mr.devolver Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 (edited) I dont think you understand yet how this will all work. Think of the character pack as a pool of characters with enough xml for them to get into the game. Then modders will make other modlets that will load xml that will reference the characters in the pack and make them work in game as that modder desires. Those can be xpath vanillla compatible modlets or full overhaul mods. The DMT modders also will reference the characters in the pack, but DMT will allow the characters additional functionality that only new C# code can provide. So you can have a basic survivor in vanilla who uses just the vanilla AI or with DMT that very same character from the pack can also be hired and follow the player. Is that clearer? Not sure. It kinda sounds like all the current DMT mods - Bandits, NPCs, Wandering traders will be merged into one reduced DMT mod to provide just the extra C# code for features like follow, guard, etc. and the rest will be handled by the character pack modlet. Is that what you mean? PS: I'm sorry if my reaction generated a facepalm moment for you, I'm just trying to understand it to know better what to expect in the future. I would like to get as many cool features in these mods as possible. Edited January 18, 2020 by mr.devolver (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyth Posted January 18, 2020 Author Share Posted January 18, 2020 For the most part that is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.devolver Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 For the most part that is correct. Oh, so we will actually be using both mods (in case of DMT version), right? So that would mean the DMT version will also have those extra characters like animals etc. And I'm not really talking about possible third party mods here, just the base version of the DMT mod created by you and sphereii, because so far I haven't seen many attempts from other modders to build upon these mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenpaiThatIngnoresYou Posted January 18, 2020 Share Posted January 18, 2020 The goal of the Characterpack mod was full feature vanilla entity function and EAC compatibility. Features beyond that will need to remain in this DMT version as code is required. This DMT version will be re-baselined on these new entity models so they will move smoother and have ragdolls etc. When thats complete we plan on adding many new features to the DMT version of the NPCs. The bandit mod will be eliminated as bandits will be avilable in both the CharacterPack modlet and the NPC DMT modlet. Today we tested a method that will allow easy reskinning of Characterpack vanilla entities, so modders will be able to remove beards, replace hats, etc. through vanilla material overlays. That combined with spawning these with any weapon in hand should allow a huge amount of character variety just through xml edits. I recall your previous comment expressing doubt that the CharacterPack mods functionality could be done, and I'm glad I was able to surprise you after all. Well that is a lot more than i could have ever hoped for. i will be patiently standing by for new developments. Though i may forget and start making random requests... Not gonna lie, a zombie apocalypse is more fun with friends, or is this more like a gehenna? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyth Posted January 30, 2020 Author Share Posted January 30, 2020 Version 2.0 pushed. Mod updated to leverage the new Gen3 CreaturePack Humans. If this proves to be stable I will add in many new NPCs soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiyokundio25 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Is there any way to disable fall damage for the npc hired ally? Because when im clearing buildings for some reason they spawn BELOW me like continously and dies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyth Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Is there any way to disable fall damage for the npc hired ally? Because when im clearing buildings for some reason they spawn BELOW me like continously and dies. Pushed the potential fix in a few minutes. Please test. Edited February 8, 2020 by xyth (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiyokundio25 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Ah buffArmSpraine d there was a gap between e and d in my private message. Rediting xml and seeing if it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyth Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 The damage might be coming as a result of the teleport code in the Core, SphereII will evaluate. I also pushed a fix so the NurseNPC has the correct mesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiyokundio25 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 The damage might be coming as a result of the teleport code in the Core, SphereII will evaluate. I also pushed a fix so the NurseNPC has the correct mesh. Aight thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshenSwift Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Hey Xyth, got some weirdness for you. Have your NPC+Bandit+Trader mods installed, and when one of them has one of those Pulse Rifle styled assault rifles, every time they fire, it goes three times, spams the log three times with "Asset Bundle XythBanditAmmo.unity failed to load, another asset bundle with the same files is already loaded!" and lags the game really badly. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyth Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Bandit and trader modlets are no longer valid. delete those modlets and retry. You will get conflicts otherwise. The Basic bandits and Traders are now in the CreaturepackHumans and I will be adding Better Bandits and Better Traders to the NPC modlet soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayran Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Thanks for the update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.devolver Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Bandit and trader modlets are no longer valid. delete those modlets and retry. You will get conflicts otherwise. The Basic bandits and Traders are now in the CreaturepackHumans and I will be adding Better Bandits and Better Traders to the NPC modlet soon. I miss those original bandits and NPCs you made. Some of the NPCs would probably fit more into sci-fi genre, but on the other hand the pulse rifle and heavy armor of the boss bandit were pretty cool, like we never know what kind of stuff people may discover in the apocalypse, right? Some top secret "out of this world" military stuff maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshenSwift Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Bandit and trader modlets are no longer valid. delete those modlets and retry. You will get conflicts otherwise. The Basic bandits and Traders are now in the CreaturepackHumans and I will be adding Better Bandits and Better Traders to the NPC modlet soon. Ah. Didn't realize. Thought I needed the other two to complete the experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayran Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 It would be cool in the future the NPCS give quest for you make. Imagine him requesting a mission to clean a house, or collect some specific items (like the Traders with some extra if possible). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.devolver Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Did you guys change something in the code of this mod recently? Last version seems to be bugged. I saw a character, not sure if it was a vanilla survivor or NPC, but the lines in the console make me feel like it was a DMT NPC farmer, and when I started running to him, he suddenly disappeared in such way it looked like that NPC teleport feature, but he literally disappeared inside the hill. After a while I saw another fast movement far away on the horizon all the way through my screen. I opened the console to check out what the heck is going on and I saw tons of these lines: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphereii Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Did you guys change something in the code of this mod recently? Last version seems to be bugged. I saw a character, not sure if it was a vanilla survivor or NPC, but the lines in the console make me feel like it was a DMT NPC farmer, and when I started running to him, he suddenly disappeared in such way it looked like that NPC teleport feature, but he literally disappeared inside the hill. After a while I saw another fast movement far away on the horizon all the way through my screen. I opened the console to check out what the heck is going on and I saw tons of these lines: That's me testing a new Wander mode. should be just warnings, and not extra code is running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.devolver Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 That's me testing a new Wander mode. should be just warnings, and not extra code is running. Is an NPC disappearing inside the hill or under ground a part of the test? I see NPC farmer mark on the map, but when I reach the mark, I can't find him in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphereii Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Is an NPC disappearing inside the hill or under ground a part of the test? I see NPC farmer mark on the map, but when I reach the mark, I can't find him in the world. No, it should have an effect on them. Its' trying to find something, and its not, so it should be running vanilla code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.devolver Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 No, it should have an effect on them. Its' trying to find something, and its not, so it should be running vanilla code. Well, the only effect I see is this: I found him by accident when I was cleaning around the base with a stone axe. Needless to say that the blood on the screen is mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyth Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Farmer was using the old controller. Fix was pushed an hour ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.devolver Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Farmer was using the old controller. Fix was pushed an hour ago I checked before playing and it showed me that I am using last version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.devolver Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Superman was Frankie the farmer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.devolver Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Well, I gave up, closed the game, came back to Mod Launcher and checked the updates. It seems like there were new versions after all. I downloaded them (hopefully all of them) and started the game again. Frankie's ability to fly seems to be gone. I guess the supply of kryptonite finally arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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