Start implementing dynamic rules/tuning

mods/CORE/vl_tuning/init.lua

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+local modname = minetest.get_current_modname()
+local S = minetest.get_translator(modname)
+
+local mod = {}
+vl_tuning = mod
+
+local tunables = {}
+
+function mod.register_tunable(name, default, setting, setting_type)
+	local tunable = {
+		[1] = default,
+		setting = setting,
+		setting_type = setting_type,
+	}
+	if setting then
+		if setting_type == "bool" then
+			tunable[1] = minetest.settings:get_bool(.setting)
+		else
+			tunable[1] = minetest.settings:get(setting)
+		end
+	end
+end
+
+minetest.register_chatcommand("tune", {
+	description = S("Admin tool to tune settings and game rules"),
+	params = S("<setting> <value>"),
+	privs = { debug = true },
+	func = function(name, params_raw)
+		-- Split apart the params
+		local params = {}
+		for str in string.gmatch(params_raw, "([^ ]+)") do
+			params[#params + 1] = str
+		end
+
+		if #params ~= 2 then
+			return false, S("Usage: /tune <setting> <value>")
+		end
+	end
+})
+

mods/CORE/vl_tuning/mod.conf

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+name = vl_tuning
+author = teknomunk
+description = Framework for dynamic tuning and game rules