[Howto/Release] Tie PlayerUID To All Buildable Objects / Keep plot pole after death [No SQL Triggers] UPDATE 16/04/2014

[WGC GeekGarage]

First off i would like to thank one of my players in my community Tim aka maccon for the patience to help me test this to the point where I think he don't like spawning and joining in DayZ any more. We have tried to test this extensively in many different scenarios and i just can't get it to fail at all. So i really hope this is true.

Now to the fun part, converting to PlayerUID tied build system. This is not a beginner choice, but i will try and explain it step for step, even tho you might not fully understand why it has to be like this or that when we edit the code, just know that it has to be and you shouldn't edit it any other way then how i explain you to do it.

I expect that you have custom compiles.sqf and fn_selfAction.sqf else search for it on the forum how to

First off a little help for debugging, i'm going to show you how to log info from the clients connected to your server to the Server RPT! This is NOT the same as using the client RPT file so do not exclude looking in that if anything isn't working for you.

• Open "Client_PBO\dayz_code\init" folder and copy publicEH.sqf to your "MISSION_FOLDER\custom" folder
• Open your mission init.sqf and change

  call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "\z\addons\dayz_code\init\publicEH.sqf";

  to

  call compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "custom\publicEH.sqf";

• Open your publicEH.sqf that we just copied and search for PVDZE_obj_setlocalVars below this line add this in

  "WG_admin_Log" addPublicVariableEventHandler {_logWGadmin = _this select 1;diag_log format["Client To Server: %1",_logWGadmin];};

• any where you want to log anything from the client to the server log you use this code

  _log = (format["your text here: %1 %2 %3",your,variables,here]);WG_admin_Log = [_log];publicVariableServer "WG_admin_Log";

  The above code will show "Client To Server: your text here: your variables here" in the server RPT

Thats it for Client to server logging use it as you want, it helped me out alot! beside the Server and Client RPT






 

Change Character to PlayerUID

Then Search for

 

• Download Kronzkys String Functions Library from HERE
   
• Extract KRON_Strings.sqf to the root of your mission folder and open up the init.sqf in your mission folder and add to the bottom

  nul=[] execVM "KRON_Strings.sqf";

• Now open KRON_Strings.sqf and at the bottom add this

  KRON_convertPlayerUID = {
     private["_in","_up","_out"];
     _in=_this select 0;
     _up=[_in] call KRON_StrUpper;
     _out=[_up,"AX","999"] call KRON_Replace;
     _out
  };

• In your custom compiles add or edit the following (depending on how your run your compiles.sqf) to what in the codebox

  fnc_usec_damageActions = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "custom\fn_damageActions.sqf";
  player_updateGui = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "custom\player_updateGui.sqf";
  player_build = compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "custom\player_build.sqf";

• Now copy over "Client_PBO\dayz_code\compile\fn_damageActions.sqf" and "Client_PBO\dayz_code\compile\player_updateGui.sqf" to the custom folder
   
• Open player_updateGui.sqf in the custom folder and go to line 155 and replace this

  _charID = player getVariable ["CharacterID", "0"];
  _rcharID = _humanityTarget getVariable ["CharacterID", "0"];

  with this

  _charID = getPlayerUID player;
  _found=[_charID,"AX"] call KRON_StrInStr;
  if (_found) then {
     _charID=[_charID] call KRON_convertPlayerUID;
  };
  
  _rcharID = getPlayerUID _humanityTarget;
  _found=[_rcharID,"AX"] call KRON_StrInStr;
  if (_found) then {
     _rcharID=[_rcharID] call KRON_convertPlayerUID;
  };

  and add "_found" to the private array at the top
   
• Open fn_damageActions.sqf in the custom folder and go to line 58 and replace this

  _charID = _unit getVariable ["CharacterID", 0];

  with this

  _charID = getPlayerUID _unit;
  _found=[_charID,"AX"] call KRON_StrInStr;
  if (_found) then {
     _charID=[_charID] call KRON_convertPlayerUID;
  };

  Now go to line 153 and change

  _action = _unit addAction ["Tag as friendly", "\z\addons\dayz_code\actions\player_tagFriendly.sqf", [], 0, false, true, "", ""];

  to

  _action = _unit addAction ["Tag as friendly", "custom\player_tagFriendly.sqf", [], 0, false, true, "", ""];

  and add "_found" to the private variable at the top of the file
   
• Now copy over "Client_PBO\dayz_code\actions\player_tagFriendly.sqf" to your custom folder and open it up and replace

