Preliminary "active block" stuff + set up test code to grow grass.

1 files changed, 43 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 816d92118..c3b075732 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@ NOTE: Global locale is now set at initialization
 NOTE: If VBO (EHM_STATIC) is used, remember to explicitly free the

       hardware buffer (it is not freed automatically)

 

-Random suggeestions (AKA very old suggestions that haven't been done):

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-

-SUGG: Fix address to be ipv6 compatible

+Old, wild and random suggestions that probably won't be done:

+-------------------------------------------------------------

 

 SUGG: If player is on ground, mainly fetch ground-level blocks

 

@@ -83,6 +81,10 @@ SUGG: Background music based on cellular automata?
 

 SUGG: Simple light color information to air

 

+SUGG: Server-side objects could be moved based on nodes to enable very

+      lightweight operation and simple AI

+	- Not practical; client would still need to show smooth movement.

+

 Gaming ideas:

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@@ -137,6 +139,8 @@ Build system / running:
 Networking and serialization:

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+SUGG: Fix address to be ipv6 compatible

+

 User Interface:

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@@ -207,18 +211,47 @@ FIXME: Server sometimes goes into some infinite PeerNotFoundException loop
 FIXME: The new optimized map sending doesn't sometimes send enough blocks

        from big caves and such

 

+TODO: A list of "active blocks" in which stuff happens.

+	+ Add a never-resetted game timer to the server

+	+ Add a timestamp value to blocks

+	+ The simple rule: All blocks near some player are "active"

+	- Do stuff in real time in active blocks

+		+ Handle objects

+		TODO: Make proper hooks in here

+		- Grow grass, delete leaves without a tree

+		- Spawn some mobs based on some rules

+		- Transform cobble to mossy cobble near water

+		- Run a custom script

+		- ...And all kinds of other dynamic stuff

+	+ Keep track of when a block becomes active and becomes inactive

+	+ When a block goes inactive:

+		+ Store objects statically to block

+		+ Store timer value as the timestamp

+	+ When a block goes active:

+		+ Create active objects out of static objects

+		TODO: Make proper hooks in here

+		- Simulate the results of what would have happened if it would have

+		  been active for all the time

+		  	- Grow a lot of grass and so on

+	+ Initially it is fine to send information about every active object

+	  to every player. Eventually it should be modified to only send info

+	  about the nearest ones.

+	  	+ This was left to be done by the old system and it sends only the

+		  nearest ones.

+

 Objects:

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-TODO: Get rid of MapBlockObjects and use ActiveObjects

+TODO: Get rid of MapBlockObjects and use only ActiveObjects

+	- Skipping the MapBlockObject data is nasty - there is no "total

+	  length" stored; have to make a SkipMBOs function which contains

+	  enough of the current code to skip them properly.

 

 SUGG: MovingObject::move and Player::move are basically the same.

       combine them.

-	  - NOTE: Player::move is more up-to-date.

-	  - NOTE: There is a simple move implementation now in collision.{h,cpp}

-

-SUGG: Server-side objects could be moved based on nodes to enable very

-      lightweight operation and simple AI

+	- NOTE: Player::move is more up-to-date.

+	- NOTE: There is a simple move implementation now in collision.{h,cpp}

+	- NOTE: MovingObject will be deleted (MapBlockObject)

 

 Map:

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