Would it be possible to have a sandbox mode option to set where we spawn?

[Oleg Mongol]

I know it seems cheat-ish but we can do all the other stuff that takes away difficulty too. I like to play on hardest settings and on those settings it's impossible to leave your start pos without being killed so I'd like to spawn in a certain apartment in the city or in the mall or something

[Lina]

probably not I think the way they did spawn points in this game is in direct relation to how they painted the zombie spawn. What i mean by that is, all the spawn points are hand placed. The zombie spawn is also hand done by "painting" the map with a density system. If you notice when you spawn there usually isnt a whole lot of zombies around you even on 8 months later preset there are no where near what you run into else where near you initial spawn. You'll even see that places you have spawned at before can be over run with zombies on seperate play throughs. In short they have made it so that when you spawn that area is alittle safer initially for the most part so you don't just walk outside and get creamed. Even though it is still possible. Maybe someone could make a mod where there are tons of new points added, i know there is a mod where when you pick your profession you spawn in a place related, IE pick cop your ina police station, which is a little OP lol a ranger is at one of the wilderness spots ect. You could post in their modding forums in the suggestion area if someone thinks its possible to make a mod that expands upon the current list of spawn points or if making the game where you could pick on a map where you specifically want to spawn. The modders tend to be pretty helpful

[Dracon]

引用自 Lina：

probably not I think the way they did spawn points in this game is in direct relation to how they painted the zombie spawn. What i mean by that is, all the spawn points are hand placed. The zombie spawn is also hand done by "painting" the map with a density system. If you notice when you spawn there usually isnt a whole lot of zombies around you even on 8 months later preset there are no where near what you run into else where near you initial spawn. You'll even see that places you have spawned at before can be over run with zombies on seperate play throughs. In short they have made it so that when you spawn that area is alittle safer initially for the most part so you don't just walk outside and get creamed. Even though it is still possible. Maybe someone could make a mod where there are tons of new points added, i know there is a mod where when you pick your profession you spawn in a place related, IE pick cop your ina police station, which is a little OP lol a ranger is at one of the wilderness spots ect. You could post in their modding forums in the suggestion area if someone thinks its possible to make a mod that expands upon the current list of spawn points or if making the game where you could pick on a map where you specifically want to spawn. The modders tend to be pretty helpful

I'd agree if I hadn't spawned inside Westpoint's town hall today...

I should probably say that the town hall is right in the middle of everything meaning its an area thats completely overrun to begin with.

[Oleg Mongol]

引用自 EnigmaGrey：

You can modify the spawnpoints in a certain spawnpoints file within the map directory, within the installation directory of the game., if you choose to mod the game.

Yeah, I'd like to, I just don't know where that is.

[Lina]

引用自 Dracon：

引用自 Lina：

probably not I think the way they did spawn points in this game is in direct relation to how they painted the zombie spawn. What i mean by that is, all the spawn points are hand placed. The zombie spawn is also hand done by "painting" the map with a density system. If you notice when you spawn there usually isnt a whole lot of zombies around you even on 8 months later preset there are no where near what you run into else where near you initial spawn. You'll even see that places you have spawned at before can be over run with zombies on seperate play throughs. In short they have made it so that when you spawn that area is alittle safer initially for the most part so you don't just walk outside and get creamed. Even though it is still possible. Maybe someone could make a mod where there are tons of new points added, i know there is a mod where when you pick your profession you spawn in a place related, IE pick cop your ina police station, which is a little OP lol a ranger is at one of the wilderness spots ect. You could post in their modding forums in the suggestion area if someone thinks its possible to make a mod that expands upon the current list of spawn points or if making the game where you could pick on a map where you specifically want to spawn. The modders tend to be pretty helpful

I'd agree if I hadn't spawned inside Westpoint's town hall today...

I should probably say that the town hall is right in the middle of everything meaning its an area thats completely overrun to begin with.

point is you didnt spawn inside of a townhall filled to the brim with zombies. Once you are outside I did say it can still kill you the moment you step outside lol

[Lina]

引用自 Democracy：

引用自 EnigmaGrey：

You can modify the spawnpoints in a certain spawnpoints file within the map directory, within the installation directory of the game., if you choose to mod the game.

Yeah, I'd like to, I just don't know where that is.

good old enigma pointed you in right direction. Just go to your steam apps folder then into common then project zomboid then media then maps and open the folder of the city you want to tinker with

for me its something like
G:\Steam\SteamApps\common\ProjectZomboid\media\maps

course my steam is on a slave drive so your install path will be different. Now how to go about adding spawn points or making sure that spawn point you want is the only place you will spawn when you start a new game, I havent done that before so I'm not sure. But i would suspect you get the coordinates of where you want to spawn, enter them into the file enigma directed you to, then perhaps delete the others so it doesnt randomize where you go. I would back up this file somewhere however incase you ever want original spawns back or if something breaks.

[Oleg Mongol]

引用自 Lina：

引用自 Democracy：

Yeah, I'd like to, I just don't know where that is.

good old enigma pointed you in right direction. Just go to your steam apps folder then into common then project zomboid then media then maps and open the folder of the city you want to tinker with

for me its something like
G:\Steam\SteamApps\common\ProjectZomboid\media\maps

course my steam is on a slave drive so your install path will be different. Now how to go about adding spawn points or making sure that spawn point you want is the only place you will spawn when you start a new game, I havent done that before so I'm not sure. But i would suspect you get the coordinates of where you want to spawn, enter them into the file enigma directed you to, then perhaps delete the others so it doesnt randomize where you go. I would back up this file somewhere however incase you ever want original spawns back or if something breaks.

Yes, I don't know what to actually do in this spawnpoints folder though.

[NobleNemesis]

Enigma, how do we do that?

[Jaspy]

I followed these steps and went to the city I like to spawn in (West Point, KY) and opened the "spawnpoints.lua" file in Notepad. I had to open Notepad first, set it to all file types, and opened it that way for it to allow me to access the file. Once open, you can see[i.imgur.com] that there are spawn locations based on the profession you choose (i.e., the Police Officer has an opportunity to spawn in the Police Station).

Next, open the handy-dandy map[pzmap.crash-override.net] and find your desired location. Hover over that with the mouse and you will see Map Coordinates on the left sidebar. They correspond with the following "spawnpoints.lua" coordinates like so:

Lua : Map
worldX : Cell X (first number of Cell coord)
worldY : Cell Y (second number of Cell coord)
posX : Rel X (first number of Rel coord)
posY : Rel Y (second number of Rel coord)

So, if I want to be a Construction Worker and spawn at the house I usually make my first base, I would modify the Construction Worker section of the Lua file to read:

constructionworker = {
{worldX=37, worldY=22, posX=121, posY=238}, -- My Spawn
},

Be sure not to change anything in the code, with the exception of removing the extra spawn locations and changing the numbers, or you will break the code. ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP OF THE ORIGINAL BEFORE EDITING. Here's an screenshot[i.imgur.com] of the house with the coordinates I gave you above.

Sorry this was so long, but I hope this helps you. It took me a lot of poking around until I finally figured it out, and it was Enigma's post here that got me on the right track.