FOSS gamedev and creative worlds

I'll think about all that advice and "advice" while I try to make mods with blender.

octacian wrote:I just joined this server for a few minutes today, and wow, it looks amazing! I may even record a few videos here, though I'm undecided :D

This place is huge!

It truly is XD

HOMETOWN is a two week old newborn today!

So many things happened this week, I don't know where to start. Two seasoned and talented Minetest players have been crazy....errrr, gracious enough to join our team, so we welcomed GoldenHart and GreenDimond as our shiny new Moderators this week! They have been busy trying to build while moderating chat and answering a million questions and requests, and amazingly enough they are able to keep up! We were even fortunate enough to talk the lovely Sorcerykid into joining our staff team if she ever has a few spare moments away from running JT2. :D

*NEW* this week:

*GoldenHart's PvP arena just off of Hampton Road, for people who enjoy some ambiance while killing. :D
*GreenDimond's wood shop, featuring EVERY color of wood and fencing available, and I do mean EVERY.
*ExeterDad's new TRASHMOUTH anti-curse mod (don't even think about saying the words "cucumber" or "basement" because it will find those hidden words within and boot you, PERVERT.)
*TNT has been added!! Maximum allowed is 99, may be detonated below -500 nodes.
*A new pet shop has opened, for all your BUNN-EH and KITT-EH needs.

We've had many notable visitors and familiar faces, lots of new builds and drama, more drama, and also........drama. Mornings are typically a little quiet with just a handful of players and chirping birds, but if you drop by in the evening make sure you are wearing your big girl pants because it's pretty lively!

Screenshots!

Latest map shot.....growing!



HALINA's gorgeous build



eddd's posh beach house (work in progress)

GoldenHart's PvP Arena!



Sky_Fall_II's cutest little farm in HOMETOWN



kievski's unique gardens and landscaping



Thanks for looking, and for being part of the fun!

*COMING SOON*

Furniture store
*Possibly* some kind of teleportation for those who have expressed interest in creating large cities

Almost forgot!

GreenDimond's epic wood store! (Epic because the poor guy had to figure out the item string for every single shade of wood available. Every. Single. Shade.)



I was trying to get a screenshot of the church to show a comparison with the actual building, but I had a couple of players who were photobombing. So what the heck, I just called in a few more players for a group selfie. :D



I never did get that comparison shot, but here's the real building anyway. Maybe some of our HOMETOWN citizens will recognize it. :)

Thanks for showing off my build @Kibbie. You make me sound like an important player. HAPPY 2 WEEK BIRTHDAY HOMETOWN! :)

Glad to be a part of the team Kibbie, and thanks for the warm welcome :D

Hopefully, I'll be settled into HOMETOWN very soon. Thanks for the great server!

Kibbie wrote:I never did get that comparison shot, but here's the real building anyway. Maybe some of our HOMETOWN citizens will recognize it. :)

... been there. : )

Hey ExeterDad! Would it be a good idea to get the morecommands mod for your server?
I would love to have made a mod that people use!
Thank you for considering!

One of the best spawns I've seen, very nice place, nice seed.

I have few suggestions:
+ instead of zcg crafting guide (60 pages without search, good luck) use this https://github.com/minetest-mods/craftguide (it is a book and a PC with crafting, that also has search and much easier to use).
+ kill message coordinates do not need that much numbers after point, you can format them to whole numbers :)
+ river at -131 x -200, ugly builds right on top of river, I have no idea why people build like that..

Fixerol wrote:+ instead of zcg crafting guide (60 pages without search, good luck) use this https://github.com/minetest-mods/craftguide (it is a book and a PC with crafting, that also has search and much easier to use).

I started using zcg craft guide instead of the PC one because I don't like for players to have to haul around a crafting guide. Is there any that I can use for Noob Academy that has search AND is in the inventory?

NOTE: Don't expect to be able to get on Noob Academy anytime soon because the motherboard on that server is dead.

I've been having time to hang out here a bit more, and wow, getting to explore around more is awesome! I even used a screenshot of the spawn at night (which looks amazing, BTW), for my latest mod (SpawnPoint).

Disclaimer: I'm advertising my mod. jk, if I were I'd have put a link - not that it's that hard to find. On to what I really replied to this for.

When it comes to crafting guides, I personally think that craftguide is the best, though it does have places where it falls short. One of these such places is with technic. Since grinding and all that stuff isn't registered as "official" recipes, it is unable to display those. Personally I prefer the approach this mod uses, where you have to carry around a book. It adds a [i]bit[i] (but not too much) more challenge. Overall, it seems nicer and more fitting IMO.

octacian wrote:I've been having time to hang out here a bit more, and wow, getting to explore around more is awesome! I even used a screenshot of the spawn at night (which looks amazing, BTW), for my latest mod (SpawnPoint).

