Screwdriver Tool
I've uploaded TenPlus1's redo of the screwdriver tool with one, little, addition. In the past, the screwdriver has been used to grief and steal so I've added a priv requirement to the screwdriver. Only players with the "twist" priv can use the screwdriver. I've already granted the twist priv to the regulars that I could think of.
Like the bucket's "spill" priv, the "twist" priv is a priv of trust. To be granted the "twist" priv players have to be a part of our server long enough to be familiar with our customs and rules. Players who have proven themselves to be of good character, proven that they are responsible, and proven that they can be trusted to use their privs to help others instead of griefing are the ones who are granted extra privs.
This update to the screwdriver changes how it works. Instead of holding the sneak-key while clicking through four different modes, you only have to either left-click or right-click on the object.
Left-click = rotate.
Right-click = flip.
10-Second Item Deletion
Players littering with dropped items has long been a problem. This last run of clearobjects took over five hours to complete.
Five hours is an absurd amount of downtime as a result of players who won't bother themselves to manage their inventories responsibly.
I have consulted the admins and moderators about this and it has been decided to set the item_entity_ttl to 10 seconds.
If you want to give another player something by dropping it, the item will have to be picked up in less than 10 seconds or else it will be deleted. Giving another player stuff in this way is not recommended.
Here are some better alternatives:
- Place the items in the other player's inbox. (highly recommended)
- Trade the items using a barter table. You both gain. ;) (recommended)
- Leave the items in an unlocked chest with a locked sign next to it saying "Free Stuff".
That last option, leaving free stuff in an unlocked chest, has a broader advantage: "One player's trash is another player's treasure."
You and other members of our community can put unwanted stuff (trash) in free chests.
Newcomers and other members of our community can then take stuff, that they can use (treasure), from free chests.
(Tip: Saw-made stuff, placed in the "recycle" slot of the saw, can be recycled in the saw if there is a full-sized version, of the same material, in the "input" slot. Those unwanted scraps that you put in a free chest may be just enough for another player to recycle into a full-sized block for their project.)
(Tip: Leaves, weeds, ivy, and other plant-stuff aren't the garbage you may think they are. All of these plant things can be used as short-burn fuels. Instead of wasting a whole lump of coal on a single ingot or whatever you want to cook in small quantities, use these plant fuels in the furnace instead. The furnace fire won't show, when using plant fuels, but the furnace is working. Keep the furnace's menu up to monitor the progress.)