[Solved]Character's Custom item "Inspect" option not working.

[SolarMisae]

So I managed to create a custom character using the extended character template, and it's more or less working as I want but one thing I can't figure out is bugging me. While creating his custom starting weapon, despite it functioning mechanically just fine, I wanted to add special "inspect" text to it, and a unique one for wx as well to match his usual "all caps" speak. Now the first two strings for the item name and description in the recipe tab are working in-game just fine, but the two lines of text I added for the "inspect" for all players + wx's special one just won't. The item also does not seem to function with the Food Values+Item tooltips mod properly, as it will either display no text (not even the "equip" option though it can still be equipped normally) or if I hover over another weapon or tool, or any item with stats really, the hover text will match the last item I hovered. This is after hovering over the torch, then hovering the weapon.

The strings I'm using for the descriptions and inspect options in my modmain.lua are as follows:

STRINGS.NAMES.SHADOWRAPIER = "Shadow Rapier"
STRINGS.RECIPE_DESC.SHADOWRAPIER = "Don't poke your eye out."
STRINGS.CHARACTERS.GENERIC.DESCRIBE.SHADOWRAPIER = "Dark and pointy."
STRINGS.CHARACTERS.WX78.DESCRIBE.SHADOWRAPIER = "EXTREMELY POINTY. USE WITH CAUTION."

I pulled these from another character mod called "Wolfe" who has a unique craftable weapon as well. Is there something wrong with these strings? (Well i mean obviously there is, but what...) or is it something in the other files such as the item's .lua file? If needed I will provide the full modmain.lua, item.lua and character.lua files.

Thanks in advance!

Edited September 19, 2017 by SolarMisae

[Lumina]

You don't have a GLOBAL in your lines. It's possible that the mod you used as an example has the line in modmain.lua with this line before :

		
        STRINGS = GLOBAL.STRINGS

Or has the line in a place when no global is needed (not sure about it). You can also do :

GLOBAL.STRINGS.NAMES.SHADOWRAPIER = "Shadow Rapier"
GLOBAL.STRINGS.RECIPE_DESC.SHADOWRAPIER = "Don't poke your eye out."
GLOBAL.STRINGS.CHARACTERS.GENERIC.DESCRIBE.SHADOWRAPIER = "Dark and pointy."
GLOBAL.STRINGS.CHARACTERS.WX78.DESCRIBE.SHADOWRAPIER = "EXTREMELY POINTY. USE WITH CAUTION."

If you have something like this but just forgot to show it here, i don't know. I also don't know about the compatibility with others mods.

Edited September 18, 2017 by Lumina

[SolarMisae]

I do indeed have the GLOBAL string listed above in my modmain, maybe it's in the wrong location. i don't know why the crafting tab name and description works but the inspect option doesn't. I've attached the horrific frankenstein of a modmain.lua file I've created so far, perhaps this will help.

modmain.lua

Edited September 18, 2017 by SolarMisae

[Lumina]

I'm not seeing anything wrong, but i could miss something obvious or anything. I suggest you attach your entire mod, maybe it will help if someone wants to see what is wrong.

[Eevelion]

Does the weapon prefab have "inst:AddComponent("inspectable")" as part of the local function?

[SolarMisae]

I actually didn't have that line, but after adding it it didn't seem to make any difference. :<

Gonna just attach the entire mod.

Wythe.7z

[ptr]

1.To see your inspection speech, please press "Alt" key, which is necessary for inventory items with actions other than inspection. It is because inspection has very low action priority.

2.The compatibility issue is simply due to no network. You should add

inst.entity:AddNetwork()

behind CreateEntity().

[SolarMisae]

Ahh, ptr to the rescue again. All fixed now, thanks!