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diff --git a/src/mapblock.cpp b/src/mapblock.cpp
index 6f7e7533e..dd95ab77f 100644
--- a/src/mapblock.cpp
+++ b/src/mapblock.cpp
@@ -1,1302 +1,72 @@
 /*
-Minetest-c55
-Copyright (C) 2010 celeron55, Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
+Minetest
+Copyright (C) 2013 celeron55, Perttu Ahola <celeron55@gmail.com>
 
 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or
 (at your option) any later version.
 
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-GNU General Public License for more details.
+GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
 
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along
 with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 */
 
 #include "mapblock.h"
+
+#include <sstream>
 #include "map.h"
 // For g_settings
 #include "main.h"
 #include "light.h"
-#include <sstream>
-
+#include "nodedef.h"
+#include "nodemetadata.h"
+#include "gamedef.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "nameidmapping.h"
+#include "content_mapnode.h" // For legacy name-id mapping
+#include "content_nodemeta.h" // For legacy deserialization
 #ifndef SERVER
-void MeshMakeData::fill(u32 daynight_ratio, MapBlock *block)
-{
-	m_daynight_ratio = daynight_ratio;
-	m_blockpos = block->getPos();
-
-	v3s16 blockpos_nodes = m_blockpos*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
-	
-	/*
-		There is no harm not copying the TempMods of the neighbors
-		because they are already copied to this block
-	*/
-	m_temp_mods.clear();
-	block->copyTempMods(m_temp_mods);
-	
-	/*
-		Copy data
-	*/
-
-	// Allocate this block + neighbors
-	m_vmanip.clear();
-	m_vmanip.addArea(VoxelArea(blockpos_nodes-v3s16(1,1,1)*MAP_BLOCKSIZE,
-			blockpos_nodes+v3s16(1,1,1)*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*2-v3s16(1,1,1)));
-
-	{
-		//TimeTaker timer("copy central block data");
-		// 0ms
-
-		// Copy our data
-		block->copyTo(m_vmanip);
-	}
-	{
-		//TimeTaker timer("copy neighbor block data");
-		// 0ms
-
-		/*
-			Copy neighbors. This is lightning fast.
-			Copying only the borders would be *very* slow.
-		*/
-		
-		// Get map
-		NodeContainer *parentcontainer = block->getParent();
-		// This will only work if the parent is the map
-		assert(parentcontainer->nodeContainerId() == NODECONTAINER_ID_MAP);
-		// OK, we have the map!
-		Map *map = (Map*)parentcontainer;
-
-		for(u16 i=0; i<6; i++)
-		{
-			const v3s16 &dir = g_6dirs[i];
-			v3s16 bp = m_blockpos + dir;
-			MapBlock *b = map->getBlockNoCreateNoEx(bp);
-			if(b)
-				b->copyTo(m_vmanip);
-		}
-	}
-}
+#include "mapblock_mesh.h"
 #endif
+#include "util/string.h"
+#include "util/serialize.h"
 
-/*
-	Parameters must consist of air and !air.
-	Order doesn't matter.
-
-	If either of the nodes doesn't exist, light is 0.
-	
-	parameters:
-		daynight_ratio: 0...1000
-		n: getNodeParent(p)
-		n2: getNodeParent(p + face_dir)
-		face_dir: axis oriented unit vector from p to p2
-	
-	returns encoded light value.
-*/
-u8 getFaceLight(u32 daynight_ratio, MapNode n, MapNode n2,
-		v3s16 face_dir)
-{
-	try{
-		u8 light;
-		u8 l1 = n.getLightBlend(daynight_ratio);
-		u8 l2 = n2.getLightBlend(daynight_ratio);
-		if(l1 > l2)
-			light = l1;
-		else
-			light = l2;
-
-		// Make some nice difference to different sides
-
-		// This makes light come from a corner
-		/*if(face_dir.X == 1 || face_dir.Z == 1 || face_dir.Y == -1)
-			light = diminish_light(diminish_light(light));
-		else if(face_dir.X == -1 || face_dir.Z == -1)
-			light = diminish_light(light);*/
-		
-		// All neighboring faces have different shade (like in minecraft)
-		if(face_dir.X == 1 || face_dir.X == -1 || face_dir.Y == -1)
-			light = diminish_light(diminish_light(light));
-		else if(face_dir.Z == 1 || face_dir.Z == -1)
-			light = diminish_light(light);
-
-		return light;
-	}
-	catch(InvalidPositionException &e)
-	{
-		return 0;
-	}
-}
-
-#ifndef SERVER
-
-void makeFastFace(TileSpec tile, u8 light, v3f p,
-		v3s16 dir, v3f scale, v3f posRelative_f,
-		core::array<FastFace> &dest)
-{
-	FastFace face;
-	
-	// Position is at the center of the cube.
-	v3f pos = p * BS;
-	posRelative_f *= BS;
-
-	v3f vertex_pos[4];
-	// If looking towards z+, this is the face that is behind
-	// the center point, facing towards z+.
