it would be nice to be able to glue some blocks in such a way that Luanti sees them as a single block and that these could move along a line set by the player in the world: let's imagine a train built with blocks that can move along a line set, which is 2, 3 nodes under the ground: above this, you could build tracks: and the train moves following the path. If this train were given the opportunity to stop and start again it would be beautiful. I have identified 3 mods that if merged could help:
So what you're saying is that you basically want the create mod but in minetest
Unfortunately, its not really feasible. You *could* make something that kind of works like that, but the lag would be miserable and weirdness is guaranteed. You could make it as an array of node entities that move together. But collision boxes wouldn't rotate when moving horizontally. Possibly meaning you can fall through the floor
This is where the mythical concept of voxel area entities comes from. A planned feature for luanti that does just this. But high key, we're not getting that in a million years
So what you're saying is that you basically want the create mod but in minetest
Unfortunately, its not really feasible. You *could* make something that kind of works like that, but the lag would be miserable and weirdness is guaranteed. You could make it as an array of node entities that move together. But collision boxes wouldn't rotate when moving horizontally. Possibly meaning you can fall through the floor
This is where the mythical concept of voxel area entities comes from. A planned feature for luanti that does just this. But high key, we're not getting that in a million years
Thanks, I waited a long time before replying because I was hoping to see some different perspective, but unfortunately it didn't happen. Hoping it can be done someday, I can't help but wait. I thank the developers of this engine again, because it's truly beautiful. Thanks again for your feedback...
