Placing Items

[tommah]

First off you will be working with these files (may be more, but these are what I know):
All within \data\levels\

san_paulino_central_city.bin
san_paulino_freeway.bin
san_paulino_ingleton.bin
san_paulino_south_almuda.bin
san_paulion_sunset_hills.bin

This code places a baseball bat in the inlgeton mechanic shop on the workbench in the back


cLevelPlacement 4185722035 {
Archetype = "3787147078"
Pos = "-420.395,24.0,-91.459"
Scale = "1,1,1"
Rot = "-0.00195352,0.494242,0.00195352,-0.86932"
Key = "4185722035"
Unique = "false"
}


'cLevelPlacement' can be anything, will conflict if names are doubled. Must be unique.

'Archetype' is the actual GameObjectState (item) to spawn, look through the coregamplay_bulk files to find an items GameObjectState number.

'Pos' the actual location of the spawn. "x,y,z". 'x' = east-west, 'z' = north-south, 'y' = up-down (height)

'Scale' (untested) appearance of spawned item. 1,1,1 = default height, width, depth. Higher numbers bigger, lower numbers smaller.

'Rot' rotation of spawned object, given code will stand up on end.
Rot = "0,0,0,0" lays it flat down.


'Key' MUST be the exact same as the cLevelPlacement name/number

'Unique' currently unknown, probably limits how many of the specific item can spawn.

One of the biggest bits of information is that the game saves all items in the game and their locations. If you add or change any item you MUST reload the world by starting a new chapter or a new game entirely. Will update as more info comes in.

[Sir Kane]

When converting back to bin, it will always convert names to numbers. The only purpose of single quotation marks is allowing more characters to be part of the name.

[tommah]

What I meant was that when you pack it, and unpack it again the name will still be there if in quotes. Yes the game converts it but it will unpack and still be viewable.


after packed, will look like this after unpacked again:

[Sir Kane]

That's just strings it finds in Hash.txt or whatever the name is. If you use some completely random name, it won't happen.

[tommah]

fair enough, updated.

[50percentjoe]

Neat, this tutorial may have given me insight in how to add new clothing items.

[tommah]

Oct 1, 2014 20:01:28 GMT -5 50percentjoe said:

Neat, this tutorial may have given me insight in how to add new clothing items.

For clothing, you need to create the clothing in the Bulk files as well as an outfit dispenser. Then place the outfit dispenser at one of the locations. That's how it was with DR2 and OTR anyway. It looked to be the same way with this one.

[Leatherface]

Trying to add the chainsaw to the beginning (instead of the large wrench), but it doesn't work?

[tommah]

Did you try restarting? Are you sure you have the right item? There could be many wrenches and you have to get the one you are looking for.

[Leatherface]

Success! Thanks Sir Kane & Tommah for the tool and help

[tommah]

awesome, you're welcome. Post results.

[Leatherface]

This is what it looks like One problem though... would want to play a little Michael Myers, so I placed a chef's knife on the table also, but I am not able to pick it up?
1drv.ms/1Hg8SH3

[tommah]

try placing it a little higher, looks like its clipping into the table a little

[Leatherface]

Ah, while you're here tommah, do you know how I can get Nick invincible? Just like you helped me with this for Dead Rising 2?

[tommah]

Thats off topic. Create a new one or talk in chatbox.