[Mod] Simple Mobs [mobs]

[AndrOn]

I can't get the sheep to follow me! I do my best, and I checked the code and it seems to work but it doesn't in game.

[Jordach]

Andr0n, you need farming:wheat for a sheep to follow you. Or you are using an old version of simple mobs.

[BrunoMine]

VERY GOOD!!

For more impossible it is, try to make the mods do not lock the server!
I feel that lack a monster that throws something on the player. but one mobs that walk the earth
STILL MISSING A GOOD MOD THAT ADDS WEAPONS OR BOW ARROW

[Josh]

PilzAdam, I have adopted a pet Sheep named Alexander, He is doing very well, i even made a cage for him! But he has something to say: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/102401091/screenshot_424355542.png
It would be really great if you did, if you did, it would get him out of the cage :-)

[BrunoMine]

How do I cancel a mob? I want to remove the mob and desert rats.

[PilzAdam]

How do I cancel a mob? I want to remove the mob and desert rats.

Does this help: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?pid=62292#p62292?

[BrunoMine]

I wrote these two lines in the file but nothing changed minetest

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mobs.spawning_mobs["mobs:sand_monster"]=false
mobs.spawning_mobs["mobs:rat"]=false

[PilzAdam]

I wrote these two lines in the file but nothing changed minetest

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mobs.spawning_mobs["mobs:sand_monster"]=false
mobs.spawning_mobs["mobs:rat"]=false

Have you added them at the end of init.lua?

[Josh]

PilzAdam, the Sheep will not die in lava.....
I made a Slaughterhouse in minetest i found in a minecraft video: http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=minecraft%20slaughterhouse&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CDUQtwIwAg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dtp8srmqPnh8&ei=sIj0UfTsOoiWkgX6k4HQBw&usg=AFQjCNHfNmQAtdCKyJOhGtYTBi3D7Hs9xQ&bvm=bv.49784469,d.dGI It uses Lava, but the sheep will not die in lava....

[ak399g]

I'm working on a snowman, and I have a couple questions/confirmations about the API.
"chance" means for every block/node the mob could spawn on, it has a 1/chance probability of doing so? would that be every second?
"animation" is used for speeding up/slowing down walk cycles when the mob's speed changes (e.g. in pursuit of a player)?
I'm not entirely sure what "active_object_count" does.
a "max height" of 0 is at sea level?
why do most min_light values use -1 instead of 0 as total darkness?

unrelated: still can't figure out how to feed wheat to a sheep.

I've got him saying "Welcome to the Himalayas!" (monsters inc) randomly, but I was wondering if it could be based off chance instead? because random has him saying it WAYYYYYY To often. Better yet, play it when the mob notices a player and begins pursuit.
Would that be as simple as adding

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            if self.sounds and self.sounds.follow then
                minetest.sound_play(self.sounds.follow, {object = self.object})
            end


into the API under

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            if self.follow ~= "" and not self.following then
                for _,player in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
                    local s = self.object:getpos()
                    local p = player:getpos()
                    local dist = ((p.x-s.x)^2 + (p.y-s.y)^2 + (p.z-s.z)^2)^0.5
                    if self.view_range and dist < self.view_range then
                        self.following = player
                    end
                end
            end


and if so, where? if not, what else? It'd be nice to add a sound mode for noticing you. E.g. a sheep baaing complacently when being led on by wheat, a cave monster growling at you.

[Mossmanikin]

"chance" means for every block/node the mob could spawn on, it has a 1/chance probability of doing so? would that be every second?

"chance" means indeed there's a 1/chance probability.
"interval = 30" means this is checked every 30 seconds.

About the rest I'm not entirely sure.

[PilzAdam]

"chance" means for every block/node the mob could spawn on, it has a 1/chance probability of doing so? would that be every second?

It would be every second if "chance" is 2, every third if "chance" is 3, etc.

"animation" is used for speeding up/slowing down walk cycles when the mob's speed changes (e.g. in pursuit of a player)?

No, animation is just the animation of the model, it has nothing to do with velocity.

I'm not entirely sure what "active_object_count" does.

Its the number of objects in the mapblock and the surrounding mapblocks. So its possible to limit the number of mobs per mapblock.

a "max height" of 0 is at sea level?

Yes.

why do most min_light values use -1 instead of 0 as total darkness?

To make it clear that it doesnt matter how dark it is.

I've got him saying "Welcome to the Himalayas!" (monsters inc) randomly, but I was wondering if it could be based off chance instead? because random has him saying it WAYYYYYY To often. Better yet, play it when the mob notices a player and begins pursuit.
Would that be as simple as adding

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            if self.sounds and self.sounds.follow then
                minetest.sound_play(self.sounds.follow, {object = self.object})
            end


into the API under

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            if self.follow ~= "" and not self.following then
                for _,player in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
                    local s = self.object:getpos()
                    local p = player:getpos()
                    local dist = ((p.x-s.x)^2 + (p.y-s.y)^2 + (p.z-s.z)^2)^0.5
                    if self.view_range and dist < self.view_range then
                        self.following = player
                    end
                end
            end


and if so, where? if not, what else?

Add it where "self.attack.player" is set.

It'd be nice to add a sound mode for noticing you. E.g. a sheep baaing complacently when being led on by wheat, a cave monster growling at you.

