How to activate player fly mode by a lua code?

[drkwv]

I want when a player hits a specific block, put (and even force) him into a fly+noclip mode. Is this possible?

[texmex]

IIRC the player can be granted usage of the modes programmatically in such a case, but the player still has to manually activate the modes.

[Yvanhoe]

You can set gravity individually for a player: player:set_physics_override({jump=0}). I am less sure for the noclip mode. Have you tried changing the player's collision box?

[texmex]

Player gravity isn't the same as fly mode though.

[Krock]

A) The server does neither know about the player's free_move, noclip nor fast move settings. There's no way to control either of these using a Lua mod.

[drkwv]

You can set gravity individually for a player: player:set_physics_override({jump=0}). I am less sure for the noclip mode. Have you tried changing the player's collision box?

Although I've managed to simulate the derised using this code:

Code: Select all

local players = {}
-- Create a block.
minetest.register_node(minetest.get_current_modname()..":ghost_block",
{
  description = "A ghost block.",
  tiles = {"default_dirt.png^[colorize:#FFFFFFFF"}, 
  on_rightclick = function(pos, node, player, pointed_thing)
    players[player:get_player_name()] = player
    minetest.chat_send_all(player:get_player_name().." is a ghost.")
    player:set_physics_override({gravity=0,jump=0})
    player:set_properties({collisionbox={0,0,0,0,0,0}})
  end
})
-- Scan the controls.
minetest.register_globalstep(function(seconds_since_last_global_step)
  local controls
  for player_name,player in pairs(players) do
    controls = player:get_player_control()
    if controls.jump then
      player:set_physics_override({gravity=-1})
    elseif controls.sneak then
      player:set_physics_override({gravity=1})
    else
      player:set_physics_override({gravity=0})
    end
  end
end)

It's not the same as a fly mode as texmex has mentioned. And noclip is also not the same. Player is not moving in the direction of sight and suffers fall damage being unable to go through the floor blocks.

There's no way to control either of these using a Lua mod.

Since switching into a fly/noclip mode is not a server responsibility, would it be possible then with the client-side mods when an API for them will be finished?

[drkwv]

I have found out it is possible to do by attaching a player to an object. So I created a small mod library that provides an interface for it. Although it's working, I still believe that it would've been better to make it by manipulating fly+noclip modes since this mod just duplicates a feature that Minetest already has built-in by default.

https://github.com/aa6/minetest_mod_lib_astral_body