version 1.2 -> radius larger than 20 now available

README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # aviator
 
-Adds a craftabel block to the game.
+Adds a craftable block to the game.
 After placing you will be granted fly priv in an
 area of 20 nodes radius from placed block.
-fly priv will be taken after 10 minutes.
+fly priv will be taken after 30 minutes.
 
 The block can be digged and remaining time is saved
 Also the block will be saved to inventory if you
@@ -14,4 +14,27 @@ Added a chatcommand "/7" to call back your aviator
 to your inventory. This allows climbing and other
 more convinient use of it.
 
+You can configue the mod by opening init.lua:
+
+[]....
+-- configure mod here
+local flength = 1800     -- how many seconds you can fly
+local maxdistance = 20  -- maxradius (values >20 will need extra cpu power using forceloaded blocks)
+-- end configuration
+....[]
+
+maxdistance is the radius counted from position of the aviator node.
+with 20 as radius you will be able to fly in a sphere of 40 nodes of diameter
+with the aviator node as central point.
+
+Setting maxdistance to bigger values as 20 will need forceloaded blocks. Those can be configured
+in your minetest.config or from minetest application in: advanced Settings/server+singleplayer/Game/max_forceloaded_blocks = xxx
+
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description.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Adds a craftable node to grant fly priv in an area around it.

init.lua

@@ -2,10 +2,15 @@
 aviation = {}
 aviator_hud_id = {}
 
-local flength = 900     -- how many seconds you can fly
-local checktime = 1     -- check interval
-local maxdistance = 20  -- maxradius
+-- configure mod here
+local flength = 1800     -- how many seconds you can fly
+local maxdistance = 20   -- maxradius (values >20 will need extra cpu power using forceloaded blocks)
+-- end configuration
+
+local checktime = 1
 local timer = 0
+local trans = {}
+
 
 local function aviator_remove(pos, player)
 	local name = player:get_player_name()
@@ -31,6 +36,9 @@ local function aviator_remove(pos, player)
 					minetest.set_player_privs(name, privs)
 					minetest.set_node(aviation[name], {name = "air"})
 					aviation[name] = nil
+					if maxdistance >20 then
+					    core.forceload_free_block(pos,trans)
+					end
 				end
 			end
 	return
@@ -83,6 +91,11 @@ minetest.register_node("aviator:aviator", {
 			minetest.set_node(pointed_thing.above, {name="aviator:aviator"})
 			itemstack:take_item()
 			aviation[name]=pointed_thing.above
+			if maxdistance > 20 then
+			    if core.forceload_block(pointed_thing.above,trans) == false then
+					      minetest.chat_send_all("Forceload Error -- please use radius <21 or check your minetest.config and set max_forceloaded_blocks = 1000")
+			    end
+			end
 			if not meta.runtime then
 				timer:start(flength)
 			else
@@ -240,14 +253,9 @@ minetest.register_chatcommand("7", {
                 local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(name)
 
 		if aviation[name] ~= nil then
-
 			aviator_remove(aviation[name], player)
-		
 		else
-
-			local colorstring = core.colorize('#ff0000', " >>> you did not place an aviator ")
-			minetest.chat_send_player(name,colorstring)
-
+			minetest.chat_send_player(name,core.colorize('#ff0000', " >>> you did not place an aviator "))
 		end
 	end
 

mod.conf

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+name = aviator