diff --git a/src/content_mapnode.cpp b/src/content_mapnode.cpp
index 403fb66..d82ccc5 100644
--- a/src/content_mapnode.cpp
+++ b/src/content_mapnode.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ void content_mapnode_init()
 	// Deprecated
 	i = CONTENT_COALSTONE;
 	f = &content_features(i);
-	//f->translate_to = new MapNode(CONTENT_STONE, MINERAL_COAL);
 	f->setAllTextures("stone.png^mineral_coal.png");
 	f->is_ground_content = true;
 	setStoneLikeDiggingProperties(f->digging_properties, 1.5);
diff --git a/src/mapblock.cpp b/src/mapblock.cpp
index c125e67..647a177 100644
--- a/src/mapblock.cpp
+++ b/src/mapblock.cpp
@@ -607,24 +607,20 @@ void MapBlock::serialize(std::ostream &os, u8 version)
 			Get data
 		*/
 
+		// Serialize nodes
+		SharedBuffer<u8> databuf_nodelist(nodecount*3);
+		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
+		{
+			data[i].serialize(&databuf_nodelist[i*3], version);
+		}
+		
+		// Create buffer with different parameters sorted
 		SharedBuffer<u8> databuf(nodecount*3);
-
-		// Get contents
 		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
 		{
-			databuf[i] = data[i].d;
-		}
-
-		// Get params
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			databuf[i+nodecount] = data[i].param;
-		}
-
-		// Get param2
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			databuf[i+nodecount*2] = data[i].param2;
+			databuf[i] = databuf_nodelist[i*3];
+			databuf[i+nodecount] = databuf_nodelist[i*3+1];
+			databuf[i+nodecount*2] = databuf_nodelist[i*3+2];
 		}
 
 		/*
@@ -773,20 +769,14 @@ void MapBlock::deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version)
 					("MapBlock::deSerialize: decompress resulted in size"
 					" other than nodecount*3");
 
-		// Set contents
+		// deserialize nodes from buffer
 		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
 		{
-			data[i].d = s[i];
-		}
-		// Set params
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			data[i].param = s[i+nodecount];
-		}
-		// Set param2
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			data[i].param2 = s[i+nodecount*2];
+			u8 buf[3];
+			buf[0] = s[i];
+			buf[1] = s[i+nodecount];
+			buf[2] = s[i+nodecount*2];
+			data[i].deSerialize(buf, version);
 		}
 		
 		/*
@@ -818,25 +808,6 @@ void MapBlock::deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	
-	/*
-		Translate nodes as specified in the translate_to fields of
-		node features
-
-		NOTE: This isn't really used. Should it be removed?
-	*/
-	for(u32 i=0; i<MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE; i++)
-	{
-		MapNode &n = data[i];
-
-		MapNode *translate_to = content_features(n.d).translate_to;
-		if(translate_to)
-		{
-			dstream<<"MapBlock: WARNING: Translating node "<<n.d<<" to "
-					<<translate_to->d<<std::endl;
-			n = *translate_to;
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 void MapBlock::serializeDiskExtra(std::ostream &os, u8 version)
diff --git a/src/mapnode.cpp b/src/mapnode.cpp
index 1fe2314..391e593 100644
--- a/src/mapnode.cpp
+++ b/src/mapnode.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 
 ContentFeatures::~ContentFeatures()
 {
-	if(translate_to)
-		delete translate_to;
+	/*if(translate_to)
+		delete translate_to;*/
 	if(initial_metadata)
 		delete initial_metadata;
 }
@@ -241,6 +241,94 @@ u8 MapNode::getMineral()
 	return MINERAL_NONE;
 }
 
