From 695ad9120bf42f4b5ce62027a393fc2d65dd86aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AFCMS <afcm.contact@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 14:12:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] remove backward compatibility for water

---
 mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_liquid.lua | 6 ++----
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_liquid.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_liquid.lua
index 0479c7f723..4696a629ac 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_liquid.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_core/nodes_liquid.lua
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ local WATER_ALPHA = 179
 local WATER_VISC = 1
 local LAVA_VISC = 7
 local LIGHT_LAVA = minetest.LIGHT_MAX
-local USE_TEXTURE_ALPHA
+local USE_TEXTURE_ALPHA = true
+
 if minetest.features.use_texture_alpha_string_modes then
 	USE_TEXTURE_ALPHA = "blend"
-	WATER_ALPHA = nil
 end
 
 local lava_death_messages = {
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_core:water_flowing", {
 	},
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_water_defaults(),
 	is_ground_content = false,
-	alpha = WATER_ALPHA,
 	use_texture_alpha = USE_TEXTURE_ALPHA,
 	paramtype = "light",
 	paramtype2 = "flowingliquid",
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ S("• When water is directly below lava, the water turns into stone."),
 	},
 	sounds = mcl_sounds.node_sound_water_defaults(),
 	is_ground_content = false,
-	alpha = WATER_ALPHA,
 	use_texture_alpha = USE_TEXTURE_ALPHA,
 	paramtype = "light",
 	walkable = false,

From e20e0fab7164fee0a7cd495817d4a5a8dcd60c1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: AFCMS <afcm.contact@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 14:16:14 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] remobe backward compatibility for portals

---
 mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_end.lua    | 6 ------
 mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_nether.lua | 2 --
 2 files changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_end.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_end.lua
index 0bc0ce57e8..ab09c5966b 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_end.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_end.lua
@@ -4,11 +4,6 @@ local S = minetest.get_translator("mcl_portals")
 local SPAWN_MIN = mcl_vars.mg_end_min+70
 local SPAWN_MAX = mcl_vars.mg_end_min+98
 
-local PORTAL_ALPHA = 192
-if minetest.features.use_texture_alpha_string_modes then
-	PORTAL_ALPHA = nil
-end
-
 local mg_name = minetest.get_mapgen_setting("mg_name")
 
 local destroy_portal = function(pos)
@@ -81,7 +76,6 @@ minetest.register_node("mcl_portals:portal_end", {
 	-- This is 15 in MC.
 	light_source = 14,
 	post_effect_color = {a = 192, r = 0, g = 0, b = 0},
-	alpha = PORTAL_ALPHA,
 	after_destruct = destroy_portal,
 	-- This prevents “falling through”
 	collision_box = {
diff --git a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_nether.lua b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_nether.lua
index e842edf812..50a3bde39d 100644
--- a/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_nether.lua
+++ b/mods/ITEMS/mcl_portals/portal_nether.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ local N_Y_MIN, N_Y_MAX			= mcl_vars.mg_bedrock_nether_bottom_min, mcl_vars.mg_be
 local O_DY, N_DY			= O_Y_MAX - O_Y_MIN + 1, N_Y_MAX - N_Y_MIN + 1
 
 -- Alpha and particles
-local ALPHA = minetest.features.use_texture_alpha_string_modes and 192
 local node_particles_allowed = minetest.settings:get("mcl_node_particles") or "none"
 local node_particles_levels = { none=0, low=1, medium=2, high=3 }
 local PARTICLES = node_particles_levels[node_particles_allowed]
@@ -263,7 +262,6 @@ minetest.register_node(PORTAL, {
 	drop = "",
 	light_source = 11,
 	post_effect_color = {a = 180, r = 51, g = 7, b = 89},
-	alpha = ALPHA,
 	node_box = {
 		type = "fixed",
 		fixed = {