From 266fd6fc7168ff76a8f4144b4c0e72dc47b620f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Brandon <bzoss@mit.edu>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:41:45 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] update for head tracking

---
 mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua | 12 ++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
index d084ee2e5..34f5269c8 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@ local mcl_playerplus_internal = {}
 local def = {}
 local time = 0
 
+-- converts yaw to degrees
+local degrees = function(yaw)
+	return(yaw*180.0/math.pi)
+end
+
+
 minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 
 	time = time + dtime
@@ -14,6 +20,12 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 	-- WARNING: This section is HACKY as hell since it is all just based on heuristics.
 	for _,player in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
 		local name = player:get_player_name()
+
+		-- controls head bone
+		pitch = degrees(player:get_look_vertical()) * -1
+		yaw = degrees(player:get_look_horizontal())
+		player:set_bone_position("Head", vector.new(0,6.5,0), vector.new(pitch,0,0))
+
 		if mcl_playerplus_internal[name].jump_cooldown > 0 then
 			mcl_playerplus_internal[name].jump_cooldown = mcl_playerplus_internal[name].jump_cooldown - dtime
 		end