+u32 MapNode::serializedLength(u8 version)
+{
+	if(!ser_ver_supported(version))
+		throw VersionMismatchException("ERROR: MapNode format not supported");
+		
+	if(version == 0)
+		return 1;
+	else if(version <= 9)
+		return 2;
+	else
+		return 3;
+}
+void MapNode::serialize(u8 *dest, u8 version)
+{
+	if(!ser_ver_supported(version))
+		throw VersionMismatchException("ERROR: MapNode format not supported");
+		
+	u8 actual_d = d;
+
+	// Convert from new version to old
+	if(version <= 18)
+	{
+		// In these versions, CONTENT_IGNORE and CONTENT_AIR
+		// are 255 and 254
+		if(d == CONTENT_IGNORE)
+			d = 255;
+		else if(d == CONTENT_AIR)
+			d = 254;
+	}
+
+	if(version == 0)
+	{
+		dest[0] = actual_d;
+	}
+	else if(version <= 9)
+	{
+		dest[0] = actual_d;
+		dest[1] = param;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		dest[0] = actual_d;
+		dest[1] = param;
+		dest[2] = param2;
+	}
+}
+void MapNode::deSerialize(u8 *source, u8 version)
+{
+	if(!ser_ver_supported(version))
+		throw VersionMismatchException("ERROR: MapNode format not supported");
+		
+	if(version == 0)
+	{
+		d = source[0];
+	}
+	else if(version == 1)
+	{
+		d = source[0];
+		// This version doesn't support saved lighting
+		if(light_propagates() || light_source() > 0)
+			param = 0;
+		else
+			param = source[1];
+	}
+	else if(version <= 9)
+	{
+		d = source[0];
+		param = source[1];
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		d = source[0];
+		param = source[1];
+		param2 = source[2];
+		
+		// Convert from old version to new
+		if(version <= 18)
+		{
+			// In these versions, CONTENT_IGNORE and CONTENT_AIR
+			// are 255 and 254
+			if(d == 255)
+				d = CONTENT_IGNORE;
+			else if(d == 254)
+				d = CONTENT_AIR;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 /*
 	Gets lighting value at face of node
 	
diff --git a/src/mapnode.h b/src/mapnode.h
index eb4b17e..36d48fb 100644
--- a/src/mapnode.h
+++ b/src/mapnode.h
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 	- Tile = TileSpec at some side of a node of some content type
 */
 
+/*
+	Ranges:
+		0x000...0x07f: param2 is fully usable
+		0x800...0xfff: param2 lower 4 bytes are free
+*/
+typedef u16 content_t;
+
 /*
 	Initializes all kind of stuff in here.
 	Many things depend on this.
@@ -59,14 +66,16 @@ void init_mapnode();
 	Doesn't create faces with anything and is considered being
 	out-of-map in the game map.
 */
-#define CONTENT_IGNORE 255
+//#define CONTENT_IGNORE 255
+#define CONTENT_IGNORE 127
 #define CONTENT_IGNORE_DEFAULT_PARAM 0
 
 /*
 	The common material through which the player can walk and which
 	is transparent to light
 */
-#define CONTENT_AIR 254
+//#define CONTENT_AIR 254
+#define CONTENT_AIR 126
 
 /*
 	Content feature list
@@ -94,7 +103,7 @@ class NodeMetadata;
 struct ContentFeatures
 {
 	// If non-NULL, content is translated to this when deserialized
-	MapNode *translate_to;
+	//MapNode *translate_to;
 
 	// Type of MapNode::param
 	ContentParamType param_type;
@@ -154,7 +163,7 @@ struct ContentFeatures
 
 	void reset()
 	{
-		translate_to = NULL;
+		//translate_to = NULL;
 		param_type = CPT_NONE;
 		inventory_texture = NULL;
 		is_ground_content = false;
@@ -399,20 +408,30 @@ enum LightBank
 
 struct MapNode
 {
-	// Content
-	u8 d;
+	/*
+		Main content
+		0x00-0x7f: Short content type
+		0x80-0xff: Long content type (param2>>4 makes up low bytes)
+	*/
+	union
+	{
+		u8 param0;
+		u8 d;
+	};
 
 	/*
 		Misc parameter. Initialized to 0.
 		- For light_propagates() blocks, this is light intensity,
 		  stored logarithmically from 0 to LIGHT_MAX.
 		  Sunlight is LIGHT_SUN, which is LIGHT_MAX+1.
-		- Contains 2 values, day- and night lighting. Each takes 4 bits.
+		  - Contains 2 values, day- and night lighting. Each takes 4 bits.
+		- Mineral content (should be removed from here)
+		- Uhh... well, most blocks have light or nothing in here.
 	*/
 	union
 	{
-		s8 param;
 		u8 param1;
+		s8 param;
 	};
 	
