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I realized you could use Voxel Manipulator to get a block's name. That WORKS! Thank you VERY much! It seems like the original problem might be fully fixed by this: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/co … 17d44be8fb Please test with latest git. That does sound right. But please excuse my ignorance...

minermoder27 wrote:Maybe try calling the function again if you get node=ignore

That is an excellent idea!
BUT, when trying it, I just got ignore the second time as well. :(

Temperest wrote:this is an engine issue and is unrelated to the carts mod itself.

That's what I figured. Will do, thanks!

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and done:
https://github.com/minetest/minetest/issues/1177

I'm running minetest 0.4.9 on a linux system. carts is the only mod I've got installed. So, I built a REALLY long railway to go from my castle to some interesting scenery where I wanted to do some more building. Gravity only for this rail, about 350 blocks long, drops one block down for every 5 forw...

Enke wrote:I know you can change it in-game with "+" and "-". Not sure if it stays though.

Thanks! That's what I needed.

How do I increase the viewing range in minetest? I tried modifying viewing_range_nodes_min directly in minetest.conf, but it went right back to 65. I'd like to try a larger number and see if my computer can handle it.

Spillz wrote:Here's a quickie patch that lets the driver of a slowly moving (or stationary) cart punch it to accelerate it. Gotta love open source

Cool, thank you very much! Works great!

Had the same "problem". Punch it first - then jump in. It's a bit tricky but one gets used to it. Tricky indeed, but I got it to work. thanks! Is this the way it is supposed to work? In monorail you can setup accelerators and switches, but this will need [mesecons] to work. I tried turning off cart...

Just but the cart on an up/down hill slope and jump in. Just tried it, and no difference in behavior. rebuilt my rails on a downhill slope. Put my cart on the slope, and right clicked to get in. no movement. left clicked on the cart while I was in it, no movement. Got out and left clicked, cart too...

I'm running minetest 0.4.9 under linux. Just tried adding mods for the first time: carts, invoice++, and zcg. I put down some rails, and crafted a cart and dropped it on the rails. I left click the cart, and it moves! So far, AWESOME! Then I try the following, I right click the cart to get into it, ...

Well, it just did it to me again. Luckily I know how to fix it this time. BUT, I hadn't turned off debug yet, so here is the debug of the crash: 11:06:13: ACTION[ServerThread]: singleplayer digs default:stone at (714,24,-377) 11:06:13: VERBOSE[main]: OpenALSoundManager::maintain(): 1 playing sounds,...

PilzAdam wrote:Try changing your position in the worlddir/players/singleplayer file

WORKED! Thank you VERY much!
I wasn't running any mods.

Morn76 wrote:Uh oh, the OP actually wrote "minecraft" in the subject line! A little Freudian slip there. :-)

Ooops! Corrected!

I'm playing under linux (Xubuntu) minetest 4.9 I've been making great progress building my castle, I'm mining some stone I want removed, and suddenly my whole screen goes gray: http://i62.tinypic.com/2uixmba.png If I try to click, my pickaxe animates normally for a few blows, then sloowwwwwws down t...

PilzAdam wrote:It seems like you were using the minimal game

That must have been what I did somehow. I generated a new map when I installed 4.9 and was careful NOT to select the minial game, and it is working fine!

never mind, I upgraded to version 0.4.9 and the problem went away.

I'm a newbie at minetest (and have never played minecraft) so this is almost certainly something I'm doing stupid (or not doing smart) I can craft most other things I've attempted, but when I attempt to craft a door by putting 6 wooden planks in the left 6 columns of the crafting square, by the wiki...