From 42fcfb75e85523a2fa5d99a453c2fabc2c04c0f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paramat Date: Wed, 20 May 2020 22:16:14 +0100 Subject: Allow more than 255 biomes, document new maximum (#9855) Change biomemap data type from u8 to u16. New technical (not practical) maximum is 65535 biomes. --- doc/lua_api.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) (limited to 'doc/lua_api.txt') diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt index 8b7c412ab..0101bd4cf 100644 --- a/doc/lua_api.txt +++ b/doc/lua_api.txt @@ -7443,6 +7443,10 @@ Biome definition Used by `minetest.register_biome`. +The maximum number of biomes that can be used is 65535. However, using an +excessive number of biomes will slow down map generation. Depending on desired +performance and computing power the practical limit is much lower. + { name = "tundra", -- cgit v1.2.3