Added spawn.lua check for custom mob spawning, example file included

init.lua

@@ -1,16 +1,37 @@
 
 -- Load support for intllib.
-local path = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname())
+local path = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname()) .. "/"
+
 local S = minetest.get_translator and minetest.get_translator("mobs_npc") or
-		dofile(path .. "/intllib.lua")
+		dofile(path .. "intllib.lua")
+
 mobs.intllib = S
 
+
+-- Check for custom mob spawn file
+local input = io.open(path .. "spawn.lua", "r")
+
+if input then
+	mobs.custom_spawn_npc = true
+	input:close()
+	input = nil
+end
+
+
 -- NPCs
-dofile(path .. "/npc.lua") -- TenPlus1
-dofile(path .. "/trader.lua")
-dofile(path .. "/igor.lua")
+dofile(path .. "npc.lua") -- TenPlus1
+dofile(path .. "trader.lua")
+dofile(path .. "igor.lua")
+
+
+-- Load custom spawning
+if mobs.custom_spawn_npc then
+	dofile(path .. "spawn.lua")
+end
+
 
 -- Lucky Blocks
 dofile(path .. "/lucky_block.lua")
 
+
 print (S("[MOD] Mobs Redo NPCs loaded"))

npc.lua

@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ mobs:register_mob("mobs_npc:npc", {
 	end,
 })
 
+if not mobs.custom_spawn_npc then
 mobs:spawn({
 	name = "mobs_npc:npc",
 	nodes = {"default:brick"},
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ mobs:spawn({
 	min_height = 0,
 	day_toggle = true,
 })
+end
 
 mobs:register_egg("mobs_npc:npc", S("Npc"), "default_brick.png", 1)
 

spawn_example.lua

@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+
+--[[ Spawn Template, defaults to values shown if line not provided
+
+mobs:spawn({
+
+	name = "",
+
+		- Name of mob, must be provided e.g. "mymod:my_mob"
+
+	nodes = {"group:soil, "group:stone"},
+
+		- Nodes to spawn on top of.
+
+	neighbors = {"air"},
+
+		- Nodes to spawn beside.
+
+	min_light = 0,
+
+		- Minimum light level.
+
+	max_light = 15,
+
+		- Maximum light level, 15 is sunlight only.
+
+	interval = 30,
+
+		- Spawn interval in seconds.
+
+	chance = 5000,
+
+		- Spawn chance, 1 in every 5000 nodes.
+
+	active_object_count = 1,
+
+		- Active mobs of this type in area.
+
+	min_height = -31000,
+
+		- Minimum height level.
+
+	max_height = 31000,
+
+		- Maximum height level.
+
+	day_toggle = nil,
+
+		- Daytime toggle, true to spawn during day, false for night, nil for both
+
+	on_spawn = nil,
+
+		- On spawn function to run when mob spawns in world
+
+	on_map_load = nil,
+
+		- On map load, when true mob only spawns in newly generated map areas
+})
+]]--
+
+
+-- NPC
+
+mobs:spawn({
+	name = "mobs_npc:npc",
+	nodes = {"default:brick"},
+	neighbors = {"default:grass_3"},
+	min_light = 10,
+	chance = 10000,
+	active_object_count = 1,
+	min_height = 0,
+	day_toggle = true,
+})
+
+-- Igor
+
+mobs:spawn({
+	name = "mobs_npc:igor",
+	nodes = {"mobs:meatblock"},
+	neighbors = {"default:brick"},
+	min_light = 10,
+	chance = 10000,
+	active_object_count = 1,
+	min_height = 0,
+	day_toggle = true,
+})
+
+-- Trader
+
+mobs:spawn({
+	name = "mobs_npc:trader",
+	nodes = {"default:diamondblock"},
+	neighbors = {"default:brick"},
+	min_light = 10,
+	chance = 10000,
+	active_object_count = 1,
+	min_height = 0,
+	day_toggle = true,
+})