repixture-cd2025/DEV_GROUPS.md

Group reference

This file is developer documentation that documents all the non-special groups (i.e. not special according to lua_api.txt) used in this game.

Item groups

This is the list of all groups used for items. Note: If no number/rating is specified, use 1 as rating.

Interactive item groups

• not_in_creative_inventory: Item won't show up in Creative Inventory
• not_in_craft_guide: Item won't show up in crafting guide
• no_item_drop: This item can't exist as a dropped item on the ground. When dropping it, it is deleted instantly
• immortal_item: In entity form, this item withstands damage and won't be destroyed by nodes with destroys_items group

Creative categorization

These groups are mainly used for a better item sorting in Creative Mode.

• node: Add this group for items that are considered nodes in a gameplay sense. Rarely needed, use this for items that are technically not nodes themselves, but they behave like placable nodes from the player-point of view. Example: Door craftitems. Implied if it was registered with minetest.register_node.

• tool: Add this group for items that are considered tools in a gameplay sense. That’s an item that the player can use to perform a direct action, like digging, igniting blocks. Implied if item was registered with minetest.register_tool.

• craftitems: Add this group for items that are considered craftitems in a gameplay sense. That’s an item that is neither a node nor tool. Usually for items only used for crafting with no inherent direct use. Implied if it was registered with minetest.register_craftitem.

• creative_decoblock: Classifies nodes as "decorative node". This is for non-full cubes except slabs and stairs

Tools

• axe: Axe
• shears: Shears
• shovel: Shovel
• sword: Sword
• spear: Spear
• weapon: Weapon (item that is primarily used for attacks)
• supertool: Super tool, i.e. a powerful tool for Creative Mode use only
• sheep_cuts: For shears. Rating specifies how often it can shear sheep

Armor

• is_armor: Item is an armor piece
• armor: Item is an armor piece and rating specifies armor percentage
• armor_material: Rating specifies armor material; number is assigned dynamically. Equal number means equal material.
• armor_slot: Rating says which slot the armor piece belongs to: 1 = Helmet, 2 = Chestplate, 3 = Boots

Other item categorizations

• stick: Stick
• bucket: Any bucket
• bucket_water: Bucket with water
• food: Can be eaten by player. Rating: 2 = eatable, 3 = drinkable, 1 = unknown food type
• nav_compass: Compass. Rating: 1 = normal compass, 2 = magnocompass
• spawn_egg: Item that spawns mobs

Node groups

This is the list of all groups used for nodes. Note: If no number/rating is specified, use 1 as rating.

Digging groups

• choppy: Can be dug by brute force, like wood
• cracky: Hard material like stone
• crumbly: Soft material like dirt
• snappy: Can be dug with fine tools like shears
• fleshy: Node represents some kind of (semi-)living organism, so it can be "dug" easily by weapons
• handy: Can be dug with bare hand
• oddly_breakable_by_hand: Can be dug with bare hand, but for nodes where it seems unrealistic

Interactive node groups:

• soil: For blocks that allow several plants to grow
• leafdecay: Node decays if not close to a tree group node (max. distance = rating). Decaying will destroy the node and release the item drop except dropping itself.
• leafdecay_drop: Must be used in combination with leafdecay. Decaying will release the item drop, and it can even drop itself.
• magnetic: Node is magnetic and can magnetize stuff (like compass)
• unmagnetic: Node is "unmagnetic", this means it can de-magnetize stuff
• locked: Node is considered to be locked
• container: Node has an inventory to store item(s)
• interactive_node: Node can be interacted with (excluding pure container nodes)
• no_spawn_allowed_on: If set, players can not (initially) spawn on this block
• spawn_allowed_in: If set, players can spawn into this block (note: this group is ignored for the 'air' and 'ignore' nodes)
• destroys_items: If set, node will destroy any item that is inside this node (unless the item has immortal_item set)
• uses_canonical_compass: This is used for nodes that can carry a compass. If this group is set, the compass will be added to the node in "canonical" form, i.e. the needle always faces upwards. Otherwise, the compass needle is adjusted according to the node position and rotation (wallmounted/facedir).
• seed: A farming item that can be planted on the ground to spawn a plant that will grow over time. Usually this is a seed, but it does not have to be.
• _attached_node_top=1: Node attaches to the top of another node. If the node above disappears, the node itself detaches

Node categorization

• dirt: Any dirt (with or without cover)

• normal_dirt: Any "normal" common dirt found in most temperate biomes (i.e. not swamp dirt or dry dirt) (with or without cover)

• dry_dirt: Any dry dirt (with or without cover)

• swamp_dirt: Any swamp dirt (with or without cover)

• grass_cover: This node is covered with grass

• grass: Any grass clump

• green_grass: Any grass clump that is lush (“green”)

• normal_grass: "Normal" grass clump

• dry_grass: Dry grass clump

• swamp_grass: Swamp grass clump

• plant: Any node that is a plant (also for rooted plants)

• rooted_plant: Node is a plant/full block hybrid using plantlike_rooted drawtype

• farming_plant: Any plant used for farming

• plant_cotton: Cotton plant (rating = growth stage)

• plant_wheat: Wheat plant (rating = growth stage)

• sapling: Sapling

• fern: Fern

• flower: Flower

• seagrass: Seagrass

• alga: Alga

• leaves: Any leaves

• dry_leaves: Dry leaves

• lush_leaves: Any non-dry leaves

• spikes: Spikes

• item_showcase: Item showcase

• plantable_dry: You can plant farming plants on it and this node is considered to be dry

• plantable_wet: You can plant farming plants on it and this node is considered to be wet

• plantable_sandy: You can plant farming plants on it and this node is considered to be made out of sand

• plantable_soil: You can plant farming plants on it and this node is considered to be "normal" soil

• plantable_fertilizer: This node is fertilized

Shaped

• slab: Slab (1 = normal slab, 2 = path slab)
• stair: Stair
• path: A path node like the Dirt Path (1 = normal path, 2 = path slab)
• door: Any door
• door_wood: Wooden door
• fence: Fence
• sign: Sign
• bed: Bed segment
• torch: Torch

Node material groups (used for full nodes only):

• planks: Wooden planks
• wood: Made out of wood
• tree: Tree trunks
• stone: Stone
• ore: Ore
• sand: Sand
• gravel: Gravel
• sandstone: Sandstone
• glass: Glass
• fuzzy: Wool, cotton bale, etc.

Liquids

• liquid: Any liquid
• water: Any water
• flowing_water: Flowing water
• river_water: Any river water
• swamp_water: Any swamp water

Unused node groups

• flammable

Damage groups

This is the list of damage groups.

• fleshy: This is the damage group used for everything that takes damage.