Add multiple ball colors, and increased a bit ball maxspeed.

Idea and textures due to user Xiug. Thanks goes to him.
Also added contributors to the README.

README.txt

@@ -15,3 +15,10 @@ right-click. You can take it again by punching it.
 You can push the ball by standing near it, and kick it by holding the "sneak"
 key (by default "Shift"). The ball will get pushed/kicked in the direction the
 player is facing (you can center-on the ball by looking up).
+
+
+Special thanks
+--------------
+- 12Me21: Ideas about the crafting recipe.
+- ecube: Original (black) texture.
+- Xiug: Ideas and textures.

init.lua

@@ -1,91 +1,120 @@
 
 local BALL_PUSH_CHECK_INTERVAL = 0.1
 
-minetest.register_entity("soccer:ball", {
-	physical = true,
-	visual = "mesh",
-	mesh = "soccer_ball.x",
-	hp_max = 1000,
-	groups = { immortal = true },
-	textures = { "soccer_ball.png" },
-	collisionbox = { -0.2, -0.2, -0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2 },
-	on_step = function(self, dtime)
-		self.timer = self.timer + dtime
-		if self.timer >= BALL_PUSH_CHECK_INTERVAL then
-			self.object:setacceleration({x=0, y=-10, z=0})
-			self.timer = 0
-			local vel = self.object:getvelocity()
-			local p = self.object:getpos();
-			p.y = p.y - 0.5
-			if minetest.registered_nodes[minetest.env:get_node(p).name].walkable then
-				vel.x = vel.x * 0.80
-				if vel.y < 0 then vel.y = vel.y * -0.50 end
-				vel.z = vel.z * 0.80
-			end
-			if  (math.abs(vel.x) < 0.1)
-			 and (math.abs(vel.z) < 0.1) then
-				vel.x = 0
-				vel.z = 0
-			end
-			self.object:setvelocity(vel)
-			local pos = self.object:getpos()
-			local objs = minetest.env:get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 1)
-			local player_count = 0
-			local final_dir = { x=0, y=0, z=0 }
-			for _,obj in ipairs(objs) do
-				if obj:is_player() then
-					local objdir = obj:get_look_dir()
-					local mul = 1
-					if (obj:get_player_control().sneak) then
-						mul = 3
+local function reg_ball(color)
+
+	local ball_item_name = "soccer:ball_"..color.."_item"
+	local ball_ent_name = "soccer:ball_"..color.."_entity"
+
+	minetest.register_entity(ball_ent_name, {
+		physical = true,
+		visual = "mesh",
+		mesh = "soccer_ball.x",
+		hp_max = 1000,
+		groups = { immortal = true },
+		textures = { "soccer_ball_"..color..".png" },
+		collisionbox = { -0.2, -0.2, -0.2, 0.2, 0.2, 0.2 },
+
+		timer = 0,
+
+		on_step = function(self, dtime)
+			self.timer = self.timer + dtime
+			if self.timer >= BALL_PUSH_CHECK_INTERVAL then
+				self.object:setacceleration({x=0, y=-10, z=0})
+				self.timer = 0
+				local vel = self.object:getvelocity()
+				local p = self.object:getpos();
+				p.y = p.y - 0.5
+				if minetest.registered_nodes[minetest.env:get_node(p).name].walkable then
+					vel.x = vel.x * 0.85
+					if vel.y < 0 then vel.y = vel.y * -0.65 end
+					vel.z = vel.z * 0.90
+				end
+				if  (math.abs(vel.x) < 0.1)
+				 and (math.abs(vel.z) < 0.1) then
+					vel.x = 0
+					vel.z = 0
+				end
+				self.object:setvelocity(vel)
+				local pos = self.object:getpos()
+				local objs = minetest.env:get_objects_inside_radius(pos, 1)
+				local player_count = 0
+				local final_dir = { x=0, y=0, z=0 }
+				for _,obj in ipairs(objs) do
+					if obj:is_player() then
+						local objdir = obj:get_look_dir()
+						local mul = 1
+						if (obj:get_player_control().sneak) then
+							mul = 3
+						end
+						final_dir.x = final_dir.x + (objdir.x * mul)
+						final_dir.y = final_dir.y + (objdir.y * mul)
+						final_dir.z = final_dir.z + (objdir.z * mul)
+						player_count = player_count + 1
 					end
-					final_dir.x = final_dir.x + (objdir.x * mul)
-					final_dir.y = final_dir.y + (objdir.y * mul)
-					final_dir.z = final_dir.z + (objdir.z * mul)
-					player_count = player_count + 1
+				end
+				if final_dir.x ~= 0 or final_dir.y ~= 0 or final_dir.z ~= 0 then
+					final_dir.x = (final_dir.x * 5) / player_count
+					final_dir.y = (final_dir.y * 5) / player_count
+					final_dir.z = (final_dir.z * 5) / player_count
+					self.object:setvelocity(final_dir)
 				end
 			end
-			if final_dir.x ~= 0 or final_dir.y ~= 0 or final_dir.z ~= 0 then
-				final_dir.x = (final_dir.x * 5) / player_count
-				final_dir.y = (final_dir.y * 5) / player_count
-				final_dir.z = (final_dir.z * 5) / player_count
-				self.object:setvelocity(final_dir)
-			end
-		end
-	end,
-	on_punch = function(self, puncher)
-		if puncher and puncher:is_player() then
-			local inv = puncher:get_inventory()
-			inv:add_item("main", ItemStack("soccer:ball_item"))
-			self.object:remove()
-		end
-	end,
-	is_moving = function(self)
-		local v = self.object:getvelocity()
-		if  (math.abs(v.x) <= 0.1)
-		 and (math.abs(v.z) <= 0.1) then
-			v.x = 0
-			v.z = 0
-			self.object:setvelocity(v)
-			return false
-		end
-		return true
-	end,
-	timer = 0,
-})
+		end,
 
