POVA

Pova gives mod makers a set of easy to use functions that safely apply overrides for player speed, jump height and gravity effects.

Settings

'pova_loop' setting is 1.0 by default and will calculate and set overrides once a second for each player, set to 0.5 for every half a second or 0 to disable.

Functions

pova.add_override = function(name, item, def)

• Adds a named override which can be used to add or subtract from speed, jump and gravity effects. Custom overrides are also used for specific tasks:

• "default" sets default values for each of the settings to which overrides are added.

• "min" provides a minimum level for each of the settings.

• "max" provides a maximum level for each of the settings.

• "force" overrides all and forces a value for each setting (e.g setting speed to 0 when sleeping in beds)

• 'def.priority' can be used to set priorities for custom effects, higher numbers get applied (defaults to 50)

pova.get_override = function(name, item)

• Returns the table containing {speed, jump, gravity} for an added item.

pova.del_override = function(name, item)

• Removes the override settings for the item named.

pova.do_override(player)

• Calculates and sets new overrides instantly, this can be used when the 'pova_loop' setting is false.

Changelog

0.1

• Initial Upload

0.2

• Added pova.do_override(player) to instantly set overrides on list.
• Added 'pova_loop' setting in minetest.conf to disable override calc loop

0.3

• Added custom override names for special functions "default", "min", "max", "force"
• Tweaked test axe to use new settings.

0.4

• 'pova_loop' now contains loop timer in seconds, 0 to disable
• Added def.priority setting to add_override to stop unimportant changes
• tweak and optimize code