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Realistic Torches

Make Torches and Jack-O-Lanterns burn out!

Latest version for DL to the right ( -> ) on the big download button.
Previous version was at: http:dl.dropbox.com/u/7174774/dl/RealisticTorches.jar
Both need Java 7 JRE to run.

Currently ToDo:

add mySQL support
add some sort of permissions

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The link to the dev.bukkit.org page is: http:dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/realistic-torches/

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v2.2.1:

Plugin's Information:

You can set Torches to burn out after some time (the time is configurable) or when it's raining (configurable)
- When burned out, it will be turned into a RedstoneTorch or it will be removed (configurable)
- When burned out, it will drop a Stick (configurable)

You can set Jack-O-Lanterns to burn out after some time (the time is configurable) or when it's raining (configurable)
- When burned out, it will get turned into a Pumpkin
- When burned out, it will drop a Stick (configurable)

You can turn Pumpkins into Jack-O-Lanterns by punching them with a Torch (configurable)
- This will cost you 1 Torch (configurable)

You can turn RedstoneTorches into Torches by punching them with a Flint and Steel (configurable)
- This will cost your Flint and Steel 2 durability (configurable)

Config:

(will be automaticly generated if there isn't any)

#torch:
#    turnIntoDisabledRedstoneTorch: true	Turn the torch into a disabled-redstone-torch instead of removing it?
#    dropStick: false				Drop a stick when the torch is removed? (or when the disabled-redstone-torch has been destroyed)
#    burnoutDelay: 86400			Time before the torch will be removed (in seconds, 86400 = 1 day)
#    weatherExtinguishesItem: true		Does rain destroys torches?
#
#jack-o-lantern:
#    dropStick: true				Drop a stick when the Jack-O-Lantern will be transformed into a pumpkin?
#    burnoutDelay: 604800			Time before the Jack-O-Lantern will be turned into a pumpkin (in seconds, 604800 = 1 week)
#    weatherExtinguishesItem: false		Does rain turns Jack-O-Lanterns into pumpkins?
#
#
#pumpkin:
#    lightWhenPunchedWithTorch: true 		Turn a pumpkin into a Jack-O-Lantern when the pumpkin is punched with a torch?
#    howmanyTorchesDoesLightingCosts: 1		Howmany torches will the player lose when he lights a pumpkin?
#
#disabled_redstone_torch:
#    lightWhenPunchedWithFlintAndSteel: true 	Turn a disabled-redstone-torch into a torch when the disabled-redstone-torch is punched with a flint-and-steel?
#    howmuchDurabilityWillLightingCost: 2	Howmuch durability will the flint-and-steel lose when the player uses it to light a disabled-redstone-torch? (a flint-and-steel has 65 durability)

Known Bugs:

none known at the moment

Requests:

If you want an extra function (or something made configurable), just ask me and I'll add it that option to the config!

Credits:

NeatMoster made RealisticTorches v1.4.1 (last updated: 22 Oct 2011) and gave me the sources, which caused me to start creating Bukkit plugins. Without him, I would have never created a Bukkit plugin.

Other Projects:

Automatic Drilling Machines (make drills mine for you!)

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_ForgeUser1187827
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Posted Mar 29, 2012
No longer working on 1.2.4-R1.0 (RB). Attempted wiping the save data and config as well, no luck. Error follows:

09:48:26 [SEVERE] Error occurred while enabling RealisticTorches v2.3.2 (Is it up to date?) java.lang.NullPointerException at java.util.Hashtable.containsKey(Unknown Source) at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.Data.jackOLanternExists(Data.java:172) at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.Data.removeJackOLantern(Data.java:193) at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.RealisticTorches.dataRemoveJackOLantern(RealisticTorches.java:403) at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.RealisticTorches.removeJackOLantern(RealisticTorches.java:557) at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.RealisticTorches.checkAndStartAllJackOLanterns(RealisticTorches.java:343) at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.RealisticTorches.checkAndStartAllTimers(RealisticTorches.java:287) at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.RealisticTorches.onEnable(RealisticTorches.java:47) at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPlugin.java:215) at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.enablePlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:336) at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.enablePlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:381) at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugin(CraftServer.java:250) at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.enablePlugins(CraftServer.java:232) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.t(MinecraftServer.java:374) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.a(MinecraftServer.java:361) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.init(MinecraftServer.java:187) at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:425) at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:490)

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Posted Mar 24, 2012
@JoneKone

Hmm strange, getting any errors?
Have you enabled it in your config file?
Does the bug also happens when you disable all other plugins?

If I know the cause of this bug, I'll probably be able to fix it.

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Posted Mar 24, 2012
In 1.2.3r3

I can't restart extinguished torches.. With Flint and steel

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Posted Mar 23, 2012
@chessmaster42

Hm yeah, I fixed enough of his bugs to re-implement the multiworld config now.
I'll add it soon, it shouldn't be hard, I just gotto find the time to do it.

