1 minetest.register_node("client_version_checker:this_is_the_signature_of_crafter00111010010001000011110000110011",{})
3 local client_versions = {}
4 local client_version_channels = {}
6 --I needed to add in a dev cycle to adopt for a decimal place error
7 local current_development_cycle = "alpha"
8 local current_version = 0.07000
10 minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
11 local name = player:get_player_name()
12 client_version_channels[name] = minetest.mod_channel_join(name..":client_version_channel")
15 minetest.register_on_modchannel_message(function(channel_name, sender, message)
16 local channel_decyphered = channel_name:gsub(sender,"")
17 if channel_decyphered == ":client_version_channel" then
18 local version = tonumber(message)
19 if type(version) ~= "number" then
20 minetest.chat_send_player(sender, minetest.colorize("yellow", "Please do not try to crash the server."))
22 minetest.log("warning", sender.." tried to crash the server!")
24 elseif type(version) == "number" then
25 if current_development_cycle == "alpha" and version > 0.0999 then
26 minetest.chat_send_player(sender, minetest.colorize("yellow", "Please update your client mod."))
27 minetest.log("warning", sender.." logged in with an outdated client.")
28 elseif version < current_version then
29 minetest.chat_send_player(sender, minetest.colorize("yellow", "You need to update your clientmod. Your client version: ")..
30 minetest.colorize("white",version)..minetest.colorize("yellow",". Current server version: ").. minetest.colorize("white",current_version)..
31 minetest.colorize("yellow",". The game might not work as intended or crash."))
32 minetest.log("warning", sender.." logged in with an outdated client.")
33 elseif version > current_version then
34 minetest.chat_send_player(sender, minetest.colorize("yellow", "Your client mod is new than the server version. Your client version: ")..
35 minetest.colorize("white",version)..minetest.colorize("yellow",". Current server version: ")..
36 minetest.colorize("white",current_version)..minetest.colorize("yellow",". The game might not work as intended or crash."))
37 minetest.log("warning", sender.." logged in with a client new than the server version.")