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StrangeTools

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Add new powers to your server to create a feeling of excitement!
Configurable change of finding the StrangeTools
Commands that enable users to give each other the powers, as well as Admin commands to grant and remove StrangeTools
Quick and easy setup with no database to bother with!

Description

StrangeTools is a fairly simple plugin that enables players to find a "Strange Power" for a specific item type. To find this strange power, players use the item in the appropriate way (ie: breaking dirt/gravel/sand/grass with a shovel, or shooting mobs with a bow. Breaking stone with a shovel, however, will not work.) and get a specific chance of finding the power every time they use the item.

Strange Items

StrangeShovel

Effects: Player gets insta-breaks on all dirt, gravel, sand, and grass blocks when using any shovel.
How to Find: Break dirt/gravel/sand/grass using any shovel.
Chance of Finding: 1/500

StrangeAxe

Effects: Player gets insta-breaks on all log blocks when using any axe. Also, hitting a mob with the axe sets them on fire for 5 seconds!
How to Find: Break any log blocks using any axe. Note that breaking wooden planks does not give a chance of finding the StrangeAxe.
Chance of Finding: 1/300

StrangeSword

Effects: Whenever the player hits another mob, a lightning bolt is called down, doing increased damage to the target, while not hurting anything else.
How to Find: Hit any mobs or players with any sword.
Chance of Finding: 1/150

StrangeBow

Effects: Upon hitting a mob, any arrows shot from a player with this power will catch the mob on fire for about 7 seconds
How to Find: Successfully hit any mobs or players with an arrow shot from a bow.
Chance of Finding: 1/100

StrangePickaxe

Effects: Item drops: stone -> 2 Cobble, coal ore -> 2 coal, iron ore -> 2 iron ingots, gold ore -> 2 gold ingots, diamond ore -> 2 diamond, redstone ore -> +1 redstone wire, lapis ore -> 1 lapis block, glowstone -> 1 glowstone block
How to Find: Break any of the following using any pickaxe: stone, coal ore, iron ore, gold ore, diamond ore, redstone ore, lapis ore.
Chance of Finding: 1/500

Installation Guide

http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/strangetools/pages/main/installation/

Commands and Permissions

http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/strangetools/pages/main/commands-and-permissions

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Change Log

*v0.5
Updated for CB 1.0.1-R1

View older changes: http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/strangetools/pages/main/change-log/

Known Bugs

Bugs are listed in the appropriate file's "Known Caveats" section: http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/strangetools/files/

Todo List

~~Add StrangePickaxe~~ - added in v0.2
~~Add config file with chance of finding variable for each StrangeTool~~ - added in v0.4
~~Commands & Permissions~~ - added in v0.3 + v0.4

I need more suggestions! If you have one, please drop a comment below.

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Posted Jan 5, 2012
can you add an option to enable automatic expiration. the plugin is good but i think having a player finding a strange tool and it not expiring could cuase a bit of imbalance. If it effected just the particular tool that was wielded when the strangetool was found. that way the effects go when the tool breaks.

unless that was the intention. at the moment when a player finds a strangetool it's there for life or until it's removed by someone with permissions.

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Posted Dec 30, 2011
@bigscary

Lol, thanks

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Posted Dec 30, 2011
Hey Chrono I think this is a really cool idea. Props!

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Posted Dec 24, 2011
@Chrono7

not just once, lol like on a chance of it happening per hit?

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Posted Dec 24, 2011
@kahlilnc

Yeah, I guess I could see that. But how would chance for it to happen once be useful? You would never know when it would work, and once it did work, you might have wasted it on a cow or something...

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Posted Dec 23, 2011
@Chrono7

Um, everyone on your server causing it, wacking the shit out of something, would cause like 5 lightning bolts going off a second. -_- Especially in mobarena.

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Posted Dec 21, 2011
@kahlilnc

how would it cause lag?

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Posted Dec 21, 2011
Mmmm not exactly what I expected. XD Im thinking the lightning sword will cause lag. Possibility for chance for it to happen once?

