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burli wrote:How can I get the version of the engine in Lua? I want to know if the engine is 0.4 or 0.5
Why? It's the wrong approach to check for features using version numbers. Instead you should check for the existence of any functions or methods that you need, or use the minetest.features table.
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Re: Post your modding questions here

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Well, cave decoration or underwater plants don't have functions or methods. Or is there a better way to check that except the version?

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burli wrote:Well, cave decoration or underwater plants don't have functions or methods. Or is there a better way to check that except the version?
What do you mean by cave decoration or underwater plants?
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Re: Post your modding questions here

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rubenwardy wrote: What do you mean by cave decoration or underwater plants?
New decoration features

https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... .txt#L4866
https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... i.txt#L972

Maybe it is not necessary because it is ignored by older versions, but I don't want to register unnecessary nodes

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Re: Post your modding questions here

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How can I set mapgen flags to a subgame? I tryed to set them in the subgames minetest.conf, but they will be ignored

I want to set

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mg_flags = caves, dungeons, light, decorations
mgv7_spflags = mountains, ridges, floatlands, caverns
I think I can set mg_flags with minetest.set_mapgen_params, but how can I set mgv7_spflags?

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	minetest.set_mapgen_params({mgname="v7", flags = "caves, dungeons, light, decorations", mgv7_spflags = "mountains, ridges, floatlands, caverns"})
but mgv7_spflags will be ignored

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Re: Post your modding questions here

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Is it possible that decorations only spawn at the height of the heightmap? I tried to create a new ground on water level with an ore, which works, but I can't spawn any decoration on it

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Can sombedy help me make this mod work? https://github.com/TEbinger/lavacontrol

It was suggested to me by sorcerykid in this post viewtopic.php?f=10&t=18808

Maybe You have better ideas to solve the problem of lava in a creative world?
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How know the generator (v5, v6, v7, etc) used for the generation map ?
I would like generated certains blocks in certains biomes only, so, i need to know that.

How could I make "connected blocks" with personnals walls blocks ?
If I add "stone" in groups, this is a problem because my blocks can be used for all stones craft, like furnaces and others, unfortunally there is no params for groups in walls.register function.

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Re: Post your modding questions here

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Please post any new questions in the Modding Discussion subforum.

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