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epic -- Enhanced Programmer for Ingame Control

epic -- Enhanced Programmer for Ingame Control

A mod for minetest

Overview

Create and program missions or quests by placing and configuring blocks.

Successor of the missions mod.

Links

• Github: https://github.com/damocles-minetest/epic
• Issues: https://github.com/damocles-minetest/epic/issues
• ContentDB: https://content.minetest.net/packages/BuckarooBanzay/epic/
• Forums: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=23558

Features

• Create missions or quests with player interaction
• Audio and Visual effects (skybox, background-sounds, etc)
• Environment manipulation (set node, remove node)
• Inventory manipulation
• Waypoints
• Teleporting
• Spawn mobs
• Send messages
• Execute commands
• Simple control flow (no lua coding needed)
• Conditional branching (for example: "if player is there then execute that")
• 3rd-party mod integrations (mobs, signs, mesecons)

Demo

For a demo visit the Damocles server.

Compatibility

• Minetest >= 5.0

Manual

• Basic concept
• Available blocks
• Simple Quest example
• Privilieges
• Chat commands
• Best practices
• Area commands

Dependencies

Mandatory:

• default
• screwdriver

Optional:

• mobs
• mesecons
• digilines
• player_monoids
• soundblock
• monitoring
• signs

Plugins

• More skyboxes: https://github.com/damocles-minetest/epic_skybox
• Weather control: https://github.com/damocles-minetest/epic_weather

Settings

• epic.log_executor (bool, false) logs executor internals to the action log
• epic.hud.offsetx (float) hud x offset
• epic.hud.offsety (float) hud y offset
• epic.build_restrictions (bool, false) if true you need the epic_builder priv to place epic blocks

Portability notes

All coordinates are stored relative in the blocks. This makes it possible to copy your creations in the same or across worlds with WorldEdit or a similar tool.

Technical docs

• Mod integration
• Executor hooks
• Executor
• State

Licenses

Code

• MIT

Assets

• epic_node_action.png / epic_node_bg.png / epic_mese_crystal.png / epic_node_condition.png

  • CC BY-SA 3.0 https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game

• 16x16 Icons in textures/*

  • CC BY-SA 3.0 http://www.small-icons.com/packs/16x16-free-toolbar-icons.htm
  • CC BY-SA 3.0 http://www.small-icons.com/packs/16x16-free-application-icons.htm

• Other textures

  • CC BY-SA 3.0