Trees and loot tables?

[rons0n]

So awhile ago I created a character called abigail and made it so her custom prefabs can be inserted into rocks like so:

AddSimPostInit(function()

local _LT = GLOBAL.LootTables

table.insert(_LT['full_rock'], {"sdquartz", 0.75})
table.insert(_LT['stalagmite_tall_full_rock'], {"sdquartz", 0.75})

table.insert(_LT['full_rock'], {"sdiridium", 0.25})
table.insert(_LT['stalagmite_tall_full_rock'], {"sdiridium", 0.25})

end)

 

and I decided to do this by applying the same method to trees like so:

AddSimPostInit(function()

local _LT = GLOBAL.LootTables

table.insert(_LT['evergreen'], {"item1", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen'], {"item2", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen'], {"item3", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen'], {"item4", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen'], {"item5", 0.1})

end)

but as soon as the game reads the first table insert the game crashes when loading into a world. So why does the first method work and not my second method? To add, the custom prefabs work ingame and by console.

[00:00:44]: [string "../mods/character/modmain.lua"]:149: bad argument #1 to 'insert' (table expected, got nil)
LUA ERROR stack traceback:
        =[C] in function 'insert'
        ../mods/character/modmain.lua(149,1)

 

[Lumina]

Maybe because full_rock and stalagmite_tall_full_rock are prefab names, when evergreen is just too generic and you need to do it for, for example, evergreen_tall, evergreen_medium or whatever are the different prefab names for each evergreen stage ?

[rons0n]

Oh you're most likely right, that completely slipped my mind. Thanks!

[rons0n]

Sorry on the update but even changing it to evergreen_tall, small, etc still yielded me the same error so now im back to square one, suggestions?

AddSimPostInit(function()

local _LT = GLOBAL.LootTables

table.insert(_LT['evergreen_normal'], {"etc1", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_normal'], {"etc2", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_normal'], {"etc3", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_normal'], {"etc4", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_normal'], {"etc5", 0.1})

table.insert(_LT['evergreen_tall'], {"etc1", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_tall'], {"etc2", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_tall'], {"etc3", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_tall'], {"etc4", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_tall'], {"etc5", 0.1})

table.insert(_LT['evergreen_short'], {"etc1", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_short'], {"etc2", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_short'], {"etc3", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_short'], {"etc4", 0.1})
table.insert(_LT['evergreen_short'], {"etc5", 0.1})

end)

 

Edited August 2, 2017 by rons0n

[Lumina]

Hmm,

 

Looking at the prefabs, they don't seems to have the same structure.

For example, stalagmite_tall have this

SetSharedLootTable('stalagmite_tall_full_rock',
{
    {'rocks',       1.00},
    {'rocks',       1.00},
    {'goldnugget',  1.00},
    {'flint',       1.00},
    {'fossil_piece',0.10},
    {'goldnugget',  0.25},
    {'flint',       0.60},
    {'redgem',      0.05},
    {'log',         0.05},
})

SetSharedLootTable('stalagmite_tall_med_rock',
{
    {'rocks',       1.00},
    {'rocks',       1.00},
    {'flint',       1.00},
    {'fossil_piece',0.10},
    {'goldnugget',  0.15},
    {'flint',       0.60},
})

SetSharedLootTable('stalagmite_tall_low_rock',
{
    {'rocks',       1.00},
    {'flint',       1.00},
    {'fossil_piece',0.10},
    {'goldnugget',  0.15},
    {'flint',       0.30},
})

