Custom task menu 1.1.0

Sorky · Jun 2, 2025

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Custom task menu - custom, simple task system

Hey everyone!

While learning how to create modules for OTClient, I put together a simple task module that fully relies on extended opcodes for communication between the server and client.

It's designed to show tasks in a panel-style layout with visual elements for:

Progress tracking (UIProgressBar)

Reward items (UIItem)

Task monsters (UICreature with lookType)

Dynamic task list loading via opcode 125
It supports:

Persistent selection...

Tasks = {}local selectedTasklocal suppressCheckChange = falselocal DEBOUNC - Pastebin.com

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Did you copy custom_tasks.otui?

jajo1991 · Jun 19, 2025

yes

Post automatically merged: Jun 19, 2025

Sorky said:
does your lua look like this?

Tasks = {}local selectedTasklocal suppressCheckChange = falselocal DEBOUNC - Pastebin.com

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Did you copy custom_tasks.otui?

yes

Sorky · Jun 19, 2025

jajo1991 said:
yes

Post automatically merged: Jun 19, 2025

yes View attachment 93164

it looks like file was not loaded correctly, any logs in terminal? ctrl+t. or logs.log

Dran Ryszard · Saturday at 01:49

Sorky said:
it looks like file was not loaded correctly, any logs in terminal? ctrl+t. or logs.log

Same problem

Code:

GPU AMD Radeon RX 6600 (ATI Technologies Inc.)
OpenGL 4.6.0 Compatibility Profile Context 24.5.1.240502
[Atlas] Texture size is: 4096x4096 (max: 16384x16384)
Found work dir at 'C:/Users/XX/Desktop/XX/'
== application started at Jun 21 2025 01:48:23
OTCv8 3.2 rev 4 (dev) made by otclient.net built on Feb 26 2023 for arch x86
ERROR: failed to load UI from 'custom_tasks.otui': OTML error in '/modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.otui' at line 52: indentation with tabs are not allowed
FATAL ERROR: Unable to load module 'custom_tasks': /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.lua:20: attempt to index field 'window' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function '__index'
    /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.lua:20: in function 'init'
    /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.otmod:10:[@onLoad]:1: in main chunk
    [C]: in function 'autoLoadModules'
    /init.lua:78: in function 'loadModules'
    /init.lua:92: in main chunk

Unknown Soldier · Saturday at 02:41

Dran Ryszard said:

Same problem
View attachment 93189

Code:

GPU AMD Radeon RX 6600 (ATI Technologies Inc.)
OpenGL 4.6.0 Compatibility Profile Context 24.5.1.240502
[Atlas] Texture size is: 4096x4096 (max: 16384x16384)
Found work dir at 'C:/Users/XX/Desktop/XX/'
== application started at Jun 21 2025 01:48:23
OTCv8 3.2 rev 4 (dev) made by otclient.net built on Feb 26 2023 for arch x86
ERROR: failed to load UI from 'custom_tasks.otui': OTML error in '/modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.otui' at line 52: indentation with tabs are not allowed
FATAL ERROR: Unable to load module 'custom_tasks': /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.lua:20: attempt to index field 'window' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function '__index'
    /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.lua:20: in function 'init'
    /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.otmod:10:[@onLoad]:1: in main chunk
    [C]: in function 'autoLoadModules'
    /init.lua:78: in function 'loadModules'
    /init.lua:92: in main chunk

Code:

custom_tasks/custom_tasks.otui' at line 52: indentation with tabs are not allowed

You have placed tab in line 52 in otui file, change it to space, tabs will always crash the module

Dran Ryszard · Saturday at 14:45

Unknown Soldier said:
Code:

custom_tasks/custom_tasks.otui' at line 52: indentation with tabs are not allowed

You have placed tab in line 52 in otui file, change it to space, tabs will always crash the module

Next errors after remove all tabs in empty lines

Code:

GPU AMD Radeon RX 6600 (ATI Technologies Inc.)
OpenGL 4.6.0 Compatibility Profile Context 24.5.1.240502
[Atlas] Texture size is: 4096x4096 (max: 16384x16384)
Found work dir at 'C:/Users/knowa/Desktop/ParcelOT_OTCLIENT/'
== application started at Jun 21 2025 14:43:42
OTCv8 3.2 rev 4 (dev) made by otclient.net built on Feb 26 2023 for arch x86
FATAL ERROR: Unable to load module 'custom_tasks': /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.lua:29: attempt to index field 'game_mainpanel' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function '__index'
    /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.lua:29: in function 'init'
    /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.otmod:10:[@onLoad]:1: in main chunk
    [C]: in function 'autoLoadModules'
    /init.lua:78: in function 'loadModules'
    /init.lua:92: in main chunk

Mateus Robeerto · Saturday at 14:54

I saw the video where you were testing with Mehah, so you should have tested OTCv8 before posting. The structure between OTCv8 and Mehah is completely different. Try testing OTCv8 yourself and you’ll see — there are definitely some issues. Please fix it and make it compatible with OTCv8. Thanks! @Sorky

Sorky · Saturday at 15:30

Mateus Robeerto said:
I saw the video where you were testing with Mehah, so you should have tested OTCv8 before posting. The structure between OTCv8 and Mehah is completely different. Try testing OTCv8 yourself and you’ll see — there are definitely some issues. Please fix it and make it compatible with OTCv8. Thanks! @Sorky

Sorry, but why would I? I selected correctly that this module was not tested on otc 8 and I won't touch that repo