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Posted Mar 22, 2012
When will you have multiworld configuration re-implemented? I noticed that you removed it when you ported the source from the old plugin.

Thanks!

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Posted Mar 22, 2012
It does work up to a point with 1.2.3

But i can feel some bugs...

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Posted Mar 7, 2012
Hey, thanks for continuing this. I'll let other people know about it.

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Posted Mar 4, 2012
@deleted_6886149

Thanks for letting me know.
After I read your comment I started looking trough all code, and I found a bug where rain won't do anything with torches/lanterns when the plugin was still checking all chunks on server startup.

It is fixed in v2.3.2.

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Posted Mar 4, 2012
@Royalgamer06

Light in hand: http:dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/torchlightplus/

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#31 Posted Mar 4, 2012

The torches isn't Extinguishing in rain.

Config

torch:
    turnIntoDisabledRedstoneTorch: true
    dropStick: true
    burnoutDelay: 86400
    weatherExtinguishesItem: true

jack-o-lantern:
    dropStick: true
    burnoutDelay: 604800
    weatherExtinguishesItem: false


pumpkin:
    lightWhenPunchedWithTorch: true
    howmanyTorchesDoesLightingCosts: 1

disabled_redstone_torch:
    lightWhenPunchedWithFlintAndSteel: true
    howmuchDurabilityWillLightingCost: 2

Using version 2.3.1

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Posted Mar 4, 2012
@notcam45

Sorry, I didn't see your comment before.
The answer is: ehm no, check the video, it stays an disabled redstone torch.

It does this by doing this:

a redstone current has changed
this plugin checks if the current is 1 (which means "on"), and if this is true:
this plugin checks if it is a redstone torch
this plugin checks if the redstone torch is saved in the redstone-torch data file, and if this is true:
it changes the current back to 0 (which means "off")
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Posted Mar 4, 2012
Very cool! Thanks for the quick reply.

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Posted Mar 4, 2012
@sheepwool7

It only loads the chunk (when it isn't already loaded) of a torch/lantern when a timer of that torch/lantern starts.
It won't load chunks when the timers are running, only when they start.

This won't take allot of CPU, since chunks are load very fast, and the timers last 10 hours (or the time a torch/lantern still has left before burning out).

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Posted Mar 4, 2012
Does it start the countdown only when the chunk is loaded? I'm worried this would take a lot of CPU.

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Posted Mar 4, 2012
What happens if a player places a switch next to burned out torch and flips it. Does it then become a red-stone torch?

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Posted Mar 4, 2012
@gabizou

I believe it will run fine, it will only cost you some CPU for like 5 minutes after your server has been started.

I'll increase the torch/lantern timer to increase the performance even more, since a fast timer isn't needed much anymore.
Timers info:

The timers serve for 2 purposes:

to check if the torch/lantern is removed by a plugin (like world edit)
to deal with server lag, since timers will go slower once the server lags (if you put a timer on 10 hours, it will most likely take 10-30 minutes longer, based on server lag)
The reason why the timers cause lag:

the chunk of the torch/lantern gets loaded when a timer checks the torch/lantern
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Posted Mar 3, 2012
@zwarmapapa

How does the performance do with about 3k torches around a 1000r map? Curious because I've been wanting lanterns (promised way back in Halloween Update and I remember when we were all disappointed in that) but so far I haven't gotten a plugin that attempted to do such a thing (nor did I think of using one for performance aspects). But in general, does this hold well after a server online for a day with thousands of torches?

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Posted Mar 3, 2012
I just uploaded v2.3.0, which improves performance of this plugin allot!

It is now allot more lightweight without losing any functionality, because most of the work gets done at server startup now.
This won't slow your server startup down, because it's been put into a thread, it will only increases your CPU usage on server startup.

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Posted Mar 3, 2012
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Ah thanks, I know what the error is, and I'll fix it asap.

Edit: The error was caused because the data file contained incomplete information (probably because the server was closed when the plugin was busy), this has been fixed in the latest version.

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#20 Posted Mar 3, 2012

Getting this error:

03.03 10:56:57 [Server] SEVERE 	at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.RealisticTorches$1.run(RealisticTorches.java:48)
03.03 10:56:57 [Server] SEVERE 	at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.RealisticTorches.checkAndStartAllTimers(RealisticTorches.java:237)
03.03 10:56:57 [Server] SEVERE 	at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.RealisticTorches.checkAndStartAllTorches(RealisticTorches.java:250)
03.03 10:56:57 [Server] SEVERE 	at zwarmapapa.RealisticTorches.BlockFunction.getBlockFromBlockData(BlockFunction.java:78)
03.03 10:56:57 [Server] SEVERE java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 1
03.03 10:56:57 [Server] SEVERE Exception in thread "Thread-19"

Edit: This is before to. So you see I am using the newest version.

03.03 10:56:57 [Server] INFO [RealisticTorches] Loading RealisticTorches v2.2.8.

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Project ID

36787
Created

Feb 21, 2012
Last Released File

Jan 26, 2013
Total Downloads

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License

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