From c660218e43bfbc9740001d6707618d5eba51b664 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Zughy <63455151+Zughy@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 23 May 2022 22:49:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Docs: clarify spawn_by for decorations

---
 doc/lua_api.txt | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/lua_api.txt b/doc/lua_api.txt
index f0a8f7c9b..882c9c54c 100644
--- a/doc/lua_api.txt
+++ b/doc/lua_api.txt
@@ -8560,9 +8560,8 @@ See [Decoration types]. Used by `minetest.register_decoration`.
 
         spawn_by = "default:water",
         -- Node (or list of nodes) that the decoration only spawns next to.
-        -- Checks two horizontal planes of 8 neighbouring nodes (including
-        -- diagonal neighbours), one plane level with the 'place_on' node and a
-        -- plane one node above that.
+        -- Checks the 8 neighbouring nodes on the same Y, and also the ones
+        -- at Y+1, excluding both center nodes.
 
         num_spawn_by = 1,
         -- Number of spawn_by nodes that must be surrounding the decoration
-- 
2.44.0