diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/README.md b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe5ac0a42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# PlayerInfo mod for MineClone 2
+
+This is a helper mod for other mod to query the nodes around the player.
+
+Every half second the mod checks which node the player is standing on, which
+node is at foot and head level and stores inside a global table to be used by mods:
+
+- `mcl_playerinfo[name].node_stand`
+- `mcl_playerinfo[name].node_stand_below`
+- `mcl_playerinfo[name].node_foot`
+- `mcl_playerinfo[name].node_head`
+
+## License
+MIT License
+
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/depends.txt b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/depends.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5b017ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/depends.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+mcl_init
+mcl_util
+mcl_core
+mcl_particles
+mcl_hunger
+mcl_death_messages
+3d_armor?
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fa615da1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+-- Player state for public API
+mcl_playerinfo = {}
+
+-- Get node but use fallback for nil or unknown
+local function node_ok(pos, fallback)
+
+	fallback = fallback or "air"
+
+	local node = minetest.get_node_or_nil(pos)
+
+	if not node then
+		return fallback
+	end
+
+	if minetest.registered_nodes[node.name] then
+		return node.name
+	end
+
+	return fallback
+end
+
+local time = 0
+
+local get_player_nodes = function(player_pos)
+	local work_pos = table.copy(player_pos)
+
+	-- what is around me?
+	work_pos.y = work_pos.y - 0.1 -- standing on
+	local node_stand = node_ok(work_pos)
+	local node_stand_below = node_ok({x=work_pos.x, y=work_pos.y-1, z=work_pos.z})
+
+	work_pos.y = work_pos.y + 1.5 -- head level
+	local node_head = node_ok(work_pos)
+
+	work_pos.y = work_pos.y - 1.2 -- feet level
+	local node_feet = node_ok(work_pos)
+
+	return node_stand, node_stand_below, node_head, node_feet
+end
+
+minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
+
+	time = time + dtime
+
+	-- Run the rest of the code every 0.5 seconds
+	if time < 0.5 then
+		return
+	end
+
+	-- reset time for next check
+	-- FIXME: Make sure a regular check interval applies
+	time = 0
+
+	-- check players
+	for _,player in pairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
+		-- who am I?
+		local name = player:get_player_name()
+
+		-- where am I?
+		local pos = player:getpos()
+
+		-- what is around me?
+		local node_stand, node_stand_below, node_head, node_feet = get_player_nodes(pos)
+		mcl_playerinfo[name].node_stand = node_stand
+		mcl_playerinfo[name].node_stand_below = node_stand_below
+		mcl_playerinfo[name].node_head = node_head
+		mcl_playerinfo[name].node_feet = node_feet
+
+	end
+
+end)
+
+-- set to blank on join (for 3rd party mods)
+minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
+	local name = player:get_player_name()
+
+	mcl_playerinfo[name] = {
+		node_head = "",
+		node_feet = "",
+		node_stand = "",
+		node_stand_below = "",
+	}
+
+end)
+
+-- clear when player leaves
+minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
+	local name = player:get_player_name()
+
+	mcl_playerinfo[name] = nil
+end)
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/license.txt b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/license.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fec6f6aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/license.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 TenPlus1
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+THE SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/mod.conf b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/mod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee2b80e7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerinfo/mod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+name = mcl_playerinfo
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/README.md b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/README.md
index 853bd4421..e51d086fb 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/README.md
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/README.md
@@ -12,20 +12,13 @@ Suffocation *not* dealt to player with the `noclip` privilege.
 ## Notes
 This mod is based on PlayerPlus [`playerplus`] by TenPlus1. It is now
 very different than the original, no compability is intended.
+See also `mcl_playerinfo` for the player node info.
 
 ## API
 
-Every half second the mod checks which node the player is standing on, which
-node is at foot and head level and stores inside a global table to be used by mods:
-
-- `mcl_playerplus[name].node_stand`
-- `mcl_playerplus[name].node_stand_below`
-- `mcl_playerplus[name].node_foot`
-- `mcl_playerplus[name].node_head`
-
 Setting the group `disable_suffocation=1` disables suffocation for nodes which
 would otherwise deal suffocation damage.
 
