[Release] KeepDocs Mod v0.1

[Kisvakond]

EDIT: v0.2 is available for download!

Please see the changes in the description for the changed instructions relative to v0.1!

The relevant changes are in Step 3.

Again, any feedback is welcome! Thank you for trying out my mod!

 

Hello all,

 

This is the very first mod I made, so treat it as a baby step. Hope you will find it useful. :D

Any suggestions or feedback is welcome!

 

KeepDocs Mod v0.2

Author: Kisvakond at epochmod.com/forum/ Contact: [email protected]

A DayZ Epoch mod to keep players' HowTo documents otherwise consumed for crafting/upgrades. Use the DZE_KeepHowTos variable to control whether you like to lose your documents or not.

DZE_KeepHowTos = true -> keep it

DZE_KeepHowTos = false -> lose it (default Dayz Epoch feeling)

Usage: Do your crafting or vehicle upgrade as usual. The document used will remain in your inventory.

Installation NOTE: Use at you own risk! These instructions are for Epoch 1.0.5.1. For future version, please check the github for updates or contact me if something is out of date!

Step 1 Download the ZIP from the Github repo

Step 2 Form the ZIP, extract the 'addons' folder into (your Dayz Epoch Server folder)\Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead\MPMissions\(yourmisson) folder. Or just create the addons\KeepDocs folder and copy the fn_keepDoc.sqf file. If upgrading from v0.1 to v0.2, overwrite the file with the newer from GitHub!

Step 3 If you already have a custom compiles.sqf, go to step 3c. If you don't have one, get it by extracting one from your dayz_code.pbo.

a ) Locate dayz_code.pbo at (your Steam folder)\SteamApps\common\Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead\(your Dayz folder e.g. @DayZ_Epoch1051)\addons\

b ) Use you favourite PBO tool to open and extract dayz_code\init\compiles.sqf. Copy it to your mission folder, mentioned in Step 2.

c ) With you PBO tool, copy the following files into the addons\KeepDocs folder in your mission folder:

* dayz_code\actions\player_craftItem.sqf
* dayz_code\compile\player_upgradeVehicle.sqf.

 

d ) In your mission folder, open addons\KeepDocs\player_craftItem.sqf and search for the line:

_inputWeapons = getArray (configFile >> _baseClass >> _item >> "ItemActions" >> _crafting >> "inputweapons");

After this line, insert: [CHANGE below]

/* Keep the HowTo document on demand */
_selectedRecipeInput = [_selectedRecipeInput ] call fnc_keepDoc;

e ) In your mission folder, open addons\KeepDocs\player_upgradeVehicle.sqf and look for this line:

_requirementsMagazine = _upgrade select 2;

After this line, insert: [CHANGE below]

/* Keep the HowTo document on demand */
_requirementsMagazine = [_requirementsMagazine ] call fnc_keepDoc;

Step 4 a) In your copy of compiles.sqf in your mission folder, replace the line:

player_craftItem = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_code\actions\player_craftItem.sqf";

to

player_craftItem = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "addons\KeepDocs\player_craftItem.sqf";

b ) Then, replace this:

player_upgradeVehicle = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_code\compile\player_upgradeVehicle.sqf";

to

player_upgradeVehicle = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "addons\KeepDocs\player_upgradeVehicle.sqf";

c ) before the line you have changed in step 4a, put this line:

fnc_keepDoc = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "addons\KeepDocs\fn_keepDoc.sqf"; /* Addon for custom craft and upgrade functions */

Step 5 a) In your init.sqf, locate the end of the variables. Look for

//Load in compiled functions

Before this line, copy

/* Set up to keep howto documents after using them. To set back default behaviour (lose documents), set it to false. */
if(isNil "DZE_KeepHowTos") then {
DZE_KeepHowTos = true;
};

b ) Skip this if you already have a working custom compiles.sqf based on the original one. In the mission's init.sqf (located in the root of your your MPMisson\yourmisson), locate this line:

call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_code\init\compiles.sqf" 

and replace to

call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "compiles.sqf"; /* Compile Custom Functions */

That's all.

Hope you like it! :D

 

Kisvakond

[CartoonrBOY]

Great idea - it's surely strange that the documents are consumed by the upgrade process. Excellent fix. Beans.

[Spodermayt]

Seems quite useful. Def adding to my own server :)

[SadBoy1981]

nice, add to my server!

 

[Kisvakond]

Thanks! As always, back up stuff before testing,better safe than sorry!

[SadBoy1981]

Thanks! As always, back up stuff before testing,better safe than so

After i add this, not only document stay, also craft items, gold etc...

 

[Kisvakond]

PM me and we will take a look! You could show me the end of your RPT file.

Anyone else have similar issues?

[SadBoy1981]

PM me and we will take a look! You could show me the end of your RPT file.

Anyone else have similar issues?

RPT dont show anything, i will try one more time, maybe some conflict with my other scripts..

[Kisvakond]

Make sure that the fn_keepdoc.sqf is accessable under missionfolder/addons/KeepDocs. It is also important that the fn_keepdoc.sqf is compiled *before* the custom crafting and upgrading script compile.

Based on what you experience, the function is called but returns nothing. Either it was not found or not compiled before it was called.

[calamity]

marked for adding

[Kisvakond]

Anyone already tried v0.2?

 

If so, please let me know if you like it, any complications installing it etc.

 

If the instructions need tweaking, please let me know!

 

Thank you for trying it out!

 

Cheers