diff --git a/mapgen.lua b/mapgen.lua
index fd05608..77b29aa 100644
--- a/mapgen.lua
+++ b/mapgen.lua
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ if vmg.define("stone_ores", true) then
 	minetest.register_ore({ore_type="sheet", ore="default:desert_stone", wherein="default:stone", clust_num_ores=250, clust_scarcity=60, clust_size=10, y_min=-1000, y_max=31000, noise_threshhold=0.1, noise_params={offset=0, scale=1, spread={x=256, y=256, z=256}, seed=163281090, octaves=5, persist=0.60}, random_factor=1.0})
 end
 
+
+local data = {}
+
+
 -- THE MAPGEN FUNCTION
 function vmg.generate(minp, maxp, seed)
 	if vmg.registered_on_first_mapgen then -- Run callbacks
@@ -212,7 +216,7 @@ function vmg.generate(minp, maxp, seed)
 
 	-- The VoxelManipulator, a complicated but speedy method to set many nodes at the same time
 	local vm, emin, emax = minetest.get_mapgen_object("voxelmanip")
-	local data = vm:get_data() -- data is the original array of content IDs (solely or mostly air)
+	vm:get_data(data) -- data is the original array of content IDs (solely or mostly air)
 	-- Be careful: emin ≠ minp and emax ≠ maxp !
 	-- The data array is not limited by minp and maxp. It exceeds it by 16 nodes in the 6 directions.
 	-- The real limits of data array are emin and emax.
diff --git a/mapgen_c.lua b/mapgen_c.lua
index 95a8b22..fa390da 100644
--- a/mapgen_c.lua
+++ b/mapgen_c.lua
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ end
 --end
 
 
+local data = {}
+
+
 -- THE MAPGEN FUNCTION
 function vmg.generate(minp, maxp, seed)
 	if vmg.registered_on_first_mapgen then -- Run callbacks
@@ -222,7 +225,7 @@ function vmg.generate(minp, maxp, seed)
 
 	-- The VoxelManipulator, a complicated but speedy method to set many nodes at the same time
 	local vm, emin, emax = minetest.get_mapgen_object("voxelmanip")
-	local data = vm:get_data() -- data is the original array of content IDs (solely or mostly air)
+	vm:get_data(data) -- data is the original array of content IDs (solely or mostly air)
 	-- Be careful: emin ≠ minp and emax ≠ maxp !
 	-- The data array is not limited by minp and maxp. It exceeds it by 16 nodes in the 6 directions.
 	-- The real limits of data array are emin and emax.
@@ -322,16 +325,12 @@ function vmg.generate(minp, maxp, seed)
 						-- Humidity and temperature are simplified from the original,
 						-- and derived from the actual mapgen.
 						local humidity = 2 ^ (v13 - v15 + (humiditymap[i2d] / 25) - 2)
-						-- This compensates for the soil humidity handling in the
-						-- original, but it's a very subtle effect.
-						-- Hopefully, changes in the C++ will make this unecessary.
-						humidity = humidity * (1 - math.exp(-math.max(4 - math.sqrt(math.abs(y)) / 4, 0) - 0.5))
 						local temperature = (heatmap[i2d] - 32) / 60 + 1
 
 						-- Add sea humidity (the mapgen doesn't)
-						if humidity < 1.8 and y < 5 then
-							humidity = humidity * (1 + (5 - y) * 10)
-						end
+						--if humidity < 1.8 and y < 5 then
+						--	humidity = humidity * (1 + (5 - y) * 10)
+						--end
 
 						-- Replace the nodes.
 						if data[ivm] == node["dirt"] then