Merged and added placement avoidence when not enough area to place board. Also displays message

init.lua

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ dofile(minetest.get_modpath("chess").."/pieces.lua")
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("chess").."/rules.lua")
 
 -- Register the spawn block
-minetest.register_node(":chess:spawn",{
+minetest.register_node("chess:spawn",{
     description = "Chess Board",
     tile_images = {"chess_spawn.png"},
     inventory_image = "chess_spawn.png",
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 })
 
 --Register the Board Blocks: white
-minetest.register_node(":chess:board_white",{
+minetest.register_node("chess:board_white",{
     description = "White Chess Board Piece",
     tile_images = {"chess_board_white.png"},
     inventory_image = "chess_white.png",
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ minetest.register_node(":chess:board_white",{
 })
 
 --Register the Board Blocks: black
-minetest.register_node(":chess:board_black",{
+minetest.register_node("chess:board_black",{
     description = "Black Chess Board Piece",
     tile_images = {"chess_board_black.png"},
     inventory_image = "chess_black.png",

pieces.lua

@@ -1,72 +1,81 @@
---This file declares all the pieces for the game
-
-local colors = {"black", "white",}
-
---make a loop which makes the black and white nodes and crafting recipes
-
-for color = 1, 2 do
-    --Pawn
-    minetest.register_node(":chess:pawn_"..colors[color],
-    {
-        description = 'pawn',
-        groups = {snappy = 2},
-        tiles = {"chess_piece_"..colors[color]..".png"},
-        drawtype = "nodebox",
-        sunlight_propagates = true,
-        paramtype = 'light',
-        paramtype2 = "facedir",
-        light_source = 8, --max light is 18
-        node_box = {
-        type = "fixed",
-        fixed = {
-        {-0.3, -0.5, -0.3, 0.2, -0.4, 0.3},
-        {-0.3, -0.5, -0.3, 0.2, -0.4, 0.3},
-        {-0.1, -0.4, -0.2, 0.1, -0.3, 0.2},
-        {-0.2, -0.4, -0.1, 0.2, -0.3, 0.1},
-        {-0.1, -0.3, -0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.1},
-        {-0.2, -0.1, -0.1, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1},
-        {-0.1, -0.1, -0.2, 0.1, 0.1, 0.2},
-        },
-        },
-        selection_box = {
-        type = "fixed",
-        fixed = {-0.3, -0.5, -0.3, 0.3, 0.2, 0.3},
-        },
-        groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2}
-    })
-
-    --Rook
-
-    --Knight
-
-    --Bishop
-    
-    minetest.register_node(":chess:bishop_"..colors[color],
-    {
-        description = 'bishop',
-        groups = {snappy = 2},
-        tiles = {"chess_piece_"..colors[color]..".png"},
-        drawtype = "nodebox",
-        sunlight_propagates = true,
-        paramtype = 'light',
-        paramtype2 = "facedir",
-        light_source = 8, --max light is 18
-        node_box = {
-        type = "fixed",
-        fixed = {
-        {-0.2, -0.8, -0.3, 0.2, -0.4, 0.3},
-        
-        },
-        },
-        selection_box = {
-        type = "fixed",
-        fixed = {-0.3, -0.5, -0.3, 0.3, 0.2, 0.3},
-        },
-        groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2}
-    })
-
-    --Queen
-
-    --King
-
-end
+-- CHESS MOD
+-- ======================================
+-- chess/pieces.lua
+-- ======================================
+-- Registers the chess pieces
+--
+-- Contents:
+--
+-- [loop] registers pieces
+-- ======================================
+
+local colors = {"black", "white",}
+
+--make a loop which makes the black and white nodes and crafting recipes
+
+for color = 1, 2 do
+    --Pawn
+    minetest.register_node("chess:pawn_"..colors[color],
+    {
+        description = 'pawn',
+        groups = {snappy = 2},
+        tiles = {"chess_piece_"..colors[color]..".png"},
+        drawtype = "nodebox",
+        sunlight_propagates = true,
+        paramtype = 'light',
+        paramtype2 = "facedir",
+        light_source = 8, --max light is 18
+        node_box = {
+        type = "fixed",
+        fixed = {
+        {-0.3, -0.5, -0.3, 0.2, -0.4, 0.3},
+        {-0.3, -0.5, -0.3, 0.2, -0.4, 0.3},
+        {-0.1, -0.4, -0.2, 0.1, -0.3, 0.2},
+        {-0.2, -0.4, -0.1, 0.2, -0.3, 0.1},
+        {-0.1, -0.3, -0.1, 0.1, 0.2, 0.1},
+        {-0.2, -0.1, -0.1, 0.2, 0.1, 0.1},
+        {-0.1, -0.1, -0.2, 0.1, 0.1, 0.2},
+        },
+        },
+        selection_box = {
+        type = "fixed",
+        fixed = {-0.3, -0.5, -0.3, 0.3, 0.2, 0.3},
+        },
+        groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2}
+    })
+
+    --Rook
+
+    --Knight
+
+    --Bishop
+    
+    minetest.register_node("chess:bishop_"..colors[color],
+    {
+        description = 'bishop',
+        groups = {snappy = 2},
+        tiles = {"chess_piece_"..colors[color]..".png"},
+        drawtype = "nodebox",
+        sunlight_propagates = true,
+        paramtype = 'light',
+        paramtype2 = "facedir",
+        light_source = 8, --max light is 18
+        node_box = {
+        type = "fixed",
+        fixed = {
+        {-0.2, -0.8, -0.3, 0.2, -0.4, 0.3},
+        
+        },
+        },
+        selection_box = {
+        type = "fixed",
+        fixed = {-0.3, -0.5, -0.3, 0.3, 0.2, 0.3},
+        },
+        groups = {snappy=2,choppy=2,oddly_breakable_by_hand=2}
+    })
+
+    --Queen
+
+    --King
+
+end