Project Zomboid

Project Zomboid

Extra Books
136 Comments
Blotto 1 Jun @ 11:11am 
How can I increase the chance of books appearing? I only get 2-4 in the library.
Gojita 17 May @ 11:24am 
Does this support Multiplayer/MP ?
Quilava 14 Apr @ 6:21am 
Could you give color to these book? I know there a mod out there for it, but it would help shorten mod list a bit, also if we move to B43 someday, ppl wont have to port the colored mod
Noble 6 Apr @ 4:10pm 
another person and i cant read the books despite my friends on same server can read it. another friend and i both have fast reader yet he can still read it. an thoughts? this has happened for 3 wipes
Regor 10 Mar @ 12:59pm 
Created a new addon for the mod, since I went to the Louisville University Library and couldn't find any of your books, don't know if was intended or not, but if wasn't, here you go.
https://pastebin.com/YjhKHYSM
(If you aren't the mod owner, just paste the text at the end of ExtraBooks_Distribution.lua)
SNeicer  [author] 23 Jan @ 3:10am 
No, all new skills have vanilla books
PuzzyDiztroier 23 Jan @ 2:54am 
Hey
There are new skills in mod from b42?
SNeicer  [author] 21 Jan @ 4:09pm 
ok
Azeram 21 Jan @ 2:53pm 
Well its not extra books mod, its duplicate xp mod the correct mod name... Idk why i wasting my time here...
SNeicer  [author] 18 Jan @ 5:13am 
Vanilla books give only half of original xp multiplier and long blade book is broken. I will not remove duplicates until B42 goes stable.
Azeram 17 Jan @ 8:35am 
duplicated books, no reason to have firearms and other weapons that allready on vanilla 42...
SNeicer  [author] 9 Jan @ 10:58pm 
I understand that halved XP multipliers for vanilla books are intentional and that long blade book will eventually work as intended, but until B42 releases in stable I won't be modifying the mod. Besides, I tried using both vanilla and custom books at the same time and nothing seems to be broken, so there is barely any reason to remove the books.

When B42 releases in stable I will look into this issue again. Who knows, maybe the devs will add more books for combat skills.
SNeicer  [author] 9 Jan @ 10:46pm 
iKormann, for now - no.
Monkey Magic 9 Jan @ 8:47pm 
@SNeicer - Just a heads up, but the halved experience the new vanilla Aiming and Reloading books offer was intentional and not an error on the devs part. The Long Blade book offers the same deal. My guess is they didn't want to make it too easy.

Not a problem just letting you know it's not a mistake. That said, it's your mod, so if you're fine with keeping weapon skills on a par with crafting, then that's fine too. The problem remains that there would be two sets of these skill books spawning in-game though..

As for the Long Blade book incorrectly offering a boost to Reloading , this issue has been reported to the devs, so hopefully they'll fix it at some point. (saying that, my Simple Skill Books mod also fixes that issue, along with the Carving book that incorrectly offers it's rewards to Carpentry lol)
iKormann 9 Jan @ 6:07pm 
Will it be necessary to review the translations?
SNeicer  [author] 9 Jan @ 10:56am 
That's funny, my mod actually fixes that (If books are left untouched)
SNeicer  [author] 9 Jan @ 10:50am 
Ok then, reverted the changes...
SNeicer  [author] 9 Jan @ 10:48am 
Damn :SkullR:
吾乃利刃 9 Jan @ 9:14am 
@SNeicer In B42,vanilla books for Reloading and Aiming only give half XP boost as other books,and LongBlade book gives Reloading XP boost
SNeicer  [author] 9 Jan @ 7:49am 
Only for B42 of course. B41 version has not been changed.
SNeicer  [author] 9 Jan @ 7:48am 
Removed custom books for long blade, reloading and aiming skills. Thanks everybody for pointing out possible conflicts.
Monkey Magic 9 Jan @ 3:55am 
Hey all, so I went ahead and made a patch mod for Extra Books Mod so that it will work with my Simple Skill Books mod without issue. The new Extra Books Patch available in my workshop will bring the books added by this mod into line with the vanilla books.

While it is better to start a fresh game, one can add it to an existing game, but remember to burn any pre-existing skill books if you do, ad the patch only works for newly discovered books, and is not retroactive.

