[MOD] Melting - A Lavacooling Expansion [MOD]

[cypher-neo]

Edited: 03/26/14

This is a rebuild of an idea I had a long time ago when lavacooling first came out.
In the original lavacooling mod, lava could cool to molten rock and obsidian.
Lavacooling is now part of the default minetest game (as of, at least, 0.4.9). There is no need to rewrite the book on lavacooling, so I just expanded on it. In the default 0.4.9 game, lava cools to obsidian when exposed to water. However, there is no moltenrock in the default game.

MOD DETAILS:
This mod adds the following to the default game:

Sand turns into glass when exposed to lava or moltenrock.
Cobble turns into stone when exposed to lava or moltenrock.
Gravel turns into lava when exposed to lava or moltenrock.

Lava can cool to moltenrock when exposed to air. Moltenrock has a chance of turning back into a lava node if it's next to lava. (NOTE: This makes lava spread slightly unpredictable. It is advised that you not put lava on the surface unless you are prepared for the world to burn)

Moltenrock does not cool when exposed to water. (NOTE: This might change in a future revision.)
Moltenrock has an insanely long burn time. You should have no issues with smelting your entire inventory if you manage to get some moltenrock. (NOTE: This might change in a future revision to make it more balanced)

Moltenrock can be crafted into Molten Brick. Molten brick is just as hot as moltenrock, but won't revert to lava. It will however ignite and melt nearby objects. Molten Brick also glows with a soft glow from being so hot.
The crafting recipe for molten_brick is (X=moltenrock)

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Obsidian can be crafted into obsidian pick. Recipe is (X=obsidian, O=stick, _=nothing)

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Obsidian picks are as fast like diamond picks, but much less durable.

Obsidian can also be crafted into obsidian bricks. Recipe is (X=obsidian)

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DOWNLOAD LINKS
I finally discovered GitHub!
You can browse the code or download a copy of the mod at https://github.com/cypher-neo/minetest-melting

[LuxAtheris]

What a nice mod.
I really like it

[cypher-neo]

Another new feature!!

I thought it would be cool (or rather hot - pun intended) to be able to make a brick out of moltenrock.

The recipe for molten_brick is the same as for obsidian_brick, just using moltenrock instead of obsidian.

Molten Brick will not revert into lava (like moltenrock does), because being crafted, it's stable.
However, it is very hot, and will ignite things, and melt things. Like other blocks and bricks in the lava group, it turns sand into glass, melts cobble, and can cause melting reactions in moltenrock.
Also because it is hot, it emits light.

Here's an updated picture!



MOD CHANGES:
Recolored moltenrock.
Added molten_brick.

[cypher-neo]

What a nice mod.
I really like it

Thanks!

[PatrocloPicchiaduro]

Hi, just a quick question.. precisely, how am I supposed to contain lava blocks when I have this mod enabled?

I have a fountain made out of stone bricks that are turning into moltenbricks, and my house is entirely built with stone bricks. Also, the problem would show up as well while mining, since my mine is near a vulcan and when I dig in the wrong direction I can encounter lava blocks. I used to place stone bricks to close holes I've opened, but with this mod It won't work.

Beside disabling the mod, which is cool and I would like to use it, can you provide some info onto how to handle lava with it?

[LionsDen]

Just by looking at the other posts, just craft some molten brick and use that to surround the lava. It will get hot but wont become lava and you should be golden.