Modding Zombie Uprising

Unapologetic Miscreant

Unapologetic Miscreant

This is more of a tutorial than a mod but I am including the files in case someone wants to study
them or try them out in game.

There are much better Zombie Uprising Mods out there than this one. Myself I like the
Zombie uprising at the Mall mod. But this isn't meant to be a serious mod just a small
exercise in activity modding.

I started with the Pierce And Shaundi Zombies At The Mall mod and changed a couple of things.

01. Instead of Pierce it is now Gat And Shaundi
02. I added a $10,000 award for beating the activity
03. I changed the amount of respect from 2,000 to 5,000
04. I changed a Floor weapon spawn (as well as an ammo amount)
05. I changed a Zombie weapon drop
06. I changed the percentage that controls the chances of a food or weapon drop.
07. I changed the zombies to Ninjas
08. I changed the Zombie Animations To Brotherhood Animations

Addendum

09. Changing Zombie Variant Spawn Chances
10. Changing The Number Of Kills Needed
11. Decreasing Zombie Health
12. Instant Zombie Kills (Just For Fun)

-Part 1- Changing A Character

In Idolninja's optional Zombie Uprising At The Mall he gives you a choice of characters
to be your Zombie Killer. I chose the version that features Pierce and Shaundi but in my own
game I chose to change Pierce To Johnny Gat.

Here Is The Relevant Code From Idolninja's mod (zombie.xtbl):

<Zombie_Killer_One>npc_pierce</Zombie_Killer_One>
<Zombie_Killer_Two>npc_shaundi</Zombie_Killer_Two>

This was a simple change just replace npc_pierce with npc_gat

(Modded Code)

<Zombie_Killer_One>npc_gat</Zombie_Killer_One>
<Zombie_Killer_Two>npc_shaundi</Zombie_Killer_Two>
-Part 2- Adding A Cash Reward

Here is the original code:

<Level>

<Cash_Award>0</Cash_Award>

(modded code)

<Level>

<Cash_Award>10000</Cash_Award>
-Part 3- Changing The Amount Of Respect

Original Code:

<Props_Award>2000</Props_Award>

(modded Code)

<Props_Award>5000</Props_Award>
-Part 4- Swapping Weapon Pickups


(Original code) Note That We Are Working With Zombie.cts right now not zombie.xtbl and you can see
these changes are made under the Items heading


Code: 
// -------
#Items
// -------

$Item:        "zombie_weapon01"
$Item type:    "ak47"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon01"
$Respawn Delay:    221199
$Ammo:    150
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon02"
$Item type:    "flamethrower"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon02"
$Ammo:    200
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon03"
$Item type:    "minigun"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon03"
$Ammo:    200
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_food01"
$Item type:    "the_fist"
$Start nav:    "zombie_food01"
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_food02"
$Item type:    "the_fist"
$Start nav:    "zombie_food02"
$Respawn Delay:    63299
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon04"
$Item type:    "chainsaw"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon04"
$Respawn Delay:    255000
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon06"
$Item type:    "sledgehammer"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon06"
$Respawn Delay:    97800
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon07"
$Item type:    "baseball_bat"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon07"
$Respawn Delay:    97800
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon05"
$Item type:    "tire_iron"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon05"
$Respawn Delay:    77300
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_$i000"
$Item type:    "pump_action_shotgun"
$Start nav:    "zombie_$i000"
$Respawn Delay:    136800
$Ammo:    16
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_food02 (0)"
$Item type:    "the_fist"
$Start nav:    "zombie_food02 (0)"
$Respawn Delay:    124500
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon04 (0)"
$Item type:    "glock"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon04 (0)"
$Respawn Delay:    46100
$Ammo:    100
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon04 (1)"
$Item type:    "tec9"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon04 (1)"
$Respawn Delay:    112800
$Ammo:    150
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"


(modded code)


