From 5b1fd7c9b613c112c901598ba8c1f602d2279f12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wuzzy Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2016 12:23:27 +0100 Subject: Add coords --- init.lua | 26 +++++++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua index 6014889..0e21461 100644 --- a/init.lua +++ b/init.lua @@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ - Custom Creative Mode page - TODO: Add introduction to online play (if possible) - TODO: Ideas for advanced entries: - - Coordinates and cardinal directions, world structure? - - Itemstrings - Sneak Glitch? - Rendering (far view, etc.) - Day/night cycle @@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ doc.new_category("advanced", description = "Advanced information about Minetest which may be nice to know, but is not crucial to gameplay", sorting = "custom", -- "creative" is supposed to be added by a mod which implements Creative Mode in order to explain it - sorting_data = {"console", "commands", "privs", "movement_modes", "settings", "creative", "online"}, + sorting_data = {"console", "commands", "privs", "movement_modes", "coordinates", "settings", "creative", "online"}, build_formspec = doc.entry_builders.text_and_gallery, }) @@ -730,3 +728,25 @@ Sunlight will preserve its brightness as long it only passes fully transparent b Note that “transparency” here does not always mean you can see through a block. It only means that the block is able to carry brightness from its neighboring blocks.]=], images = {{image="doc_basics_light_torch.png"}, {image="doc_basics_light_test.png"}} }}) + +doc.new_entry("advanced", "coordinates", { + name = "Coordinates", + data = { text = +[=[The Minetest world is a large cube. And because of this, a position in the world can be easily expressed with cartesian coordinates. That is, for each position in the world, there are 3 values X, Y and Z. + +Like this: (5, 45, -12) + +This refers to the position where X=5, Y=45 and Z=-12. The 3 letters are called “axes”: Y is for the height. X and Z are for the horizontal position. + +The values for X, Y and Z work like this: + +• If you go up, Y increases +• If you go down, Y decreases +• If you follow the sun, X increases +• If you go to the reverse direction, X decreases +• Follow the sun, then go right: Z increases +• Follow the sun, then go left: Z decreases +• The side length of a full cube is 1 + +You can view your current position in the debug screen (open with [F5]). This is considered cheating in some games.]=] +}}) -- cgit v1.2.3