[Mod] Protector [protector]

[TenPlus1]

It seems that cactus, tree blocks and doors can be placed in a protected areas without any problems, any idea why ??

[RavonTUS]

Greetings,

I like this mod, but the menu doesn't want to go away some times. Any one know a quick fix or how to add a "close menu" button?

-Ravon

[TenPlus1]

Their seems to be a bug when adding a name to the protector block, once you add the name you cannot exit the interface properly, it keeps reappearing even after spamming the ESC key... Could you add a BACK button like your other mods please ?

NOTE: I've managed to fix the above problem by adding my own BACK button to the init.lua file, please find it attached...

[Achilles]

Nice mod...

Would be good if you could add other protection blocks that would protect a larger area and have a more expensive recipe.

[Achilles]

Erm... When i kept placing a normal cobblestone block on someones protected area in order get to the top of their house, The cobblestone block i kept placing at the start stayed in there protected area. When i tried to remove the cobble block it just said 'This are is owned by .....'. I don't know if this is a bug or what.

[CraigyDavi]

Erm... When i kept placing a normal cobblestone block on someones protected area in order get to the top of their house, The cobblestone block i kept placing at the start stayed in there protected area. When i tried to remove the cobble block it just said 'This are is owned by .....'. I don't know if this is a bug or what.

Was the cobblestone a stair/slab?

[TenPlus1]

is their a way to stop users from placing rotatable blocks in this mod as things like doors, tree and stairs get through the protection... Water especially because griefers tend to water bomb protected areas for a laugh...

This is the current init.lua for the mod that I'm testing with if it helps anyone...

[Krock]

is their a way to stop users from placing rotatable blocks in this mod as things like doors, tree and stairs get through the protection... Water especially because griefers tend to water bomb protected areas for a laugh...

This is the current init.lua for the mod that I'm testing with if it helps anyone...

How about fixing the bucket? There were serval fixes in minetest_game about those things.

[CraigyDavi]

This mod should be updated and use the minetest.is_protected feature.

[4aiman]

This mod should be updated and use the minetest.is_protected feature.

Would it be faster then?

[CraigyDavi]

This mod should be updated and use the minetest.is_protected feature.

Would it be faster then?

Probably. And it would mean that people cannot place water, doors and use screwdrivers ect. inside protected areas.

[4aiman]

cannot place water

Is it "cannot place" or "the water placed by someone wouldn't flow inside the protected area"?

As for the speed - needs testing.
If there's more than just convenience then all protective mods should consider updating.

[TenPlus1]

Xanadu server has been changed so that water buckets cannot be placed around protector nodes and that includes the players nodes... A quick fix for now but it would be handy of Zeg would update this mod to use minetest's minetest.is_protected feature and cut the userlist down to 1 page for the protector blocks (we dont need that many ppl added)...

[Krock]

I had some free time and made a merge/pull request.
Tested the new codes with git-minetest_game, works.

[TenPlus1]

Thanks for the changes Krock, worked fine although I did keep my formspec layout (easier to use with a back button)... Now we just gotta sort the rotatable objects and water buckets getting through protection... hrm...

[Krock]

Thanks for the changes Krock, worked fine although I did keep my formspec layout (easier to use with a back button)... Now we just gotta sort the rotatable objects and water buckets getting through protection... hrm...

https://github.com/minetest/minetest_ga ... t/init.lua
Override with your bucket/init.lua and you get empty buckets back after a failed placing-try.
Rotateable objects is moreblocks? Somewhere else? just add

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if minetest.is_protected(node_pos, player_name)
   return
end

and update builtin:
https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... s.lua#L285

[TenPlus1]

I just noticed that the new minetest bucket mod already has this included (and it still allows liquids to be placed in protected aread):

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local function check_protection(pos, name, text)
    if minetest.is_protected(pos, name) then
        minetest.log("action", (name ~= "" and name or "A mod")
            .. " tried to " .. text
            .. " at protected position "
            .. minetest.pos_to_string(pos)
            .. " with a bucket")
        minetest.record_protection_violation(pos, name)
        return true
    end
    return false
end

[4aiman]

I just noticed that the new minetest bucket mod already has this included (and it still allows liquids to be placed in protected aread):

Maybe there's a bug in the protection mod?
'Cause misc.lua contains only this:

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function minetest.is_protected(pos, name)
    return false
end

so we can't blame it...

[Nubelite]

Here is an idea.

Instead of doing a search for a block in an area why not check one spot. There are two ways this can be done.

Dynamic Y
For dynamic y values, where they can be anything, At -90000 have new blocks be made. Lets call these blocks Protect_Stone. These Protect_Stone blocks would fill the -90000 area equal to that of the area the player places the block in. Say the area is 5x5x5. Using some code from world edit a 5x5x5 area placed at the (players y value)-90000. So now when a player tries to dig up a block the check is just Y-90000 instead of check almost every block in a 5x5x5 area.

Finite Y values
Another way to do is is to have a y value range say -100 to +100 be protected. If the player places a block at a y value of 50 then they get a y value protected area of -100 to +100. I do not mean -150 and +150, the y value of the placement of the block only determines what y value chunk they get. Then using a mod function or so the system just needs to check a -90000 + number block. ranges -100 to +100 get -90000, and then -300 to -101 get -90001. Instead of filling up a large space it is just a row of blocks in the x,z range that are filled.

Thought this might help performance wise.

[Krock]

@Nubelite, it's a nice idea but how to place blocks at Y -90000? The Y limit is at -31800 or somewhat

[Nubelite]

thought that was just the map size. didn't realize block placement was disabled for past it.

[Thedarksoldier]

wht does this mode do pls tell me

[Thedarksoldier]

what does this mode do

[Topywo]

what does this mode do

See the 1st post. The 1st post of mod releases describes what a mod does, most of the times there are also screenshots and crafting recipes in it.

"As glomie's mod, it protects 5 blocks in all 6 directions."

So you place a protector block. Then other players cannot dig or place 5 nodes (blocks), under, above, in front, at the back, to the left or to the right of it and the diagonals.


Edit: Removed double pasting.

Edit2: Diagonals

[TenPlus1]

Please find attached a reworked version of Protector mod re-written to work with Minetest 0.4.9...

Changes:

• Now protects against tree, cactus, doors, liquid buckets and rotatable objects
• Protector Stick removed, hold a Protector block and left-click for area information
• Right-clicking Protector block allows shared name entry for an area, now has BACK button
• Punching Protector block shows protection field in pink, disappears after 10 seconds
• Users with 'delprotect' privs no longer have to hold down sneak in order to change protected blocks.