A15 (A16?) Animal Snares

[Valmar]

This is a trap you can place to capture animals.

 

The chicken coop will give you two options. You can either wait for it to spawn a chicken nest that you can loot for eggs and feathers or you can destroy the coop before it gets the nest to kill the chicken and get some meat.

 

 

I also include an optional recipe book if you want to have it gated. If you have questions or discover any problems please let me know.

 

 

This code can just be added to the items.xml:

http://pastebin.com/Vhur9HDn

 

Blocks.xml

http://pastebin.com/ksVAaQga

 

 

Recipes.xml

http://pastebin.com/705qf9gV

 

Loot.xml (NOTE: You'll want to put this near the bottom of your loot.xml. If you place this above the file's rabbit+hide or pig+hide loot groups then it will not work.)

http://pastebin.com/pUZVfks7

 

 

Materials.xml

 

     <!--Animal Snare-->
  <material id="snare">
     <property name="Hardness" type="float" value="0.2" />
     <property name="explosionresistance" value="0" />
     <property name="stepsound" value="cloth" />
     <property name="lightopacity" value="4" />
     <property name="stability_glue" value="2" />
     <property name="Mass" type="int" value="1" />
     <property name="StabilitySupport" value="false" />
  </material>
     <!--Animal Snare END -->	  

 

 

Custom Icons:

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/l7mv8oa4mk77o/Icons

 

Optional: Recipe Book

Items.xml

 

<item id="2015" name="recipebookAnimalTraps">
	<property name="DescriptionKey" value="recipebookAnimalTrapsDesc"/>
	<property name="Extends" value="schematicMaster" />
	<property class="Action1">
		<property name="Recipes_to_learn" value="animalSnare,chickenCoop" />
	</property>
</item>

 

 

Loot.xml add this line to either your rareBooks or commonBooks lootgroup, according to which one you want it classed as.

 

	<item name="recipebookAnimalTraps"/>

 

 

 

Optional 2:

Add this to your localization text file in the config folder.

Localization:

recipebookAnimalTrapsDesc,items,Item Book,,This book teaches you how to make animal snares and chicken coops.,,
chickenCoop,blocks,Traps,,Chicken Coop,,
chickenCoopDesc,blocks,Traps,,Place this outside and wait for it attract a chicken to build a nest or destroy the block to kill the attracted chicken to get meat.,,
animalSnare,blocks,Traps,,Animal Snare,,
animalSnareDesc,blocks,Traps,,Place this outside and wait for it to spring up and catch an animal.,,

[stallionsden]

Giving this a try Valmar.. Can you explain how they work exactly tho. I place the snare down do i have to add some food type or

[rghmodz]

Nice job. Thanks for releasing it. It is awesome

[Maverick]

RongoTheBold did a take on fishing and snaring about 4 months ago as well:

 

It uses the shopping baskets as rabbit traps, really cool!

[Valmar]

@Stallionsden

Sorry if I wasn't clear. Make the snare and place it. When you first make it, its baited. So you're good. Now you just have to wait. Once the food is caught and you loot it THEN you need to rebait it with corn. When you first craft it though it's already baited as corn is part of its recipe. I've added a picture to the OP so hopefully that helps.

 

 

@Maverick

Interesting, I never considered the shopping baskets. Makes sense.

[alexander_q]

How did you get the baited block to change to its unbaited version after looting?

[Valmar]

The loot container the captured version uses to give you loot is set to destroy on close - like animals are.

 

<lootcontainer id="90" count="1" size="3,1" destroy_on_close="true" sound_open="UseActions/open_animal" sound_close="UseActions/close_animal" open_time="2.5" loot_quality_template="baseTemplate">

<item group="rabbit+hide" />

<item group="pig+hide" prob="0.3" />

</lootcontainer>

 

 

I give the Captured version no drop event and set it to "downgrade" into the unbaited version.

 

<block id="1731" name="Animal Snare (Captured)">

<property name="CustomIcon" value="poleBlockWoodPainted1" />

<property name="Class" value="Loot" />

<property name="LootList" value="90" />

<property name="Material" value="snare" />

<property name="Shape" value="Pole" />

<property name="Texture" value="56" />

<property name="FuelValue" value="9" />

<property name="HeatMapStrength" value="5"/>

<property name="HeatMapTime" value="1200"/>

<property name="HeatMapFrequency" value="1"/>

<property name="DowngradeBlock" value="Animal Snare (No Bait)" />

<drop event="Destroy" count="0" />

</block>

 

 

 

What this means is that the block destroys itself after looting but since it has a downgrade block it turns into that. Think of it like reinforced wood frames and how you can never completely destroy them with one hit - you have to cycle through its downgrade stages (reinforced wood - wood frames).

[hadez]

Val i think your a great modder and everything you have made is a welcome addition. I use all your mods except the exp book one, your instructions are always clear and easy to follow and this one was no exception except i cant seem to find the recipe after reading the trapping book. Iv'e searched for Animal, Animals, animal, Snare and snare etc and dont see them. Im quite sure ive installed it correctly, its pretty straight forward but just can't seem to see it for some odd reason. Any idea's??

[Valmar]

I thank you for your kind words, Hadez. I'm glad you enjoy them.

