We currently have only total block limits as restrictions in the config.
A dimensional restriction option would also be very handy for quite a few use cases.
Suggestion
Allow adding:
- height
- width
- length
to the object types for limitations.
Description
Description
Details
Details
- Commits
- Restricted Diffusion Commit
Restricted Diffusion Commit
Restricted Diffusion Commit
Restricted Diffusion Commit - Task Type
- Feature
Testing Results
- Affected Gamemode(s)
- Single and Multi
- Reproducible
- Yes
- Last tested (version)
- 0.199.529
- Category
- none/unspecified
Hardware/Software/System
- OS-Specific
- No
- Hardware-Specific
- No
- Video Card Vendor
- uncertain
Tester information (Internal use only)
-QA Testing-
Works better now although a few remaining issues, probably closely related to each other, tried to put it in a decent format although not sure if I succeeded at that...:
- The Length, Height, Width information in build mode is incorrect if you try a placement that goes outside the limit and if it's far enough. Probably has to do with chunk initialization.
- Make sure the dimension limits are set to something like 10 or 20
- Make a new ship core
- Place down a line of 50 blocks long starting with a new ship core.
- Check build mode info, dimensions will be 51m yet the amount of blocks placed will be correct
- You're able to place 1 block more down compared than the allowed dimensions.
- Set limit to 20
- Notice how the game allows you to get your dimensions to 21
- A Block removal action (right click or undo) that crosses a chunk border and the ship is already 1 or more blocks over the limit (can be achieved by doing the previous issue) will cause the game to not recognize this change when it comes to the dimensional limit. The block gets removed but you get an error message with any new build action saying your ship is over the limit, using the old ship's dimensions in the error message.
- Set ship dimension to 20
- Go above it with 1 block (Length 21m, Height, 1m, Width 1m)
- Remove exactly 5 or more blocks with 1 click from the front
- If you use 4 or less, you'll not cross a chunk border with that build action, check the block coordinates
- Notice how you can't build anymore, apparently still over the limit although your ship should not be.
Event Timeline
Comment Actions
I don't know how you planned it but maybe it would be good at the same time to permit to parameter different limitations according the entities: stations and vessels.
This would allow the owners of servers (especially RP) to make different limitations for both types of entities and thus impose a ratio.
I.e: A station could make 1000m maximum while vessels only 500m.
(Just playing on this ratio could maybe boost a little the station. No more solo ship destroying it but force people to form fleet and cooperate to engage it)
Comment Actions
Just to be clear, the current block count limit does not prevent you from making something larger than specified. It does exactly what it says it does which is disable systems on a ship not conforming to the set limit.
Comment Actions
-QA Testing-
Not fixed, seems some condition is wrong.
Anything that should be allowed, is not allowed.
Anything that should not be allowed, is allowed.
Probably caused by line 453 in the Segment class.
Comment Actions
-QA Testing-
A bit better now, has several issues remaining though:
- Doesn't work for ship entities
- For stations it works but with issues:
- The current dimensions of your ship is bigger than the actual ship, leading to a false positive. Can make anything invalid because you're allowed to put 1 block beyond the max dimensions
- If above the dimension limit, you're not allowed to remove blocks to go below it. Once you go above it you're stuck.
This limit should only apply for placing down blocks, templates or trying to spawn in a ship that is above the limit.
It should not apply on removing blocks, that way you always have the chance to convert existing ships into something usable.
Comment Actions
Can go one over allowed dimension. Once that happens only remove will work on that structure.
Comment Actions
-QA Testing-
Works better now although a few remaining issues, probably closely related to each other, tried to put it in a decent format although not sure if I succeeded at that...:
- The Length, Height, Width information in build mode is incorrect if you try a placement that goes outside the limit and if it's far enough. Probably has to do with chunk initialization.
- Make sure the dimension limits are set to something like 10 or 20
- Make a new ship core
- Place down a line of 50 blocks long starting with a new ship core.
- Check build mode info, dimensions will be 51m yet the amount of blocks placed will be correct
- You're able to place 1 block more down compared than the allowed dimensions.
- Set limit to 20
- Notice how the game allows you to get your dimensions to 21
- A Block removal action (right click or undo) that crosses a chunk border and the ship is already 1 or more blocks over the limit (can be achieved by doing the previous issue) will cause the game to not recognize this change when it comes to the dimensional limit. The block gets removed but you get an error message with any new build action saying your ship is over the limit, using the old ship's dimensions in the error message.
- Set ship dimension to 20
- Go above it with 1 block (Length 21m, Height, 1m, Width 1m)
- Remove exactly 5 or more blocks with 1 click from the front
- If you use 4 or less, you'll not cross a chunk border with that build action, check the block coordinates
- Notice how you can't build anymore, apparently still over the limit although your ship should not be.
Comment Actions
2 could be a result of the core counting as 2m cube. In your example did you add 19 or 20 blocks to reach dimension of 21?
Comment Actions
Added 20 blocks, for a total of 21 if you include the ship core. it's either a < versus <= issue or the value to be compared to is just offset by 1.
Not much of a big deal, only makes the error message confusing.