  _callerID = _caller getVariable "CharacterID";
  _targetID = _target getVariable "CharacterID";

  with

  _callerID = getPlayerUID _caller;
  _found=[_callerID,"AX"] call KRON_StrInStr;
  if (_found) then {
     _callerID=[_callerID] call KRON_convertPlayerUID;
  };
  
  _targetID = getPlayerUID _target;
  _found=[_targetID,"AX"] call KRON_StrInStr;
  if (_found) then {
     _targetID=[_targetID] call KRON_convertPlayerUID;
  };

  Now add "_found" to the private array at the top of the file
   
• Now copy over "Client_PBO\dayz_code\actions\remove.sqf" and "Client_PBO\dayz_code\actions\player_upgrade.sqf" and "Client_PBO\dayz_code\actions\player_build.sqf" to your custom folder and open remove.sqf up and find at line 15

  _activatingPlayer = player;

  just below add this

  _playerUID = getPlayerUID _activatingPlayer;
  _found=[_playerUID,"AX"] call KRON_StrInStr;
  if (_found) then {
     _playerUID=[_playerUID] call KRON_convertPlayerUID;
  };

  Find

  _isOwnerOfObj = (_objOwnerID == dayz_characterID);

  and replace it with

  _isOwnerOfObj = (_objOwnerID == _playerUID);

  Now find

  if(dayz_characterID != _ownerID) then {

  and replace it with

  if(_playerUID != _ownerID) then {

  Now add "_playerUID" and "_found" to the private array at the top of the file
   
• Now open up player_upgrade.sqf you copied before and find

  _needText = localize "str_epoch_player_246";

  below that insert

  _playerUID = getPlayerUID player;
  _found=[_playerUID,"AX"] call KRON_StrInStr;
  if (_found) then {
     _playerUID=[_playerUID] call KRON_convertPlayerUID;
  };

  Then find

  if(dayz_characterID == _ownerID) then {

  and replace it with

  if(_playerUID == _ownerID) then {

  Now add "_playerUID" and "_found" to the private array at the top of the file
• Now open up player_build.sqf you copied before and find (This is also relatively easy to do if you use my or otternas version of snap build)

  if (player getVariable["combattimeout", 0] >= time) exitWith {DZE_ActionInProgress = false; cutText [(localize "str_epoch_player_43"), "PLAIN DOWN"];};

  just below add

  _playerUID = getPlayerUID player;
  _found=[_playerUID,"AX"] call KRON_StrInStr;
  if (_found) then {
     _playerUID=[_playerUID] call KRON_convertPlayerUID;
  };

  Then find

  if(dayz_characterID == _ownerID) then {

  and replace it with

  if(_playerUID == _ownerID) then {

  Then find (if you use otternas or my version of build snap _tmpbuilt is _object)

  _tmpbuilt setVariable ["CharacterID",dayz_characterID,true];

  and replace with

  _tmpbuilt setVariable ["CharacterID",_playerUID,true];

  Then find (if you use otternas or my version of build snap _tmpbuilt is _object)

  PVDZE_obj_Publish = [dayz_characterID,_tmpbuilt,[_dir,_location],_classname];

  and replace with

  PVDZE_obj_Publish = [_playerUID,_tmpbuilt,[_dir,_location],_classname];

  Now add "_playerUID" and "_found" to the private array at the top of the file
   
• Now copy over "Client_PBO\dayz_code\actions\player_buildingDowngrade.sqf" to your custom folder and open player_buildingDowngrade.sqf up and search for

  _needText = localize "str_epoch_player_246";

  and add this just below

  _playerUID = getPlayerUID player;
  _found=[_playerUID,"AX"] call KRON_StrInStr;
  if (_found) then {
      _playerUID=[_playerUID] call KRON_convertPlayerUID;
  };
  

  Then Search for

  // check if friendly to owner
  if(dayz_characterID == _ownerID) then {
  

  and replace it with

  // check if friendly to owner
  if(_playerUID == _ownerID) then {
  

  Then search for 

  _object setVariable ["CharacterID",dayz_characterID,true];
  _objectCharacterID = dayz_characterID;
  

  and replace it with

  _object setVariable ["CharacterID",_playerUID,true];
  _objectCharacterID = _playerUID;
  

  Now add "_playerUID" and "_found" to the private array at the top of the file
   
• In your fn_selfAction.sqf find

  "\z\addons\dayz_code\actions\remove.sqf"

  and replace with

  "custom\remove.sqf"

  there is 2 places it has to be changed.
  
