From 245d052bc5f3b0845d3feba0fe2f4a8141207fe7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: NathanSalapat <rendertracer@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2016 09:56:49 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] fixed spreading.

---
 functions.lua    | 11 ++++++++++-
 prickly_pear.lua |  8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/functions.lua b/functions.lua
index aa6f330..d338cf2 100644
--- a/functions.lua
+++ b/functions.lua
@@ -32,10 +32,19 @@ function desert_life.spread(nodename, pos, undernode, replacing)
    local under_location = ({x=location.x, y=location.y-1, z=location.z})
    local under_name = minetest.get_node_or_nil(under_location)
    local location_name = minetest.get_node_or_nil(location)
+   if under_name == nil then
+      return -- Should under_name somehow not be a node this will keep the script from crashing.
+   end
    if under_name.name == undernode then
-         if location_name.name == replacing then
+      if location_name.name == replacing then
+         local pos1 = {x=location.x+2, y=location.y, z=location.z+2}
+   		local pos0 = {x=location.x-2, y=location.y, z=location.z-2}
+   		local can_replace = minetest.find_nodes_in_area(pos0, pos1, replacing)
+         local replace_num = #can_replace
+         if replace_num > 22 then --increase to decrease number of plants.
             local face_ran = math.random(0,3)
             minetest.set_node(location, {name = nodename, param2 = face_ran})
+         end
       end
    end
 end
diff --git a/prickly_pear.lua b/prickly_pear.lua
index 4af56de..d2cc8f5 100644
--- a/prickly_pear.lua
+++ b/prickly_pear.lua
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ minetest.register_decoration({
 
 minetest.register_abm{
 	nodenames = {"group:dl_pp"},
-	interval = 30,
-	chance = 20,
+	interval = 40,
+	chance = 30,
 	action = function(pos)
       local node = minetest.get_node(pos)
       if node.name == 'desert_life:prickly_pear_1' then
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@ minetest.register_abm{
 if desert_life_bloom == true then
    minetest.register_abm{
       nodenames = {"group:dl_pp"},
-      interval = 30,
-      chance = 20,
+      interval = 1,
+      chance = 2,
       action = function(pos)
          if mymonths.month_counter == 4
          or mymonths.month_counter == 5