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Lucky Ore

This mod adds a lucky ore to the game which gives you the chance to get any item in the game when you mine it.

Features:

• Ore glows and has animated texture
• When you mine it it shows every item that can be obtained
• Will drop item after end of cycle or explode half the time
• Spawns like coal

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Video

I can't really show a picture of due to the nature of the ore, so the video will show you how this mod works.

License: WTFPL

I have tested it, ok if u need fun install it :)

But there has been a bug, the sound doesn't end after explode!

juli wrote:I have tested it, ok if u need fun install it :)

But there has been a bug, the sound doesn't end after explode!

Hey thanks! I've fixed that in the latest release. Redownload and it'll be all fixed.

Here's an update video:
https://youtu.be/YUxfhinE4lI

Changes:

• only 20% chance of explosion now
• uses math.random(3,15)+math.random() for a chance to get every item in the game
• win particles
• item entity is immortal

ooh cool!

Very cool.

The problem with mods which randomly select an item from literally all possible items is that there is quite a chance that the player obtains a node which the player is NEVER EVER supposed to get, because the node is only used internally, it would screw things up if the player possessed it directly, etc.
Examples: air, ignore, doors:hidden (hidden door segment), farming:wheat_3, etc.
I think a good heuristic would be by filtering out any item with an empty or nil description, and items with not_in_creative_inventory=1. Granted, this will also filter out some legit items, but at least you can be pretty sure the player does not get any “forbidden” items.
I wish there would be a possibilty for modders to tell modders “this item is not for the inventory”, but sadly, this is not possible yet. :-/

Also, do you actually intend a totally random item, i.e. equal probabiliy for all items? Or would you actually like it more if some itesm would be more likely than others?

In my first few tries, I managed to get an ignore. xD

Other notes:
- The ka-ching sound is evil, it does not mean anything. It can still explode afterwards. :( Maybe this is the joke (you intended it)? xD
- In inventory it looks like a coal ore. Maybe try to change the looks of the first animation frame so the block looks different from coal ore
- I would like it more if the animation would be more customized anyway (instead of just plugging existing Minetest Game images together). But basing the texture on stone is OK IMO
- Block sounds are missing (footstep sounds, dig sound, dug sound)
- BUG: If you mine a lucky ore, then quickly run far away (so that the entity gets unloaded), you'll contiue to hear the sound forever. If you return, a NEW lucky ore sound can be heard. Repeat this again and again and it becomes louder and louder until your ears bleed. XD
- BUG? If you run away after mining a lucky block (so that the entity gets unloaded), it seems the timer is reset when you return. Not sure, please verify this for yourselves.


EDIT:
- I think the spawn rate is quite high. You very soon find caves full of these. I think it should be a bit rarer. And I think it also would be better if lucky ores always spawn alone, never in groups. This is because digging multiple lucky ores in quick succession can get quite noisy soon