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Ahem, how do you build a hunger games map?

OldCoder: I highly suggest you use GunshipPenguin's fork of the Hungry Games subgame, you really don't need to fix all those bugs yet again. ;-)
HUD bars are already properly implemented in this work (including hunger and thirst).

https://github.com/GunshipPenguin/hungry_games

Skin request:
http://minetest.fensta.bplaced.net/#name=Orange

This is a nice little server. I like how you have mashed up various mods together, it makes for interesting gameplay! Quite different from GunshipPenguin's server.

However, I think the cakes are pretty overpowered, and they spawn in masses. It seems they give you full health immediately. Either reduce the healing rate or the likelihood of spawning.
Also, I am unable to eat the 3/4 cake. I can only place it but can't eat it.

Also, could you make it that all chests are refilled every new round? It is kinda frustrating that many crates are empty on start.

OldCoder wrote:

Wuzzy wrote:"I am unable to eat the 3/4 cake. I can only place it but can't eat it."

2. Which cake is the "3/4 cake" ? Is this about the carrot cake, the chocolate cake, or something else?

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Add the pie knife to chests or remove the pie mod
Also consider adding 1/4. 1/2. and whole pies

Damn, it seems I have lost my password on this server, can you reset it?

Also, I would like that you lift the forced passwords on this server. I suppose it is a strong demotivator to join this server, maybe that's why it is almost always empty. People already have to remember FAR TOO MANY freaking passwords. ;-)

1: Thanks.

2: I am talking about disallow_empty_password.
If set to true, new users are forced to enter a password.
If set to false, first time users can be allowed to join without password. They still can set a password, but they don't have to.

There are quite many servers which allow this kind of “guest account”, including GunshipPenguin's Hungry Games server. It's more convenient that way.

OldCoder wrote:
For programmingchicken:

1. I don't recommend that you try to build a new Hungry Games map until you're familiar with how the mod works. It's a lot simpler to use the standard map for the mod.

2. The standard map was hosted on Ubuntu One, but that copy is dead now. You can get your own copy of the file and associated files, though, from the following new link:

http://minetest.org/hungrydata.zip

3. In theory, you can build a new Hungry Games map roughly as follows. This is just an outline. Splizard can explain further.

a.If your Hungry Games server is running, stop it.
b. Delete any existing map.sqlite file.
c. Edit configuration settings in hungry_games/init.lua as desired.
d. Start your server. This should generate a new map.
e. Find a good place to build a lobby. This should be an enclosed building with no way out. Build one.
f. Stop your server.
g. Edit hungry_games/init.lua again and set appropriate coordinates for a default spawn point and for the inside of the lobby.
i. Start your server.
j. Add new spawnpoints. For an explanation of what this means, see the code and the online documentation.

4. If you end up underground a lot, a patch to the hungry_games mod is needed. I'm testing the patch myself and may post it later on.

Just to expand on this, there are commands to set the lobby and spawn.
You need to give your self hg_admin privilege (/grant <your_name> hg_admin)


Place some chests around the map and they will fill with items during the game.

This is a nice little server. I like how you have mashed up various mods together, it makes for interesting gameplay! Quite different from GunshipPenguin's server.