[Mod] Ethereal [1.16] [ethereal]

[Chinchow]

[Warning! First post info accurate only to 0.0.7! For info on later versions check TenPlus1's posts]
The ethereal mod adds many new biomes to the game.
Any version above version 0.0.7 is largely TenPlus1's work. He does far more on the mod than me.
Download(Older)v0.0.7
Download 0.0.9
Download 0.1.0
4aimain's Github
TenPlus1's Github
TenPlus1's is the main ethereal
Uses MGV7
License: WFTPL

Other Notes

Grass blocks now change to their biomes color
Removed Hearty Stew
Added Strawberries
Finished the mushroom biome.
Changed all leaves into plantlike to save fps. Can be changed back by entering the init.lua and changing the "j" variable into 1.
Sand now fills the bottoms of bodies of water.
Added Large Craters to the Fiery biome.

Credit:
Thanks to paramat for the sand in the water.
Thanks to Sokomine for the Grass blocks changing for each biome, the Decorative Grasses, and the Growing Saplings.
Thanks to TenPlus1 for the Prairie Biome flowers spawning again, the crystals, etc.
Honestly this mod is now theirs almost as much as it is mine. So thanks again!

[general3214]

For what Minetest build(s) is this compatible? If other than the current stable build, than the original post should specify which build(s).

[Chinchow]

For what Minetest build(s) is this compatible? If other than the current stable build, than the original post should specify which build(s).

Whoops! That completely slipped my mind thank you.

[paramat]

Excellent work, i particularly like the frosty and fiery biomes, look forward to trying this in 0.4.8 stable.

[Chinchow]

How do you guys feel about slightly larger lava craters also spawning in the fiery biome?
Btw there should be at least three new biomes by next weekend any more ideas are appreciated.

[Chinchow]

For some reason the plant for one of the new biomes won't grow and I can't figure out why. Could anyone more experienced tell me?

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local function place_seed(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, plantname)
    local pt = pointed_thing
    -- check if pointing at a node
    if not pt then
        return
    end
    if pt.type ~= "node" then
        return
    end
   
    local under = minetest.get_node(pt.under)
    local above = minetest.get_node(pt.above)
   
    -- return if any of the nodes is not registered
    if not minetest.registered_nodes[under.name] then
        return
    end
    if not minetest.registered_nodes[above.name] then
        return
    end
   
    -- check if pointing at the top of the node
    if pt.above.y ~= pt.under.y+1 then
        return
    end
   
    -- check if you can replace the node above the pointed node
    if not minetest.registered_nodes[above.name].buildable_to then
        return
    end

-- check if pointing at soil
    if minetest.get_item_group(under.name, "soil") <= 1 then
        return
    end

minetest.add_node(pt.above, {name=plantname})
    if not minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode") then
        itemstack:take_item()
    end
    return itemstack
end


minetest.register_craftitem("ethereal:mushroom_craftingitem", {
    description = "Mushroom",
    groups = {not_in_creative_inventory=1},
    inventory_image = "mushroom.png",
    on_place = function(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing)
        return place_seed(itemstack, placer, pointed_thing, "ethereal:mushroom_garden_1")
    end,
})


for i=1,4 do
    local drop = {
        items = {
            {items = {'ethereal:mushroom'},rarity=9-i},
            {items = {'ethereal:mushroom 9'},rarity=18-i*2},
                    }
    }
minetest.register_node("ethereal:mushroom_garden_"..i, {
        drawtype = "plantlike",
        tiles = {"ethereal_mushroom_garden_"..i..".png"},
        paramtype = "light",
        walkable = false,
        drop = drop,
        buildable_to = true,
        is_ground_content = true,
        drop = drop,
        selection_box = {
            type = "fixed",
            fixed = {-0.5, -0.5, -0.5, 0.5, -5/16, 0.5},
        },
        groups = {snappy=3,flammable=2,plant=1,mushroom=i,attached_node=1},
        sounds = default.node_sound_leaves_defaults(),
    })
end

minetest.register_abm({
    nodenames = {"group:mushroom"},
    neighbors = {"group:soil"},
    interval = 1,
    chance = 10000,
    action = function(pos, node)
        -- return if already full grown
        if minetest.get_item_group(node.name, "mushroom") == 4 then
            return
        end
       
