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Now has numbers and digits on border for coordinates and spawn node is withing the border. Also updated the chessboard spawn loop. Code is much nicer now.

Tonyka's effort is finally visible!

wow, looks fantastic!
but it is true that they are a bit large letters and numbers ...
I will make them smaller, to see how it looks,

tonyka wrote:wow, looks fantastic!
but it is true that they are a bit large letters and numbers ...
I will make them smaller, to see how it looks,

Thnx to you tonyka.
I like them big numbers, i made a texture for the spawn node. I tried making it the same wood carving style as you did with the coordinates and the carvings at the side... But I gave up trying. Maybe you can think of a nice logo or sign to represent the top texture of the spawn node or redesign the hole spawn node. I'm sure you can think of something... no hurry.

Next thing i'm gonna implement is node selection and make pieces indestructible(not dig-able) plus crafts to make pieces for personal placement and use which are dig-able. Makes sense?

a logo for the top of the block spawn? is a good idea
can look good the contour of a specific piece ...
I like the knight, but perhaps it would be nice to use the rook (the most similar aesthetics Minetest) ...
a more elaborate design would need larger textures ...

I'll think of more ideas, maybe I can think of something better ...

Wait wait wait just a second... Do i detect alatro in the first picture? ;)

missing image chess_spawn.png

cornernote wrote:missing image chess_spawn.png

Fixed it. Next on the programming list is chess piece selection. The pieces will be indestructible and moving pieces will be done by first punching the piece you want to move and them hitting the node to which you want to move it.

Any objections/ideas?

cant wait to see it and play with my son, i think we'll build a chess set tomorrow and have a game before you get the rules in

edit: oh i just realised you only have to craft one thing, nice

could you make the recipe a little more exotic so its less likely to collide?

maybe like this:

@cornernote Added your recipe.

[requests]

checkers pieces

this is a simple one, i just want to have checkers pieces (with a craft recipe)
checkers can be crowned when they reach the other side, (perhaps a craft where 2 checkers = a crown checker)

Now has node ownership... Others can't move your pieces. How it works:

1. Only the placer of the chess spawner can also remove it.
2. After placing the spawn spawner, all players are prompted to hit the king of his/her desired color if he/she want's to play. This can be the admin or another player.

Recipe also changed because mese is gone:
W=wood
T=tree

WTW
TWT
WTW

I probably won't use this, but very nice work nonetheless. It might makes its way onto servers some day.

A grand mine-chess championship in a cathedral or some other setting. Where spectators spectate and players battle it out to be the ultimate minetest chess champion! Anyone willing to host this on there server?

Mese isn't gone - it's still in the game, it just got more rare and expensive to acquire. Dig down past -128 as usual, mine some mese crystals in stone, craft 9 crystals to get a default:mese block. Or, just dig down below -1024 to find whole blocks.

Um hi, i'm new to these forums and um, your mod didn't work :(

YoYoBuddy wrote:Um hi, i'm new to these forums and um, your mod didn't work :(

What didn't work? Did you get an error or something else?

Always remember to name folder to bold text [Mod] Chess [1.0] [chess] and to update minetest.

EDIT:
Remember to have enough space for the spawner block to spawn.

YoYoBuddy wrote:Um hi, i'm new to these forums and um, your mod didn't work :(

What was the error that popped up in the terminal window?

Nice ill wait for final restult ;)
Ya can also add checkers then :)

BZab, Ok, checkers will be added. It will however be the international version of checkes. Known in the Netherlands as dammen.

Goals for next version is message when move is made, commands for making moves from command prompt, and checkers

rarkenin wrote:

YoYoBuddy wrote:Um hi, i'm new to these forums and um, your mod didn't work :(

What was the error that popped up in the terminal window?

Sorry im finnaly replying... Somthing like, ERROR mod unfound (insert random computer giberish i don't understand"

Have you installed the dependencies which it told you to install? And computer terminology is NOT gibberish. If you can't understand it, at least write it down fully so someone who CAN understand it sees exactly what Minetest displayed.

This is how real men play chess