Enabling TNT

Posts : 27 Join date : 2011-10-14 Age : 35

I've noticed that TNT cannot be used on the server. I understand that this is probably to prevent griefing, but I don't think it is necessary. The terrain-damaging effect from explosions is disabled on the server which means that TNT only would deal damage and could not be used to damage buildings; and since TNT takes 4 seconds to detonate, it would be very difficult to effectively use it against a player in combat (believe me, I've tried it). TNT is fun for MOB traps and might be fun if incorporated into PVP. If people want to try to fight with TNT, I think they should be able to try.

Discuss.

Posts : 27 Join date : 2011-10-14 Age : 35

I see that 3 people have voted 'No.' Is there something I've neglected to consider?

Posts : 1 Join date : 2011-11-08

I fell that TNT SHOULDN'T be enabled because
1) I hate TNT
2) you could rig it in someone's house and have it blow you up constantly (spam-killing and greifing)
Someone suggested an add-on that doesn't effect terrain. again... someone could rig your house (by greifing mind you) to blow you up constantly

Subject: Re: Enabling TNT Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:05 am

TNT if placed correctly can fly into a protected area and exploded. This happened in Tomia when it was enabled. Someone placed TNT in their house and blew up part of the city. Thus causing TNT to be disabled.

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Notcam45 wrote:: TNT if placed correctly can fly into a protected area and exploded. This happened in Tomia when it was enabled. Someone placed TNT in their house and blew up part of the city. Thus causing TNT to be disabled.

Yes, but this can be prevented by doing two things:
1) Making TNT not damage buildings and terrain.
2) Making it so that people cannot receive damage from explosions in the city.

Dragonkkealk wrote:: I fell that TNT SHOULDN'T be enabled because
1) I hate TNT
2) you could rig it in someone's house and have it blow you up constantly (spam-killing and greifing)
Someone suggested an add-on that doesn't effect terrain. again... someone could rig your house (by greifing mind you) to blow you up constantly

The server has the Towny and World Guard mods. This means that players cannot place TNT in your house unless your house is in the wilderness. Also, I've built constant explosion devices before. These machines run out very quickly, which means you would not be blown-up constantly.

Subject: Re: Enabling TNT Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:45 pm

There are no plugins that do those things, and the ones that do block other blocks besides TNT.

Posts : 27 Join date : 2011-10-14 Age : 35

Notcam45 wrote:: There are no plugins that do those things, and the ones that do block other blocks besides TNT.

I just looked at the World Guard configuration info here. Since version 5.3, World Guard has featured the "block-tnt-block-damage" flag which allows TNT to damage entities but not blocks.

Posts : 3 Join date : 2011-11-27

TnT, Should not be used for certain reasons.

If you look at the majority of servers that allow TnT to be used; theres mess's everywhere. And, people just get TnT, blow it up, and makes the server look ugly so no one would even consider to play the server.

Posts : 27 Join date : 2011-10-14 Age : 35

niiiiCe wrote:: TnT, Should not be used for certain reasons.

If you look at the majority of servers that allow TnT to be used; theres mess's everywhere. And, people just get TnT, blow it up, and makes the server look ugly so no one would even consider to play the server.

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