 ## License
-WTFPL.
+MIT License
 
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/depends.txt b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/depends.txt
index e5b017ff7..45b93f966 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/depends.txt
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/depends.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ mcl_core
 mcl_particles
 mcl_hunger
 mcl_death_messages
+mcl_playerinfo
 3d_armor?
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/description.txt b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/description.txt
index c1c9097f3..4664d5f8c 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/description.txt
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/description.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Hurts players touching a cactus and when with the head inside solid blocks.
+Adds some simple player-related gameplay effects: Hurt by touching a cactus, suffocation and more.
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
index 4f03d2b0f..97a3ec9e5 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_playerplus/init.lua
@@ -1,48 +1,10 @@
--- Player state for public API
-mcl_playerplus = {}
-
 -- Internal player state
 local mcl_playerplus_internal = {}
 
--- get node but use fallback for nil or unknown
-local function node_ok(pos, fallback)
-
-	fallback = fallback or "air"
-
-	local node = minetest.get_node_or_nil(pos)
-
-	if not node then
-		return fallback
-	end
-
-	if minetest.registered_nodes[node.name] then
-		return node.name
-	end
-
-	return fallback
-end
-
 local armor_mod = minetest.get_modpath("3d_armor")
 local def = {}
 local time = 0
 
-local get_player_nodes = function(player_pos)
-	local work_pos = table.copy(player_pos)
-
-	-- what is around me?
-	work_pos.y = work_pos.y - 0.1 -- standing on
-	local node_stand = node_ok(work_pos)
-	local node_stand_below = node_ok({x=work_pos.x, y=work_pos.y-1, z=work_pos.z})
-
-	work_pos.y = work_pos.y + 1.5 -- head level
-	local node_head = node_ok(work_pos)
-
-	work_pos.y = work_pos.y - 1.2 -- feet level
-	local node_feet = node_ok(work_pos)
-
-	return node_stand, node_stand_below, node_head, node_feet
-end
-
 minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 
 	time = time + dtime
@@ -58,7 +20,13 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 
 			local pos = player:getpos()
 
-			local node_stand, node_stand_below, node_head, node_feet = get_player_nodes(pos)
+			local node_stand = mcl_playerinfo[name].node_stand
+			local node_stand_below = mcl_playerinfo[name].node_stand_below
+			local node_head = mcl_playerinfo[name].node_head
+			local node_feet = mcl_playerinfo[name].node_feet
+			if not node_stand or not node_stand_below or not node_head or not node_feet then
+				return
+			end
 
 			-- Cause buggy exhaustion for jumping
 
@@ -107,11 +75,13 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 		local pos = player:getpos()
 
 		-- what is around me?
-		local node_stand, node_stand_below, node_head, node_feet = get_player_nodes(pos)
-		mcl_playerplus[name].node_stand = node_stand
-		mcl_playerplus[name].node_stand_below = node_stand_below
-		mcl_playerplus[name].node_head = node_head
-		mcl_playerplus[name].node_feet = node_feet
+		local node_stand = mcl_playerinfo[name].node_stand
+		local node_stand_below = mcl_playerinfo[name].node_stand_below
+		local node_head = mcl_playerinfo[name].node_head
+		local node_feet = mcl_playerinfo[name].node_feet
+		if not node_stand or not node_stand_below or not node_head or not node_feet then
+			return
+		end
 
 		-- set defaults
 		def.speed = 1
@@ -127,12 +97,11 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 		end
 
 		-- standing on soul sand? if so walk slower
-		if mcl_playerplus[name].node_stand == "mcl_nether:soul_sand" then
+		if node_stand == "mcl_nether:soul_sand" then
 			-- TODO: Tweak walk speed
 			-- TODO: Also slow down mobs
 			-- FIXME: This whole speed thing is a giant hack. We need a proper framefork for cleanly handling player speeds
-			local below = mcl_playerplus[name].node_stand_below 
-			if below == "mcl_core:ice" or below == "mcl_core:packed_ice" or below == "mcl_core:slimeblock" then
+			if node_stand_below == "mcl_core:ice" or node_stand_below == "mcl_core:packed_ice" or node_stand_below == "mcl_core:slimeblock" then
 				def.speed = def.speed - 0.9
 			else
 				def.speed = def.speed - 0.6
@@ -146,7 +115,7 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 
 		-- Is player suffocating inside node? (Only for solid full opaque cube type nodes
 		-- without group disable_suffocation=1)
-		local ndef = minetest.registered_nodes[mcl_playerplus[name].node_head]
+		local ndef = minetest.registered_nodes[node_head]
 
