Minetest tool ranks mod

Tool gains levels for digging nodes. Higher level take longer to wear out.

Information

It adds improved information on the description label of the tools, like how much was used the tool and how much is improved, and also provides improved xperience over the tool as much you use it..

Technical information

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This mod is named toolranks

This ranktool is the tenplus1's version, featured custom values throught configuration interface for dig speed, mutiplier and durability.

Shows information about the counts the nodes that spend the tool

Also provide interface to add toolrank support on other mods.

Dependencies

• default (now optional)

configuration

Config item	type	def	values	Description
toolranks_levels	int	8	any int	Level (Number of tool levels)
toolranks_level_digs	int	1000	any int	Number of nodes that need to be dug to reach the next tool level
toolranks_speed_multiplier	float	1.1	1.0 to 10.0	Dig speed multiplier (at maximum tool level, 1.0 to disable)
toolranks_use_multiplier	float	1.1	1.0 to 10.0	Durability multiplier (at maximum tool level,1.0 to disable)

mods toolrank support

The default mod of minetest game has default support in this mod, but not farming hoes, many other mods already integrates toolrank support, by example all the tenplus1's "redo"s mod already has support, others will need extra mods like toolranks_extra due rejection from mod authors.

how to add support in mods

If so, to support this mod, add this code to your mod, after your tool's code:

if minetest.get_modpath("toolranks") then
	toolranks.add_tool("mymod:mytool")
end

Where mymod is the technical/namespace name of the mod and mytool the item name.

That function provides all that can be do by custom way also as:

if minetest.get_modpath("toolranks") then
	minetest.override_item("mymod:mytool", {
			original_description = "My Tool",
			description = toolranks.create_description("My Tool"),
			after_use = toolranks.new_afteruse
		})
	end
end

LICENSE

(c) 2017 lisacvuk (c) 2017 tenplus1 (c) 2023 mckaygerhard

Code is LGPL v2.1 media is CC-BY

check license.txt