Crowborn

It would be very nice having an easier way of adding in sprite variants, instead of having to create several different types of items (for example, the vanilla game's potato chips). Could we have something like SpriteVariant1, SpriteVariant2 etc? This would be a lifesaver for me.

Hi! It's been a long time since i popped in and i barely have time to make anything, but i managed to create two of the items in the food list:
 
 Item_HCHaggis.png (Haggis, done from scratch).
 
Item_HCPeasoup.png (Pea Soup, changed soup colour in a bowl of normal soup. Let me know if you also need a canned pea soup.
 
Sorry for only delivering so little, times have been unpredictable

Hi! It's been a long time since i popped in and i barely have time to make anything, but i managed to create two of the items in the food list:
 
 Item_HCHaggis.png (Haggis, done from scratch).
 
Item_HCPeasoup.png (Pea Soup, changed soup colour in a bowl of normal soup. Let me know if you also need a canned pea soup.
 
Sorry for only delivering so little, times have been unpredictable

Well, if anyone is interested I solved the issue by changing references to item texture height from itemHgt-2 to itemHgt+1 (my guess is the texture is reporting the size based on 0 index).
 
Icons look great in-game now! The only issue is some icons overlap a bit now so I'll need to adjust the inventory panel rows/columns.

I'm working on a mod which adds lots of new icons for food items that use bowls. However, I've found that the icons look ugly in game. Please see the attached image. My icons are on the left, and the game version on the right. Original size plus 200% scale to see easier.
 
The in-game icons look less colorful and there is artifacting from I guess a size change. My icons are 32 x 28, but I also tried 32 x 32 and they have the same problem.
 
Does anyone have ideas/suggestions to resolve or is this just the way the game is?

I wasn't sure about how big it should be, feel free to edit or resize it
 
 
 

It would be very nice having an easier way of adding in sprite variants, instead of having to create several different types of items (for example, the vanilla game's potato chips). Could we have something like SpriteVariant1, SpriteVariant2 etc? This would be a lifesaver for me.

It would be very nice having an easier way of adding in sprite variants, instead of having to create several different types of items (for example, the vanilla game's potato chips). Could we have something like SpriteVariant1, SpriteVariant2 etc? This would be a lifesaver for me.

It would be very nice having an easier way of adding in sprite variants, instead of having to create several different types of items (for example, the vanilla game's potato chips). Could we have something like SpriteVariant1, SpriteVariant2 etc? This would be a lifesaver for me.

I'm pretty sure that if you name it exactly as the game has it, it overrides the base game file, so if you put it like this:
c:\Users\<username>\Zomboid\mods\<your_modname>\media\lua\server\Items\Distributions.lua
...it should work.

Are these ok?

Of course! Here's what I've done so far. I hope you don't mind, the male and female dogs are all different except for the beagle. I thought there was no harm in throwing in a little diversity. If you don't like a color you don't have to use it. ;P
 
 










@ Man in Purple Hat - Thank you! =D Heck yes cats are next! Cats are awesome!

Try this structure:
c:\Users\<username>\Zomboid\mods\<your_modname>\media\lua\server\Items\modified_distributions.lua  

You can alter the file itself,
.\ProjectZomboid\media\lua\server\Items\Distributions.lua ...but that means every time it is changed by release you lose your customization. So make backups, often.
 
Other way is to make a mod that alters several items distributions you are interested in.
Example (adapted from better_canning mod):
require 'Items/SuburbsDistributions' table.insert(SuburbsDistributions["burgerkitchen"]["counter"].items, "Base.Salt"); table.insert(SuburbsDistributions["burgerkitchen"]["counter"].items, 2); table.insert(SuburbsDistributions["burgerkitchen"]["counter"].items, "Base.Pepper"); table.insert(SuburbsDistributions["burgerkitchen"]["counter"].items, 2); You should note that it uses SuburbsDistributions, but that's no problem at the time.
Other thing to pay attention to is to insert paired parameters: first is the item name, second is the weight (chance, not a carryweight). That's not pretty, but it works for me.
Maybe devs could provide more elegant way.

Had an idea for a late game electronic. You'll need around level 7/8 electronics and about level 5 metalworking to make it.
But its a solar powered chest freezer! Ive made two new items you'll need to craft it. the crafting recipe is as follows:
 
Items with *'s are new items
15 - Nuts
15 - Bolts
4 - Large Steel Sheets
2 - Regular Steel Sheets
3 - Door Hinges
1 - Leather Strip (handle for freezer)
6 - Plastic Sheets
4 - Fiber Glass Sheets*
1 - Rubber Tube
1 - Copper Cooling Rack*
2- Solar Panels
1 - Large Battery
4 - Electrical Wire
1 - Tank Of Refrigerant*
1 - Electronic display
5 - Electronic Componates
1 - Roll of solder
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Tools:
Screwdriver/Multitool driver
Soldering Gun
Welding Mask
Welding Torch W/ Tank
Working Gloves
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Thats it! I wanted to make it a bit harder to make since its quite the item, hence why it'll require steel sheets
 and the new copper cooling rack. Id like the freezer to hold as much as a regular chest (50 regular 65 with the organized trait just like chests)
Reason I'm choosing steel is since the freezer has to sit outside it wont rust.  Next ill post the New items requires.
 
