Inactive [MECH] MagnetBlock v0.4.7 - Movable Structures controlled by Redstone [1060]

@mze9412 are there any error messages in the console? Which other plugins do you have installed? This doesn't happen normally.

 

No error messages aside of "19:43:03 [WARNING] Can't keep up! Did the system time change, or is the server overloaded?".

CB740
MinecartMania 1.1.Something (current one)
TombStone
Craftbook
WorldEdit
iConomy 5

 

Weird...
If that are all plugins, it can't come from them.
Gotta have to test this on my server.

 

Oh, forgot one: Nethrar

 

Awesome update. thanks for doing that. I was just wondering if there was a maximum speed that a magnetblock structure is able to move? I made a config file and was messing around with different values. I noticed that with a max speed value of 1 it took my train about 57sec to travel 200meters, but when I increased it to values of 5, 10 and 50 it took about 50sec. It seems that for any value above 1 the speed does increase, but they are all the same speed. Is this a bug? Or maybe I did not configure it correctly, etc? I appreciate all of your help.

Hey, finally managed to get some video of my monorail, check it out. Let me know what you guys think. This is just a short test track, but I have ideas on how to incorporate height changes, rail switching, and automatic movement. This is going to be awesome. Keep up the good work man, I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with next. Let me know about the speed thing.



PS- The actual shot of me riding it begins at around 1:00, then after that it is just shots of me showing off the wiring. Comments appreciated!

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

@FrankieJTKP
Video is great, I'll add this to the video section
The problem is that the structure gets stuck sometimes, especially if you don't place the magnet directly in one line with the origin point. When the structure wants to move 10 blocks into the direction of the magnet, it will actually go maybe 7 on x-axis and 3 on y-axis, if the magnet is below the rail.
I will try to separate the movement as I can to make this possible without stucks.

 

With CB#740, 766
I use clay for magnetic (For i hope no problem with other plugins)
All work good but when i restart server, files structure is empty with air block... cause strutures disappear.

Code:

my plugins :
AppleTreePlugin.jar
AuthDB.jar
BedHealAdvanced.jar
BlocksOnGlass.jar
bukkitPiston.jar
CanSpawn.jar
ChickenHunter.0.5.jar
ChopTree.jar
CopyCat.jar
DeathSigns.jar
DiscoSheep.jar
DungeonGenerator.jar
dynmap.jar
EveryEgg-0.2.jar
FenceDoorV2.5.jar
FenceStack.jar
FireFix.jar
HeroicDeath.jar
InfiniteLava.jar
iOP.jar
ItemId.jar
iZone.jar
Landmarks.jar
LightLevel.jar
LightSwitch.jar
LoginMessage.jar
MagnetBlock.jar
mobSpawner.jar
MusicCraft.jar
Nethrar.jar
NoAFK.jar
NoCheat.jar
NoFarm-0.1.1.jar
NSCommand.jar
OpenInv.jar
OutputHandler_normal.jar
PerformanceTweaks-0.01.jar
PickBoat.jar
playerList.jar
PorteCoulissante.jar
PureHomes.jar
quickbelt.jar
RedRemote.jar
RetractableBridge.jar
runecraft2.6.1.jar
SaddleBack.jar
Seasons.jar
Seats.jar
SecretDoors.jar
SimpleGodMode.jar
SimpleSave.jar
SleepAnnounce.jar
StairDrop.jar
TeleportX.jar
ThisBiome.jar
ThunderJoin.jar
WorldBorder.jar
WorldEdit.jar
WorldWarp02.jar

What do you think about it ?

 

i too am still getting the cobble stone error

was using CB 677 so i tested 640 just incase same thing

i done /mbsave before shut down
i ve tried both console stop command and simply closing the server console with out the command

before server shut down the block file was fine with all block types correct
after all block types AIR

I made a point of having the structure in its start possition before shutting down, but that didnt help

wheni start the server up none of the structures apear since they are built out of AIR

powering a magnet will list
[SEVERE] Block has encountered AIR Type!
for each block in the structure

and the structure is then rendered in cobble stone


plugins use:
dynmap
Commandbook
ControlerBlock
Magic carpet
MagnetBlock
Permissions
WorldEdit
VoxelSniper

the only work around ive found sofar is before shut down with structures in start possition
back up the MagnetBlock folder
shut down the server
then over write the MagnetBlock folder before start up

 

@insaneume and @belfedia
Which version of MagnetBlock do you use?

 

Mhhh i use 0.4.3 that the problem i think... sorry
I try with 0.4.4 now and i think that work
In 0.4.3, snow can stop structure !!! need to remove snow for moving again
Have you repair that also ?

edit: Same bug in 0.4.4 when i stop server, structures files are randomly filled with air...

 

im on 0.4.4 rigth now

 

I already tried to fix the bug with the air. the problem is that Bukkit (or even the vanilla mincraft server) won't tell the right block-id's sometimes. I don't know what to do about it.

 

Mhh ? perhaps make a copy of structure file when player make a /mbfs
and check all files struct at plugin start ! If block = air restore file from copy
I make that by hand and i don't lose my structures...

 

Hello, Im sorry if you already posted a response to a problem like this, but I have a slight problem with this amazingly awsome plugin...

When i restart my server, all the structures are missing, but if i type /mbch (structure name) they become visable again... but they are made entirely of cobblestone, where before they had wood... it changes all the parts to cobblestone. I use cuboid to fix it, but its sort of a bother to fix seven structures on every server restart... any ideas on what could cause this?