-	vertex_pos[0] = v3f(-BS/2,-BS/2,BS/2);
-	vertex_pos[1] = v3f( BS/2,-BS/2,BS/2);
-	vertex_pos[2] = v3f( BS/2, BS/2,BS/2);
-	vertex_pos[3] = v3f(-BS/2, BS/2,BS/2);
-	
-	if(dir == v3s16(0,0,1))
-	{
-		for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			vertex_pos[i].rotateXZBy(0);
-	}
-	else if(dir == v3s16(0,0,-1))
-	{
-		for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			vertex_pos[i].rotateXZBy(180);
-	}
-	else if(dir == v3s16(1,0,0))
-	{
-		for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			vertex_pos[i].rotateXZBy(-90);
-	}
-	else if(dir == v3s16(-1,0,0))
-	{
-		for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			vertex_pos[i].rotateXZBy(90);
-	}
-	else if(dir == v3s16(0,1,0))
-	{
-		for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			vertex_pos[i].rotateYZBy(-90);
-	}
-	else if(dir == v3s16(0,-1,0))
-	{
-		for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			vertex_pos[i].rotateYZBy(90);
-	}
-
-	for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-	{
-		vertex_pos[i].X *= scale.X;
-		vertex_pos[i].Y *= scale.Y;
-		vertex_pos[i].Z *= scale.Z;
-		vertex_pos[i] += pos + posRelative_f;
-	}
-
-	f32 abs_scale = 1.;
-	if     (scale.X < 0.999 || scale.X > 1.001) abs_scale = scale.X;
-	else if(scale.Y < 0.999 || scale.Y > 1.001) abs_scale = scale.Y;
-	else if(scale.Z < 0.999 || scale.Z > 1.001) abs_scale = scale.Z;
-
-	v3f zerovector = v3f(0,0,0);
-	
-	//u8 li = decode_light(light);
-	u8 li = light;
-	//u8 li = 255; //DEBUG
-
-	u8 alpha = tile.alpha;
-	/*u8 alpha = 255;
-	if(tile.id == TILE_WATER)
-		alpha = WATER_ALPHA;*/
-
-	video::SColor c = video::SColor(alpha,li,li,li);
-
-	float x0 = tile.texture.pos.X;
-	float y0 = tile.texture.pos.Y;
-	float w = tile.texture.size.X;
-	float h = tile.texture.size.Y;
-
-	face.vertices[0] = video::S3DVertex(vertex_pos[0], v3f(0,1,0), c,
-			core::vector2d<f32>(x0+w*abs_scale, y0+h));
-	face.vertices[1] = video::S3DVertex(vertex_pos[1], v3f(0,1,0), c,
-			core::vector2d<f32>(x0, y0+h));
-	face.vertices[2] = video::S3DVertex(vertex_pos[2], v3f(0,1,0), c,
-			core::vector2d<f32>(x0, y0));
-	face.vertices[3] = video::S3DVertex(vertex_pos[3], v3f(0,1,0), c,
-			core::vector2d<f32>(x0+w*abs_scale, y0));
-
-	face.tile = tile;
-	//DEBUG
-	//f->tile = TILE_STONE;
-	
-	dest.push_back(face);
-	//return f;
-}
-	
-/*
-	Gets node tile from any place relative to block.
-	Returns TILE_NODE if doesn't exist or should not be drawn.
-*/
-TileSpec getNodeTile(MapNode mn, v3s16 p, v3s16 face_dir,
-		NodeModMap &temp_mods)
-{
-	TileSpec spec;
-	spec = mn.getTile(face_dir);
-	
-	/*
-		Check temporary modifications on this node
-	*/
-	/*core::map<v3s16, NodeMod>::Node *n;
-	n = m_temp_mods.find(p);
-	// If modified
-	if(n != NULL)
-	{
-		struct NodeMod mod = n->getValue();*/
-	NodeMod mod;
-	if(temp_mods.get(p, &mod))
-	{
-		if(mod.type == NODEMOD_CHANGECONTENT)
-		{
-			MapNode mn2(mod.param);
-			spec = mn2.getTile(face_dir);
-		}
-		if(mod.type == NODEMOD_CRACK)
-		{
-			/*
-				Get texture id, translate it to name, append stuff to
-				name, get texture id
-			*/
-
-			// Get original texture name
-			u32 orig_id = spec.texture.id;
-			std::string orig_name = g_texturesource->getTextureName(orig_id);
-
-			// Create new texture name
-			std::ostringstream os;
-			os<<orig_name<<"^[crack"<<mod.param;
-
-			// Get new texture
-			u32 new_id = g_texturesource->getTextureId(os.str());
-			
-			/*dstream<<"MapBlock::getNodeTile(): Switching from "
-					<<orig_name<<" to "<<os.str()<<" ("
-					<<orig_id<<" to "<<new_id<<")"<<std::endl;*/
-			
-			spec.texture = g_texturesource->getTexture(new_id);
-		}
-	}
-	
-	return spec;
-}
-
-u8 getNodeContent(v3s16 p, MapNode mn, NodeModMap &temp_mods)
-{
-	/*
-		Check temporary modifications on this node
-	*/
-	/*core::map<v3s16, NodeMod>::Node *n;
-	n = m_temp_mods.find(p);
-	// If modified
-	if(n != NULL)
-	{
-		struct NodeMod mod = n->getValue();*/
-	NodeMod mod;
-	if(temp_mods.get(p, &mod))
-	{
-		if(mod.type == NODEMOD_CHANGECONTENT)
-		{
-			// Overrides content
-			return mod.param;
-		}
-		if(mod.type == NODEMOD_CRACK)
-		{
-			/*
-				Content doesn't change.
-				
-				face_contents works just like it should, because
-				there should not be faces between differently cracked
-				nodes.
-
-				If a semi-transparent node is cracked in front an
-				another one, it really doesn't matter whether there
-				is a cracked face drawn in between or not.