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Posted Dec 21, 2011
Wow nice this would be a nice addition to our up and coming class / zombie plugin :D

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Posted Dec 20, 2011
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Updated.

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Posted Dec 15, 2011
Sweet, the RB is out for 1.0.0. I can't wait until this is updated so I can try it out. :D

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Posted Dec 6, 2011
@faeldray

I was planning to wait on the RB, but it's taking so long, idk

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#20 Posted Dec 6, 2011

I absolutely love the idea of this plugin. I have two questions though, the second of which may make you cringe. >.>

Are the powers temporary or permanent? I can't really tell from reading through the description.
Could this be updated for Minecraft v1.0? I'm running that on my server right now and I tried using this plugin as-is but it's giving me the following error:

2011-12-06 13:13:01 [SEVERE] Error occurred while enabling StrangeTools v0.4 (Is it up to date?): null
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.getResource(JavaPlugin.java:156)
	at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.reloadConfig(JavaPlugin.java:133)
	at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.getConfig(JavaPlugin.java:125)
	at com.chrono7.strangetoolspack.StrangeToolsMain.loadConfiguration(StrangeToolsMain.java:74)
	at com.chrono7.strangetoolspack.StrangeToolsMain.onEnable(StrangeToolsMain.java:34)
	at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPlugin.setEnabled(JavaPlugin.java:183)
	at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader.enablePlugin(JavaPluginLoader.java:957)
	at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.enablePlugin(SimplePluginManager.java:280)
	at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.loadPlugin(CraftServer.java:176)
	at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.enablePlugins(CraftServer.java:159)
	at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.reload(CraftServer.java:422)
	at org.bukkit.Bukkit.reload(Bukkit.java:186)
	at org.bukkit.command.defaults.ReloadCommand.execute(ReloadCommand.java:22)
	at org.bukkit.command.SimpleCommandMap.dispatch(SimpleCommandMap.java:163)
	at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.dispatchCommand(CraftServer.java:364)
	at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.dispatchCommand(CraftServer.java:360)
	at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.b(MinecraftServer.java:553)
	at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.w(MinecraftServer.java:530)
	at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:414)
	at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:457)

I completely understand if you want to wait for a recommended Bukkit build though.

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Posted Nov 4, 2011
@Razukie

Thanks :D Any suggestions?

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Posted Nov 4, 2011
This looks like the mod I was going to make. Good job though :D

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Posted Nov 4, 2011
Cool :D

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Posted Nov 3, 2011
@Zombiemold

Ok, I have replicated the bugs you stated, and there will be a big update coming sometime tomorrow with a StrangePickaxe effect for glowstone, as well as 2 commands

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Posted Nov 2, 2011
Running into an issue.

Even without a strange pickaxe, people are receiving the benefits of one, in addition to getting the normal drops. They were duping lapiz by mining it, grabbing bot the ore, and the pieces, then placing an ore, and doing it over and over.

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Posted Nov 2, 2011
@Zombiemold

Hey, thanks for the post!

I created the saving messages to mostly test the feature, and I couldn't think of a reason to remove it at the moment, but it will be removed in the next update.

If you would like a certain color change that isn't too crazy, I'd be glad to add it to the code, but it won't be configurable for a while.

Also, I'll look into the sword issue, and try to fix that up.

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Posted Nov 2, 2011
Been using this all day, and it's great. Really adds excitement to the mundane.

A couple of requests:

It would be great to turn off the messages for saving. Everyone on the server seems to get them.

Additionally, I love the global announcements of when people find strange powers, it's great. I would love to be able to color it, and make it more exciting to the players too.

Also, and I can't confirm this one, but, I have reports of the strange sword actually making diamond swords weaker. Haven't looked into it heavily but, that's what some players have said.

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Project ID

33445
Created

Oct 31, 2011
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Total Downloads

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StrangeTools

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Description

Strange Items

Installation Guide

Commands and Permissions

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Known Bugs

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