dmaage by a lot, or it just gonna be mere loot variable?

[formal kelp]

i got lost in the gamma sauce xD fair enough then sounds great!

[regal bolt]

I know it does. I rarely have bad ideas, but sadly I have no knowledge or software to implement that

[formal kelp]

if the npc is programmed to use that type of ammo then yeah and it makes a big difference although if you want to make kills less rewarding there is already a few mods in gamma to sort that out

[formal kelp]

my bad you did say specifically monolith, well you could make it so every monolith killed just drops their badge or make it so the monolith are unlootable corpses

[formal kelp]

well you can always look into the helmet seperating mod to understand how they have displayed their UI or even bring your idea to their attention and they might do the heavy lifting

[random fulcrum]

ap ammo doesn't have more damage than fmj

hp ammo does increase damage output since they have a higher multi

[regal bolt]

I mean. We are already in the right place. I just hope some skilled modder will pick up the idea and make it come to life

[river forge]

Your first assumption is actually correct, more or less i just want em to be less rewarding in wep loot table.

[river forge]

Huh interesting, hp ammo have better multiplier to player?

[random fulcrum]

against everything

[formal kelp]

AP ammo has the effect of doing more damage overall because presumably your not naked so it instantly shreds you where as HP has to break your BR then does damage so AP become better damage over all for npc to use

[random fulcrum]

[formal kelp]

he was asking if monolith having AP makes them do more damage and i fluffed explaining the better bullets make sure they can do consistant damage overall increasing their general damage output against the player

[random fulcrum]

hp still does more damage to the player

[formal kelp]

yes (:

i think you missed the point that i can stand and eat several fmj or hp before i take damage but if the few bullets i would normally eat with br are ap then im taking instant damage overall taking more damage from general encounters against ap than hp or fmj

[river forge]

That bit of information actually help a lot, thanks for the cookies

[random fulcrum]

[cobalt birch]

Someone needs to figure out how to make a coop mod or else > : (

[formal kelp]

at this point i would pray stalker 2 brings out a limited coop feature

[grizzled gorge]

https://tenor.com/view/dayz-game-slav-squat-squats-gif-21025090

[cobalt birch]

I’ heard it has multiplayer

[cobalt birch]

I don’t wanna play stalker z 😦

[formal kelp]

i saw previously there was 2 projects attempting it but both of them are no longer active or seem kinda sketchy

[cobalt birch]

If stalker 2 has it it would be insane bc eventually there will probably be a “ anomaly 2” or something and coop would make stalker a 10/10 game

That was a yapping session fr^

[formal kelp]

problem is people attempting this multiplayer feat all keep charging which leads down a dodgy rabbit hole because the devs are happy with people using their assets for free as long as they dont charge and idk where making the coop for a game would fall but i feel like you kind of need the games assets to exist in order to provide coop for the game xD

[cobalt birch]

True

[formal kelp]

easy best game ever anyway ill shut up fangirling now

[cobalt birch]

It’s confirmed

Multiplayer w

[formal kelp]

holyshitballyithinkijustdied

[cobalt birch]

That’s on stalker 2 steam page btw^

[random fulcrum]

yeah but that's just pvp

like the old games

[cobalt birch]

I’ll cry if it is

[grizzled gorge]

Don't wanna be that dude, but keep calm bois, stalker og's have deathmatch

[random fulcrum]

they did say a few times that stalker is meant to be a solo game

[cobalt birch]

😢

[random fulcrum]

but stalker didn't exist before june 2018

[grizzled gorge]

Who knows what GSC is cooking, might be moddable enough to make it coop. They know there is an audience for that

[formal kelp]

yeah i just looked at the steam description and it sounds like multiplayer pvp however being a more modern game on a more easily acessible engine i believe we will easily achieve multiplayer coop for the game

[cobalt birch]

I Read a Reddit Post saying it’s made on UE5 and people were saying it would be much easier to make a coop mod with it so let’s just hope

[river forge]

As long it's not unity i'm fine with it

[cobalt birch]