-			*/
-		}
-	}
-
-	return mn.d;
-}
-
-/*
-	startpos:
-	translate_dir: unit vector with only one of x, y or z
-	face_dir: unit vector with only one of x, y or z
-*/
-void updateFastFaceRow(
-		u32 daynight_ratio,
-		v3f posRelative_f,
-		v3s16 startpos,
-		u16 length,
-		v3s16 translate_dir,
-		v3f translate_dir_f,
-		v3s16 face_dir,
-		v3f face_dir_f,
-		core::array<FastFace> &dest,
-		NodeModMap &temp_mods,
-		VoxelManipulator &vmanip,
-		v3s16 blockpos_nodes)
-{
-	v3s16 p = startpos;
-	
-	u16 continuous_tiles_count = 0;
-	
-	MapNode n0 = vmanip.getNodeNoEx(blockpos_nodes + p);
-	MapNode n1 = vmanip.getNodeNoEx(blockpos_nodes + p + face_dir);
-	TileSpec tile0 = getNodeTile(n0, p, face_dir, temp_mods);
-	TileSpec tile1 = getNodeTile(n1, p + face_dir, -face_dir, temp_mods);
-	u8 light = getFaceLight(daynight_ratio, n0, n1, face_dir);
-
-	for(u16 j=0; j<length; j++)
-	{
-		bool next_is_different = true;
-		
-		v3s16 p_next;
-		MapNode n0_next;
-		MapNode n1_next;
-		TileSpec tile0_next;
-		TileSpec tile1_next;
-		u8 light_next = 0;
-		
-		// If at last position, there is nothing to compare to and
-		// the face must be drawn anyway
-		if(j != length - 1)
-		{
-			p_next = p + translate_dir;
-			
-			n0_next = vmanip.getNodeNoEx(blockpos_nodes + p_next);
-			n1_next = vmanip.getNodeNoEx(blockpos_nodes + p_next + face_dir);
-			tile0_next = getNodeTile(n0_next, p_next, face_dir, temp_mods);
-			tile1_next = getNodeTile(n1_next,p_next+face_dir,-face_dir, temp_mods);
-			light_next = getFaceLight(daynight_ratio, n0_next, n1_next, face_dir);
-
-			if(tile0_next == tile0
-					&& tile1_next == tile1
-					&& light_next == light)
-			{
-				next_is_different = false;
-			}
-		}
-
-		continuous_tiles_count++;
-		
-		// This is set to true if the texture doesn't allow more tiling
-		bool end_of_texture = false;
-		/*
-			If there is no texture, it can be tiled infinitely.
-			If tiled==0, it means the texture can be tiled infinitely.
-			Otherwise check tiled agains continuous_tiles_count.
-
-			This check has to be made for both tiles, because this is
-			a bit hackish and we know which one we're using only when
-			the decision to make the faces is made.
-		*/
-		if(tile0.texture.atlas != NULL && tile0.texture.tiled != 0)
-		{
-			if(tile0.texture.tiled <= continuous_tiles_count)
-				end_of_texture = true;
-		}
-		if(tile1.texture.atlas != NULL && tile1.texture.tiled != 0)
-		{
-			if(tile1.texture.tiled <= continuous_tiles_count)
-				end_of_texture = true;
-		}
-		
-		//end_of_texture = true; //DEBUG
-		
-		if(next_is_different || end_of_texture)
-		{
-			/*
-				Create a face if there should be one
-			*/
-			//u8 mf = face_contents(tile0, tile1);
-			// This is hackish
-			u8 content0 = getNodeContent(p, n0, temp_mods);
-			u8 content1 = getNodeContent(p + face_dir, n1, temp_mods);
-			u8 mf = face_contents(content0, content1);
-			
-			if(mf != 0)
-			{
-				// Floating point conversion of the position vector
-				v3f pf(p.X, p.Y, p.Z);
-				// Center point of face (kind of)
-				v3f sp = pf - ((f32)continuous_tiles_count / 2. - 0.5) * translate_dir_f;
-				v3f scale(1,1,1);
-				if(translate_dir.X != 0){
-					scale.X = continuous_tiles_count;
-				}
-				if(translate_dir.Y != 0){
-					scale.Y = continuous_tiles_count;
-				}
-				if(translate_dir.Z != 0){
-					scale.Z = continuous_tiles_count;
-				}
-				
-				//FastFace *f;
-
-				// If node at sp (tile0) is more solid
-				if(mf == 1)
-				{
-					makeFastFace(tile0, decode_light(light),
-							sp, face_dir, scale,
-							posRelative_f, dest);
-				}
-				// If node at sp is less solid (mf == 2)
-				else
-				{
-					makeFastFace(tile1, decode_light(light),
-							sp+face_dir_f, -face_dir, scale,
-							posRelative_f, dest);
-				}
-				//dest.push_back(f);
-			}
-
-			continuous_tiles_count = 0;
-			n0 = n0_next;
-			n1 = n1_next;
-			tile0 = tile0_next;
-			tile1 = tile1_next;
-			light = light_next;
-		}
-		
-		p = p_next;
-	}
-}
-
-/*
-	This is used because CMeshBuffer::append() is very slow
-*/
-struct PreMeshBuffer
-{
-	video::SMaterial material;
-	core::array<u16> indices;
-	core::array<video::S3DVertex> vertices;
-};
-
-class MeshCollector
-{
-public:
-	void append(
-			video::SMaterial material,
-			const video::S3DVertex* const vertices,
-			u32 numVertices,
-			const u16* const indices,
-			u32 numIndices
-		)
-	{
-		PreMeshBuffer *p = NULL;
-		for(u32 i=0; i<m_prebuffers.size(); i++)
-		{
-			PreMeshBuffer &pp = m_prebuffers[i];
-			if(pp.material != material)
-				continue;
-
-			p = &pp;
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if(p == NULL)
-		{
-			PreMeshBuffer pp;
-			pp.material = material;
-			m_prebuffers.push_back(pp);
-			p = &m_prebuffers[m_prebuffers.size()-1];
-		}
-
-		u32 vertex_count = p->vertices.size();
-		for(u32 i=0; i<numIndices; i++)
-		{
-			u32 j = indices[i] + vertex_count;
-			if(j > 65535)
-			{
-				dstream<<"FIXME: Meshbuffer ran out of indices"<<std::endl;
-				// NOTE: Fix is to just add an another MeshBuffer
-			}
-			p->indices.push_back(j);
-		}
-		for(u32 i=0; i<numVertices; i++)
-		{
-			p->vertices.push_back(vertices[i]);
-		}
-	}
-
-	void fillMesh(scene::SMesh *mesh)
