Bukkit

@hudyman

Hey Hudyman, on my server which is working with Movecraft, I also can't run "/movecraft". I don't think that's an actual command. Maybe it was in previous versions?

I could tell I had the plugin working when I saw this in the server console:

21:51:56 [INFO] [Movecraft] [V 3.1.26] has been enabled.

Then its a matter of setting up permissions, and defining a .craft file that makes sense to you.

For me it was something like this:

1 - Set up the plugin - get error due to wrong version of bukkit, re-read the website, get correct version

2 - Get the above entry in the console, so I know its basically working

3 - Create a simple ship, try to place signpost with "Aircraft" as the first line. Right click the sign, nothing happens. Create a sign that says " [helm]". Right click that, it turns into the wheel symbol. So it must be kind of working.

4 - Grant OP permissions. Now right click the "Aircraft" signpost, get some kind of error. I think it might have been "illegal block" or something like that. But still, progress...

5 - Edit aircraft.craft file, add all the allowed blocks from the Ships plugin. Change the forbidden block to 6 (bedrock). Add some specs to make things a challenge. 60% wool and 10% redstone blocks in my case. Reboot server.

6 - Get back in, right click "Aircraft" signpost, get errors saying not enough wool or redstone blocks. Work through the errors until I have something that follows my specs, and get a success message.

7 - Fly around.

Well, and then fall out when I try to turn, but its a work in progress :)

I wanted to drop a line congratulating AJCStriker on an excellent plugin, although it is clearly unfinished. It shows great potential. Me and my family have very much enjoyed building airships of various sizes on our private server. We started with a standard aircraft design, with a nose and a cockpit along with a tail and fins. Unfortunately it seems turning is buggy right now, so whenever we turn we get booted out of the airship. So we switched to small "flying saucer" type designs. On these, facing doesn't matter so they are a real joy to fly. My girls are only 9 and 7, and they had no problem learning the controls or how to build simple airships once I got the plugin working and got the rules laid out.

A few suggestions for people:

1 - for your first airship.craft file, copy the allowed block ids from the Ships plugin page on this website. It will save you a lot of time and grief. I would even suggest the author consider dong this for the default config file. Ships was a good, well thought out plugin, but sadly the author no longer plays and it lacks some of the features of Movecraft (static ships until released, customizable block ids and ship requirements are what I care about)

2 - if the plugin seems to be working, but you can't pilot/create a ship, it may be permissions. Try giving OP rights, and see if that fixes it (only if you trust the user, and only for a test) (if, like me, you don't know how to do this, you edit the ops.txt file and add the user name)

As soon as the author can fix a few bugs (turning not booting you, and getting the engine and fuel system working), I will gladly be donating to the cause. And I would recommend others do the same. Quality work deserves reward.