on_wielditem_change Lua function
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 19:04Thread for issue #1377:
Today I discovered stu's fantastic 3D-Armor mod. Which doesn't only add an armor system that reduces damage, but also the long awaited features of showing worn armor and the wielded item on the player model, allowing other players to see what you are wearing or holding!
Although the armor system works well and efficiently, engine limitations make it difficult to find a good way of handling wielded items. The server needs to periodically check when a player changed the selected item on the hotbar, which is laggy and costly.
Please add a Lua function that gets triggered when the item held by a player changes, and reports the new and possibly old item. It should typically execute when the player selects another hotbar slot which contains another item, or if an item was added / removed to / from the selected hotbar slot.
Visible wielded items are difficult to implement in a quick and cheap way without this. Even if it's for 3D-Armor or any other mod that implements them, an engine function to make it possible is essential in my opinion. Here's an example of what I'm thinking:
Today I discovered stu's fantastic 3D-Armor mod. Which doesn't only add an armor system that reduces damage, but also the long awaited features of showing worn armor and the wielded item on the player model, allowing other players to see what you are wearing or holding!
Although the armor system works well and efficiently, engine limitations make it difficult to find a good way of handling wielded items. The server needs to periodically check when a player changed the selected item on the hotbar, which is laggy and costly.
Please add a Lua function that gets triggered when the item held by a player changes, and reports the new and possibly old item. It should typically execute when the player selects another hotbar slot which contains another item, or if an item was added / removed to / from the selected hotbar slot.
Visible wielded items are difficult to implement in a quick and cheap way without this. Even if it's for 3D-Armor or any other mod that implements them, an engine function to make it possible is essential in my opinion. Here's an example of what I'm thinking:
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minetest.on_wielditem_change(player, old_item, new_item)
mod.change_wielditem_appearance(player:get_player_name(), new_item)
end