6 files changed, 62 insertions, 38 deletions

diff --git a/src/content/subgames.cpp b/src/content/subgames.cpp
index e834f40cd..62e82e0e4 100644
--- a/src/content/subgames.cpp
+++ b/src/content/subgames.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 #include "log.h"
 #include "util/strfnd.h"
 #include "defaultsettings.h" // for set_default_settings
-#include "mapgen/mapgen.h"   // for MapgenParams
+#include "map_settings_manager.h"
 #include "util/string.h"
 
 #ifndef SERVER
@@ -370,19 +370,12 @@ void loadGameConfAndInitWorld(const std::string &path, const std::string &name,
 	// Create map_meta.txt if does not already exist
 	std::string map_meta_path = final_path + DIR_DELIM + "map_meta.txt";
 	if (!fs::PathExists(map_meta_path)) {
-		verbosestream << "Creating map_meta.txt (" << map_meta_path << ")"
-			      << std::endl;
-		std::ostringstream oss(std::ios_base::binary);
+		MapSettingsManager mgr(map_meta_path);
 
-		Settings conf;
-		MapgenParams params;
-
-		params.readParams(g_settings);
-		params.writeParams(&conf);
-		conf.writeLines(oss);
-		oss << "[end_of_params]\n";
+		mgr.setMapSetting("seed", g_settings->get("fixed_map_seed"));
 
-		fs::safeWriteToFile(map_meta_path, oss.str());
+		mgr.makeMapgenParams();
+		mgr.saveMapMeta();
 	}
 
 	// The Settings object is no longer needed for created worlds
diff --git a/src/map_settings_manager.cpp b/src/map_settings_manager.cpp
index 7e86a9937..c75483edb 100644
--- a/src/map_settings_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/map_settings_manager.cpp
@@ -52,14 +52,7 @@ MapSettingsManager::~MapSettingsManager()
 bool MapSettingsManager::getMapSetting(
 	const std::string &name, std::string *value_out)
 {
-	// Try getting it normally first
-	if (m_map_settings->getNoEx(name, *value_out))
-		return true;
-
-	// If not we may have to resolve some compatibility kludges
-	if (name == "seed")
-		return Settings::getLayer(SL_GLOBAL)->getNoEx("fixed_map_seed", *value_out);
-	return false;
+	return m_map_settings->getNoEx(name, *value_out);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp b/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp
index 7984ff609..d767bd264 100644
--- a/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp
+++ b/src/mapgen/mapgen.cpp
@@ -1018,10 +1018,11 @@ MapgenParams::~MapgenParams()
 
 void MapgenParams::readParams(const Settings *settings)
 {
-	std::string seed_str;
-	const char *seed_name = (settings == g_settings) ? "fixed_map_seed" : "seed";
+	// should always be used via MapSettingsManager
+	assert(settings != g_settings);
 
-	if (settings->getNoEx(seed_name, seed_str)) {
+	std::string seed_str;
+	if (settings->getNoEx("seed", seed_str)) {
 		if (!seed_str.empty())
 			seed = read_seed(seed_str.c_str());
 		else
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
index 3d80bdafa..736ad022f 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
@@ -414,25 +414,53 @@ int ModApiMainMenu::l_create_world(lua_State *L)
 	const char *name	= luaL_checkstring(L, 1);
 	int gameidx			= luaL_checkinteger(L,2) -1;
 
+	StringMap use_settings;
+	luaL_checktype(L, 3, LUA_TTABLE);
+	lua_pushnil(L);
+	while (lua_next(L, 3) != 0) {
+		// key at index -2 and value at index -1
+		use_settings[luaL_checkstring(L, -2)] = luaL_checkstring(L, -1);
+		lua_pop(L, 1);
+	}
+	lua_pop(L, 1);
+
 	std::string path = porting::path_user + DIR_DELIM
 			"worlds" + DIR_DELIM
 			+ sanitizeDirName(name, "world_");
 
 	std::vector<SubgameSpec> games = getAvailableGames();
+	if (gameidx < 0 || gameidx >= (int) games.size()) {
+		lua_pushstring(L, "Invalid game index");
+		return 1;
+	}
 
-	if ((gameidx >= 0) &&
-			(gameidx < (int) games.size())) {
+	// Set the settings for world creation
+	// this is a bad hack but the best we have right now..
+	StringMap backup;
+	for (auto it : use_settings) {
+		if (g_settings->existsLocal(it.first))
+			backup[it.first] = g_settings->get(it.first);
+		g_settings->set(it.first, it.second);
+	}
 
-		// Create world if it doesn't exist
-		try {
-			loadGameConfAndInitWorld(path, name, games[gameidx], true);
-			lua_pushnil(L);
-		} catch (const BaseException &e) {
-			lua_pushstring(L, (std::string("Failed to initialize world: ") + e.what()).c_str());
-		}
-	} else {
-		lua_pushstring(L, "Invalid game index");
+	// Create world if it doesn't exist
+	try {
+		loadGameConfAndInitWorld(path, name, games[gameidx], true);
+		lua_pushnil(L);
+	} catch (const BaseException &e) {
+		auto err = std::string("Failed to initialize world: ") + e.what();
+		lua_pushstring(L, err.c_str());
 	}
+
+	// Restore previous settings
+	for (auto it : use_settings) {
+		auto it2 = backup.find(it.first);
+		if (it2 == backup.end())
+			g_settings->remove(it.first); // wasn't set before
+		else
+			g_settings->set(it.first, it2->second); // was set before
+	}
+
 	return 1;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index cf7ec1b72..0e44ee0bc 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -659,9 +659,7 @@ bool Settings::getNoiseParamsFromGroup(const std::string &name,
 
 bool Settings::exists(const std::string &name) const
 {
-	MutexAutoLock lock(m_mutex);
-
-	if (m_settings.find(name) != m_settings.end())
+	if (existsLocal(name))
 		return true;
 	if (auto parent = getParent())
 		return parent->exists(name);
@@ -669,6 +667,14 @@ bool Settings::exists(const std::string &name) const
 }
 
 
+bool Settings::existsLocal(const std::string &name) const
+{
+	MutexAutoLock lock(m_mutex);
+
+	return m_settings.find(name) != m_settings.end();
+}
+
+
 std::vector<std::string> Settings::getNames() const
 {
 	MutexAutoLock lock(m_mutex);
diff --git a/src/settings.h b/src/settings.h
index 4e32a3488..767d057f9 100644
--- a/src/settings.h
+++ b/src/settings.h
@@ -172,9 +172,12 @@ public:
 	bool getNoiseParamsFromValue(const std::string &name, NoiseParams &np) const;
 	bool getNoiseParamsFromGroup(const std::string &name, NoiseParams &np) const;
 
-	// return all keys used
+	// return all keys used in this object
 	std::vector<std::string> getNames() const;
+	// check if setting exists anywhere in the hierarchy
 	bool exists(const std::string &name) const;
+	// check if setting exists in this object ("locally")
+	bool existsLocal(const std::string &name) const;
 
 
 	/***************************************