Using helpers.fake_tiles in a Loenn entity file

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I'm trying to create a new FallingBlock version for Bounce Helper, and so far I've just copied the Loenn version of the entity plugin from here (https://github.com/CelestialCartographers/Loenn/blob/master/src/entities/falling_block.lua) and changed the names appropriately:

local fakeTilesHelper = require("helpers.fake_tiles")

local BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock = {}

BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.name = "BounceHelper/BounceFallingBlock"

function BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.placements()
    return {
        name = "normal",
        data = {
            tiletype = fakeTilesHelper.getPlacementMaterial(),
            climbFall = true,
            behind = false,
            width = 8,
            height = 8
        }
    }
end

BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.sprite = fakeTilesHelper.getEntitySpriteFunction("tiletype", false)
BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.fieldInformation = fakeTilesHelper.getFieldInformation("tiletype")

function BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.depth(room, entity)
    return entity.behind and 5000 or 0
end

return BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock

but when trying to open Loenn it crashes with the attached message. Any ideas why this is happening/how to fix it?

[old hearth]

It doesn't exist

it'll in next loenn update

this is dev loenn

current stable doesn't have it yet

[violet stream]

oh ok fair, is there any intermediate fix I can use? Also do you know the ETA on the next loenn update?

[old hearth]

you can probably look at current plugins from other mods

idk when will be next loenn update, but i guess not soon

at least month i think

but idk

[violet stream]

Alright I've updated the code to this:

local fakeTilesHelper = require("helpers.fake_tiles")

local BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock = {}

BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.name = "BounceHelper/BounceFallingBlock"

function BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.placements()
    return {
        name = "normal",
        data = {
            tiletype = "3",
            climbFall = true,
            behind = false,
            width = 8,
            height = 8
        }
    }
end

BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.sprite = fakeTilesHelper.getEntitySpriteFunction("tiletype", false)
BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.fieldInformation = fakeTilesHelper.getFieldInformation("tiletype")

function BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.depth(room, entity)
    return entity.behind and 5000 or 0
end

return BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock

and Loenn no longer crashes, but the new entity just doesn't appear in the placement menu. Any idea why, or how I can figure out why?

[old hearth]

did i literally just say you that fakeTilesHelper doesn't exist

or it does

wait uhh

i'm not sure

but you can't have placements as function for now

[violet stream]

Yeah updated, but still doesn't appear in the placement menu

local fakeTilesHelper = require("helpers.fake_tiles")

local BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock = {}

BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.name = "BounceHelper/BounceFallingBlock"

BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.placements = {
    name = "normal",
    data = {
        tiletype = "3",
        climbFall = true,
        behind = false,
        width = 8,
        height = 8
    }
}

BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.sprite = fakeTilesHelper.getEntitySpriteFunction("tiletype", false)
BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.fieldInformation = fakeTilesHelper.getFieldInformation("tiletype")

function BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock.depth(room, entity)
    return entity.behind and 5000 or 0
end

return BounceHelperBounceFallingBlock

CommunalHelper seems to use the fake tiles stuff and appear just fine... https://github.com/CommunalHelper/CommunalHelper/blob/dev/Loenn/entities/chains/chained_falling_block.lua

[old hearth]

[old hearth]

i'm not very good at guessing

i guess you can use first code now

[violet stream]

haha fair, turns out the reason it wasn't appearing in loenn was that I just needed to add a new entry to the lang file. It's all working now, thanks for the help