[Mod] Simple Mobs [mobs]

[Dukie]

Fire is part of minetest_game, so you dont need to install it as an external mod.

Thanks! I found that out in the few minutes after I posted.. The "find" command works wonders, eh? ;-)

So - Now I've enabled the mod, and when I fire up the server it bonks out, :(

I grabbed Minetest via github.com a few nights ago, so it's a fairly new build.

I grabbed the Simple Mobs mod today via:
$ wget -O simplemobs.zip https://github.com/PilzAdam/mobs/zipball/master

Once I unzipped it, I moved it to the mobs directory:
$ mv PilzAdam-mobs-c49cc47 simplemobs
$ mv simplemobs /home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/mods/

I then added "load_mod_simplemobs = true" to my "/home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/worlds/world/world.mt" file.

And when I start the server, I get the following:
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Automatically selecting world at [/home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../worlds/world]
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: ========== ERROR FROM LUA ===========
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: Failed to load and run script from
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: /home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../mods/simplemobs/init.lua:
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: ...est-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../mods/simplemobs/init.lua:1: attempt to concatenate a nil value
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: stack traceback:
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: ...est-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../mods/simplemobs/init.lua:1: in main chunk
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: =======END OF ERROR FROM LUA ========
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: Server: Failed to load and run /home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../mods/simplemobs/init.lua
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: ERROR: An unhandled exception occurred: ModError: Failed to load and run /home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../mods/simplemobs/init.lua

In thread 7fbb13658740:
/root/minetest/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/src/main.cpp:1854: int main(int, char**): Assertion '0' failed.
Debug stacks:
DEBUG STACK FOR THREAD 7fbb13658740:
#0 int main(int, char**)
(Leftover data: #1 Dedicated server branch)
Aborted (core dumped)
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$ /home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest_server.bin --version
minetestserver 0.4.7-dev
Build info: VER=0.4.7-dev BUILD_TYPE=Release RUN_IN_PLACE=1 USE_GETTEXT=0 USE_SOUND=0 USE_CURL=1 USE_FREETYPE=0 USE_LUAJIT=0 STATIC_SHAREDIR=.

Any ideas or suggestions would be most appreciated, :)

[PilzAdam]

Fire is part of minetest_game, so you dont need to install it as an external mod.

Thanks! I found that out in the few minutes after I posted.. The "find" command works wonders, eh? ;-)

So - Now I've enabled the mod, and when I fire up the server it bonks out, :(

I grabbed Minetest via github.com a few nights ago, so it's a fairly new build.

I grabbed the Simple Mobs mod today via:
$ wget -O simplemobs.zip https://github.com/PilzAdam/mobs/zipball/master

Once I unzipped it, I moved it to the mobs directory:
$ mv PilzAdam-mobs-c49cc47 simplemobs
$ mv simplemobs /home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/mods/

I then added "load_mod_simplemobs = true" to my "/home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/worlds/world/world.mt" file.

And when I start the server, I get the following:

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Automatically selecting world at [/home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../worlds/world]
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: ========== ERROR FROM LUA ===========
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: Failed to load and run script from
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: /home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../mods/simplemobs/init.lua:
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: ...est-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../mods/simplemobs/init.lua:1: attempt to concatenate a nil value
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: stack traceback:
14:40:41: ERROR[main]:  ...est-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../mods/simplemobs/init.lua:1: in main chunk
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: =======END OF ERROR FROM LUA ========
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: Server: Failed to load and run /home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../mods/simplemobs/init.lua
14:40:41: ERROR[main]: ERROR: An unhandled exception occurred: ModError: Failed to load and run /home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/bin/../mods/simplemobs/init.lua

In thread 7fbb13658740:
/root/minetest/minetest-minetest-bb54e2c/src/main.cpp:1854: int main(int, char**): Assertion '0' failed.
Debug stacks:
DEBUG STACK FOR THREAD 7fbb13658740:
#0  int main(int, char**)
(Leftover data: #1  Dedicated server branch)
Aborted (core dumped)
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$ /home/minetest/minetest_server/minetest_server.bin --version
minetestserver 0.4.7-dev
Build info: VER=0.4.7-dev BUILD_TYPE=Release RUN_IN_PLACE=1 USE_GETTEXT=0 USE_SOUND=0 USE_CURL=1 USE_FREETYPE=0 USE_LUAJIT=0 STATIC_SHAREDIR=.

