Shard Daywalkerspawner

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

Overview

shard_daywalkerspawner is a networked component that tracks and synchronizes the Daywalker boss’s current spawn location across server shards. It ensures consistent state between master and non-master shards by maintaining a numeric location enum (cavejail or forestjunkpile) and exposing it via a replicated variable. It only exists on the master simulation (TheWorld.ismastersim), and coordinates location updates when the Daywalker is defeated.

Usage example

-- Typically added automatically to the Daywalker entity by its prefab.
-- Example of reading location on any shard:
if inst.components.shard_daywalkerspawner then
    local location_name = inst.components.shard_daywalkerspawner:GetLocationName()
    print("Daywalker is at:", location_name)
end

Dependencies & tags

Components used: None identified
Tags: None identified

Properties

Property	Type	Default Value	Description
DAYWALKERLOCATION	table	{ cavejail = 0, forestjunkpile = 1 }	Enum mapping string keys to location IDs.
DAYWALKERLOCATION_LOOKUP	table	populated at runtime	Reverse lookup from numeric ID to location name.
location	net_tinybyte	0	Replicated numeric location value synced across shards.

Main functions

GetLocation()

• Description: Returns the current numeric location ID (0 for cavejail, 1 for forestjunkpile).
• Parameters: None.
• Returns: number — the current location enum value.

GetLocationName()

• Description: Returns the string name corresponding to the current location.
• Parameters: None.
• Returns: string — either "cavejail" or "forestjunkpile".

SetLocation(location)

• Description: Sets the location, accepting either a numeric enum or its string name. Triggers network sync via location:set().
• Parameters:
  • location (number|string) — numeric enum or "cavejail"/"forestjunkpile" string.
• Returns: Nothing.

GetDebugString()

• Description: Returns a human-readable debug string including shard role and current location.
• Parameters: None.
• Returns: string — formatted like "Mastershard: 1, Location: cavejail".

Events & listeners

• Listens to:

  • master_shardbossdefeated (only on mastershard) — triggers location toggle when Daywalker is defeated.
  • locationdirty (only on non-mastershard) — stub handler; no functional effect.

• Pushes: None. (Event handling modifies local state but does not emit additional events.)