depending on other mods

[superdude]

I'm making a mod-pack that adds at least 20 dimensions or more it going to need the nether mod to run how do i do that?

[Don]

You need a depends.txt file in your mod folder. In depends.txt add nether
If it is a modpack and more than one mod requires nether then you need to add a depends.txt to each mod.

[Hybrid Dog]

there are more than one nether mods

you could additionally test if the node you need (or other things) exists, e.g.
nether_valid = minetest.registered_nodes["nether:torch"] and true

[Don]

If you are just using a few nodes from nether then it might be good to just add them to your mod. Nether has a licence WTFPL. That means you could use the nodes in your mod. Nether has not been updated in 3 years so it might be a good idea to add the things you need to your mod.

[superdude]

thanks a lot i`ll try that

[kaadmy]

there are more than one nether mods

you could additionally test if the node you need (or other things) exists, e.g.
nether_valid = minetest.registered_nodes["nether:torch"] and true

And if you wanted to check if a mod(not a specific node) exists, you can do

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if minetest.get_modpath("nether") then
    -- the mod exists
end


[Hybrid Dog]

there are more than one nether mods

you could additionally test if the node you need (or other things) exists, e.g.
nether_valid = minetest.registered_nodes["nether:torch"] and true

And if you wanted to check if a mod(not a specific node) exists, you can do

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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if minetest.get_modpath("nether") then
    -- the mod exists
end


l prefer the other way, l usually don't need the mod but the globals it adds