Any ideas or suggestions would be most appreciated, :)

Rename the modfolder to "mobs". More info: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=6450

[jenova99sephiros]

good mod

[Dukie]

Rename the modfolder to "mobs". More info: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=6450

That did it! Thanks very much! :)

Time to go read-up on naming conventions, :)

[wcwyes]

Is there a way to add a function to the spawn command? Like

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mobs:register_spawn("dwarves:dwarf", {"default:stone"}, 3, -1, 7000, 3, -7000)
If spawn then
    local name=dwarves:dwarf
    if minetest.get_node(pos.x-2, pos.y, pos.z).name=="air" then
        minetest.env:add_entity(pos.x-2, pos.y, pos.z, name)
    end
    if minetest.get_node(pos.x+2, pos.y, pos.z).name=="air" then
        minetest.env:add_entity(pos.x+2, pos.y, pos.z, name)
    end
    if minetest.get_node(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z-2).name=="air" then
        minetest.env:add_entity(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z-2, name)
    end
    if minetest.get_node(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z+2).name=="air" then
        minetest.env:add_entity(pos.x, pos.y, pos.z+2, name)
    end
end

I know this isn't how it's done but it's a start. I only know of two other options, of one which is improper programming methods, the other just more complicated. I would rather keep it in the mobs family.

I've got it loading but it doesn't seem to do anything,

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    attack_type = "dogfight",
    action = function(pos)
    function dwarves.scatter(pos)
        if minetest.get_node(pos.x-2).name=="air" then
            minetest.env:add_entity(pos.x-2, {name=dwarves:dwarf}),
        end
        if minetest.get_node(pos.x+2).name=="air" then
            minetest.env:add_entity(pos.x+2, {name=dwarves:dwarf}),
        end
        if minetest.get_node(pos.z-2).name=="air" then
            minetest.env:add_entity(pos.z-2, {name=dwarves:dwarf})
        end
        if minetest.get_node(pos.z+2).name=="air" then
            minetest.env:add_entity(pos.z+2, {name=dwarves:dwarf}),
        end
        minetest.env:remove_entity(pos)
        end
end,

help please.

[AndrOn]

hey as I usually do I modified some of the code for my own game so that the mobs would drop the items when killed by an arrow (from throwing mod), instead of losing it, and found it much funnier, because now hunting has a point

In mobs/api you just replace the :

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 if self.object:get_hp() <= 0 then ......................... end

by:

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            if self.object:get_hp() <= 0 then
                if hitter and hitter:is_player() and hitter:get_inventory() then
                    for _,drop in ipairs(self.drops) do
                        if math.random(1, drop.chance) == 1 then
                            hitter:get_inventory():add_item("main", ItemStack(drop.name.." "..math.random(drop.min, drop.max)))
                        end
                    end
                else
                    for _,drop in ipairs(self.drops) do
                        if math.random(1, drop.chance) == 1
                        then
                            minetest.env:add_item(self.object:getpos(), drop.name.." "..math.random(drop.min, drop.max))
                        end
                    end
                end
               
            end


Basically, it drops the item when the mob dies, but i've not tested every possible death. Also, you may not want to use it on a server because items will be also dropped when light kills the mobs, causing random items drops everywhere.

I'm also going to try and use it for mob farming ;) I replaced the drops to be more interesting to farm.

[Nightshade]

What do I need to change to get the mobs to spawn more frequently?

