I am writing this forum post to propose a new module for Terasology: the "Vehicles" module.
Purpose:
The primary purpose of the Vehicles module is to add a way to build vehicles from blocks. The module should add basic blocks and structure templates for building vehicles (steering wheels, iron sheets, floaters, etc.). These blocks will be combined with pre-existing blocks to build vehicles like cars, buses, ships, and maybe even airships (which can be saved into templates so that they can be remade easily). Note that the movement mechanics for these vehicles should not be included in this module, but should be included in a separate module.
Structure:
The module should consist mainly of blocks, textures, and templates (assets) which will be used to build vehicles. These could be things like floaters (used to make things float in water), steering wheels, tires, embarking points (which the player should use to enter the vehicle), and building materials. The templates are structure templates made using the StructureTemplates module which contain either vehicle parts of complete vehicles. These will be used to build vehicles. There should be certain components which when applied to the vehicle turn it into a cohesive unit, and link them to the specific movement mechanic (in another module).
YogLabs has made a similar mod for Minecraft which adds steerable ships with floaters, steering wheels, measuring gauges, etc. which can be found here. The mod also has components such as hot air balloons which can be used to turn a nautical ship into an airship. They also have a video here which illustrates how these parts can be put together to make various kinds of sea and air ships.
The module should contain the following 2 events:
The module could also contain systems pertaining to the first person view that the player will see when he/she embarks the vehicle. This, along with the embarking/disembarking mechanisms could be a modified version of the pre-existing mechanisms in the Rails module.
Extensibility:
Since the module consists mainly of assets, developers will be able to expand the module by adding more materials/blocks and vehicles. This involves adding the required blocks by adding .block files or prefabs and adding the necessary textures/blockTiles. Adding vehicles involves adding the required blocks (if any) and then adding a structure template containing the vehicle.
The module's 'embarked' and 'disembarked' events could be reused (or moved to another module) in modules which add rideable animals like horses, donkeys, etc.
Note that this module does not contain any movement/control logic. That should be taken care of by other modules.
This write-up is a very primitive and tentative high-level description of the module. Please do write your suggestions below
Purpose:
The primary purpose of the Vehicles module is to add a way to build vehicles from blocks. The module should add basic blocks and structure templates for building vehicles (steering wheels, iron sheets, floaters, etc.). These blocks will be combined with pre-existing blocks to build vehicles like cars, buses, ships, and maybe even airships (which can be saved into templates so that they can be remade easily). Note that the movement mechanics for these vehicles should not be included in this module, but should be included in a separate module.
Structure:
The module should consist mainly of blocks, textures, and templates (assets) which will be used to build vehicles. These could be things like floaters (used to make things float in water), steering wheels, tires, embarking points (which the player should use to enter the vehicle), and building materials. The templates are structure templates made using the StructureTemplates module which contain either vehicle parts of complete vehicles. These will be used to build vehicles. There should be certain components which when applied to the vehicle turn it into a cohesive unit, and link them to the specific movement mechanic (in another module).
YogLabs has made a similar mod for Minecraft which adds steerable ships with floaters, steering wheels, measuring gauges, etc. which can be found here. The mod also has components such as hot air balloons which can be used to turn a nautical ship into an airship. They also have a video here which illustrates how these parts can be put together to make various kinds of sea and air ships.
The module should contain the following 2 events:
- "Vehicle embarked": Sent when the player embarks a vehicle. Contains information about the type of vehicle embarked and attributes pertaining to it.
- "Vehicle disembarked": Sent when the player disembarks the vehicle.
The module could also contain systems pertaining to the first person view that the player will see when he/she embarks the vehicle. This, along with the embarking/disembarking mechanisms could be a modified version of the pre-existing mechanisms in the Rails module.
Extensibility:
Since the module consists mainly of assets, developers will be able to expand the module by adding more materials/blocks and vehicles. This involves adding the required blocks by adding .block files or prefabs and adding the necessary textures/blockTiles. Adding vehicles involves adding the required blocks (if any) and then adding a structure template containing the vehicle.
The module's 'embarked' and 'disembarked' events could be reused (or moved to another module) in modules which add rideable animals like horses, donkeys, etc.
Note that this module does not contain any movement/control logic. That should be taken care of by other modules.
This write-up is a very primitive and tentative high-level description of the module. Please do write your suggestions below
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