Note regarding update 0.9.3 (Christmas Update): You need to download the latest version of UE4SS as indicated in the mod description!
There is now a way to permanently contain the Leyak. This means this mod is no longer purely a quality of life mod. I will try to keep it working with future game updates for people really needing it.
Also, this mod still works perfectly with the newest update. You don't need to do anything.
Configurations will now persist after exiting the game! You no longer need to change the settings every time you start playing if you modified them.
The containment unit will no longer require resources. You can of course configure this through the chat commands. (See mod description)
Also many thanks for your messages of support! It's the main thing motivating me to maintain this mod as I am not currently actively playing Abiotic Factor. :)
Having this issue as well. It prevented the first 4 times it tried to spawn, with red text in chat, then the leyak ambushed me twice without a chat message.
Hey! That's a strange issue. Do you have the latest UE4SS version installed? Do you have any other mod installed? I'm going to try to fiddle around with it this weekend and check for myself!
Hello SmashingQuasar! First, this mod is amazing. My friend and I use it on our playthrough and it really makes things better for us. We just can't deal with the Leyak constantly creeping up on us, so we're glad we can make it disappear constantly.
Like some of the others, we have also run into an issue where the mod stopped working mid-game. It was working just fine at the start of our session today. I think the Leyak was removed at least four times? Then suddenly it stopped working. I am hosting the game and the Leyak came for me at least three times. My friend who joined me never saw it. It was very strange; we even collected orbs from when the mod removed it, so we know it was working beforehand.
This is the only mod I'm using on the game, and I do have the latest version of UE4SS. I'm not sure why it would suddenly stop working, unless it was impacted by the fact that we entered the labs this session? We already had it opened to us, but we were hanging out in the mines and office for a good part of our game. Then we went into the labs to take out some security bots and look for loot.
For me it happened yesterday after I entered the Hydroplant. I've seen some Leyak Essence on the Dam/Bridge and I was like: cool, the mod still works. Then, a little time later, I saw the subtitles: "Leyak: ...". And I was like: what? Looked in the room next door and the Leyak was staring at me. Luckily, it went away. I have the latest version of UE4SS, and this is the only mod I have (except for the ones coming with UE4SS already).
I've been using this amazing mod since it came out, and I've been having this issue too on a new save with a friend, around once we reacher security? At first I thought it was because I'd been messing with the settings (I tried to play with the leyak enabled a bit, did not go well). The commands Appear to go through and show up fine, but the Leyak still spawns like it would in vanilla. I have another mod on that affects the Leyak (the miku mod), but this mod worked with it before? If anyone finds a fix I'd love to know about it :]
Hello, thank you for the mod. Want to add to the other comments, mod worked for few first spawns, after which Leyak proceed to spawn normally. Tried command to disable Leyak - no response. I also was unable to find configuration file, so maybe it is somehow connected.
The mod does not work for me, it just does not become active. Are there any problems with Steam's Proton compatibility layer?
EDIT: I figured it out, in the launch options field this needs to be typed in there or UE4SS will not work. WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version.dll=n,b" %command%
Heya Quasar, appreciate the mod! Its so strange they add such a permanent annoyance to the game so far into it, corrupting even the starting zones. Thanks for the hard work!
Hello! Just wanted to say thank you for making this mod. I almost quit my playthrough after discovering Leyak, and this mod saved it. I hope this mod stays updated with the new content coming out soon.
A few things to note and some recommendations:
If you could add the announcement messages that settings are changed when using the "toggle" chat commands, that would be great. They only seem to appear when you use the "enable/disable" commands
It would be awesome if you could add some additional settings like Leyak respawn timer changing and spawn distance from player. Don't know if that's possible though.
Those are minor gripes though - mod is already pretty amazing as is. Thanks again!
For the recommendations: 1. It's a bug, thanks for reporting it! 2. Currently impossible with the limitations of UE4SS with UE5. Since UE5 support in UE4SS is very limited, I can only use LUA. Since this game is built almost entirely using UE blueprints (which is a nightmare to mod), many things are read-only. My very first attempt at this mod was to increase the Leyak respawn timer, unforunately this never worked.
