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Posted: **Tue Mar 11, 2014 14:38**

Other than to clone Minecraft, I don't see any reason why liquids fall so slow. It would be far more reasonable if it fell\flowed the same speed as other items (falling blocks, dropped items, etc.)

Posted: **Tue Mar 11, 2014 16:49**

Performance is the big problem. Have you enabled finite water? It is much slower and is a bit more realistic.

You can change some properties via the minetest.conf (from the example file from the dev version):

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Code: Select all: #Remove the # in front of settings to make them take effect # Enable a bit lower water surface; disable for speed (not quite optimized) #new_style_water = false # Constant volume liquids #liquid_finite = false # Max liquids processed per step #liquid_loop_max = 10000 # Update liquids every .. recommend for finite: 0.2 #liquid_update = 1.0 # Relax flowing blocks to source if level near max and N nearby # source blocks, more realistic, but not true constant. # values: 0,1,2,3,4 : 0 - disable, 1 - most aggresive # (for finite liquids) #liquid_relax = 2 # Optimization: faster cave flood (and not true constant) # (for finite liquids) #liquid_fast_flood = 1

Posted: **Tue Mar 11, 2014 17:31**

btw in freeminer finite liquid speed near 150000 nodes per second on core i7, and 60000 on mobile arm cpu. not very slower ;)

Posted: **Tue Mar 11, 2014 18:12**

^ #bias

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2014 08:24**

I dare say it's slower than normal so that you have a chance to run for cover or replace a block if you mistakingly dig into lava, either that you die a horrible and toasty death :P

Posted: **Thu Mar 13, 2014 01:07**

TenPlus1 wrote:I dare say it's slower than normal so that you have a chance to run for cover or replace a block if you mistakingly dig into lava, either that you die a horrible and toasty death :P

But what's the fun in that? Insta-death!

FOSS gamedev and creative worlds

Water and lava should fall faster

Water and lava should fall faster