Code: 
// -------
#Items
// -------

$Item:        "zombie_weapon01"
$Item type:    "ak47"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon01"
$Respawn Delay:    221199
$Ammo:    150
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon02"
$Item type:    "mcmanus2010"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon02"
$Respawn Delay:    221199
$Ammo:    20
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon03"
$Item type:    "minigun"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon03"
$Ammo:    200
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_food01"
$Item type:    "the_fist"
$Start nav:    "zombie_food01"
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_food02"
$Item type:    "the_fist"
$Start nav:    "zombie_food02"
$Respawn Delay:    63299
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon04"
$Item type:    "chainsaw"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon04"
$Respawn Delay:    255000
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon06"
$Item type:    "sledgehammer"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon06"
$Respawn Delay:    97800
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon07"
$Item type:    "baseball_bat"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon07"
$Respawn Delay:    97800
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon05"
$Item type:    "tire_iron"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon05"
$Respawn Delay:    77300
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_$i000"
$Item type:    "pump_action_shotgun"
$Start nav:    "zombie_$i000"
$Respawn Delay:    136800
$Ammo:    24
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_food02 (0)"
$Item type:    "the_fist"
$Start nav:    "zombie_food02 (0)"
$Respawn Delay:    124500
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon04 (0)"
$Item type:    "glock"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon04 (0)"
$Respawn Delay:    46100
$Ammo:    100
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

$Item:        "zombie_weapon04 (1)"
$Item type:    "tec9"
$Start nav:    "zombie_weapon04 (1)"
$Respawn Delay:    112800
$Ammo:    150
$Grenade Ammo:    0
$Group:            "zombie_item_group"

I swapped the flamethrower for the McManus2010
And I changed the amount of ammo for the pump_action_shotgun.
-Part 5- Changing Zombie Weapon Drops

(We're back in zombie.xtbl now)


(Original Code)

Code: 
<Droppable_Weapons>
                    <Weapon>
                        <Weapon_Specific>baseball_bat</Weapon_Specific>
                        <Weapon_Ammo>-1</Weapon_Ammo>
                        <Weight>0.1</Weight>
                        </Weapon>
                    <Weapon>
                        <Weapon_Specific>machete</Weapon_Specific>
                        <Weapon_Ammo>-1</Weapon_Ammo>
                        <Weight>0.1</Weight>
                        </Weapon>
                    <Weapon>
                        <Weapon_Specific>grenade</Weapon_Specific>
                        <Weapon_Ammo>1</Weapon_Ammo>
                        <Weight>0.2</Weight>
                        </Weapon>
                    <Weapon>
                        <Weapon_Specific>tec9</Weapon_Specific>
                        <Weapon_Ammo>50</Weapon_Ammo>
                        <Weight>0.3</Weight>
                        </Weapon>
                    <Weapon>
                        <Weapon_Specific>beretta</Weapon_Specific>
                        <Weapon_Ammo>20</Weapon_Ammo>
                        <Weight>0.3</Weight>
                        </Weapon>
                    </Droppable_Weapons>

(Modded Code)



Code: 
<Droppable_Weapons>
                    <Weapon>
                        <Weapon_Specific>baseball_bat</Weapon_Specific>
                        <Weapon_Ammo>-1</Weapon_Ammo>
                        <Weight>0.1</Weight>
                        </Weapon>
                    <Weapon>
                        <Weapon_Specific>pump_action_shotgun</Weapon_Specific>
                        <Weapon_Ammo>24</Weapon_Ammo>
                        <Weight>0.1</Weight>
                        </Weapon>
                    <Weapon>
                        <Weapon_Specific>grenade</Weapon_Specific>
                        <Weapon_Ammo>1</Weapon_Ammo>
                        <Weight>0.2</Weight>
                        </Weapon>
                    <Weapon>
                        <Weapon_Specific>tec9</Weapon_Specific>
                        <Weapon_Ammo>50</Weapon_Ammo>
                        <Weight>0.3</Weight>
                        </Weapon>
                    <Weapon>
                        <Weapon_Specific>beretta</Weapon_Specific>
                        <Weapon_Ammo>20</Weapon_Ammo>
                        <Weight>0.3</Weight>
                        </Weapon>
                    </Droppable_Weapons>