  Now search for player_upgrade.sqf and change the path to

  "custom\player_upgrade.sqf"

  Then search for

  _ownerID = _cursorTarget getVariable ["CharacterID","0"];

  just below add

  _playerUID = getPlayerUID player;
  _found=[_playerUID,"AX"] call KRON_StrInStr;
  if (_found) then {
     _playerUID=[_playerUID] call KRON_convertPlayerUID;
  };

  Now search for

  if(_isModular and (dayz_characterID == _ownerID)) then {

  and replace it with

  if(_isModular and (_playerUID == _ownerID)) then {

  Now search for

  //Packing my tent
  	if(_isTent and (player distance _cursorTarget < 3)) then {
  		if (_ownerID == dayz_characterID) then {

  and replace it with

  //Packing my tent
  	if(_isTent and (player distance _cursorTarget < 3)) then {
  		if (_ownerID == _playerUID) then {

  Now search for

  //Sleep
  	if(_isTent and _ownerID == dayz_characterID) then {

  and replace with

  //Sleep
  	if(_isTent and _ownerID == _playerUID) then {

  Now search for player_buildingDowngrade.sqf and change the path to "custom\player_buildingDowngrade.sqf"
  
  Now add "_playerUID" and "_found" to the private array at the top of the file
   

Now you'r done and all build objects are now tied with your PlayerUID instead of CharacterID's. Friend system is also converted same goes for upgrade and remove. Just remember if you die the player has to refriend the players he was friends with before but they don't have to do it back unless they die themself. This also works perfectly if you run multiple characters as all characters have the same PlayerUID and they can all build. on the same plot.

So go tell your players to rebuild their plot pole!

I will not give any other install instructions or help in any other way as there is simply too many factors involved. i have tried following this guide before i posted it and it works if you follow it step for step. I will not help installing it on your server and i don't take any responsibility if you break anything on your server. Remember always to do backup!


 

If you want to test it out visit my Napf server 178.32.54.36:3000

I do NOT allow anyone to repost this on other sites, if you have a translated version into any language post it in the thread and I will merge it and give credit for translation. If I find a translated version or same version posted on other sites I will do what I can to get it removed and that person will never get any sort of help ever again from me!

[BetterDeadThanZed]

Now if we could convince AWOL that losing access to your plot pole upon death is really bad, and to integrate this into the next version of Epoch, we'd be good.

[McPimpin]

I am not sure what I did wrong but I cannot upgrade any walls or doorways. I get  "Unable to upgrade plot pole nearby."

I just placed the Plot pole.

[McPimpin]

I am using your and I cannot find these in the player_build.sqf

 

Then find

_tmpbuilt setVariable ["CharacterID",dayz_characterID,true];

and replace with:
 

_tmpbuilt setVariable ["CharacterID",_playerId,true];

Find:

PVDZE_obj_Publish = [dayz_characterID,_tmpbuilt,[_dir,_location],_classname]; 

and replace with

PVDZE_obj_Publish = [_playerId,_tmpbuilt,[_dir,_location],_classname];

[McPimpin]

I also noticed that when I build something, My items don't get removed from my inventory.

[WGC GeekGarage]

As i sad in the guide i won't give any kind of support on this as there is too many factors in play. This is also why the instructions is for vanilla epoch. And they are very easy to port to build snap system if you look at what I'm replacing of the actual code.

Doing this is in no way for beginners and you need SQF script experience

[WGC GeekGarage]

I also noticed that when I build something, My items don't get removed from my inventory.

