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I have been interested in farming, and have noticed on the wiki that some plants need a least 13 light to grow certain plants (http://wiki.minetest.net/Farming). So what is 13 Light and how do I know how much light my plants are getting?

P.S. does torch light count?

Nathan wrote:I have been interested in farming, and have noticed on the wiki that some plants need a least 13 light to grow certain plants (http://wiki.minetest.net/Farming). So what is 13 Light and how do I know how much light my plants are getting?

P.S. does torch light count?

Wheat and cotton grow, when the light is more than 13.
Torches spread the light of MAX_LIGHT - 1 = 14 - 1 = 13
So, torches won't work to let plants grow.
You need something which glows more - example: moreblocks' super glow glass

See also:
https://github.com/minetest/minetest_ga ... t.lua#L408
https://github.com/minetest/minetest_ga ... s.lua#L613

Krock wrote:See also:
https://github.com/minetest/minetest_ga ... t.lua#L408
https://github.com/minetest/minetest_ga ... s.lua#L613

So... what do I do with these? Also I tried the more-blocks MOD, however it failed by saying that it failed to load and run "init.lua."

Does anybody know of any bright light sources?

Nathan wrote:Also I tried the more-blocks MOD, however it failed by saying that it failed to load and run "init.lua."

Did you use the right name moreblocks so without -master. Did you install also the dependencies?

Nathan wrote:Does anybody know of any bright light sources?

RabbiBob's boblocks:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1274

qwrwed's lightplus:
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=3332&hilit=lights

There are more out there, sometimes in mods who's name doesn't give a hint of it.

Though it looks like a lot of work, you could take your time to browse through the mods in mod releases and modding general.

Mesecons lamps also give 14 light, just for the record. You can see an excellent example of efficient plant growing on Megaf's server 4.0.

Yes I have renamed it, and I have also installed everything it depends on. However I have found a plugin called "Magma Tools," which emits enough light to grow plants.

I want brighter maximal light.

You need something that emits 14 light just besides (non-diagonally) or above the crop, such as Super Glow Glass. Torches won't work.