Is it possible for this mod to work server-side? I've tried installing it as-is on my Windows server and it doesn't appear to work, but I feel like something's missing. I'd be willing to try to dig into it if I know where to start.
Hey! I don't use a server personally so I haven't tested it. With that said, you should be able to install it on a client with administrator permissions (yourself I assume) and it should work. Since the Leyak does not spawn when no player is online, there is no point running it continuously anyways. :)
Can confirm: The mod works if you are hosting a regular Peer 2 Peer server from your own client. Do not know if it works if you enter another P2P server as a guest.
My server usually stays up so a couple of friends can jump in whenever they want. I would have to make each of them a moderator and they’d each have to install the mod. Running it server side would eliminate those issues and any issues related to multiple people having the mod installed in MP.
I have just tried it with our dedicated server, mod installed client-side, and can confirm it does not work, even with admin privileges (Admin.ini configured, and Admin menu available in the ESC menu)
I see the messages like "The Leyak has been lasered", but the Leyak does not actually despawn.
The problem with dedicated servers is that they don't use Unreal Engine like the client does. This means this mod will fall apart completely under those circumstances. To fix this, a completely new mod is necessary and developed only for the server. It might prove difficult as the server-side code most likely is custom made by DeepField. I'll try to investigate this but it's not a small adaptation, it's a complete rewrite in a totally different language.
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Note regarding update 0.9.3 (Christmas Update): You need to download the latest version of UE4SS as indicated in the mod description!
There is now a way to permanently contain the Leyak. This means this mod is no longer purely a quality of life mod.
I will try to keep it working with future game updates for people really needing it.
Also, this mod still works perfectly with the newest update. You don't need to do anything.
Leyak was widowed. :)
Also many thanks for your messages of support! It's the main thing motivating me to maintain this mod as I am not currently actively playing Abiotic Factor. :)
Enjoy!
That's a strange issue. Do you have the latest UE4SS version installed?
Do you have any other mod installed?
I'm going to try to fiddle around with it this weekend and check for myself!
Like some of the others, we have also run into an issue where the mod stopped working mid-game. It was working just fine at the start of our session today. I think the Leyak was removed at least four times? Then suddenly it stopped working. I am hosting the game and the Leyak came for me at least three times. My friend who joined me never saw it. It was very strange; we even collected orbs from when the mod removed it, so we know it was working beforehand.
This is the only mod I'm using on the game, and I do have the latest version of UE4SS. I'm not sure why it would suddenly stop working, unless it was impacted by the fact that we entered the labs this session? We already had it opened to us, but we were hanging out in the mines and office for a good part of our game. Then we went into the labs to take out some security bots and look for loot.
EDIT: I figured it out, in the launch options field this needs to be typed in there or UE4SS will not work.
WINEDLLOVERRIDES="version.dll=n,b" %command%
A few things to note and some recommendations:
Those are minor gripes though - mod is already pretty amazing as is. Thanks again!
For the recommendations:
1. It's a bug, thanks for reporting it!
2. Currently impossible with the limitations of UE4SS with UE5. Since UE5 support in UE4SS is very limited, I can only use LUA. Since this game is built almost entirely using UE blueprints (which is a nightmare to mod), many things are read-only. My very first attempt at this mod was to increase the Leyak respawn timer, unforunately this never worked.
I don't use a server personally so I haven't tested it. With that said, you should be able to install it on a client with administrator permissions (yourself I assume) and it should work. Since the Leyak does not spawn when no player is online, there is no point running it continuously anyways. :)
I see the messages like "The Leyak has been lasered", but the Leyak does not actually despawn.
This means this mod will fall apart completely under those circumstances. To fix this, a completely new mod is necessary and developed only for the server. It might prove difficult as the server-side code most likely is custom made by DeepField.
I'll try to investigate this but it's not a small adaptation, it's a complete rewrite in a totally different language.
I also wanted to let you know there was an update to the file structure of UE4SS:
Thought you might like to know. Thanks again for the mod.