[MECH] CompassPointer v0.65 - an alternative to warping [617]

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  1. What is this?

    CompassPointer is a alternative to warping for survival/reality servers. Instead of just putting you to a certain place, this plugin will merely set the compass target to a certain point.
    I made this plugin to get into Bukkit Plugin coding, and after some inital problems, I finally got how it worked.

    Commands
    /pointlist <page> - Show list of aviable target points.
    /pointto <location> - Point to the location specified. Set <location> to spawn to reset the compass target.
    /pointadd <name> - Add your current location to the target point list.

    Installation
    Copy the CompassPointer.jar into the plugins folder, then create an empty file called points.txt in the folder /plugins/CompassPointer/. Now jump into the game a define points using the /pointadd <name> command.

    Permissions (only compatible with Permissions right now; if this is not installed, everyone can use the commands)
    compasspointer.point.* - Give this to people who should be able to target any point.
    compasspointer.point.<location> - Users with this permission can only target certain points. Note that the location spawn can always be targeted.
    compasspointer.list - Allows the player to read the point list.
    compasspointer.add - This permission enables the /pointadd command.

    To Do
    - Tidy up and optimize code. It's pretty chaotic and has some unused imports right now
    - Multiworld support (can only target points in certain worlds)

    Download + Changelog
    CompassPointer.jar (v0.65)
    Source at github
    0.65
    - automatic data folder generation so the points.txt generation works


    0.61
    - forgot to update version in plugin.yml -.-
    0.6
    - source moved to github
    - adds [CompassPointer] tag to all console output
    - console output when adding points
    - automatic points.txt generation
    0.51
    - fixed /pointadd displaying "Point '' (;) added"
    0.5
    - in-game command to add points
    - pagination for point list
    0.2
    - changed namespace
    - first version of point list
    - Permissions
    0.1
    - initial release
     
  2. Made a jump from 0.2 to 0.5. Added an in-game command to add target points, so it's a lot easier to use now.

    EDIT: fixed a stupid mistake with 0.51
     
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    TheAnyInbox

    This looks nice! Going to install this when i get home. Is it possible that your make it so you can get the compass to point to players? (compasspointer.point.atplayer or something) (You could also make for a hunting mod, so you can "tag" a mob or player and follow them around)
     
  4. v0.61 released.

    WorldGuard already has this (/locate PLAYER). For now I won't add it, but as soon I reached v1 I may think about it again... maybe right-click with compass to target the entity on the line of sight?
     
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    TheAnyInbox

    Yeah, that sounds nice... I found no use for WorldGaurd because Essentials and WorldEdit can provide me with everything it has...
     
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    Camilop15

    i get this msg when i start the server and the plugin disable itself

    Code:
    2011-04-04 17:36:59 [INFO] This server is running Craftbukkit version git-Bukkit-0.0.0-612-g4c7a9e7-b615jnks (MC: 1.4)
    2011-04-04 17:36:59 [INFO] Preparing level "world"
    2011-04-04 17:36:59 [INFO] Preparing start region
    2011-04-04 17:37:00 [INFO] 144 recipes
    2011-04-04 17:37:01 [INFO] Preparing spawn area: 32%
    2011-04-04 17:37:01 [INFO] Invalid config file found and converted to proper name/format.
    2011-04-04 17:37:01 [INFO] [Permissions] (Phoenix) was Initialized.
    2011-04-04 17:37:01 [WARNING] [CompassPointer] Could not create points.txt - disabling CompassPointer version 0.6
    2011-04-04 17:37:01 [INFO] [CompassPointer] 0.6 is disabled!
    2011-04-04 17:37:01 [INFO] [Permissions] version [2.5.5] (Phoenix)  loaded
    2011-04-04 17:37:01 [INFO] Done (0.192s)! For help, type "help" or "?"
     
  7. Make a subfolder in /plugins called CompassPointer and create an empty file called points.txt.
    I have an idea what causes this, will look into it when I'm home.

    EDIT: Yup, forgot to create the folder. Fixed now.
     
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    xxdilbertxx

    a /pointdel would be nice
     
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    Camilop15

    thx for the earlier reply, but now i have all installed fine, i can do:
    /pointlist <page>
    /pointadd <name>
    but when i do "/pointto base" say "compass is now pointing to base." but there is no changes in the direction the compass is pointing.
    (i have no console errors or anything, the compass just don't change to the new point.)

    EDIT: i have both (1.3 and 1.4) and for now im just testing in 1.4, i tested the same v0.65 in CB544 (the one i use in 1.3) and it works great.
     
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    willurd

    If you upgraded to minecraft 1.4, setCompassTarget (which is what makes your compass point as something) is currently broken.
     
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    Camilop15

    +1
     
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    Aikuza

    anyone know if this works on 1.5?
     
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    Camilop15

    Tested in minecraft 1.6.6 with b818 and its working, it seems setCompassTarget was fixed.
    it will be nice if you add the /pointdel command.
     
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    Camilop15

    is this plugin abandoned? can anyone continue with it? I really like it so I want it to be updated with more commands...
     
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    DrBowe

    Wait, setCompassTarget() is broken? Or is that just really outdated in the post?
    It works fine with my compass plugin, so I'm going to assume whatever the issue was, it was fixed. Anyways, really neat idea. I've been trying to add a similiar system to my plugin, but I'm hitting a wall when it comes to saving certain locations. I'm sure I'll get there eventually :)
     
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