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Re: OldCoder mod concepts
This is a copy of a letter to soultest, who asked about the procedure for making planetoids: It's easy to make little planets using WorldEdit. Try this: 1. Add the WorldEdit modpack to your copy of Minetest 2. Run Minetest in single user mode and play as the admin user 3. Grant yourself the fly pri...
- Fri Apr 15, 2016 06:31
- Forum: Modding Discussion
- Topic: OldCoder general development
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31381
Re: OldCoder Solartest
how do you get scifi nodes? They were just added recently, so I haven't looked at this yet. There are so many different types that the best way to go might be to sell chests full of the nodes or make the chests appear in exchange for specified actions. For now, I'll probably just give the chests to...
- Sun Apr 10, 2016 19:37
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: I Would Like Someone To Host My server ?
So, there's no map yet? No existing buildings? If somebody asks me to start a new empty world, I usually suggest that they build in one of my existing worlds. There are plenty of worlds already; it's difficult to justify setting aside server resources to host a new one that's empty. When there's an...
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 13:22
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: I Would Like Someone To Host My server ?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1730
Re: I Would Like Someone To Host My server ?
If possible, upload a ZIP file of the world to a hosting site and send me a link. Try to include the complete directory tree. Add copies of any modified or non-standard mods that you're using. If you provide a ZIP file, I'll at least take a look. You can reach me by forum PM here or by email to: ol...
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 08:16
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: I Would Like Someone To Host My server ?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1730
Re: OldCoder Solartest
Moono has offered a tour of the "codeing" of Moontest. Here it is, the code that makes up the world:
- Tue Apr 05, 2016 06:13
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: OldCoder Lord of the Test
1. You can now tame Pet Ores. To do so, feed them black wool instead of simply wielding it. Note: The material used will probably be changed in the future. 2, If you successfully tame an ore, it won't age as rapidly. Additionally, it will follow you around, if you're not too far away. You can still...
- Sat Apr 02, 2016 10:41
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Lord of the Test
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9012
Re: OldCoder Moontest
boilerplate built a farm, using air generators, in a glass room on an asteroid in Solartest: http://minetest.org/images/160330_boilerfarm_firstlevel.jpg After boilerplate finished the farm, he wanted to add a second level. I told him that I'd try an experiment instead. I used WorldEdit to make the ...
- Thu Mar 31, 2016 02:48
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: OldCoder general mod issues
This is a cross-post from my Lord of the Test thread. By popular demand, Pet Ores have been added to Lord of the Test. These are similar to the Pet Rocks of the 1970s but more active and more valuable. I haven't implemented taming yet, but presently they'll follow you if you're wielding black wool....
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 04:35
- Forum: Modding Discussion
- Topic: OldCoder general development
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31381
Re: OldCoder Lord of the Test
This is a cross-post from my mod concepts thread. By popular demand, Pet Ores have been added to Lord of the Test. These are similar to the Pet Rocks of the 1970s but more active and more valuable. I haven't implemented taming yet, but presently they'll follow you if you're wielding black wool. In ...
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 04:34
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Lord of the Test
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9012
Re: OldCoder Lord of the Test
Gerald, thank you. If you're able to share the coordinates, edit the post and add them. We'd be interested in hearing more about the city as well, either its imaginary history or technical details.
- Mon Mar 28, 2016 20:57
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Lord of the Test
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9012
Re: OldCoder Moontest
This post will be updated later.
- Mon Mar 28, 2016 04:16
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: OldCoder Moontest
wilkgr76, Hi.
I ask that people take minor individual player issues related to interact, inventories, protected areas, being able to log-in, etc., to IRC, forum PM, or email. My forum threads aren't intended for working out issues of these types.
- Mon Mar 28, 2016 02:31
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: OldCoder Moontest
Moono has contributed 6 new foods to Solartest's copy of the "food_sweet" mod: Moono Dillybar, Butterscotch Sundae, and Heart on a Stick Moono Strawberry Bar, Strawberry Icecream, and Strawberry Star Thanks, Moono. I need to smooth the edges of the images a bit more, but they look surpris...
- Sun Mar 27, 2016 06:24
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: OldCoder Moontest
1. The nose of the Ironclad, a nice spaceship in Solartest, has been repaired. I think that it was clipped by a WorldEdit accident. Thanks go to the players who reported the issue. To visit the Ironclad, go to Solartest and type: /ironclad 2. The seas on Earth in Solartest are a little deeper now. ...
- Fri Mar 25, 2016 10:36
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: OldCoder general mod issues
1. Two players were too aggressive about harvesting Codersea clams and starfish, so I've given the sea animals a means for self-defense. There's a chance now, when you attack a clam or a starfish, that it'll turn out to be an exploding variety. The animals are made out of dynamite now. 2. As a sepa...
- Tue Mar 22, 2016 04:15
- Forum: Modding Discussion
- Topic: OldCoder general development
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31381
Re: I'm looking for a new server!
Nores mg mapgen used to have such a feature. Adventuretest as well (as it was originally based on Nores mg). None of these currently seem to be used on a server. Actually, the "earthgen" mod that I'm using to generate the Earth in Solartest is descended from "mg" and includes th...