 

Searching for snare should be all that is required. If the recipe does not work I typically suspect the fault is another recipe. You see the recipe file is one of the few files that you can break but still run the game fine. The break isn't made obvious. Though you can sometimes see it in the console if you manually open it and look. If just one recipe is broken it will effect all the recipes bellow it.

 

Think of it like this:

 

Chair

Table

Bed

Lamp

Lights

Snare

 

Imagine those are all recipes and the order above is the order for which they are presented in the xml. If the Bed recipe is broken it will also break all the ones beneath it, even if they are not broken themselves. It only takes one broken link for the chain to fail.

 

I would look at the recipes.xml and find the last recipe that works. Find the last recipe that works then you know the one beneath it is the trouble-maker.

 

Of course the problem could be unrelated to the recipes.xml. To help confirm can you open the creative menu and see if it shows up there? If the block exists then it is just an issue with the recipe. If you can't find the snare in the creative menu then there is a problem with the block itself. If that was the case I'd make sure you remembered to add the material to the material.xml

 

 

Finally if you have any trouble with this you can send me a zip file of your config folder and I can look at it personally to scout out the problem.

[hadez]

Well duh on me, lol.. I completely overlooked the materials entry. Amazing how that works like a charm when i actually input the entire code where it belongs. Now sure how i did that but everything working as advertised now Much appreciated man. May i ask a few parting questions?? How do the snares work exactly? For instance do they need to be near an area with animals or is it just a random over time thing. And what time frame we talking, a day, several etc etc?

[Valmar]

I wish they had to be near animals. Sadly that's a mechanic that would require a lot more than just xml modding. They work no matter where you place them and you can place them anywhere.

 

The time they take is, sadly, not terribly long. There a is a limit to how long "upgraderate" can tick, according to XML. It is why I made an extra one just to artificially add time to it. I'm not positive what the number represents. I suspect real-world minutes. So in this case it would take 30 minutes. Or whatever 30 rate equals. For context I believe it takes 15 ticks for animal goreblocks to turn to dirt and for reinforced concrete to harden, I believe.

 

I could had perhaps made them plants instead of 'upgraderated" to have access to longer timers and only work in the sunlight. I might at some point, should the current version not suffice.

 

 

For more general instructions: Make the snare and place it. When you first make it, its baited. Now you just have to wait. Once the food is caught and you loot it THEN you need to rebait it with corn (hold corn and act like you're repeating it).

 

Does that answer your questions?

[hadez]

Im sorry, didnt even realize you had replied. yes this does indeed answer my questions. Much appreciated and thank you for the work you do .

[Valmar]

Updated to be more in-line with what I use in my Valmod Pack. This means it works slightly different from before. Traps now look like small piles of hay and when they catch something they become poles. They can also catch rabbit, birid, gopher and pigs now.

[Valmar]

Updated for A13.

[CraftingNomad]

Does this work for Alpha 14.3 ?

[LuckyStar]

Does this work for Alpha 14.3 ?

 

Yeah I was wondering that too.

 

I LOVE the idea of trapping.

 

Especially with NPC's coming and the possibility of having to feed a colony, we need more ways to gather food/hides.

 

This is a great idea.

[Sorrowthief]

That has always been my dream for this game as well. It would be so cool to have to take care of a small village of people. I would like to see progression and skill s tied to it as well. Perhaps the NPC you rescued and brought home used to be a carpenter before the apocalypse. Keep him alive and fed and he will slowly teach you skills of the carpentry trade.

 

As soon as NPC's are added if it's not like that I will mod it that way if at all possible

[Valmar]

Yes.

[CraftingNomad]

Yes.

 

OK sweet! Downloading now.

[CraftingNomad]

Animal snares aren't showing up in the crafting menu only on cheat engine.

[Valmar]

Its possible you added the recipes incorrectly. Next time you start the game open the console with the ~ key and scroll up. Do you see any red text telling you of a recipes.xml error? If not send a copy of your config folder and I'll see if I can spot the issue for you.

[CraftingNomad]

Its not letting me attach the folder.

 

Which file gives the error so i can just add the text?

[Valmar]

Ideally you'd zip the folder up and share it via some online storage provider.

 

If I knew what gave the error I wouldn't need the entire files to find out.

 

But if not sharing the folder is not possible then load up the game and then close it. Then share a pastebin.com link with the output log the game generated. Its in the 7DaysToDie_Data folder. Hopefully it will have the problem in it somewhere.

[JakeSkully]

I am trying to use this on 14.6. I am not getting any errors on start up and I can see the items in the craft menu and make everything.

 

1. When I place the chicken coop and animal snare on the ground I have animalFeed in my inventory I use a wrench right click to repair and I see the icon show in the bottom right that I am missing animalFeed. I have the code for loot.xml at the very bottom of the list. Any ideas on how I can get this working?

 

2. On the first page it talks about corn as the feed but the code has me making animalFeed from pine and maple seeds is that how it is intended?

[Valmar]

1. Its because you are trying to upgrade it using a wrench. Use the animal feed directly.

 

2. This topic was created last year. While the code is updated for the A14.6 alpha many of the posts beneath the original post in this topic are referring how it was "back in the day". At one point in time the recipe for animal feed was corn.