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I came across this old laser sword mod: viewtopic.php?id=2632

... and wanted to add a laser sound when the weapon is used. That is now working with the following code:



However, the the sword no longer hits anything else. So, I'm assuming that by changing the on_use function I have replaced the default behaviour. How do I retain the default behaviour and use the sound in addition?

Hmm, it may not be the same, but try using:


If the problem persists, you must handle the punching code manually by doing operations on the pointed_thing passed by the function.

on_use overrides the normal function of tools. Use a craftitem and add the wear manually or use (as above said) the after_use function.

Krock wrote:on_use overrides the normal function of tools. Use a craftitem and add the wear manually or use (as above said) the after_use function.

If a craftitem is to be used then it'll be very tricky to get the damage amount if there are more damage groups than just 'fleshy'...
So, after use is better than nothing in terms of ease.

HeroOfTheWinds wrote:Hmm, it may not be the same, but try using:

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after_use = function(itemstack, user, node, digparams)

If the problem persists, you must handle the punching code manually by doing operations on the pointed_thing passed by the function.

I've been looking through other lua examples, trying to understand how to use the function but not quite sure how to implement it. I've been doing lots of trial and error, but I have been unable to get it to work. Do you have an example? Or can point me to documentation? Thanks.

You are to put sound_play into AFTER_use and DO NOT use on_use :)

4aiman wrote:You are to put sound_play into AFTER_use and DO NOT use on_use :)

Ok, I tried this, and it works! The only downside is that the sound doesn't play if you punch nothing. Is there a way to make the sound play on every swing?

Why not use get_player_controls() ?
You get the controls and if a LMB was "pressed" and your player:get_wielded_item():get_name == <name of your sword> then play your sound. ;)
*Names of the functions I've mentioned are not 100% exact.

4aiman wrote:Why not use get_player_controls() ?
You get the controls and if a LMB was "pressed" and your player:get_wielded_item():get_name == <name of your sword> then play your sound. ;)
*Names of the functions I've mentioned are not 100% exact.

Thanks for the suggestion. I am looking through docs to try and find how to use this. Maybe this will be my ticket...


Regarding other methods, it seems that using after_use to play the sound is about the closest I've gotten to making this work like I was hoping. However, it works only as long as the sword is used on a block. Hitting a mob or swinging at nothing does not play the sound which doesn't make any sense from a "it should make a sound when you swing it" standpoint.


So, I've been trying the other way around, using on_use to play the sound, and after_use to duplicate the default on_use functionality, but I must be doing something wrong. If I use both on_use and after_use, only the on_use function is executed. The after_use function doesn't seem to do anything at all.

According to the lua api docs, after_use needs to return itemstack or nil (https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... .txt#L2398), so I initially thought, "ah-ha, this is my problem", but even after adding this return the problem persists. Any ideas? This is what I have so far, just a basic test, but after_use does not execute:

4aiman wrote:Why not use get_player_controls() ?
You get the controls and if a LMB was "pressed" and your player:get_wielded_item():get_name == <name of your sword> then play your sound. ;)
*Names of the functions I've mentioned are not 100% exact.

It is now working using get_player_controls(). Thanks everyone for your input. Mod here: viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10642