Make weather use timers

diff --git a/weather_handling.lua b/weather_handling.lua
index ea1128b1879c39244ee98abdb48378d16785b9dd..42fea5f1090a7cdf432d8dc181debc8de71fa727 100644 (file)
--- a/weather_handling.lua
+++ b/weather_handling.lua
@@ -172,36 +172,36 @@ end
 
 --client runs through spawning weather particles
 local player_pos
-minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
+local function update_weather()
        player_pos = minetest.localplayer:get_pos()
        if do_effects then
                if snow or rain then
-                       weather_update_timer = weather_update_timer + dtime
-                       if weather_update_timer >= 0.5 then
-                               weather_update_timer = 0
-                               --do normal weather
-                               if player_pos.y > -10033 then
-                                       if snow == true then
-                                               spawn_snow(minetest.localplayer)
-                                       elseif rain == true then
-                                               spawn_rain(minetest.localplayer)
-                                       end
-                               --rain blood upwards in the nether
-                               else
-                                       if snow == true or rain == true then
-                                               spawn_ichor(minetest.localplayer)
-                                       end
-                               
-                                       --stop the rain sound effect
-                                       if rain_sound_handle then
-                                               minetest.sound_fade(rain_sound_handle, -0.5, 0)
-                                               rain_sound_handle = nil
-                                       end
+                       --do normal weather
+                       if player_pos.y > -10033 then
+                               if snow == true then
+                                       spawn_snow(minetest.localplayer)
+                               elseif rain == true then
+                                       spawn_rain(minetest.localplayer)
+                               end
+                       --rain blood upwards in the nether
+                       else
+                               if snow == true or rain == true then
+                                       spawn_ichor(minetest.localplayer)
+                               end
+                       
+                               --stop the rain sound effect
+                               if rain_sound_handle then
+                                       minetest.sound_fade(rain_sound_handle, -0.5, 0)
+                                       rain_sound_handle = nil
                                end
                        end
                end
        end
-end)
+       --do again every half second
+       minetest.after(0.5, function()
+               update_weather()
+       end)
+end
 
 
 
@@ -242,4 +242,7 @@ minetest.after(0,function()
        weather_intake:send_all("READY")
        weather_intake:leave()
        weather_intake = nil --leave the channel
+       
+       --begin weather update
+       update_weather()
 end)