[SOLVED] Custom Character- Remove ability to wear armor only

[Divici]

Hey DST community,

I've been working on my first mod character, and while I've found out how to do most of what I want for the character, I've been pretty stuck on a few things. So I'm reaching out to you all for some help or to at least point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.

1. (Biggest Priority) My character has a custom helmet that he can use. I want to block him from being able to use any other item that has an armor tag apart from his custom helmet and sword (see 2. below). I would also like to prevent him from being able to see those recipes in the first place. I was thinking that maybe I'd have to make a blacklist of the specific armors I want to block but that would not account for downloaded mods. I'm very new to coding so any help with this would be great.

2. I'm giving the character 2 swords. One is a basic weapon that does 50 damage. I want the second one to take an armor slot, which I believe I can figure out. what I'm stuck on is, I want that when equipping sword 2, the character gets an additional 50 damage on any weapon equipped.

          Additionally but not a priority: Is it possible to make the character hold the second weapon in his other hand? He does not need to swing it. 

3. I want that each time the character dies, not only does his max health get cut but his max sanity will be cut by 50. To go along with this, each attack the character does adds 0.5 onto the maximum sanity, up to 250 where it caps.

As I said above, I'm very new to coding but I'm excited to learn. From searching through the forums I found code that does similar things to the above but not quite the correct solution. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Have a nice day!

 

edit: (Still could use assistance for the first part)

Edited April 3, 2020 by Divici
Solved part of it

[SirDoggo]

 

I had a similar situation with one of my mods, take a look at the form link I've put in this reply. The code will make it so the character can't wear any armor on the body but still can wear any helmet, I know this isn't the exact solution but take a look as I think it will help you.

[Divici]

2 hours ago, SirDoggo said:

 

I had a similar situation with one of my mods, take a look at the form link I've put in this reply. The code will make it so the character can't wear any armor on the body but still can wear any helmet, I know this isn't the exact solution but take a look as I think it will help you.

Thanks for the help. I tried the code from your Frank LUA:

Spoiler

--Block Armors
    local function drop(inst, data)
        -- The "equip" event gives us a data parameter, as well, with information
        -- on which slot is affected and the item.
        -- If it has nothing to do with the BODY-slot, or the item is nil, we do nothing.
        if data.eslot ~= EQUIPSLOTS.BODY or data.item == nil then
            return
        end

        local item = data.item
        
        -- Don't drop item, if there is none, or if it's a backpack, heavy-thing,
        -- has the tag "tag" (?) or its name contains the phrase "amulet".
        if item:HasTag("backpack")
        or item:HasTag("heavy")
        or item:HasTag("tag")
        or item.prefab:find("amulet")
        then
            return
        end
        
        inst:DoTaskInTime(
            0,
            function()
                if not inst:IsValid() then
                    return
                end
                local item = inst.components.inventory:Unequip(EQUIPSLOTS.BODY)
                if inst and inst.components.talker then
                    inst.components.talker:Say("I don't need armor!!!")
                end
                if item then
                    inst.components.inventory:GiveItem(item)
                    inst.AnimState:OverrideSymbol("swap_body", "nil", "nil")
                end
            end
        )
    end    

I ran my mod character and debug spawned a grass suit but he was still able to equip it. Did I miss something in the code?

Also do you know where I can find the tags associated with different types of items? e.g. the tags for dress tab items like "hats" or something.

I assume i would just add (or data.eslot ~= EQUIPSLOTS.HEAD) to line 6 and then include the item:HasTag("hats e.t.c").

 

[SirDoggo]

Yeah you can try that I think that could work, if not there might need to be a separate list for the body and head slots.

Sorry for the late reply I wasn't too sure what to suggest next. 

[Divici]

3 hours ago, SirDoggo said:

Yeah you can try that I think that could work, if not there might need to be a separate list for the body and head slots.

Sorry for the late reply I wasn't too sure what to suggest next. 

Do I need to add anything to my modmain on somewhere else in the character prefab to get it to work? It doesn't seem to be calling the function when in game.

[SirDoggo]

Does yours look like this? This might be some parts you are missing, for me it is located in charactername.lua The inst:ListenForEvent("equip", drop) is in the local master_postinit.

local function drop(inst, data)
	-- The "equip" event gives us a data parameter, as well, with information
	-- on which slot is affected and the item.
	-- If it has nothing to do with the BODY-slot, or the item is nil, we do nothing.
	if data.eslot ~= EQUIPSLOTS.BODY or data.item == nil then
		return
	end

    local item = data.item
	
	-- Don't drop item, if there is none, or if it's a backpack, heavy-thing,
	-- has the tag "tag" (?) or its name contains the phrase "amulet".
	if item:HasTag("backpack")
    or item:HasTag("heavy")
    or item:HasTag("tag")
	or item.prefab:find("amulet")
	or item.prefab:find("vest")
	or item.prefab:find("hawaiianshirt")
	or item.prefab:find("raincoat")
	or item.prefab:find("armorgrass")
	then
		return
	end
	
	inst:DoTaskInTime(
		0,
		function()
			if not inst:IsValid() then
				return
			end
			local item = inst.components.inventory:Unequip(EQUIPSLOTS.BODY)
			if inst and inst.components.talker then
				inst.components.talker:Say("It does not fit me.")
			end
			if item then
				inst.components.inventory:GiveItem(item)
				inst.AnimState:OverrideSymbol("swap_body", "nil", "nil")
			end
		end
	)
end

inst:ListenForEvent("equip", drop)