 	/*
@@ -437,14 +456,6 @@ struct MapNode
 		param2 = a_param2;
 	}
 
-	/*MapNode & operator=(const MapNode &other)
-	{
-		d = other.d;
-		param = other.param;
-		param2 = other.param2;
-		return *this;
-	}*/
-
 	bool operator==(const MapNode &other)
 	{
 		return (d == other.d
@@ -452,6 +463,16 @@ struct MapNode
 				&& param2 == other.param2);
 	}
 	
+	// To be used everywhere
+	content_t getContent()
+	{
+		return d;
+	}
+	void setContent(content_t c)
+	{
+		d = c;
+	}
+	
 	/*
 		These four are DEPRECATED I guess. -c55
 	*/
@@ -566,88 +587,15 @@ struct MapNode
 		MINERAL_NONE if doesn't contain or isn't able to contain mineral.
 	*/
 	u8 getMineral();
-
+	
 	/*
-		These serialization functions are used when informing client
-		of a single node add.
-
-		NOTE: When loading a MapBlock, these are not used. Should they?
+		Serialization functions
 	*/
 
-	static u32 serializedLength(u8 version)
-	{
-		if(!ser_ver_supported(version))
-			throw VersionMismatchException("ERROR: MapNode format not supported");
-			
-		if(version == 0)
-			return 1;
-		else if(version <= 9)
-			return 2;
-		else
-			return 3;
-	}
-	void serialize(u8 *dest, u8 version)
-	{
-		if(!ser_ver_supported(version))
-			throw VersionMismatchException("ERROR: MapNode format not supported");
-			
-		if(version == 0)
-		{
-			dest[0] = d;
-		}
-		else if(version <= 9)
-		{
-			dest[0] = d;
-			dest[1] = param;
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			dest[0] = d;
-			dest[1] = param;
-			dest[2] = param2;
-		}
-	}
-	void deSerialize(u8 *source, u8 version)
-	{
-		if(!ser_ver_supported(version))
-			throw VersionMismatchException("ERROR: MapNode format not supported");
-			
-		if(version == 0)
-		{
-			d = source[0];
-		}
-		else if(version == 1)
-		{
-			d = source[0];
-			// This version doesn't support saved lighting
-			if(light_propagates() || light_source() > 0)
-				param = 0;
-			else
-				param = source[1];
-		}
-		else if(version <= 9)
-		{
-			d = source[0];
-			param = source[1];
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			d = source[0];
-			param = source[1];
-			param2 = source[2];
-		}
-
-		// Translate deprecated stuff
-		// NOTE: This doesn't get used because MapBlock handles node
-		// parameters directly
-		MapNode *translate_to = content_features(d).translate_to;
-		if(translate_to)
-		{
-			dstream<<"MapNode: WARNING: Translating "<<d<<" to "
-					<<translate_to->d<<std::endl;
-			*this = *translate_to;
-		}
-	}
+	static u32 serializedLength(u8 version);
+	void serialize(u8 *dest, u8 version);
+	void deSerialize(u8 *source, u8 version);
+	
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/serialization.h b/src/serialization.h
index 80a3361..974ae95 100644
--- a/src/serialization.h
+++ b/src/serialization.h
@@ -53,12 +53,13 @@ with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 	15: StaticObjects
 	16: larger maximum size of node metadata, and compression
 	17: MapBlocks contain timestamp
-	18: sqlite/new generator/whatever
+	18: new generator (not really necessary, but it's there)
+	19: new content type handling
 */
 // This represents an uninitialized or invalid format
 #define SER_FMT_VER_INVALID 255
 // Highest supported serialization version
-#define SER_FMT_VER_HIGHEST 18
+#define SER_FMT_VER_HIGHEST 19
 // Lowest supported serialization version
 #define SER_FMT_VER_LOWEST 0