diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
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+
+ Copyright (C) 2004 Sam Hocevar <sam@hocevar.net>
+ 
+ Copyright (C) 2022 MisterE
+
+ MIT LICENSE
+
+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.
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diff --git a/example.lua b/example.lua
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+-- forces the map into singlenode mode
+luamap.set_singlenode()
+
+-- creates a terrain noise
+luamap.register_noise("terrain",{
+    type = "2d",
+    np_vals = {
+        offset = 0,
+        scale = 1,
+        spread = {x=384, y=256, z=384},
+        seed = 5900033,
+        octaves = 5,
+        persist = 0.63,
+        lacunarity = 2.0,
+        flags = ""
+    },
+})
+
+
+
+local c_stone = minetest.get_content_id("default:stone")
+local c_water = minetest.get_content_id("default:water_source")
+
+local water_level = 0
+
+local old_logic = luamap.logic
+
+function luamap.logic(noise_vals,x,y,z,seed)
+
+    -- get any terrain defined in another mod
+    local content = old_logic(noise_vals,x,y,z,seed)
+
+    if y < water_level then
+        content = c_water
+    end
+    if y < noise_vals.terrain * 50 then
+        content = c_stone
+    end
+
+    return content
+end
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diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
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+luamap = {}
+luamap.noises = {}
+
+function luamap.remap(val, min_val, max_val, min_map, max_map)
+	return (val-min_val)/(max_val-min_val) * (max_map-min_map) + min_map
+end
+
+function luamap.lerp(var_a, var_b, ratio)
+	return (1-ratio)*var_a + (ratio*var_b)
+end
+
+function luamap.register_noise(name,data)
+    luamap.noises[name] = {}
+    luamap.noises[name].np_vals = data.np_vals
+    luamap.noises[name].nobj = nil
+    luamap.noises[name].type = data.type or "2d"
+end
+
+local c_air = minetest.get_content_id("air")
+
+-- override this function
+function luamap.logic(noise_vals,x,y,z,seed)
+    return c_air
+end
+
+-- override this function
+function luamap.precalc(data, area, vm, minp, maxp, seed)
+    return
+end
+
+
+-- Set mapgen parameters
+function luamap.set_singlenode()
+    minetest.register_on_mapgen_init(function(mgparams)
+        minetest.set_mapgen_params({mgname="singlenode"})
+    end)
+end
+
+minetest.register_on_generated(function(minp, maxp, seed)
+	-- local t0 = os.clock()
+	local x1 = maxp.x
+	local y1 = maxp.y
+	local z1 = maxp.z
+	local x0 = minp.x
+	local y0 = minp.y
+	local z0 = minp.z
+	
+	local vm, emin, emax = minetest.get_mapgen_object("voxelmanip")
+	local area = VoxelArea:new{MinEdge=emin, MaxEdge=emax}
+	local data = vm:get_data()
+	
+
+
+	local sidelen = x1 - x0 + 1
+	local ystridevm = sidelen + 32
+	--local zstridevm = ystride ^ 2
+    
+	local chulens3d = {x=sidelen, y=sidelen+17, z=sidelen}
+	local chulens2d = {x=sidelen, y=sidelen, z=1}
+	local minpos3d = {x=x0, y=y0-16, z=z0}
+	local minpos2d = {x=x0, y=z0}
+	
+    for name,elements in pairs(luamap.noises) do
+        if luamap.noises[name].type == "2d" then
+            luamap.noises[name].nobj = luamap.noises[name].nobj or minetest.get_perlin_map(luamap.noises[name].np_vals, chulens2d)
+            luamap.noises[name].nvals = luamap.noises[name].nobj:get2dMap_flat(minpos2d)
+        else -- 3d
+            luamap.noises[name].nobj = luamap.noises[name].nobj or minetest.get_perlin_map(luamap.noises[name].np_vals, chulens3d)
+            luamap.noises[name].nvals = luamap.noises[name].nobj:get3dMap_flat(minpos3d)
+        end
+    end
+       
+
+
+	local ni3d = 1
+	local ni2d = 1
+
+	for z = z0, z1 do
+
+		for y = y0 - 16, y1 + 1 do
+			local vi = area:index(x0, y, z)
+			for x = x0, x1 do
+				
+                local noise_vals = {}
+                for name,elements in pairs(luamap.noises) do
+                    if elements.type == "2d" then
+                        noise_vals[name] = elements.nvals[ni2d]
+                    else -- 3d
+                        noise_vals[name] = elements.nvals[ni3d]
+                    end
+                end
+
+                data[vi] = luamap.logic(noise_vals,x,y,z,seed)
+
+				ni3d = ni3d + 1
+				ni2d = ni2d + 1
+				vi = vi + 1
+			end
+			ni2d = ni2d - sidelen
+		end
+		ni2d = ni2d + sidelen
+	end
+	luamap.precalc(data, area, vm, minp, maxp, seed)
+	vm:set_data(data)
+	vm:calc_lighting()
+	vm:write_to_map(data)
+	vm:update_liquids()
+end)
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diff --git a/mod.conf b/mod.conf
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+name=luamap