Dev Group: Teleportation / Portals

[Falkreon]

Eh. I’m waiting on Forge 1.8 in order to do the main tests I need to set down custom sponge blocks. So I guess the universe is just conspiring to get this thing done X)

falkreon/PortalAPI

[blahsd]

Dammit how do you guys get out such good, clean code in so little time. I envy you. Are you a programmer professionally?

[Falkreon]

I do independent contracting, and I’ve even done for-pay Bukkit and Forge plugin development, but I’ve been out of work for a while. So… wink, wink, all you code shops that are hiring, I’m unattached!

lol

[Marenwynn]

I’ll be rewriting my Waypoints plugin for Sponge, which has an emphasis on the player’s experience. With the Components system, I’ll be able to provide even more customization (like configurable porting effects) and cleaner execution, without exposing the player to commands.

The big difference is that it’s about letting the player/adminstrator build the desired frame and place their portals over it. I might put in a feature to require defined frames in order to funtion.

[Cal]

If you wanted to create a ‘Stargate’ type plugin I always like this idea using signs:
(Imagine a sign looking like this):

First row: Town
Second Row: Shops
Third Row: > Spawn
Fourth Row: Spleef

Then if you right clicked the sign it’d change to:

First row: Spleef
Second Row: Town
Third Row: > Shops
Fourth Row: Spawn

then you’d pull the lever, enter the portal, then the next person can release the lever and change to where they want to go.

We could do more than just one type of portal but have an ultimate portal plugin with all kinds of different types of portals, and then if somebody has another portal idea they could create an addition or request ideas.

The only issue is if not everybody gets their fair share of appreciation or creditability nobody will want to add additions and will just create their own plugin, also if that developer wants donations for their plugin they won’t really want to make an addition to a plugin where a lot of people are making additions.

Overall I like the idea of having 1 central plugin with community modifications and advancements, that way there won’t be 100 portal plugins, 100 grief-protection plugins, etc and a lot more organization and ease for servers.

[Billy]

Thats how I made my portals in Pl3xGates (linked in previous post). Its my favorite kind of portal style/type.

[Cal]

@Billy

Thats how I made my portals in Pl3xGates (linked in previous post). Its my favorite kind of portal style/type.

Probably should of watched the video then, haha. I like a style like that, also. It’s clean and easy to use, you could even just use a lever that will auto retrach on the signs then a button for the portal, then when the lever is pulled the gate resets until the button is pressed.

[Cyclometh]

I had an in-development plugin called Transporters. I wanted it to be like Star Trek transporters. Worked really well, but I didn’t get a chance to finish it before bukkit kicked the… well.

I based the linking on the LapisPortals plugin, using a chest with items in it- the same items would link to each other. So players didn’t have to learn any commands.

[blahsd]

In case you guys are interested: the project has been started by falkreon, and you can find his commit on github.com/falkreon. I created an organization, PortalAPIDevGroup which you can find at github.com/PortalAPIDevGroup (obviously) and I will add you to contributors if you want to seriously participate in laying down the code. On the organization page you’ll also find the latest fork.

[MarceloPetrucelli]

I’d suggest an idea like in Stargate (http://forum.thedgtl.net/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5), where you could choose the id of the opened/closed portal gate (water, lava or anything else).

It also has a good idea when talking about custom portals, allowing administrators to set the output of their portals, design and other things (I don’t know a way to bring it to the player side).

[ryantheleach]

I’d like anyone serious about considering this, to have a look at how multiworld2/3 was approaching OpenWarps to learn from their mistakes/successes.

[Alfista]

Hi, when will be ready the first working development build? And will it be compatible with the latest Sponge build?

[Tzk]

Have a look at this:

BLWarps v2.0.0

Introducing BLWarps, a Sponge plugin for easily creating Warps - locations that players can teleport to! You can download the latest release here. Commands Note: In the following commands, square brackets ([]) indicate optional arguments, and angle brackets (<>) indicate required arguments. Warp Commands /warp set [-g] <warp name> [x] [y] [z] Create a new warp with name warp name and optional coordinates (x, y, z). Add the -g flag to make it a global warp. /warp <warp id> Warp to the warp wi…

[Zirconium]

Not yet… let me fix it first

[Alfista]

OK hope it will be soon.

[Zirconium]

It’s fixed now

Release BLWarps v1.2.3 · RobertHerhold/BLWarps

[Alfista]

Thanks, I will test it

[Alfista]

Doesn’t work with the latest Sponge 613
Edit 1: With Sponge 651 too

[nalimleinad]

I just made a PR, so just wait for the author.

[Alfista]

On 671 it doesn’t work too.