Make recipe less expensive, no mese.

README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Realcompass
-===========
+Real Compass
+============
 
 **compass** *(n)* A mechanical or electronic instrument used for navigation or orienteering,
 which points to the physical or magnetic north pole.
@@ -11,27 +11,45 @@ David_G (kestral246@gmail.com)
 
 Features
 --------
-It's only feature is to act like a real compass and always point to the north.
+This mod tries to address what the "real" essence of being a compass is all about.
+
+No options, no gui's, just an animated needle that points toward the north.
+
+I'm now using compass textures derived from the wonderful ones created by tacotexmex for ccompass.
+I changed the colors and crafting recipe so that it can hopefully be used in parallel with ccompass,
+since they both provide different features.
+
+I have returned to using 16 pointing directions. *(I started with tacotexmex's 16-direction update for ccompass, but I changed the colors and slightly shortened most of the compass needles.)*
+
+**New:** I have updated this mod to work with the craftguide mod. *(Thanks to feedback from FreeGamers.)*
+
+
+![Realcompass Screenshot](screenshot.png "Realcompass")
 
 
 Crafting guide
 --------------
+**New:** Reduced cost of recipe by replacing mese\_fragment with glass.
+
 ```
               , steel_ingot ,
-  steel_ingot, mese_crystal_fragment, steel_ingot
-             , steel_ingot          ,
+  copper_ingot, glass       , copper_ingot
+              , copper_ingot,
 ```
 
 
 License
 -------
-- **textures:** original compass textures: CC BY-SA by Echo (45deg versions added by kestral246 also CC BY-SA) 
+- **new textures:** derived from ccompass, textures CC BY-SA by tacotexmex (changes by kestral246 also CC BY-SA)
 - **code:**  My changes to original code are CC0-1.0
 - **original compassgps license:** Original code by Echo, PilzAdam, and TeTpaAka is WTFPL. Kilarin (Donald Hines) changes are CC0 (No rights reserved)
 
 
 Thanks
 ------
+This mod is basically compassgps with 90% of its code ripped out, so I can't take much credit.
+That belongs to Echo, PilzAdams, TeTpaAka, and Kilarin.  I was just standing on their shoulders.
+
 - [compassgps](https://github.com/Kilarin/compassgps) / Kilarin (Donald Hines),
 et. al.
-
+- [ccompass](https://github.com/minetest-mods/ccompass) / code: bell07, textures: tacotexmex

depends.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-default
+default?

init.lua

@@ -1,16 +1,7 @@
--- realcompass 1.0
+-- realcompass 1.23
 -- This fork written by David_G (kestral246@gmail.com)
--- My changes are CC0 (No rights reserved)
--- textures:  original compass textures: CC BY-SA by Echo (I added 45deg versions)
--- Changes:
---      only points north
---      16 directions instead of 12
-
--- based on compassgps 2.7 and compass 0.5
 --
---Original code by Echo, PilzAdam, and TeTpaAka is WTFPL.
---Original code by Kilarin (Donald Hines) is CC0 (No rights reserved).
---fixed bug that caused compass to jump around in inventory
+-- 2020-02-20
 
 local activewidth=8 --until I can find some way to get it from minetest
 
@@ -96,12 +87,14 @@ for i,img in ipairs(images) do
 		})
 end
 
-minetest.register_craft({
-        output = 'realcompass:1',
+-- crafting recipe only works if default mod present. 
+if minetest.get_modpath("default") ~= nil then
+	minetest.register_craft({
+			output = 'realcompass:0',
 			recipe = {
 					{'', 'default:steel_ingot', ''},
-                {'default:steel_ingot', 'default:mese_crystal_fragment', 'default:steel_ingot'},
-                {'', 'default:steel_ingot', ''}
+					{'default:copper_ingot', 'default:glass', 'default:copper_ingot'},
+					{'', 'default:copper_ingot', ''}
 			}
-})
-
+	})
+end

mod.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name = realcompass
+description = A simple compass that only points north.
+optional_depends = default