Bukkit

Entity Info

Identify Entity (Mob / Monsters / Animals) through blocks with path directions w/ Permissions

Version: v0.4
CraftBukkit: 1597 (1337, 1240, 1185, 1060, 1000)

EntityInfo can identify different mobs through blocks. Is there a creeper or a chicken on the other side of that wall? Now you can find out without risk. Have you noticed the "dancing numbers" far in the distance while deep in a cave? You can find out just how far away those monsters really are.

Features

• look up a specific Entity ID near you
• search for an Entity Type near you
• search in the direction of your cross-hair (first 5 mobs displayed)
• remembers last Entity ID
• information displayed
  • color coded mob description
  • Entity ID
  • coordinates
  • simple walking directions to get to mob
  • Cow (#18) 100% - 67:64:61 - move 12 left, 15 forward, 2 down
  • Skeleton (#123) 30% - 42:62:77 - move 22 forward, 5 left, 3 down

Commands

EntityInfo adds the command: /entityinfo (/einfo, /ei). Except for reload as the first argument, there is no functionality from the console.

• /entityinfo <@ | Entity ID | # | Entity Type>

Use @ to search in the direction the crosshair is pointing, Entity ID (from the F3 overlay) to look up a specific ID, and Entity Type to search using Skeleton/Spider/Cow/.... You do not have to type the complete Entity Type. "skel" or "s" will work.

Use # to re-look up the last Entity ID. The first result of a @/Entity Type search will be saved here as well.

Use reload to trigger a reload of the config.yml.

Configuration

• maxresults: The amount of results displayed. It defaults to 5.
• maxdistance: The distance to try to find entities. It defaults to 64.
• colors: You can change the Color Code of each Entity Type.
• messages: You can use Color Codes to control the colors in messages. You can flip the order of replacements by using %2$s and %1$s instead of %s. You don't have to use every replacement either, i.e. not showing directions or coordinates.

Permissions

• 'entityinfo.use' - allows normal /entityinfo ...
• 'entityinfo.reload' - allows /entityinfo reload

EntityInfo tries to use a Permissions-like plugin first, but falls back to the new Bukkit Permissions. Without permissions, it defaults to OPs.

Download EntityInfo Plugin
Source Code

Changelog

Version 0.4

• added configure-able max distance and entity type colors
• added entity health to output

Version 0.3

• added configure-able max results
• fixed @ search to always respect max results

Version 0.2

• add search by entity type

Version 0.1

• Initial release