Disease

[Cyrrent Eiledoll]

Hi. My question or suggestion:

 

Is it possible to make a disease like diabetes.

 

I mean something you must take a medicine every day or you just die. I think this would make PZ more harder.

 

 

 

[MisterInSayne]

Ah, you mean chronic diseases! I assume you mean like a trait such as the Claustrophobic trait?

 

The trait system isn't something I've looked into, but I know other modders have added new ones into it, so that part I know is possible, but haven't looked into myself on how to do.

 

The functional part of this however I do know and is pretty simple to do actually.

You'll need a item, with the same base as painkillers for example, the right click 'use' option is something you'll have to add a custom context menu for however, which is explained in these 2 links:

http://pz-mods.net/guide/how-to-create-inventory-context-menus/

http://theindiestone.com/forums/index.php/topic/16624-giving-custom-options-to-items-when-you-right-click-them/

 

now the function you want to have the item do is something along the lines of this: (which goes in the client lua files side)

getSpecificPlayer(player):getModData()["Insuline"] = getSpecificPlayer(player):getModData()["Insuline"] + 6;item:Use();

(You'll need to add a bit more code ofcourse, and eventually might want to add a timebasedaction to using it, but this is the base of things)

 

Next you'll need a custom function that check and lowers the insuline levels each hour or so. (which goes in the server lua files side)

doInsulineThing = function()	if isClient() then return end	if isServer() then		for i,player in ipairs(getOnlinePlayers()) do			if player:getTraits():contains("Diabetic") then				player:getModData()["Insuline"] = player:getModData()["Insuline"] - 1;				if player:getModData()["Insuline"] < 0 then					-- make player get sick or whatever you want.									end			end		end	else		local player = getPlayer();		if player:getTraits():contains("Diabetic") then			player:getModData()["Insuline"] = player:getModData()["Insuline"] - 1;			if player:getModData()["Insuline"] < 0 then				-- make player get sick or whatever you want.							end		end	endendEvents.EveryHours.Add(doInsulineThing);

You'll have to add yourself what will happen if the player doesn't take the insuline, but this is a base to start on for whomever wants to give this a go. It is possible, and not even too difficult to do.

 

Good luck! <3

[Cyrrent Eiledoll]

Wow thank you. With that info i can try to make something like chronic diseases.

 

I remember a Zombiefilm there was a girl with a chronic diseas and she run the entire movie to found some medicine ... i think having such kind of diseases (and survive the zombieapokalypse) are not funny.

[MisterInSayne]

Wow thank you. With that info i can try to make something like chronic diseases.

 

I remember a Zombiefilm there was a girl with a chronic diseas and she run the entire movie to found some medicine ... i think having such kind of diseases (and survive the zombieapokalypse) are not funny.

 

Just remember, the code is from the top of my head, so there may be some errors in there. but if there are any, it'd be a simple syntax error. If you need more help, or need me to double check some things or refine the code at some point let me know ^__^ <3

[Cyrrent Eiledoll]

Until now its just a idea in my head. Better ask before i try to make something and later it dont work. Now i know this could be working. I know a little little little bit about lua ... but i think enough for simple things. When i make some its more  try and error and learning by doing.

 

 

Thank you again for the quick and very good answer.