 

seems like when i saved the post the first time a single step in step 12 was missing about redirecting player_upgrade.sqf in the fn_selfAction.sqf

Post is updated again to see if it will save it this time around :D

[WGC GeekGarage]

in build snap they are called

_object setVariable ["CharacterID",dayz_characterID,true];

PVDZE_obj_Publish = [dayz_characterID,_object,[_dir,_location],_classname];

This is the only help i'm going to give, if you can't get it to work with the instructions provided, sry to say but then this isn't for you yet mate :)

[WGC GeekGarage]

Updated step 4. as it was also missing a line regarding player_build.sqf... seems like i can't copy paste from my own website. but i've compared it to my own on my website and they are now identical

[an1m4l]

This might upset you but I figure I should ask, coming from VB/C++ and how I'm use to defining variables, what do you mean by "now add "_playerId" and "_found" to the private variable at the top", I'll actually be looking into adding this tomorrow and I'm sure if I have the sqf's in front of me It would make more sense.

[WGC GeekGarage]

It's just me not naming it correctly as it's an array not a variable. but what the heck, it were 1 at night when i wrote this

 

but an example is

private ["_display","_ctrlBlood","_ctrlBleed","_bloodVal","_ctrlFood","_ctrlThirst","_thirstVal","_foodVal","_ctrlTemp","_tempVal","_combatVal","_array","_ctrlEar","_ctrlEye","_ctrlCombat","_ctrlFracture","_visualText","_visual","_audibleText","_audible","_blood","_thirstLvl","_foodLvl","_tempImg","_thirst","_food","_temp","_bloodLvl","_tempLvl","_color","_string","_humanity","_size","_friendlies","_charID","_rcharID","_rfriendlies","_rfriendlyTo","_distance","_targetControl","_humanityTarget","_found"];

[WGC GeekGarage]

@VBawol add this to the next epoch update? :wub:

+ Nice work @geekgarage!

Yes that would be nice, but I don't think that would happen :)

And thx, reason why I did it was simply as many other server admins keep hearing, players kept saying that they were annoyed by the fact that they had to replace their plot pole every time they died or switched character.

Also a lot of server owners have been asking for it for a long time

[WGC GeekGarage]

Also this will allow you to create a simple SQL event to auto update last updated field on objects build by active players on your server, no need for maintenance on your server.. You can simply auto update all objects with a specific id in the characterID field. And then run a cleanup event that will delete an object that's out of date range you set. Can even be used if you don't use plot poles on your server

[Rythron]

the part help for debugging  is not working propely for my can you give an example were to place the files ?

I tried them but hanging on character request! 

 

And the part nul=[] execVM "KRON_Strings.sqf";

Does that not has to be _nul=[] execVM "KRON_Strings.sqf"; ?

 

Great work geekgarage.. 

[WGC GeekGarage]

Post your custom publicEH.sqf from your custom folder and the section of the code where you call the client to server log, in one of your scripts

And regarding kron it a quote from his install instructions but it does not matter

[Rythron]

now i get it ... Got it it working after you said the code where you call the client to server log..  :D 

Thx again

[WGC GeekGarage]

now i get it ... Got it it working after you said the code where you call the client to server log..  :D 

Thx again

Your welcome, do you also use the PlayerUID system I posted? Would be funny to know who actually use it

[Rythron]

Your welcome, do you also use the PlayerUID system I posted? Would be funny to know who actually use it

Yup running it now.

1 thing i noticed is that the deconstructioncount goes to 6 even if you live and the pole is yours.

I changed in the init  DZE_StaticConstructionCount = 3; to DZE_StaticConstructionCount = 1;

Now it takes 2 steps and i did not tried to deconstruct a pole that is not mine!

In the database the pole gets the characterId from the new character. 

I will try the deconstruction with my other character. 

I use MultiChar.. Let you know

 

edit:  also 2 steps for not owners for deconstruction 

[WGC GeekGarage]

Let me have a look and get back to you

[Rythron]

Let me have a look and get back to you

 Okidoki :)

[WGC GeekGarage]

You did everything in step 9. .

[Rythron]

the pole is acting like it is not yours. but you can build there if i move to the other pole i cant build so thats fine !

I even broke 2 toolboxes in 2 steps of deconstruction 

[Rythron]

 

You did everything in step 9. . 

 

 

yes checked it again just now!

[WGC GeekGarage]

Recheck step 12

[Rythron]

something else i checked the id of the pole changes with you if you die but i cannot build on that pole with the new character..