Mod «I Learn What I Read Too | Skill Books Give XP [B42]» for Project Zomboid

This mod grants full XP from skill books instead of just multipliers. To level up, you must finish the book from page 0 to its last page. Reaching the halfway point grants one level, and finishing the book grants the second level. The XP added is raw and disregards multipliers, providing less grind while maintaining balance by limiting the maximum usefulness of a skill book to 2 levels per book.

Features:

• Blacklisting Skills: You can exclude specific skills from using this mod. Blacklisted skills will fall back to vanilla XP boosts. In the sandbox options, hover over the input box or option name to see the skills and their respective categories. To ensure effectiveness, copy the exact word and capitalization of the skill.
• Limit ILWIR Use: Individually or globally assign a maximum level at which this mod will be used. If a player reaches a certain level for that skill, reading a skill book will provide an XP boost (vanilla mechanic) rather than direct XP.

Scenarios:

• Scenario 1: Skill Book: Carpentry | Player Carpentry Level: 0 | Player reads Carpentry Vol. 1 from pg. 0 to 220. At pg. 110 (50%), the player receives the first level (Carpentry Level: 1). Upon reaching pg. 220 (100%), the player receives another level (Carpentry Level: 2).
• Scenario 2: Skill Book: Carpentry | Player Carpentry Level: 1 | Player reads Carpentry Vol. 1 from pg. 0 to 220. At pg. 110 (50%), the player receives the last level this book can provide (Carpentry Level: 2). The remaining pages are not needed as the player has reached the maximum usefulness of the book.

Special Scenarios (Blacklisting and Limiting):

• Scenario 1: Blacklisted Skill: Carpentry | Player Carpentry Level: 0 | Player reads Carpentry Vol. 1 from pg. 0 to 220. Finishing the entire book does not give direct XP. Instead, an XP boost/multiplier is given, as the skill is blacklisted.
• Scenario 2: Limit Carpentry to Level 1 | Player Carpentry Level: 0 | Player reads Carpentry Vol. 1 from pg. 0 to 220. At pg. 110 (50%), the player receives direct XP (Carpentry Level: 1). Upon continuing to the last page, the player receives an XP boost instead, as the limit for the skill is level 1.

Note: Regardless of the limit inputted globally or individually, if skills are blacklisted, they will be ignored.

Multiplayer: The mod supports multiplayer. Applying this mod to an existing save works. If you have already read a skill book, read it again to gain the direct XP. You might experience receiving only 1 or 1.5 levels instead of 2; this is expected behavior and not a bug. Reading it again should grant the last level without exceeding the maximum usefulness.

Compatibility:

• Supported Builds: B42.18 (Tested in Singleplayer and local Multiplayer).
• Existing Saves: Works on existing saves. Migration from the old version of this mod is supported.
• Potentially Incompatible: CDDA Reading or other reading tweak mods may cause conflicts or unexpected behavior.
• Compatible Mods: Compatible with Skill Book Expansion and Change Sandbox Options.

Change Notes:

• [v.1.2.0] Added Multiplayer support. Reduced the chance of messages appearing while reading.
• [v.1.1.4] Minor logic tweaks.
• [v.1.1.3] Added an option to show debug messages.
• [v1.1.2] Added ChangeLog.txt for Mod Update and Alert System mod. Added a mod icon. Fixed issues where fliers and skill magazines could not be read or inspected.
• [v1.0.2] Reduced chance of messages appearing when reading. Fixed/Changed all skills' min value for max skill level from 0 to 1.

Technical Information:

• Workshop ID: 3725249649
• Mod ID: ILWIRTOO