add 3-4x wildlife modlet for 7dtd, re-enable mod deploy, strip dead v3.x serverconfig props

roles/7dtd/tasks/main.yml

@@ -36,33 +36,39 @@
 # Mods live in the bind-mounted serverfiles; the container loads them on its next start
 # (recreate on every deploy re-reads them). zips come from roles/7dtd/files/mods (sdtd_mods
 # in vars.yml), extracted one level deep (each zip carries its own mod subfolder; prefix
-# folders with z- if they must sort LAST for load order). unarchive only ADDS — it never
-# removes, so a mod dropped from sdtd_mods would keep loading: with an empty list we wipe
-# the whole dir and the create-task below rebuilds it empty. Partial mod swaps are not
-# auto-cleaned (the role only knows zip names, not the folders zips unpack into) — remove
-# those retired folders from the box by hand.
+# folders with z- if they must sort LAST for load order).
+# Deployed now: MoreAnimals — a PURE XML data patch (no DLL/Harmony) raising wild-game/predator
+# spawn density (v3.x schema: maxcount per 80x80m chunk + 6-value respawndelay tuples). Works
+# with EAC ON, needs NO client install (spawning is server-authoritative; the server pushes its
+# XML state to clients on connect). GATE: XML values apply only while the sandbox Density options
+# are Default — once sdtd_sandbox_code sets any density != Default, the sandbox value wins and
+# this patch is inert; use SandboxCode Day/Night Animal Density + Respawn instead.
+# unarchive only ADDS — it never removes, so a mod dropped from sdtd_mods would keep loading:
+# with an empty list we wipe the whole dir and the create-task below rebuilds it empty.
+# Partial mod swaps are not auto-cleaned (the role only knows zip names, not the folders zips
+# unpack into) — remove those retired folders from the box by hand.
 - name: Remove 7 Days to Die Mods directory when no mods are deployed
   ansible.builtin.file:
     path: /opt/apps/7dtd/serverfiles/Mods
     state: absent
   when: sdtd_mods | length == 0
 
-# - name: Create 7 Days to Die Mods directory (container user)
-#   ansible.builtin.file:
-#     path: /opt/apps/7dtd/serverfiles/Mods
-#     state: directory
-#     owner: '1000'
-#     group: '1000'
-#     mode: '0755'
+- name: Create 7 Days to Die Mods directory (container user)
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: /opt/apps/7dtd/serverfiles/Mods
+    state: directory
+    owner: '1000'
+    group: '1000'
+    mode: '0755'
 
-# - name: Deploy 7 Days to Die mods from vendored zips
-#   ansible.builtin.unarchive:
-#     src: "mods/{{ item }}"
-#     dest: /opt/apps/7dtd/serverfiles/Mods
-#     owner: '1000'
-#     group: '1000'
-#     mode: '0755'
-#   loop: "{{ sdtd_mods }}"
+- name: Deploy 7 Days to Die mods from vendored zips
+  ansible.builtin.unarchive:
+    src: "mods/{{ item }}"
+    dest: /opt/apps/7dtd/serverfiles/Mods
+    owner: '1000'
+    group: '1000'
+    mode: '0755'
+  loop: "{{ sdtd_mods }}"
 
 - name: Template 7 Days to Die serverconfig from vars.yml
   ansible.builtin.template: