Tips, Tricks, and Newb Questions!

hobophobic · 2017-09-23T03:45:27.000Z

Anyone good at linux can help me to edit fonts.json as root please?

Kadian · 2017-09-23T05:06:02.000Z

DeWolf:

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to 1.: Right. Didn’t actually knew about this bug. I don’t think this is how it’s supposed to be either, it should just switch to automatic when you want to switch it with the mechanism inside. Very odd. I assume you have posted an issue on github about it? Keeping an eye on that would tell you when someone has a fix for it and a fitting merge.

to 2.: Barrel length usually would tell you how accurate the gun is - so this might be a modifier of some kind. Both Barrel length and magazine well might also be important with interactions with holsters - i guess the ‘magazine well’ means that the magazine either fits IN the gun or if it is partially outside of the gun. Think a Glock where the magazine is completely hidden inside the handle versus an AK where the magazine is basically just attached to the gun. Again, could be important with holsters - an outside magazine would hinder you more when drawing a gun from a holster of any kind.
Still, it’s interesting that those don’t seem to be on every gun.

to 3.: Right, lasergun attachments. Those add Emitter and lens. But yeah, far as I know the types of attacment points are hardcoded, you can change the amount of them though. There >might< be an upper limit for certain attachment points, but I wouldn’t know of any. Still, if pisskop said that (at least some) have an upper limit it’s probably true. What those are…I wager you could take a gun and put 999 on every attachment point and it might show up as an error or it will automatically limit the number to the highest possible amount.

BorkBorkGoesTheCode · 2017-09-23T10:24:50.000Z

You can create new modslots and compatable mods by adding the new slot to a gun’s valid mods list, and changing a mod’s location "location": "",

Some mods that add, remove, or change certain features are mutually exclusive.

NuG · 2017-09-23T14:01:13.000Z

hobophobic:

Anyone good at linux can help me to edit fonts.json as root please?

I wish I could help I only know windows

DeWolf · 2017-09-23T16:13:23.000Z

[quote=“BorkBorkGoesTheCode, post:17903, topic:42”]You can create new modslots and compatable mods by adding the new slot to a gun’s valid mods list, and changing a mod’s location "location": "",

Some mods that add, remove, or change certain features are mutually exclusive.[/quote]
So in the location I can add a “bayonetlug” and then change the spot for the combat knife to be able to use that slot so I can have both a grenade launcher and a bayonet but not 2 underbarrel mods to prevent grenade launching and shotguning.

pisskop · 2017-09-23T16:24:18.000Z

You could try to make 2 underbarrel slots…

idk. try it. mod a gun to accept 84 underbarrel mods and see if they strap on

NuG · 2017-09-23T16:29:50.000Z

Does the most recent build through launcher fix the scabbard/sheath bug, causing held item to disappear? no
Or is there a temp fix I can apply besides going back to 6786?

hobophobic · 2017-09-23T19:14:51.000Z

[quote=“NuG, post:17907, topic:42”]Does the most recent build through launcher fix the scabbard/sheath bug, causing held item to disappear? no
Or is there a temp fix I can apply besides going back to 6786?[/quote]

Holsters appear to be effected as well.

NuG · 2017-09-23T20:36:35.000Z

Yayy a fix is out I believe, downloading it now!

Also, I am using Urban Development mod, I believe those are also the buildings being releasing i some of the recent updates, should I remove/disable the mod from my save somehow? I keep getting too many over map specials when I load in. I reduced some occurrences for 2 story hotels, in overmapspecials.json, but am now getting it again and am not sure what else to reduce.

I also have extra-content buildings mod enabled.

NuG · 2017-09-23T21:11:37.000Z

Oh and the weapons keeping their hotkey after being worn/wielded… YES! THANK YOU!

DeWolf · 2017-09-23T21:30:50.000Z

Okay so making my own gunmod slot works as well as gunmods for said slot however the item I intended to change was the combat/fighting knives from an underbarrel to the new slot however they don’t seem to want to be in that slot. I imagine it has to do with the migration thing.

EDIT: WHAT THE HECK?!?!?!? I essentially copy pasted the combat knife with the location changed into the gunmod underbarrel file and apparently that works.
DOUBLE EDIT: Apparently this combat knife only going on underbarrel is something related to the actual identity.

On another question does the migration file actually do anything?

hobophobic · 2017-09-24T05:52:03.000Z

Could anyone with linux expertise help me change my in-game fonts? Please please please!

I am playing on ubuntu, and the folder which fonts.json is located can’t be edited without using root access.

I’ve been trying to do this for so long with zero success

pisskop · 2017-09-24T07:02:27.000Z

I swear i have a left mouse button shortcut for root access.

but then again id swear i didn’t need root permission to edit a text file either.

look online for ‘how do root for [system]’

as for migration file: it marks its contents as obsolete while still maintaining savegame compatibility

NuG · 2017-09-24T15:04:34.000Z

Is root access like admin privilege for windows users? Like I said I am on windows, but I just open fonts.json with notepad ++. I also add the font’s ttf file to the data>font folder.
does this http://www.wikihow.com/Become-Root-in-Linux or this help? https://askubuntu.com/questions/91598/how-do-i-login-as-root

NuG · 2017-09-24T17:05:48.000Z

Do people go to prisons to loot? I’ve not really been in one except trying to escape from it, now that have control laptop and all that good stuff I feel like I could explore it semi-safely. Are the armories in there any good?

DeWolf · 2017-09-24T17:14:47.000Z

NuG:

Do people go to prisons to loot? I’ve not really been in one except trying to escape from it, now that have control laptop and all that good stuff I feel like I could explore it semi-safely. Are the armories in there any good?

If I remember correctly they do have an armory however I think the stuff in it is similar to that which you find in police stations.

NuG · 2017-09-24T17:41:30.000Z

Ah, that’s what I was afraid of. I’m gonna stick to the lab I found for now, have already found some nice stuff and not even done with the first floor. I am being very meticulous this time, and marking every tile explored as I go. Takes a bit more time, but saves time in the long run I believe.

DeWolf · 2017-09-24T18:27:00.000Z

I remember seeing somewhere a sort of melee weapon guide. Not for which melee weapons to use but as far as I can tell it is a guide to creating melee weapons. An example for an entry was I think like if a weapon has a large contact area give it +5 to hit or something like that. And I also want to know if a similar thing for firearms exist?

Sneaky_Potato · 2017-09-24T23:00:54.000Z

Is the pneumatic assault rifle better than bows? and, why i have horrible accuracy with the heavy crosbow i want to use it but the crappy accuracy is something that pulled my brakes after i tested it, also it has an incredible damage 76+ u wot m8.

SpadeDraco · 2017-09-25T02:31:57.000Z

Sneaky Potato:

Is the pneumatic assault rifle better than bows? and, why i have horrible accuracy with the heavy crosbow i want to use it but the crappy accuracy is something that pulled my brakes after i tested it, also it has an incredible damage 76+ u wot m8.

Pneumatic Assault Rifles vs Bows isn’t a great comparison. “Bows” are a broad category and PAR is a specific weapon. At high Archery levels the Reflex Recurve Bow with Steel arrows will outperform it. The PAR is basically a training weapon to raise the Rifles skill without wasting valuable ammo. The Pneumatic Bolt Driver on the other hand is absolutely amazing.