[Mod] Creatures [git] [minetest_mods_creatures]

[Diamond knight]

someone needs to fork this mod and make it actively developing again, it is so outdated, you can't even use 3d armor with this mod yet.

[TumeniNodes]

someone needs to fork this mod and make it actively developing again, it is so outdated, you can't even use 3d armor with this mod yet.

You better get to work then..., you have lots to do ; )

[MirceaKitsune]

someone needs to fork this mod and make it actively developing again, it is so outdated, you can't even use 3d armor with this mod yet.

Actually you can't use 3D armor because my code and models simply aren't compatible with it, intended plans included an armor system originally for the mod. As for forking, I'd rather changes are issued as pull requests first; The more versions of a mod there are, the harder it is to pick and use one.

[Diamond knight]

good, the original dev is back...


and I agree with the previous post about the ghost thing, this is a good framework but ghosts and posessing do not always fit in with every subgame/mod

[MirceaKitsune]

and I agree with the previous post about the ghost thing, this is a good framework but ghosts and posessing do not always fit in with every subgame/mod

The issue again is that, there's no better system with the default creatures; The player is given free choice as to which creature to possess, so choosing a default would kind of defeat the purpose. Never the less, the ghost system is not obligatory, and can be avoided with a custom creature set.

[Stix]

this looks very promising, +1

[thomasthespacefox]

Cool concept. wound up with a literal crowd of anthros following me XD





it be cool to see this updated once 0.5 comes around.
A few things i noticed:

1. beds cause animation-related crashes. (see spoiler) probably related to commenting out player.lua
2. also, i did notice the odd lone floating item.
3. The server takes a bit longer to initialize

for the most part though, at least from my experience, this thing still works in 0.4.16. Though having 10 or so anthros following you tends to lag things a little bit. XD

+ Spoiler

2018-03-17 10:41:31: ERROR[Main]: ServerError: AsyncErr: ServerThread::run Lua: Runtime error from mod 'default' in callback item_OnPlace(): ...st/games/minetest_game_creatures/mods/beds/functions.lua:95: attempt to call field 'player_set_animation' (a nil value)
2018-03-17 10:41:31: ERROR[Main]: stack traceback:
2018-03-17 10:41:31: ERROR[Main]: ...st/games/minetest_game_creatures/mods/beds/functions.lua:95: in function 'lay_down'
2018-03-17 10:41:31: ERROR[Main]: ...st/games/minetest_game_creatures/mods/beds/functions.lua:150: in function 'on_rightclick'
2018-03-17 10:41:31: ERROR[Main]: ...minetest/games/minetest_game_creatures/mods/beds/api.lua:104: in function 'on_rightclick'
2018-03-17 10:41:31: ERROR[Main]: ...t_Awar34/usr/bin/../share/minetest/builtin/game/item.lua:347: in function <...t_Awar34/usr/bin/../share/minetest/builtin/game/item.lua:340>

[MirceaKitsune]

Yes: I remember a problem of my mod was that you have to disable player.lua manually. I was going to make a pull request for minetest_game which made it possible to turn off the default player animation system using a variable, but I took my long break from Minetest modding at that time.

Creatures will follow allies with whom they have a high alliance score. If you wish to avoid them you can usually outrun them, or wait for them to spot a foe which will cause them to either attack or flee (based on the fear stat).

[cHyper]

how can i change the spawn rate of the mobs to get more sheeps for instance.

[MirceaKitsune]

how can i change the spawn rate of the mobs to get more sheeps for instance.

Look in creatures_races_default/init.lua at the creatures:register_spawn functions. The parameters there define the overall spawn rate of each creature.

[Stix]

how can i change the spawn rate of the mobs to get more sheeps for instance.

Look in creatures_races_default/init.lua at the creatures:register_spawn functions. The parameters there define the overall spawn rate of each creature.

what code do i change to use this? ik it was mentioned somewhere but i cant find it, id rlly like to test out this mod, it looks very promising!

[Diamond knight]

Will this mod be updated once the player API comes in 5.0? It is kinda buggy in modern versions and could use the new functions such as player collision box changes and such.

[MirceaKitsune]

Will this mod be updated once the player API comes in 5.0? It is kinda buggy in modern versions and could use the new functions such as player collision box changes and such.

It has been quite a while since I've been active on MineTest. I will have to see about it sometime. For now I'm hoping the mod API remains backwards-compatible enough as to not really break anything.

[MirceaKitsune]

Alright. I've updated Minetest and am now thinking of taking another look at both Structures and Creatures, to at least bring them up to date with the latest code after 4 years since I last touched them.

I have a small favor I'd like to ask if anyone has a few minutes to spare: Could you please list to me all of the deprecated functions this mod still uses, and ideally also what I need to replace every function with? You can find the code of the core creatures systems over here:

https://github.com/MirceaKitsune/minete ... /creatures

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[thomasthespacefox]

Just compiled v5 myself. Id really love to play around with this mod with the new custom player collision boxes and such.

[Arinor_78]

(I found a bug???) I enabled this mod in a test world, to see how it worked, and everything was working fine, for a while. Everything worked while I was a ghost and when possessing a human. But when I tried to possess a mouse, it kind of worked, but "mouse particles" were flowing off of me. Same thing happened when trying to possess a rabbit. Is that supposed to happen???

[MirceaKitsune]

(I found a bug???) I enabled this mod in a test world, to see how it worked, and everything was working fine, for a while. Everything worked while I was a ghost and when possessing a human. But when I tried to possess a mouse, it kind of worked, but "mouse particles" were flowing off of me. Same thing happened when trying to possess a rabbit. Is that supposed to happen???

Not that I'm aware of. If you see it again, please make a screenshot, I'm curious now.

[Arinor_78]

(I found a bug???) I enabled this mod in a test world, to see how it worked, and everything was working fine, for a while. Everything worked while I was a ghost and when possessing a human. But when I tried to possess a mouse, it kind of worked, but "mouse particles" were flowing off of me. Same thing happened when trying to possess a rabbit. Is that supposed to happen???

Not that I'm aware of. If you see it again, please make a screenshot, I'm curious now.

While taking a few screenshots, I found out that it also happens while possessing a sheep. I also was thinking that maybe it has something to do with the fact that I have 5.0.0? I did realize that the particles don't happen while moving. (BTW This is an AWESOME mod! I have always wanted to be a rabbit in MT lol)
Here are a few screenshots:


See? "Sheep Particles" lol


Same thing happens with the rabbit and rat/mouse.

[MirceaKitsune]

Interesting. I always use the latest Git version of Minetest and Minetest Game, but never saw that myself. I should investigate if it's an issue from my mod next time I can get around to this again.

[Arinor_78]

Interesting. I always use the latest Git version of Minetest and Minetest Game, but never saw that myself. I should investigate if it's an issue from my mod next time I can get around to this again.

Ok