[mod] Realtime Elevators [elevator]

[shacknetisp]

• License: ISC
• Github: https://github.com/tigris-mt/elevator
• Direct Download: https://github.com/tigris-mt/elevator/a ... master.zip

Updated for 5.4.0.

This mod provides stable entity-based elevators for fast vertical travel without teleportation.
This mod has no dependencies. This mod supports MineClone 2 and Minetest Game with improved recipes with Technic and either homedecor/chains or farming redo.

[TheReaperKing]

Looks interesting!

[azekill_DIABLO]

is it smooth? if yes i need it!

[shacknetisp]

In singleplayer it is quite smooth. I have not tested on a very powerful server, but even with lag it is generally smooth, and it works without losing much (if any) speed, which is one of the most important features.

[azekill_DIABLO]

just perfect!

[Desour]

Cool! I like it!
You should make the player bigger (with set_properties) when you attach it.

[shacknetisp]

Cool! I like it!
You should make the player bigger (with set_properties) when you attach it.

Thanks & done!

[Cage]

I have a problem and a question.

First if I right click on the elevator I get this error which crashes the game....

2017-03-25 16:05:47: ERROR[Main]: ServerError: Lua: Runtime error from mod 'elevator' in callback item_OnPlace(): .minetest/mods/elevator/init.lua:456: attempt to call method 'get_pos' (a nil value)
2017-03-25 16:05:47: ERROR[Main]: stack traceback:
2017-03-25 16:05:47: ERROR[Main]: .minetest/mods/elevator/init.lua:456: in function 'on_rightclick'
2017-03-25 16:05:47: ERROR[Main]: /usr/share/minetest/builtin/game/item.lua:337: in function </usr/share/minetest/builtin/game/item.lua:330>

I am using the latest stable release.

The question is how exactly to you set up and use the elevator. I know you need the motor at the top and the shafts between. There are two elevator nodes, one that looks like the elevator and the other that looks like a shaft until the motor is attached. Then it turns into the elevator node. Not sure if I am setting this up correctly nor how to make the elevator work once it is set up. Can you elaborate on how to set up and use the mod. Thanks in advance.

[shacknetisp]

First if I right click on the elevator I get this error which crashes the game....

I'm unable to reproduce this, are you using any other mods? What exact steps can you use to do it again? By stable, do you mean 0.4.15? Please remember to update the mod before trying again.

The question is how exactly to you set up and use the elevator. I know you need the motor at the top and the shafts between. There are two elevator nodes, one that looks like the elevator and the other that looks like a shaft until the motor is attached. Then it turns into the elevator node. Not sure if I am setting this up correctly nor how to make the elevator work once it is set up. Can you elaborate on how to set up and use the mod. Thanks in advance.

Once there are at least two elevators connected to the shaft and the motor is attached, they can be used. You can enter one of the elevators, right click on it, and travel to any other elevator on the shaft.

[Melkor]

can anyone upload a video of the mod working?

[Cage]

I'm unable to reproduce this, are you using any other mods? What exact steps can you use to do it again? By stable, do you mean 0.4.15? Please remember to update the mod before trying again.

Yes I am using other mods but the ones I thought might be causing the problem weren't the ones. I can place the elevators and shaft node, right click on the elevators and the formspec comes up. It says that the elevator is inactive. I type in the name for the elevator and all is okay. After I place the motor on top of the upper elevator they activate. Then that is were the problem comes in. I go into the elevator and right click, then the game crashes. Error say that the player location detection is a nil value. By stable I did mean 0.4.15. I re-downloaded the mod, removed the one in the game and reinstalled it again. Same results.

[Desour]

@Cage: Try editing the "get_pos" to "getpos" in file.

[shacknetisp]

I've changed that now and confirmed it works with 0.4.15-stable. There are still some problems with how 0.4.15 release handles double-height nodes, but it is now possible to use and will improve with the next release of Minetest.

[Cage]

Thank you sir, that did the trick and it works great. Keep up the great work.

[Andrey01]

Wow, nice!Have you made real elevators?I will try it.Will new views of elevators?For example, steel elevator or wooden elevator

[v-rob]

This is a wonderful mod, but there is a problem. The elevator works, but after I exit the game and reenter, the elevators become inactive. I have to replace the motor to fix it. I redownloaded Minetest and the mod. I'm using Minetest 4.15. Could you help?

[Andrey01]

This is a wonderful mod, but there is a problem. The elevator works, but after I exit the game and reenter, the elevators become inactive. I have to replace the motor to fix it. I redownloaded Minetest and the mod. I'm using Minetest 4.15. Could you help?

