[solved] Server Options

[octacian]

Two questions. How do I disable entity selection boxes? How can I make it so a player's nametag disappears when they are a certain distance away? I heard that in the newest Minetest version, both of these "settings" were available as settings, but can't seem to find them.

[Krock]

How do I disable entity selection boxes?

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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show_entity_selectionbox = false

How can I make it so a player's nametag disappears when they are a certain distance away?

The minetest.conf setting is called "player_transfer_distance = 0". The number is the maximal palyer distance in blocks (16m*16m*16m).
So this will hide all nametags that are further away than 64m:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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player_transfer_distance = 4

Make sure that the setting "unlimited_player_transfer_distance" does not exist in your minetest.conf file because it would override the other setting.

Please have a look at the example file or into the new settings tab (mainmenu) next time. Both contain the information you need to know.

[octacian]

The entity selection box option didn't seem to work when I set it on the server. Even after making sure I had the newest version of Minetest. Wonder if it's client side..

Is there a way to manually (and simply) disable / enable this through a mod (without just using minetest.conf, something that can be toggled in game by admins)?

[Krock]

The setting "show_entity_selectionbox" is per-player. You can't control the settings file of other players, using a mod will not change the situation.

[octacian]

OK, thanks. I figured out that it was client side only. Somehow I didn't see either setting in the example config file, though I can't believe I missed it with how obvious they are.