diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 3a8facf..d8a6036 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ dofile(modpath.."/nodes.lua")
 dofile(modpath.."/functions.lua") --function definitions
 dofile(modpath.."/features.lua")
 dofile(modpath.."/player_spawn.lua")
+dofile(modpath.."/legacy.lua") -- contains old node definitions, will be removed at some point in the future.
 
 subterrane.disable_mapgen_caverns = function()
 	local mg_name = minetest.get_mapgen_setting("mg_name")
diff --git a/legacy.lua b/legacy.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46fb528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legacy.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+--These nodes used to be defined by subterrane but were pulled due to not wanting to force all mods that use it to create these nodes.
+--For backwards compatibility they can still be defined here, however.
+
+if minetest.setting_getbool("subterrane_enable_legacy_dripstone") then
+
+subterrane.register_stalagmite_nodes("subterrane:dry_stal", {
+	description = "Dry Dripstone",
+	tiles = {
+		"default_stone.png^[brighten",
+	},
+	groups = {cracky = 3, stone = 2},
+	sounds = default.node_sound_stone_defaults(),
+})
+
+minetest.register_node("subterrane:dry_flowstone", {
+	description = "Dry Flowstone",
+	tiles = {"default_stone.png^[brighten"},
+	groups = {cracky = 3, stone = 1},
+	is_ground_content = true,
+	drop = 'default:cobble',
+	sounds = default.node_sound_stone_defaults(),
+})
+
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+subterrane.register_stalagmite_nodes("subterrane:wet_stal", {
+	description = "Wet Dripstone",
+	tiles = {
+		"default_stone.png^[brighten^subterrane_dripstone_streaks.png",
+	},
+	groups = {cracky = 3, stone = 2, subterrane_wet_dripstone = 1},
+	sounds = default.node_sound_stone_defaults(),
+}, "subterrane:dry_stal")
+
+minetest.register_node("subterrane:wet_flowstone", {
+	description = "Wet Flowstone",
+	tiles = {"default_stone.png^[brighten^subterrane_dripstone_streaks.png"},
+	groups = {cracky = 3, stone = 1, subterrane_wet_dripstone = 1},
+	is_ground_content = true,
+	drop = 'default:cobble',
+	sounds = default.node_sound_stone_defaults(),
+})
+
+end
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diff --git a/settingtypes.txt b/settingtypes.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..114022b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settingtypes.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subterrane_enable_legacy_dripstone (Adds old dripstone node definitions) bool false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/textures/subterrane_dripstone_streaks.png b/textures/subterrane_dripstone_streaks.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e3002a
Binary files /dev/null and b/textures/subterrane_dripstone_streaks.png differ