        -- check if on wet soil
        pos.y = pos.y-1
        local n = minetest.get_node(pos)
        if minetest.get_item_group(n.name, "soil") < 3 then
            return
        end
        pos.y = pos.y+1
       
        -- check light
        if not minetest.get_node_light(pos) then
            return
        end
        if minetest.get_node_light(pos) < 13 then
            return
        end
       
        -- grow
        local height = minetest.get_item_group(node.name, "mushroom") + 1
        minetest.set_node(pos, {name="ethereal:mushroom_garden_"..height})
    end
})


[SegFault22]

Amazing indeed. Good work, Comrade!

[Inocudom]

VanessaE successfully added a feature to moretrees that can give the leaves of its trees and base game trees the plantlike drawtype if the option is turned on (causes a 5-10 fps boost and looks more realistic.) Could you do the same with the trees of this mod? If you want to know how to do it, ask VanessaE.

[Enke]

This is great! I really like the fiery biome and the grayness biome. Do you plan on adding any more biomes?

[Chinchow]

Inocudem I'm not against this and I'll see what I can do.

Enke currently my priorities are the new mushroom biomes and different jungle biomes.

[Chinchow]

Update!
Details in the description. Sorry the mushroom biome is not quite finished but still playable.

[Enke]

I absolutely adore the mushroom biome! Keep up the good work.

[Chinchow]

Thank you. Do you have any biome ideas?

[Inocudom]

A member here by the name of paramat made a mapgen that uses v7 terrain. You can find it beyond the link below:
https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=7366
Maybe your mapgen could be an extension of his if they are used together? He could help you out with that.

The mod below, which was made by paramat, could be supported by the fire biomes in your mapgen:
https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=6578
The mod spawns volcanoes.

[Chinchow]

A member here by the name of paramat made a mapgen that uses v7 terrain. You can find it beyond the link below:
https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=7366
Maybe your mapgen could be an extension of his if they are used together? He could help you out with that.

The mod below, which was made by paramat, could be supported by the fire biomes in your mapgen:
https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?id=6578
The mod spawns volcanoes.

Going over the first question last time I checked paramat's code his was more detailed than mine and written in a completely different way; to be honest I don't really understand his code.
As for the second question the answer is the same.

I am not saying I won't try but don't expect excellence.

[paramat]

Excellent work good to see your mapgen progress. I actually think its best our projects remain independant and different :)

[Chinchow]

Update!
The mushroom biome is now completed.
Mushrooms grow and from them you can craft mushroom stew.
You cook the stew for a larger health benefit.
Strawberries now spawn in the grassy biome.

[jenova99sephiros]

3 New biome idea!

1 Impact crater

Generation through blocks and many very strange, a vast underground world there

2 Ultra-dense forest

There's a huge forest that light does not reach! ! There are a variety of plants mysterious!

3 The Hill

Can overlook very far, beautiful hills!

I do not know how it can be achieved, but I want to make it by all means if possible!

[Chinchow]

Update!

Thanks to paramat for the sand generating in the ocean!
Also a new type of tree spawns in the grayness biome.

[jenova99sephiros]

Very nice update!

[TenPlus1]

An amazing mod that runs well with the Ambiance sound mod which gives a very atmospheric world...

Note: The hearty_stew.png image doesn't seem to be included and brings up an error, for anyone experiencing same please find attached the image needed and unzip inside the mods/ethereal/textures directory...

P.s. The lava biome seems to spawn too close to the grass and trees resulting in huge forest fires which causes lag, is there any chance of clearing a space around lava fields so this won't happen ?

