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 title: Biomes and Decorations
+author: Shara
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@@ -13,32 +14,36 @@ interesting and varied in-game environment. This chapter teaches you how to
 register biomes, how to control biome distribution, and how to place decorations in biomes.
 
 - [What are Biomes?](#what-are-biomes)
+- [Biome Placement](#biome-placement)
   - [Heat and Humidity](#heat-and-humidity)
-  - [Biome Locations](#biome-locations)
+  - [Visualising Boundaries using Voronoi Diagrams](#visualising-boundaries-using-voronoi-diagrams)
-- [Visualising Biome Boundaries](#visualising-biome-boundaries)
+  - [Creating a Voronoi Diagram using Geogebra](#creating-a-voronoi-diagram-using-geogebra)
-- [Mapgen Aliases](#mapgen-aliases)
 - [Registering a Biome](#registering-a-biome)
 - [What are Decorations?](#what-are-decorations)
 - [Registering a Simple Decoration](#registering-a-simple-decoration)
 - [Registering a Schematic Decoration](#registering-a-schematic-decoration)
+- [Mapgen Aliases](#mapgen-aliases)
 
 ## What are Biomes?
 
-A Minetest biome is a specific in-game environment. When registering biomes you
+A Minetest biome is a specific in-game environment. When registering biomes, you
 can determine the types of nodes that appear in them during map generation.
 Some of the most common types of node that may vary between biomes include:
 
 * Top node: This is the node most commonly found on the surface. A well-known
-  example would be Dirt with Grass from Minetest Game.
+  example would be "Dirt with Grass" from Minetest Game.
 * Filler node: This is the layer immediately beneath the top node.
   In biomes with grass, it will often be dirt.
 * Stone node: This is the node you most commonly see underground.
 * Water node: This is usually a liquid and will be the node that appears
-  where you expect bodies of water. Other types of node can also vary between
+  where you would expect bodies of water.
-  biomes, providing an opportunity to create vastly different environments
-  within the same game.
 
-## Heat and Humidity
+Other types of node can also vary between biomes, providing an opportunity
+to create vastly different environments within the same game.
+
+## Biome Placement
+
+### Heat and Humidity
 
 It is not enough to simply register a biome; you must also decide where it can
 occur in game. This is done by assigning a heat and a humidity value to each biome.
@@ -48,8 +53,6 @@ be neighbours to each other. Poor decisions could result in what is meant to
 be a hot desert sharing a border with a glacier, and other improbable
 combinations which you may prefer to avoid.
 
-### Biome Locations
-
 In game, heat and humidity values at any point of the map will usually be between
 0 and 100. The values gradually change, increasing or decreasing as you move
 around the map. The biome at any given point will be determined by which of the
@@ -63,30 +66,37 @@ biome’s environment. For example:
 * A snowy forest might have low heat and a medium humidity value.
 * A swamp biome would generally have high humidity.
 *
-In practice this means that, as long as you have a diverse range of biomes, you
+In practice, this means that, as long as you have a diverse range of biomes, you
 are likely to find that the biomes which border each other form a logical progression.
 
-## Visualising Biome Boundaries
+### Visualising Boundaries using Voronoi Diagrams
 
 <figure class="right_image">
-    <img src="https://via.placeholder.com/300x200/" alt="Vernoi">
+    <img src="{{ page.root }}/static/biomes_voronoi.png" alt="Vernoi">
     <figcaption>
-        Voronoi diagram
+        Voronoi diagram, showing the closest point.
+		<span class="credit">By <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voronoi_diagram#/media/File:Euclidean_Voronoi_diagram.svg">Balu Ertl</a>, CC BY-SA 4.0.</span>
     </figcaption>
 </figure>
 
-Visualising Biome Boundaries Fine tuning heat and humidity values for biomes is
+Fine-tuning heat and humidity values for biomes is
 easier if you can visualise the relationship between the biomes you are using.
 This is most important if you are creating a full set of your own biomes, but
 can also be helpful if you are adding a biome to an existing set.
 
