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This is a simple mod for Minetest.

"Better Gravel" (better_gravel)

License: WTFPL

Dependencies:
default (Comes with minetest_game)

Adds:
- Generation of dense gravel within gravel.
- A recipe to craft mossy cobble. (If moreblocks isn't installed.)
- A recipe to craft dense gravel from two gravel and back.
- A recipe to cook dense gravel into cobblestone.
- Override cobblestone and/or mossy cobblestone to drop gravel.

There are settings for each of these features to be disabled at the top of the init.lua file.

Screenshot:

Crafting:


I am open to suggestions on how to improve this mod in any way.

Thank you for sharing your work ! And great work :)

But please, can you add screenshots ?

Thanks. Screenshots of the recipes coming your way.

So it's not possible anymore with this mod to place mossy cobble?

Yes. Good point. I'll separate the overrides into two settings and add a recipe to craft mossy cobble if moreblocks isn't installed. Like grass or junglegrass crafted with cobble gives you mossy cobble.

Updated! Mossy cobble is craftable and settings were added for whether or not mossy cobble drops gravel.

Thanks to Krock for pointing this out.

craft recipe confilcts with castles and streets mp. Both cook gravel into something. You should change that. I also have to change the slate roof tiles...

hmm what do you propose? If I make it just a craft instead of having to cook it it conflicts with fake_fire's gravel to sand recipe. I'm at a loss because this is pretty much the intent of this mod. I suppose anyone with your mod could turn off the setting for cooking gravel into cobble.

I just don't know what to do about these conflicts. I personally have building_blocks so streets mp isn't a problem for me. Like I said I'm at a loss. The only solution is to turn this feature off or not use this mod. I'm not using certain mods because of craft conflicts so I suspect others are doing the same.

I think that you pack two together and make a new node of it. Then, you can cook that into a cobble block.

I'll try that and have cobble drop two gravel instead. I'm not very good at textures but I'll try. Thank you for the suggestion.

Rewrite due to crafting conflicts. If anyone has a better dense gravel texture please feel free to submit it. Please include license if you do.

Edit: Fixed up texture a bit and added generation of dense gravel within gravel.

viewtopic.php?f=47&t=1585

I can start on one as well. But, I have school, so I can promise nothing.

I'll keep watch for it in that topic. I think my texture looks alright next to regular gravel so no pressure :). Thanks again for the feedback.

I need to update the screenshots for the new texture fix up. I'll probably do it tomorrow.

Just wanted to say I'm not maintaining this mod anymore. It will remain on dropbox but I'm getting rid of it on github.

Maybe move it to old mods?

Just post the download and ask kaeza in the topic move requests at the top of Mod Releases to move it, and I think you'll be fine.

Oh yeah I never think to attach files...thanks.

Edit: File added to first post.