I had to use unity for my game design class back in Highschool and I hated it

[cobalt birch]

Someone should make a mod where if your super hurt or hungry or something the other stalkers could (rarely) give you a item to fix it like I feel like it would add immersion as that’s what someone would probably do irl

[slow solar]

would be easier to have a dialog to beg for meds/food/water, with both a chance for sucess and failure

[cobalt birch]

Yes I like this idea better

[regal bolt]

i feel like that would be really simple to do (never coded before so ignore me probably) something simple like faction relations plus current state player is in divided by npcs reputation = meds/ammo/whatever granted

[wet wharf]

is there an easy way of adding recoil/handling to guns that are totally missing it? ie: IWI Ace52

theres also a number of other guns that the character just doesn't pull back to center, ever

I'd love to fix it

[random fulcrum]

yeah

my full guide on that is pinned here

[celest forge]

"pull back to center"?

[wet wharf]

@celest forge yeah like, when you shoot the svd for example, the character after shooting will line the reticle back up over where you fired. However when you shoot the IWI, or the ASH 12.7, or a few other guns, it just hangs at the top of the recoil arc

Might be intended, but it infuriates me, so I want to try to change it

[celest forge]

Ahhhh

[wet wharf]

@random fulcrum do you have an example file where this is done?

r = b
e = c
p = d

I have no idea where these variables are set even on "working" guns

[wet wharf]

thank you!

[paper burrow]

This doesnt sound all that hard, you add a dialogue option to the generic voice lines, roll a random number and add faction relations and player reputation, give the player a reputation hit

Oh and scan player inventory for the item they're begging for, or dissalow the option if they have it

[real marsh]

Hi, any idea which parameter must be editted to zoom out minimap? I was told zone_map.ltx but not sure which parameter dictates zoom: https://i.imgur.com/xctwvs7.png

Also how can I edit slots in which a weapon can go?

[real marsh]

Ok, think it's m_knife.ltx... question is, can I make backups in same mod folder without it going weird..

[paper burrow]

Just fuck around with it and find out

[tacit wind]

Does anyone have a clue how nobody ported the gunslinger knife animations to anomaly yet? They're leaps and bounds above what we have right now.

[iron drum]

Is it possible to monkey patch the on_mcm_load() function in a *_mcm.script? I'm trying to insert a menu option into the "op" table without having to replace the whole file since depending on other mods and compatibility patches there could be multiple variations of the same file and I'm not about to contribute to that mess
I've tried doing this but it never entered the function:

base_player_injuries_mcm = zzz_player_injuries_mcm.on_mcm_load function zzz_player_injuries_mcm.on_mcm_load() printf("ENTERED HIJACK SCRIPT") end

[severe coyote]

is there a list of usable items?

[real marsh]

Is it possible to reload assets after edit from ingame? Or requires full game restart?

[paper burrow]

I know some assets can be dynamically reloaded, but thats just text files used to make hacky online connections. I full restart on every experiment, soneone let me know if there is a better way

[real marsh]

right

[vestal scarab]

XML changes seem to work fine by just reloading a save. For ltx/dltx I read you open debug menu (F7), hit number pad 0, then hit F5 to reload the game and it should load whatever changes were made.

[paper burrow]

Ah sweet, thanks

[paper burrow]

Does the MAG mod fuck with on_reload functions?

[paper burrow]

Everyone who is not using this to test, just go use it and save yourself hours of loading https://github.com/Thial/StalkerModdingHelper/tree/1.1.0

[formal mountain]

anyone have a good resource for gun models from other games?

[viscid kraken]

Hi guys.
What software are modders using to model, animate and integrate guns in stalker ?

[celest forge]

Blender

[limpid drum]

would anyone be willing to help porting the MP7A2 from EFPWP/Tarkov? Really like the fact it has a foregrip&lasersight with 4 rnd mag

or if anyone knows of another mod for the MP7?

prefer GAMMA (more polished & quests) over EFP, but I really like hte CMMG MK47 & MP7 from EFPWP

[narrow coyote]

hello. have you find the solution?

