Multipliers not applying when starting server or entering/exiting caves?

[ViridianCrown]

Hello! I am new to coding and wanted to build a character that would be weaker during the day, evening out at dusk, and growing stronger at night. However, when I coded it to do this, the game would not run checks for world time when starting the server. It would also miss checks whenever I entered a cave, with the character having default speed/strength stats when underground, carrying over to when I went above-ground. The stat changes would only take effect the next world check (when day turned to dusk, dusk to night, etc.) and would miss completely if underground when the world time was checked. If someone could help iron out the code to run checks during server start/leaving caves, that would be very appreciated!

 

local function OnPhaseChange(inst)
  local phase = TheWorld.state.phase
  if phase == "day" then
    inst.components.locomotor:SetExternalSpeedMultiplier(inst, "character_day_speed", 0.75)
    inst.components.locomotor:RemoveExternalSpeedMultiplier(inst, "character_night_speed")
    inst.components.combat.damagemultiplier = 0.75
  elseif phase == "dusk" then
    inst.components.locomotor:RemoveExternalSpeedMultiplier(inst, "character_day_speed")
    inst.components.locomotor:RemoveExternalSpeedMultiplier(inst, "character_night_speed")
    inst.components.combat.damagemultiplier = 1
  elseif phase == "night" then
    inst.components.locomotor:SetExternalSpeedMultiplier(inst, "character_night_speed", 1.25)
    inst.components.locomotor:RemoveExternalSpeedMultiplier(inst, "character_day_speed")
    inst.components.combat.damagemultiplier = 1.25
  end
end

The below line runs in the master postinit.

inst:WatchWorldState("phase", OnPhaseChange)

 

 

[-LukaS-]

Simply run OnPhaseChange(inst) right after inst:WatchWorldState("phase", OnPhaseChange). That should fix any issues with entering/exiting caves and starting the server.

Edited June 4, 2023 by -LukaS-

[ViridianCrown]

It's alive! Thank you so much for helping! Couldn't have done it without you.