Import two my MTG commits for better driving experience

Takes the changes from MTG commit 38307da and 71ea0c6

.gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+*.bak
+*.diff
+*.patch

cart_entity.lua

@@ -49,17 +49,10 @@ function cart_entity:on_rightclick(clicker)
 	end
 	local player_name = clicker:get_player_name()
 	if self.driver and player_name == self.driver then
-		self.driver = nil
 		boost_cart:manage_attachment(clicker, nil)
 	elseif not self.driver then
-		self.driver = player_name
 		boost_cart:manage_attachment(clicker, self.object)
-
-		if default.player_set_animation then
-			-- player_api(/default) does not update the animation
-			-- when the player is attached, reset to default animation
-			default.player_set_animation(clicker, "stand")
-		end
+		self.driver = player_name
 	end
 end
 
@@ -94,8 +87,8 @@ end
 -- 0.5.x and later: When the driver leaves
 function cart_entity:on_detach_child(child)
 	if child and child:get_player_name() == self.driver then
-		self.driver = nil
 		boost_cart:manage_attachment(child, nil)
+		self.driver = nil
 	end
 end
 
@@ -185,11 +178,11 @@ function cart_entity:on_step(dtime)
 	end
 
 	local pos = self.object:get_pos()
-	local cart_dir = boost_cart:velocity_to_dir(vel)
-	local same_dir = vector.equals(cart_dir, self.old_dir)
+	local dir = boost_cart:velocity_to_dir(vel)
+	local dir_changed = not vector.equals(dir, self.old_dir)
 	local update = {}
 
-	if self.old_pos and not self.punched and same_dir then
+	if self.old_pos and not self.punched and not dir_changed then
 		local flo_pos = vector.round(pos)
 		local flo_old = vector.round(self.old_pos)
 		if vector.equals(flo_pos, flo_old) then
@@ -210,7 +203,7 @@ function cart_entity:on_step(dtime)
 	end
 
 	local stop_wiggle = false
-	if self.old_pos and same_dir then
+	if self.old_pos and not dir_changed then
 		-- Detection for "skipping" nodes (perhaps use average dtime?)
 		-- It's sophisticated enough to take the acceleration in account
 		local acc = self.object:get_acceleration()
@@ -225,7 +218,7 @@ function cart_entity:on_step(dtime)
 			-- No rail found: set to the expected position
 			pos = new_pos
 			update.pos = true
-			cart_dir = new_dir
+			dir = new_dir
 		end
 	elseif self.old_pos and self.old_dir.y ~= 1 and not self.punched then
 		-- Stop wiggle
@@ -235,20 +228,25 @@ function cart_entity:on_step(dtime)
 	-- dir:         New moving direction of the cart
 	-- switch_keys: Currently pressed L(1) or R(2) key,
 	--              used to ignore the key on the next rail node
-	local dir, switch_keys = boost_cart:get_rail_direction(
-		pos, cart_dir, ctrl, self.old_switch, self.railtype
+	local switch_keys
+	dir, switch_keys = boost_cart:get_rail_direction(
+		pos, dir, ctrl, self.old_switch, self.railtype
 	)
-	local dir_changed = not vector.equals(dir, self.old_dir)
+	dir_changed = not vector.equals(dir, self.old_dir)
 
 	local acc = 0
 	if stop_wiggle or vector.equals(dir, {x=0, y=0, z=0}) then
+		dir = vector.new(self.old_dir)
 		vel = {x=0, y=0, z=0}
 		local pos_r = vector.round(pos)
 		if not boost_cart:is_rail(pos_r, self.railtype)
 				and self.old_pos then
 			pos = self.old_pos
 		elseif not stop_wiggle then
+			-- End of rail: Smooth out.
 			pos = pos_r
+			dir_changed = false
+			dir.y = 0
 		else
 			pos.y = math.floor(pos.y + 0.5)
 		end
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@ function cart_entity:on_step(dtime)
 
 		if acc then
 			-- Slow down or speed up, depending on Y direction
-			acc = acc + dir.y * -2.1
+			acc = acc + dir.y * -4
 		else
 			acc = 0
 		end
@@ -338,13 +336,8 @@ function cart_entity:on_step(dtime)
 	self.object:set_acceleration(vector.multiply(dir, acc))
 
 	self.old_pos = vector.round(pos)
-	local old_y_dir = self.old_dir.y
-	if not vector.equals(dir, {x=0, y=0, z=0}) and not stop_wiggle then
-		self.old_dir = dir
-	else
-		-- Cart stopped, set the animation to 0
-		self.old_dir.y = 0
-	end
+	local old_y_dir = self.old_dir.y -- For player tilt
+	self.old_dir = vector.new(dir)
 	self.old_switch = switch_keys
 
 	boost_cart:on_rail_step(self, self.old_pos, distance)
@@ -371,8 +364,6 @@ function cart_entity:on_step(dtime)
 	if not (update.vel or update.pos) then
 		return
 	end
-	-- Re-use "dir", localize self.old_dir
-	dir = self.old_dir
 
 	local yaw = 0
 	if dir.x < 0 then

functions.lua

@@ -10,19 +10,26 @@ function boost_cart:manage_attachment(player, obj)
 	if not player then
 		return
 	end
-	local wants_attach = obj ~= nil
-	local attached = player:get_attach() ~= nil
+	local do_attach = obj ~= nil
 
-	if attached == wants_attach then
+	if obj and player:get_attach() == obj then
 		return
 	end
 
+	if boost_cart.PLAYER_API then
 		local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-	boost_cart.player_attached[player_name] = wants_attach
+		player_api.player_attached[player_name] = do_attach
+	end
 
-	if wants_attach then
+	if do_attach then
 		player:set_attach(obj, "", {x=0, y=-4, z=0}, {x=0, y=0, z=0})
 		player:set_eye_offset({x=0, y=-4, z=0},{x=0, y=-4, z=0})
+
+		if boost_cart.PLAYER_API then
+			-- player_api does not update the animation
+			-- when the player is attached, reset to default animation
+			player_api.set_animation(player, "stand")
+		end
 	else
 		player:set_detach()
 		player:set_eye_offset({x=0, y=0, z=0},{x=0, y=0, z=0})

init.lua

@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ boost_cart.modpath = minetest.get_modpath("boost_cart")
 boost_cart.MESECONS = minetest.global_exists("mesecon")
 boost_cart.MTG_CARTS = minetest.global_exists("carts") and carts.pathfinder
 boost_cart.PLAYER_API = minetest.global_exists("player_api")
-boost_cart.player_attached = {}
 
 local function getNum(setting)
 	return tonumber(minetest.settings:get(setting))
@@ -20,14 +19,9 @@ boost_cart.speed_max = getNum("boost_cart.speed_max") or 10
 -- Set to -1 to disable punching the cart from inside
 boost_cart.punch_speed_max = getNum("boost_cart.punch_speed_max") or 7
 -- Maximal distance for the path correction (for dtime peaks)
-boost_cart.path_distance_max = 3
+boost_cart.path_distance_max = 4
 
 
-if boost_cart.PLAYER_API then
-	-- This is a table reference!
-	boost_cart.player_attached = player_api.player_attached
-end
-
 dofile(boost_cart.modpath.."/functions.lua")
 dofile(boost_cart.modpath.."/rails.lua")