-The simplest way to visualise which biomes may share borders with one another
+The simplest way to visualise which biomes may share borders is to create a
-is to create a Voronoi diagram, which can be used to show which of a number of
+Voronoi diagram, which can be used to show which point on a 2-dimensional
-points on a 2-dimensional diagram any given position is closest to.
+diagram any given position is closest to.
 
-To do this, mark a point for each biome based on heat and humidity values,
+A Voronoi diagram can reveal where biomes that should border each other do not,
+and where biomes that should not border each other do. It can also give a
+general insight into how common biomes will be in-game, with larger and more
+central biomes being more common than smaller biomes or biomes that are located
+on the outer edge of the diagram.
+
+This is done by marking a point for each biome based on heat and humidity values,
 where the x-axis is heat and the y-axis is humidity. The diagram is then
-divided into areas, so that every position in a given area is closer to the
+divided into areas, such that every position in a given area is closer to the
 point inside that area than it is to any other point on the diagram.
 
 Each area represents a biome. If two areas share a border, the biomes they
@@ -94,36 +104,25 @@ represent in-game can be located next to each other. The length of the border
 shared between two areas, compared to the length shared with other areas, will
 tell you how frequently two biomes are likely to be found next to each other.
 
-A Voronoi diagram can reveal:
+### Creating a Voronoi Diagram using Geogebra
 
-* Where biomes that should border each other do not.
+As well as drawing them by hand, you can also create Voronoi diagrams using
-* Where biomes that should not border each other do.
+programs such as [Geogebra](https://www.geogebra.org).
 
-It can also give a general insight into how common biomes will be in-game, with
+1. Create points by selecting the point tool in the toolbar (icon is a point with 'A'),
-larger and more central biomes being more common than smaller biomes and biomes
+   and then clicking the chart. You can drag points around or explicitly set their
-that are located on the outer edge of the diagram.
+   position in the left sidebar. You should also give each point a label, to make things clearer.
 
+1. Next, create the voronoi by entering the following function into the
+   input box in the left sidebar:
 
-## Mapgen Aliases
+   ```cpp
-
+   Voronoi({ A, B, C, D, E })
-Existing games should already include suitable mapgen aliases, so you only need
-to consider registering mapgen aliases of your own if you are making your own game.
-
-Mapgen aliases provide information to the core mapgen, and can be registered in the form:
-
-```lua
-minetest.register_alias("mapgen_stone", "base:smoke_stone")
    ```
 
-At a minimum you should register:
+   Where the each point is inside the curly brackets, separated by commas. You should now
 
-* mapgen_stone
+3. Profit! You should now have a voronoi diagram with all draggable points.
-* mapgen_water_source
-* mapgen_river_water_source
-
-If you are not defining cave liquid nodes for all biomes, you should also register:
-
-* mapgen_lava_source
 
 
 ## Registering a Biome
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ The following code registers a simple biome named grasslands biome:
 
 ```lua
 minetest.register_biome({
-    name = grasslands,
+    name = "grasslands",
     node_top = "default:dirt_with_grass",
     depth_top = 1,
     node_filler = "default:dirt",
@@ -146,53 +145,31 @@ minetest.register_biome({
 
 This biome has one layer of Dirt with Grass nodes on the surface, and three layers
 of Dirt nodes beneath this. It does not specify a stone node, so the node defined
-in the mapgen alias registration for mapgen_stone will be present underneath the dirt.
+in the mapgen alias registration for `mapgen_stone` will be present underneath the dirt.
 
-There are many options when registering a biome. The following can be included in
+There are many options when registering a biome, and these are documented
-the registration:
+in the [Minetest Lua API Reference](https://minetest.gitlab.io/minetest/definition-tables/#biome-definition),
+as always.
 
