Thread: suggestion on item handeling

Thanks for the feedback and thoughts Dropping items is in fact not synced yet, but it's going to be added of course. Currently dropping an item is noticed by the server as "item is gone". The effect should be synced, for example if you drop your armor your mate will see you without that equipment shortly afterwards. The server just can't distinguish between using (like drinking a Nuka Cola, so the item gets removed) and dropping an item yet

The dedicated server will gain control over the gameplay and contents soon. The idea is that the server forces the player to run a specific savegame (prepared by the server owner). This makes sure everybody has the same in-game setup from the beginning. Changes made to the environment (like picking up an item) will be sent to the server (and synced to everyone else). Vaultmp will keep track of all the changes made to the game and create kind of a .diff file which will be stored on the server alongside the savegame. When a new player joins, he will automatically download the diff file and all changes will automatically get applied to his local game.

Items as well as NPCs have static references in the prepared gameworld. This means it'll be easy to sync this stuff, as everybody will have the same references (provided the case the server forces the players to run the same base savegame, which will be an optional feature, but highly recommended).

Handling of dynamic elements will be more difficult. Some features of the game will get disabled (at first, may be re-implemented later); I'm referring to quests and random encounters (which are better scripted via the server then anyway). Dropped items count as dynamic too, but those will have full support by the mod.

Default behaviour of game events will remain, but you can configure those by your needs via the server. Imagine functions like SetActorEnabled, SetActorDisabled, ToggleActorDialog and lots more. You can create your own NPCs, optionally remove the default ones, save this as the base savegame for the server if you made lots of changes, and so on. In addition, you can distribute Fallout mods in any form to the player.

Might take some more time until we get to the point when everythings working like that. But it is possible and it will be done

If you have any more suggestions / questions, just post. It will help make the mod a better product in the end, for sure