-	{
-		/*dstream<<"Filling mesh with "<<m_prebuffers.size()
-				<<" meshbuffers"<<std::endl;*/
-		for(u32 i=0; i<m_prebuffers.size(); i++)
-		{
-			PreMeshBuffer &p = m_prebuffers[i];
-
-			/*dstream<<"p.vertices.size()="<<p.vertices.size()
-					<<", p.indices.size()="<<p.indices.size()
-					<<std::endl;*/
-			
-			// Create meshbuffer
-			
-			// This is a "Standard MeshBuffer",
-			// it's a typedeffed CMeshBuffer<video::S3DVertex>
-			scene::SMeshBuffer *buf = new scene::SMeshBuffer();
-			// Set material
-			buf->Material = p.material;
-			//((scene::SMeshBuffer*)buf)->Material = p.material;
-			// Use VBO
-			//buf->setHardwareMappingHint(scene::EHM_STATIC);
-			// Add to mesh
-			mesh->addMeshBuffer(buf);
-			// Mesh grabbed it
-			buf->drop();
-
-			buf->append(p.vertices.pointer(), p.vertices.size(),
-					p.indices.pointer(), p.indices.size());
-		}
-	}
-
-private:
-	core::array<PreMeshBuffer> m_prebuffers;
-};
-
-scene::SMesh* makeMapBlockMesh(MeshMakeData *data)
-{
-	// 4-21ms for MAP_BLOCKSIZE=16
-	// 24-155ms for MAP_BLOCKSIZE=32
-	//TimeTaker timer1("makeMapBlockMesh()");
-
-	core::array<FastFace> fastfaces_new;
-
-	v3s16 blockpos_nodes = data->m_blockpos*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
-	
-	// floating point conversion
-	v3f posRelative_f(blockpos_nodes.X, blockpos_nodes.Y, blockpos_nodes.Z);
-	
-	/*
-		Some settings
-	*/
-	bool new_style_water = g_settings.getBool("new_style_water");
-	bool new_style_leaves = g_settings.getBool("new_style_leaves");
-	
-	float node_water_level = 1.0;
-	if(new_style_water)
-		node_water_level = 0.85;
-	
-	/*
-		We are including the faces of the trailing edges of the block.
-		This means that when something changes, the caller must
-		also update the meshes of the blocks at the leading edges.
-
-		NOTE: This is the slowest part of this method.
-	*/
-	
-	{
-		// 4-23ms for MAP_BLOCKSIZE=16
-		//TimeTaker timer2("updateMesh() collect");
-
-		/*
-			Go through every y,z and get top faces in rows of x+
-		*/
-		for(s16 y=0; y<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; y++){
-			for(s16 z=0; z<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; z++){
-				updateFastFaceRow(data->m_daynight_ratio, posRelative_f,
-						v3s16(0,y,z), MAP_BLOCKSIZE,
-						v3s16(1,0,0), //dir
-						v3f  (1,0,0),
-						v3s16(0,1,0), //face dir
-						v3f  (0,1,0),
-						fastfaces_new,
-						data->m_temp_mods,
-						data->m_vmanip,
-						blockpos_nodes);
-			}
-		}
-		/*
-			Go through every x,y and get right faces in rows of z+
-		*/
-		for(s16 x=0; x<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; x++){
-			for(s16 y=0; y<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; y++){
-				updateFastFaceRow(data->m_daynight_ratio, posRelative_f,
-						v3s16(x,y,0), MAP_BLOCKSIZE,
-						v3s16(0,0,1),
-						v3f  (0,0,1),
-						v3s16(1,0,0),
-						v3f  (1,0,0),
-						fastfaces_new,
-						data->m_temp_mods,
-						data->m_vmanip,
-						blockpos_nodes);
-			}
-		}
-		/*
-			Go through every y,z and get back faces in rows of x+
-		*/
-		for(s16 z=0; z<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; z++){
-			for(s16 y=0; y<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; y++){
-				updateFastFaceRow(data->m_daynight_ratio, posRelative_f,
-						v3s16(0,y,z), MAP_BLOCKSIZE,
-						v3s16(1,0,0),
-						v3f  (1,0,0),
-						v3s16(0,0,1),
-						v3f  (0,0,1),
-						fastfaces_new,
-						data->m_temp_mods,
-						data->m_vmanip,
-						blockpos_nodes);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// End of slow part
-
-	/*
-		Convert FastFaces to SMesh
-	*/
-
-	MeshCollector collector;
-
-	if(fastfaces_new.size() > 0)
-	{
-		// avg 0ms (100ms spikes when loading textures the first time)
-		//TimeTaker timer2("updateMesh() mesh building");
-
-		video::SMaterial material;
-		material.setFlag(video::EMF_LIGHTING, false);
-		material.setFlag(video::EMF_BILINEAR_FILTER, false);
-		material.setFlag(video::EMF_FOG_ENABLE, true);
-		//material.setFlag(video::EMF_ANTI_ALIASING, video::EAAM_OFF);
-		//material.setFlag(video::EMF_ANTI_ALIASING, video::EAAM_SIMPLE);
-
-		for(u32 i=0; i<fastfaces_new.size(); i++)
-		{
-			FastFace &f = fastfaces_new[i];
-
-			const u16 indices[] = {0,1,2,2,3,0};
-			
-			video::ITexture *texture = f.tile.texture.atlas;
-			if(texture == NULL)
-				continue;
-
-			material.setTexture(0, texture);
-			
-			f.tile.applyMaterialOptions(material);
-			
-			collector.append(material, f.vertices, 4, indices, 6);
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-		Add special graphics:
-		- torches
-		- flowing water
-	*/
-
-	// 0ms
-	//TimeTaker timer2("updateMesh() adding special stuff");
-
-	// Flowing water material
-	video::SMaterial material_water1;
-	material_water1.setFlag(video::EMF_LIGHTING, false);
-	material_water1.setFlag(video::EMF_BACK_FACE_CULLING, false);
-	material_water1.setFlag(video::EMF_BILINEAR_FILTER, false);
-	material_water1.setFlag(video::EMF_FOG_ENABLE, true);
-	material_water1.MaterialType = video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_VERTEX_ALPHA;
-	AtlasPointer pa_water1 = g_texturesource->getTexture(
-			g_texturesource->getTextureId("water.png"));