-minetest.register_craftitem("soccer:ball_item", {
-	description = "Soccer Ball",
-	inventory_image = "soccer_ball_inv.png",
-	on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
-		local pos = pointed_thing.above
-		--pos = { x=pos.x+0.5, y=pos.y, z=pos.z+0.5 }
-		local ent = minetest.env:add_entity(pos, "soccer:ball")
-		ent:setvelocity({x=0, y=-4, z=0})
-		itemstack:take_item()
-		return itemstack
-	end,
-})
+		on_punch = function(self, puncher)
+			if puncher and puncher:is_player() then
+				local inv = puncher:get_inventory()
+				inv:add_item("main", ItemStack(ball_item_name))
+				self.object:remove()
+			end
+		end,
+
+		is_moving = function(self)
+			local v = self.object:getvelocity()
+			if  (math.abs(v.x) <= 0.1)
+			 and (math.abs(v.z) <= 0.1) then
+				v.x = 0
+				v.z = 0
+				self.object:setvelocity(v)
+				return false
+			end
+			return true
+		end,
+	})
+
+	minetest.register_craftitem(ball_item_name, {
+		description = "Soccer Ball ("..color..")",
+		inventory_image = "soccer_ball_"..color.."_inv.png",
+
+		on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
+			local pos = pointed_thing.above
+			--pos = { x=pos.x+0.5, y=pos.y, z=pos.z+0.5 }
+			local ent = minetest.env:add_entity(pos, ball_ent_name)
+			ent:setvelocity({x=0, y=-15, z=0})
+			itemstack:take_item()
+			return itemstack
+		end,
+	})
+
+	minetest.register_craft({
+		output = ball_item_name,
+		recipe = {
+			{ "", "wool:white", "" },
+			{ "wool:white", "wool:"..color, "wool:white" },
+			{ "", "wool:white", "" },
+		},
+	})
+
+end
+
+colors = {
+	"black", "red", "green", "blue", "yellow", "purple",
+}
+
+for _,color in ipairs(colors) do
+	reg_ball(color)
+end
 
 minetest.register_node("soccer:goal", {
 	description = "Soccer Goal",
@@ -147,13 +176,4 @@ reg_decal("line_d", "Diagonal Line")
 reg_decal("line_point", "Point")
 reg_decal("line_corner", "Corner")
 
-minetest.register_craft({
-	output = "soccer:ball_item",
-	recipe = {
-		{ "", "wool:white", "" },
-		{ "wool:white", "default:coal_lump", "wool:white" },
-		{ "", "wool:white", "" },
-	},
-})
-
-minetest.register_alias("ball", "soccer:ball_item")
+minetest.register_alias("ball", "soccer:ball_item_black")