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[pandaro]

In which folder is stored the starry sky of minetest?

[PilzAdam]

In which folder is stored the starry sky of minetest?

Its not stored anywhere, its generated at runtime.

[pandaro]

I think about the possibility of creating a starry sky always the same, that would enable the player to navigate at night using the stars.
It would be possible at least in theory?

[paramat]

Hi, i searched but no success ... how would i control the order of execution of 'on generated' functions in various mods? ... dependancies maybe?

[qwrwed]

How do I use add_node or set_node to create other nodes? i am making a plasma screen TV mod which has 6 nodes, arranged like this:
1 2 3
4 5 6
5 is the node that is placed, and when the player places it the other 5 nodes should generate. However, I don't know how to do this, and looking in the code for the stargate mod, doors mod and beds mod did not help - the first two were more complicated, and I don't even know where I'm going wrong using code from beds, so I would like to start from scratch.

[webdesigner97]

If you need your manually placed node to facedir, make sure to add param2 to the node:

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    after_place_node = function(pos,placer,itemstack)
        --Don't forget to modify the <pos> table
        minetest.set_node(pos,{name="bla", param2=minetest.dir_to_facedir(placer:get_look_dir())})
    end

And for changing pictures: Why not use a texture animation?

[dannydanger]

how do you make terracotta roof tile

[Topywo]

how do you make terracotta roof tile

You mean the one from VanessaE's homedecor? -->

http://minetest-home-decor.wikia.com/wi ... Decor_Wiki

[Casimir]

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    on_rightclick = function(pos, node, clicker)
        local inv = clicker:get_inventory()
        if inv:room_for_item("main", {name="flowers:pot", count=1, wear=0, metadata=""}) then
            node.name = "flowers:dandelion_white"
            minetest.env:set_node(pos, node)
            minetest.sound_play("default_dug_node", {pos,gain = 1.0})
            inv:add_item("main", "flowers:pot")
        end
    end,

Everything works, except adding the item. It is added when there is already a stack of flowers:pot in the inventory, but not when there is non.

[kaeza]

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    on_rightclick = function(pos, node, clicker)
        local inv = clicker:get_inventory()
        if inv:room_for_item("main", {name="flowers:pot", count=1, wear=0, metadata=""}) then
            node.name = "flowers:dandelion_white"
            minetest.env:set_node(pos, node)
            minetest.sound_play("default_dug_node", {pos,gain = 1.0})
            inv:add_item("main", "flowers:pot")
        end
    end,

Everything works, except adding the item. It is added when there is already a stack of flowers:pot in the inventory, but not when there is non.

have you tried removing 'wear=0' from the room_for_item() call? It sounds silly, but 'wear' should only be set on tools (note that '0' is neither nil, nor a "false" boolean value).

[Casimir]

Setting the node and playing sound is working, so that's not the problem.

At the moment I have a much bigger one: I moved a mod into another folder, because I wanted to publish it. Using strg-x and strg-v and then is just disappeared
Is is Mint, is it Thunar or is it me who has done something wrong? (Yes, I should have made backups.)
It might be to late at night - I'm very confused - in the game everything still works but the mod-folder is nowhere.

[fairiestoy]

Hello guys,

is it possible to access the tiles that were used on minetest.register_node( <parameters> ) ? I found param1 & param2 as well as the name, but no way to find the registered image files used for that specific tile. Is that somehow possible?
(If i missed something really obvious, sorry for that :-/ )

Greetings

[Casimir]

I don't understand what you mean but this might help: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... .txt#L1956
Do you want to change the texture of a node (like stone and desertstone) or the way it is displayed (like papyrus/stone/torch/sign/rail...)?

[derpswa99]

Is there any way someone can port minetest to a ps3?

[Calinou]

Is there any way someone can port minetest to a ps3?

No.

[kaeza]

Hello guys,

is it possible to access the tiles that were used on minetest.register_node( <parameters> ) ? I found param1 & param2 as well as the name, but no way to find the registered image files used for that specific tile. Is that somehow possible?
(If i missed something really obvious, sorry for that :-/ )

Greetings

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local first_tile = minetest.registered_nodes["default:wood"].tiles[1]

[fairiestoy]

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local first_tile = minetest.registered_nodes["default:wood"].tiles[1]

Thanks kaeza. Thats exactly what im looking for :3

I don't understand what you mean but this might help: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... .txt#L1956
Do you want to change the texture of a node (like stone and desertstone) or the way it is displayed (like papyrus/stone/torch/sign/rail...)?

I dont want to change it. I need the references to see, if i can create a way of changing the appearance of a node ( with use of a dummy node ) especially its mesh in a way that is not dependent on hard coded links to other mods. As example:
The stairpick mod uses references to the stairsplus stairs. So it looks up the fitting stairs out of this mod in order to replace the node you are pointing to and replace it with the stair.
BUT if you are capable of accessing the tiles of a registered node, you could create a stairpick (as example) that uses no references to other mods. Instead it uses a dummy model of a mesh (also an example) and assigns the texture of the node you were pointing to in the first place.

I hope this will work ( up to now its only a idea)

[Exilyth]

How do you use the facedir param (param2) of nodes? E.g. how do you make the facedir of a node depend on where the player looked when it is placed?

[Dan Duncombe]

How do you use the facedir param (param2) of nodes? E.g. how do you make the facedir of a node depend on where the player looked when it is placed?

To make a node have facedir:

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paramtype2 = "facedir",

[Exilyth]

How do you use the facedir param (param2) of nodes? E.g. how do you make the facedir of a node depend on where the player looked when it is placed?

To make a node have facedir:

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paramtype2 = "facedir",

D'oh.
I looked up the paramtype2 line of my node definition in my code again and saw this...

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          sounds = default.node_sound_wood_defaults(),
      paramtype = "light",
      paramtype2 == "facedir",
      on_construct = function(pos)
      ....

Obviosly, that comparision doesn't make for a proper paramtype
I fixed that line, now it works like a charm.

[deivan]

I have a small problem. How I drop a quarter block over a fluid? In the horizontal. Have a short cut or hot key to it?

[Exilyth]

I have a node with paramtype2 = "facedir" and an abm which gets called on that node.


Why does

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local direction = minetest:facedir_to_dir(minetest.env:get_node(pos).param2)

give me an error saying the method facedir_to_dir is a nil value?


Why does

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local direction = minetest.facedir_to_dir(minetest.env:get_node(pos).param2)

give me an error saying the field facedir_to_dir is a nil value?


How are you supposed to call facedir_to_dir then?
(I'm using 0.4.7 stable btw)

[deivan]

Try remove the "local" word and test again. If I remember correctly the local cause some trouble some times.

[LionsDen]

Here's a question, is there a command or way to change the textures on a node that has been placed into the world? For instance I have a node and I place it in the world. I then punch the node and have some lua code run but I would like to change the texture on the node. I already replace the original node with a new one but I have 8 textures to run through and I would rather not create a new node for each texture and replace each one with the new one every time. A simple command to change the texture is what I would really like. I have done searches but haven't found anything.

[miner]

I've been trying to make a server how in the world do I?
ive already made one but its not working nobody gets on is it
working? anyway plz help.