[paper burrow]

I fucking did it

Now I just need to async it because that thing stutters

[paper burrow]

Damn, how is an async harder than a HTTP request in stalker's code

@gusty narwhal You mentioned having to do some cursed async queue stuff months ago, you are my only hope. Can you async the stalker script?

[formal mountain]

would anyone know how to implement a firing delay to burst weapons that have a high fire rate?

[random fulcrum]

barry's svu does this

[formal mountain]

10.91lbs empty

so you tell me theres a chance

[formal mountain]

is that a kit, rare variant, or a mod outside of gamma

[random fulcrum]

mod

[paper burrow]

Any mods that might use a form of async?

[formal mountain]

Do you know how he does this with the burst on the svu? Or is he in this server so I can ask him

[random fulcrum]

he's here

it should be done the same way the an94 does the hyper

since that's how you do those gimmicks

same thing happens with say the infinity

or the pmm

[formal mountain]

@celest forge

[celest forge]

Oh the AN94

Right

[random fulcrum]

nah it's not just that

it has more gimmicks behind the scene

there's a script that locks you out of mashing

shit's genius

but ask the man for more info

[gusty narwhal]

What exactly are you trying to achieve here?
Do you need to create some kind of queue?

My problem with async stuff was to actually cause things to happen synchroniusly and I've resolved that through creating a kind of queue

[paper burrow]

I am trying to do a HTTP POST request without stuttering the game while it's active

To simplify things, Imagine the following pseudo code:

news_manager.send_tip(db.actor, "test", nil, nil, 3000)```

I would need that to run without actuall stopping the game for 1 second, but rather just causing a 1 second delay in the message

[gusty narwhal]

Did you try using CreateTimeEvent?

[paper burrow]

I have not, not new to modding but new to stalker

[gusty narwhal]

Stalker modding is kinda special at times

[paper burrow]

Every game has it's quirks in the end

Honestly, I've been able to do things with the lua I never would have considered in other games I've modded

[formal mountain]

Meanwhile we have to make gun burst delays from scratch

[paper burrow]

So, CreateTimeEvent, Im reading examples from the code and mods I have now.

[random fulcrum]

try not to use time events honestly

there's nextTick

which does the exact same thing but it's squeaky clean and smells like lemons

and is also easier to juggle

[paper burrow]

I dont suppose there is some nice well written formatted documentation on nextTick

Maybe it's in the backseat of my brand new ferrari

[random fulcrum]

from the git

nextTick(f, n) will execute function f on the next n-th game tick. Your function should return true if you want to fire it once, just like with time events

there's literally nothing else to it

[paper burrow]

But this is a delay rather than an async, no?

[random fulcrum]

idk

shit is that time events are quirky and if they trip the entire game falls apart

[paper burrow]

Im not sure if it's what I need. Will I need to make a summoning circle to summon Demonized?

[formal mountain]

You wouldn’t dare

[paper burrow]

Ill try CreateTimeEvent and nextTick first, rude to ping when you still have leads

[paper burrow]

What sort of madman wrote lua and why is it easier to add a HTTP request to a singleplayer game than to introduce something as basic as async

[steel rain]

I would like a modder opinion on this: I'm trying to implement just the knifes from EFP weapon pack in to my game. How hard would it be to isolate just the knifes from that mod? Would it be doable with little modding knowledge or is it too advanced?

[paper burrow]

Should be fairly straightforward

[steel rain]

all my attempts for now i just managed to implement the models but then gamma icons are all vanilla anomaly

[paper burrow]

YEESSSSSS

@random fulcrum nextTick worked it's magic! I used it to put an async delay on waiting on the response from the HTTP message, no more stutter!

I based it partially on the vaulting code from Demonized' climbing mod

[sterile oyster]

asking here because I figure people here know more about it, does anybody know how I can get the GAMMA pda sounds in mp3 or ogg? I want to them as my phone notification sounds lol

[paper burrow]

Probably just have to find them sonewhere in the game files

The anomaly ones are in E:\Anomaly\db\sounds, but you will need to unpack the DB file

[steel rain]

I managed to exstract EFP knives in to gamma all is working well now i have a little issue with icons. The game still retains the vanilla knives icons what am i doing wrong?

