(05-06-2015, 10:14 AM)DiamondToaster Wrote:

(05-06-2015, 10:01 AM)Shadowraix Wrote:

(05-06-2015, 09:43 AM)DiamondToaster Wrote: Also, the LuaJIT hack I put together seems to be very circumstantial. It seems to provide a noticeable boost for ARM HF platforms, but the performance increase is mucl lower on a poorly optimized bin (x86). It actually seems to be a bit better using -ofast MinGW x64.
Thebplugin interface is actually very flexible, I have made several completely different examples of plugins with the current API, ranging from a void generator to a very large plugin recreating Super Smash Bros. implementing most of the game's original features, including a sound pack. The API is also super easy to learn, fairly well documented, and if it isn't yet documented, the function names are obvious, so it shouldn't be too hard to figure out.

Thanks for the information DiamondToaster! The API does seem fairly easy which is why I enjoy Lua. It's just easy and simple.

Oh, by the way, can I structure my plugins in any fashion I want? As in having folders inside the main plugin folder?

Definitely, using the API, you can create subdirectories and write files/configs within the plugin folder. The root directory is the MCServer executable. I do this by using the Plugin object that is passed when using the Initialize function at the start of the plugin.

PluginFolder = ""
ConfigFolder = ""

function Initialize(Plugin)
	Plugin:SetName("SomeName")
	Plugin:SetVersion(1)

	-- Returns "Plugins/<Name of Plugin Folder>"
	PluginFolder = Plugin:GetLocalFolder()

	-- Append /config to the end.  For example, the final result will be
	-- Plugins/SomePlugin/config (depending on the name of the plugin main folder)
	ConfigFolder = PluginFolder .. "/config"

	-- If the folder does not exist, then create one
	if not cFile:IsFolder(ConfigFolder) then
		LOG("Config folder does not exist!  Creating directory *config*...")
		cFile:CreateFolder(ConfigFolder)
	end

	LOG("Initialized " .. Plugin:GetName() .. " v0." .. tostring(Plugin:GetVersion()))

	return true
end

(05-06-2015, 10:47 AM)DiamondToaster Wrote: You can throw out mostly everything except Core and ChatLog. The server barely functions without those. And as for structured file formats, the server supports a very easy to use Ini interface and Lua bindings for SQLite3. If you want some pretty basic sample code on how to use cIniFile, there's some in my GitHub repo under stuff like MCSmash2, VoidGenerator, MCArena. https://github.com/DevToaster

(05-06-2015, 10:59 AM)DiamondToaster Wrote: Thanks, it's nice to know that my advice can be of some help. Can't wait to see what you come up with eventually.

(05-06-2015, 11:58 AM)DiamondToaster Wrote: Almost all of us use home-hosted servers. I believe there is one company that allows MCServer, but I forgot what it was. Due to the lightweight nature of MCServer, it actually runs well on just about anything. It's very easy to install in on a Raspberry Pi 2, port-forward, and use something like ddns.org to register a host name. Hopefully, more companies will allow MCServer to run on their machines. If you're looking into some cheap hardware, I'd recommend the Odroid-C1 or the Raspberry Pi 2. I believe that there's even an auto install script on the GitHub page to do the work for you.

(05-06-2015, 04:36 PM)bearbin Wrote: DigitalOcean works for a more manage-it-yourself installation, but gamocosm (search for it) has a more complete support for MCS.