Dryable

Based on game build 714014 | Last updated: 2026-03-03

Overview

The Dryable component enables an entity to participate in the game's drying mechanic (e.g., in a drying rack or under the sun). It is attached to prefabs that can transition from a raw state to a dried variant, storing metadata required to define the dried output, the time required for drying, and the Prefab/BuildFile references for both raw and dried states. It automatically adds the dryable tag to its host entity upon initialization and removes it when removed.

Usage example

local inst = CreateEntity()
inst:AddComponent("dryable")
inst.components.dryable:SetProduct("dried_meat")
inst.components.dryable:SetDryTime(300)  -- 5 minutes
inst.components.dryable:SetBuildFile("builds/meat.fbx")
inst.components.dryable:SetDriedBuildFile("builds/meat_dried.fbx")

Dependencies & tags

Components used: None identified
Tags: Adds dryable; removes dryable on entity removal.

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
product	string or nil	nil	The name of the prefab that replaces this entity after drying completes.
drytime	number or nil	nil	Duration in seconds required to dry this entity.
buildfile	string or nil	nil	File path to the 3D model (.fbx) used for the raw state of the entity.
dried_buildfile	string or nil	nil	File path to the 3D model for the dried state; if not set, falls back to buildfile.

Main functions

SetProduct(product)

• Description: Sets the prefab name of the item that results from drying this entity.
• Parameters: product (string) — the name of the dried product prefab.
• Returns: Nothing.

GetProduct()

• Description: Returns the currently set dried product prefab name.
• Parameters: None.
• Returns: (string or nil) — the product prefab name, or nil if unset.

SetDryTime(time)

• Description: Sets the drying duration for this entity.
• Parameters: time (number) — drying time in seconds.
• Returns: Nothing.

GetDryTime()

• Description: Returns the currently set drying duration.
• Parameters: None.
• Returns: (number or nil) — drying time in seconds, or nil if unset.

SetBuildFile(buildfile)

• Description: Sets the asset file path for the raw (undried) model.
• Parameters: buildfile (string) — path to the .fbx file (e.g., "builds/meat.fbx").
• Returns: Nothing.

GetBuildFile()

• Description: Returns the raw model file path.
• Parameters: None.
• Returns: (string or nil) — the build file path, or nil if unset.

SetDriedBuildFile(dried_buildfile)

• Description: Sets the asset file path for the dried model.
• Parameters: dried_buildfile (string) — path to the .fbx file for the dried state.
• Returns: Nothing.

GetDriedBuildFile()

• Description: Returns the dried model file path; if none was explicitly set, returns the raw buildfile as fallback.
• Parameters: None.
• Returns: (string) — the dried build file path, or the raw build file if dried_buildfile is nil.

Events & listeners

• Listens to: None identified
• Pushes: None identified