Disclaimer: I'm advertising my mod. jk, if I were I'd have put a link - not that it's that hard to find. On to what I really replied to this for.

When it comes to crafting guides, I personally think that craftguide is the best, though it does have places where it falls short. One of these such places is with technic. Since grinding and all that stuff isn't registered as "official" recipes, it is unable to display those. Personally I prefer the approach this mod uses, where you have to carry around a book. It adds a [i]bit[i] (but not too much) more challenge. Overall, it seems nicer and more fitting IMO.

Ok, I think I'll add craftguide back to my server and make that be a default item that people join with.

Fixerol wrote:One of the best spawns I've seen, very nice place, nice seed.

Wow! That really means a lot! Thank you! We searched long and hard for that seed. We needed a river at or about 0,0,0. Lucky for us the river we ended up with was placed perfectly as it is in the town it's based off of. Well... with the exception that most of spawn was a jungle biome that I had to recreate. We also tweaked some settings to tame the mountains a bit.

Fixerol wrote:+ instead of zcg crafting guide (60 pages without search, good luck) use this https://github.com/minetest-mods/craftguide (it is a book and a PC with crafting, that also has search and much easier to use).
+ kill message coordinates do not need that much numbers after point, you can format them to whole numbers :)
+ river at -131 x -200, ugly builds right on top of river, I have no idea why people build like that..

I totally love the crafting book, and I love the search feature. However I'm not sure the book (or sign) are how I would like the craft guide implemented. My plans are to abandon inventory plus, and move towards sfinv. I plan on displaying jp's fine craftguide in a tab rather than in the book or sign. I already have simple_skins in sfinv tab, and will be setting up a tab for armor once I'm certain they have the bug fixed. Rubenwardy's Unified inventory clone is interesting as well. I'm just slow to put it all together as sfinv documention is sparse, and working examples even sparser.
About that build... well... we can't expect everyone to build like Kibbie now can we? Let's just hope we can figure out how to keep the builds pretty without hurting feelings.

And yes... you are right about the messy pos death spam. I've been meaning to adjust that.

octacian wrote:I've been having time to hang out here a bit more, and wow, getting to explore around more is awesome! I even used a screenshot of the spawn at night (which looks amazing, BTW), for my latest mod (SpawnPoint).

Yeah I about fell over when I saw your SpawnPoint mod posted and saw a very classy banner made from our spawn. Of course I showed Kibbie right away. We were all grins.
And you shouldn't feel funny about plugging your mods. Heck I'll post the link for you!
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=16923

bigfoot547 wrote:Hey ExeterDad! Would it be a good idea to get the morecommands mod for your server?
I would love to have made a mod that people use!
Thank you for considering!

I have toyed with the idea of installing your mod. But I would have to really do some editing to prevent conflicts with commands and such that I already have in place. I really want the vanishing command, but it's not skins friendly at all without some tweaking. I won't rule out installing your mod. I'm just in over my head for now with things that I want to fix or implement. Real life naturally decides to consume my time about the time we decide to launch a server lol

ExeterDad wrote:My plans are to abandon inventory plus, and move towards sfinv. I plan on displaying jp's fine craftguide in a tab rather than in the book or sign. I already have simple_skins in sfinv tab, and will be setting up a tab for armor once I'm certain they have the bug fixed.

I think sfinv needs a lot of work done to it tho, cuz I tried to move off of inventory plus, but my skins, worldedit, craft guide, armor, and help buttons won't show up now :( Is there a setting I should change, or should I just go back to inventory plus?

There is one thing that I dislike - protector_redo, it is pain to build with it and you also end up with those logos everywhere, areas or landrush/simple_protection can be viable alternative.

Fixerol wrote:There is one thing that I dislike - protector_redo, it is pain to build with it and you also end up with those logos everywhere, areas or landrush/simple_protection can be viable alternative.

I completely agree. No arguments from us.
But... with the protection blocks. There's virtually zero help needed from "staff" when a less seasoned player wants to protect something. They just throw down a pro block and it's done. But yes... the glowing badges are indeed spammy. and no matter how good you hide them, they appear "out of place".

landrush is dead easy to use, you craft claim block and just put it down, it protects 16x16 cell from -100 to 200 iirc, that can be changed (same for simple_protection mod). Owner is shown in hud. You can check this mod on Fozland or Liberty Land.

