update information.. update changelog, new version, min minetest version

README.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ This mod adds big moster
 
 ![Mobs Balrog's screenshot](screenshot.png)  
 
-## About 
+## Information
 
 This mod added a configurable big BIG moster to defeat, 
 taken it from the Lord of The Rings game and reworked it a bit.
@@ -12,20 +12,48 @@ taken it from the Lord of The Rings game and reworked it a bit.
 was originally made by Hamlet but abandoned, now minimal fixed 
 for VenenuX minetest game, https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=18459
 
-## Usage
+#### DIFERENCES WITH FLUX FORK : more fair and consistent
 
-**Spawn chance**: 1 in half a million (twice the chance of being struck 
+The flux fork is unfair and inconsistent:
-by a lightning in real life) under -1500 on the ground
 
-**Lowered stats**: HP range to a min of 200 to a max of 600; if you are 
+* heavy cos has more textures and sound effects (nice but slow on phones)
+* the whip just spend so much on any action
+* seems sometimes not care of creative mode
+* the monster is great but unfair and 
+* players never meet it cos spamn too much deep, and finally 
+* dont work in any minetest, neither well in phones/rasberrys/tables.
+* it chat with player cheaters so will cause some lag in low end devices
+
+This mob is more simple, unfeatured but faster:
+
+* it hurts any player, event in protected areas
+* dont detect invisibility in some cases
+* it loads faster and works in any device, event phones or rpis
+* the balrog dont chat with players launchind obscure sentences, causing more lag
+
+### Usage
+
+**Spawn chance**: 1 en a thousand (same the chance of being struck 
+by a lightning in real life) under -1500 on the ground, but if nether then 
+will be 1 in half a more thousand under -8000 on the ground.
+
+**Lowered stats**: HP range to a min of 400 to a max of 600; if you are 
 alone then you are dead, if you are in a party you might defeat it. 
 Maybe. It's a deity after all.
 
+## Technicall information
+
 The mob is configurable by settings, check [settingtypes.txt](settingtypes.txt) file.
 
 * `mobs_balrog:balrog` : the balrog deity!
 * `mobs_balrog:balrog_whip` : the balrog whip weapon
 
+Some commits on flux's fork are unclear by example dccf3edeccbd5c7ee6947f12919fc375690a42ff 
+seems work in pvp but also changes the tool registry.
+
+Another doub change is the balrog life, in commit 3918415ed53f85266e95f6886173c6a8197b2092 
+that increases to 2400 but are not documneted, so non modders will not understand why dont die!
+
 ## Download: 
 
 * https://codeberg.org/minenux/minetest-mod-mobs_balrog
@@ -34,7 +62,7 @@ Changelog [changelog.md](changelog.md)
 
 ## Dependencies: 
 
-* tnt and default, from basic games, 
+* tnt, default, from basic games, 
 * mobs (or so called mobs_redo)
 * intllib if you are using minetest 0.4 series and only optional
 

changelog.md

@@ -10,6 +10,21 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 	- No further addition planned.
 
 
+## [0.6.0] - 2024-03-30
+### Added
+
+	- detect nether and spawn into right nodes, more deep if and more chance
+
+### Changed
+
+	- prevent balrogs from spawning on trap nodes, using stone group
+	- make the balrog whip act as a wielded light source
+	- check user validation on use to avoid crash on disconected
+	- keep balrog whip drop from exploding with the balrog due lagfix
+	- improved information in the mod.conf, no shit of forums or contendb
+
+
+
 ## [0.5.0] - 2021-11-27
 ### Added
 

depends.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 default
 tnt
+fire
 mobs
+nether?
 intllib?

description.txt

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Adds balrog mob to defeat
+MOB balrogs to defeat, under deep and if nether so more deep

init.lua

@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ end
 
 local CHANCE = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("mobs_balrog_chance"))
 if (CHANCE == nil) then
-	CHANCE = 500000
+	CHANCE = 50000
 end
 
 local MAX_NUMBER = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("mobs_balrog_aoc"))
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ end
 
 local MIN_HP = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("mobs_balrog_min_hp"))
 if (MIN_HP == nil) then
-	MIN_HP = 200
+	MIN_HP = 400
 end
 
 local MAX_HP = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("mobs_balrog_max_hp"))
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ if (PATH_FINDER == nil) then
 end
 
