Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid

Random Shutoff
24 Comments
Jackd44  [author] 26 Jun @ 5:37am 
not a problem :) glad it's working for you now
Cuovrt 26 Jun @ 5:36am 
Thanks for the speedy help. Works flawlessly, tysm!
Jackd44  [author] 26 Jun @ 5:29am 
if you're local hosting (pressing host in the main menu), make sure you *also* enable the mod from the mod menu in the main menu.
if i remember right (i've not hosted a zomboid game in over 2 years i think haha), the sandbox settings for them won't appear in the host menu even if you enable the mod there, has to also be in the main menu
Cuovrt 26 Jun @ 5:25am 
Where can I find the min/max values in multiplayer? I'm currently looking under the sandbox settings and no luck. Thanks!
Jackd44  [author] 17 Apr @ 7:59pm 
last i checked it worked in mp, yeah

a correct config would have you set, for example, min power shutoff date at 16 and max power shutoff date at 20

your power would now shut off on either day 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20

if it isn't working like that for you, something is broken. but as i said last i checked it worked fine and it's been a year since the last time i updated it, so probably a mod incompatibility
AM 17 Apr @ 10:35am 
so how the fuck does this work in multiplayer? does it even work as intended in multiplayer?, what does a "correct" config look like for multiplayer
Jackd44  [author] 11 Apr, 2024 @ 6:44pm 
when you start a new game in singleplayer, select "Custom Sandbox" playstyle. then go to "Random Shutoff" in the list. from there you can select the earliest and latest day the power and water should go off.

of course, don't make the latest day earlier than the earliest day, or something will probably break.

for local host mp, use "manage settings" then scroll down to near the bottom under sandbox. the "Random Shutoff" tab should be down there. if you don't see it, remember to enable the mod in the mods menu on the main menu.
Canada 11 Apr, 2024 @ 9:14am 
How do i edit this in the sandbox options?
Jackd44  [author] 9 Apr, 2024 @ 6:50am 
thanks for the kind words :)
Angelard 9 Apr, 2024 @ 6:44am 
Thank you Jack for this one. Oh how much I missed that. Great small thing but it can change so much when you start a new run on dedicated server. Great and BIG little addition to the community. :spiffo:
leonx132 21 Mar, 2024 @ 8:37am 
sent you a friend request so i dont clog this up with our chat
Jackd44  [author] 21 Mar, 2024 @ 7:29am 
very weird, first i've heard of it bugging like that. you running any other mods that you'd guess fiddle with the water (or power) shutoff dates? and of course i have to ask just to be sure, you 100% have your sandbox settings setup properly for the mod?
leonx132 21 Mar, 2024 @ 5:45am 
tried to change the values on my server to have a min of 30 days befor water can be shut off

it shut off after 11 days
Jackd44  [author] 6 Mar, 2024 @ 2:58pm 
you should be able to completely ignore the default setting in the world tab, this mod should overwrite whatever setting you have selected anyway

that being said, if you want to uninstall the mod for any reason, if you're in singleplayer your power/water shutoff dates will revert to whatever the sandbox setting is. multiplayer will stick to whatever the mod set before you uninstalled it
Charlistic 6 Mar, 2024 @ 5:42am 
Since i want the earliest shutoff to be 14 and 30 at maximum which i have set it to in the mod, what should i have it be in the world setting with water+electricity shutoff?
Jackd44  [author] 18 Jan, 2024 @ 10:59pm 
of course! happy to help :)
ogre 18 Jan, 2024 @ 10:52pm 
thanks so much Jack!! i will report back if we surpass the numbers, but so far it looks like we just rolled really well =) we really appreciate the response!!
Jackd44  [author] 18 Jan, 2024 @ 8:22pm 
okay so I haven't touched this mod in a hot minute but I took a quick look for you, the print should look something like "26 Power - Water 27" right? (the numbers would be different but the format would be the same), if so then yeah the mod SHOULD be working correctly, it'll only do that print if the mod has already rolled a random power/water shutoff date on that save, with the numbers being what day the power shuts off, and then what day the water shuts off (power on day 26, water on day 27 in the example I gave above)

if you're seeing all that correctly then yup the power/water *should* go out once the server has been running for that many days, so if both the numbers are nearer the upper end of the ranges it's possible you've just rolled good RNG with both utilities :) if the utilities are still working AFTER the shutoff days listed in the print then there is a problem tho, so lmk if that happens
ogre 18 Jan, 2024 @ 12:00pm 
Is this outputting console messages on MP server start up pertaining to power and water shutoff? and if so... what do the numbers mean? =) I am a server admin and this mod is working beautifully, but we are starting to approach the end ranges of both power and water and I'm starting to think we're either very lucky or we've broken the mod somehow...
iaso2h 10 Jan, 2024 @ 8:48pm 
I had to find this mod from page through page. Thank you.
Jackd44  [author] 4 Jan, 2024 @ 10:03pm 
with any luck they'll have already thought of this and put it in B42, we can only hope
toomanynights 4 Jan, 2024 @ 9:41pm 
@Jackd44 That's probably it. Hopefully you'll catch up, the devs see the mod and include it in the game.
Jackd44  [author] 4 Jan, 2024 @ 9:01pm 
thanks! and that's probably because I only unlisted it 3 or 4 days ago, forgot I had this one on unlisted... whoops :p
toomanynights 4 Jan, 2024 @ 11:05am 
Why does this have so few subscribers? It's an essential, should be in the base game.