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 11:45
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: I'm looking for a new server!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1601
Re: OldCoder general mod issues
Looks useful mod, why it does not have dedicated forum post (like other mods) with description download links and etc.? Thanks for the interest. The mod will move to its own thread when it's released. The new thread will include a download link and documentation. This thread is about pieces that ar...
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 23:39
- Forum: Modding Discussion
- Topic: OldCoder general development
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31381
Re: OldCoder Lord of the Test
Just a couple of screenshots for fun. I'm not sure which world the first one, the Toilet Band screenshot, is from. The second screenshot is from Lord of the Test. I added some mobs, with Wuzzy's assistance, but was distracted for a while and forgot to watch what the mobs were up to. Moral: It's bes...
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 09:34
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Lord of the Test
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9012
Re: OldCoder general mod issues
"codersea" now generates high-resolution animated starfish as well as low-resolution animated clams. Thanks go to Kaeza for a tip related to "get_objects_inside_radius". Clams and starfish complain if you attack them. Clams may be bumped up to a higher resolution at some point. ...
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 04:23
- Forum: Modding Discussion
- Topic: OldCoder general development
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31381
Re: OldCoder general mod issues
OldCoder - How did you get the plants to work in water without the air around it? The credit for that feature goes to Topywo, the author of the old "sea" mod. The old mod replaces normal water blocks around "sea" objects with custom water blocks. If the "sea" objects a...
- Fri Mar 18, 2016 16:54
- Forum: Modding Discussion
- Topic: OldCoder general development
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31381
Re: OldCoder general mod issues
My "codersea" mod now places seaglass and seastone, from the old "sea" mod, as well as clams, seaplants, and shipwrecks. Everything but shipwrecks is/are added whether areas are already generated or not; this is one advantage that the mod has over "sea". The goals of &...
- Fri Mar 18, 2016 08:50
- Forum: Modding Discussion
- Topic: OldCoder general development
- Replies: 78
- Views: 31381
Re: OldCoder Moontest
ycul managed to fall through a hole in the lower edge of the Earth and into outer space. To prevent this unfortunate occurrence from happening to others, the Earth mapgen now adds a bedrock layer. The bedrock layer is based on jn's "bedrock" mod. It's been modified so that the bedrock lay...
- Wed Mar 16, 2016 13:53
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: OldCoder Moontest
The new Earth now has fish, sharks, turtles, and other aquatic life. Note that you can breathe underwater in this world; we'll assume that humans have been engineered in the future for the purpose. So, undersea colonies will be possible. I'm testing "codersea", my fork of "sea",...
- Wed Mar 16, 2016 08:38
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: OldCoder Moontest
By request, Solartest (also known as Moontest) has been updated as follows: 1. The day-night cycle has been turned on. As part of this, the Earth now has its own night sky. 2. The Moon now rises, travels across the Earth's sky, and sets. 3. The size of the Moon, as seen from the Earth, has been adj...
- Tue Mar 15, 2016 08:46
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: OldCoder Moontest
1. You can travel from the Moon to the Earth in Moontest now. Additionally, if people are able to help with textures and models, I can add additional planets, including different biomes, skies, and physics for the different planets, In other words, Moontest is now technically Solartest. I haven't m...
- Mon Mar 14, 2016 09:58
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Solartest
- Replies: 70
- Views: 17489
Re: [Mod]mymonths[mymonths]
1. Presently, in the git version of MyMonths, if the month is set to December, leaves don't change to sticks. Instead, CONTENT_IGNORE error messages are printed. This happens due to inconsistent naming of "sticks" nodes. To correct the problem, edit the file "leaves.lua" and do ...
- Tue Mar 08, 2016 09:08
- Forum: WIP Mods
- Topic: [Mod]mymonths[mymonths]
- Replies: 124
- Views: 17741
Re: Goodbye
My attention was directed to this thread just now.
Please feel free to IRC me in Freenode or Codernet (irc.oldcoder.org) or email me at:
oldcoder@yahoo.com
- Mon Feb 22, 2016 11:52
- Forum: Minetest General
- Topic: Goodbye
- Replies: 41
- Views: 11859
Re: is it possible to retrieve a lost minetest server
"I used to go on a minetest server frequently since june but last week it shut down because the server host, boltvm, messed up. the owner sent a help ticket for the company a few hours after it did but so far we haven't heard a response." "He doesn't have the server saved on his comp...
- Mon Feb 01, 2016 00:52
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: is it possible to retrieve a lost minetest server
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1104
Re: OldCoder Wizard School
Florian has launched a Star Destroyer. Note: Florian is a Star Wars fan in the Netherlands. Name: Florian Star Destroyer Exterior Builders: florianmoreels World: OldCoder Wizard School Server: minetest.org Port: 30025 Coords: 9996.39, 46.89, 9875.23 Florian's Star Destroyer cruises through the nigh...
- Sat Jan 30, 2016 20:22
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Wizard School
- Replies: 18
- Views: 5325
Re: OldCoder Lord of the Test
"Hi, I signed on the server, but you can not get a permit to build its what I do, thanks" For interact, an interview is needed. Please don't ask for interact here. For that world, we don't usually grant interact in the forums. LOTT is my busiest world. At different times of the day, there...
- Fri Jan 22, 2016 19:59
- Forum: Minetest Servers
- Topic: OldCoder Lord of the Test
- Replies: 28
- Views: 9012