Custom Buildings

[GucciMane]

Hopefully someone could get me straightened out. I want to explore the possibility of having custom buildings stored in the dayz_server files and not from the dayz_mission files to lighten the load of an ever increading mission file people have to download. I remember reading that it could be done awhile ago and now can find nothing about the subject. If I understand correctly, a a custom building addition currently stored in a folder named "buildings" in my mission folder is called using

[] ExecVM "Buildings\GuccisCustomStuff.sqf";	

Now if I wanted to change it to call from the server files would I just change that to something like

[] ExecVM "\z\addons\Buildings\GuccisCustomStuff.sqf";	

and create a folder called "buildings" in the root of my dayz_server folder?

[Nox]

I Think

"\z\addons\dayz_Epoch_server\Buildings\GuccisCustomStuff.sqf"; 

It's better cause he going check in Dayz_Epoch_server.

 

But i don't know if it's working :)

Why you don't use it in your Mission File ?

[PetuniaEpoch]

I would love to know this too :D

 

Can this method be used for lots of mods, or just mainly buildings?

 

Could, for example, I include an AI patrol using this method?

[PetuniaEpoch]

Hey Nox, I think he is trying to avoid bloating the mission file that players have to download, and so speed up load times?

 

I Think

"\z\addons\dayz_Epoch_server\Buildings\GuccisCustomStuff.sqf"; 

It's better cause he going check in Dayz_Epoch_server.

 

But i don't know if it's working :)

Why you don't use it in your Mission File ?

[GucciMane]

^ Exactly

[Nox]

:) oki

Well I think 

"\z\addons\dayz_Epoch_server\Buildings\GuccisCustomStuff.sqf";

Works

 

Can you try it ?

[lolw00t]

Extract your dayz_server.pbo

 

Open your server_functions.sqf file, (Located in your init folder)

 

find

 

 

server_deaths =             compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_server\compile\server_playerDeaths.sqf";

 

add after that

 

 

//addons

[] execVM "\z\addons\dayz_server\YOURCUSTOMFOLDER\YOURFILE.sqf";

 

repack ur server.pbo & upload :D

[fr1nk]

Is there a performance difference either way? Or is the main benefit here a small mission file?

[lolw00t]

dont know about the performance, all i know is that if u implement buildings through  the database

 

(create a table called vehicles) then there is no decreased performance issue although there could/will be problems with double spawning buildings

 

thats why most people want to implement it through the mission or server pbo

[fr1nk]

Gotcha. Just wondering since my mission file is approaching 4mb. Trying to migrate as much as I can to the server so the size doesn't get out of control if I add more stuff....not that it takes very long nowadays to download even a 20mb mission file  :)

[lolw00t]

well i have put all my buildings in the server.pbo & i havent noticed a any framedrops

[fr1nk]

Thanks for the info, good to know!

[lolw00t]

np problem man

 

let me now if u have any problems :)