Throw nodes when not placing

[CasimirKaPazi]

See forum.

[CasimirKaPazi]

Put this into default/init.lua before loading the nodes.

minetest.nodedef_default.on_secondary_use = function(itemstack, user)
	local pos = user:get_pos()
	local dir = user:get_look_dir()
	pos = {x=pos.x+(dir.x*2), y=pos.y+(dir.y*2)+1, z=pos.z+(dir.z*2)}
	if minetest.get_node(pos).name ~= "air" then return end
	local n_name = itemstack:get_name()
	local obj = core.add_entity(pos, "__builtin:falling_node")
	if obj then
		obj:get_luaentity():set_node({name = n_name})
		obj:setvelocity({x=dir.x*2, y=dir.y*2, z=dir.z*2})
	end
	if not minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode") then
		itemstack:take_item()
	end
	return itemstack
end

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edit:

• pick up chests and furnaces with all metadata and inventory intact