[Mod] Lifts [0.3.4] [lift]

[portals]

Hello
This is my first mod, still needs some work but already works. Their is no craft recipes now so to use it you have to use give command and get blocks:
lift:moveblock, lift:rail and a controller lift:control_up lift:control_down lift:control_stop
Description:
Add an simply elevator that can move the player.
License:LGPLv3
Depends: default
Textures by:John1 (WTFPL)
Download
Github

How to use:
First use /giveme to get: lift:rail, lift:moveblock_1, lift:rail_connector, lift:control_up, lift:control_down, lift:control_stop.
Now let's place blocks like in this screenshot:

Press up button to move elevator up, stop to stop it or press down to move it down.This is a simplest version of lift.


This is more advanced version:

screenshot_2867585685.png (768.8 KiB) Viewed 4421 times

Change log:
0.3 - 0.3.4

• Small fixes

0.3:

• Added a lift_moveblock_2 - can move objects other then players (but it is have bugs and require work )
• Added a lift_moveblock - is now lift_moveblock_1
• Between rail and moveblock must be lift:rail_connector
• Not all moveblocks or rail_connectors must be connected to rail. Rail_connector work for 5 moveblocks default

0.2 - Big performance improve and small fix.
0.1 - First release

Know bug:

• Block stuck if something is on it way and must be recreate.
• Moving up is slower then moving down.

[hoodedice]

You need to rename the title of the post to:

[Mod]Lifts ["actual ingame name of mod"][0.1] - My first mod!! WIP

You also need to write the dependencies, or mods which need to be loaded for this mod to run. If there are no dependencies, then just write Depends: default.

Also,

Welcome to the Minetest Forums! =)

Nice mod! I see that you are already adept at modding =D

Enjoy your stay here ^.^

[John1]

Nice mod! Only problem is when going up, the block goes through me instead of lifting.

Anyway, here are some alternate textures:







License is WTFPL

[portals]

You are playing single player or on server? What version on minetest you are using?
Moving player up use a bit dirty fix but it work pretty good for me on last git.
Can you checkthis version and give output from the console? You can also edit init.lua and try change

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if (dir == 2) then pos = {x=pos.x,y=pos.y+2,z=pos.z} end

to

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if (dir == 2) then pos = {x=pos.x,y=pos.y+3,z=pos.z} end

Thank you for textures, there are fantastic. I include it in next release.
In next version will be probably possible to move other then player object(like a torch) on a elevator.

[John1]

I was using latest git with singleplayer. Your new version must have fixed it as it isn't happening anymore.

[hoodedice]

Please upload your mod to GitHub. It's a pain to just browse the code otherwise =)

[portals]

Code on github :). Code need many fix because i use LUA first time (I am using very often { and }
instead then and end :) ). Now i thinking why this is necessary:

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--dirty fix to bug: lift moving up too fast
if (dir == 2) then
if (minetest.get_meta(pos):get_int("active") == 0) then
minetest.get_meta(pos):set_int("active",1)
return
end
end


[LuxAtheris]

Nice, Great mod!!

[Krock]

Nice, Great mod!!

Give me one of those two posts.

[LuxAtheris]

Nice, Great mod!!

Give me one of those two posts.

What two posts?

[LionsDen]

That's funny, I saw two posts when I looked at his comment earlier as well but it now only shows the one. I even looked at the time stamps and the second post was posted 3 minutes after the first.

[portals]

New version upload and new missing textures :).

[Krock]

That's funny, I saw two posts when I looked at his comment earlier as well but it now only shows the one. I even looked at the time stamps and the second post was posted 3 minutes after the first.

Yes, there were actually 2 posts with same content. Strange how the poster didn't see them...

[Pavel_S]

Awesome mod! Alredy added to my map with hidden helicopters hangar =)


Addind moving entity cube between two positions of nodes will add nice smooth movement.

[Excalibur Zero]

This mod looks interesting. Could you upload a video of it so people can see how it works without having to download it?

[portals]

Addind moving entity cube between two positions of nodes will add nice smooth movement.

I try to do this after bug fix and code clean up. Next version will by probably only fix bug but idea is good.

Could you upload a video of it so people can see how it works without having to download it?

When someone make better textures i record something, now new textures are very bad. I am very bad textures maker.

[RohitM]

How do you set up the lift???? Please have something like a guide for it.

[portals]

Small fixes and how to set up added. Code still need a lot of bug fix and i am working on it.

[cx384]

How do you set up the lift???? Please have something like a guide for it.

How to use:
First use /giveme to get: lift:rail, lift:moveblock_1, lift:rail_connector, lift:control_up, lift:control_down, lift:control_stop.
Now let's place blocks like in this screenshot:

screenshot_0000000002.png

Press up button to move elevator up, stop to stop it or press down to move it down.This is a simplest version of lift.
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[balthazariv]

Hello,

Great mod but why not activate immediately "lift:control_down" and "lift:control_stop" in the inventory.
I don't like to use first /giveme in creative solo mode.

Thanks

[ExeterDad]

It seems the OP's github acct. is gone. Does anyone have a copy of this?
Or an idea what else would work? My intents are to make elevators that you actually slowly ride up and down. I thought it would be cool to to have in some skyscrapers I'm working on. I'd rather avoid the teleport style of elevators as in the travelnet mod. Don't get me wrong, travelnet is cool and useful. I just want the ride this time :)

[portals]

Hello
Sorry for long response time but I have been busy. I accidentally deleted repro when I remove duplicated Github account. I upload last version as a attachments.
The mod requires a lot of bugfix and I tried to write it from scratch(with backward compatibility) but did not obtain better results (I do not like LUA).