-	material_water1.setTexture(0, pa_water1.atlas);
-
-	// New-style leaves material
-	video::SMaterial material_leaves1;
-	material_leaves1.setFlag(video::EMF_LIGHTING, false);
-	//material_leaves1.setFlag(video::EMF_BACK_FACE_CULLING, false);
-	material_leaves1.setFlag(video::EMF_BILINEAR_FILTER, false);
-	material_leaves1.setFlag(video::EMF_FOG_ENABLE, true);
-	material_leaves1.MaterialType = video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL_REF;
-	AtlasPointer pa_leaves1 = g_texturesource->getTexture(
-			g_texturesource->getTextureId("leaves.png"));
-	material_leaves1.setTexture(0, pa_leaves1.atlas);
-
-	for(s16 z=0; z<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; z++)
-	for(s16 y=0; y<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; y++)
-	for(s16 x=0; x<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; x++)
-	{
-		v3s16 p(x,y,z);
-
-		MapNode n = data->m_vmanip.getNodeNoEx(blockpos_nodes+p);
-		
-		/*
-			Add torches to mesh
-		*/
-		if(n.d == CONTENT_TORCH)
-		{
-			video::SColor c(255,255,255,255);
-
-			// Wall at X+ of node
-			video::S3DVertex vertices[4] =
-			{
-				video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,-BS/2,0, 0,0,0, c, 0,1),
-				video::S3DVertex(BS/2,-BS/2,0, 0,0,0, c, 1,1),
-				video::S3DVertex(BS/2,BS/2,0, 0,0,0, c, 1,0),
-				video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,BS/2,0, 0,0,0, c, 0,0),
-			};
-
-			v3s16 dir = unpackDir(n.dir);
-
-			for(s32 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			{
-				if(dir == v3s16(1,0,0))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(0);
-				if(dir == v3s16(-1,0,0))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(180);
-				if(dir == v3s16(0,0,1))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(90);
-				if(dir == v3s16(0,0,-1))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(-90);
-				if(dir == v3s16(0,-1,0))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(45);
-				if(dir == v3s16(0,1,0))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(-45);
-
-				vertices[i].Pos += intToFloat(p + blockpos_nodes, BS);
-			}
-
-			// Set material
-			video::SMaterial material;
-			material.setFlag(video::EMF_LIGHTING, false);
-			material.setFlag(video::EMF_BACK_FACE_CULLING, false);
-			material.setFlag(video::EMF_BILINEAR_FILTER, false);
-			//material.MaterialType = video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL;
-			material.MaterialType
-					= video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL_REF;
-
-			if(dir == v3s16(0,-1,0))
-				material.setTexture(0,
-						g_texturesource->getTextureRaw("torch_on_floor.png"));
-			else if(dir == v3s16(0,1,0))
-				material.setTexture(0,
-						g_texturesource->getTextureRaw("torch_on_ceiling.png"));
-			// For backwards compatibility
-			else if(dir == v3s16(0,0,0))
-				material.setTexture(0,
-						g_texturesource->getTextureRaw("torch_on_floor.png"));
-			else
-				material.setTexture(0, 
-						g_texturesource->getTextureRaw("torch.png"));
-
-			u16 indices[] = {0,1,2,2,3,0};
-			// Add to mesh collector
-			collector.append(material, vertices, 4, indices, 6);
-		}
-		/*
-			Signs on walls
-		*/
-		if(n.d == CONTENT_SIGN_WALL)
-		{
-			u8 l = decode_light(n.getLightBlend(data->m_daynight_ratio));
-			video::SColor c(255,l,l,l);
-				
-			float d = (float)BS/16;
-			// Wall at X+ of node
-			video::S3DVertex vertices[4] =
-			{
-				video::S3DVertex(BS/2-d,-BS/2,-BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 0,1),
-				video::S3DVertex(BS/2-d,-BS/2,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 1,1),
-				video::S3DVertex(BS/2-d,BS/2,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 1,0),
-				video::S3DVertex(BS/2-d,BS/2,-BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 0,0),
-			};
-
-			v3s16 dir = unpackDir(n.dir);
-
-			for(s32 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			{
-				if(dir == v3s16(1,0,0))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(0);
-				if(dir == v3s16(-1,0,0))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(180);
-				if(dir == v3s16(0,0,1))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(90);
-				if(dir == v3s16(0,0,-1))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(-90);
-				if(dir == v3s16(0,-1,0))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXYBy(-90);
-				if(dir == v3s16(0,1,0))
-					vertices[i].Pos.rotateXYBy(90);
-
-				vertices[i].Pos += intToFloat(p + blockpos_nodes, BS);
-			}
-
-			// Set material
-			video::SMaterial material;
-			material.setFlag(video::EMF_LIGHTING, false);
-			material.setFlag(video::EMF_BACK_FACE_CULLING, false);
-			material.setFlag(video::EMF_BILINEAR_FILTER, false);
-			material.setFlag(video::EMF_FOG_ENABLE, true);
-			//material.MaterialType = video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL;
-			material.MaterialType
-					= video::EMT_TRANSPARENT_ALPHA_CHANNEL_REF;
-
-			material.setTexture(0, 
-					g_texturesource->getTextureRaw("sign_wall.png"));
-
-			u16 indices[] = {0,1,2,2,3,0};
-			// Add to mesh collector
-			collector.append(material, vertices, 4, indices, 6);
-		}
-		/*
-			Add flowing water to mesh
