Add AUTOBUILD_CHUNKDIST

init.lua

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ local AUTOBUILD_UPDATE_TIME = 1.0
 
 -- x/y/z size of chunks to generate in autobuild mode.
 local AUTOBUILD_SIZE = 16
+-- Amount of chunks to generate around player
+local AUTOBUILD_CHUNKDIST = 2
 
 
 -- Color of the formspec box[] element
@@ -763,42 +765,23 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 
 		local pos = vector.round(player:get_pos())
 		pos = sidelen_pos(pos, AUTOBUILD_SIZE)
-		local neighbors = {
-			vector.new(0, 0, 0),
-			vector.new(0, 0, -1),
-			vector.new(0, 0, 1),
-			vector.new(0, -1, -1),
-			vector.new(0, -1, 0),
-			vector.new(0, -1, 1),
-			vector.new(0, 1, -1),
-			vector.new(0, 1, 0),
-			vector.new(0, 1, 1),
-			vector.new(-1, -1, -1),
-			vector.new(-1, -1, 0),
-			vector.new(-1, -1, 1),
-			vector.new(-1, 0, -1),
-			vector.new(-1, 0, 0),
-			vector.new(-1, 0, 1),
-			vector.new(-1, 1, -1),
-			vector.new(-1, 1, 0),
-			vector.new(-1, 1, 1),
-			vector.new(1, -1, -1),
-			vector.new(1, -1, 0),
-			vector.new(1, -1, 1),
-			vector.new(1, 0, -1),
-			vector.new(1, 0, 0),
-			vector.new(1, 0, 1),
-			vector.new(1, 1, -1),
-			vector.new(1, 1, 0),
-			vector.new(1, 1, 1),
-
-		}
+		local neighbors = { vector.new(0, 0, 0) }
+		local c = AUTOBUILD_CHUNKDIST
+		local cc = c
+		if current_perlin.dimensions == 2 then
+			cc = 0
+		end
+		for cx=-c, c do
+		for cy=-cc, cc do
+		for cz=-c, c do
+			table.insert(neighbors, vector.new(cx, cy, cz))
+		end
+		end
+		end
 		for n=1, #neighbors do
-			if current_perlin.dimensions == 3 or neighbors[n].y == 0 then
-				local offset = vector.multiply(neighbors[n], 16)
-				local npos = vector.add(pos, offset)
-				build(npos, player:get_player_name())
-			end
+			local offset = vector.multiply(neighbors[n], AUTOBUILD_SIZE)
+			local npos = vector.add(pos, offset)
+			build(npos, player:get_player_name())
 		end
 	end
 end)