And tree prefab have this :

local builds =
{
    normal = {
        file="evergreen_new",
        file_bank = "evergreen_short",
        prefab_name="evergreen",
        regrowth_product="pinecone_sapling",
        regrowth_tuning=TUNING.EVERGREEN_REGROWTH,
        grow_times=TUNING.EVERGREEN_GROW_TIME,
        normal_loot = {"log", "log", "pinecone"},
        short_loot = {"log"},
        tall_loot = {"log", "log", "log", "pinecone", "pinecone"},
        drop_pinecones=true,
        leif="leif",
        chop_camshake_delay=0.4,
    },
    sparse = {
        file="evergreen_new_2",
        file_bank = "evergreen_short",
        prefab_name="evergreen_sparse",
        regrowth_product="lumpy_sapling",
        regrowth_tuning=TUNING.EVERGREEN_SPARSE_REGROWTH,
        grow_times=TUNING.EVERGREEN_GROW_TIME,
        normal_loot = {"log","log"},
        short_loot = {"log"},
        tall_loot = {"log", "log","log"},
        drop_pinecones=false,
        leif="leif_sparse",
        chop_camshake_delay=0.4,
    },
    twiggy = {
        file="twiggy_build",
        file_bank = "twiggy",
        file_disease = "twiggy_diseased_build",
        prefab_name="twiggytree",
        regrowth_product="twiggy_nut_sapling",
        regrowth_tuning=TUNING.EVERGREEN_REGROWTH,
        grow_times=TUNING.TWIGGY_TREE_GROW_TIME,
        normal_loot = {"log","twigs","twiggy_nut"},
        short_loot = {"twigs"},
        tall_loot = {"log", "twigs","twigs","twiggy_nut","twiggy_nut"},
        drop_pinecones=false,
        rebirth_loot = {loot="twigs", max=2},
        chop_camshake_delay=20*FRAMES,
    },
}

Linked to this line :

    inst.components.lootdropper:SetLoot(GetBuild(inst).tall_loot)

(for example)

 

So maybe you need to add loot with lootdropper function rather than table insert ?

 

[rons0n]

Whoa look at all those types of loot, what If I just wanted to do it when the tree was normal and tall only?

I kinda derped around and made this, skimming through other mods and looking into the game files

--Add resources from trees
local trees = {"evergreen", "evergreen_sparse", "deciduoustree", "twiggytree"}
for i,v in pairs(trees) do
		if inst.components.growable.stage == 3 then
			inst.components.lootdropper:AddChanceLoot("apple", 1)
end
end

but yeah it ended in a catastrophe cause i have no idea what im doing:

[00:00:38]: [string "../mods/character/modmain.lua"]:148: attempt to index global 'inst' (a nil value)
LUA ERROR stack traceback:
        ../mods/character/modmain.lua(148,1) in main chunk

Its what i expect of myself. Anyway, would anyone know how to approach this differently?

[Lumina]

I don't know. Try something like this maybe ?

 

		
if not GLOBAL.TheNet:GetIsServer() then
    return
end


local function LeifPostInit( inst )

    if inst.components.lootdropper then
        inst.components.lootdropper:AddChanceLoot("myprefab", .5)
    end
 
    return inst
end

AddPrefabPostInit( "leif", LeifPostInit) 

(So my example is for leif because it was i wanted to do but you could probably adapt.

[rons0n]

Ahhh it worked, made it so chopping down evergreen_normal guaranteed drop apples and it worked!

I can't thank ya enough, now I can get back on track and making all trees drop stuff! Thanks x 100

[Lumina]

I'm happy it helped you

[rons0n]

Ah, im sorry for dragging you down into this mess but there is one more problem.

While this does make the host be able to play the character, it disables the clients from playing the character and I noticed it was because of

if not GLOBAL.TheNet:GetIsServer() then
    return
end

what would i tack on so both the host and client can play her?

[Lumina]

This code is to tell that this part of code i gave you should not be run client side because there are component in it.

Where are you putting the code ?

[rons0n]

Apologies, I just shoved it within my modmain

Oh alright I just removed it and now it worked, I guess if its in the modmain you dont need that huh. Hah~

Edited August 3, 2017 by rons0n

[Lumina]

This is strange, i know for sure i got crash in the past without this line but it seems fine without now. It was some years ago so maybe it's not needed anymore ? Anyway, the line itself isn't supposed to cause crash, just to ensure that the component part is only server side. So i don't get why you get a crash with, all is working fine for me with the line...

 

But if it's fixed for you it's the most important.