Some users are encountering an issue where the skill cap buttons (UP/DOWN/LOCK) do not appear on the skill panel in B42. The mod is activated correctly and the skill cap determination process itself is being executed, but only the button does not appear.

Please post a comment here if you have a similar situation. Any additional information that could help us investigate would be greatly appreciated.

Originally posted by PePePePePeil:

Some users are encountering an issue where the skill cap buttons (UP/DOWN/LOCK) do not appear on the skill panel in B42. The mod is activated correctly and the skill cap determination process itself is being executed, but only the button does not appear.

Please post a comment here if you have a similar situation. Any additional information that could help us investigate would be greatly appreciated.

was testing the mod a few minutes ago- fresh b42 game install and only the seesaw game mod enabled- and i can confirm the skill cap buttons are not appearing

@Motion
Thanks a lot for checking and reporting this. It seems like the mod works correctly for some players but not for others, so there must be some kind of underlying cause. I’ve prepared a debugging tool to help narrow it down, I’ll share that in a separate comment soon.

I've prepared a simple debug tool that outputs log information to help with the investigation.
If you don't mind, please follow the steps below and share the results here in this thread:

1. Update the mod to the latest version (v0.1.1).
This should happen automatically via Steam Workshop.

2. Open the following file in a text editor and uncomment line 71.
(Remove the -- at the beginning of the line, then save the file.)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600\3515515643\mods\P4Seesawgame\42\media\lua\client\P4SeesawGameDebug.lua

3. Launch the game and open the Skill panel in-game.
Then press the @ key while the skill panel is visible. This will output debug information to the log.

4. Open your console.txt file and copy any log lines that include [P4].
You can find console.txt here (by default):
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Zomboid\console.txt

Please post those [P4] log lines here in this thread. It would help a lot!

<Sample Debug Output>

[P4] <SandboxVars.P4SeesawGame.ExcludedSkillCap>
[P4] ---> Fitness;Strength;Lightfoot;Nimble;Sprinting;Sneak
[P4] ----> Fitness, Strength, Lightfoot, Nimble, Sprinting, Sneak
[P4] <ModData.P4SeesawGame>
[P4] ---> Cooking:0, Blunt:2, Axe:2, Woodwork:0, Aiming:0, Reloading:0, Farming:2, Fishing:0, Trapping:0, PlantScavenging:0, Doctor:0, Electricity:0, Blacksmith:0, MetalWelding:0, Mechanics:0, Spear:1, Maintenance:0, SmallBlade:0, LongBlade:0, SmallBlunt:2, Tailoring:0, Tracking:0, Husbandry:2, FlintKnapping:0, Masonry:0, Pottery:0, Carving:0, Butchering:2, Glassmaking:0, Stealth:0, Stealing:0
[P4] <ISCharacterInfo.sorted>
[P4] ---> parent:Firearm, size:2
[P4] ----> Aiming, Reloading
[P4] ---> parent:Combat, size:7
[P4] ----> Axe, Blunt, SmallBlunt, LongBlade, SmallBlade, Spear, Maintenance
[P4] ---> parent:FarmingCategory, size:3
[P4] ----> Farming, Husbandry, Butchering
[P4] ---> parent:PhysicalCategory, size:6
[P4] ----> Fitness, Strength, Lightfoot, Nimble, Sprinting, Sneak
[P4] ---> parent:Survivalist, size:5
[P4] ----> Doctor, Fishing, PlantScavenging, Tracking, Trapping
[P4] ---> parent:Thief, size:2
[P4] ----> Stealth, Stealing
[P4] ---> parent:Crafting, size:12
[P4] ----> Woodwork, Carving, Cooking, Electricity, Glassmaking, FlintKnapping, Masonry, Blacksmith, Mechanics, Pottery, Tailoring, MetalWelding
[P4] <ISCharacterInfo.capButtons>
[P4] ---> Panel Width:284, Height:800
[P4] ---> Keys:Aiming, Reloading, Axe, Blunt, SmallBlunt, LongBlade, SmallBlade, Spear, Maintenance, Farming, Husbandry, Butchering, Doctor, Fishing, PlantScavenging, Tracking, Trapping, Stealth, Stealing, Woodwork, Carving, Cooking, Electricity, Glassmaking, FlintKnapping, Masonry, Blacksmith, Mechanics, Pottery, Tailoring, MetalWelding
[P4] ---> X:40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40
[P4] ---> Y:43, 65, 129, 151, 173, 195, 217, 239, 261, 325, 347, 369, 607, 629, 651, 673, 695, 759, 781, 845, 867, 889, 911, 933, 955, 977, 999, 1021, 1043, 1065, 1087

