From: sweetbomber <ffrogger _zero_ at yahoo dot com>
Date: Thu, 30 May 2013 16:14:22 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: Improve (re)spawn, add cache_block_before_spawn and max_spawn_height settings
X-Git-Tag: 0.4.9~53
X-Git-Url: https://git.librecmc.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=22dbbf0a6fc9547f0dbdb7f6076337b8c6acd48b;p=oweals%2Fminetest.git

Improve (re)spawn, add cache_block_before_spawn and max_spawn_height settings
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diff --git a/minetest.conf.example b/minetest.conf.example
index 46a9e8cfc..4d6b76c84 100644
--- a/minetest.conf.example
+++ b/minetest.conf.example
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@
 #disable_anticheat = false
 # If true, actions are recorded for rollback
 #enable_rollback_recording = false
+# If true, blocks are cached (and generated if not before) before a player is spawned. 
+#cache_block_before_spawn = true
+# Defines the maximum height a player can spawn in a map, above water level
+#max_spawn_height = 50
 
 # Profiler data print interval. #0 = disable.
 #profiler_print_interval = 0
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index 68350bec0..106e5d9c2 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 	settings->setDefault("disallow_empty_password", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("disable_anticheat", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("enable_rollback_recording", "false");
+	settings->setDefault("cache_block_before_spawn", "true");
+	settings->setDefault("max_spawn_height", "50");
 
 	settings->setDefault("profiler_print_interval", "0");
 	settings->setDefault("enable_mapgen_debug_info", "false");
diff --git a/src/map.cpp b/src/map.cpp
index 4d32ecdfe..55f91c8a6 100644
--- a/src/map.cpp
+++ b/src/map.cpp
@@ -3185,48 +3185,56 @@ void ServerMap::prepareBlock(MapBlock *block) {
 	}
 }
 
-s16 ServerMap::findGroundLevel(v2s16 p2d)
+/**
+ * Get the ground level by searching for a non CONTENT_AIR node in a column from top to bottom
+ */
+s16 ServerMap::findGroundLevel(v2s16 p2d, bool cacheBlocks)
 {
-#if 0
-	/*
-		Uh, just do something random...
-	*/
-	// Find existing map from top to down
-	s16 max=63;
-	s16 min=-64;
-	v3s16 p(p2d.X, max, p2d.Y);
-	for(; p.Y>min; p.Y--)
-	{
-		MapNode n = getNodeNoEx(p);
-		if(n.getContent() != CONTENT_IGNORE)
-			break;
+	
+	s16 level;
+
+	// The reference height is the original mapgen height
+	s16 referenceHeight = m_emerge->getGroundLevelAtPoint(p2d);
+	s16 maxSearchHeight =  63 + referenceHeight;
+	s16 minSearchHeight = -63 + referenceHeight;
+	v3s16 probePosition(p2d.X, maxSearchHeight, p2d.Y);
+	v3s16 blockPosition = getNodeBlockPos(probePosition);
+	v3s16 prevBlockPosition = blockPosition;
+
+	// Cache the block to be inspected.
+	if(cacheBlocks) {
+		emergeBlock(blockPosition, true);
 	}
-	if(p.Y == min)
-		goto plan_b;
-	// If this node is not air, go to plan b
-	if(getNodeNoEx(p).getContent() != CONTENT_AIR)
-		goto plan_b;
-	// Search existing walkable and return it
-	for(; p.Y>min; p.Y--)
+
+	// Probes the nodes in the given column
+	for(; probePosition.Y > minSearchHeight; probePosition.Y--)
 	{
-		MapNode n = getNodeNoEx(p);
-		if(content_walkable(n.d) && n.getContent() != CONTENT_IGNORE)
-			return p.Y;
-	}
+		if(cacheBlocks) {
+			// Calculate the block position of the given node
+			blockPosition = getNodeBlockPos(probePosition); 
+
+			// If the node is in an different block, cache it
+			if(blockPosition != prevBlockPosition) {
+				emergeBlock(blockPosition, true);
+				prevBlockPosition = blockPosition;
+			}
+		}
 
-	// Move to plan b
-plan_b:
-#endif
+		MapNode node = getNodeNoEx(probePosition);
+		if (node.getContent() != CONTENT_IGNORE &&
+		    node.getContent() != CONTENT_AIR) {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
 
-	/*
-		Determine from map generator noise functions
-	*/
+	// Could not determine the ground. Use map generator noise functions.
+	if(probePosition.Y == minSearchHeight) {
+		level = referenceHeight; 
+	} else {
+		level = probePosition.Y;
+	}
 
-	s16 level = m_emerge->getGroundLevelAtPoint(p2d);
 	return level;
-
-	//double level = base_rock_level_2d(m_seed, p2d) + AVERAGE_MUD_AMOUNT;
-	//return (s16)level;
 }
 
 bool ServerMap::loadFromFolders() {
diff --git a/src/map.h b/src/map.h
index 8abea896e..d4656acc6 100644
--- a/src/map.h
+++ b/src/map.h
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ public:
 	void prepareBlock(MapBlock *block);
 
 	// Helper for placing objects on ground level
-	s16 findGroundLevel(v2s16 p2d);
+	s16 findGroundLevel(v2s16 p2d, bool cacheBlocks);
 
 	/*
 		Misc. helper functions for fiddling with directory and file
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index 6b9e656e9..13b59e7f5 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -2285,8 +2285,9 @@ void Server::ProcessData(u8 *data, u32 datasize, u16 peer_id)
 		}
 
 		/*infostream<<"Server::ProcessData(): Moved player "<<peer_id<<" to "
-				<<"("<<position.X<<","<<position.Y<<","<<position.Z<<")"
-				<<" pitch="<<pitch<<" yaw="<<yaw<<std::endl;*/
+															<<"("<<position.X<<","<<position.Y<<","<<position.Z<<")"
+															<<" pitch="<<pitch<<" yaw="<<yaw<<std::endl;*/
+
 	}
 	else if(command == TOSERVER_GOTBLOCKS)
 	{
@@ -5318,10 +5319,10 @@ v3f findSpawnPos(ServerMap &map)
 				-range + (myrand() % (range * 2)));
 
 		// Get ground height at point
-		s16 groundheight = map.findGroundLevel(nodepos2d);
+		s16 groundheight = map.findGroundLevel(nodepos2d, g_settings->getBool("cache_block_before_spawn"));
 		if (groundheight <= water_level) // Don't go underwater
 			continue;
-		if (groundheight > water_level + 6) // Don't go to high places
+		if (groundheight > water_level + g_settings->getS16("max_spawn_height")) // Don't go to high places
 			continue;
 
 		nodepos = v3s16(nodepos2d.X, groundheight, nodepos2d.Y);