Inactive [MECH] MagnetBlock v0.4.7 - Movable Structures controlled by Redstone [1060]

Wow, this plugin looks incredible. I can't wait to try it out. Couple quick questions though: How does this react to unloaded chunks? If badly can you configure a sensor to keep chunks loaded around it (a.k.a. Minecart Mania feature)? Can a sensor be installed to detect whether a person is on board or not? If so can you configure seperate speeds for passenger on/off? If So, how fast would you be able to make a person/vehicle go?

This is really nice plugin, but how do they work?

i created the magnetblock.cfg file and opened it with notepad, changed FEATHER to BOAT and STICK to COOKIE. then i put it in the MagnetBlock.jar file in the plugins folder and when i run the server it still says "File C:\Users\Ryan\Desktop\Bukkit_Server\plugins\MagnetBlock\magnetblock.cfg not found" what do i do?

also my finished structure when using the stick, will only move up one block and after one or two times it is stuck like that, help?

It doesn't go in the jar it goes in the path in quotes. In other words it goes in your MagnetBlock folder under plugins.

well i added it to the folder and it still didnt change, i got the it to move normaly though, but if it gets too big it wont go up and down? any way to fix this?

Hello there first i just wanted to say that i think this is a very useful plugin that allows quite a bit of creativity.

i can successfully create a sliding platform with multiple stops and i can make an elevator with multiple stops when using the traditional way as depicted in the youtube video *with some addition redstone and pressure plates*

now i'm trying to go a slight different route by placing the pressureplate on the platform or lift. but for somereason the game glitches and the button gets stuck and sends the lift going up and down non stop between the floors or the platform moving back and forth between all the stops until the pressure plates decide to unglitch or i restart the server. the reason i want to attempt to put the plate on the lift/platform is to save on using alot of redstone and plates. is there anyway to force the pressure plate to turn off.
FYI i tried using buttons but they multiply for every cubic movment the lift/platform makes and i end up ith a huge trail of buttons. also i tried putting rails, detector rails and powered rails and they also leave a trail of rails for every cubic move they make. i had an idea of making a transport for the minecart by including rails in the structurebtu the way they just glitch makes it impossible to do what i wanna do. is there a way to fix this problem or as i asked above is there a way to force the button to not multply and pressureplates to release quicker.

(pardon any grammar errors you may run into there as i have been up for the last 24 hours tinkering on multiple plugins)
if your willing to come to our server i'd like to show you a sample of what i am trying to do with the plugin so you can see what is happening if your interested our ip is 69.27.127.244:25566 you can ask for war2k

If something was already there and I'm trying to make it movable, is there any way to make the entire thing a structure without rebuilding it?

When a chunk is unloaded and I call a block change method in this chunk, it will get automatically loaded, so this shouldn't be an issue.
The other thing is quite complicated and currently the speed setting doesn't work so good.

/reload helps then

At the moment, this is not possible. I may add WorldEdit support that can read a cuboid selection.

sorry narrowtux i missed you by 10 minutes it's 6:15pm est time i will be on in 10minutes and prolly the test of the night

Here, it's 00:28

Release v0.4.7

• Added Button, Powered Rail (aka booster), detector rail to the list of non solid blocks
• buttons and pressure plates now snap back when the structure moves

hey narrowtux, i got an idea for a few plugins that i would love to make but i need some help for coding. Its going to be a recipe and a new block plugin but i need help with coding please post on my wall or reply asap

You can't implement new Blocktypes as of the current state of the API.

man that sucks, i wanted to make more food types because atm there only soup, pork and bread thats a lil lame do you know if the API will be ok anytime soon? i really want this plugin but it cant be made atm :/ plus i could use alot of help on making it too :L would you help me if the API became stable?

Notch wanted to make an official API for minecraft. But since he has not even started this yet, you will have to wait a long time until then...

Isn't it possible to create new blocks with a modified server and a modified client?

Yes, but that's not very easy to set up. I think ItemCraft adds support for new block types, it's a plugin for craftbukkit. But also for this, you'll need a modified client for _each_ of the new blocks.

ItemCraft is a plugin to add new items, or support for a new item/block API?
EDIT: Ahh, I just looked. Includes an API, maybe I'll try that...

i tried to make an elavator but every time it just goes past me and doesn't detect me at all and it leaves me at the bottom of the shaft any reason why?

What material did you use for the elevator ground?

i figured it out when the server cant keep up the detection of the person doesnt work so great and i used diamond block

It's a bit laggy when you play on a public server, I noticed that too.

Really great idea for a mod. I play with a couple of friends on a private server and we have a fleet of ships we wanted to move. We were really excited at the prospect of our squadron flying over a hill into a crowd of creepers. However, it seemed to be very spotty in the way it worked. When it worked, it worked great. But that was only maybe a third to half of the times we tried it. We could create structures just fine (although being able to select existing structures would be a fantastic addition) but often times they wouldn't move at all. They would also never rotate no mater what. With this update we decided (unfortunately) to uninstall this mod. We all agreed it was an awesome idea but we were let down with its functionality.

Sometimes, structures won't move after you created them, then you can type in /reload to reload all plugins. After that, it works.
Rotating structures is currently disabled.

is there a way to optimize this plugin anymore so you dont have as much server overloaded because i think its taking up alot more recourses than other plugins

hey does this plugin wotk on build 818 and 819???

That lays in the nature of the plugin. Animations (let them be in minecraft or on the xy-application on your desktop) always take much more resources because the display has to be recalculated every time.

It should work because there weren't any plugin-breaking changes. I haven't tested it, though.

This is AWESOME!!! Now we can make working planes, cars, and other stuff! Combine this with chaircraft and you can actually sit down in the vehicle.