@tsuzumi you are the 🐐

I've always wanted to use SYMS but never even bothered due to the issues I read about concerning EMS. Glad I randomly decided to browse the workshop this morning for map mods and subsequently become aware of your fork.

Thanks! Gonna try it out now

I made a version of ExtraMapSymbols that does not break SYMS. Try it at your own risk
https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3582404075

For those who have a problem with this and also have ExtraMapSymbols mod, then the problem isn't with this mod but with EMS. It has some destructive code that overwrites SYMS code so it never gets updated.

it says, i need a Sheet to extract. But i have Sheets in my pocket and also a scriber

any update is planned ?

@Kruser - i haven't played for a long time, but if i recall correctly, you need to reload for it to register that you have paper

I can't click on Export Marking because it shows "Requires a sheet of paper" when I already have one in my inventory

@SharleBu The link you posted has been removed which mod should replace this one?

@rtrdl96 that's the most stupid thing i've seen today.

@Cryptic it's not his job to update it.

thanks for not updating this. completely broken and messed up our server!

really awesome!

For those wondering; Share Annotations {链接已删除}(https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2815560151) should be a replacement for this mod.

So I tested the mod in single player mode, with 4 Color Bic Pen. mod installed. The mod only recognized vanilla pens, bummer, but its alright. However, It also works with the pencil which the Bic Pen mod modify it with an eraser.

So I copied an Annotated map (Export) onto a sheet of paper, and import it into my main map, IT WORKS. However, that was done with a pencil, havent tried with vanilla pens or crayons.

I also have Extra map symbols and the map symbol slider mod installed along with it and I dont see any incompatibility issue.

Is someone know an alternativ ? it was the only share map mod compatible with draw on map mod and size slider mod :(

Is this currently working? Been a while since I heard anything.

Hey, I have an odd question. Could this be utilized in SP to say transfer annotated maps found onto your map?

Compatibility with draw on map?

@[❤]RainbowGryphon no, use the "share your annotations" mod instead of this one.

Is this working?

@Drift_91 how is the other mod immersion breaking? genuine question

Although it might be a bit immersion breaking for those who are into the whole 90's theme, Shared Faction/Coop Map Symbols seems to be a better alternative if you're in the same faction as everyone you want to share your symbols with and want it to update live.

It's unfortunate that this mod doesn't seem to be maintained anymore, it was very helpful in the past. Hopefully it will get an update soon.

still bugged. export markings still grayed out even tho i have all writing utensils and paper. dont download until patched, not worth

Hey guys, this video on the modpage is outdated clearly. I have pens, papers, notebooks etc. Ive tried everything. The "Export markings" or whatever button is greyed out and says i need a paper even tho i have one. Anyone know how to get this mod working?

does this work with share annotations?

There is a bug with Vanilla Crayons. They aren't detected as item that allows to draw with all the colors. Imported symbols are only black.

@Runis Пробовал переставить мод? Ещё как вариант если уже в готовое сохрание его запустил может лаг такой быть, но не уверен. Лист и карандаш должны лежать в основном ивентаре после этого нажимаешь собственно экспорт на основной карте

странно у меня есть и лист и все ручки и ластик а всё равно требует лист и карандаш ( хоть и он есть ) не знаете что может быть не так ??? при чём у друзей так же

@Burlytown

Works for me. Might be a mod incompatibility issue.

Are you pressing the "export markings" button in your map to write them down onto the paper?

Hasn't been working, says I need a piece of paper but I have one and it wont work..?

@Don Snaek

if i get a chance i will try and have a look at the code and see if i can work out how to patch it - maybe get it to allow you to choose which color markings to export or something

That too

@Don Snaek - but still a pain in the ass :-)

Certainly would work.

@Don Sneak

so - it's gonna be a pain in the ass - but this should work

export your map to a piece of paper (and give it a unique name so you don't forget which one it is)

then delete any markings you don't want to export from your map

then export your map to a piece of paper (again with a unique name)

then import the first map to your map to restore all your markings

you now have a paper map with just the marking you want

and you can export as many as you like before you restore your map (so long as you have sufficient pieces of paper) - and they don't need unique names - since they are all the same map

fiddly - but should work :-)

@Don Snaek

yup - i knew what feature you wanted - was just clarifying the features that currently exist based on what you were saying

but i totally get what you want - and no it's not currently possible

and to be honest it doesn't look like the authors have any plans for updates

but i understand you wanted to request that feature :-)

but....... i just worked out how you can do it

it's a little fiddly - but should work - will put it in a new post - coz character limit :-)

Yes, I get what you're saying. But at that point it's just a quality of life mod. Again, you can do that in vanilla. Regardless of ease of accomplishment. It's still possible.