What have you redownloaded minetest for?

[v-rob]

I just tried to see if it fixed it, but it didn't do anything.

[Andrey01]

I just tried to see if it fixed it, but it didn't do anything.

You could just delete the mod and downloaded it afresh.

[v-rob]

I did, but it didn't fix the problem.

[Nofabe]

having the same problem as v-rob... when i quit game (to desktop as well as to menu) and rejoining the elevators reset and i have to replace the motor to make them work again... kinda annoying.
i have W10, 64-bit, Minetest version 4.16...
also there is a short moment when i load the world where the elevators are in an active state, but when i click it the game crashes - the error looks something like the one Cage got, not sure though, didnt take a closer look yet...

[cubestacker]

This is a nice mod, but the inactive elevators after restart and the overshooting are showstoppers.

I have here a patch for both problems:

Code: Select all

diff elevator-orig/init.lua elevator-patched/init.lua
32c32,37
<     local f = io.open(elevator_file .. ".tmp", "w")
---
> --  FIX  inactive elevators
> --       renaming (os.rename) is blocked by mod_security
> --       --> write direct to savefile
> --
> --    local f = io.open(elevator_file .. ".tmp", "w")
>     local f = io.open(elevator_file , "w")
35c40
<     os.rename(elevator_file .. ".tmp", elevator_file)
---
> --    os.rename(elevator_file .. ".tmp", elevator_file)
103a109,117
>
>     -- FIX for "overshooting"
>
>     local delta_y = math.abs(pos.y-target.y)
>     local speed = SPEED
>     if (delta_y<10) then
>        speed = 2
>     end
>
113c127,128
<     obj:setvelocity({x=0, y=SPEED*obj:get_luaentity().vmult, z=0})
---
>     -- obj:setvelocity({x=0, y=SPEED*obj:get_luaentity().vmult, z=0})
>     obj:setvelocity({x=0, y=speed*obj:get_luaentity().vmult, z=0})

The inactive elevators were caused by the security as "os.<anything>" is not anymore freely available. The fast fix is to go without a backup save file.

The "overshooting" seems to be caused by a to high speed in relation to the distance. I have simply limited the speed for short distances.

I have now no more trouble with inactive elevators or landing outside of the elevator range.

PS: If you want to edit by hand: the lines with "<" have to be removed (mostly commented out) and the lines with ">" at that place included (added).

[AccidentallyRhine]

No fallback recipes for default? I guess I could always make my own... otherwise this mod is a pleasure to use!

Just one caveat: Only the person who placed the elevator nodes should be able to set floor labels. And it doesn't seem that protection mods do anything to help that.

Edit: My default fallback recipe recommendations:

[parasite]

Hi!
I just tested this mod for a few minutes in default singleplayer (0.4.16-win64, minetest_game). What I can say, is that is awesome! It really works! (except what was mentioned above: after relogin elevateor is inactive and there is need to change its motor - I consider this as temporary bug; this mod is so wonderful that I belive someone will fix it soon). As I remeber it correctly, here we have a long history of many, many attempts to create exactly something like that. But nobody was successful till now. Great work shacknetisp. I hope this will be great update to many worlds and servers :D Especially it is fair that player pay all costs for single meter/node of her or his shaft instead of crafting single teleport device ;-)

I have just two questions:
A) why all stops/floors have some additional, default name except those given by the player?
B) what will happened when in the same time, in one shaft, a few players enter the elevators on different floors and start useing it in such that some will be going down, and some of them will be going up? (I guess, nothing wrong should happens, like carts do not crash when meet each other during rid on the same track, but I had no opportunity to test it in singleplayer).

How to use/build: (1) first you need to build a vertival shaft with "elevator_shaft" blocks/nodes; (2) on each floor replace two of them with "elevator" device; there are 2 kinds of elevators, and there is no matter which of them you will use; (3) with rightclick on each "elevator" you can give a name to it; (4) finally you need to put an "elevator_motor" node just on the top of shaft. Then your construction become "active" and you will be able to walk inside the lift. Of course you can start with "elevator" device on each floor and then connect them with "elevator_shaft" blocks, but I found it is not so easy to put anything on "elevator" device (as you will call/execute the lift-stop-on-this-floor naming formspec instead) so that is why I rather suggest to start with shaft itself.

[sorcerykid]

This looks like a very promising mod :) I am seriously considering adapting this for use on JT2.

I'd long been debating whether to install travelnet elevators, but they have the disadvantage (as parasite mentioned), that users can instantly teleport to any height or depth in the world, which offers no challenge whatsoever. This might be just the solution I need. Thanks!