[Mod] Better Screwdriver [0.4] [screwdriver2]

[12Me21]

The default screwdriver is a very useful tool, but it only makes sense if you understand how the facedir axis/rotation system works (and even then, I usually just resort to clicking randomly until I get the rotation I want)

This mod adds a new screwdriver that (I think) is more intuitive:


Left click "pushes" an edge of the node, and right click rotates the face that you're pointing at.

Crafting:
(Same recipe as the old screwdriver)

Version 0.4 Changelog:
- Added WorldEdit screw
Version 0.3 Changelog:
- Improved pointed position detection
- Added sounds when rotating nodes
Version 0.2 Changelog:
- Added particles when nodes are rotated
- Checks to make sure the raycaster finds the correct node
- Added long item description for the doc mod
- Won't crash if you click inside a node's collision box (IDK if this ever actually happened but now it definitely won't)
- Error message when minetest.raycast does not exist (for versions before 5.0)
- Added mod.conf
- You can now sneak to reverse the rotation direction when left clicking.

Dependencies: none

Download:
(Requires minetest version 5.0 or later)
https://github.com/12Me21/screwdriver2
Zip: https://github.com/12Me21/screwdriver2/ ... master.zip

License:
WTFPL

[Desour]

Nice!

Crafting:
(Same recipe as the old screwdriver)

I've seen, you add a recipe for the mtg screwdriver, but no recipe to craft it back.
Also I think, it's better to clear the craft recipe before overwriting it. Else craft guide mods will show both.

2. Camera position
The way I check the pointed-at position uses the new Raycast feature in minetest 0.5. However, this is not completely accurate, because (as far as I know,) there is no way to get the exact camera position. (Sure, you can check the player's eye height now, but the camera also bobs up and down whenever you walk.)

Is this the only thing that makes the camera position inaccurate?
The bobbing is probably done client side, the server doesn't know it better. But the crosshair could bob with the rest of the screen, too, maybe.

Imo you should leave the special rotation behaviors of nodes to the mods that add the nodes.

[Pyrollo]

Good idea !

Have you tried to play with it with moreblocs ?

[12Me21]

Nice!

Crafting:
(Same recipe as the old screwdriver)

I've seen, you add a recipe for the mtg screwdriver, but no recipe to craft it back.
Also I think, it's better to clear the craft recipe before overwriting it. Else craft guide mods will show both.

Yeah I'll fix that. I wonder if I should just override screwdriver:screwdriver rather than adding a new item...

2. Camera position
The way I check the pointed-at position uses the new Raycast feature in minetest 0.5. However, this is not completely accurate, because (as far as I know,) there is no way to get the exact camera position. (Sure, you can check the player's eye height now, but the camera also bobs up and down whenever you walk.)

Is this the only thing that makes the camera position inaccurate?
The bobbing is probably done client side, the server doesn't know it better. But the crosshair could bob with the rest of the screen, too, maybe.

There are small amounts of inaccuracies in the other calculations, but I'm pretty sure most of the problems come from this animation. The animation is probably done client side, but the server must know the camera position when you place a node or use an item.
Hopefully someday `pointed_thing` will always contain the exact pointing location (when applicable), so I won't have to use Raycast for this.

Anyway, I just remembered that there's the sonic screwdriver from technic, and I finally checked what the actual difference is between it and the normal screwdriver. It doesn't check can_dig, so it's able to rotate nodes like chests and machines with items inside. Maybe I'll do the same thing...

[Chiantos]

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[12Me21]

License ?

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[12Me21]

So it turns out that there is already a mod that does nearly the exact same thing!
Rhotator Screwdriver
It's definitely a lot more polished than my version (and compatible with Minetest 0.4), but doesn't always work on nodes that don't have full nodeboxes (Which is nearly impossible without the raycast system added in 0.5)

[12Me21]

Adding particle effects to show the rotation axis/direction after you use the screwdriver

[texmex]

This mod is excellent. The particle effect is really useful, though I'd replace its texture with something simpler than the screwdriver texture.

