📌 Zone Creator - Modular Area Tool & Framework

Introduction

Zone Creator is an all-in-one tool for creating, editing, and managing zones in Garry's Mod. Its modular framework makes customizing area properties and behaviors easy, providing a flexible solution for any server type.

From restricted zones to interactive areas, Zone Creator enhances both staff control and player experience across any gamemodes, including DarkRP, Prop Hunt, Sandbox, SWRP, Manga RP and more.

Whether you're setting up permanent zones or handling dynamic events on the fly, Zone Creator is the perfect script to manage your spaces like a pro. Adaptable to your community’s unique needs, this tool is designed to bring well-managed areas to life on your server!

Modular Zone Creation, with customizable properties per zone

1. Allows the creation of zones with fully customizable properties to suit diverse gameplay needs.

Zone State Toggle

1. Easily enable or disable individual zones without deletion, for flexible, temporary adjustments.

Zone Expiration Date

1. Optionally set an expiration date for a zone, with customizable actions on expiration (disable or delete).

Zone Duplication

1. Quickly duplicate existing zones to save time on creating similar zones across the map.

Zone KeyValues

1. KeyValues can be attached to the zone object and its trigger entity, providing data for additional integrations.

Modifiers

1. Modifiers are a set of rules/actions that can be binded to a zone.
2. All modifiers can be trigered when the player enter into the zone, some can be trigered when the player leave, death, take damage.
3. Filtering System: The modifier’s filtering system can target players based on specific user groups or team designations.
4. Network Synchronization: Ensures that modifiers and their effects are updated across the network seamlessly.
5. Duplication: Allows modifiers to be cloned to other zones, maintaining identical rules for convenience.
6. State Toggle: Modifier state can be toggled independently from the zone itself.
7. Easy Extension: Designed for flexibility, the modifiers scripting API provides robust integration opportunities for developers.
8. Modifications to modifiers are applied in real time, making it easy to adjust them on the fly.

Modifiers list

1. Armor - Sets the player's armor.
2. Armor mutator - Change the player's armor every X seconds.
3. Health - Sets the player's health.
4. Health mutator - Change the player's health every X seconds.
5. Money - Sets the player's money.
6. Money mutator - Give player's money during the time.
7. Audio - Plays audio.
8. Block volume - Create a volume which block players.
9. Chat message - Send a message on the chatbox to the player.
10. Damage given - Change the given damage multiplier.
11. Damage received - Change the received damage multiplier.
12. Engine - Stop/Start the engine of vehicles.
13. Exit vehicle - Make the player exit the vehicle.
14. Fall damage - Change the fall damage multiplier.
15. Friction - Changes the friction player when sliding against surface.
16. Give weapons - Gives to the player the specified weapons.
17. Gravity multiplier - Changes the gravity of the player.
18. HUD message - Make a HUD message on the player's screen.
19. Kill - Kill the player.
20. Prevent prop spawn - Prevents the player from spawning props.
21. Push player - Push the player on the opposite direction of their velocity.
22. Speak to server - Allow the player to speak to everyone.
23. Speak to zone - Allow the player to speak to everyone on the zone.
24. Speed multiplier - Change the speed multiplier of the player.
25. Strip weapons - Strip the player's weapons.
26. Teleport - Teleport the player to a given position.

Roles and permissions

1. Enables precise access settings based on player roles, user groups, or specific team designations.
2. Ensure safe delegation of responsibilities without compromising security.
3. For instance, this allows you to grant selective access to specific parts of the script without requiring highly privileged usergroups.
4. Drag and drop to organize roles hierarchy.

Optimization for Large Maps

1. Resource-efficient handling of zones for large maps, minimizing performance impact.

Intuitive UI/UX Design

1. User-friendly, well-organized interface designed for ease of use and easy zones management.
2. Dynamic tooltips to explain features on the fly, enhancing a pleasent user experience, especially for new users.
3. Responsive and Adaptive Layouts: The interface automatically adjusts to different screen sizes and resolutions, ensuring a smooth experience.

In-game Configuration

1. Seamless in-game configuration system, with no need to restart your server.
2. No need to access configuration files (except a single time, for the database connection).

Housekeeping

1. Provides superadmins (or users with a high-privilege role within this script) the ability to reset specific data in the database and clear cached memory.
2. To prevent accidental actions, a confirmation code is required before execution, ensuring safe handling of these data-altering features.

Dashboard

1. A centralized view that provides an overview of all active zones, modifiers and roles.

Localization

1. The script is available in a few languages.
2. New languages can easily be added.