Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid

Map Loader [b41/b42]
38 Comments
KodeMan Jul 8 @ 3:59am 
When using this in single player, I get eaten by zombies before it's done loading. In debug mode I just get errors. Could you possibly add an invisibility cheat for the character as soon as the loading starts?
Kr¡tZw!nG Jun 9 @ 2:34pm 
Can you add support for some map mods, such as Raven Creek, Eerie Country and Bedford Falls?
billie Feb 12 @ 6:10am 
Is this somehow tied to game time? bc Im playing a singleplayer game(set to real time), let it run OVERNIGHT while I went to bed and came back and almost none of the map had been revealed--and this is one the fastest setting.
Onkeen  [author] Dec 26, 2024 @ 1:30pm 
@Lu5ck It only makes sense for mods that need to do the loadgridsquare once, this way you can load most parts of the map and then disable the mods.

@Kroma What you are describing is exactly my use case for creating this mod. But you need to actually use this mod for loading the areas, and then you can uninstall the mods once you have loaded all the regions with this one with the special mods that needs area to be loaded (like barricaded workd). Once everything is loaded you can uninstall this mod and the barricaded world (or any other you wanted to used on load grid square actions).
Kroma Oct 27, 2024 @ 2:13pm 
Do i have to keep it client side ?
Kroma Oct 27, 2024 @ 2:05pm 
Does this work for local hosting ?
I created a MP game, preloaded the map, but when i restarted the local server without the mod barricated world, every barricade disapeared after moving from the spawn location.
Lu5ck Feb 25, 2024 @ 1:48pm 
I assume what this mod does is automate force loading of grid by teleporting yourself, the admin, to all the different grids. This will then trigger LoadGridsquare functions. However, this doesn't necessary improve performance as not all mods use LoadGridsquare function the same way as each other.

Honestly, I think this mod only make sense for mods like "Udderly Vehicle Respawn" where you only need to have it triggered once every now and then.
ZunKo Jan 6, 2024 @ 2:27am 
mmap on my own online server,when I click to view the map, I no longer see the colored buildings, the colored residences, there is total blank on the map
I just think the option to reveal the map is disabled, but where ?
I searched in the FTP files, the data, the files, mods installed, everywhere, lua folder, script, maps, but I can't reveal the map I see like a white fog
can anyone help me?
silent1 Jan 3, 2024 @ 10:33am 
Well. Of course as soon as I post I seem to find the solution ;o) I had set the time to "realtime" to avoid eating up days in-game to generate the map. Now it's teleporting and scanning as expected.
silent1 Jan 3, 2024 @ 10:25am 
I had previously used this with success but since we added new vehicles I wanted to reload some chunks. I deleted them using an online tool which did the trick. I went in admin and confirmed it had regenerated... But now using this tool the time seem to accelerate (moving clouds) but the character is not being teleported/looking around. Any way to fix this?
space is cool Aug 27, 2023 @ 5:14am 
where's the pre load all button, it's split up by maps now? now It's too much of a hassle to use this. I'd get why It's split up, but give us an option for loading all of it if we want too on top of them.
BrewMyTea Aug 25, 2023 @ 10:01pm 
Please could you add the ability to load all the main roads please?
Juniper Soda Jun 10, 2023 @ 1:24pm 
Seems like no matter what I do, once this mod is done pre-loading an area, my character hangs in a blank void and then the server crashes and the preloading doesn't save. Tried multiple times at different speeds and no luck.
magond May 23, 2023 @ 8:00am 
This improve performance
null May 23, 2023 @ 7:37am 
im confused, does this improve performance or fix bugs?
RagingLoony Apr 29, 2023 @ 11:45am 
As someone who likes to play from day 1 at the very start, but Also likes barricaded world, but doesn't like the performance impact it has, could I periodically load this + barricaded world, say while im sat in my base 1 month in, run this and barricaded world to benefit from the extra erosion, then disable them both? Is that a thing or am i dumb?
fv Mar 27, 2023 @ 5:15pm 
will mods like authentic z and expanded helicopter events still work if you disable them after using the tool ??
Veepo The Goblin Maid Mar 22, 2023 @ 4:20pm 
I was a dumb fuck and did this in a car. Do not do this in a car lmao
Super Necessary Mar 9, 2023 @ 3:18am 
will this help performance even without mods using LoadGridSquare? like will performance go up by pre-exploring vanilla cities?
magond Mar 5, 2023 @ 8:16am 
Author, please add the ability to load all these locations in one line so that you do not have to select each one in turn.
stuck Mar 5, 2023 @ 5:07am 
@Brynjar
This would work as well, yes
stuck Mar 5, 2023 @ 5:06am 
@Justin
It should be removed after using, yes
Woodland Jan 26, 2023 @ 2:03pm 
Does this mod need to be removed from a dedicated server once everything is loaded?
Brynjar Dec 27, 2022 @ 9:04pm 
so this on a dedicated server with an admin will jump thru the areas and preload them? Is this preloading on the server so players won't need to live load?
StillwaterSloth Dec 17, 2022 @ 5:40pm 
Any settings that would help this mod run smoother, while on a dedicated server?
Such as reducing client Display(resolution/quality/etc.), the Server(.ini) or the Sandbox Settings?

