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[Aqua]

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Topic: How to register node?
Reason: I want to make a mod.
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Topic: How to register node?
Reason: I want to make a mod.
More Info: I've tried but I don't know how.

Answer(please give a useful one): Check out this or this! Good luck!

[Likwid H-Craft]

Title:How do I upload a Model?

You see I made a model and I like to, inport it on, Minetest but how do I?

And is there a way have the textures to work to like the player.

[Aqua]

Title:How do I upload a Model?

You see I made a model and I like to, inport it on, Minetest but how do I?

And is there a way have the textures to work to like the player.

What did you make the model on? Blender? I think you have to import it to a .X file using DirectX or something.

[Likwid H-Craft]

Yes it on blender.

[Evergreen]

How do I make the mod block appear in the creative menu? Also, how do I make it show the name of the block when I hover my cursor over it?

[Casimir]

2. When registering a block use

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    description = "Name",

1. In the groups make sure there is no "not_in_creative_inventory" group. For example:

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    groups = {crumbly=3},

[Traxie21]

Topic: How does one create a seperate inventory and update it with specific items?
Reasons: Making a physical Economy system
More info...
I don't understand formspec very well,
and the InvRef documentation needs help.

[1244]

Can I add metadata to items in inventory?

[Evergreen]

The other problem is the textures glitch, turning black randomly etc.

[PilzAdam]

Can I add metadata to items in inventory?

Yes: https://github.com/celeron55/minetest/blob/master/doc/lua_api.txt#L1259

[Evergreen]

Can anyone post the ABM code for generating trees?

[PilzAdam]

Can anyone post the ABM code for generating trees?

The default trees arent generated with an abm. They are generated in the mapgen in c++.

[Evergreen]

Can anyone post the ABM code for generating trees?

The default trees arent generated with an abm. They are generated in the mapgen in c++.

I know it can be done in ABM. Can someone write a code for that?

[VanessaE]

If you want them to be ABM-based, look at the original conifers or jungletrees mods, or the first version of moretrees. The former works on almost any version of minetest, but they're both kinda slow. The latter is lightning fast but requires a recent development build from minetest git.

It is not recommended to spawn trees via an ABM except in the case of planting saplings. Doing so will crowd your map and irritate your users.

[Evergreen]

If you want them to be ABM-based, look at the original conifers or jungletrees mods, or the first version of moretrees. The former works on almost any version of minetest, but they're both kinda slow. The latter is lightning fast but requires a recent development build from minetest git.

It is not recommended to spawn trees via an ABM except in the case of planting saplings. Doing so will crowd your map and irritate your users.

Then how do I make different trees spawn?
Which file do I edit?

(hint, I am making a birch tree mod.)

I also need to know how to not have those strange texture glitches appear at random.

[Test&Mine]

Title: How I make.

Yes how do I make a way, to have two Items show... EG... Like have a pickaxe on one, side and a Gun on the other?

[Likwid H-Craft]

I think you use this, ^ and have X90 maybe at the end of it.

[PilzAdam]

Title: How I make.

Yes how do I make a way, to have two Items show... EG... Like have a pickaxe on one, side and a Gun on the other?

You mean one item per hand? This is not possible in the Lua API. You need to edit the engine code.

[Traxie21]

Minetest players are severely right-handed. They drop anything in their left hand. Fact of life.

[Evergreen]

Title: How I make.

Yes how do I make a way, to have two Items show... EG... Like have a pickaxe on one, side and a Gun on the other?

You mean one item per hand? This is not possible in the Lua API. You need to edit the engine code.

Can you please answer my question about what file the map generation of trees is in? I also want to know how to fix those wierd texture glitches.

[PilzAdam]

Title: How I make.

Yes how do I make a way, to have two Items show... EG... Like have a pickaxe on one, side and a Gun on the other?

You mean one item per hand? This is not possible in the Lua API. You need to edit the engine code.

Can you please answer my question about what file the map generation of trees is in? I also want to know how to fix those wierd texture glitches.

There are currently two files for that:

• mapgen_v6.cpp line 164
• treegen.cpp line 33

The method in mapgen_v6.cpp is used currently.

[Likwid H-Craft]

How do I make the, Version hidden, and change it?

And can I make Mouse 2 Click to do something just for, one item in the init.lua?

[Traxie21]

Title: Does anyone understand how to use minetest.get_pointed_thing_position()?

here's what I'm trying to do:

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local pos = minetest.get_pointed_thing_position(pointed, true)
minetest.env:remove_node(pos)



[PilzAdam]

Title: Does anyone understand how to use minetest.get_pointed_thing_position()?

here's what I'm trying to do:

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local pos = minetest.get_pointed_thing_position(pointed, true)
minetest.env:remove_node(pos)



• If pointing at a node & above -> return pointed_thing.above
• If pointing at a node & not above -> return pointed_thing.under
• If pointing at a objec & object exists -> return object
• If pointing at a objec & object doesn exists -> return nil
• If none of the above -> return nil

[Likwid H-Craft]

How do I make the, Version hidden, and change it?

And can I make Mouse 2 Click to do something just for, one item in the init.lua?

[PilzAdam]

How do I make the, Version hidden, and change it?

And can I make Mouse 2 Click to do something just for, one item in the init.lua?

1st: Please dont double post.
2nd: http://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=4483
3rd: Do you mean doubleclick?

[Likwid H-Craft]

Yes I made this but I don't know how I make it work so, Adam do you know how? or anyone?

How do I get this to work?

[PilzAdam]

Yes I made this but I don't know how I make it work so, Adam do you know how? or anyone?

How do I get this to work?

Add the background element to the players formspec.

[Likwid H-Craft]

Yes I made this but I don't know how I make it work so, Adam do you know how? or anyone?

How do I get this to work?

Add the background element to the players formspec.

So how do I put the img make, it work?

[pandaro]

there is a way to know the position of a player whose name I know?