The whole point I'm trying to make is that I wish I could share only specific markings. If I wanted to share marked places in a city covered by a map, I could literally do that in the base game by putting markings onto a city map. Do you understand what I'm trying to say?

I'm using it as an example to highlight a specific issue.

@Don Sneak

i agree that this particular feature only works for the areas which have paper maps

but what i am saying is that if you have marked a paper map of Riverside with 20 traps - in the vanilla game, how are you going to get those markings onto your main map? or onto a friend's map?

do you want to manually read and write each one? you would have to open the paper map for each one, remember where it is, close the paper map and then open your main map and make the same marking - 20 times for 20 different markings

with the mod you can write all of those markings to a piece of paper in one go - and then import them to your map all in one go

so yes - for rural areas you are out of luck

but the mod does give you a load of additional options for any area covered by a paper map

if someone can work out how to make paper maps for the rest of the map, then this will work for those areas too :-)

@Drizzt

Yeah I get what you're saying. But what I'm saying is that if someone marked a paper map in the base game, someone else can just go to their own personal map and mark it as such manually. Which is why I'm saying "you can just do that in the base game".

Because that only works in town areas, you can't share markings in forests, etc. unless they're really close to town.

For example,
my favorite base in Riverside to live with my friends:
https://pzmap.projectzomboid.com/#5708x5745x920

Farmhouse in the middle of nowhere. It's not on the map, but it's right next to deep forest. Perfect for trapping.

Now, I leave a lot of notes to myself on the map. Like where I see generators, cooking pans I dropped on the ground, new mufflers, etc.

If I place down some snares in the deep woods, that can't go onto the Riverside map. I'd have to share my own map. Like I said, it's just unfortunate that it all has to be shared. It's still a cool mod.

@Don Sneak

no - you can write to a paper map in vanilla - but you can't export those marking to share with other people - and they can't then write those marking to their map

you just get one copy of the paper map - and if you want another copy you have to manually make another one - but with the mod, even though you still only get one copy of the master paper map, you can make as many copies as you like for people to write to their main map

Yeah but then that defeats the point of the mod lmao you can just do that in the base game XD

@Don Sneak

i just deleted my other comment because i was mistaken - you can't edit the maps you export

what you can do is make the markings you want to share on a regular paper map - e.g. carry around a map of Rosewood that you mark all your traps on - you can then export that and share it with your friends

obviously only works for areas that have paper maps

@Drizzt

Yeah, but if I've got personal markings that I want to keep to myself, in addition to marks that I want to share, it's unfortunate that all of it has to be shared with my friends.

For example, I'm the only one that really cares about base lighting and water dispensers, so I've got tens of marks on my maps for industrial lights, water dispensers, and working cars.

If I just put down some snare traps and I want to share where they are with my friends so they can check them too, they're also going to have to take all my marks of this and that.

It's unfortunate, is all.

@Rei Caixa (2778 Owned)

your friend can write their map markings to a piece of paper - and then you can write those marking to your map

i don't think it will overwrite the same map markings multiple times, so long as you haven't changed them in any way - e.g. if you write an annotated map to your map and then move one of the markings on your map, and add a new marking to the annotated map, if you export the annotated map again and write it to your map, if will only write the new marking, and the one you moved

I wish there were some way to select the markings to write to the piece of paper, but just being able to share markings are still pretty good. Neat mod.

This only works for the maps we find, or can I copy things from my friend's main map?

And if I copy the markings from some map, then mark that map again, and copy again, will that mean the first marking will be repeated above itself?

@KotonoSetS - so long as it works, that the important thing :-)

@Drizzt surprisingly, the mod still worked without my intervention, thank you)

@KotonoSetS - when you say no buttons on the map - if you mean a paper map (annotated map or regular one you may want to write on and later export from), you must click the Edit Markings button at the bottom for the button menu to show

and for the regular map you need to hit S to show the menu to edit markings

but if you mean you can't see the new import and export buttons, then that may be a mod conflict - since the buttons should still show on the main map even if you don't have the equipment (just greyed out) - but on a paper map you won't be able to press the Edit Markings button without a pen or pencil

also - the mod checks when you load a save in order to enable or disable the buttons for that session - and so when you find a pen/pencil and some paper, you should save and reload - then the buttons will be available

@Drizzt I also play in single player mode, but even when I created a new world, the mod refused to work, the fact is that the world itself starts calmly, but there are no buttons on the map. Or is the presence of a pen /pencil/sheet of paper necessary for the buttons to appear on the map?

@KotonoSetS - i only play in single player - but the important thing is that you need to have a writing tool (pen/pencil) and a piece of paper in your inventory when you load into the game for it to give you the option to export your map symbols (and just a writing tool to be able to import - but i am not sure if it only registers that one at load time)

hope this helps - if not i can try and provide more info