Expansion AI Buddy V2

DAYZ BUDDY: Survival Is Better Together

"YOU SURVIVE TOGETHER. YOU LAST LONGER."

The world of DayZ is too harsh to navigate alone... Meet DAYZ BUDDY, a premium, fully persistent AI Companion system designed for hardcore, tactical, and RPG server environments. Your buddy isn't just another bot—they are a dedicated partner who shares loot, watches your six, and stands by your side against the post-apocalyptic horrors on any map or environment!

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🌟 Core Features

• 📻 Tactical Radio Control (Personal Radio)
• Maintain immersive gameplay by requiring a functional, powered Personal Radio to interact with your companion. Call a new buddy, summon them back when lost, or recall your saved partner seamlessly through radio frequencies.
• 🔄 Offline Persistence & Stat Recovery
• Never worry about losing gear again! When you disconnect, the server automatically scans and serializes your buddy's entire inventory recursively—including clothing, weapon attachments, durability (health), temperature, and magazine ammo. When you log back in and recall them, they return exactly as you left them.
• 📈 Reputation Economy Integration
• Fully integrated with the DayZ Expansion Hardline system. Accumulate reputation to recruit companions. In return, any infected, animal, or enemy player/AI your companion kills rewards reputation points back to you instantly and silently, keeping your HUD clean from notification spam.
• 📦 Secure Loot Recovery (Supply Crate)
• If your companion falls in battle, all their equipped weapons, clothing, and nested inventory items are automatically transferred into a locked custom eAI_SupplyCrate. The crate features a security lock to prevent players from adding extra items, and it instantly deletes itself once emptied to maintain optimal server performance.
• ⚖️ Betrayal & Friendly Fire Penalties
• Think twice before pulling the trigger! Killing your own companion triggers a heavy "Betrayal Penalty" deducting significant reputation points and warning the player. If an external player kills your buddy, they are also penalized for "Friendly Fire" to prevent griefing.

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🔧 Basic JSON Config Guide

Upon the first server startup, the default configuration file will be automatically generated at:

$profile:DayZStory/AiFriendlyV2/Settings.json[/code]

You can edit this file to customize the companion's economy, limits, rewards, and punishments:

[code]
{
  "m_SystemEnabled": true,          // Enable or disable the entire AI Companion system
  "m_Cost": 500,                     // Expansion reputation cost to hire a new buddy
  "m_RequireMinRep": 1500,           // Minimum reputation required before you can hire a buddy
  "m_CallBackCost": 50,              // Reputation cost to recall (teleport) the buddy back to you
  
  "m_EnableBuddySupplyCrate": true,  // Spawn a secure locked chest containing buddy's loot upon death
  "m_SupplyCrateLifetime": 1800,     // Despawn time for the supply crate in seconds (1800 = 30 minutes)
  
  "m_PenaltySystemEnabled": true,    // Enable or disable friendly fire / betrayal penalties
  "m_PenaltyKillOwnBuddy": 500,      // Reputation points lost if you kill your own buddy (Betrayal)
  "m_PenaltyKillStrangerBuddy": 300, // Reputation points lost if another player kills your buddy
  
  "m_RewardKillZombie": 1,           // Reputation points rewarded when your buddy kills an infected
  "m_RewardKillAnimal": 5,           // Reputation points rewarded when your buddy hunts an animal
  "m_RewardKillPlayerAI": 50         // Reputation points rewarded when your buddy kills an enemy AI or player
}

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🛠️ Mod Dependencies

To compile and operate correctly, this mod requires the following scripts to be loaded on your server:

• DayZExpansion_Bundle
• or
• DayZExpansion_AI
• DayZExpansion_Hardline

[hr][/hr] Developed by Uncle T. Special thanks to the Expansion Mod and eAI Developers for their incredible framework support.