Settings-related fixes

-moved to the cleaner way of obtaining settings values
-disabled the anti-troll measures by default
-made the wither per-dimension limit dependent on the settings
-(anti-troll measures enabled required for wither counting and limit)

mods/ENTITIES/mcl_wither_spawning/init.lua

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ local dim = {"x", "z"}
 
 local modpath = minetest.get_modpath(minetest.get_current_modname())
 
+local anti_troll = minetest.settings:get_bool("wither_anti_troll_measures", false)
+
 local function load_schem(filename)
 	local file = io.open(modpath .. "/schems/" .. filename, "r")
 	local data = minetest.deserialize(file:read())
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ local function wither_spawn(pos, player)
 		for i = 0, 2 do
 			local p = vector.add(pos, {x = 0, y = -2, z = 0, [d] = -i})
 			local schem = wither_spawn_schems[d]
-			if check_schem(p, schem) and check_limit(pos) then
+			if check_schem(p, schem) and (not anti_troll or check_limit(pos)) then
 				remove_schem(p, schem)
 				local wither = minetest.add_entity(vector.add(p, {x = 0, y = 1, z = 0, [d] = 1}), "mobs_mc:wither")
 				local wither_ent = wither:get_luaentity()
@@ -88,6 +90,7 @@ function wither_head.on_place(itemstack, placer, pointed)
 	return old_on_place(itemstack, placer, pointed)
 end
 
+if anti_troll then
 	-- pull wither counts per dimension
 	minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 		wboss_overworld = mobs_mc.wither_count_overworld
@@ -97,3 +100,4 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 		mobs_mc.wither_count_nether = 0
 		mobs_mc.wither_count_end = 0
 	end)
+end

mods/ENTITIES/mobs_mc/wither.lua

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 --License for code WTFPL and otherwise stated in readmes
 
 local S = minetest.get_translator("mobs_mc")
-local mobs_griefing = minetest.settings:get_bool("mobs_griefing") ~= false
+local mobs_griefing = minetest.settings:get_bool("mobs_griefing", true)
-local follow_spawner = minetest.settings:get_bool("wither_follow_spawner") == true
+local follow_spawner = minetest.settings:get_bool("wither_follow_spawner", false)
-local w_strafes = minetest.settings:get_bool("wither_strafes") ~= false
+local w_strafes = minetest.settings:get_bool("wither_strafes", true)
-local anti_troll = minetest.settings:get_bool("wither_anti_troll_measures") ~= false
+local anti_troll = minetest.settings:get_bool("wither_anti_troll_measures", false)
 
 local WITHER_INIT_BOOM = 7
 
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ mcl_mobs.register_mob("mobs_mc:wither", {
 			self._custom_timer = self._custom_timer - 1
 		end
 
-		if anti_troll and self._spawner then
+		-- anti-troll measures
+		if anti_troll then
+			if self._spawner then
 				local spawner = minetest.get_player_by_name(self._spawner)
 				if follow_spawner and spawner then
 					self._death_timer = 0
@@ -195,12 +197,12 @@ mcl_mobs.register_mob("mobs_mc:wither", {
 					self._health_old = self.health
 				end
 			end
-
 			-- count withers per dimension
 			local dim = mcl_worlds.pos_to_dimension(self.object:get_pos())
 			if dim == "overworld" then mobs_mc.wither_count_overworld = mobs_mc.wither_count_overworld + 1
 			elseif dim == "nether" then mobs_mc.wither_count_nether = mobs_mc.wither_count_nether + 1
 			elseif dim == "end" then mobs_mc.wither_count_end = mobs_mc.wither_count_end + 1 end
+		end
 
 		-- update things dependent on HP
 		local rand_factor

settingtypes.txt

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ wither_follow_spawner (Wither following his spawner) bool false
 wither_strafes (Wither strafes) bool true
 
 #Wither anti-troll measures (escaping when stuck in a block, despawning when spawner goes offline, teleporting after the spawner). When this is OFF, wither_follow_spawner has no effect.
-wither_anti_troll_measures (Wither anti-troll measures) bool true
+wither_anti_troll_measures (Wither anti-troll measures) bool false
 
 #Display mob icons in inventory instead of mc-like spawn eggs
 mcl_old_spawn_icons (Old spawn icons instead of eggs) bool false