Mod bug, tends to spawn "prop" items (problem occured after Halloween update) (can't interact with spawned item, but item appears on the ground, frozen in place)

[NPCMaxwell]

To be exact it happens in he following three situations from my Maxwell mod's modmain: (and RECENTLY it happens a LOT, which is kind of painful when you actually need to make use of the situation, but the item bug won't let you interact with it.)

 

 

-- spawn Charlie near Maxwell (here bug seldomly happens, Charlie will not be "examinable", sometimes un-examinable Charlie will stick around although she should despawn)

local function SpawnCharlieNearMaxwell(inst)
    if math.random() < 0.03 then 
        local x, y, z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
       
        local entities = GLOBAL.TheSim:FindEntities(x, y, z, 10)
        for i, entity in ipairs(entities) do
            if entity.prefab == "charlie_npc" then
                return
            end
        end

        -- random position
        local dx = math.random() * 2 - 1  -- Random number between -1 and 1
        local dz = math.random() * 2 - 1  -- Random number between -1 and 1
        local charlie = GLOBAL.SpawnPrefab("charlie_npc")
        charlie.Transform:SetPosition(x + 3 * dx, y, z + 3 * dz) 

        inst:DoTaskInTime(25, function() if charlie and charlie:IsValid() then charlie:Remove() end end) 

        -- Charlie gifts a flower (flower will sometimes be "prop" flower because of the bug and will stick around without Maxwell being able to interact with it)
        local flower = math.random() < 0.50 and "flower_rose" or "flower_evil"
        local flower_entity = GLOBAL.SpawnPrefab(flower)
        flower_entity.Transform:SetPosition(x + 3.5 * dx, y, z + 3.5 * dz) 

        if inst.components.sanity then
            inst.components.sanity:DoDelta(30) 
        end

        if not inst:HasTag("playerghost") then     
            inst.components.talker:Say("Ah, my dearest Shadow Queen!")      
            inst:DoTaskInTime(5, function()
                inst.AnimState:PlayAnimation("tall_emote_swoon", false) 
                inst:DoTaskInTime(5, function() inst.AnimState:PlayAnimation("tall_emoteXL_kiss", false) end)
            end)
        end
    end
    
    
    
    
    inst:DoTaskInTime(GLOBAL.TUNING.TOTAL_DAY_TIME / 16, SpawnCharlieNearMaxwell)
end

AddPrefabPostInit("maxwellnpc", function(inst)
    inst:DoTaskInTime(120, SpawnCharlieNearMaxwell) 
end)

AddPrefabPostInit("monstermaxwellnpc", function(inst)
    inst:DoTaskInTime(120, SpawnCharlieNearMaxwell)
end)

AddPrefabPostInit("sadmaxwellnpc", function(inst)
    inst:DoTaskInTime(120, SpawnCharlieNearMaxwell)
end)

-- reviver as random additional gift (bug almost ALWAYS since the halloween update results in a "prop" reviver being spawned that uselessly lingers on the floor without being able to examine or pick it up! It's starting to drive me insane because I feal needlessly teased by Charlie ^^)

local function SpawnReviverNearCharlie(inst)
    local function SpawnReviver()
        local x, y, z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
        local entities = GLOBAL.TheSim:FindEntities(x, y, z, 10)
        
     
        for i, entity in ipairs(entities) do
            if entity.prefab == "reviver" then
                return 
            end
        end
      
        for i, entity in ipairs(entities) do
            if entity.prefab == "charlie_npc" and math.random() < 0.50 then 
                local dx = math.random() * 2 - 1
                local dz = math.random() * 2 - 1
                local reviver = GLOBAL.SpawnPrefab("reviver")
                reviver.Transform:SetPosition(x + 3 * dx, y, z + 3 * dz)
                return
            end
        end
    end
    
    inst:DoTaskInTime(5, SpawnReviver) 
end

AddPrefabPostInit("charlie_npc", function(inst)
    inst:DoTaskInTime(0, SpawnReviverNearCharlie)
end)

 

The bug also happens here recently a lot:

-- spawn evil Simon near Maxwell (thanks to the bug evil Simon happens to sometimes be a non-moving "prop" Simon that usually normally despawns, but sometimes evil Simon keeps sitting around forever and can't be examined or interact with)

local function SpawnRabbitKingNearMaxwell(inst)
    local x, y, z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()

   
    local entities = GLOBAL.TheSim:FindEntities(x, y, z, 10)
    for i, entity in ipairs(entities) do
        if entity.prefab == "rabbitking_aggressive" then
            return 
        end
    end

    local rabbitking = GLOBAL.SpawnPrefab("rabbitking_aggressive")
    rabbitking.Transform:SetPosition(x, y, z)

