Bukkit

Hey an idea for ya just came up in a conversation with a buddy.

What if you had settings and schematics set up in a database format such as SQLite or MySQL (MySQL could be nice because people like me could make you a happy little webapp for config to go with =D). Have the plugin check the SQL database for its information on startup, then if you had an admin say wanting to put in a new cannon design with specific ammunition settings he can do it while people are playing. Once done a reload command would query the DB and of course update to the new changes!

This would also open up the possibilities of having dynamic information on peoples websites such as schematics and ammo types with what the ammo does and its damage values etc. I know personally I would set up an admin tool on our site (most likely as a wordpress plugin and standalone just so I could make life easy on our admins), and on our info page which we put dynamic info we can add schematics and cannon info! (admins see things such as plugins with their versions, users on, what map ppl are on, server latency etc through our NightQuery plugin would be nice to give them some more tools for control....[Side note I need to update NightQuery and put it on bukkitdev, still works since 1.3 beta lol so havent had motive until now])

Anyways, we were chatting round here and had some ideas for more dynamic information to websites from MC servers, and your plugin was on the list of things that would be just downright awesome to be able to things like this with!

Cheers Ambe

lol I know that feeling! An r0.2 build would be awesome, though I would suggest having a link to both the 0.2 and 0.3 builds as some are indeed using the new dev version and it would get your plugin a head start on being noticed more!

We are running on 1.4.5-r0.2 build # 2488 (the beta build that's posted on bukkit.org) if that's of any use.

As for the craftbook updating its signs I have not dug into his code because it was an added bonus we discovered during glitch testing. I am not sure it is supposed to act that way purposely but we spent about 4-5 hours messing with it and only from a block update or a right click did it act that way. Hope that is of some help, I will see what I can dig up from his code (which is rather extensive so may take some time >.<) when I get home this coming Saturday and see if I can find anything on the way its handling it.

On the note of the rewrite having the ability to define multiple cannon types would be nice, you could have mortars with a certain set of properties (such as distance shot, angles, ammunition types and how they interact etc).

As an added note we are more then willing to Guinea pig any beta builds of this plugin on our server provided its for the right release. (As there is so much controversy over the R0.3 commits we have been very wary about using it until a final decision is released on how they want to handle NMS/OBC plugins so that we can move forward on what plugins we wish to implement that will stay updated with it.)

Thanks for the speedy reply, Ambe

Interesting, testing out your plugin and love the idea. I seem to have a similar issue with a 90 degree firing (wich since 1-9-3 was released after your bugfix one in the comments I thought the fix would cross over). The difference is my cannons are firing 90 deg to the right.

Anyhow I am testing this to see about adding it for our users who have been wanting a cannon plugin for awhile. Also would be awsome to have these work on movecraft airships if at all possible.

Some ideas on the movecraft thought now that im on it. Using of buttons, wall mounted signs, doors etc can cause duping glitches. Maybe using a pressure plate in front of the cannons base could help with this if you decide to impliment movecraft support. Also on that note maybe using a sign on the barrel to load the cannon, this can on the fly define a cannon that has been moved by things such as worldedit or movecraft. (signs can cause an update check, and reload coord information, We found this out when testing out custom IC's from craftbook and learning updating the sign from a right click or redstone made the plugin realize there was an IC there).

Just my two cents, problems and some idea's. Keep up the good work mate!

Ambedrake

I hope someone can help me out with this, The cannons can fire and damage people and mobs but not cause damage to the landscape. The plugins I have are essentials, Groupmanger, lockette, and player heads. Hope you can help me out

thanks everything is fixed now

im getting this error with the jar u previously posted

13:03:50 [SEVERE] Could not pass event ProjectileHitEvent to Cannons v1.9.3
org.bukkit.event.EventException
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$1.execute(JavaPluginLoader.ja
va:341)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.RegisteredListener.callEvent(RegisteredListener.jav
a:62)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.fireEvent(SimplePluginManager.j
ava:477)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.SimplePluginManager.callEvent(SimplePluginManager.j
ava:462)
        at net.minecraft.server.EntityProjectile.j_(EntityProjectile.java:162)
        at net.minecraft.server.World.entityJoinedWorld(World.java:1333)
        at net.minecraft.server.WorldServer.entityJoinedWorld(WorldServer.java:5
46)
        at net.minecraft.server.World.playerJoinedWorld(World.java:1315)
        at net.minecraft.server.World.tickEntities(World.java:1193)
        at net.minecraft.server.WorldServer.tickEntities(WorldServer.java:444)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.r(MinecraftServer.java:577)
        at net.minecraft.server.DedicatedServer.r(DedicatedServer.java:222)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.q(MinecraftServer.java:493)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:426)
        at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:856)
Caused by: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/massivecraft/factions/struct/FFla
g
        at at.pavlov.Cannons.CannonPlugin.checkPermission(CannonPlugin.java:284)

        at at.pavlov.Cannons.CreateExplosion.breakBlock(CreateExplosion.java:49)

        at at.pavlov.Cannons.CreateExplosion.blockBreaker(CreateExplosion.java:9
3)
        at at.pavlov.Cannons.CreateExplosion.create_explosion(CreateExplosion.ja
va:347)
        at at.pavlov.Cannons.MyListener.ProjectileHit(MyListener.java:461)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
        at org.bukkit.plugin.java.JavaPluginLoader$1.execute(JavaPluginLoader.ja
va:339)
        ... 14 more

I used your Version (https://dl.dropbox.com/u/16404245/Cannons%201.9/Cannons.jar) but the Problem is not solved. Its still shootin to the left.

Maybe a Plugin list? Here you go Hope this helps:

WorldBorder,
NoCheatPlus, 
JustWarp, 
WorldEdit, 
AntiBot, 
VoxelSniper, 
Vault, 
Multiverse-Core, 
Stargate,
PermissionsEx,
LogBlock, 
WorldGuard, 
McAdvert, 
MineBackup, 
MonsterIRC, 
iConomy, 
AuthMe, 
DragonTravel, 
Cannons, 
CraftBookCommon, 
MasterPromote, 
iDisguise, 
ZavAutoMessager, 
milkAdmin, 
Modifyworld, 
Votifier, 
CraftBookCircuits, 
Bankcraft, 
MobArena, 
Essentials, 
Lift, 
CraftBookMechanisms, 
ChatManager, 
XrayInformer, 
JCVaultListener, 
InventorySQL, 
EssentialsSpawn, 
Multiverse-Portals, 
Multiverse-Inventories, 
RPG-NPC, 
LWC, 
CraftBookVehicles,
ChestShop, 
EssentialsChat, 
Factions, 
SimpleRegionMarket

Im using your Plugin with my craftbukkit 1.4.5 Building is fine, but if i shoot the cannon the projectile will always fly to the left. Changing the angle isnt working. I changed the angle to 90 degrees to the left but it wont shoot straight.

Any hints?

Will be the plugin updated to CB 1.4.5? I found a bug on this version - cannons didn't shoot straight, they shoot 90 degrees left.

I don't mind them using them, i just don't want them to build them. We are making castle war type areas where we are allowing these. EDIT: Couldn't I just use the limits to keep them from building? so that staff can build and players can operate?