Also,
If I Preload the map without zombie spawns, will they respawn in these areas after turning respawn on?
magond Nov 29, 2022 @ 1:51am 
This beautiful mod makes the map preload. It's like you've already been there.
Palha Nov 27, 2022 @ 6:12pm 
what this mod do?
JuryOfYourFears Nov 1, 2022 @ 3:00am 
Just fyi, if the accessibility option "Resume normal speed when timed actions complete" is on, it will- believe it or not- go to normal speed after the first area load. At least, that's what happened for me. Unchecking the option made it function as intended (may be what happened to Praeliator).

I'd love it if there were a vanilla option to pre-generate the world, but absent that, this is amazing (and a clever workaround)
トミー (Tommy) Oct 26, 2022 @ 12:30am 
It would be really nice if we could "draw" a square on the map to generate that area. Is there maybe a way to pull from map symbols? I guess easy way would be to have custom coords provided by map makers. Alot of good maps are missing.
magond Sep 24, 2022 @ 8:43pm 
@Onkeen Yes, I also encountered this when I downloaded absolutely the entire map. Even before its expansion. But the option "Load all existing locations" in the principle can be added.
Onkeen  [author] Sep 24, 2022 @ 4:41pm 
@Praeliator I checked and it worked in single player (with and without debug mode), you may need to be an admin in multiplayer for the game to allow teleportation.
Onkeen  [author] Sep 24, 2022 @ 4:37pm 
@Michael_Rubanov Any modder should be able to check if this mod exists with the getActivatedMods() function and add their own loading section to the list. Additionally, I am looking for a way to trigger the loading from a menu similar to the foraging one but this is much more complicated than what I currently have. This would allow a free X and Y set of coordinates.
Onkeen  [author] Sep 24, 2022 @ 4:31pm 
@magond I just tried, but I found out that it can cause the game crash after lodaing something like 20% of the map. So I think I will not make it part of the mod. Maybe it was too intense for it to load so much.
Praeliator Aug 19, 2022 @ 7:13pm 
Did an update break this mod? When I press 'Load Region', my map just gets loaded but I don't move from my spot like the one shown in the video.
magond Jul 7, 2022 @ 8:48am 
Thank you! Great mod. Suggestion: add option "Download all locations" and "Download absolutely entire map"
𝕂𝕖𝕟𝕥 May 15, 2022 @ 12:09pm 
hello developer, I have a question: Can you make a mod similar to your Barricaded World mod, but its essence is that the whole map would be overgrown, like in the last of us game. I do not know how to give fashion and if you leave this request unanswered, I will understand.
Thanks in advance.
Michael Rubanov Apr 14, 2022 @ 2:27pm 
Are there any plans on making mod locations "pre-loadable" as well?
tinitea. Feb 23, 2022 @ 4:26am 
Awesome approach to improving performance!!

I posted a discussion: '[Public Suggestions] Mods that use the 'LoadGridsquare' function'

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