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mods/MAPGEN/vox_overworld/README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+
+# Biome Registry Template
+
+```lua
+core.register_biome({
+    name = "temperate_forest",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:grass",       -- Top surface block
+    depth_top = 1,                           -- Depth of the top block
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:dirt",    -- Subsurface block
+    depth_filler = 3,                        -- Depth of filler layer
+    node_stone = "vox_worldblocks:stone",    -- Base stone layer
+    node_riverbed = "vox_worldblocks:sand",  -- Riverbed material
+    depth_riverbed = 2,                      -- Depth of riverbed material
+    node_river_water = "vox_worldblocks:water_source", -- Water source
+    heat_point = 45,                         -- Climate heat level
+    humidity_point = 70,                     -- Climate humidity level
+    height_min = 1,                          -- Minimum height for the biome
+    height_max = 128,                        -- Maximum height for the biome
+    decorations = {"flowers:rose", "flowers:tulip"}, -- Decoration nodes
+    biome_group = "temperate",               -- Biome category (for climate/weather)
+})
+```
+
+OLD:
+
+```lua
+core.register_biome({
+    name = "grassland",
+    node_top = "grass",
+    depth_top = 1,
+    node_filler = "vox_main:dirt",
+    node_stone = "vox_main:stone",
+    depth_filler = 3,
+    node_riverbed = "vox_main:sand",
+    node_river_water = "vox_main:water_source",
+    depth_riverbed = 2,
+    height_min = 1,
+    height_max = 256,
+    heat_point = 35,
+    humidity_point = 50
+})
+```

mods/MAPGEN/vox_overworld/init.lua

@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ vox_overworld = {}
 
 dofile(core.get_modpath(core.get_current_modname()) .. "/registry.lua")
 
-
+-- Ensure vox_mapgen_core is loaded
+--local mapgen_core = assert(vox_mapgen_core, "vox_mapgen_core must be loaded before vox_overworld")

mods/MAPGEN/vox_overworld/registry.lua

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 -- Voxelis - Voxel survival sandbox for Luanti
 -- Copyright (C) 2024 Mad Star Studio LLC
 -- 
--- This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
--- it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
--- the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
--- (at your option) any later version.
---
 -- You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
 -- with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-core.register_biome({
+-- -------------------------------------------------------------- --
+-- BIOMES
+-- -------------------------------------------------------------- --
+
+-- Helper Function: Register Default Biome Properties
+local function register_biome(params)
+    -- Set defaults for biome parameters
+    params.node_river_water = params.node_river_water or "vox_worldblocks:water_source"
+    params.depth_riverbed = params.depth_riverbed or 2
+    params.height_min = params.height_min or 1
+    params.height_max = params.height_max or 256
+    params.node_stone = params.node_stone or "vox_worldblocks:stone"
+
+    core.register_biome(params)
+end
+
+-- Grasslands
+register_biome({
     name = "grassland",
-    node_top = "grass",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:grass",
     depth_top = 1,
-    node_filler = "vox_main:dirt",
-    node_stone = "vox_main:stone",
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:dirt",
     depth_filler = 3,
-    node_riverbed = "vox_main:sand",
-    node_river_water = "vox_main:water_source",
-    depth_riverbed = 2,
-    height_min = 1,
-    height_max = 256,
     heat_point = 35,
-    humidity_point = 50
+    humidity_point = 50,
+})
+
+-- Desert
+register_biome({
+    name = "desert",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:sand",
+    depth_top = 2,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:sandstone",
+    depth_filler = 5,
+    heat_point = 80,
+    humidity_point = 20,
+})
+
+-- Boreal Forest
+register_biome({
+    name = "boreal_forest",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:grass",
+    depth_top = 1,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:dirt",
+    depth_filler = 4,
+    heat_point = 20,
+    humidity_point = 60,
+})
+
+-- Frozen Tundra
+register_biome({
+    name = "frozen_tundra",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:snow",
+    depth_top = 1,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:packed_snow",
+    depth_filler = 3,
+    node_riverbed = "vox_worldblocks:ice",
+    heat_point = 5,
+    humidity_point = 40,
+    height_max = 150,
+})
+
+-- Rocky Badlands
+register_biome({
+    name = "rocky_badlands",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:stone",
+    depth_top = 2,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:gravel",
+    depth_filler = 4,
+    heat_point = 50,
+    humidity_point = 30,
+    height_min = 50,
+    height_max = 180,
+})
+
+-- Savannah
+register_biome({
+    name = "savannah",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:grass",
+    depth_top = 1,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:dirt",
+    depth_filler = 3,
+    heat_point = 70,
+    humidity_point = 30,
+    height_max = 512,
+})
+
+-- Mangrove Forest
+register_biome({
+    name = "mangrove_forest",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:grass",
+    depth_top = 1,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:mud",
+    depth_filler = 3,
+    node_riverbed = "vox_worldblocks:mud",
+    heat_point = 75,
+    humidity_point = 80,
+    height_min = -5,
+    height_max = 100,
+})
+
+-- Volcanic Fields
+register_biome({
+    name = "volcanic_fields",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:volcanic_rock",
+    depth_top = 1,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:basalt",
+    depth_filler = 5,
+    node_riverbed = "vox_worldblocks:lava_source",
+    node_river_water = "vox_worldblocks:lava_source",
+    heat_point = 90,
+    humidity_point = 10,
+    height_min = 50,
+    height_max = 512,
+})
+
+-- Salt Flats
+register_biome({
+    name = "salt_flats",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:salt_crystal",
+    depth_top = 2,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:sand",
+    depth_filler = 3,
+    heat_point = 80,
+    humidity_point = 20,
+    height_max = 100,
+})
+
+-- Jade Cliffs
+register_biome({
+    name = "jade_cliffs",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:grass",
+    depth_top = 1,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:stone",
+    depth_filler = 5,
+    node_stone = "vox_worldblocks:granite",
+    node_riverbed = "vox_worldblocks:gravel",
+    heat_point = 55,
+    humidity_point = 65,
+    height_min = 128,
+    height_max = 1024,
+})
+
+-- Painted Canyons
+register_biome({
+    name = "painted_canyons",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:terracotta_red",
+    depth_top = 1,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:terracotta_orange",
+    depth_filler = 4,
+    node_riverbed = "vox_worldblocks:terracotta_yellow",
+    heat_point = 65,
+    humidity_point = 25,
+    height_min = 10,
+    height_max = 256,
+})
+
+-- Iceberg Fields
+register_biome({
+    name = "iceberg_fields",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:ice",
+    depth_top = 1,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:snow",
+    depth_filler = 3,
+    node_riverbed = "vox_worldblocks:ice",
+    heat_point = -10,
+    humidity_point = 50,
+    height_min = -100,
+    height_max = 100,
+})
+
+-- Black Sand Beach
+register_biome({
+    name = "black_sand_beach",
+    node_top = "vox_worldblocks:basalt",
+    depth_top = 2,
+    node_filler = "vox_worldblocks:sand",
+    depth_filler = 3,
+    heat_point = 65,
+    humidity_point = 80,
+    height_min = -5,
+    height_max = 5,
 })