From 477afad09ed6f55cd60a6b1bf30f0b8e98f48f1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: trans_soup <>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:23:42 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] balance: tweak sapling growth rate.

---
 mods/bg_tree/grow_sapling.lua | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mods/bg_tree/grow_sapling.lua b/mods/bg_tree/grow_sapling.lua
index 4ace93f..d29080a 100644
--- a/mods/bg_tree/grow_sapling.lua
+++ b/mods/bg_tree/grow_sapling.lua
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ local function find_first_root (pos, max_height = 8)
 end
 ]]--
 
+local sapling_grow_cost = 2000
+
 blockgame.register_increasing_abm({
 	id = modname .. ":grow_sapling",
 	label = "grow sapling",
@@ -46,10 +48,10 @@ blockgame.register_increasing_abm({
 	chance = 4,
 	rate = function (pos, node, data)
 		-- TODO: find connected living logs and leaves, and nearby light levels, and soil richness near roots, to calculate growth rate.
-		return data.value + math.random(1, 99)
+		return data.value + math.random(1, 100) * math.random(1, 5)
 	end,
 	check = function (pos, node, data)
-		if data.value < 200 then return false end
+		if data.value < sapling_grow_cost then return false end
 
 		local below = pos + blockgame.vector.dirs.down
 		local below_name = minetest.get_node(below).name