suburbsdistributions Using SuburbsDistributions.lua to insert loot based on some SandboxVars values

[BlackORG]

Hello everyone!
I'm little stuck with my problem:
I want to insert some loot in zombie corpses, BUT I also want to apply a "modifer" to a chance, based on SandboxVars Loot Rarity (or Server Settings - Loot Rarity).

 

Here is my test mod (text formatting may be borked, not my fault ):

 

require 'Items/SuburbsDistributions'

-- For every loot category spawn chance modifier is based on Server Settings - Loot Rarity
--------------------------------------
-- 			Rarity		Chance modifier
-- 		1 (Extremely Rare)	100%
-- 		2 (Rare) 			80%
-- 		3 (Normal)			60%
-- 		4 (Common)			40%
-- 		5 (Abundant)		20%
--------------------------------------

local modifiers = 
{
	1,
	0.8,
	0.6,
	0.4,
	0.2
}

local invTables =
{
	male = SuburbsDistributions["all"]["inventorymale"].items,
	female = SuburbsDistributions["all"]["inventoryfemale"].items
}

local testAdditionalLoot =
{
	FoodLoot =
	{
		["Base.Crisps"] = 100, -- these values are just for tests
		["Base.Chocolate"] = 100
	},
	CannedFoodLoot = {},
	WeaponLoot =
	{
		["Base.HandAxe"] = 100,
		["Base.Axe"] = 100
	},
	RangedWeaponLoot = {},
	AmmoLoot = {},
	MedicalLoot = {},
	SurvivalGearsLoot = {},
	MechanicsLoot = {},
	LiteratureLoot = {},
	OtherLoot = {}
}

local function InsertAdditionalLoot()
	for gender,inventory in pairs(invTables) do
		for category,lootTable in pairs(testAdditionalLoot) do
			for name,chance in pairs(lootTable) do
				print("Inserting '" .. name .. "'(".. category ..") into SuburbsDistributions[all][inventory".. gender .. "] with spawn chance = " .. chance .. " (Modifer: ".. modifiers[SandboxVars[category]] ..")")
				table.insert(inventory, name)
				table.insert(inventory, chance * modifiers[SandboxVars[category]])
			end
		end
	end
end

local function PrintSandboxVars()
	print("Loot Rarity Variables:")	
	print("Fresh Food:\t\t", 		SandboxVars.FoodLoot)
	print("Canned Food:\t",			SandboxVars.CannedFoodLoot)
	print("Melee Weapons:\t", 		SandboxVars.WeaponLoot)
	print("Ranged Weapons:\t", 		SandboxVars.RangedWeaponLoot)
	print("Ammo:\t\t",				SandboxVars.AmmoLoot)
	print("Medical:\t\t",			SandboxVars.MedicalLoot)
	print("Survival Gears:\t",		SandboxVars.SurvivalGearsLoot)
	print("Mechanics:\t\t", 		SandboxVars.MechanicsLoot)
	print("Literature:\t\t", 		SandboxVars.LiteratureLoot)
	print("Other:\t\t", 			SandboxVars.OtherLoot)
end

local function InitMod()
	PrintSandboxVars()
	InsertAdditionalLoot()
end

 

 

If I run my mod just adding this at the end:

InitMod()

Everything works, BUT SandboxVars Loot Rarity values all set by default (which is 2), so in this example all additional loot has spawn chance of 80.

From DebugLog (PrintSandboxVars):

 

[27-02-22 17:08:03.215] LOG  : General     , 1645970883215> Loot Rarity Variables:.
[27-02-22 17:08:03.216] LOG  : General     , 1645970883216> Fresh Food:			2.
[27-02-22 17:08:03.216] LOG  : General     , 1645970883216> Canned Food:		2.
[27-02-22 17:08:03.217] LOG  : General     , 1645970883217> Melee Weapons:		2.
[27-02-22 17:08:03.217] LOG  : General     , 1645970883217> Ranged Weapons:		2.
[27-02-22 17:08:03.218] LOG  : General     , 1645970883218> Ammo:			2.
[27-02-22 17:08:03.218] LOG  : General     , 1645970883218> Medical:			2.
[27-02-22 17:08:03.219] LOG  : General     , 1645970883219> Survival Gears:		2.
[27-02-22 17:08:03.220] LOG  : General     , 1645970883220> Mechanics:			2.
[27-02-22 17:08:03.220] LOG  : General     , 1645970883220> Literature:			2.
[27-02-22 17:08:03.221] LOG  : General     , 1645970883221> Other:			2.

 

 

If I use in-game lua events like these:

Events.OnGameStart.Add(InitMyMod)
-- or
-- Events.OnInitWorld.Add(InitMyMod)

Distribution table doesn't change (no additional loot on zombie corpses), BUT SandboxVars Loot Rarity values show their real values.

From DebugLog (PrintSandboxVars):

 

[27-02-22 17:08:07.662] LOG  : General     , 1645970887662> Loot Rarity Variables:.
[27-02-22 17:08:07.662] LOG  : General     , 1645970887662> Fresh Food:			2.
[27-02-22 17:08:07.662] LOG  : General     , 1645970887662> Canned Food:		2.
[27-02-22 17:08:07.663] LOG  : General     , 1645970887663> Melee Weapons:		1.
[27-02-22 17:08:07.663] LOG  : General     , 1645970887663> Ranged Weapons:		1.
[27-02-22 17:08:07.663] LOG  : General     , 1645970887663> Ammo:			1.
[27-02-22 17:08:07.663] LOG  : General     , 1645970887663> Medical:			1.
[27-02-22 17:08:07.663] LOG  : General     , 1645970887663> Survival Gears:		1.
[27-02-22 17:08:07.663] LOG  : General     , 1645970887663> Mechanics:			1.
[27-02-22 17:08:07.663] LOG  : General     , 1645970887663> Literature:			1.
[27-02-22 17:08:07.663] LOG  : General     , 1645970887663> Other:			1.

 

 

Is what I'm trying even possible? I assume SandboxVars object (table) is initialized AFTER "SuburbsDistributions" is populated with stuff.

Edited February 27, 2022 by BlackORG
Added missing piece to the code (invTables)