[texmex]

Here’s a killer feature: the ability to rotate not only individual nodes but whole worldedit selections. It could be mapped to punching a special node so when rotating the node the worldedit selection rotates with it.

[12Me21]

This mod is excellent. The particle effect is really useful, though I'd replace its texture with something simpler than the screwdriver texture.

I was planning to use a different texture, but couldn't think of anything...

Here’s a killer feature: the ability to rotate not only individual nodes but whole worldedit selections. It could be mapped to punching a special node so when rotating the node the worldedit selection rotates with it.

How would this work with non-cube-shaped areas?

[texmex]

Imo it shouldn’t matter what dimensions a WE area consists of. The ”WorldEdit rotation node” would simply trigger the regular WE rotation command and WE would deal with the rotation accordingly.

[12Me21]

Imo it shouldn’t matter what dimensions a WE area consists of. The ”WorldEdit rotation node” would simply trigger the regular WE rotation command and WE would deal with the rotation accordingly.

oh ok
(I've never actually used worldedit before)
That should be pretty simple to add.

[12Me21]

Alright, I added the worldedit rotation. Rotating the "WorldEdit Screw" node with the screwdriver will also rotate the worldedit region.
I feel like this isn't very useful since it requires a special node and a special tool... Maybe just adding a worldedit screwdriver tool would be a better option...

[texmex]

Any idea why I'm getting this error at boot?

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ERROR[Main]: ModError: Failed to load and run script from /Users/user/Library/Application Support/minetest/mods/screwdriver2/init.lua:
ERROR[Main]: .../mods/screwdriver2/worldedit.lua:7: attempt to index field '/rotate' (a nil value)
ERROR[Main]: stack traceback:
ERROR[Main]: 	...mods/screwdriver2/worldedit.lua:7: in main chunk
ERROR[Main]: 	[C]: in function 'dofile'
ERROR[Main]: 	...mods/screwdriver2/init.lua:319: in main chunk

[12Me21]

Any idea why I'm getting this error at boot?

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ERROR[Main]: ModError: Failed to load and run script from /Users/user/Library/Application Support/minetest/mods/screwdriver2/init.lua:
ERROR[Main]: .../mods/screwdriver2/worldedit.lua:7: attempt to index field '/rotate' (a nil value)
ERROR[Main]: stack traceback:
ERROR[Main]: 	...mods/screwdriver2/worldedit.lua:7: in main chunk
ERROR[Main]: 	[C]: in function 'dofile'
ERROR[Main]: 	...mods/screwdriver2/init.lua:319: in main chunk

Should be fixed now. (https://github.com/12Me21/screwdriver2/issues/1)

[texmex]

Indeed it’s fixed, thanks! This feature is awesome. :D I'm thinking that the screw node can interpret other actions as well, such as "pushes" by punching it translates to the WE move command. Perhaps it should grow into its own mod if added.

[12Me21]

Indeed it’s fixed, thanks! This feature is awesome. :D I'm thinking that the screw node can interpret other actions as well, such as "pushes" by punching it translates to the WE move command. Perhaps it should grow into its own mod if added.

Yeah, I was thinking about that too.
The problem with punching is that you wouldn't be able to break the node without triggering worldedit commands. Maybe right click would work, though.

[texmex]

Indeed it’s fixed, thanks! This feature is awesome. :D I'm thinking that the screw node can interpret other actions as well, such as "pushes" by punching it translates to the WE move command. Perhaps it should grow into its own mod if added.

Yeah, I was thinking about that too.
The problem with punching is that you wouldn't be able to break the node without triggering worldedit commands. Maybe right click would work, though.

Seems apt.

Btw,I’m trying to come up with an alternative tool name and texture for a more medieval setting, where screwdrivers don’t exist. Any ideas? :)