-		*/
-		else if(n.d == CONTENT_WATER)
-		{
-			bool top_is_water = false;
-			MapNode n = data->m_vmanip.getNodeNoEx(blockpos_nodes + v3s16(x,y+1,z));
-			if(n.d == CONTENT_WATER || n.d == CONTENT_WATERSOURCE)
-				top_is_water = true;
-			
-			u8 l = decode_light(n.getLightBlend(data->m_daynight_ratio));
-			video::SColor c(WATER_ALPHA,l,l,l);
-			
-			// Neighbor water levels (key = relative position)
-			// Includes current node
-			core::map<v3s16, f32> neighbor_levels;
-			core::map<v3s16, u8> neighbor_contents;
-			core::map<v3s16, u8> neighbor_flags;
-			const u8 neighborflag_top_is_water = 0x01;
-			v3s16 neighbor_dirs[9] = {
-				v3s16(0,0,0),
-				v3s16(0,0,1),
-				v3s16(0,0,-1),
-				v3s16(1,0,0),
-				v3s16(-1,0,0),
-				v3s16(1,0,1),
-				v3s16(-1,0,-1),
-				v3s16(1,0,-1),
-				v3s16(-1,0,1),
-			};
-			for(u32 i=0; i<9; i++)
-			{
-				u8 content = CONTENT_AIR;
-				float level = -0.5 * BS;
-				u8 flags = 0;
-				// Check neighbor
-				v3s16 p2 = p + neighbor_dirs[i];
-				MapNode n2 = data->m_vmanip.getNodeNoEx(blockpos_nodes + p2);
-				if(n2.d != CONTENT_IGNORE)
-				{
-					content = n2.d;
-
-					if(n2.d == CONTENT_WATERSOURCE)
-						level = (-0.5+node_water_level) * BS;
-					else if(n2.d == CONTENT_WATER)
-						level = (-0.5 + ((float)n2.param2 + 0.5) / 8.0
-								* node_water_level) * BS;
-
-					// Check node above neighbor.
-					// NOTE: This doesn't get executed if neighbor
-					//       doesn't exist
-					p2.Y += 1;
-					n2 = data->m_vmanip.getNodeNoEx(blockpos_nodes + p2);
-					if(n2.d == CONTENT_WATERSOURCE || n2.d == CONTENT_WATER)
-						flags |= neighborflag_top_is_water;
-				}
-				
-				neighbor_levels.insert(neighbor_dirs[i], level);
-				neighbor_contents.insert(neighbor_dirs[i], content);
-				neighbor_flags.insert(neighbor_dirs[i], flags);
-			}
-
-			//float water_level = (-0.5 + ((float)n.param2 + 0.5) / 8.0) * BS;
-			//float water_level = neighbor_levels[v3s16(0,0,0)];
-
-			// Corner heights (average between four waters)
-			f32 corner_levels[4];
-			
-			v3s16 halfdirs[4] = {
-				v3s16(0,0,0),
-				v3s16(1,0,0),
-				v3s16(1,0,1),
-				v3s16(0,0,1),
-			};
-			for(u32 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			{
-				v3s16 cornerdir = halfdirs[i];
-				float cornerlevel = 0;
-				u32 valid_count = 0;
-				for(u32 j=0; j<4; j++)
-				{
-					v3s16 neighbordir = cornerdir - halfdirs[j];
-					u8 content = neighbor_contents[neighbordir];
-					// Special case for source nodes
-					if(content == CONTENT_WATERSOURCE)
-					{
-						cornerlevel = (-0.5+node_water_level)*BS;
-						valid_count = 1;
-						break;
-					}
-					else if(content == CONTENT_WATER)
-					{
-						cornerlevel += neighbor_levels[neighbordir];
-						valid_count++;
-					}
-					else if(content == CONTENT_AIR)
-					{
-						cornerlevel += -0.5*BS;
-						valid_count++;
-					}
-				}
-				if(valid_count > 0)
-					cornerlevel /= valid_count;
-				corner_levels[i] = cornerlevel;
-			}
-
-			/*
-				Generate sides
-			*/
-
-			v3s16 side_dirs[4] = {
-				v3s16(1,0,0),
-				v3s16(-1,0,0),
-				v3s16(0,0,1),
-				v3s16(0,0,-1),
-			};
-			s16 side_corners[4][2] = {
-				{1, 2},
-				{3, 0},
-				{2, 3},
-				{0, 1},
-			};
-			for(u32 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			{
-				v3s16 dir = side_dirs[i];
-
-				/*
-					If our topside is water and neighbor's topside
-					is water, don't draw side face
-				*/
-				if(top_is_water &&
-						neighbor_flags[dir] & neighborflag_top_is_water)
-					continue;
-
-				u8 neighbor_content = neighbor_contents[dir];
-				
-				// Don't draw face if neighbor is not air or water
-				if(neighbor_content != CONTENT_AIR
-						&& neighbor_content != CONTENT_WATER)
-					continue;
-				
-				bool neighbor_is_water = (neighbor_content == CONTENT_WATER);
-				
-				// Don't draw any faces if neighbor is water and top is water
-				if(neighbor_is_water == true && top_is_water == false)
-					continue;
-				
-				video::S3DVertex vertices[4] =
-				{
-					/*video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 0,1),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 1,1),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 1,0),
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 0,0),*/
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-							pa_water1.x0(), pa_water1.y1()),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-							pa_water1.x1(), pa_water1.y1()),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-							pa_water1.x1(), pa_water1.y0()),
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-							pa_water1.x0(), pa_water1.y0()),
-				};
-				
-				/*
-					If our topside is water, set upper border of face
-					at upper border of node
-				*/
-				if(top_is_water)
-				{
-					vertices[2].Pos.Y = 0.5*BS;
-					vertices[3].Pos.Y = 0.5*BS;
-				}
-				/*
-					Otherwise upper position of face is corner levels
-				*/
-				else
-				{
-					vertices[2].Pos.Y = corner_levels[side_corners[i][0]];
-					vertices[3].Pos.Y = corner_levels[side_corners[i][1]];
-				}
-				
-				/*
-					If neighbor is water, lower border of face is corner
-					water levels
-				*/
