Could something like this be created
Could something like this be created
I would like to know if there is enough support to make a mod which would result in the following.
If so I would love to make a mod around this with all sorts of stuff.
Basically is the enough support to make moving objects like the one's in the above image. And what animation support if any is included.
If so I would love to make a mod around this with all sorts of stuff.
Basically is the enough support to make moving objects like the one's in the above image. And what animation support if any is included.
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I wish this was possible in Minetest, but I can't guarantee that it would be. It would be very nice, however.
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A wind- or watermill plus some simplified gears would be great! I've been looking for something like this for some time. What it takes is basicly the animation for the sails of the windmill and the animation for a waterweel. Both could be done either with models or even with signlike or an overlarge nodebox (several nodes large) with some suitable animations and transparency where needed. With smaller trunks between the gear nodes, perhaps even round nodeboxes like the ones the pipes mod comes with, animated images may be enough to make it look like it's rotating. The physics could then be limited to some formspecs and would bear not much resemblance to the animation.
Hope someone who can do so does the animations! I'd be glad with a waterwheel- and mill-sail-animation in animated image format.
Hope someone who can do so does the animations! I'd be glad with a waterwheel- and mill-sail-animation in animated image format.
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I object to "anything is possible with coding"! There are limits to it. The most obvious limits would be those set by Irrlicht. Rubenwardy already mentioned hardware limits.
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This IS possible. If someone has the time to fix the entity-related problems, or to implement a "model" node drawtype.
The second option would be best IMO; with the current code the rotating parts would just duplicate or disappear
The second option would be best IMO; with the current code the rotating parts would just duplicate or disappear
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See also the MT-Faithful texture pack (work in progress).
See also the MT-Faithful texture pack (work in progress).
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Hm...loose windmill sails sailing through the worlds...watermill wheels going through towns...guess we better stick to save nodeboxes :-) The question remains: Can someone do animated textures for them?
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I have little knowledge of pitch and yaw so I certainly don't know the difference between the two. If I do use animated entities, I can have rotating objects like the axle and the windmill, right? If so then I'll use animated entities, the windmill only needs to spin to look pretty, however the axles should spin based on the direction the windmill and if it's neighbours are spinning. If possible could I create about 6 entites, 2 moving (clockwise and anti-clockwise) facing one direction, 2 moving facing the other direction and 2 still for both directions. This raises a bunch of questions about entities; if I have neighbouring entities, can I keep their animations synced. Can I spawn entities inside of an invisible node? Can they store metadata like node's?
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I am making an scientific mod and wind is in it so it may be possible.
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Well, I've started work making the entity for the windmill, I plan on making a mechanical mod around the above image with all sorts of things, Including mechanical power and electrical generators (which will be tiered), the generators will connect to any axel and when it is spinning, electricity is generated.
Re: Could something like this be created
I've been trying to implement a windmill mod for a couple of days now.
https://github.com/treytomes/cataclysm_ ... /windmills
I have an animated windmill entity that can be constructed in game. The model needs a little bit of work...
If anyone else has a finished mechanical power / windmill / water wheel / etc mod that is farther along, I would love to hear about it.
https://github.com/treytomes/cataclysm_ ... /windmills
I have an animated windmill entity that can be constructed in game. The model needs a little bit of work...
If anyone else has a finished mechanical power / windmill / water wheel / etc mod that is farther along, I would love to hear about it.
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Re: Could something like this be created
Without all the details about what this mechanism would and so forth,....
I see a simple enough solution being two models. One model would be the axel, the spinning log. Animated for action, and still for inaction. The same for the windmill fan. Both would be entities, and should be animated objects, being able to trigger the animations from within a mod, much like the player model. These entities, or models, can then be used from within a mod to provide eye candy to some of the technical mods that already may provide the functionality.
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I see a simple enough solution being two models. One model would be the axel, the spinning log. Animated for action, and still for inaction. The same for the windmill fan. Both would be entities, and should be animated objects, being able to trigger the animations from within a mod, much like the player model. These entities, or models, can then be used from within a mod to provide eye candy to some of the technical mods that already may provide the functionality.
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Re: Could something like this be created
treytomes wrote:I've been trying to implement a windmill mod for a couple of days now.
https://github.com/treytomes/cataclysm_ ... /windmills
I have an animated windmill entity that can be constructed in game. The model needs a little bit of work...
If anyone else has a finished mechanical power / windmill / water wheel / etc mod that is farther along, I would love to hear about it.
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Re: Could something like this be created
Instead of having the logs rotate, replace them with static metal gearboxes, and just have animated textures for those.
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Re: Could something like this be created
treytomes,
The model shape is great. Are you going to finishing with the texture? Also, how variable is the speed, and can it be set?
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The model shape is great. Are you going to finishing with the texture? Also, how variable is the speed, and can it be set?
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Re: Could something like this be created
So, I was able to fix / complete the texture in GIMP. But the model is missing an arm and it's sail.
The missing arm and sail appear very small in the center of the model, where the axle would be.
Shad
The missing arm and sail appear very small in the center of the model, where the axle would be.
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Re: Could something like this be created
Just found this post again after 2 years. I'm going to have to take a closer look at stu's mod; that animation looks awesome!
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