TechFreqs Loot Bag Locator Mod

Description

The TechFreqs Loot Bag Locator Mod V3.1, enhances the gameplay experience in 7 Days to Die by allowing players to dynamically toggle the visibility of loot bag markers (icons and distance text) in the game world. It provides a convenient way to locate dropped loot bags from zombies, animals, or other sources without cluttering the screen when not needed.

Tired of missing out on valuable loot because it’s too hard to spot? The Loot Bag Locator mod has you covered!
This mod adds a visible fetch loot icon and distance tracker to vanilla loot containers, ensuring you never miss a loot bag again.
Whether it’s a dropped loot container, a vehicle container, or loot dropped by powerful entities, the bright yellow fetch icon and distance display will guide you straight to the treasure. No more wandering around aimlessly around when—your loot is now just a glance away!

Key Features:
When toggling the locator on or off a brief tooltip appears to confirm the current state (e.g., “Loot bag locator ON/OFF”).
Custom fetch loot icon (ui_game_symbol_fetch_loot) for easy identification, from the nav objects xml using an existing icon predetermined for the fetch loot bags.
Distance display to show how far you are from the loot container.
Visual indicators for various loot containers, including regular, strong, and boss loot.
A Simple and user-friendly mod integration with existing game mechanics.
Players can press a configurable key (default: NumPad 1) to toggle the visibility of loot bag markers on or off The toggle key can be customized via a config.json file, allowing players to use their preferred key.
When toggled off, the loot bag icons and distance text are hidden, reducing screen clutter.
When toggled on, the markers reappear, making it easier to locate loot bags.

Dynamic Handling Debugging and Logging:
The mod dynamically manipulates the NavObject properties (IsActive, hiddenOnCompass, hiddenOnMap) for all loot containers at runtime.
This ensures compatibility with all types of loot containers (e.g., EntityLootContainerRegular, EntityLootContainerBoss, etc.).
AS you may know logs may be cluttered, but in this version it isn’t spammed for the same lootbags.
The mod logs detailed information to the console, such as the number of loot containers processed and their NavObject states.
This makes it easy to troubleshoot and verify the mod’s behavior.

How It Works:
The mod uses Harmony patches to intercept and modify the behavior of loot containers and the player’s input.
When the toggle key is pressed, the mod iterates through all loot containers in the game world and updates their NavObject properties to show or hide the markers.
The config.json file allows players to customize the toggle key and other settings.

Benefits:
Improved Gameplay: Players can easily locate loot bags without permanently cluttering their screen.
Customizable: The toggle key can be changed to suit individual preferences.
Lightweight: The mod dynamically handles loot containers without requiring extensive XML edits or additional assets.

Compatibility:
Works in both single-player and multiplayer.
Server & client-side configurations
Should not conflict with other mods unless theirs other modified compass related lootbag mods installed.

Disclaimer:
By using this mod, you acknowledge that TechFreq is not responsible for any issues, crashes, or conflicts caused by its use.
Use at your own risk. Please backup your game files before installing any type of mod.
Thanks for downloading and enjoy!

Installation:
Make sure harmony mod exist in the mod directory as it’s required.
Download the mod files, Extract Mod files.
Please backup your world, save, and or game files.
Place them in your Mods directory of your 7 Days to Die Game.
EAC must be disabled, although i hope in the future that can be changed, as for now DLLS are not EAC supported however XML has no issue, unfortunately this is a dll modification.
THIS IS CLIENT SIDE ONLY but maybe perhaps this is also, server side and client side compatibility?
No further setup needed. Enjoy!

CREDITS:
Thanks to TechFreq & A.I, ChatGPT or Microsoft CoPilot A.I or Grok AI from Twitter or X, for helping me create the modlet, aswell as with very little modding knowledge for the game and learning as i go i couldn’t do this without it and overall brainstorming and or the modding community.
I’d very much appreciate it and or any feedback for the mod(s) aswell

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License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
This mod is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. You can use it for personal play in *7 Days to Die*. Modifications or sharing require crediting TechFreq, linking to the mod page, and using the same license for derivatives. Contact me at beacons.ai/techfreq for permission for any modifications or changes.
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