thomas--s / display_modpack

Display modpack for Minetest, provides mods with dynamic display and font display : clocks, signs, and more.

Display Modpack

This modpack provides mods with dynamic display. Mods are :

• display_lib: A library for adding display entities to nodes;
• font_lib: A library for displaying fonts on entities;
• ontime_clocks: A mod providing clocks which display the ingame time;
• signs: A mod providing signs and direction signs displaying text;
• signs_road: A mod providing road signs displaying text;
• steles: A mod providing stone steles with text;

For more information, see the forum topic at the Minetest forums.

Changelog

2018-01-13 (Version 1.0)

• Switch to Epilepsy font by KREATIVE SOFTWARE

• Add settings "default_font"

• Add horizontal alignment

• Add tool for creating font textures from .ttf font files

• Fix UTF 8 to Unicode decoding

• Updated forum thread link in README.md

2017-12-19

This change is a preparation to merge Andrzej Pieńkowski fork (apienk) : new font and support of UTF chars.

• Font_lib support for multiple fonts (nothing yet visible in mods) ;

• Font_lib support for Unicode characters (limited to Unicode Plane 0: 0000-FFFF, see Wikipedia) ;

• New "default" font with original textures from Vanessa Ezekowitz (VanessaE) ;

2017-12-10

• Compatibility of signs mod with signs_lib (thanks to gpcf) ;

• Added large banner in road signs (thanks to gpcf) ;

2017-08-26

• Changed signs from wallmounted to facedir to improve textures and make it possible to use screwdriver. IMPORTANT : Map will be updated to change to new nodes but inventory items will turn into "Unknown items" and have to be re-crafted.

• Intllib support added with french translation (whole modpack, thanks to fat115) ;

• Punch on nodes to update entity (signs, signs_road and steles). Usefull in case of /clearobjects ;

• Changed wooden direction sign textures (signs) ;

• Added back and side textures to all signs (road_signs) ;

• Added more sign types : White/yellow/green signs and direction signs (signs_road) ;