[TP] mxRingplatform v1.2.2 - Travel in a stylish way [1000]

Ive seen the Video before and i think you are completly missunderstanding me. What i surrgested will result in exactly what you want it to but. But development is a step by step process. Most Programs have so many Bugs because the were not made step by step, rather trowing stuff together and then go for an eternal bughunt. So first things first. and nut jumping the gun to get "transporting of groups" and "transporting of even blocks" into this to early. I trust on mx here to find the best path for the development process.

On more thing tho. Were in your pastet text from that Stargate Resource does it say that Ringplatforms can only go vertical up and down? It doesnt.
Then again. The Rings work just like a StarTrek Transporter, with the only exception of that there must be a recieving set of Rings. The rest of the technology is basiclly the same... a matterstream.
Its like a Stargate, just without sending the matterstream trou a Wormhole, thus making it a short-range version of a Stargate. Having that said. this Plugin should be made with a Range limit and definitely In-World only, with means, no world-to-world transport. (okay that has been done too in the Series on Sokars "Prison" Planet.)

Not sure if it is a good plugin as you have not added a howto or explained how to set it up. shape? type of block? how many? I seen someone say 13 gold and 8 iron....what pattern?

never mind, watched provided vid and ring platform hmod vid a few times until I figured it out.

Look im not trying to fight with you. I understand that plugins are step by step ...ive been running Minecraft servers for 2 years. Im not a newbie. But where im coming from is that the original hMod plugin could make the development of it faster. It would take far less work for Mxe to just make the platforms automatically teleport both directions on a directly vertical above/below platform.

Simplicity and Convieniencey are things that are needed. I for one dont want to have to type /rp tp (name of platform) everytime i want to get to a ringplatform....every single person i asked in my STARGATE THEMED SERVERS just want to be able to place 1 platform in one spot above or below another platform, right click the center block and bam your there.

There doesnt have to be multiple player tping or material carrying at first. I remember when the original plugins development, the multiple people and goods carrying came about version 3.34 but the auto vertical rings , commandless functionality, and other things were in versions 1.x and 2.x

So, as I cannot quote all the post of the last page here, I try to get the essentials of your discussion:

- Downwards Transport: Is already possible by negating the sign before tppos
- Multiplayer carriing: Already there Everybody staying on the platform at the moment of right-click will be teleported You just cannot see it on the video as I handn't that much test persons
- Newest permissions: For me it is working. But I cannot help you without some kinda description of the error + possible console output + ..

-And now the biggest point: The Stargate Realism
My target is to make the plugin so that we're going to have travel while theiking is able to make his stargates with the same plugin. And I don't think that is impossible, as with the travel approach you're still free to link 2 platforms in upwards direction (whether I build in a shortcut or not is another question).

- The Documentation:
I'm currently working on a big feature/bugfix release, so forgive me the documentation It will be rewritten today/tomorrow.

- @theikings Server crashed:
Console Errors? Some other stuff that may help me finding the bug?

- Pending Animations
After the update

I hope I dindn't forgot something.

1) Doesnt work for me... mabey its just the way my files are configured in the folder,....what are the names of the files that should be in, sample.txt , config.txt , any that im missing?

2) Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3) Dont know i was at class at the time it crashed. I was just going on player reports. Ive told players to stay out of mineland 2.0 for now as im using it as the test server.

4) You forgot my question as to if you wanted me to design a logo for the plugin. I wanna do something to pay you back for your continued work until I can donate to you.

I already answered you in a earlier post

Well, I can't say you if that is a bug or you messed up the config without having a console error

config.txt should be deleted. Sample.txt too, and then add the star_1.txt and star_2.txt I gave you, and all should work

Is there a way I cant contact you better? If you have a skype add me please adamwcaple1993

I still think theiking missunderstood me and you mx totaly with that "commands" thing. This would be only requiered when first "building" the Platforms, not for using them. To use them would still be a right-click on the Centerblock. But in order to have multiple Platforms with different hights/transport directions (up/sown) there is simply no other way then to use a command when building them so the Plugin knows what the platform is surpossed to do.

Sure, it could be done that you just build to platforms exactly above each other, and the plugin then links them together automatic... but what happens if a 3rd platform gets built right above? Yes Error potential. Aspite from that it would limit it to only vertical transports. Minecraft SMP has only 128 Block in height, the bottem one counted away because its bedrock makes 127. It would be ashame not to alow a Transport plugin to transport in all directions limiting it to just over 100 blocks after putting this much work into it with all the animations etc.

This means you can still build them verticaly if you want, nobody said you cannot do that.
Same as nobody said you have to use commands to use the platforms.
Spoken from Stargate realism, there ist still no reason why it should work only in vertical.

Of course.

Exactly. That's because I'm going to implement a linking. You'll be able to link a port to another. (Linking more than one port to a port is ok, linking one port to more not).

True words

Well there is a way to link them without needing commands but that way DOES REQUIRE IT TO BE VERTICAL. And it would be a few more days required to code that. Commands are easier to develope but not the ONLY option.


