[A11d] Tools For Jobs (v1.2)

[Wivex]

Description:

This mod makes pawns to use tools to perform some of the jobs. No more tree punching.



Tested Compability:

   
• EdB Prepare Carefully mod

Features and Behaviour:

   
• Tools can be crafted on Tool Bench.
• You start with 1 tool of each type by default.
• Currently modded jobs are building/repairing (using hammers), plant cutting/harvesting (using handaxes), mining (using pickaxes).
• Pawns cannot perform these jobs without tool.
• Tools count as melee weapons, but substantially weak.
• Pawns will automatically pick up tools, perform the corresponding jobs and haul tools on weapon stockpile, otherwise keep them.
• If non tool weapon was equipped before starting a job, pawn will drop it, but keep reserved to pick up later automatically.

Changelog:

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Version 1.2:
- Fixed a bug: colonists trying to repair graves and other non-intended buildings.
- Fixed a bug: made changes to the tool's def names so they don't cause any problems with any other similar def names (like "BuildingRubble" and "Building_Hammer").
- Made tools an exception for hunting job, so pawns won't go hunting with them.
- Replaced sparks animation for contructing and repairing of metal buildings to dust puffs, to be more realistic when building with hammer.
- Some xml optimizations and rebalancing.

Version 1.1:
- added drop pods on embark with 1 tool of each type (Edb Prepare Carefully compabile).
- fixed a bug: pawns not changing tools when no tool stockpile exist.


Downloads:

   
• Dropbox

Credits:

   
• Special thanks to BBream for his coding guidance and his Tools For Haul mod as a code source example.
• ItchyFlea and Shinzy for tools concept and textures from Right Tool For The Job mod.
• Modding community for tips and advice.

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[mrofa]

You could do some cheap incident to drop some basic tools at the start, but other than that greate work

[1000101]

I've been waiting for something like this since RightToolForTheJob came around many alphas ago.

The only thing is, perhaps instead of preventing the work from being completed without a tool, it just takes a ridiculously long time (10x or 100x normal).  It's possible to do any of the three jobs without formal tools (ie, you could mine just by picking up and using rock shards from the ground) but would take you forever.

Also, shouldn't the stuff categories for making the tools be Metallic and Stony (instead of Woody)?

[skyarkhangel]

Thank you for great work. it adds realism! I really waiting for someone it can do

[Wivex]

The only thing is, perhaps instead of preventing the work from being completed without a tool, it just takes a ridiculously long time (10x or 100x normal).

I personally don't like that idea (though it can be done), because it neglects the tool requirement as a concept. I will redone work speed system and add more tools (for other jobs and more advanced for already existing), but it will be another global mod. Something like Skullywag is working on. Maybe we'll cooperate.

Also, shouldn't the stuff categories for making the tools be Metallic and Stony (instead of Woody)?

Stones are needed to be cut in blocks, which is inconvinient at an embarkment point. You shoould be able to make new tools ASAP.

[skullywag]

have you thought about adding your own genstep instead of relying on EdB PC? It does mean any other mods that add a genstep to mapgen would conflict (well would just plain break actually), we really need a system for multiple mods to be able to add to mapgen, unless there is one already???

[Shinzy]

we really need a system for multiple mods to be able to add to mapgen, unless there is one already???

Chop chop! you and vivisection get to it! make it so!

[Wivex]

have you thought about adding your own genstep instead of relying on EdB PC?

Now that lots of people start to mention it, i think i will do ASAP.

[skyarkhangel]

have you thought about adding your own genstep instead of relying on EdB PC?

Now that lots of people start to mention it, i think i will do ASAP.

ASAP try to use seedplease source to spawn, like Potato seeds in Seedplease. Because, if you make a simple Genstep, it not be auto compatible with Edb PC.

[Wivex]

Because, if you make a simple Genstep, it not be auto compatible with Edb PC.

I didn't get it. From what i saw Edb PC use standart generator unless activated. So you either add tools with it yourself on Edb PC screen or not using this mod and my simple Genstep would work just fine. What is the point?

[1000101]

The only thing is, perhaps instead of preventing the work from being completed without a tool, it just takes a ridiculously long time (10x or 100x normal).

I personally don't like that idea (though it can be done), because it neglects the tool requirement as a concept. I will redone work speed system and add more tools (for other jobs and more advanced for already existing), but it will be another global mod. Something like Skullywag is working on. Maybe we'll cooperate.

I can see your point, but without tools you're f*cked which is simply a game breaker.  There needs to be an "oh sh*t, well, at least I can dig dirt with my hands, albeit slowly" fail safe.  I don't think this neglects the tool requirement at all, quite the opposite, it reinforces it.

Also, shouldn't the stuff categories for making the tools be Metallic and Stony (instead of Woody)?

Stones are needed to be cut in blocks, which is inconvinient at an embarkment point. You shoould be able to make new tools ASAP.

Of course you should be able to build tools quickly, but that doesn't change what I said.  Since the items are stuffed, they use one material.  None of the tools presented have ever been made of wood other than the handle, and you explicitly prevent woodlogs from being used.  In the vanilla game, woodlogs is the only "woody" material so it's self-defeating.  Stone, on the other hand, has always been a building material.  It was the first building material.  All tools at one point were stones.

I think adjusting the tool requirement to make jobs without tools be performed at a much slower rate and adjusting the materials to something which can be used (allowing a stuff category then blacklisting everything in it ) is a far superior solution than messing with the map gen which can and will break mod compatibility.

In case I forgot to mention it, this is awesome, great work. 

[skyarkhangel]

Because, if you make a simple Genstep, it not be auto compatible with Edb PC.

I didn't get it. From what i saw Edb PC use standart generator unless activated. So you either add tools with it yourself on Edb PC screen or not using this mod and my simple Genstep would work just fine. What is the point?

I have tried to add tools in genstep mapgenerator, but it doesn't want for some reason.. probably Genstep_ScatterThingGroups didn't like weapon thingclass.

[Wivex]

Made some improvements:

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Version 1.1:
- Added drop pods on embark with 1 tool of each type (Edb Prepare Carefully compabile).
- Fixed a bug: pawns not changing tools when no tool stockpile exist.


And i decided not to make a backup feature for the case of loosing all the tools. From what i saw, it would be too time consuming to implement and really not worth the effort (you get free tools on embark and can buy them from weapon traders anyway). I'd better focus on my next mod for the time now.

UPD.
Added source code to the mod archive.

[skyarkhangel]

Made some improvements:

Code Select Expand


Version 1.1:
- Added drop pods on embark with 1 tool of each type (Edb Prepare Carefully compabile).
- Fixed a bug: pawns not changing tools when no tool stockpile exist.


And i decided not to make a backup feature for the case of loosing all the tools. From what i saw, it would be too time consuming to implement and really not worth the effort (you get free tools on embark and can buy them from weapon traders anyway). I'd better focus on my next mod for the time now.

UPD.
Added source code to the mod archive.

Really good!  Now, please develop ideas with other jobs and tools! 

[skyarkhangel]

Yes.. some bugs found with Repair job. Colonists trying to repair even the graves and unfinished buildings (trying to repair ALL building). Need to fix it 

I temporaly remove repair ToolsForJobs jobdriver.

Also there some other bugs: Other jobs affects on ToolsForJobs jobs and breaking for example  changeweapon algoritm. For example: task to construct wall.. building a wall, then we added task for hunting. Colonist quits his job building and going to hunt with hummer... forgetting to take up combat weapon.