Fiber Glass Sheet :
Im thinking that this item could be found in scrapping broken fridges from the junkyard, since refrigerators have quite large sheets on all 4 sides
 
Tank Of Refrigerant :
Can be found in hardware stores! rare though
 
Copper Cooling Rack :
This item is what the refrigerant flows through to cool the freezer. It will need to be crafted from the following:
6 - Copper pipes
Pipe Bender
welding mask
welding torch W/tank
Work Gloves
 
And lastly the freezer its self!

 
Hope you like the idea! I think it'll be a great addition for very late game survivors to store large amounts of food in a smaller space instead of rigging up tons of fridges using a lot of gas from the generator
or a ton of fridges taking up space from a solar generator. feel free to change up any of the recipes
 
 
 
 
 

To everyone who can't get the item distributions screen to work, you need to have the most recent IWBUMS version of Zomboid installed for it to work.

Done!
 
 Item_HCPolentaraw (flour-like substance)
 
 Item_HCPolentacooked (needs water to make)
 
 Item_HCPolentafried
 
The fried polenta tray is a very big meal, so i had the idea of making chopped cubes of it, like you can make sliced apples, salami, ham, and other foods in the vanilla game. Here it is:
 
 Item_HCPolentafriedcube
Also, i had some spare time, so i made another item from your requests list:
 Item_HCFruitleather (let me know if you want it to be less smooth)
Hope you all enjoy
 
 

Item_HCLavenderdry
   Item_HCJuniperberrydry
   Item_HCDDriedrosehips
 
Made dry juniper and lavender based on the normal states of these plants from your mod, and made the driedrosehips from scratch. Let me know if any adjustments are necessary
Enjoy!

Noted! I discovered my monitor was way too bright, the fine details on the original plastic cups were not showing up. I lowered the brightness by 1/3.
Plasticcupstack   Plasticcup
I also discovered the individual cup was off-center, so i fixed it now. If hydromancer decides to use the old version, let me know so i can fix that one as well.
 
Dried onion and dried garlic:
Oniondried Garlicdried
 
And let me say i really enjoy being able to contribute  I always admired community members like hydromancer, Cyrrent and Purple Hat for the quality of their creations, and i am glad to have taken the first steps towards modding knowledge.
 
 

Noted! I discovered my monitor was way too bright, the fine details on the original plastic cups were not showing up. I lowered the brightness by 1/3.
Plasticcupstack   Plasticcup
I also discovered the individual cup was off-center, so i fixed it now. If hydromancer decides to use the old version, let me know so i can fix that one as well.
 
Dried onion and dried garlic:
Oniondried Garlicdried
 
And let me say i really enjoy being able to contribute  I always admired community members like hydromancer, Cyrrent and Purple Hat for the quality of their creations, and i am glad to have taken the first steps towards modding knowledge.
 
 

@Crowborn
 
Great job!
 
I was thinking about making more recipes for making spices using the base ingredients we already have. So Garlic Powder and Onion Powder would be possible if I had art for dried garlic and dried onion. Could you make those please?

So, yesterday it seems i forgot a few spices, here they are as well:
 
Cinnamon
Cilantro
Basil
Arrowroot
Fishseasoning
Chickenseasoning
 
And here are the new plastic cups:
Plasticcup
Plasticcupstack
 
Just for comparison, here are the old ones. In my opinion they could be renamed to the Styrofoam Cups you requested and be left into the game


That's it for today. Enjoy!
 
 

So, yesterday it seems i forgot a few spices, here they are as well:
 
Cinnamon
Cilantro
Basil
Arrowroot
Fishseasoning
Chickenseasoning
 
And here are the new plastic cups:
Plasticcup
Plasticcupstack
 
Just for comparison, here are the old ones. In my opinion they could be renamed to the Styrofoam Cups you requested and be left into the game


That's it for today. Enjoy!
 
 

New 2X art!
 
Lumber Stack

 
Cheese Rack

 
Log pallet

 
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EDIT: All cheese rack art 2x
 
Cheese rack aged

 
Cheese rack aged cheddar

 
 
Cheese rack full cheddar waxed

 
 
 
Cheese rack aged cheddar waxed
 

 
And my personal Favorite, The IBC Container