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Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2013 21:44**

I'm trying to make a tiki torch "mod" for my girlfriend. I am VERY new to modding/coding, so I copy/pasted the register node from the original torch and deleted/replaced what i needed to. Now I'm getting a fail to load error. Here is a SS of the code.

Any help is appreciated.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2013 21:45**

1st: Dont post screenshots of your code, post the code in the code tags of BBCode.
2nd: Post the error message.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2013 21:50**

Here is the error message.

16:31:51: ERROR[main]: Failed to load and run script from
16:31:51: ERROR[main]: C:\Users\Matt and Betty\Downloads\minetest-0.4.5\minetest-0.4.5\bin\..\mods\minetest\tiki_torch\init.lua:
16:31:51: ERROR[main]: ...s\minetest-0.4.5\minetest-0.4.5\bin\..\mods\minetest\tiki_torch\init.lua:20: ')' expected (to close '(' at line 8) near '='
16:31:51: ERROR[main]: =======END OF ERROR FROM LUA ========

And here is the code.

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

Code: Select all: --Tiki_torch by Tedypig minetest.register_node("tiki_torch:tiki_torch", { description = "Tiki Torch", drawtype = "torchlike", {"tiki_torch.png", "tiki_torch.png", "tiki_torch.png"}, inventory_image = "tiki_torch.png", wield_image = "tiki_torch.png", paramtype = "light", sunlight_propagates = true, walkable = false, light_source = LIGHT_MAX-1, }, groups = {choppy=2,dig_immediate=3,flammable=1,attached_node=1}, legacy_wallmounted = false, }) minetest.register_craft({ output = 'tiki_torch:tiki_torch', recipe = { {'', 'default:torch', ''}, {'', 'default:stick', ''}, {'', 'default:stick', ''}, } })

I'm sorry. I didn't know not to do that.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2013 21:57**

Use a good code editing program instead of a texteditor. Then just do the mod again.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2013 21:58**

Casimir wrote:Use a good code editing program instead of a texteditor. Then just do the mod again.

Can you suggest a good FREE one. Emphasis on free. Lol.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2013 22:01**

I don't know what you did, but there are way to much blanks, etc

If you type it like folowing it works ;)

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

Code: Select all: --Tiki_torch by Tedypig minetest.register_node("tiki_torch:tiki_torch", { description = "Tiki Torch", drawtype = "torchlike", tiles={"tiki_torch.png", "tiki_torch.png", "tiki_torch.png"}, inventory_image = "tiki_torch.png", wield_image = "tiki_torch.png", paramtype = "light", sunlight_propagates = true, walkable = false, light_source = LIGHT_MAX-1, groups = {choppy=2,dig_immediate=3,flammable=1,attached_node=1}, legacy_wallmounted = false, }) minetest.register_craft({ output = 'tiki_torch:tiki_torch', recipe = { {'', 'default:torch', ''}, {'', 'default:stick', ''}, {'', 'default:stick', ''}, } })

PS: make sure you select "ANSI" (coding), when working with notepad

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2013 22:10**

Thank you Blockmen. It was really just blank spaces? I don't know proper structure yet, but I guess that will come with experience right? Lol. Thanks again.

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2013 22:36**

Tedypig wrote:Thank you Blockmen. It was really just blank spaces? I don't know proper structure yet, but I guess that will come with experience right? Lol. Thanks again.

There was a missing "tiles=" before "{"tiki_torch.png", "tiki_torch.png", "tiki_torch.png"},"
and a "}" too much after "LIGHT_MAX-1,".

But im sure you would have found yourself when there haven't been all that blank spaces ;)

And yes, keep that way on and you will get enough experience to see errors like that really fast

Posted: **Sat Mar 09, 2013 23:07**

I got luaedit just now and i can see that stuff easily. Lol.

Another question (if anyone knows), How do I make part of a texture transparent in gimp? The node for my tiki torch has my (temporary) torch, but there's white all the way around it.

Edit:Fat fingers, had a typo.

Posted: **Sun Mar 10, 2013 01:08**

Tedypig wrote:How do I make part of a texture transparent in gimp?

First you have to make sure that every layer in the image has an alpha channel (if your image has only a single layer, this still applies). To do this, activate each layer and choose Layer -> Transparency -> Add Alpha Channel from the menus (if this menu entry is disabled, the layer already has an alpha channel).

Next, you can use the eraser tool or make a selection and choose Edit -> Clear from the menus (or use the Delete key as a shortcut). Note that for a section of your image to be transparent, it must be transparent on all layers of your image.

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