-Working- Loot Spawning While in Vehicle, and adjust loot spawning distances!

[spaces.are.evil]

Ok folks, I have been meaning to get this out to the world for a while, but now just found time. If you haven't discovered this already, it is a very easy modification. However, this will cause a greater amount of stress(lag) on the server with how fast some vehicles can travel.

Some assumptions:

• You have a dayz_code folder in your mission pbo
• You have a copy of compiles.sqf inside your dayz_code folder (most likely in the init folder)
• You know where the dayz_code.pbo file is located on your personal machine, and can open said file to access a file within.

Open your dayz_code.pbo, open the compile folder, and take a copy of player_spawnCheck.sqf.
Inside of your mission file's dayz_code folder, create a folder called compile. Place player_spawnCheck.sqf inside compile folder.
Alternative: Create a file called player_spawnCheck.sqf inside your dayz_code folder, in a folder called compile: https://github.com/UnclearWall/DayZ...@dayz/dayz_code/compile/player_spawnCheck.sqf
(note: i am unsure if this file changes across different maps/mods)
The pathway of this file should be: dayz_code\compile\player_spawnCheck.sqf
Open your compiles.sqf (dayz_code\init\compiles.sqf in your mission pbo)
Around line 23 should be this line:

player_spawnCheck =        compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "z\addons\dayz_code\compile\player_spawnCheck.sqf";

Replace that line with this code:

    //player_spawnCheck =        compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "z\addons\dayz_code\compile\player_spawnCheck.sqf";
    player_spawnCheck =        compile preprocessFileLineNumbers "dayz_code\compile\player_spawnCheck.sqf";

Now, open your player_spawnCheck.sqf file (dayz_code\compile\player_spawnCheck.sqf)

Around line 120, you will see this code:

    //Loot
    if ((_dis < 120) and (_dis > 30) and _canLoot and !_inVehicle) then {
        _looted = (_x getVariable ["looted",-0.1]);
        _cleared = (_x getVariable ["cleared",true]);
        _dateNow = (DateToNumber date);
        _age = (_dateNow - _looted) * 525948;
        //diag_log ("SPAWN LOOT: " + _type + " Building is " + str(_age) + " old" );
        if ((_age > 10) and (!_cleared)) then {
            _nearByObj = nearestObjects [(getPosATL _x), ["WeaponHolder","WeaponHolderBase"],((sizeOf _type)+5)];
            {deleteVehicle _x} forEach _nearByObj;
            _x setVariable ["cleared",true,true];
            _x setVariable ["looted",_dateNow,true];
        };
        if ((_age > 10) and (_cleared)) then {
            //Register
            _x setVariable ["looted",_dateNow,true];
            //cleanup
            _handle = [_x] spawn building_spawnLoot;
            waitUntil{scriptDone _handle};
        };
    };

On the if statement line, remove !_inVehicle. The line should now read as so

    if ((_dis < 120) and (_dis > 30) and _canLoot) then {

That has allowed for loot to spawn while players are still in vehicles.

Loot Spawning Distances

Now, notice the (_dis < 120) and (_dis > 30) .

(_dis < 120) = Distance to start spawning loot (within 120 meters)
(_dis > 30) = Distance to stop spawning loot (within 30 meters)

You can change this as you want, but a few warnings:

• Making the distance to start spawning larger will increase lag
• If the distance between the start and stop point is too narrow, loot might not have enough of a chance to spawn in (currently the distance between start and stop is 90 meters).

Save, repack, enjoy! Let me know of any issues with this and I will try my best to help.
One last thought:
On the line of the if statement where you remove !_inVehicle. I wonder if you could check to see if those vehicles are helicopters or other faster moving vehicles to cut down on the amount of lag generated by this change.

 

[Matt L]

For 1.7.7.1 Chernarus users : The line looks like this

    //Loot
    if (_currentWeaponHolders < _maxWeaponHolders) then {
        if ((_dis < 120) and (_dis > dayz_safeDistPlr) and _canLoot and !_inVehicle and _checkLoot) then {
            _looted = (_x getVariable ["looted",-0.1]);
            _dateNow = (DateToNumber date);
            _age = (_dateNow - _looted) * 525948;
            //diag_log ("SPAWN LOOT: " + _type + " Building is " + str(_age) + " old" );
            if (_age < -0.1) then {
                    _x setVariable ["looted",(DateToNumber date),!_islocal];
            } else {
                if (_age > dayz_tagDelayWeaponHolders) then {
                    _x setVariable ["looted",_dateNow,!_islocal];
                    _qty = _x call building_spawnLoot;
                    _currentWeaponHolders = _currentWeaponHolders + _qty;
                };
            };
        };
    };

and you MUST grab it from the dayz_code.pbo