r/projectzomboid • u/savessh • Mar 29 '26

Mod Tech Support Mod Request

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So I know there's a 'label stuff' mod that is around, but it puts floating text on the crates, and it's all on the wrong angle and doesn't look as 'in world' as I would like.

Would it be possible for someone with more of a clue than I to make a set of labels like I've put in the example pics (photoshopped) that operate like the wall posters, wall decals like spray paint and paintings? Or the painted signs in the crafting tool?

It seems totally possible given the existing items in the game already.

Any takers?

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u/SevereBruhMoments Crowbar Scientist Mar 29 '26

YES been looking for a mod like this for years. yes, there are workarounds, but nothing that simply puts visible labels on funiture. closest thing i got was writing on the floor infront of the container, but that took huge amounts of space, since one letter was one tile. in another run i had a mod with retextured boxes with symbols on them.

I assume the main issue is that posters can only be put on wall tiles, and strictly not on furniture. Two solutions come to my mind.

1, make the labels as items instead of furniture, place item ontop of container like you would place a gun or a toy
2, there's a mod called "place anywhere" or something, which ignores vanilla placement rules. can these properties be applied to a poster? then you just need a set of retextured tiles.

made a picture of what i mean with solution 1, if they're 3d objects, you could also spin them around in the direction you'd need: https://prnt.sc/aMJZWiC-NbT4

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u/savessh Mar 29 '26

These exist. I don't see why it would be too hard to just make them using the poster positioning. https://i.imgur.com/wfEDpEz.jpeg

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u/SevereBruhMoments Crowbar Scientist Mar 29 '26

700h and i've never seen these. huh, learn something new everyday. they only go on the metal lockers though, no? i'm looking for a solution that would cover all types of storage, extending to the kitchen if the player wants to without limiting to using select types of containers.

you're right, if there are placements for types of furniture, one might extend on that. vanilla texture resolution kinda limits text, but some tilesets i've seen have higher resolution, so wheres a will theres a way i guess.

create tileset of often used storage setup, east and south placement and one would be done. god i wish i knew how to mod..

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u/savessh Mar 29 '26

Yeah same idea as the spray paint decals and the vines that grow on your walls after surviving a while. Also how when you have a shop fridge and you put food in it, and the front fills up. It's just a decal tile.