What's the issue with the trait? Sometimes there are multiple ways of achieving the same effect from a player POV even thought the script is completely different

for Build 42

I hope you'll update this for build 42
My bibliophile build will thank you dearly lol

Haha, I relate to this. I enjoy reading technical guides and manuals for things, I don't know why.

@WORXS
I have often received that request, but have decided not to do it because of several issues.

i agree with brogus, that would be cool

I like the concept of this mod - maybe consider a version that adds it via a trait instead? "Bookworm" trait or something that makes ALL books fix boredom?

Balance adjustment was made.
The basic policy remains the same: don't get bored when reading skill books.

However, the effect was made smaller because the amount of unhappiness and stress reduction was too great.
Also, when the character is in poor physical condition, the effect is even smaller.
It was unnatural for them to be easily recovered even when infected by a zombie bite and full of wounds and on the verge of death.

The effect occurs per page read and is almost constant in in-game time regardless of the traits of fast or slow reader.

Balancing may be done again.

バランス調整を行いました。
スキル本を読んでいるときに退屈しないという基本方針に変わりはありません。

ただし、悲しみやストレスの減少量が多すぎたので、効果を小さくしました。
また、キャラクターの体調が悪いときはさらに効果が小さくなります。
ゾンビに噛まれて感染し、満身創痍で死を目前にした状態でも簡単に回復してしまうのは不自然でした。

効果は１ページ読むごとに発生し、速読・遅読の特性にかかわらずゲーム内時間でほぼ一定の効果があります。

バランス調整はまた行うかもしれません。

u r a nerd who thinks reading is not boring

My mistake. It works :)

@pa1ne
No, it's not.

sorry to say it doesnt seem to work with 41.71 :(

U finally stood up for our rights FatherSarge

Valiant protest FatherSarge, really showing him what's-for

lmfao I'm not using this mod because of how you responded to chaotic. Go touch grass RH

@chaoticsilver1 That is a brilliant idea. It fits more in as a trait as not everyone has this perk in real life as well.

tyty

@chaoticsilver1
Suggestion: Why don't you search the logs to see if anyone else has had the same idea besides yourself?

Suggestion: Why not implement this as a trait? A character can be 'studious' or a 'bookworm' or whatever meaning they enjoy reading and learning. At that, maybe even adding in a counter negative trait for a character who gets bored easily when reading.

breaks mp server set up

Anyone had the chance to test it in MP?

@RH4DB4
I understand, it was just a suggestion :s
Still it's a cool mod !

@Nir4s
I think this certainly makes the game easier.
However, I will not do things like slowing down the speed instead of getting the effect, because it does not fit the purpose of this mod.

By the way, I considered making it "traits," but decided against it because it would make it difficult for users to uninstall it if they wanted to.

For the balance wouldn't be better to add is feature as a trait that reduces loss of/increasing happinnes during reading manuals but at the cost of speed (for example)?

ok ty

@KrispyPixel
It worked as far as I tested it by constructing a server-client environment at hand, but I do not know if it works properly when multiple people read the book at the same time, because I cannot confirm that it does.
Multiplayer is not supported, whether it works properly or not, as it cannot be tested satisfactorily.

@RH4DB4 Do you know if this works in MP? Have you tried? I'd like to suggest this to the server I'm on.

@robert.rusk1
It does work.

It doesnt work

@Chazmodeus How many people learned to bake bread at the start of the pandemic? I don't know how old you are, but before cell phones, folks would read the back of a shampoo bottle to alleviate boredom while dropping a deuce. Humans get bored quickly and I think it's totally fair to say that a bored survivor might pick up that fishing book to pass a few hours.

Thanks, nice mod.

This should be part of the vanilla game, great mod well done

@Shadowcub this is just like cabin fever for The Long Dark - an inane and stupid mechanic that adds nothing to the game other than to just make it more "gamey" and less survival.

I think it's a good idea, but there is no end to it, so it's hard to judge.
It applies to anything: cooking, crafting, building, demolition, fishing, exercising, etc.
I think I need this mod, though, because reading is especially time consuming.

i second that idea of @anonym!ty ...

Could you possibly make a mod similar to this, but for cooking? I find cooking to be quite enjoyable

I am apparently one of those people who do not sympathize. I spent several days wondering why reading stuff like Fishing for Beginners was not alleviating my character's boredom before searching the "problem" and discovering it is a "feature". I dunno, I find learning new things to be stimulating.

So thank you for this.

i second what @johannes wrote
it really helps while setting up server / collections and tracking

@RH4DB4 Please add workshop ID and Mod ID to description of this page.

Almost all other Project Zomboid Workshop mods have this in their description: https://i.imgur.com/Le9WLse.png

Having this on the description page is very useful when managing a dedicated server where you edit a text file instead of using the in-game UI. It would be much appreciated!

@DealTime
If you mean "What is the Mod ID in the first place?", it is the ID that PZ uses to identify its mods. That's not a question to ask here.
If you mean "What is the Mod ID of this mod?", it is "ReadingIsNotBoring". This is shown on the right side of the SELECT MODS window along with the Workshop ID.

Workshop ID : 1949441990
but what is the mod ID?

thank you:) have a nice day

Bruh, it works, just test by yourself, why asking?

This still work with Multiplayer?

Great mod, immersive, must have

thanks, i suspected it to work (by test run and glimpse on the code)
but wanted to be sure and who else to ask than the source of the source :)

@Dwarden
This is compatible with Build 41.55.
Instead of asking me if this is compatible, try it yourself first and if it is not compatible, say it is not compatible.
It's faster.

q1, is this compatible with 41.55 ? if not can variant be made

Unimmersive, reading is boring.