If someone provides sounds Ill gladly add them.

[ak399g]

Add it where "self.attack.player" is set.

doing this seemed to do the trick:

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if self.type == "monster" and minetest.setting_getbool("enable_damage") then
                for _,player in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
                    local s = self.object:getpos()
                    local p = player:getpos()
                    local dist = ((p.x-s.x)^2 + (p.y-s.y)^2 + (p.z-s.z)^2)^0.5
                    if dist < self.view_range then
                        if self.attack.dist then
                            if self.attack.dist < dist then
                                self.state = "attack"
                                self.attack.player = player
                                self.attack.dist = dist
                            end
                        else
                            self.state = "attack"
                            self.attack.player = player
                            self.attack.dist = dist
                            -- ADDED LINES BEGIN
                            if self.sounds and self.sounds.follow then
                                minetest.sound_play(self.sounds.follow, {object = self.object})
                            end
                            -- ADDED LINES END
                        end
                    end
                end
            end


and of course changing the snowman's

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    sounds = {
        random = "mobs_snowman",


to

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    sounds = {
        follow = "mobs_snowman",


makes use of the new category.

Thanks!

I'll also look into finding some more nice sounds for the mobs.

[ak399g]

When following me, they don't seem to want to jump when confronted with an obstacle. They will jump up hills and such when casually walking, but they don't in pursuit.

[PilzAdam]

When following me, they don't seem to want to jump when confronted with an obstacle. They will jump up hills and such when casually walking, but they don't in pursuit.

That will be fixed with a new engine feature in 0.4.8, then I disable jumping completly and the mobs can just walk 1 node high.

[ak399g]

That will be fixed with a new engine feature in 0.4.8, then I disable jumping completly and the mobs can just walk 1 node high.

I take it that players will also be able to walk one node high?
Guess I just have to be patient then :)

[PilzAdam]

I take it that players will also be able to walk one node high?

Of course not, that would be stupid.

[ak399g]

I take it that players will also be able to walk one node high?

Of course not, that would be stupid.

Maybe I'm confused as to what you mean by "walk one node high." I think it means "when the mob encounters a node, it can step up onto it." Why shouldn't players function that way too? Unless that's not what you mean.

[PilzAdam]

I take it that players will also be able to walk one node high?

Of course not, that would be stupid.

Maybe I'm confused as to what you mean by "walk one node high." I think it means "when the mob encounters a node, it can step up onto it." Why shouldn't players function that way too? Unless that's not what you mean.

Thats exactly what I mean (its called "stepheight" in the engine).
Its "stupid" to do that for players because we already have a nice moving system with jumping to get up nodes; Why change it if it works out well?

[ak399g]

Its "stupid" to do that for players because we already have a nice moving system with jumping to get up nodes; Why change it if it works out well?

Sure, I get that.

[BrunoMine]

does not work in version 0.4.1
where can I find a mod for monsters in this version?

[VanessaE]

0.4.1 is badly out-of-date and generally unsupported. Please download the latest build, which is current at 0.4.7.

[TenPlus1]

Any chance of adding mob sounds so you know when something is about to attack, even a hurt sound when it does... Thanks, great mod btw...

[Secret_Guy_3]

Will there be more mobs?

[ak399g]

Any chance of adding mob sounds so you know when something is about to attack, even a hurt sound when it does... Thanks, great mod btw...

You can add your own sounds by dropping them in the sounds folder and editing the .lua file, allowing them to make noise randomly, or when attacking you. I've also been able to add a third instance that allows for sound upon them noticing you.

Will there be more mobs?

You can copypaste a mob in the .lua, change the name, upload your own textures/sounds, change speed/damage/spawn locations/frequency, pretty much anything you'd need.

I'm on vacation now, but I could post tutorials after I get back.

[Dan Duncombe]

Any chance of adding mob sounds so you know when something is about to attack, even a hurt sound when it does... Thanks, great mod btw...

You can add your own sounds by dropping them in the sounds folder and editing the .lua file, allowing them to make noise randomly, or when attacking you. I've also been able to add a third instance that allows for sound upon them noticing you.

Will there be more mobs?

You can copypaste a mob in the .lua, change the name, upload your own textures/sounds, change speed/damage/spawn locations/frequency, pretty much anything you'd need.

I'm on vacation now, but I could post tutorials after I get back.

Have a look at the camo mod NPCs to see how I modified code from PilzAdam to make player-shaped NPC character mobs.

[Emgogall]

i know i sound like a noob but how do you download that?

[PilzAdam]

i know i sound like a noob but how do you download that?

Look at the first post, there is a download link. Click on it and you get a .zip, then you follow this instructions to install it: http://dev.minetest.net/Installing_Mods

[wcwyes]

I want to make mobs that only spawn on mountains. Is there a way to add min_height to the API?

[Neuromancer]

I know this goes against the idea of game content being in Lua Mods, but how hard would it be to implement Simple Mobs in C++, compiling it into the engine, and having a menu item to enable or disable simple mobs? Wouldn't this make Simple Mobs run blazingly fast? Or like I suggested somewhere else implement more of the framework of mobs into the engine, but allow for customizations along the lines of what Sapier is trying to do, but implement his framework in C++?