[Kociak]

I like the mod much :)

But!
I think there is a mistake in code, that prevents listing all the items in inventory - I am unable to search all of them by name.

File: init.lua

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(((((SNIP)))))

minetest.register_node("lift:control_up", {
   tiles = {"lift_control_top_and_bottom.png", "lift_control_top_and_bottom.png", "lift_control_up.png", "lift_control_up.png", "lift_control_up.png", "lift_control_up.png"},
   groups = {snappy=2, choppy=2, oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
   description = "lift:control_up"
})
minetest.register_node("lift:control_down", {
   tiles = {"lift_control_top_and_bottom.png", "lift_control_top_and_bottom.png", "lift_control_down.png", "lift_control_down.png", "lift_control_down.png", "lift_control_down.png"},
   groups = {snappy=2, choppy=2, oddly_breakable_by_hand=2},
})

(((((SNIP)))))

Other control nodes (control_down, control_stop) should have description = "lift:control_down" etc.

Also: When I add this mod my minetest (freshly compiled) keeps crashing soon after run with the following message:

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kociak@kociak_box:~/minetest/bin$ ./minetestserver --config /home/kociak/.minetest/minetest.conf --logfile /home/kociak/minetest/debug.txt
2015-08-24 21:55:43: ERROR[main]: The following mods could not be found: "builtin_item" "compassgps" "mesecons_compatibility"
[Sign] v1.0
pushable block 0.0.7 mod loaded
2015-08-24 21:55:43: ERROR[main]: ========== ERROR FROM LUA ===========
2015-08-24 21:55:43: ERROR[main]: Failed to load and run script from
2015-08-24 21:55:43: ERROR[main]: /home/kociak/minetest/bin/../games/minetest_game/mods/gauges/init.lua:
2015-08-24 21:55:43: ERROR[main]: /home/kociak/minetest/bin/../builtin/common/strict.lua:18: attempt to index global 'debug' (a boolean value)
2015-08-24 21:55:43: ERROR[main]: ======= END OF ERROR FROM LUA ========
2015-08-24 21:55:43: ERROR[main]: Server: Failed to load and run /home/kociak/minetest/bin/../games/minetest_game/mods/gauges/init.lua
2015-08-24 21:55:43: ERROR[main]: ERROR: An unhandled exception occurred: ModError: Failed to load and run /home/kociak/minetest/bin/../games/minetest_game/mods/gauges/init.lua
2015-08-24 21:55:43: ERROR[main]: Error from Lua:
2015-08-24 21:55:43: ERROR[main]: /home/kociak/minetest/bin/../builtin/common/strict.lua:18: attempt to index global 'debug' (a boolean value)


The following solves the problem:

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distance = 5 -- Operating range of connectors
local debug = true -- Print debug information, useful for reporting bugs
-- added word local here


Edit: If you post github URL I'll mirror it and do all the above.

Best regards, Kociak

[jogag]

Other control nodes (control_down, control_stop) should have description = "lift:control_down" etc.

Wrong. The description attribute contains the item description you see when you hover the item in the inventory (the tooltip). The node name (ID) is the first argument to minetest.register_node().

[Kociak]

Other control nodes (control_down, control_stop) should have description = "lift:control_down" etc.

Wrong. The description attribute contains the item description you see when you hover the item in the inventory (the tooltip). The node name (ID) is the first argument to minetest.register_node().

My bad probably.
Missing of attributes I mentioned prevents what's-it's-name unified_inventory (not sure if that's the name) from listing the items after I type a string in the filter field (see attachment, mod's code was fixed in the way I described so nodes could appear after filtering).

[siteswap423]

Hello whwn i use this mod iv got this error message " 2015-08-28 12:27:14: ERROR[main]: Server: Failed to load and run /home/lele/.minetest/mods/lift/init.lua
2015-08-28 12:27:14: ERROR[main]: ModError: ModError: Failed to load and run /home/lele/.minetest/mods/lift/init.lua
2015-08-28 12:27:14: ERROR[main]: Error from Lua:
2015-08-28 12:27:14: ERROR[main]: /usr/share/minetest/builtin/game/register.lua:391: attempt to index global 'debug' (a boolean value)
2015-08-28 12:27:14: ERROR[main]: Controllare debug.txt per i dettagli."

[Kociak]

Hello whwn i use this mod iv got this error message " 2015-08-28 12:27:14: ERROR[main]: Server: Failed to load and run /home/lele/.minetest/mods/lift/init.lua
2015-08-28 12:27:14: ERROR[main]: ModError: ModError: Failed to load and run /home/lele/.minetest/mods/lift/init.lua
2015-08-28 12:27:14: ERROR[main]: Error from Lua:
2015-08-28 12:27:14: ERROR[main]: /usr/share/minetest/builtin/game/register.lua:391: attempt to index global 'debug' (a boolean value)
2015-08-28 12:27:14: ERROR[main]: Controllare debug.txt per i dettagli."

As I wrote few posts earlier:

The following solves the problem:

distance = 5 -- Operating range of connectors
local debug = true -- Print debug information, useful for reporting bugs
-- added word local here

(Edit init.lua of course...)

[siteswap423]

Yes it' works :)
Another question ........
I cant see lift stop and move down

[portals]

Try use /giveme lift:control_down etc. Kociak probably will release a new version with the patch soon. The code requires serious refactoring.

[rubenwardy]

You should add local to all the variables in init.lua

The only time you should not put local (when declaring a variable) is if the variable name is "lifts" and is part of the API.