 
+local spawn_nodes = {"group:stone"}
+if minetest.get_modpath("nether") then 
+	spawn_nodes = {"nether:rack", "nether:rack_deep", "group:stone"}
+	CHANCE = 10000
+	MAX_HEIGHT = -8000
+end
 --
 -- Balrog entity
 --
@@ -144,7 +150,7 @@ mobs:register_mob("mobs_balrog:balrog", {
 	walk_velocity = 3.5,
 	run_velocity = 5.2,
 	walk_chance = WALK_CHANCE,
-	jump_height = 16,
+	jump_height = 14,
 	stepheight = 2.2,
 	view_range = VIEW_RANGE,
 	damage = DAMAGE,
@@ -164,6 +170,7 @@ mobs:register_mob("mobs_balrog:balrog", {
 	pathfinding = PATH_FINDER,
 	makes_footstep_sound = true,
 	sounds = {
+		distance = VIEW_RANGE * 8,
 		war_cry = "mobs_balrog_howl",
 		death = "mobs_balrog_howl",
 		attack = "mobs_balrog_stone_death"
@@ -194,7 +201,7 @@ mobs:register_mob("mobs_balrog:balrog", {
 	on_die = function(self, pos)
 		self.object:remove()
 
-		minetest.after(0.1, function()
+		minetest.after(0.0, function()
 			-- This has been taken from ../tnt/init.lua @243
 			minetest.add_particlespawner({
 				amount = 128,
@@ -212,10 +219,9 @@ mobs:register_mob("mobs_balrog:balrog", {
 				texture = "fire_basic_flame.png",
 				collisiondetection = true,
 			})
-
 			tnt.boom(pos, {
 				name = "Balrog's Blast",
-				radius = 16,
+				radius = 6,
 				damage_radius = 16,
 				disable_drops = true,
 				ignore_protection = false,
@@ -236,6 +242,7 @@ minetest.register_tool("mobs_balrog:balrog_whip", {
       minetest.get_background_escape_sequence("darkred"),
    inventory_image = "mobs_balrog_balrog_whip.png^[transform3",
    on_use = function(itemstack, user, pointed_thing)
+      if not user then return end
       if pointed_thing.type == "nothing" then
          local dir = user:get_look_dir()
          local pos = user:get_pos()
@@ -346,6 +353,10 @@ minetest.register_tool("mobs_balrog:balrog_whip", {
 			collisiondetection = true,
 		})
 	end,
+	on_blast = function(self, damage)
+		return false, false, {}
+	end,
+        light_source = 14,
 })
 
 
@@ -355,7 +366,7 @@ minetest.register_tool("mobs_balrog:balrog_whip", {
 
 
 mobs:spawn({name = "mobs_balrog:balrog",
-	nodes = {"group:cracky"},
+	nodes = spawn_nodes,
 	max_light = MAX_LIGHT,
 	min_light = MIN_LIGHT,
 	interval = INTERVAL,

mod.conf

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
 name = mobs_balrog
-description = Adds balrogs mob to defeat
+description = MOB balrogs to defeat, under deep and if nether so more deep
-depends = default, mobs, tnt
+depends = default, fire, mobs, tnt
+title = mobs_balrog
+url = https://codeberg.org/minenux/minetest-mod-mobs_balrog
+website = https://git.minetest.io/minenux/minetest-mod-mobs_balrog
+media_license = CC-BY-SA-3.0
+version = 0.6.0
+min_minetest_version = 0.4.16
+optional_depends = nether

settingtypes.txt

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ mobs_balrog_interval (Interval) int 60
 
 # Spawn chance, higher is less likely
 # Probabilita' di comparsa, maggiore e' e meno e' probabile
-mobs_balrog_chance (Chance) int 500000
+mobs_balrog_chance (Chance) int 50000
 
 # Max number of spawned barlogs
 # Numero massimo di balrog generati
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mobs_balrog_max_height (Max Height) int -1800
 
 # Min hit points
 # Punti salute minimi
-mobs_balrog_min_hp (Min HP) int 200
+mobs_balrog_min_hp (Min HP) int 400
 
 # Max hit points
 # Punti salute massimi