Fire Flys mod ?

[Spots]

just wondering because i get a little bored when night hits in the game has anyone thought of making like fireflys or something that has a glow to it at night to make night time a little more fun for players, at night i tend to hit caves to mine and farm ores and coal but i'd like to see if you guys have any ideas for it . Thanks !!

[Menche]

Would be nice to see fireflies back, they were in the game by default pre-0.4 but were taken out.

[TenPlus1]

Would be a nice option to enable/disable that could spawn around trees and light up an area at night time :)

[tinoesroho]

just wondering because i get a little bored when night hits in the game has anyone thought of making like fireflys or something that has a glow to it at night to make night time a little more fun for players, at night i tend to hit caves to mine and farm ores and coal but i'd like to see if you guys have any ideas for it . Thanks !!

Butterflies by day, Fireflies by night? That would be a fun mod.

[philipbenr]

the glow mod has fireflies by night...
https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=6300

[Josh]

I never got to experience being around fireflies ingame.
they would be intresting.

[Evergreen]

Maybe that could be possible with something like Bas080's Bee mod

[Casimir]

Just had an idea:
Turn grass into grass with fireflies that emits light and spawns firefly-particles. Now I need someone to make the particle spawner, i don't understand how to use them.

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minetest.register_abm({
    nodenames = {"default:grass_5"},
    interval = 5,
    chance = 5,
    action = function(pos, node)
        if ((minetest.env:get_timeofday() < 0.2) or (minetest.env:get_timeofday() > 0.8)) then
        node.name = "firefly:grass_5"
        minetest.env:add_node(pos, node)
        end
    end
})

minetest.register_abm({
    nodenames = {"firefly:grass_5"},
    interval = 5,
    chance = 5,
    action = function(pos, node)
        if ((minetest.env:get_timeofday() > 0.2) and (minetest.env:get_timeofday() < 0.8)) then
        node.name = "default:grass_5"
        minetest.env:add_node(pos, node)
        end
    end
})

minetest.register_node("firefly:grass_5", {
    description = "Grass",
    drawtype = "plantlike",
    tiles = {"default_grass_5.png"},
    inventory_image = "default_grass_5.png",
    wield_image = "default_grass_5.png",
    paramtype = "light",
    walkable = false,
    light_source = 10,
    buildable_to = true,
    is_ground_content = true,
    drop = "default:grass_1",
    groups = {snappy=3,flammable=3,flora=1,attached_node=1,not_in_creative_inventory=1},
    sounds = default.node_sound_leaves_defaults(),
    selection_box = {
        type = "fixed",
        fixed = {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, -5/16, 0.5},
    },
})

[Evergreen]

Just had an idea:
Turn grass into grass with fireflies that emits light and spawns firefly-particles. Now I need someone to make the particle spawner, i don't understand how to use them.

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minetest.register_abm({
    nodenames = {"default:grass_5"},
    interval = 5,
    chance = 5,
    action = function(pos, node)
        if ((minetest.env:get_timeofday() < 0.2) or (minetest.env:get_timeofday() > 0.8)) then
        node.name = "firefly:grass_5"
        minetest.env:add_node(pos, node)
        end
    end
})

minetest.register_abm({
    nodenames = {"firefly:grass_5"},
    interval = 5,
    chance = 5,
    action = function(pos, node)
        if ((minetest.env:get_timeofday() > 0.2) and (minetest.env:get_timeofday() < 0.8)) then
        node.name = "default:grass_5"
        minetest.env:add_node(pos, node)
        end
    end
})

minetest.register_node("firefly:grass_5", {
    description = "Grass",
    drawtype = "plantlike",
    tiles = {"default_grass_5.png"},
    inventory_image = "default_grass_5.png",
    wield_image = "default_grass_5.png",
    paramtype = "light",
    walkable = false,
    light_source = 10,
    buildable_to = true,
    is_ground_content = true,
    drop = "default:grass_1",
    groups = {snappy=3,flammable=3,flora=1,attached_node=1,not_in_creative_inventory=1},
    sounds = default.node_sound_leaves_defaults(),
    selection_box = {
        type = "fixed",
        fixed = {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, -5/16, 0.5},
    },
})

I could see if I can figure out the code in the bee mod, and maybe change it to fireflies. Emitting light, however, is going to be much more difficult.

[Casimir]

The node itself is the one emitting light, that's the trick.

[Evergreen]

The node itself is the one emitting light, that's the trick.

Yes, I was kind of thinking of doing it that way myself.

EDIT: Just throwing the code together as we speak.

[Evergreen]

Okay, just finished the first version, will post it tomorrow.

[Casimir]

That's what I have now. But the particles move to fast.

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minetest.register_abm({
  nodenames = {"firefly:grass_5"},
  interval = 0.1,
  chance = 3,
  action = function(pos, node, _, _)
    local p = {x=pos.x, y=pos.y+math.random(), z=pos.z}
    minetest.add_particle(p, {x=(math.random()-0.8),y=(math.random()-0.8),z=(math.random()-0.8)}, {x=math.random()-0.5,y=math.random()-0.5,z=math.random()-0.5}, math.random(2,5), math.random(1,1.5), true, "firefly_particle.png")
  end,
})


And there is one major problem: the night is to bright.

[Evergreen]

That's what I have now. But the particles move to fast.

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minetest.register_abm({
  nodenames = {"firefly:grass_5"},
  interval = 0.1,
  chance = 3,
  action = function(pos, node, _, _)
    local p = {x=pos.x, y=pos.y+math.random(), z=pos.z}
    minetest.add_particle(p, {x=(math.random()-0.8),y=(math.random()-0.8),z=(math.random()-0.8)}, {x=math.random()-0.5,y=math.random()-0.5,z=math.random()-0.5}, math.random(2,5), math.random(1,1.5), true, "firefly_particle.png")
  end,
})


And there is one major problem: the night is to bright.

I actually just finished the code, and added a texture. I just have to do a bit of tweaking. Also, you are right about the light being too bright.

[Gambit]

Fireflies were self illuminating, not actually a light source, but it gave it that impression. I miss those little fellas. They were so mindless and random. With a bit of improvement, they would make the night in Minetest pretty again. I personally like to catch them and put into those glass vessels thus making a Firefly lantern or something.