Suggestion: Disable minimap by default, require map item to use

[Wuzzy2]

Minetest 0.4.14 included the minimap feature. So why not changing the way how the map item works? At the start, the minimap feature could be disabled. The player has to carry the map item somewhere in the inventory to be allowed to use the minimap.

Implementation is fairly straightforward: In my orienteering mod I basically implemented the feature with the Automapper item. Feel free to use the code from this mod, if you wish.

[kaadmy]

Could I have a link to your mod? Unless I'm mistaken, there's no way to disable the builtin minimap via a mod.

[Wuzzy2]

You're wrong. You can use player:hud_set_flags({minimap = false}). Here's the link to the mod: https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=15247

Tip: Here is a search engine for mods which actually works: http://krock-works.16mb.com/MTstuff/modSearch.php

This will make your Minetest life a lot easier. :-)

[kaadmy]

Bump This seems more like a gimmick feature; I could probably just disable the radar entirely and it wouldn't change gameplay much at all, since a lot of people don't use the minimap at all.

[Wuzzy2]

@kaadmy: Note that Pixture has a map item. It is completely useless right now.

By the way: I disagree that people rarely use the minimap. Note that removing the map feature entirely severely nerfs the gameplay, especially if you like to travel long ways. But I can kinda see a rationale here because the minimap feature also includes the radar, which may make things too easy.

So I ask you: Is your decision to remove the map feature from Pixture final? If yes, then the map item clearly has no place in Pixture. For compability, you could alias the map to paper or something, so people won't get an unknown item in inventory after updating.

[kaadmy]

Well I'll just ignore compatibility for now since changing the crafting system will likely change balance a lot, as well as other changes (completely new tool dig times) that may affect gameplay a fairly large amount.