Originally posted by PePePePePeil:

I've prepared a simple debug tool that outputs log information to help with the investigation.
If you don't mind, please follow the steps below and share the results here in this thread:

1. Update the mod to the latest version (v0.1.1).
This should happen automatically via Steam Workshop.

2. Open the following file in a text editor and uncomment line 71.
(Remove the -- at the beginning of the line, then save the file.)
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\workshop\content\108600\3515515643\mods\P4Seesawgame\42\media\lua\client\P4SeesawGameDebug.lua

3. Launch the game and open the Skill panel in-game.
Then press the @ key while the skill panel is visible. This will output debug information to the log.

4. Open your console.txt file and copy any log lines that include [P4].
You can find console.txt here (by default):
C:\Users\%USERNAME%\Zomboid\console.txt

Please post those [P4] log lines here in this thread. It would help a lot!

It took a bit to find where things were, and it turns out it's actually due to how little shows up in the console output

[P4] <SandboxVars.P4SeesawGame.ExcludedSkillCap>
[P4] ---> Fitness;Strength;Lightfoot;Nimble;Sprinting;Sneak
[P4] ---->
[P4] <ModData.P4SeesawGame>
[P4] --->
[P4] <ISCharacterInfo.sorted>
[P4] ---> parent:Firearm, size:2
[P4] ---->
[P4] ---> parent:Combat, size:7
[P4] ---->
[P4] ---> parent:Crafting, size:12
[P4] ---->
[P4] ---> parent:FarmingCategory, size:3
[P4] ---->
[P4] ---> parent:PhysicalCategory, size:6
[P4] ---->
[P4] ---> parent:Survivalist, size:5
[P4] ---->
[P4] <ISCharacterInfo.capButtons>
[P4] ---> Panel Width:318, Height:800
[P4] ---> Keys:
[P4] ---> X:
[P4] ---> Y:

＠Motion
Thank you for the additional research. Thanks to your help, I was able to determine the cause of the problem and have released a corrected version (v0.2). Please check that the button will now be displayed correctly.

Originally posted by PePePePePeil:

＠Motion
Thank you for the additional research. Thanks to your help, I was able to determine the cause of the problem and have released a corrected version (v0.2). Please check that the button will now be displayed correctly.

apologies for the delay, but yes; everything now works accordingly. thank you very much for taking the time to look into this so the mod can continue to be used!

On B41, I'm having trouble excluding modded skills like Literacy from the level cap in the sandbox options. Any suggestions?

@Motion
Thank you very much! I am relieved to hear that it worked well, and I apologize for the delayed response.

@Kuma Khan
Thank you for your report. Skills added by other MODs can also be specified for exclusion settings. However, it is necessary to specify the correct skill name (the system definition, not the game display name), and it is possible that the specification is incorrect. Please let me know which MOD you are using so that I can investigate.

Originally posted by PePePePePeil:

@Motion
Thank you very much! I am relieved to hear that it worked well, and I apologize for the delayed response.

@Kuma Khan
Thank you for your report. Skills added by other MODs can also be specified for exclusion settings. However, it is necessary to specify the correct skill name (the system definition, not the game display name), and it is possible that the specification is incorrect. Please let me know which MOD you are using so that I can investigate.

That makes sense! I'll look into it myself. Primarily, it's mods like Literacy, The Only Cure, & Traits Purchase System!