Post automatically merged: Saturday at 15:31

Dran Ryszard said:

Next errors after remove all tabs in empty lines

Code:

GPU AMD Radeon RX 6600 (ATI Technologies Inc.)
OpenGL 4.6.0 Compatibility Profile Context 24.5.1.240502
[Atlas] Texture size is: 4096x4096 (max: 16384x16384)
Found work dir at 'C:/Users/knowa/Desktop/ParcelOT_OTCLIENT/'
== application started at Jun 21 2025 14:43:42
OTCv8 3.2 rev 4 (dev) made by otclient.net built on Feb 26 2023 for arch x86
FATAL ERROR: Unable to load module 'custom_tasks': /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.lua:29: attempt to index field 'game_mainpanel' (a nil value)
stack traceback:
    [C]: in function '__index'
    /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.lua:29: in function 'init'
    /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.otmod:10:[@onLoad]:1: in main chunk
    [C]: in function 'autoLoadModules'
    /init.lua:78: in function 'loadModules'
    /init.lua:92: in main chunk

Module was designed and tested on otland master fork, not OTCv8. I don't have that much time to test each repo

Unknown Soldier · Saturday at 15:52

Code:

FATAL ERROR: Unable to load module 'custom_tasks': /modules/custom_tasks/custom_tasks.lua:29: attempt to index field 'game_mainpanel' (a nil value)

As the line says, game_minipanel is not initiated before something else is trying to use it, so it is NIL, not existing in that certain moment. Check the order of some lines in init or some onGameStart function, and try to change their order

Error 502 · Saturday at 20:53

just change game_minipanel to client_topmenu
would work with v8 and otcr because otc redemption has backward compatibility with old clients

Dran Ryszard · Saturday at 23:06

Error 502 said:
client_topmenu

Ye, after that and one more change
This:

Code:

  taskButton = modules.game_mainpanel.addToggleButton('taskButton', tr('Tasks') .. ' (Ctrl+D)',
                                                      '/images/options/ButtonBosstiary',
                                                      toggle, false, 99)

To

Code:

  taskButton = modules.client_topmenu.addLeftGameButton('taskButton', tr('Tasks') .. ' (Ctrl+D)', '/images/game/prey/prey_inactive', toggle, false, 99)

And it "work" but not perfect, its still needed a UI fixes

And one BIG problem is problem with close a client, after tried exit, client lagged and got crush ;/
For now i saw only that problem, but its problem what eliminated it from use for now on OTCv8 for me.

///// EDIT
To fix problem with lagg client after exit is remove a tracker, i was remove all functions about tracker and a button from UI and it not crashed

Sorky · Sunday at 08:55

Dran Ryszard said:
Ye, after that and one more change
This:

Code:

taskButton = modules.game_mainpanel.addToggleButton('taskButton', tr('Tasks') .. ' (Ctrl+D)', '/images/options/ButtonBosstiary', toggle, false, 99)

To

Code:

taskButton = modules.client_topmenu.addLeftGameButton('taskButton', tr('Tasks') .. ' (Ctrl+D)', '/images/game/prey/prey_inactive', toggle, false, 99)

And it "work" but not perfect, its still needed a UI fixes
View attachment 93204

And one BIG problem is problem with close a client, after tried exit, client lagged and got crush ;/
For now i saw only that problem, but its problem what eliminated it from use for now on OTCv8 for me.
View attachment 93205

///// EDIT
To fix problem with lagg client after exit is remove a tracker, i was remove all functions about tracker and a button from UI and it not crashed

Yeah, it's close to how it looks on mehah. Counters are not cropped here, and the scrollbar looks different.

Do you have problems with closing the task menu while widgets are open? I was testing it for a while on multiple characters online at some time, but didn't lag the client. I have buffy PC on the other hand

Dran Ryszard · Sunday at 11:12

Sorky said:
Yeah, it's close to how it looks on mehah. Counters are not cropped here, and the scrollbar looks different.

Do you have problems with closing the task menu while widgets are open? I was testing it for a while on multiple characters online at some time, but didn't lag the client. I have buffy PC on the other hand

When i removed tracker, problems with client lag after exit gone, i dont saw any other problems with open/close task with other widgets.
Only when i open Task then i can't close that window by using again Button in menu, i need use a ESC and when u logout that window not closing too

And UI need few fix couse look ugly little ;D Scrollbar, item count in reward, small problems

// Edit

After few changes in Ui it look better

But i need find problem why it not closing after using button again or after logout from server ;/

/// Edit V2
Here is .lua file with working button on/off and after logout task window be closing
ATTENTION!
ChatGPT was help me with that, so im not 100% sure its writen perfect

Sorky · Sunday at 13:26

Dran Ryszard said:
When i removed tracker, problems with client lag after exit gone, i dont saw any other problems with open/close task with other widgets.
Only when i open Task then i can't close that window by using again Button in menu, i need use a ESC and when u logout that window not closing too

And UI need few fix couse look ugly little ;D Scrollbar, item count in reward, small problems
View attachment 93208

// Edit

After few changes in Ui it look better
View attachment 93209

But i need find problem why it not closing after using button again or after logout from server ;/

View attachment 93210

/// Edit V2
Here is .lua file with working button on/off and after logout task window be closing
ATTENTION!
ChatGPT was help me with that, so im not 100% sure its writen perfect

On mehah it was working with closing via button, I think I forgot to implement esc button closing (always was closing it via ctrl+D)

Edit
I didn't implement closing it after logout either

will do it in free time

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