[TenPlus1]

Just got an error "/home/tenplus1/mods/ethereal/init.ua:215: attempt to call field 'make tree' (a nil value)" when planting a frost sapling... Crashed game and worse server...

[Sokomine]

This mod does create very intresting terrain, and the new biomes are fine.

With that many diffrent types of grass/vegetation, it ought to be possible to make more use out of them. First: When placing a dirt block in a biome, it ought to grow vegetation of the same color as the rest of the biome. That might be a bit difficult as the engine turns it into grass automaticly and you don't know which biome it is in anyway. Perhaps an abm that searches for dirt_with_grass and - when it finds one - checks the nodes around it for vegetation and turns the dirt with grass into whatever is the dominant vegetation around it. That way, it would grow green for a short moment, and you'd need a new block for the green grass variant to be able to distinguish from default:dirt_with_grass, but it might work and keep the biomes in their color.

It would also be great if the grass/vegetation could somehow be collected and turned into nodes to build with - nodes where each side has the color of the top of the colored dirt_with_grass block perhaps. A special tool could be used to get the grass from such a block.

Sometimes, the landscape seems to have strange holes, and the lava pits hang a bit in the air. As my buildings my random_buildings mod face the same problem, I'd be very intrested in a solution to that problem.

[AMMOnym]

This mod does create very intresting terrain, and the new biomes are fine.

With that many diffrent types of grass/vegetation, it ought to be possible to make more use out of them. First: When placing a dirt block in a biome, it ought to grow vegetation of the same color as the rest of the biome. That might be a bit difficult as the engine turns it into grass automaticly and you don't know which biome it is in anyway. Perhaps an abm that searches for dirt_with_grass and - when it finds one - checks the nodes around it for vegetation and turns the dirt with grass into whatever is the dominant vegetation around it. That way, it would grow green for a short moment, and you'd need a new block for the green grass variant to be able to distinguish from default:dirt_with_grass, but it might work and keep the biomes in their color.

It would also be great if the grass/vegetation could somehow be collected and turned into nodes to build with - nodes where each side has the color of the top of the colored dirt_with_grass block perhaps. A special tool could be used to get the grass from such a block.

Sometimes, the landscape seems to have strange holes, and the lava pits hang a bit in the air. As my buildings my random_buildings mod face the same problem, I'd be very intrested in a solution to that problem.

I like your idea

[Neon]

Ihad the same idea as Sokomine. My approach was going to be an ABM for default:dirt_with_grass to check what the biome was supposed to be, and change those to the appropriate dirt node

[Chinchow]

Update!
Hearty Stew has been removed as have frost saplings.
Grass Blocks now turn to their biomes color preserving each biomes beauty. Thanks to Sokomine for the color change.

[Neon]

BUG: dirt_with_grass is turning biome-centric colors in jungle biomes.

[Sokomine]

BUG: dirt_with_grass is turning biome-centric colors in jungle biomes.

May happen to a degree in already generated areas - especially at the borders of biomes. There, the colored grass may "win". In the center of such green-grass-areas, grass ought to turn into the new green variant.

[TenPlus1]

Fixed unknown item bug when chopping mushroom top, now gives mushroom top with chance of mushroom plant, also chopping strawberry bush now gives 3 strawberries :) new "init.lua" file attached... Great mod btw...

[TenPlus1]

Quick note: I cannot seem to find papyrus spawning anywhere on the map which makes paper recipe's hard to craft... Any chance of adding papyrus in say a sand or desert biome inside an oasis with normal dirt_with_grass for it to grow on ?? :)

Also, Simple Mobs mod is having trouble spawning mobs with no dirt_with_grass around, so I've changed the init.lua for simple mobs to spawn the monsters on the coloured dirt for ethereal mod itself, please find attached... (sand monsters now spawn on sandstone, dirt monsters on gray topped dirt and sheep on green topped dirt :)