I swapped the machete for the pump_action_shotgun and changed the ammo from -1 (which I think means infinite)
to 24 for the shotgun. I tried leaving the ammo ammount at -1 but it did not make the shotgun ammo infinite
-Part 6- Changing Chances of Food Or Weapon Drop


Original code:

<Chance_To_Drop_Food>0.10</Chance_To_Drop_Food>
<Chance_To_Drop_Weapon>0.35</Chance_To_Drop_Weapon>

(modded code)

<Chance_To_Drop_Food>0.90</Chance_To_Drop_Food>
<Chance_To_Drop_Weapon>0.90</Chance_To_Drop_Weapon>
-Part 7- Changing Zombies To Ninjas (character swaps)
(Note: Thank you to SeaboundSaint for the NPC Editing Guide. That is how I learned to do this.)


The Zombies in my mod are controlled by the files:

npc_ZombMale_A.xtbl
npc_ZombMale_C.xtbl
npc_ZombFemB.xtbl

There are other zombie files in Common.vpp_pc but I don't use them.

Since I want to change my zombies to ninjas I will simply swap the
npc in the _pre files (i.e. For npc_ZombMale_A I would swap the character in npc_ZombMale_A_pre.xtbl)

the relevant files will be:
npc_ZombMale_A_pre.xtbl
npc_ZombMale_C_pre.xtbl
npc_ZombFemB_pre.xtbl

Here is npc_ZombMale_A_pre.xtbl used as an example:

(original code)

<Preset>
<Name>npc_ZombMale_A</Name>
<Character>npc_ZombMale_A</Character>

(modded code)

<Preset>
<Name>npc_ZombMale_A</Name>
<Character>npc_Ninja</Character>

All three _pre files will use npc_ninja as the character entry.
-Part 8- Swapping The Animations From Zombies To Brotherhood

In the npc_Zomb*_pre files there is a setting for animations

Here is the listing from ZombFemB_ore

<AnimSets>
<AnimSet>0.0<Filename>PML1_Zombie.xtbl</Filename>
<PercentChance>100</PercentChance>
</AnimSet>

what we want to change is the filename inside of the ,Filename></Filename> brackets
so that it reflects out choice of animations. In this case: to BRO_LIFE which controls the Brotherhood animations


(Original Code)

<AnimSets>
<AnimSet>0.0<Filename>PML1_Zombie.xtbl</Filename>
<PercentChance>100</PercentChance>
</AnimSet>


(Modded Code)

<AnimSets>
<AnimSet>0.0<Filename>BRO_LIFE</Filename>
<PercentChance>100</PercentChance>
</AnimSet>

That's it. Just compile your code and have fun.
Part 9 Changing A Zombie's spawn chance

In order to change the number of exploding
zombies or all you need to do
is change the spawn chances

Here is a random section of my zombies.xtbl file

Code: 
<Zombie_Spawn_Level>
                        <Spawn_Cap>69</Spawn_Cap>
                        <Kills_To_Advance>20</Kills_To_Advance>
                        <Spawn_Chances>
                            <Normal>0.5</Normal>
                            <Big>0.3</Big>
                            <Fire>0</Fire>
                            <Explode>0</Explode>
                            </Spawn_Chances>
                        <Survivor_Respawns>2</Survivor_Respawns>
                        </Zombie_Spawn_Level>


All you need to do is change the numbers in the brackets. It is the
percentage of a chance that a particular type of zombie will appear.
You can change the big zombies and the fire zombies the same way.

Entering a 1 will guarantee that they spawn

(modded)

Code: 
<Zombie_Spawn_Level>
                        <Spawn_Cap>69</Spawn_Cap>
                        <Kills_To_Advance>20</Kills_To_Advance>
                        <Spawn_Chances>
                            <Normal>1</Normal>
                            <Big>.5</Big>
                            <Fire>0.3</Fire>
                            <Explode>0</Explode>
                            </Spawn_Chances>
                        <Survivor_Respawns>2</Survivor_Respawns>
                        </Zombie_Spawn_Level>
Part 10 Changing The Number Of Zombies

All you have to do is change the number in
the kills to advance line.