 

Edited March 30, 2020 by SirDoggo

[Divici]

36 minutes ago, SirDoggo said:

Does yours look like this? This might be some parts you are missing, for me it is located in charactername.lua The inst:ListenForEvent("equip", drop) is in the local master_postinit.

local function drop(inst, data)
	-- The "equip" event gives us a data parameter, as well, with information
	-- on which slot is affected and the item.
	-- If it has nothing to do with the BODY-slot, or the item is nil, we do nothing.
	if data.eslot ~= EQUIPSLOTS.BODY or data.item == nil then
		return
	end

    local item = data.item
	
	-- Don't drop item, if there is none, or if it's a backpack, heavy-thing,
	-- has the tag "tag" (?) or its name contains the phrase "amulet".
	if item:HasTag("backpack")
    or item:HasTag("heavy")
    or item:HasTag("tag")
	or item.prefab:find("amulet")
	or item.prefab:find("vest")
	or item.prefab:find("hawaiianshirt")
	or item.prefab:find("raincoat")
	or item.prefab:find("armorgrass")
	then
		return
	end
	
	inst:DoTaskInTime(
		0,
		function()
			if not inst:IsValid() then
				return
			end
			local item = inst.components.inventory:Unequip(EQUIPSLOTS.BODY)
			if inst and inst.components.talker then
				inst.components.talker:Say("It does not fit me.")
			end
			if item then
				inst.components.inventory:GiveItem(item)
				inst.AnimState:OverrideSymbol("swap_body", "nil", "nil")
			end
		end
	)
end

inst:ListenForEvent("equip", drop)

 

Yep, I tried that without the listen event and of course nothing happened when equipping armor. After adding the listening event under the local master_postinit the game loads up to character selection and after picking my mod character, it crashes. It says that the variable 'drop' is not declared. Let me know if I should upload the crash log or character mod. 

[Divici]

 

Also I tried the below code. I got it to block all hats except for my custom hat but couldn't block just armor.

--Blocks the use of armor
	local _Equip = inst.components.inventory.Equip	
	
	inst.components.inventory.Equip = function(self, item, old_to_active)
		if not item or not item.components.equippable or not item:IsValid() then
			return		
		end		
		
		if item.components.equippable.equipslot == EQUIPSLOTS.HEAD then
			if not (item.prefab == "boarhat") then				
				self:DropItem(item)
				self:GiveItem(item)
				if inst and inst.components.talker then
					inst.components.talker:Say("It does not fit me.")
				end
				return
			end	
		end		
		return 
		_Equip(self, item, old_to_active)	
	end

Any ideas on what I'm missing?

Edited March 31, 2020 by Divici

[Divici]

bump

[Ultroman]

On 31.3.2020 at 4:50 AM, Divici said:

 

Also I tried the below code. I got it to block all hats except for my custom hat but couldn't block just armor.

--Blocks the use of armor
	local _Equip = inst.components.inventory.Equip	
	
	inst.components.inventory.Equip = function(self, item, old_to_active)
		if not item or not item.components.equippable or not item:IsValid() then
			return		
		end		
		
		if item.components.equippable.equipslot == EQUIPSLOTS.HEAD then
			if not (item.prefab == "boarhat") then				
				self:DropItem(item)
				self:GiveItem(item)
				if inst and inst.components.talker then
					inst.components.talker:Say("It does not fit me.")
				end
				return
			end	
		end		
		return 
		_Equip(self, item, old_to_active)	
	end

Any ideas on what I'm missing?

Read your code, m8. You only have code that says "if the thing attempting to get equipped is a hat and it is not your hat-prefab, then pocket the item". That's what you got. There's nothing about the BODY slot in there.

Here you go. This says: "if the thing attempting to get equipped is a BODY-slot thing of any kind OR it is a HEAD-slot thing that is not your hat-prefab, then pocket the item"

local _Equip = inst.components.inventory.Equip	

inst.components.inventory.Equip = function(self, item, old_to_active)
	if not item or not item.components.equippable or not item:IsValid() then
		return		
	end		
	
	if item.components.equippable.equipslot == EQUIPSLOTS.BODY or item.components.equippable.equipslot == EQUIPSLOTS.HEAD and not (item.prefab == "boarhat") then		
		self:DropItem(item)
		self:GiveItem(item)
		if inst and inst.components.talker then
			inst.components.talker:Say("It does not fit me.")
		end
		return
	end		
	return _Equip(self, item, old_to_active)	
end

 

[Divici]

3 hours ago, Ultroman said:

Read your code, m8. You only have code that says "if the thing attempting to get equipped is a hat and it is not your hat-prefab, then pocket the item". That's what you got. There's nothing about the BODY slot in there.