[ElectricSolstice]

What do I need to change to get the mobs to spawn more frequently?

I'm guessing change the chance in mob.register_spawn on whichever monster you want to spawn more. I'm guessing a lower number would make it spawn more often because it uses an abm to spawn the monsters. For example,

change

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mobs:register_spawn("mobs:dirt_monster", {"default:dirt_with_grass"}, 3, -1, 7000, 3, 31000)


to

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mobs:register_spawn("mobs:dirt_monster", {"default:dirt_with_grass"}, 3, -1, 3000, 3, 31000)


and I think they should spawn a little more than twice as they already do. However, I haven't tried it yet, so you'll have to tweak that number to your desire.

[george90867]

is it in 0.4.8?

[Nightshade]

What do I need to change to get the mobs to spawn more frequently?

I'm guessing change the chance in mob.register_spawn on whichever monster you want to spawn more. I'm guessing a lower number would make it spawn more often because it uses an abm to spawn the monsters. For example,

change

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mobs:register_spawn("mobs:dirt_monster", {"default:dirt_with_grass"}, 3, -1, 7000, 3, 31000)


to

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mobs:register_spawn("mobs:dirt_monster", {"default:dirt_with_grass"}, 3, -1, 3000, 3, 31000)


and I think they should spawn a little more than twice as they already do. However, I haven't tried it yet, so you'll have to tweak that number to your desire.

Thanks, Electric. I'll test it out some time. I just wasn't sure which value in that mess to change (I'm not a coder...)

[Temperest]

is it in 0.4.8?

Nope, this is still a separate mod.

[Ariel]

How to install this mod?

[PilzAdam]

How to install this mod?

Like every other mod: http://dev.minetest.net/Installing_Mods
Also this is relevant for this mod: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=6450

[MirceaKitsune]

From what I understood on IRC, PilzAdam isn't working on this mod any more. If that's correct, anyone else interested in maintaining it, and maybe adding more to it? I love this and would hate to see it die. I heard there's already a fork, but didn't look into it yet.

[PilzAdam]

From what I understood on IRC, PilzAdam isn't working on this mod any more. If that's correct, anyone else interested in maintaining it, and maybe adding more to it? I love this and would hate to see it die. I heard there's already a fork, but didn't look into it yet.

You get this wrong, not "working on it" means not adding new features to it. Im still "maintaining" it, i.e. fixing bugs and the like.

And where is that fork?

[MirceaKitsune]

You get this wrong, not "working on it" means not adding new features to it. Im still "maintaining" it, i.e. fixing bugs and the like.

And where is that fork?

Ah, my mistake. And I thought you mentioned a fork today, but I forgot the name. Or I misunderstood something... that happens a lot these days >.>

[Casimir]

I'm using Electric Solstices version.
https://github.com/ElectricSolstice/mobs

Wouldn't it be better to separate the api and the mobs? So everyone can write custom creatures based on your mod?

[jenova99sephiros]

What use 2d monster?

[ElectricSolstice]

I'm using Electric Solstices version.
https://github.com/ElectricSolstice/mobs

Wouldn't it be better to separate the api and the mobs? So everyone can write custom creatures based on your mod?

I haven't tried it but I think you could already use this mod as a dependancy to try writing your own mods with monsters. Also, I think only in my version of mobs, you also can use your configuration file to control which monsters spawn.
For example, if you didn't want dungeon masters spawning, you could add to minetest.conf (make sure minetest is not running when you make this change, else it won't save)

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mobs_dungeon_master_spawn = false


I think people can already create custom mods using this mod as a dependancy, so correct me if I'm wrong about this. If I'm right about that, then what's the point of seperating the default api and default monsters?

Were you wanting something along the lines of not including the default monsters and only the monsters of other mods? If so, do you think a single configuration option to turn off the spawning of all included default monsters would be an acceptable solution?

