5 files changed, 29 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/src/content/subgames.cpp b/src/content/subgames.cpp
index 39cdc056f..bf947cf85 100644
--- a/src/content/subgames.cpp
+++ b/src/content/subgames.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "settings.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "util/strfnd.h"
-#include "defaultsettings.h" // for override_default_settings
+#include "defaultsettings.h" // for set_default_settings
 #include "mapgen/mapgen.h"   // for MapgenParams
 #include "util/string.h"
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ bool loadGameConfAndInitWorld(const std::string &path, const SubgameSpec &gamesp
 	set_default_settings(g_settings);
 	Settings game_defaults;
 	getGameMinetestConfig(gamespec.path, game_defaults);
-	override_default_settings(g_settings, &game_defaults);
+	g_settings->overrideDefaults(&game_defaults);
 
 	infostream << "Initializing world at " << path << std::endl;
 
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index 754ce3547..b6e385a90 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -498,10 +498,3 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 #endif
 }
 
-void override_default_settings(Settings *settings, Settings *from)
-{
-	std::vector<std::string> names = from->getNames();
-	for (const auto &name : names) {
-		settings->setDefault(name, from->get(name));
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/map_settings_manager.cpp b/src/map_settings_manager.cpp
index a0ff1c754..7ef4bf12e 100644
--- a/src/map_settings_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/map_settings_manager.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ MapSettingsManager::MapSettingsManager(Settings *user_settings,
 	m_user_settings(user_settings)
 {
 	assert(m_user_settings != NULL);
+	Mapgen::setDefaultSettings(m_map_settings);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index 3728fabf2..55404319e 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -1048,6 +1048,30 @@ void Settings::setDefault(const std::string &name, const FlagDesc *flagdesc,
 	setDefault(name, writeFlagString(flags, flagdesc, U32_MAX));
 }
 
+void Settings::overrideDefaults(Settings *other)
+{
+	for (const auto &setting : other->m_settings) {
+		if (setting.second.is_group) {
+			setGroupDefault(setting.first, setting.second.group);
+			continue;
+		}
+		const FlagDesc *flagdesc = getFlagDescFallback(setting.first);
+		if (flagdesc) {
+			// Flags cannot be copied directly.
+			// 1) Get the current set flags
+			u32 flags = getFlagStr(setting.first, flagdesc, nullptr);
+			// 2) Set the flags as defaults
+			other->setDefault(setting.first, flagdesc, flags);
+			// 3) Get the newly set flags and override the default setting value
+			setDefault(setting.first, flagdesc,
+				other->getFlagStr(setting.first, flagdesc, nullptr));
+			continue;
+		}
+		// Also covers FlagDesc settings
+		setDefault(setting.first, setting.second.value);
+	}
+}
+
 const FlagDesc *Settings::getFlagDescFallback(const std::string &name) const
 {
 	auto it = m_flags.find(name);
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index b42e36d10..0c9a155db 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ public:
 	 **************/
 
 	void setDefault(const std::string &name, const FlagDesc *flagdesc, u32 flags);
+	// Takes the provided setting values and uses them as new defaults
+	void overrideDefaults(Settings *other);
 	const FlagDesc *getFlagDescFallback(const std::string &name) const;
 
 	void registerChangedCallback(const std::string &name,