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This mod adds chains which can be climbed.

Dependencies: default

Licence: WTFPL

Downloads:
Version 1.1:Download




Chain Top:


Chain:


Chandelier:


Recipes:

Chain Link (chains:chain)


Chain Top: (chains:chain_top)


Chandelier (as of 1.1):

Nice!

Thanks! I have little ideas, and I make em into a quick mod. Eventually, I want to make a big mod though.

Instead of crafting the individual chains you may like this:


What it does is when chains:chain_top is placed, 3 chains are added underneath it.

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. I still want there to be the ability to place single chain tops though. This gave me the idea of a chain roll item which uses this function! Perhaps I will add something like this in the next version or so. Thanks for the idea!

InfinityProject, you'll also need to check for the presence of air just before each of those add_node() calls, otherwise you could easily end up replacing dirt, stone, or part of a building.

Thanks VanessaE,
I was just about to borrow this code. I will be sure to add this.

Edit:
Here is my code:

I think I am doing something wrong on check for air... Can someone fix my code? This is basically an item that places chain when you use it.

Edit: Actually, I think I am doing this all wrong. Please help me out!

First off you need to take a look at your register with minetest. Do you want the roll to act like a node where it is placeable like dirt or stone or do you want it to be treated much like placing a tool on the ground where it becomes an entity. Either one can be crafted by recipes but each has there own events that fires by minetest. I am not sure if on_place_on_ground is a registered event since I don't have the lua api with me since I am in class right now.

Moving into the code, with a event function you don't need to name it anything.

is acceptable.
To add a node to minetest

You have the correct function and node declaration just change the pos declaration.

Now how to actually accomplish what you want it to do. I would use a while loop to check if the node below is air and if it is then place a chain.
Pseudocode:

Thanks ashenk69! I will look at the api to see if there is that function or something similar. I essentially want it to be a minetest.register_craftitem that when right clicked on a block, it spawns a chain top and two or three chain below it.

Edit: I found on_place... will this work for what I need, and is pointed_thing a pos item that can be accessed with pointed_thing:x, y, z?

I have tried many things, but I just can't get it to work. Oh well, maybe later. For now I updated with chandeliers!

Looks cool!

Thanks!

Overall- EPIC! The chandelier looks a little derpy though, maybe check out my Simply Candles mod for a slightly less derpy, however weedy and small looking chandelier. Still, epic mod!

Another thing, a suggestion. Maybe horizontal chains that can be used to cross lava, for example.

I have uploaded this mod with horizontal chains (they really work!) at:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/46sucqgmrqdwkhs/chains.zip

They go up diagonally like rails too!

Image of an example of flat Horizontal Chains


My test code:

Note: they don't connect properly at corners, but in real life a hanging chain would be straight anyway so it wouldn't matter.

There's the vines mod that also comes with a ropebox that auto-extends downwards. It has the drawtype plantlike and looks and works very well. I've wished for a horizontal version of that for some time.

link broken

maybe there is a working link : https://github.com/Doc22/chains-mod

Thanks,
JPR

Links fixed.