Also cybergod there is no need to get condescending and speak as if im not reading this chat. I find that offensive actually but Im not going to get into that. Im just saying I requested this plugin be made and I have had the most minecraft experience out of anyone I know ( Im an indev vet) I also have had more experience with the original ringplatform plugin and know serveral hidden features in it that not many people knew about. Im not saying im against horizontal rings , that was actually a feature we had requested back in the days of the hMod plugin. But instead i think the platforms should have a limited range as to what Ring platforms they connect to. You could add something to extend the radius of the accepted feild, like an antenna or something. But to have the plugin connect to any platform at any part of the map cheapens it.

There we go again... I didnt say you are not reading the Chat, but then again i feels like it. Nobody said that a platform would link (connect) to any other platform on any other part of the map. In fact it was said that a Platform would be Hard-Linked with another platform, not any other Platform. It could only connect to its linked Platform, not to another... -_-

Then again. were is the Problem in giving you the posibility to build the dam things vertical, but leaving other poeple the flexibility to build them horizontal? You might not be the only one who would like to use something like this plugin. As a fact, i think limiting them to vertical like you want so you dont have to type any commands would limit this plugin to your Server only. Since there are more flexible Teleport plugins allready out there, Animation or not.
And that is the point here that you seem to not want to understand.

You truly do not read the freaking posts I make do you.... I said I have no freaking problem with them horizontal!

Mx3 and I have been talking and discussing things outside of this public post.

I was directing the information to him about things you dont know. I was pointing out something about bugs that have been known to happen in the original and some of the same that have popped up in his remake. As well as new bugs regarding an issue with snow and the platforms.

Ditto!

Listen im just trying to keep the plugin simple. If it gets too complicated people will just close the tab and look for another teleportation plugin

Testing new version and I must say, pretty epic!

can i have the new version to i got 2 minecraft server 1 to play end 1 for testing
24/7 online

Well, I'm afraid that isn't possible at the moment. I'm currently on vacation as you can read in the first post and due to that I haven't got the files here, and they're not uploaded at the moment. In about a week it'll be publicly released, as I get home then.

I don't want to rush you or anything but its been over 10 days now and I am really hoping that you will release the update soon.

Yes, today I'm going to make a video, and release it

Awsome!

So, here is the new Version (with the old video, tommorow there will be a new one)

As this version now allows not only floor-up teleportation but travel the changes are that big, that you better read the first post again than get a giant changelog right here

Feature suggestion:
This idea is probably extremely difficult to make possible but I was thinking it would be very cool to make this plugin compatible with Movecraft.This way you can have starships with ringplatforms on them, like in the series.

Another feature suggestion is that when you use the command to create a ring platform it automatically creates the blocks of the ring platform shape. So basically it builds the ring platform for you instead of getting materials and placing them in the correct pattern.

Here's an idea that would take a bit of effort, but ultimately save you energy in the long run. Why don't you have a section in this posting with custom animations you've made for people and a video showing what they look like? That way people would have an easier time of customizing your plugin, and people would also have a wider selection. I'm gonna try making an animation that's more true to the Stargate rings, since I'm also running a Stargate plugin on my server.

Specifically I think lots of people would like the option to convert to a most stargate-esque ring animation from what I've seen.

Well I know everyone is dying for a video showing them how to make them, until mxE uploads his video, Ill post mine. ( Ive been the tester for the plugin since the beginning and was even the one who suggested it be remade for bukkit.) This plugin far exceeds my expectations and what the old hMod plugin used to be.

I was actually going to suggest that to mx3 after he gets the stability factor done and is ready to add more features in, I was also going to suggest that if someone trys to use the platforms without another platform connected they would die.

The plugin used to do it like that, but in my opinion its better if you build the platform your self because you can choose what blocks you can use, plus for survival servers that have a no "hand out" rule im pretty sure admins wouldnt want players being able to /rp create test 0 0 (diamondshape)

I aggree with the stargate feel needed, as i run a group of servers called iKings Stargate Coalition. However I think the current animation suits the plugin because its not, truely stargate. People might see the plugin TOO stargateish if everything becomes true to the show.....


So without delay, my demonstration video. ( dont know why but the audio didnt record so i put music on it so it wasnt so painful to watch.) (not painful music either) (texture pack is a current project im working on. Its a work in progress, ive only got a few blocks to skin. yes ....its based on stargate)

Nice touch with the music I'm sure but that makes it so that anyone in Germany cannot watch the video. Could you do another video sans the music, or perhaps re record it so we can hear the audio?

Lol ill upload another version with more kinds of platform set up, as for the music goes, Germany really hates doctor who doesnt it. I have no clue why but fraps wont record my audio input anymore, or my audio gets stripped when i upload it.

OK so here it is, my updated video showing off the many uses of mxRingplatform

Well I was targeting this idea to help out Admins so they can make platforms quicker instead of spawning items like they would probably do. In fact, if this idea was implemented then there should be a permission node so only certain people can use the command, like Admins and Moderators.

Its an interesting idea, I dont think its really a hassle to make the platforms manually. It might help the lazier people but it seems redundant being as you can make the platform by hand as fast as you can type the command