Allow admins to change starting blocks

[timethatswasted]

It would be really nice if admins/server owners had the ability to change what blocks people start with.

This idea revolves around allowing players to be able to purchase a pre-built starting ship on a server that uses a "buy with blocks" ship spawning method.

What I want to do is create blocks that when traded via a recipe give you all the blocks needed to spawn one of the prebuilt ships. This is already possible, but there is no way to automatically give people those one use blocks.

In case some of you get confused:

You spawn with a "ship block" in your inventory. Spawning for the first time into a server would be the only way to get this block.

You trade this block via the physical (old recipe system) and it spits out all of the blocks you need to spawn the starting ship of your choice.

Very simple.

Already possible.

Makes getting started on a "buy with block" server fun and easy.

Admins just need the simple ability to set starting blocks

 

[Zeno9141]

All of the yes.

 

[therimmer96]

 

[FunnyBunny14]

Make it a config option. That way only the server owner can change it. Or make it a config option that only the server owner can change it in a config option. I just want the server owner to have some control over what the admins can do.

 

[ltmauve]

Wait, how do you do the "buy a ship" blocks? Also, those should be "spawn a ship" blocks (or make one quickly, once shipyards are in)

 

[timethatswasted]

Make it a config option. That way only the server owner can change it. Or make it a config option that only the server owner can change it in a config option. I just want the server owner to have some control over what the admins can do.

There is already a txt file in the server data base folder that seems to govern the creation of new player data on the server. Putting it in the server config may be a bit odd looking. It would probably have to have its own config file in the server data base since it would be server specific.

Wait, how do you do the "buy a ship" blocks? Also, those should be "spawn a ship" blocks (or make one quickly, once shipyards are in)

There is an option in the server.cfg that can be changed so that ships cost the block they are made of in order to spawn then instead of credits.