    inst:DoTaskInTime(5, function() if rabbitking and rabbitking:IsValid() then rabbitking:Remove() end end)

    if inst.components.sanity then
        inst.components.sanity:DoDelta(-100) 
    end
    
        inst:DoTaskInTime(0, function()
        if not inst:HasTag("playerghost") then
            inst.components.talker:Say("Curse you, Simon!")
        end
    end)

end

local function CheckSpawnRabbitKing(inst)
    if math.random() < 0.01 then 
        SpawnRabbitKingNearMaxwell(inst)
    end

    inst:DoTaskInTime(GLOBAL.TUNING.TOTAL_DAY_TIME / 16, CheckSpawnRabbitKing)
end

AddPrefabPostInit("maxwellnpc", function(inst)
    inst:DoTaskInTime(120, CheckSpawnRabbitKing) 
end)

AddPrefabPostInit("monstermaxwellnpc", function(inst)
    inst:DoTaskInTime(120, CheckSpawnRabbitKing) 
end)

AddPrefabPostInit("sadmaxwellnpc", function(inst)
    inst:DoTaskInTime(120, CheckSpawnRabbitKing)
end)

 

And here:

-- spawn babyghost (custom cosmetical ghost based on pipspook doing idle animation) Thanks to the bug babyghost will sometimes float around without being examinable and will sometimes stick around as prop, sometimes not even triggering Maxwell's "insanity-punishment" reaction. The appearance dialogue also seems to get triggered for "prop" babyghost.)

local function HandleSanity(inst, babyghost)
    if not inst.components.sanity or inst:HasTag("playerghost") or not babyghost:IsValid() then
        if inst.sanityTask then inst.sanityTask:Cancel() end
        return
    end
    local x, y, z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
    local bx, by, bz = babyghost.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
    local distance = math.sqrt((x - bx) ^ 2 + (z - bz) ^2)
    if distance > 4 then
        inst.components.talker:Say("I guess this is my punishment for not being there for you...")
        inst.components.sanity:DoDelta(-500) 
        if inst.sanityTask then inst.sanityTask:Cancel() end
        return
    end
end

local function HandleDialogues(inst, babyghost)
    if inst:HasTag("playerghost") or not babyghost:IsValid() then
        return 
    end
    local x, y, z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
    local bx, by, bz = babyghost.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
    local distance = math.sqrt((x - bx) ^ 2 + (z - bz) ^ 2)
    if distance <= 4 then 
        inst.components.talker:Say("Shhh... It's alright, little one...")
        inst:DoTaskInTime(5, function()
            if babyghost:IsValid() then
                inst.components.talker:Say("I'm here now...")
                if inst.components.sanity then 
                    inst.components.sanity:DoDelta(5)
                end
            end
        end)
    end
end

local function SpawnBaby(inst)
    if inst:HasTag("playerghost") then
        return
    end
    local babyghost = GLOBAL.SpawnPrefab("babyghost")
    local x, y, z = inst.Transform:GetWorldPosition()
    babyghost.Transform:SetPosition(x + 2, y, z + 2)
    if inst.components.sanity then
        inst.components.sanity:DoDelta(-1)
    end
    inst.components.talker:Say("Are you looking for your mommy?")
    inst:DoTaskInTime(3, function()
        inst.components.talker:Say("Please, don't play with my heart like this...")
        inst:DoTaskInTime(3, function()
            inst.components.talker:Say("I suppose it's my job to comfort you now...")
            inst.sanityTask = inst:DoPeriodicTask(1, function() HandleSanity(inst, babyghost) end)
            inst.dialogueTask = inst:DoPeriodicTask(7, function() HandleDialogues(inst, babyghost) end)
        end)
    end)
    babyghost:DoTaskInTime(90, function()
        if babyghost:IsValid() then
            babyghost:Remove()
            if not inst:HasTag("playerghost") then
                inst:DoTaskInTime(5, function()
                    inst.components.talker:Say("We could have had a family...")
                end)
            end
            if inst.sanityTask then inst.sanityTask:Cancel() end
        end
    end)
end

local function CheckSpawnBaby(inst)
    if math.random() < 0.01 then
        SpawnBaby(inst)
    end
    inst:DoTaskInTime(GLOBAL.TUNING.TOTAL_DAY_TIME / 16, CheckSpawnBaby)
end

AddPrefabPostInit("maxwellnpc", function(inst)
    inst:DoTaskInTime(120, CheckSpawnBaby)
end)

AddPrefabPostInit("monstermaxwellnpc", function(inst)
    inst:DoTaskInTime(120, CheckSpawnBaby) 
end)

AddPrefabPostInit("sadmaxwellnpc", function(inst)
    inst:DoTaskInTime(120, CheckSpawnBaby) 
end)

Edited December 6, 2024 by NPCMaxwell