Make lightning rod texture look better

- give node a proper nodebox
- add better texture compatible with MC texture packs
- set use_texture_alpha = "opaque"
- fix invalid translator
- disable node placement prediction
- simplificate placement code

mods/ITEMS/mcl_lightning_rods/init.lua

@@ -1,34 +1,39 @@
-local S = minetest.get_translator("mobs_mc")
+local S = minetest.get_translator("mcl_lightning_rods")
 
+---@type nodebox
 local cbox = {
 	type = "fixed",
 	fixed = {
-		{ 0/16, -8/16, 0/16,  2/16, 4/16,  2/16 },
-		{ 0/16, 4/16, 0/16,  3/16,  8/16,  3/16 },
-	}
+		{ -0.0625, -0.5, -0.0625, 0.0625, 0.25, 0.0625 },
+		{ -0.125, 0.25, -0.125, 0.125, 0.5, 0.125 },
+	},
 }
 
+local text_top = "[combine:16x16:6,6=mcl_lightning_rods_rod.png"
+local text_side = "[combine:16x16:7,0=mcl_lightning_rods_rod.png:-6,0=mcl_lightning_rods_rod.png\\^[transformR270"
+
 minetest.register_node("mcl_lightning_rods:rod", {
 	description = S("Lightning Rod"),
 	_doc_items_longdesc = S("A block that attracts lightning"),
-	--inventory_image = "mcl_lightning_rods_rod_inv.png",
 	tiles = {
-		"mcl_lightning_rods_rod.png",
-		"mcl_lightning_rods_rod.png",
-		"mcl_lightning_rods_rod.png",
-		"mcl_lightning_rods_rod.png",
-		"mcl_lightning_rods_rod.png",
-		"mcl_lightning_rods_rod.png",
+		text_top,
+		text_top,
+		text_side,
+		text_side,
+		text_side,
+		text_side,
 	},
 	drawtype = "nodebox",
 	is_ground_content = false,
 	paramtype = "light",
 	paramtype2 = "facedir",
+	use_texture_alpha = "opaque",
 	groups = { pickaxey = 2, attracts_lightning = 1 },
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_metal_defaults(),
 	node_box = cbox,
 	selection_box = cbox,
 	collision_box = cbox,
+	node_placement_prediction = "",
 	on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
 		if pointed_thing.type ~= "node" then
 			return itemstack
@@ -40,12 +45,7 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_lightning_rods:rod", {
 
 		local placer_pos = placer:get_pos()
 		if placer_pos then
-			local dir = {
-				x = p1.x - placer_pos.x,
-				y = p1.y - placer_pos.y,
-				z = p1.z - placer_pos.z
-			}
-			param2 = minetest.dir_to_facedir(dir)
+			param2 = minetest.dir_to_facedir(vector.subtract(p1, placer_pos))
 		end
 
 		if p0.y - 1 == p1.y then
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_lightning_rods:rod", {
 		return minetest.item_place(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, param2)
 	end,
 
-	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_glass_defaults(),
 	_mcl_blast_resistance = 0,
 })
 
@@ -78,5 +77,5 @@ minetest.register_craft({
 		{ "", "mcl_copper:copper_ingot", "" },
 		{ "", "mcl_copper:copper_ingot", "" },
 		{ "", "mcl_copper:copper_ingot", "" },
-	}
+	},
 })

mods/ITEMS/mcl_lightning_rods/locale/template.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# textdomain: mcl_lightning_rods
+Lightning Rod=
+A block that attracts lightning=