-* name: The biome’s name.
+You don’t need to define every option for every biome you create, but in some cases failure
-* node_dust: A layer of this node is placed after everything else. It is often used to add snow.
+to define either a specific option, or a suitable mapgen alias, can result in map generation errors.
-* node_top: Type of node on the surface, but underneath node_dust.
-* depth_top: Number of nodes deep the surface layer is.
-* node_filler: Type of node directly under the surface layer.
-* depth_filler: Number of nodes deep the filler layer is.
-* node_stone: Type of node under the filler layer, extending down to y_min.
-* node_water_top: Type of node appearing above surface water. It is often used to add ice.
-* depth_water_top: Number of nodes deep the water top layer is.
-* node_water: Type of node in surface level bodies of liquid.
-* node_river_water: Type of node that appears in rivers. Note that this is not used for all mapgens available in the Minetest engine.
-* node_riverbed: Type of node in riverbeds.
-* depth_riverbed: Number of nodes deep the riverbed layer is.
-* node_cave_liquid: Type of node in underground cave liquid.
-* node_dungeon: Type of node used in underground dungeon walls.
-* node_dungeon_alt: Alternative type of node used in dungeon walls.
-* node_dungeon_stair: Stairs node used in dungeons.
-* vertical_blend: Number of nodes above y_max over which the biome will blend with the next biome. This can be used to prevent abrupt biome changes.
-* y_max: Maximum height of the biome.
-* y_min: Minimum height of the biome.
-* heat_point: Heat value for the biome.
-* humidity_point: Humidity value for the biome
-
-You don’t need to define every option for every biome you, but in some cases failure
-to define eithe a specific option, or a suitable mapgen alias, can result in map generation errors.
 
 ## What are Decorations?
 
 Decorations are either nodes or schematics that can be placed on the map at mapgen.
-Some common examples include flowers, bushes and trees. Other more creative uses
+Some common examples include flowers, bushes, and trees. Other more creative uses
-may include hanging icicles or stalagmites in caves, underground crystal formations
+may include hanging icicles or stalagmites in caves, underground crystal formations,
 or even the placement of small buildings.
 
 Decorations can be restricted to specific biomes, by height, or by which nodes
-they can be placed on They are often used to develop the environment of a biome
+they can be placed on. They are often used to develop the environment of a biome
 by ensuring it has specific plants, trees or other features.
 
 ## Registering a Simple Decoration
 
 Simple decorations are used to place single node decorations on the map during
 map generation. You must specify the node that is to be placed as a decoration,
-and details for where it can be placed, and how frequently.
+details for where it can be placed, and how frequently it occurs.
 
 For example:
 
@@ -209,8 +186,8 @@ minetest.register_decoration({
 })
 ```
 
-In this example, the node named plants:grass will be placed in the biome named
+In this example, the node named `plants:grass` will be placed in the biome named
-grassy_plains on top of base:dirt_with_grass nodes, between the heights of y = 1 and y = 200.
+grassy_plains on top of `base:dirt_with_grass` nodes, between the heights of `y = 1` and `y = 200`.
 
 The fill_ratio value determines how frequently the decoration appears, with higher
 values up to 1 resulting in a great number of decorations being placed. It is possible
@@ -242,3 +219,25 @@ a path to a schematic, which in this case is stored in a dedicated schematic dir
 This example also sets flags to center the placement of the schematic, and the rotation
 is set to random. The random rotation of schematics when they are placed as decorations
 helps introduce more variation when asymmetrical schematics are used.
+
+
+## Mapgen Aliases
+
+Existing games should already include suitable mapgen aliases, so you only need
+to consider registering mapgen aliases of your own if you are making your own game.
+
+Mapgen aliases provide information to the core mapgen, and can be registered in the form:
+
+```lua
+minetest.register_alias("mapgen_stone", "base:smoke_stone")
+```
+
+At a minimum you should register:
+
+* mapgen_stone
+* mapgen_water_source
+* mapgen_river_water_source
+
+If you are not defining cave liquid nodes for all biomes, you should also register:
+
+* mapgen_lava_source

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