-				if(neighbor_is_water)
-				{
-					vertices[0].Pos.Y = corner_levels[side_corners[i][1]];
-					vertices[1].Pos.Y = corner_levels[side_corners[i][0]];
-				}
-				/*
-					If neighbor is not water, lower border of face is
-					lower border of node
-				*/
-				else
-				{
-					vertices[0].Pos.Y = -0.5*BS;
-					vertices[1].Pos.Y = -0.5*BS;
-				}
-				
-				for(s32 j=0; j<4; j++)
-				{
-					if(dir == v3s16(0,0,1))
-						vertices[j].Pos.rotateXZBy(0);
-					if(dir == v3s16(0,0,-1))
-						vertices[j].Pos.rotateXZBy(180);
-					if(dir == v3s16(-1,0,0))
-						vertices[j].Pos.rotateXZBy(90);
-					if(dir == v3s16(1,0,-0))
-						vertices[j].Pos.rotateXZBy(-90);
-
-					vertices[j].Pos += intToFloat(p + blockpos_nodes, BS);
-				}
-
-				u16 indices[] = {0,1,2,2,3,0};
-				// Add to mesh collector
-				collector.append(material_water1, vertices, 4, indices, 6);
-			}
-			
-			/*
-				Generate top side, if appropriate
-			*/
-			
-			if(top_is_water == false)
-			{
-				video::S3DVertex vertices[4] =
-				{
-					/*video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,-BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 0,1),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,-BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 1,1),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 1,0),
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 0,0),*/
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-							pa_water1.x0(), pa_water1.y1()),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-							pa_water1.x1(), pa_water1.y1()),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,-BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-							pa_water1.x1(), pa_water1.y0()),
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,-BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-							pa_water1.x0(), pa_water1.y0()),
-				};
-				
-				// This fixes a strange bug
-				s32 corner_resolve[4] = {3,2,1,0};
-
-				for(s32 i=0; i<4; i++)
-				{
-					//vertices[i].Pos.Y += water_level;
-					//vertices[i].Pos.Y += neighbor_levels[v3s16(0,0,0)];
-					s32 j = corner_resolve[i];
-					vertices[i].Pos.Y += corner_levels[j];
-					vertices[i].Pos += intToFloat(p + blockpos_nodes, BS);
-				}
-
-				u16 indices[] = {0,1,2,2,3,0};
-				// Add to mesh collector
-				collector.append(material_water1, vertices, 4, indices, 6);
-			}
-		}
-		/*
-			Add water sources to mesh if using new style
-		*/
-		else if(n.d == CONTENT_WATERSOURCE && new_style_water)
-		{
-			//bool top_is_water = false;
-			bool top_is_air = false;
-			MapNode n = data->m_vmanip.getNodeNoEx(blockpos_nodes + v3s16(x,y+1,z));
-			/*if(n.d == CONTENT_WATER || n.d == CONTENT_WATERSOURCE)
-				top_is_water = true;*/
-			if(n.d == CONTENT_AIR)
-				top_is_air = true;
-			
-			/*if(top_is_water == true)
-				continue;*/
-			if(top_is_air == false)
-				continue;
-
-			u8 l = decode_light(n.getLightBlend(data->m_daynight_ratio));
-			video::SColor c(WATER_ALPHA,l,l,l);
-			
-			video::S3DVertex vertices[4] =
-			{
-				/*video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,-BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 0,1),
-				video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,-BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 1,1),
-				video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 1,0),
-				video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 0,0),*/
-				video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-						pa_water1.x0(), pa_water1.y1()),
-				video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-						pa_water1.x1(), pa_water1.y1()),
-				video::S3DVertex(BS/2,0,-BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-						pa_water1.x1(), pa_water1.y0()),
-				video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,0,-BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-						pa_water1.x0(), pa_water1.y0()),
-			};
-
-			for(s32 i=0; i<4; i++)
-			{
-				vertices[i].Pos.Y += (-0.5+node_water_level)*BS;
-				vertices[i].Pos += intToFloat(p + blockpos_nodes, BS);
-			}
-
-			u16 indices[] = {0,1,2,2,3,0};
-			// Add to mesh collector
-			collector.append(material_water1, vertices, 4, indices, 6);
-		}
-		/*
-			Add leaves if using new style
-		*/
-		else if(n.d == CONTENT_LEAVES && new_style_leaves)
-		{
-			/*u8 l = decode_light(n.getLightBlend(data->m_daynight_ratio));*/
-			u8 l = decode_light(undiminish_light(n.getLightBlend(data->m_daynight_ratio)));
-			video::SColor c(255,l,l,l);
-
-			for(u32 j=0; j<6; j++)
-			{
-				video::S3DVertex vertices[4] =
-				{
-					/*video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,-BS/2,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 0,1),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,-BS/2,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 1,1),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,BS/2,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 1,0),
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,BS/2,BS/2, 0,0,0, c, 0,0),*/