Code: 
<Zombie_Spawn_Level>
                        <Spawn_Cap>69</Spawn_Cap>
                        <Kills_To_Advance>20</Kills_To_Advance>
                        <Spawn_Chances>
                            <Normal>0.5</Normal>
                            <Big>0.3</Big>
                            <Fire>0</Fire>
                            <Explode>0</Explode>
                            </Spawn_Chances>
                        <Survivor_Respawns>2</Survivor_Respawns>
                        </Zombie_Spawn_Level>

(modded)

Code: 
<Zombie_Spawn_Level>
                        <Spawn_Cap>69</Spawn_Cap>
                        <Kills_To_Advance>50</Kills_To_Advance>
                        <Spawn_Chances>
                            <Normal>0.5</Normal>
                            <Big>0.3</Big>
                            <Fire>0</Fire>
                            <Explode>0</Explode>
                            </Spawn_Chances>
                        <Survivor_Respawns>2</Survivor_Respawns>
                        </Zombie_Spawn_Level>

Note You will have to set thesenumbers for every level.
Part 11 Decreaing Zombie Health

Code: 
<Level>
                <Cash_Award>0</Cash_Award>
                <Props_Award>2000</Props_Award>
                <Player_Start>zombie_player_start</Player_Start>
                <Start_Hour>12</Start_Hour>
                <Cash_Per_Zombie_Killed>0</Cash_Per_Zombie_Killed>
                <Zombie_Max_Hit_Points>300</Zombie_Max_Hit_Points>

(modded)

Code: 
<Level>
                <Cash_Award>0</Cash_Award>
                <Props_Award>2000</Props_Award>
                <Player_Start>zombie_player_start</Player_Start>
                <Start_Hour>12</Start_Hour>
                <Cash_Per_Zombie_Killed>0</Cash_Per_Zombie_Killed>
                <Zombie_Max_Hit_Points>10</Zombie_Max_Hit_Points>
Part 12 Instant Zombie Kill
(Just For Fun)

All you have to do is set the zombie health to 10 and set all the zombies on fire.
Remember to do this for all levels.

Note: You will not gain any points this way

First set zombie health to 10. that way it won't take them long to die.

(modded)
<Level>
<Cash_Award>0</Cash_Award>
<Props_Award>2000</Props_Award>
<Player_Start>zombie_player_start</Player_Start>
<Start_Hour>12</Start_Hour>
<Cash_Per_Zombie_Killed>0</Cash_Per_Zombie_Killed>
<Zombie_Max_Hit_Points>10</Zombie_Max_Hit_Points>

Secondly set all the zombies to be on fire

(modded)
<Spawn_Cap>69</Spawn_Cap>
<Kills_To_Advance>20</Kills_To_Advance>
<Spawn_Chances>
<Normal>0</Normal>
<Big>0</Big>
<Fire>1</Fire>
<Explode>0</Explode>
</Spawn_Chances>
<Survivor_Respawns>2</Survivor_Respawns>
</Zombie_Spawn_Level>

There may be 1 or 2 regular zombies spawned but killing them is no big deal.
It'll probobly take longer to find them than to kill them.


Note: If you just wanted to set their health to 0 it wouldn't work.
If you set the zombie max hit points to 0 then your zombies will be frozen
in place and killing them won't make your zombie total decrease.

Note: This Zip file only pertains to Parts 1-8

Be sure to keep your original Zomb* files so that you can restore them when you are
done playing with these.


Drop the edited file in the '1-MODDERS_-_PUT_YOUR_OWN_PERSONAL_MODS_HERE' directory located in
Gentlemen Of The Row/optional_mod_stuff and compile it. Drop your compiled files in your Saints Row 2
folder.

There is no reason that I can think of that this should mess with a save file, but
depending on what other mods you may have installed it might mess up your progress if you are
going for 100 percent. Since I'm not sure I thought to give this warning.
 

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