Implemented Block Consolidation

[nightrune]

AFAIK and Sources, Id is just for the end user, the coding is all done without the id#.

EG: There is no block id number for 3/4 slab.

That's not true. There is and for every block shape and color.

I'm actually making a renderer in unity that renders starmade entities. Slabs are another block I'd for every one.

 

[kupu]

AFAIK and Sources, Id is just for the end user, the coding is all done without the id#.

EG: There is no block id number for 3/4 slab.

3/4 brown hull slab, ID 805. ^^
All shapes require an ID. Whether it be a 3D model, sprite, slab, wedge or standard cube.

 

[AssIn9]

Ok, thanks kupu!

Now, how is the block id# saved in the db file for each entity? how can we simplify this down from 999 parts.

Or is this better for optimizing load times? If chunks load faster with more block Id numbers, this would be just for end user enjoyment.

 

[kiddan]

One question, if I have one grey hull block in my inventory and I placed a 1/4 grey hull slab. Would this system leave me with .25 grey hull blocks or just one?

 

[jayman38]

One question, if I have one grey hull block in my inventory and I placed a 1/4 grey hull slab. Would this system leave me with .25 grey hull blocks or just one?

With this system of consolidated blocks, if you had one grey hull and placed a grey hull slab, you would be left with zero (0) grey hull.

 

[aRottenKomquat]

Will this get rid of the paint system, or only the manufacture of multiple sizes of hull? I'd love if a plain hull block could be placed as cubes, tetras, heptas, etc, but I kind of think that completely getting rid of paint might be an oversimplification.

 

[Winterhome]

AFAIK and Sources, Id is just for the end user, the coding is all done without the id#.

EG: There is no block id number for 3/4 slab.

Yeah there is. Numeric block IDs are how blocks are loaded by blueprints.

There's a reason why, in the Blocks screen when checking what a blueprint uses, slabs are considered separate from normal blocks (though they take from the regular full cube stockpile).

 

[Ithirahad]

Yay, this is coming with next release :D

And yeah, for anyone who still thinks otherwise, go into your game file and find blocktypes.properties (I think it's in /StarMade/data/config/) and open it up in Notepad. You'll see a list of literally ALL the IDs of EVERYTHING, including blocks that don't work any more and aren't enabled ingame. You will notice all the slabs are in there.

 

[siserith]

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[JumpSuit]

DukeofRealms, Needs Implemented Tag

 

[AndyP]

Not duke, but done :P

 

[JumpSuit]

Not duke, but done :P

Still a Magic-Man in my book AndyP :D