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authorparamat <mat.gregory@virginmedia.com>2016-03-11 16:24:55 +0000
committerparamat <mat.gregory@virginmedia.com>2016-03-11 21:09:59 +0000
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Documentation: Clarify global and mapgen-specific mapgen flags
Diffstat (limited to 'builtin')
-rw-r--r--builtin/settingtypes.txt31
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index 3c8081945..1672e08ca 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -819,8 +819,10 @@ map_generation_limit (Map generation limit) int 31000 0 31000
# Global map generation attributes.
# In Mapgen v6 the 'decorations' flag controls all decorations except trees
# and junglegrass, in all other mapgens this flag controls all decorations.
+# The default flags set in the engine are: caves, light, decorations
+# The flags string modifies the engine defaults.
# Flags that are not specified in the flag string are not modified from the default.
-# Flags starting with "no" are used to explicitly disable them.
+# Flags starting with 'no' are used to explicitly disable them.
mg_flags (Mapgen flags) flags caves,dungeons,light,decorations caves,dungeons,light,decorations,nocaves,nodungeons,nolight,nodecorations
[**Advanced]
@@ -875,9 +877,11 @@ mgv5_np_cave2 (Mapgen v5 cave2 noise parameters) noise_params 0, 12, (50, 50, 50
[***Mapgen v6]
# Map generation attributes specific to Mapgen v6.
-# When snowbiomes are enabled jungles are enabled and the jungles flag is ignored.
+# When snowbiomes are enabled jungles are automatically enabled, the 'jungles' flag is ignored.
+# The default flags set in the engine are: biomeblend, mudflow
+# The flags string modifies the engine defaults.
# Flags that are not specified in the flag string are not modified from the default.
-# Flags starting with "no" are used to explicitly disable them.
+# Flags starting with 'no' are used to explicitly disable them.
mgv6_spflags (Mapgen v6 flags) flags jungles,biomeblend,mudflow,snowbiomes,trees jungles,biomeblend,mudflow,snowbiomes,flat,trees,nojungles,nobiomeblend,nomudflow,nosnowbiomes,noflat,notrees
# Controls size of deserts and beaches in Mapgen v6.
@@ -900,9 +904,11 @@ mgv6_np_apple_trees (Mapgen v6 apple trees noise parameters) noise_params 0, 1,
[***Mapgen v7]
# Map generation attributes specific to Mapgen v7.
-# 'ridges' are the rivers.
+# The 'ridges' flag controls the rivers.
+# The default flags set in the engine are: mountains, ridges
+# The flags string modifies the engine defaults.
# Flags that are not specified in the flag string are not modified from the default.
-# Flags starting with "no" are used to explicitly disable them.
+# Flags starting with 'no' are used to explicitly disable them.
mgv7_spflags (Mapgen v7 flags) flags mountains,ridges mountains,ridges,nomountains,noridges
mgv7_np_terrain_base (Mapgen v7 terrain base noise parameters) noise_params 4, 70, (600, 600, 600), 82341, 5, 0.6, 2.0
@@ -920,9 +926,11 @@ mgv7_np_cave2 (Mapgen v7 cave2 noise parameters) noise_params 0, 12, (100, 100,
[***Mapgen flat]
# Map generation attributes specific to Mapgen flat.
-# Occasional lakes and hills added to the flat world.
+# Occasional lakes and hills can be added to the flat world.
+# The default flags set in the engine are: none
+# The flags string modifies the engine defaults.
# Flags that are not specified in the flag string are not modified from the default.
-# Flags starting with "no" are used to explicitly disable them.
+# Flags starting with 'no' are used to explicitly disable them.
mgflat_spflags (Mapgen flat flags) flags lakes,hills,,nolakes,nohills
# Y of flat ground.
@@ -1027,10 +1035,13 @@ mgfractal_np_cave2 (Mapgen fractal cave2 noise parameters) noise_params 0, 12, (
[****General]
# Map generation attributes specific to Mapgen Valleys.
+# 'altitude_chill' makes higher elevations colder, which may cause biome issues.
+# 'humid_rivers' modifies the humidity around rivers and in areas where water would tend to pool,
+# it may interfere with delicately adjusted biomes.
+# The default flags set in the engine are: altitude_chill, humid_rivers
+# The flags string modifies the engine defaults.
# Flags that are not specified in the flag string are not modified from the default.
-# Flags starting with "no" are used to explicitly disable them.
-# "altitude_chill" makes higher elevations colder, which may cause biome issues.
-# "humid_rivers" modifies the humidity around rivers and in areas where water would tend to pool. It may interfere with delicately adjusted biomes.
+# Flags starting with 'no' are used to explicitly disable them.
mg_valleys_spflags (Valleys C Flags) flags altitude_chill,humid_rivers altitude_chill,noaltitude_chill,humid_rivers,nohumid_rivers
# The altitude at which temperature drops by 20C