Here you go. This says: "if the thing attempting to get equipped is a BODY-slot thing of any kind OR it is a HEAD-slot thing that is not your hat-prefab, then pocket the item"

local _Equip = inst.components.inventory.Equip	

inst.components.inventory.Equip = function(self, item, old_to_active)
	if not item or not item.components.equippable or not item:IsValid() then
		return		
	end		
	
	if item.components.equippable.equipslot == EQUIPSLOTS.BODY or item.components.equippable.equipslot == EQUIPSLOTS.HEAD and not (item.prefab == "boarhat") then		
		self:DropItem(item)
		self:GiveItem(item)
		if inst and inst.components.talker then
			inst.components.talker:Say("It does not fit me.")
		end
		return
	end		
	return _Equip(self, item, old_to_active)	
end

 

To clarify, I still want my character to be able to wear body and head items. I specifically don't want him to be able to wear items that block damage/armor, except for the custom armor. 

e.g. He can equip a Dapper Vest but can not equip a Marble Suit, or can equip a Beefalo Hat but not a Football Helmet.

I was asking for help with doing it for the HEAD slot assuming that I'd be able to then figure out how to add the BODY as well. Sorry if I was not clear.

[Ultroman]

46 minutes ago, Divici said:

To clarify, I still want my character to be able to wear body and head items. I specifically don't want him to be able to wear items that block damage/armor, except for the custom armor. 

e.g. He can equip a Dapper Vest but can not equip a Marble Suit, or can equip a Beefalo Hat but not a Football Helmet.

I was asking for help with doing it for the HEAD slot assuming that I'd be able to then figure out how to add the BODY as well. Sorry if I was not clear.

Easy

local _Equip = inst.components.inventory.Equip	

inst.components.inventory.Equip = function(self, item, old_to_active)
	if not item or not item.components.equippable or not item:IsValid() then
		return		
	end		
	
	if item.components.equippable.equipslot == EQUIPSLOTS.HEAD and item.prefab ~= "boarhat" and item.components.armor
	or item.components.equippable.equipslot == EQUIPSLOTS.BODY and item.components.armor then		
		self:DropItem(item)
		self:GiveItem(item)
		if inst and inst.components.talker then
			inst.components.talker:Say("It does not fit me.")
		end
		return
	end		
	return _Equip(self, item, old_to_active)	
end

Edited April 2, 2020 by Ultroman

[Divici]

1 hour ago, Ultroman said:

Easy

local _Equip = inst.components.inventory.Equip	

inst.components.inventory.Equip = function(self, item, old_to_active)
	if not item or not item.components.equippable or not item:IsValid() then
		return		
	end		
	
	if item.components.equippable.equipslot == EQUIPSLOTS.HEAD and item.prefab ~= "boarhat" and item.components.armor
	or item.components.equippable.equipslot == EQUIPSLOTS.BODY and item.components.armor then		
		self:DropItem(item)
		self:GiveItem(item)
		if inst and inst.components.talker then
			inst.components.talker:Say("It does not fit me.")
		end
		return
	end		
	return _Equip(self, item, old_to_active)	
end

OMG!!! Thank you! That worked perfectly. Now I can finally finish the mod and release it.

I knew the general code for it but had no idea what the syntax was. I'm definitely about to hit that LUA crash course =). 

[Ultroman]

1 minute ago, Divici said:

OMG!!! Thank you! That worked perfectly. Now I can finally finish the mod and release it.

I knew the general code for it but had no idea what the syntax was. I'm definitely about to hit that LUA crash course =). 

You're welcome  Happy to help!

Good! You might have learned to do this, actually  What I did was simply ask whether the item has the armor component by asking

item.components.armor

That looks weird, but this looks up the variable called "armor" on the "components" object which is a in a variable on the "item" object. If item is nil, the mod crashes. If item.components is nil, the mod crashes. But they usually aren't If item.components.armor is nil, this will return false, because of the rules Lua has for handling boolean conversions. It will instead return true if item.components.armor is set to ANYTHING ELSE that isn't also in Lua's list of things to consider false, like 0 or an empty string.

[Yoyo_Dodo]

Hello guys
Sorry for sneaking into the post, but if you can answer a question for me, please.
I have seen this code and in my character mod I have tried to modify it to block only the construction amulet, but nothing works.

Also try to keep the other amulets with:

	or item.prefab:find("yellowamulet")
	or item.prefab:find("orangeamulet")
	or item.prefab:find("blueamulet")
	or item.prefab:find("purpleamulet")

But as the tag "amulet" works for all amulets.
if I don't add it, the red amuletis blocked, if I keep it, the green amulet stays.
if someone could help me please.

EDIT:

Nevermind, I already solved it 

Edited May 28, 2022 by Yoyo_Dodo