This mod makes soil and soil-like nodes capable of holding temporary "footprint" impressions, and if they're walked on repeatedly turning into hard-packed trails.
It also allows players to flatten plants by walking on them.
It includes definitions for footprint-capable nodes in the "default" mod, and has an API for allowing nodes in other mods to use the same system.
API
New trampled nodes can be registered with this API:
footprints.register_trample_node(trampleable_node_name, trample_def)
trample_def:
{
trampled_node_name = , -- If this is not defined it defaults to the
-- trampleable node name with "_trampled" appended.
trampled_node_def_override = {}, -- If trampled_node_name doesn't exist a new
-- node will be registered based on the definition of
-- trampleable_node_name. Any properties in this table
-- will be used to override properties. Ignored if
-- trampled_node_name is a node that already exists.
probability = 1, -- chance that stepping on this node will cause it to turn
-- into the trampled version (range is 0.0 to 1.0)
trample_count = 1, -- The number of times this node needs to be stepped on
-- (and pass the probability check) to transition to
-- the trampled state
randomize_trampled_param2 = nil, -- if true, sets param2 of trampled node to math.random(0,3)
-- This is used for trampled wheat, for example, to randomize the thatch's
-- direction.
erodes = true, -- sets the trampled node to erode back into the non-trampled
-- version over time, if erosion is enabled in this mod's settings.
-- Ignored if trampled_node_name is a node that already
-- exists, since that may already have an erosion target established.
add_footprint_overlay = true, -- Applies the footprint texture over the +Y tile of the
-- trampleable node. ignored if trampled_node_name is a node that already exists
footprint_overlay_texture = "footprints_footprint.png",
footprint_opacity = 64, -- defaults to 64 (0 is transparent, 255 is fully opaque)
hard_pack_node_name = nil, -- If the trampled node is walked on again this is the
-- node that it can get further packed down into. ignored if
-- trampled_node_name is a node that already exists, since
-- it's expected this has already been established
hard_pack_probability = 0.9, -- The probability that walking on a trampled node
-- will turn it into the hard-packed node (0.0 to 1.0).
-- ignored if trampled_node_name is a node that already exists
hard_pack_count = 10, -- The number of times the trampled node needs to be stepped on
-- (and pass the probability check) to turn to the hard packed state
}
Note that all of the parameters in trample_def have default values, so if you want you can just pass in nil and the footprints mod will create a footstep-marked version of the node and set it all up for you with no further information needed. "footprints.register_trample_node("modname:dirt")" will work.
Eroding hardpack back to soil over time
If you've defined a hard_pack_node and want to have it able to erode back to base soil, you can use this callback to manually add it to the erosion system:
footprints.register_erosion(starting_node_name, restored_node_name)
Note that the source_node should be in group footprints_erodes or an error will be thrown.
Using a hoe to convert hardpack back to soil
If you've got the farming mod installed you can allow hardpack nodes to be restored back to soil using a hoe with the following function:
footprints.register_hoe_converts(starting_node_name, restored_node_name)