 		if (ndef.walkable == nil or ndef.walkable == true)
 		and (ndef.collision_box == nil or ndef.collision_box.type == "regular")
@@ -198,8 +167,8 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 		--[[ Swimming: Cause exhaustion.
 		NOTE: As of 0.4.15, it only counts as swimming when you are with the feet inside the liquid!
 		Head alone does not count. We respect that for now. ]]
-		if minetest.get_item_group(mcl_playerplus[name].node_feet, "liquid") ~= 0 or
-				minetest.get_item_group(mcl_playerplus[name].node_stand, "liquid") ~= 0 then
+		if minetest.get_item_group(node_feet, "liquid") ~= 0 or
+				minetest.get_item_group(node_stand, "liquid") ~= 0 then
 			local lastPos = mcl_playerplus_internal[name].lastPos
 			if lastPos then
 				local dist = vector.distance(lastPos, pos)
@@ -214,7 +183,7 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 		end
 
 		-- Underwater: Spawn bubble particles
-		if minetest.get_item_group(mcl_playerplus[name].node_head, "water") ~= 0 then
+		if minetest.get_item_group(node_head, "water") ~= 0 then
 
 			minetest.add_particlespawner({
 				amount = 10,
@@ -275,13 +244,6 @@ end)
 minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
 	local name = player:get_player_name()
 
-	mcl_playerplus[name] = {
-		node_head = "",
-		node_feet = "",
-		node_stand = "",
-		node_stand_below = "",
-	}
-
 	mcl_playerplus_internal[name] = {
 		lastPos = nil,
 		swimDistance = 0,
@@ -293,6 +255,5 @@ end)
 minetest.register_on_leaveplayer(function(player)
 	local name = player:get_player_name()
 
-	mcl_playerplus[name] = nil
 	mcl_playerplus_internal[name] = nil
 end)
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_sprint/depends.txt b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_sprint/depends.txt
index 2f7442847..2fd97244a 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_sprint/depends.txt
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_sprint/depends.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-mcl_playerplus
+mcl_playerinfo
 mcl_hunger
diff --git a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_sprint/init.lua b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_sprint/init.lua
index 931f85310..c4fe3a0ac 100644
--- a/mods/PLAYER/mcl_sprint/init.lua
+++ b/mods/PLAYER/mcl_sprint/init.lua
@@ -14,6 +14,16 @@ mcl_sprint.SPEED = 1.3
 
 local players = {}
 
+-- Returns true if the player with the given name is sprinting, false if not.
+-- Returns nil if player does not exist.
+mcl_sprint.is_sprinting = function(playername)
+	if players[playername] then
+		return players[playername].sprinting
+	else
+		return nil
+	end
+end
+
 minetest.register_on_joinplayer(function(player)
 	local playerName = player:get_player_name()
 
@@ -82,7 +92,7 @@ minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
 			if players[playerName]["shouldSprint"] == true then --Stopped
 				local sprinting
 				-- Prevent sprinting if standing on soul sand or hungry
-				if mcl_playerplus[playerName].node_stand == "mcl_nether:soul_sand" or (mcl_hunger.active and mcl_hunger.get_hunger(player) <= 6) then
+				if mcl_playerinfo[playerName].node_stand == "mcl_nether:soul_sand" or (mcl_hunger.active and mcl_hunger.get_hunger(player) <= 6) then
 					sprinting = false
 				else
 					sprinting = true
@@ -101,7 +111,7 @@ function setSprinting(playerName, sprinting) --Sets the state of a player (0=sto
 	if players[playerName] then
 		players[playerName]["sprinting"] = sprinting
 		-- Don't overwrite physics when standing on soul sand or sleeping
-		if mcl_playerplus[playerName].node_stand ~= "mcl_nether:soul_sand" and player:get_attribute("mcl_beds:sleeping") ~= "true" then
+		if mcl_playerinfo[playerName].node_stand ~= "mcl_nether:soul_sand" and player:get_attribute("mcl_beds:sleeping") ~= "true" then
 			if sprinting == true then
 				player:set_physics_override({speed=mcl_sprint.SPEED})
 			elseif sprinting == false then