FOSS gamedev and creative worlds

Posted: **Thu Mar 30, 2017 02:03**

How do I create a tool/item which is unable to dig anything at all (not even like the hand) AND I can still continously punch while holding down the left mouse button?

What I've tried so far:

Set empty table for groupcaps (the tool still digs like a hand)
Set on_use (I can no longer continously punch by holding down the left on_use)
Use both of the above (has the same problems)

Use case:
I want to create a sword which can attack and dig in “normal” mode but can only attack, but not dig when in Creative Mode.

Any help is greatly appreciated. :-)

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2017 01:22**

Could you set cracky=0 (and for the other groups) rather than just leaving it empty?

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2017 05:49**

This doesn't solve anything. The group rating 0 has the same meaning as if the group is not defined at all (nil).

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2017 11:12**

Wuzzy wrote:This doesn't solve anything. The group rating 0 has the same meaning as if the group is not defined at all (nil).

Oh ok. Just a guess of the top of my head.

On the other hand, could you take an approach similar to that of maptools' admin pick? It checks each time you break a block what tool you use, and if you used an admin pick, it removes the block.

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2017 13:51**

i think the only way is to registry the tool in 2 ways.

in survive mod, reg tool_capabilities

creative, reg on_use only

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Code: Select all: if minetest.setting_get("creative_mode")=="true" then minetest.register_tools("ctool:tool", { description = "tool", on_use = function(itemstack, user, pointed_thing) if pointed_thing.type=="object" then pointed_thing.ref:punch(user,1,{full_punch_interval=1,damage_groups={fleshy=8}}) return itemstack end end }) else minetest.register_tools("ctool:tool", { description = "tool", tool_capabilities = { full_punch_interval = 1, max_drop_level=1, damage_groups = {fleshy=8}, }, }) end

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2017 14:29**

No, AiTechEye, this doesn't work. :-(
As soon as I make use of on_use, I can't swing the sword continously anymore (by holding the left mouse button). But I want still be able to swing the sword continously, a capability which all other tools have by default. I don't want to lose this. :-/

Posted: **Sat Apr 01, 2017 16:41**

add users to a minetest.register_globalstep function?

will look glitchy, but better then nothing

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