@SNeicer - don't forget to add the new book set items for your skill books! Incidentally, the vanilla books now cover: Agriculture, Aiming , Animal Care, Butchering, Carpentry, Carving, Cooking, Electrical, First Aid, Fishing, Foraging, Glassmaking, Knapping, Long Blade , Masonry, Mechanics, Metalworking, Pottery,
Reloading , Tailoring, Tracking, Trapping, Welding. I've highlighted the conflicting sets for you.
SNeicer  [author] 8 Jan @ 6:59am 
Yeah, I'm aware of new books, didn't think of compatibility issues tho, will look into it
Quilava 8 Jan @ 6:17am 
I found vanilla reload book, you may want to check new vanilla book list and remove the same one to avoid conflict in future, unless ... it give you even more XP boost :cta_emo7:
Walsingham 3 Jan @ 4:38am 
Excited to try this out. Thanks.
SNeicer  [author] 31 Dec, 2024 @ 10:25pm 
Unfortunately, I can't say certainly which mods cause this, so you might need to tinker with the load order yourself. As I already said in description of the mod - there is barely any coding done.
SNeicer  [author] 31 Dec, 2024 @ 10:20pm 
Depends on what mods are installed
LiterallyBeenVibing 31 Dec, 2024 @ 7:25pm 
im having the issue with not being able to read books, should this mod be placed high or low in the mod order? the auto load feature they have put it in a spot where its not happy i guess..... im on build 42.
Deathhead 30 Dec, 2024 @ 5:38pm 
thanks
SNeicer  [author] 30 Dec, 2024 @ 5:33pm 
Sure
Deathhead 30 Dec, 2024 @ 4:05am 
Would it be alright if I add your mod to a modpack for a server I'm making?
SNeicer  [author] 25 Dec, 2024 @ 7:42am 
In b41 - No
In b42 - No idea, but probably no too

The only problem is the spawns, books won't appear in places you've been, if you have loot respawning disabled of course.
Vitalyacula 25 Dec, 2024 @ 5:20am 
New game required?
Quilava 24 Dec, 2024 @ 4:55am 
Thank for the update :cta_emo7:
SNeicer  [author] 24 Dec, 2024 @ 3:20am 
The mod is now b42 compatible! Took a little longer than expected tho...
SNeicer  [author] 23 Dec, 2024 @ 7:01pm 
maybe. we will see in full release
Blessed Mother 23 Dec, 2024 @ 5:53pm 
Thank you for your work!

While in debug mode, in the Items List Viewer, I saw that they added books for aiming, reloading, and long blade. Strange they added XP books for long blade but not the rest of the weapons? Maybe they are actually in but it's not showing up in the items viewer list and/or they will add them on full release?
SNeicer  [author] 22 Dec, 2024 @ 6:19am 
Ported it, but text encoding is botched, gotta redo it, will take some time to fix...
Blessed Mother 21 Dec, 2024 @ 3:52pm 
B42? Such a good mod to not have. :)
Tiburon de Bolivia 16 Oct, 2024 @ 1:19pm 
The strength and stamina multiplier don't activate and I don't have any mods active only yours in a new game
iKormann 13 Aug, 2024 @ 3:41pm 
@BuffGamer101 - But the funny thing is the strange names.:lunar2019coolpig:
BuffGamer101 10 Aug, 2024 @ 6:31pm 
I generally enjoy this mod, but strongly disapprove of the weird names for the books.
bruhrer 2 Aug, 2024 @ 8:54am 
okay so, the issue was resolved, i wiped out my settings directory and it somehow started to work. no idea how but i have no complains
bruhrer 2 Aug, 2024 @ 7:25am 
and to follow up, i forgot to mention that everybody else is able to read the books just fine, and i only have installed mods that the other people have (unsubscribed every workshop mod), so it cant be conflicting mods
bruhrer 2 Aug, 2024 @ 7:23am 
Hello, for some reason i am unable to read modded books

when i was playing on a private server with my friends, i joined and played completely fine, but the next day i kept getting lua checksum crashes even after reinstalling mods, and eventually the entire game folder.

we followed it with disabling checksum on the server, which fixed my joining problem, but it seems i am unable to read books but only from extra books mod

i reinstalled the mod folder and the whole game again, but no success

i resorted into grasping straws, but it seems like not many people have this issue

any help would be appreciated
SNeicer  [author] 19 Jul, 2024 @ 2:23pm 
If it still does not work, try to use /additem ExtraBooks.BookName
SNeicer  [author] 19 Jul, 2024 @ 2:16pm 
Mods are not properly enabled, check "Workshop" and "Mods" tab in the server settings
spaghettisburg address 19 Jul, 2024 @ 1:07pm 
good afternoon,

when trying to spawn these on a hosted server, it just tells me that theres no item that exists. for example, /additem EBAxe3 doesnt spawn in the lumberjacks right hand 3 book. any suggestions?
FoamyGuy 1 Jul, 2024 @ 12:11pm 
I got one problem with fitness and strength, when i read the books i get the multiplier, when i exercise i lost the multiplier, idk why that happens
SNeicer  [author] 17 Mar, 2024 @ 11:28pm 
Ok