diff --git a/mods/ambience/init.lua b/mods/ambience/init.lua
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--- a/mods/ambience/init.lua
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---= Ambience lite by TenPlus1 (2nd March 2015)
---= modified by kilbith (2015)
-
-local max_frequency_all = 1000 -- larger number means more frequent sounds (10-1000)
-local SOUNDVOLUME = 1
-local volume = 0.3
-local ambiences
-local played_on_start = false
-local tempy = {}
-
--- sound sets
-local night = {
-	handler = {},			frequency = 40,
-	{name="hornedowl",		length=2.5},
-	{name="cricket",		length=6}
-}
-local day = {
-	handler = {},			frequency = 40,
-	{name="robin",			length=4.5},
-	{name="bird1",			length=11.5},
-	{name="bird2",			length=6.5}
-}
-local air_high = {
-	handler = {},			frequency = 20,
-	{name="craw",			length=3.5}
-}
-local cave = {
-	handler = {},			frequency = 60,
-	{name="drippingwater1",		length=1.5},
-	{name="drippingwater2",		length=1.5}
-}
-local beach = {
-	handler = {},			frequency = 80,
-	{name="seagull",		length=4.5},
-	{name="wind",			length=9.5}
-}
-local desert = {
-	handler = {},			frequency = 20,
-	{name="desertwind",		length=8.5}
-}
-local flowing_water = {
-	handler = {},			frequency = 1000,
-	{name="waterfall",		length=6}
-}
-local underwater = {
-	handler = {},			frequency = 1000,
-	{name="scuba",			length=8}
-}
-local splash = {
-	handler = {},			frequency = 1000,
-	{name="swim_splashing",		length=3}
-}
-local lava = {
-	handler = {},			frequency = 1000,
-	{name="lava",			length=7}
-}
-
--- check where player is and which sounds are played
-local get_ambience = function(player)
-
-	-- where am I?
-	local pos = player:getpos()
-
-	-- what is around me?
-	pos.y = pos.y + 1.4 -- head level
-	local nod_head = minetest.get_node(pos).name
-
-	pos.y = pos.y - 1.2 -- feet level
-	local nod_feet = minetest.get_node(pos).name
-
-	pos.y = pos.y - 0.2 -- reset pos
-
-	-- START Ambiance
-
-	if nod_head == "default:water_source" or nod_head == "default:water_flowing" then
-		return {underwater=underwater}
-	end
-
-	if nod_feet == "default:water_source" or nod_feet == "default:water_flowing" then
-		return {splash=splash}
-	end
-
-	-- this may seem messy but is faster than checking each area separately for specific nodes
-	local num_lava, num_water_source, num_water_flowing, num_desert = 0,0,0,0
-
-	-- get block of nodes we need to check
-	tempy = minetest.find_nodes_in_area({x=pos.x-6,y=pos.y-2, z=pos.z-6}, {x=pos.x+6,y=pos.y+2, z=pos.z+6},
-		{"default:lava_flowing", "default:lava_source", "default:water_flowing", "default:water_source", 
-		"default:desert_sand", "default:desert_stone",})
-
-	-- count separate instances in block
-	for _, npos in ipairs(tempy) do
-		local node = minetest.get_node(npos).name
-		if node == "default:lava_flowing" or node == "default:lava_source" then num_lava = num_lava + 1 end
-		if node == "default:water_flowing" then num_water_flowing = num_water_flowing + 1 end
-		if node == "default:water_source" then num_water_source = num_water_source + 1 end
-		if node == "default:desert_sand" or node == "default:desert_stone" then num_desert = num_desert + 1 end
-	end ; --print (num_fire, num_lava, num_water_flowing, num_water_source, num_desert)
-
-	if num_lava > 5 then
-		return {lava=lava}		
-	end
-
-	if num_water_flowing > 30 then
-		return {flowing_water=flowing_water}
-	end
-
-	if pos.y < 7 and pos.y > 0 and num_water_source > 100 then
-		return {beach=beach}
-	end
-
-	if num_desert > 150 then
-		return {desert=desert}
-	end
-
-	if pos.y < -10 then
-		return {cave=cave}
-	end
-	
-	if pos.y > 60 then
-		return {air_high=air_high}
-	end
-
-	if minetest.get_timeofday() > 0.2 and minetest.get_timeofday() < 0.8 then
-		return {day=day}
-	else
-		return {night=night}
-	end
-
-	-- END Ambiance
-end
-
--- play sound, set handler then delete handler when sound finished
-local play_sound = function(player, list, number)
-
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-
-	if list.handler[player_name] == nil then
-
-		local gain = volume * SOUNDVOLUME
-		local handler = minetest.sound_play(list[number].name, {to_player=player_name, gain=gain})
-
-		if handler then
-			list.handler[player_name] = handler
-
-			minetest.after(list[number].length, function(args)
-				local list = args[1]
-				local player_name = args[2]
-
-				if list.handler[player_name] then
-					minetest.sound_stop(list.handler[player_name])
-					list.handler[player_name] = nil
-				end
-			end, {list, player_name})
-		end
-
-	end
-end
-
--- stop sound in still_playing
-local stop_sound = function (list, player)
-
-	local player_name = player:get_player_name()
-
-	if list.handler[player_name] then
-		if list.on_stop then
-			minetest.sound_play(list.on_stop, {to_player=player:get_player_name(),gain=SOUNDVOLUME})
-		end
-		minetest.sound_stop(list.handler[player_name])
-		list.handler[player_name] = nil
-	end
-
-end
-
--- check sounds that are not in still_playing
-local still_playing = function(still_playing, player)
-	if not still_playing.air_high then			stop_sound(air_high, player) end
-	if not still_playing.cave then				stop_sound(cave, player) end
-	if not still_playing.beach then				stop_sound(beach, player) end
-	if not still_playing.desert then			stop_sound(desert, player) end
-	if not still_playing.night then				stop_sound(night, player) end
-	if not still_playing.day then				stop_sound(day, player) end
-	if not still_playing.flowing_water then			stop_sound(flowing_water, player) end
-	if not still_playing.splash then			stop_sound(splash, player) end
-	if not still_playing.underwater then			stop_sound(underwater, player) end
-	if not still_playing.lava then				stop_sound(lava, player) end	
-end
-
--- player routine
-local timer = 0
-minetest.register_globalstep(function(dtime)
-	timer = timer + dtime
-
-	-- every 1 second
-	if timer < 1 then return end
-	timer = 0
-
-	for _,player in ipairs(minetest.get_connected_players()) do
---local t1 = os.clock()
-		ambiences = get_ambience(player)
---print ("[AMBIENCE] "..math.ceil((os.clock() - t1) * 1000).." ms")
-		still_playing(ambiences, player)
-
-		for _,ambience in pairs(ambiences) do
-
-			if math.random(1, 1000) <= ambience.frequency then			
-				if ambience.on_start and played_on_start == false then
-					played_on_start = true
-					minetest.sound_play(ambience.on_start,
-					{to_player=player:get_player_name(),gain=SOUNDVOLUME})					
-				end
-				play_sound(player, ambience, math.random(1, #ambience))
-			end
-		end
-
-	end
-end)
-
--- set volume command
-minetest.register_chatcommand("svol", {
-	params = "<svol>",
-	description = "set sound volume (0.1 to 1.0)",
-	privs = {server=true},
-	func = function(name, param)
-		SOUNDVOLUME = param
-		minetest.chat_send_player(name, "Sound volume set.")
-	end,
-})