diff --git a/mods/adventuretest/init.lua b/mods/adventuretest/init.lua
index 85abc32..90563d4 100644
--- a/mods/adventuretest/init.lua
+++ b/mods/adventuretest/init.lua
@@ -17,6 +17,28 @@ end
 
 adventuretest.blood = enable_blood
 
+-- check for minetest 5.x compatibility and mantains backguard 4.X/0.4
+local is_57 = minetest.has_feature("get_light_data_buffer")
+local is_56 = minetest.has_feature("particlespawner_tweenable")
+local is_55 = minetest.has_feature("dynamic_add_media_table")
+local is_54 = minetest.has_feature("direct_velocity_on_players")
+local is_53 = minetest.has_feature("object_step_has_moveresult")
+local is_52 = minetest.has_feature("pathfinder_works")
+local is_51 = minetest.has_feature("httpfetch_binary_data")
+local is_50 = minetest.has_feature("object_use_texture_alpha")
+local is_04 = minetest.has_feature("area_store_custom_ids")
+local is_40 = minetest.has_feature("add_entity_with_staticdata")
+-- expose api check of minetest version compatibility, 40 is 4.0.17+ and 0.4 is 0.4.14 to 0.4.17.1
+adventuretest.is_57 = is_57
+adventuretest.is_56 = is_56
+adventuretest.is_55 = is_55
+adventuretest.is_54 = is_54
+adventuretest.is_53 = is_53
+adventuretest.is_52 = is_52
+adventuretest.is_51 = is_51
+adventuretest.is_50 = is_50
+adventuretest.is_04 = is_04
+adventuretest.is_40 = is_40
 
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("adventuretest").."/functions.lua");
 dofile(minetest.get_modpath("adventuretest").."/register_functions.lua");