Loot container spawn chance

[BetterDeadThanZed]

Where can I adjust the chances for loot containers to spawn? I've been playing on my new server for a while now and the loot containers are few and far between, even in military buildings.

[Richie]

epochconfig.hpp found in @epochhive

adjust the time so they spawn faster

[BetterDeadThanZed]

5 minutes ago, Richie said:

epochconfig.hpp found in @epochhive

adjust the time so they spawn faster

Do you know what the setting is called because I've looked in that file and I can't find anything that affects the time between loot containers spawning.

[vbawol]

The largest factor that controls if a building spawns loot when randomly selected is the:

"lootBias" found in "CfgBuildingLootPos" https://github.com/EpochModTeam/Epoch/blob/master/Sources/epoch_config/Configs/CfgBuildingLootPos.hpp the random chance is set to 30% for most buildings and can be set on a per building basis.

"limit" variable controls the max number of random loot objects per building that can spawn and can be set on a per building basis.

After that the mechanism that controls what loot objects spawn is based on the total loot positions a building has. For example, if you have a building that has 5 separate object positions each would have a 20% chance to spawn.

[BetterDeadThanZed]

Thanks awol! That lootBias was exactly what I was looking for!

[He-Man]

For my opinion, the old loot script was better.

Now the loot spawn random around the player, not in his walking direction.

If you walk over the map, you have nearly no chance to find a Building with loot, because it spawns with a chance of 3:4 beside or behind you.

Or am I wrong with this?

[Ghostrider-GRG]

I am guessing that to increase loot you raise the loot bias. Is that correct ?

Thanks !

Ghost

[BetterDeadThanZed]

14 minutes ago, Ghostrider-DbD- said:

I am guessing that to increase loot you raise the loot bias. Is that correct ?

Thanks !

Ghost

That is correct. I raised it from 30 to 50 and saw a noticeable increase in loot containers.

[viper179]

class Default
    {
        fridgePos[] = {};
        shelfPos[] = {};
        pelicanPos[] = {};
        wardrobePos[] = {};
        bedPos[] = {};
        couchPos[] = {};
        cookerPos[] = {};
        tablePos[] = {};
        lockerPos[] = {};
        toolRackPos[] = {};
        shoeboxPos[] = {};
        lootBias = 85;

        limit = 3;<<<<<< now awol what does limit 3 mean , is that the max amount of diff chairs stuff etc that will spawn in a house or can we say change this to like 6 or 7

[He-Man]

Yes, max 3 Containers per Building is correct. 

[viper179]

But you can set it up higher if you wanted too am I wrong on this or what.