 

Does this only happen after you restarted the server? This is a common problem and is caused by bukkit lying about the block-types.

 

well now i am also getting the error with it becoming air, its also happening when i restart the plugin... cuboid is no longer fixing the blocks for some reason, and editing the structure only states "AIR added to structure!" I tried editing the file that retains the block info but upon restarting the plugin it went back to "AIR"...

I havent added any plugins since i installed yours, if you want me to list all the plugins I will... its a long list ^.^;

 

hey , i am having a problem , i create a structure , and then i put2 magnets with redstone connected to it.
But when i thouch the pressure plate , absolutley nothing happens.

 

What about, instead of searching for the block-id's on startup, you just load from the file and have it overwrite anything in it's way? If bukkit is returning air type you shouldn't end with any duplicated structures by doing this.

 

I now know the cause of this, rejoice
I will fix it this day.

 

Yay! Good to hear

 

That is great to hear. Hope my input helped. I have been following this plugin for a while now and the only reason I don't continue to use it is that I get that nasty Air/Cobble bug when my server restarts.

I look forward to being able to build some of the structures I have been planning since I first read this thread.

 

Release v0.4.5

• Fixed cobblestone problem while saving structures

 

Will test as soon as possible. Fingers crossed.....

 

Please note, the problem occurred when the structures were saved. So if you've got a file with AIR-blocks in it, you've first got to fix that before you start your server

 

Understood. I always start with a fresh test structure when using this plugin just to make sure it's not a bug started by a previous version.

Unfortunately still receiving the error. I'm not certain why it would still alter the file on restart if you did a force load without the check on startup.

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

When the file is corrupted, this is caused by the saving-algorithm which has used a bad method of the bukkit-api. It won't happen that it saves AIR-Structures to disk because the saving-algorithm now uses the correct method which doesn't lie about the block-type.

 

Well they are saving properly. That's not the issue.

I am able to place blocks and it reads the correct information. I then save (used both save-all command and mbsave options both independently and together). When I open the file it shows the correct blocks even after movement and re-saving.

Then I restart the server and it's all AIR. This version is not restoring the structures to cobblestone just air.

If I stop the server it and open the file it reads correctly. When the server starts again then it reads air again.

I made multiple attempts to confirm. I am running tonight's version of MagnetBlock on bukkit 766.

 

Release v0.4.6

• Disabled Structure-Restore on startup by default. If you still want it, set "restoreonstartup=true" in your configuration file.

I hope that helps, @valdark

 

I Have same problem than Valdark.
Each time i'm starting server all blocks are all AIR
in 0.4.6 , restoreonstartup=true or restoreonstartup=false change anything...
ps: when i start the server all blocks.csv are good, after start no more
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In 0.4.4 the problem is, sometimes, when i stop server, i have all structure files filled by air block
and if i use magnet-block, next server restart, structure files filled by cobblestone block...

 

tested out the latest build and ... it doesnt seam to be saving anything into the block file

my old structure appeared in correct form rather than cobblestone but would not move. done /reload all still wouldnt move. so I looked inside the block file from the structure and it was empty also using /mblist im told that it has 0 magnets

i tried building a new structure maybe the problem was that the file was not compatable
when using /mbfs i get the confirmation Finished editing! followed by An internal error occoured while attempting to perform this command

the structure moved correctly i check the blockfile for the new structure and it too was empty

tried /mbsave and i got An internal error occoured while attempting to perform this command

stopped the server and started it again teh structure is still inplace but now it wont move so i think it was fine in memory but just didnt save to storage im pasting teh error from the server console as well

also a small not i noted that when i place a block in the structure the line editstructure appear twice in the server console and in teh client console the line 'x' added to Structure. appear twice per block


so far ive tested and got the same result both with and with out the config file

Code:

09:09:21 [SEVERE] null
org.bukkit.command.CommandException: Unhandled exception executing command 'mbfs' in plugin MagnetBlock v0.4.6
        at org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand.execute(PluginCommand.java:37)
        at org.bukkit.command.SimpleCommandMap.dispatch(SimpleCommandMap.java:85)
        at org.bukkit.craftbukkit.CraftServer.dispatchCommand(CraftServer.java:255)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.handleCommand(NetServerHandler.java:677)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.chat(NetServerHandler.java:640)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.a(NetServerHandler.java:634)
        at net.minecraft.server.Packet3Chat.a(Packet3Chat.java:32)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetworkManager.a(NetworkManager.java:195)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetServerHandler.a(NetServerHandler.java:74)
        at net.minecraft.server.NetworkListenThread.a(SourceFile:100)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.h(MinecraftServer.java:370)
        at net.minecraft.server.MinecraftServer.run(MinecraftServer.java:285)
        at net.minecraft.server.ThreadServerApplication.run(SourceFile:394)
Caused by: java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: com.narrowtux.MagnetBlock.BlockPosition.getType()Lorg/bukkit/Material;
        at com.narrowtux.MagnetBlock.MagnetBlock.save(MagnetBlock.java:356)
        at com.narrowtux.MagnetBlock.MagnetBlock.onCommand(MagnetBlock.java:147)
        at org.bukkit.command.PluginCommand.execute(PluginCommand.java:35)
        ... 12 more

]just to see if this is a mix up from my end im gonna try it ona clean server with just Magnet block but ive not changed anything from the 0.4.4 build but you never know