Good Torch

Merely a flashlight that uses ray casting.

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The flashlight mod with brightness linearly decreasing with distance and ray casting. Textures: made by me. Sounds: also by me. Some of the code: by the illumination mod, but heavily changed. Some more of the code: by ApolloX (thank you once again).

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  • ApolloX 2022-08-25 21:09 UTC

    Great mod, and a code suggestion

    First off, I like that it reduces brightness the further away it goes (like real life!)

    Second, I'd like to see it gain the ability to toggle the flashlight on/off by right click too!

    -- Line 141 to line 165 Rewritten
-- A: Make the function that swiches back and forth into a local function
local function flashlight_toggle(stack)
        if stack:get_name() == "goodtorch:flashlight_off" then
                minetest.sound_play("goodtorch_on")
                stack:set_name("goodtorch:flashlight_on")
        else
                minetest.sound_play("goodtorch_off")
                stack:set_name("goodtorch:flashlight_off")
        end
        return stack
end

-- B: Update the register functions to use on_use (left click/punch) and on_secondary_use (right click/place)
minetest.register_craftitem("goodtorch:flashlight_off", {
        description = "Flashlight (off)",
        inventory_image = "goodtorch_flashlight_off.png",
        on_use = flashlight_toggle,
        on_secondary_use = flashlight_toggle,
        groups = {
                flash_light = 1,
        },
})

minetest.register_craftitem("goodtorch:flashlight_on", {
        description = "Flashlight (on)",
        inventory_image = "goodtorch_flashlight_on.png",
        on_use = flashlight_toggle,
        on_secondary_use = flashlight_toggle,
        groups = {
                flash_light = 1,
        },
})

-- C: Profit! :)
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  • Soundwavez 2024-02-29 17:07 UTC

    altogether great mod!

    i have used tis mod countless times,adds a whole new layer to dark horror games, (very creepy), surprisingly smooth node transition, nice texture, and has the most satisfying on/off sound ever. i was thinking of using it in a game i have been working on, would that be alright? also i had no idea you made this mod, great job man. thumbs up from me!

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  • diggie 2025-11-27 19:53 UTC
    English

    A game changer!

    Thank you very much for making this mod. Just started playing Mineclonia, and, before knew about offhand/torch, was struggling with the dark, but your mod has fixed things wonderfully. Love how strong the light is (much stronger than using offhand), and the distance. There's the issue of the blue block (air?) showing in water where are pointing at; pointing as far away as possible when swimming underwater means you can enjoy the ocean/creatures lit up while keeping the square bubble out of the way, which is really cool. The offhand feature in Mineclonia is great, but once Good Torch has been experienced, there's no going back, lol. Am glad don't get strained eyes or a headache from all the darkness, lol, so can highly recommend this mod.

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