[ElectricSolstice]

From what I understood on IRC, PilzAdam isn't working on this mod any more. If that's correct, anyone else interested in maintaining it, and maybe adding more to it? I love this and would hate to see it die. I heard there's already a fork, but didn't look into it yet.

You get this wrong, not "working on it" means not adding new features to it. Im still "maintaining" it, i.e. fixing bugs and the like.

And where is that fork?

As far as I can tell, it's been half a year since any commit has been added (this would include "maintainance"), unless the commits are going to a different site than git. Also, looks like someone is trying to add turtles and swans and whatever else to their own version of mobs.
Here's the network of the forks, with
https://github.com/PilzAdam/mobs/network
Out of the 3, looks like sokomine's version might be an actual fork rather than minor changes or fixes. All his changes are under the add_animals branch.

If all these changes are merged back up, then I guess they're not forks. However, with sokomine trying to add new animals to his version of the mod instead of creating a custom mod depending on this one, I personally consider it a fork.

[Sokomine]

someone is trying to add turtles and swans and whatever else to their own version of mobs

Those mobs are models AspireMint did for Minetest. I tried them first on simple mobs because AspireMint wasn't able to run mobf at the time. Plus servers at max run simple mobs and almost never mobf :-(. I wasn't satisfied with the simple mobs version though - the movements and behaviour of the animals just didn't fit (ever see a turtle jump up?). It's not even convincing for the sheep that come with it. The sand- and dirtmobs (including their relatives) move pretty convincingly.

I wouldn't call my version a fork (though technically it is) because all it does is add those new mobs. There are no api changes.

[PilzAdam]

From what I understood on IRC, PilzAdam isn't working on this mod any more. If that's correct, anyone else interested in maintaining it, and maybe adding more to it? I love this and would hate to see it die. I heard there's already a fork, but didn't look into it yet.

You get this wrong, not "working on it" means not adding new features to it. Im still "maintaining" it, i.e. fixing bugs and the like.

And where is that fork?

As far as I can tell, it's been half a year since any commit has been added (this would include "maintainance"), unless the commits are going to a different site than git. Also, looks like someone is trying to add turtles and swans and whatever else to their own version of mobs.
Here's the network of the forks, with
https://github.com/PilzAdam/mobs/network
Out of the 3, looks like sokomine's version might be an actual fork rather than minor changes or fixes. All his changes are under the add_animals branch.

If all these changes are merged back up, then I guess they're not forks. However, with sokomine trying to add new animals to his version of the mod instead of creating a custom mod depending on this one, I personally consider it a fork.

Oh..... I forgot about your changes..... sorry.
The problem is that I just dont have enough time to test them. I guess I can just merge them when people will test it a bit.

[ak399g]

Four questions:
1.) Possible to create flying mobs?
2.) Possible to have certain mobs jump higher than others?
3.) How to change the Dungeon Master's fireball attack to only igniting flammable objects and air instead of every node?
4.) When I shoot a mob to death with your throwing mod, they don't drop anything.

[Dopium]

Just gotta say the tree monster is really cool, on family games it had my niece in a real panic last night. We all had a good laugh at her freaking out lol. Great mod and lightweight too, perfect for family games night

[hampa16]

Any idea why im getting my error?

Did you renamed the folder into "mobs"?
Please give me more information.

I did. i got an error. REMOVE THIS MOD<------------------------------Don't hate.

[wtfsamcrap]

I cant find mobs help D:

[Krock]

I cant find mobs help D:

Activate it in your world configuration and you should see it in the world.

[LuxAtheris]

Well the fact that i didn't even saw any dungeon master :/

[AMMOnym]

Hello, this mod is awesome but can u add new mob "Yeti" becouse if i use mapgen and i go to snow biome, is here a little bit mobs.That yeti can have Dungeon master Mesh and i make a texture: that yeti can be very slow but strong and can throw snowball (but i think than that will be strange)

[LuxAtheris]

Can you add a spawner please?