Power: Add ME Cable

api.lua

@@ -128,8 +128,14 @@ function microexpansion.register_node(itemstring, def)
   end
   -- Colour description
   def.description = desc_colour(def.status, def.description)
+  -- Update connect_sides
+  if def.connect_sides == "nobottom" then
+    def.connect_sides = { "top", "front", "left", "back", "right" }
+  elseif def.connect_sides == "machine" then
+    def.connect_sides = { "top", "bottom", "left", "back", "right" }
+  end
 
-  -- Register craftitem
+  -- Register node
   minetest.register_node(BASENAME..":"..itemstring, def)
 
   -- if recipe, Register recipe

modules/power/ctrl.lua

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
--- ctrl.lua
+-- power/ctrl.lua
---[[
-WARNING: this is the MAIN power controller, be very careful when making changed.
-]]
 
 local me = microexpansion
 
@@ -34,6 +31,29 @@ me.register_node("ctrl", {
 			{-0.1875, -0.5, -0.1875, 0.1875, -0.25, 0.1875}, -- Bottom2
 		},
 	},
-  groups = { cracky = 1 },
+  groups = { cracky = 1, me_connect = 1, },
+  connect_sides = "nobottom",
+  status = "no",
+})
+
+-- [register node] Cable
+me.register_node("cable", {
+  description = "ME Cable",
+  tiles = {
+    "cable",
+  },
+  drawtype = "nodebox",
+  node_box = {
+    type = "connected",
+    fixed          = {-0.25, -0.25, -0.25, 0.25,  0.25, 0.25},
+		connect_top    = {-0.25, -0.25, -0.25, 0.25,  0.5,  0.25}, -- y+
+		connect_bottom = {-0.25, -0.5,  -0.25, 0.25,  0.25, 0.25}, -- y-
+		connect_front  = {-0.25, -0.25, -0.5,  0.25,  0.25, 0.25}, -- z-
+		connect_back   = {-0.25, -0.25,  0.25, 0.25,  0.25, 0.5 }, -- z+
+		connect_left   = {-0.5,  -0.25, -0.25, 0.25,  0.25, 0.25}, -- x-
+		connect_right  = {-0.25, -0.25, -0.25, 0.5,   0.25, 0.25}, -- x+
+  },
+  connects_to = {"group:me_connect"},
+  groups = { crumbly = 1, me_connect = 1, },
   status = "no",
 })

modules/power/gen.lua

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ me.register_node("fuel_fired_generator", {
       },
     }
   },
-  groups = { cracky = 1 },
+  groups = { cracky = 1, me_connect = 1, },
+  connect_sides = "machine",
   paramtype2 = "facedir",
   status = "no",
 })
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ me.register_node("super_smelter", {
       },
     },
   },
-  groups = { cracky = 1 },
+  groups = { cracky = 1, me_connect = 1, },
+  connect_sides = "machine",
   paramtype2 = "facedir",
   status = "no",
 })
@@ -61,7 +63,8 @@ me.register_node("geo_generator", {
 		"machine_sides",
 		"geogen_front",
 	},
-  groups = { cracky = 1 },
+  groups = { cracky = 1, me_connect = 1, },
+  connect_sides = "machine",
   paramtype2 = "facedir",
   status = "no",
 })