[Mod] Point Teleporter [1.3] [teletool]

[Wuzzy]

This mod adds a simple teleportation device which I call the “point teleporter”.

If you left-click on a pointed node while holding this tool on a node in reach, you immediately teleport to the place in front of the node you pointed to.
It has a rather long range of 20 node lenghts.

Right-clicking does nothing and you can not mine or attack with this tool.

Before:


After left-clicking:


The point teleporter also makes a simple sound and makes some nice particles when used.
If teleportation fails for some reason, a “deny” sound is played.

The point teleporter comes in three variants which only differ in how much they use and which energy source they use:

• Infinite point teleporter: Can be used forever.
• Electronic point teleporter (requires Technic mod): Must be charged at a battery station, about 50 uses per full charge.
• Magic point teleporter (requires Mana mod): Needs 20 mana per use.

Crafting recipe of electronic point teleporter:

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SES
SBS


. = nothing
M = mese crystal (from default)
S = stained steel ingot (Technic)
E = red energy crystal (Technic)
B = RE battery (Technic)

The mod has optional intllib support. The mod is translated to German. You can help me translate this mod. Keep in mind that “point” is meant in the sense of “to point with the finger” or (rather technical) “to point with the crosshair to some node/entity/whatever so it gets highlighted”.
The mod provides item documentation with the Item Documentation mod.

Current version: 1.3
Tested with: Minetest 0.4.14
License of everything: WTFPL
Mandatory dependencies: None!
Optional dependencies: intllib, default from Minetest Game, Technic, Mana, major version 1, Item Documentation [doc_items], Achievements [awards]
Download: See attachment
Project page (Git): http://repo.or.cz/w/minetest_teletool.git

[Krock]

Simple and effective :)

[srifqi]

Like Ender Pearl in MC :D

[trainwrecktony]

COOL!
i modified it for use on my server

crafting
technic:rubber
technic:rubber
pipeworks:teleport_tube_1

alt
multitest:rubber
multitest:rubber
pipeworks:teleport_tube_1

added wear with code borrowed from technic tree tap

[DS-minetest]

Do you need the teleport priv to use it?

[Wuzzy]

No.

[Bas080]

I sometimes wonder why some people don't just try it before they ask questions. Btw, does the tool wear down?

I gues it does not. Neither does it have a craft. Will it have these features in future? And if so, when/how do you think is the best time to implement such a thing?

[Jordach]

Made you a quick texture!



Download it;

https://mediacru.sh/download/dNAWTIcIaaKT.png

My suggested crafting is;

-MC-
-SI-
SIRDSI

MC = Mese Crystal
SI = Steel Ingot
RD = Red Dye

[Wuzzy]

Jordach, thank you! I incorporated this texture into version 0.3, which I just released.

Version 0.3 features a new texture. You can see it in action on the first post; I updated the screenshots.
Version 0.3 also comes with a slightly better sound handling (2-step sound).

I do not like your suggested crafting recipe. Red dye sounds silly to me. Also, this tool is pretty powerful, because it never wears off. I may look into some technical mods, minetest_game sounds like a bad source for crafting indegrients.

Bas080, no, the tool does not wear down. I have yet to decide wheather I add a crafting recipe. But if I do, I may look towards mods which add technical components. But I guess the craft should not be cheap, because I think this tool is pretty powerful. I may also consider some kind of “wearing down”. I don’t like the idea of the tool itself wearing down. If so, maybe only after a very long time. Maybe I add some kind of “ammunition” for the tool. Mese crystal fragments as an energy source, or something like that.

Here is a TODO list for version 1.0:

• Maybe a expensive crafting recipe (as an optional dependency)
• Create some particles on teleportations
• Gameplay adjustments

[Wuzzy]

Version 0.4 is there! Download is in the first post.

Changelog:

• Crafting recipe if you have Technic and default
• Particles spawn at the spots of departure and arrival
• If you have Technic installed, the Point Teleporter now can and must be recharged at a battery station. You have 50 shots (or so) per full charge
• If you haven’t Technic installed, the Point Teleporter can be used forever (for now)

Here you can see the particles in effect:

Red particles appear on the departure spot, yellow ones on the destination. You can clearly see where the player was before.

Crafting recipe:

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.M.
SES
SBS


. = nothing
M = mese crystal (from default)
S = stained steel ingot (Technic)
E = red energy crystal (Technic)
B = RE battery (Technic)

New optional dependencies:

• default (for crafting)
• Technic (for crafting and charging)

I think the Point Teleporter works pretty well, but I don’t want to call this version 1.0 yet and rather wait for some reviews first. Also, I could add further variants of the Point Teleporter and make some other random tweaks.

[ExeterDad]

Sweet! Why haven't I noticed this mod before now???

[Wuzzy]

Hi! I think it is time to release version 1.0.

I have made some major clean-up work to the mod.

Changelog:

• The point teleporter comes now in three flavors which differ in their energy source and how many times you can use them:
  
  • Infinite point teleporter: Unlimited use.
  • Electronic point teleporter: Must be charged at a battery station, 50 uses per full charge (needs Technic mod, optional).
  • New: Magic point teleporter: Needs 20 mana per use (needs Mana mod, optional (0.4.0 currently)).
• All 0.4 point teleporters in your old will become infinite point teleporters in 1.0
• If you click on the bottom side of any node, you will now spawn one node lower. This avoids your head appearing inside the node you spawned on.
• Collision prevention: You now cannot teleport somewhere where you would collide with something
• Both previous behaviours can be disabled by configuration, see README.md.
• A failed teleportation attempt will cause a “deny” sound to be played

To illustrate the collision prevention: You now can not teleport to here:

You now need a free area of 1×2×1 to successfully teleport. The teleportation fails, because the free space above the pointed surface is not enough.

I hope you like the mod as it is now. :-)
I would also like to see the mod in some subgames, but some customization is recommended.


Edit:
Quick small update to version 1.1.

Changelog:

• Fix bug of magic teleporter costing mana even when teleport failed
• Make mana cost configurable (see README.md)

[Wuzzy]

Version 1.2 released!

Changes:
- Add in-game item documentation via Item Documentation
- Added metadata files (mod.conf and screenshot.png)
- Add all tools to “teletool” group

Note: Point Teleporter is now the first mod besides Minetest Game which comes with item documentation using the doc_items mod!

[Wuzzy]

Version 1.3 released!

Changes:
- Fix mod not working when both intllib and mod security are enabled
- Compability with Documentation System 0.7.0
- Add an achievement for the achievements [awards] mod (craft an electronic point teleporter)
- Fix possible issues when this mod is used alongside other mods which use intllib (S was global)