Hi, I decided to join, and I'm just trying to find a nice spot for a house. :)
I have a skin, just wondering if it is OK (already converted for MT).

http://i.imgur.com/F9WvVQz.png?1
Yes, that is my Imgur account, it just seems someone already toke the nick "XtremeHacker", so I had to do "XtremeHacker8"

XtremeHacker wrote:Hi, I decided to join, and I'm just trying to find a nice spot for a house. :)
I have a skin, just wondering if it is OK (already converted for MT).

http://i.imgur.com/F9WvVQz.png?1
Yes, that is my Imgur account, it just seems someone already toke the nick "XtremeHacker", so I had to do "XtremeHacker8"

Hey XtremeHacker, welcome! Your skin should be all set, as of last night's restart. :)

HOMETOWN is three weeks old!

What's new?

*Armor shop is now open, with options for even the thriftiest players.
*eddd opened a "Dollar Tree" store downtown, where he mostly buys wood. (Get it? Dollar TREE) *rimshot*
*Sky_Fall_II opened a new convenience store next to the pet shop, you can get a little bit of everything, except for two day old hot dogs in a steamer.
*ExeterDad has been busy behind the scenes working on code for every dang thing. (Adjusting TNT, new inventory and craft guide, and I-don't-even-know-what)
*Celeste and Jonny had birthdays this week and broke their teeth on ExeterDad's unfinished (and inedible) cake. Heh. We hope they had happy birthdays anyway! :D

I was unable to get a map shot this week because my laptop was being a brat and wouldn't load all the chunks, but when I'm on a REAL computer (hear that, laptop??) I will take one. However, I did manage *some* screenshots. It's all about the castles this week!

We have some ambitious builders!

IMS_BULLDOGS built this "tiny" sand castle by the sea. The turrets are covered with dirt for farming purposes, so cool!



teen's castle, truth's house, their pretty garden...and a PYRAMAZE! Seriously, the creativity...



saavedra's Nyan castle, impressive build!!



Thanks for looking, visiting the server, and for playing! Have a great weekend!

Coming soon!

Furniture store (Yes yes, I'll get to it, pinky swear. Y'all need to stop yabbering at me because that makes me yabber back and not get any work done)

:D

I'm feeling sad. I want to explore those wonderful builds....

BBmine wrote:I'm feeling sad. I want to explore those wonderful builds....

Stop whining. You're permabanned, and that's the way it is. If it was a temporary ban, you would understand that you could always be unbanned and get on whenever you want, and probably do more damage, whether by accident or on purpose. But if you know you'll never be unbanned, you'll probably learn your lesson faster.

Don't mean to sound like a jerk tho...

There are so many amazing builds to explore, and I've barely even had a chance to venture out of downtown! Dear heavens :D

Amount of protected land by eddd is huge, roughly half of city perimeter already taken.

Fixerol wrote:Amount of protected land by eddd is huge, roughly half of city perimeter already taken.

eddd has visions of being a realtor. He claims he is protecting around spawn to only allow high quality builds in the area.
eddd is eddd... so only time will tell what is going on there. But.... squatting is not allowed as written in the rules. So he should be careful (and fast) with his vested efforts as those pro blocks are no match for a SuperPick. :P

ExeterDad wrote:

bigfoot547 wrote:Hey ExeterDad! Would it be a good idea to get the morecommands mod for your server?
I would love to have made a mod that people use!
Thank you for considering!

I have toyed with the idea of installing your mod. But I would have to really do some editing to prevent conflicts with commands and such that I already have in place. I really want the vanishing command, but it's not skins friendly at all without some tweaking. I won't rule out installing your mod. I'm just in over my head for now with things that I want to fix or implement. Real life naturally decides to consume my time about the time we decide to launch a server lol

I would be able to help when it comes to compatability with the skins mod and armor mod, and if you want to, you can reply with a list of conflicting commands and I can remove them in the code.
Please tell me what skins mod you use so I can make compatability.
Thank you for considering my mod!

Is it okay for people getting 'married' in-game? Joined at a weird time and 2 people were getting 'married'...

Cpt_mcg wrote:Is it okay for people getting 'married' in-game? Joined at a weird time and 2 people were getting 'married'...

Supposedly (not confirmed), dating is not allowed. Which includes...^this^.

stoneminer wrote:

BBmine wrote:I'm feeling sad. I want to explore those wonderful builds....

Stop whining. You're permabanned, and that's the way it is. If it was a temporary ban, you would understand that you could always be unbanned and get on whenever you want, and probably do more damage, whether by accident or on purpose. But if you know you'll never be unbanned, you'll probably learn your lesson faster.

Don't mean to sound like a jerk tho...

But you're banned too, so you can't play either.