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This article shows the various special features which [[Map generator|map generators]] have and explains how to use them.
 
 
 
 
 
== Shared features ==
 
These map generator features are shared by multiple map generators. All of these are enabled by default.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! width=5%|Name
 
! width=10%|Blocks
 
! Supported mapgens
 
! Setting
 
! Default?
 
! Description
 
! width=355px|Images
 
|-
 
| '''Cobblestone dungeon'''
 
| [[Cobblestone]], [[Mossy Cobblestone]], [[Stair|Cobblestone Stair]], [[Air]]
 
| v5, v6, v7, valleys, flat, fractal
 
| <code>mg_flags=dungeons</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Dungeons are [[Air|hollow]] underground structures made of a mixture of [[cobblestone]] and [[Mossy Cobblestone|mossy cobblestone]]. Many pathways and [[Stair|cobblestone stairs]] connect a complex system of rooms.
 
| [[File:Dungeon 0.4.7.jpg|thumb|350px|Cobblestone dungeon, as of 0.4.7]]
 
|-
 
| '''Desert dungeon'''
 
| [[Desert Stone]], [[Sandstone Brick]], [[Air]]
 
| v5, v7, valleys, flat, fractal
 
| <code>mg_flags=dungeons</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Desert dungeons are similar to cobblestone dungeons, but they have larger rooms and longer stairways. They are either made out of [[Desert Stone|desert stone]] or [[Sandstone Brick|sandstone brick]]. Desert dungeons made out of desert stone appear inside desert stone and dungeons made out of sandstone bricks appear inside [[sandstone]]. In [[Subgames/Minetest Game|Minetest Game]], desert dungeons can thus be found in deserts and sandstone deserts.
 
| [[File:Desert dungeon desert stone.jpg|thumb|350px|Desert dungeon with desert stone, as of 0.4.13]] [[File:Desert dungeon sandstone.jpg|thumb|350px|Desert dungeon with sandstone brick, as of 0.4.13]]
 
|-
 
| '''Decorations'''
 
| ''(depends)''
 
| v5, v6, v7, valleys, flat, fractal
 
| <code>mg_flags=decorations</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Decorations are additional structures placed on top of the surface. Decorations can be small plants such as [[grass]], [[flower]]s, [[Cactus|cacti]], or they can even be entire trees or buildings. In all mapgens except v6, the decorations are defined by the mods. In v6, decorations are predefined. Disabling decorations in v6 does not affect [[trees]] and [[Jungle Grass|jungle grass]].
 
|-
 
| '''Caves'''
 
| [[Air]]
 
| v5, v6, v7, valleys, flat, fractal
 
| <code>mg_flags=caves</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Caves are [[air]] pockets found underground at any [[Coordinates|height]]. Caves can be very small hollow places or can be very complex interconnected tunnel systems. Cave entrances can commonly found on the surface. The cave style greatly varies between the different map generators.
 
|-
 
| '''Lava lakes'''
 
| [[Lava]], [[Ores]], [[Air]]
 
| v5, v6, v7, valleys, flat, fractal
 
| <code>mg_flags=caves</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Fairly common below Y=-95, these lakes are caverns flooded with [[Lava|lava]]. [[Ores]] are very common around these lakes (see screenshot). However, often these caverns are not linked to, and it is very difficult to reach them. Lava lakes are a subset of caves and only appear when caves are used.
 
| [[File:Lava lake 0.4.7.jpg|thumb|350px|A lava lake, as of 0.4.7]]
 
|}
 
 
 
== v7 ==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! width=5%|Name
 
! Setting
 
! Default?
 
! Description
 
! width=355px|Images
 
|-
 
| '''Mountains'''
 
| <code>mgv7_spflags=mountains</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Enables mountains.
 
|
 
|-
 
| '''Ridges'''
 
| <code>mgv7_spflags=ridges</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Enables rivers which aggressively cut through the terrain and create canyon-like structures. Since these rivers can make the terrain quite difficult to navigate, it may make sense to disable them.
 
|-
 
| '''Floatlands'''
 
| <code>mgv7_spflags=floatlands</code>
 
| No
 
| With this setting, large chunks of land will be created in the sky at a height at Y=1280 or above. The terrain is a bit different than on the surface, but the biomes are more or less the same. This setting is experimental and subject to change.
 
| [[File:Mapgen v7 floatlands.jpg|thumb|350px|Floatlands in 0.4.15]]
 
|}
 
 
 
== v6 ==
 
V6 features are configured via map generator flags with the setting <code>mgv6_spflags</code>.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! width=5%|Name
 
! Flags
 
! Default?
 
! Description
 
! width=355px|Images
 
|-
 
| '''Trees'''
 
| <code>trees</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Enables [[trees]], apple trees, jungle trees and [[Jungle Grass|jungle grass]] in jungles and pine trees in snow biomes.
 
| [[File:Mapgen_v6_0_4_9.jpg|thumb|350px|A forest of regular trees in 0.4.9]]
 
|-
 
| '''Snow biomes'''
 
| <code>snowbiomes</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Enables snowy biomes and [[ice]] sheets.
 
| [[File:Snow pines.jpg|thumb|350px|Pine trees in a snowy region, as of 0.4.13]]
 
|-
 
| '''Jungle biomes'''
 
| <code>trees,jungles</code><br/>or<br/><code>trees,snowbiomes</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Adds the jungle biome which includes [[Jungle Tree|jungle trees]] and [[Jungle Grass|jungle grass]]
 
| [[File:Jungle 0.4.7.jpg|thumb|350px|Jungle biome as of 0.4.7]]
 
|-
 
| '''Biome blending'''
 
| <code>biomeblend</code>
 
| Yes
 
| Enables a smooth transition between biomes.
 
| [[File:Mapgen v6 biomeblend.jpg|thumb|350px|Biome blending in action between plains and a desert]]
 
|-
 
| '''Mud flow'''
 
| <code>mudflow</code>
 
| Yes
 
| The “mudflow” parameter adds soil erosion. It moves [[dirt]] that sits on the edge of vertical drops and moves it to the base of that drop.
 
|}
 
 
 
== flat ==
 
This mapgen has support for lakes and hills which are disabled by default.
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
! width=5%|Name
 
! Setting
 
! Default?
 
! Description
 
! width=355px|Images
 
|-
 
| '''Hills'''
 
| <code>mgflat_spflags=hills</code>
 
| No
 
| Increases the terrain height at some points to form hills. These hills become quite big sometimes.
 
| [[File:Mapgen flat hills.jpg|thumb|350px|Hill in the flat mapgen]]
 
|-
 
| '''Lakes'''
 
| <code>mgflat_spflags=lakes</code>
 
| No
 
| Lowers the terrain at some points to form lakes. These lakes can become quite large sometimes.
 
| [[File:Mapgen flat lakes.jpg|thumb|350px|Small lake in the flat mapgen]]
 
|}
 

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