[nocturne jetty]

#📢development message

[nocturne jetty]

Would it be possible to get help undoing this change? I can see where the mechanic explanation is initialized, but I'm unsure what the code was prior to this change. Taking a hint from the medic dialogue, it appears there were dialogue lines and then an action. I'm unsure of where to look to find said action, specifically for the mechanic.

[nocturne jetty]

Figured out my issue. Found a copy of the original context. Replace chunk starting with <dialog id="dm_init_mechanic"> in gamedata/configs/gameplay/dialogs.xml with the below chunk of code.

    <phrase_list>
        <phrase id="0">
            <!-- actor -->
            <text>st_mechanic_dialog_init</text>
            <next>1</next>
            <next>2</next>
        </phrase>
        <phrase id="1">
            <!-- npc -->
            <precondition>dialogs_mlr.check_no_debt</precondition>
            <script_text>dialogs.st_mechanic_dialog_reply</script_text>
            <action>dialogs.npc_is_tech</action>
        </phrase>
        <phrase id="2">
            <!-- npc -->
            <precondition>dialogs_mlr.check_debt</precondition>
            <script_text>dialogs_mlr.st_debt_no_trade</script_text>
        </phrase>
    </phrase_list>
</dialog>```

[hot plinth]

Trying to figure this out too, only gripe with the update.

How did you apply your fix, if you have?

[nocturne jetty]

Edited my response above with instructions

[hot plinth]

Oh, damn.
I'm completely blind, thanks

[nocturne jetty]

Also, you're fine. I just edited it right after you asked. Making sure to make it searchable for myself in future updates!

[final fjord]

Hey yall, is there an easy way to dump to log while the game is running? I see the log only dumps when you exit. If not maybe there is an easier way to read back through the logs in the console?

EDIT: Wow, i just guessed flush and it worked go figure

[severe coyote]

hi everyone, does anyone know how to get the hp value of any limb?

I need this for my shocker mod, so if the player tries to run with bad legs/aim with bad arms they will be shocked

[paper burrow]

You can analyze the code of the limb health mod itself for this probably, limb health is not base anomaly after all

[sterile oyster]

Thanks for the tip, I also found out the db unpacking tools are included with anomaly and I managed to get the files out

[paper burrow]

Does anyone know if I can change NPC dialogue during runtime? I mean direct dialogue not comms chatter

[river forge]

Tiering nato weapon are so tiring, the sheer amount number with different parameter

[surreal gust]

100% blenderized terrain

used a generator for the terrain

then i heavily modified it

[thorn stratus]

I tried to test this but I do not understand, is the second snipped supposed to be a fix? Because when testing I realized that it breaks the hide logic. It won't hide the static bhs part or background, so pressing H will just hide the bars
Well nevenrmind, maybe you want just to make an example
Anyway here is how I did it. I think the call to GetCustomStatic is only done the first frame of hiding the bhs

        if not healthstatus or show_hud_type~=2 then --not show
        -- Raven fix [#╙🖇mods-making-discussion message](/guild/912320241713958912/channel/967696698065436682/)
            if bhs_hud_bg_visible then
                hud_d = hud:GetCustomStatic(staticname)
                if (hud_d ~= nil) then
                    hud:RemoveCustomStatic(staticname)
                    hud_d = nil    
                end
                bhs_hud_bg_visible = false
            end
            goto otherhudparts
        end
        hud_d = hud:GetCustomStatic(staticname)
        if (hud_d == nil) then
            hud:AddCustomStatic(staticname,true)
            hud_d = hud:GetCustomStatic(staticname)
            wnd = hud_d:wnd()
            bhs_hud_bg_visible = true
            if (wnd ~= nil) then
                wnd:SetAutoDelete(true)
            end
        end

[severe coyote]

how to get the state of an actor? for example, running or walking, aiming or not