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,-BS/2,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-						pa_leaves1.x0(), pa_leaves1.y1()),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,-BS/2,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-						pa_leaves1.x1(), pa_leaves1.y1()),
-					video::S3DVertex(BS/2,BS/2,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-						pa_leaves1.x1(), pa_leaves1.y0()),
-					video::S3DVertex(-BS/2,BS/2,BS/2, 0,0,0, c,
-						pa_leaves1.x0(), pa_leaves1.y0()),
-				};
-
-				if(j == 0)
-				{
-					for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-						vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(0);
-				}
-				else if(j == 1)
-				{
-					for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-						vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(180);
-				}
-				else if(j == 2)
-				{
-					for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-						vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(-90);
-				}
-				else if(j == 3)
-				{
-					for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-						vertices[i].Pos.rotateXZBy(90);
-				}
-				else if(j == 4)
-				{
-					for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-						vertices[i].Pos.rotateYZBy(-90);
-				}
-				else if(j == 5)
-				{
-					for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-						vertices[i].Pos.rotateYZBy(90);
-				}
-
-				for(u16 i=0; i<4; i++)
-				{
-					vertices[i].Pos += intToFloat(p + blockpos_nodes, BS);
-				}
-
-				u16 indices[] = {0,1,2,2,3,0};
-				// Add to mesh collector
-				collector.append(material_leaves1, vertices, 4, indices, 6);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-		Add stuff from collector to mesh
-	*/
-	
-	scene::SMesh *mesh_new = NULL;
-	mesh_new = new scene::SMesh();
-	
-	collector.fillMesh(mesh_new);
-
-	/*
-		Do some stuff to the mesh
-	*/
-
-	mesh_new->recalculateBoundingBox();
-
-	/*
-		Delete new mesh if it is empty
-	*/
-
-	if(mesh_new->getMeshBufferCount() == 0)
-	{
-		mesh_new->drop();
-		mesh_new = NULL;
-	}
-
-	if(mesh_new)
-	{
-#if 0
-		// Usually 1-700 faces and 1-7 materials
-		std::cout<<"Updated MapBlock has "<<fastfaces_new.size()<<" faces "
-				<<"and uses "<<mesh_new->getMeshBufferCount()
-				<<" materials (meshbuffers)"<<std::endl;
-#endif
-
-		// Use VBO for mesh (this just would set this for ever buffer)
-		// This will lead to infinite memory usage because or irrlicht.
-		//mesh_new->setHardwareMappingHint(scene::EHM_STATIC);
-
-		/*
-			NOTE: If that is enabled, some kind of a queue to the main
-			thread should be made which would call irrlicht to delete
-			the hardware buffer and then delete the mesh
-		*/
-	}
-
-	return mesh_new;
-	
-	//std::cout<<"added "<<fastfaces.getSize()<<" faces."<<std::endl;
-}
-
-#endif // !SERVER
+#define PP(x) "("<<(x).X<<","<<(x).Y<<","<<(x).Z<<")"
 
 /*
 	MapBlock
 */
 
-MapBlock::MapBlock(NodeContainer *parent, v3s16 pos, bool dummy):
+MapBlock::MapBlock(Map *parent, v3s16 pos, IGameDef *gamedef, bool dummy):
 		m_parent(parent),
 		m_pos(pos),
-		changed(true),
+		m_gamedef(gamedef),
+		m_modified(MOD_STATE_WRITE_NEEDED),
+		m_modified_reason("initial"),
+		m_modified_reason_too_long(false),
 		is_underground(false),
 		m_lighting_expired(true),
 		m_day_night_differs(false),
-		//m_not_fully_generated(false),
-		m_objects(this)
+		m_day_night_differs_expired(true),
+		m_generated(false),
+		m_timestamp(BLOCK_TIMESTAMP_UNDEFINED),
+		m_disk_timestamp(BLOCK_TIMESTAMP_UNDEFINED),
+		m_usage_timer(0),
+		m_refcount(0)
 {
 	data = NULL;
 	if(dummy == false)
 		reallocate();
 	
-	//m_spawn_timer = -10000;
-
 #ifndef SERVER
-	m_mesh_expired = false;
-	mesh_mutex.Init();
+	//mesh_mutex.Init();
 	mesh = NULL;
-	m_temp_mods_mutex.Init();
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -1304,11 +74,11 @@ MapBlock::~MapBlock()
 {
 #ifndef SERVER
 	{
-		JMutexAutoLock lock(mesh_mutex);
+		//JMutexAutoLock lock(mesh_mutex);
 		
 		if(mesh)
 		{
-			mesh->drop();
+			delete mesh;
 			mesh = NULL;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1357,125 +127,52 @@ void MapBlock::setNodeParent(v3s16 p, MapNode & n)
 	}
 }
 
-MapNode MapBlock::getNodeParentNoEx(v3s16 p)
-{
-	if(isValidPosition(p) == false)
-	{
-		try{
-			return m_parent->getNode(getPosRelative() + p);
-		}
-		catch(InvalidPositionException &e)
-		{
-			return MapNode(CONTENT_IGNORE);
-		}
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if(data == NULL)
-		{
-			return MapNode(CONTENT_IGNORE);
-		}
-		return data[p.Z*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE + p.Y*MAP_BLOCKSIZE + p.X];
-	}
-}
-
-#ifndef SERVER
-
-#if 1
-void MapBlock::updateMesh(u32 daynight_ratio)
-{
-#if 0
-	/*
-		DEBUG: If mesh has been generated, don't generate it again
-	*/
-	{
-		JMutexAutoLock meshlock(mesh_mutex);
-		if(mesh != NULL)
-			return;
-	}
-#endif
-
-	MeshMakeData data;
-	data.fill(daynight_ratio, this);
-	
-	scene::SMesh *mesh_new = makeMapBlockMesh(&data);
-	
-	/*
-		Replace the mesh
-	*/
-
-	replaceMesh(mesh_new);
-
-}
-#endif
-
-void MapBlock::replaceMesh(scene::SMesh *mesh_new)
-{
-	mesh_mutex.Lock();
-
-	//scene::SMesh *mesh_old = mesh[daynight_i];
-	//mesh[daynight_i] = mesh_new;
-
-	scene::SMesh *mesh_old = mesh;
-	mesh = mesh_new;
-	setMeshExpired(false);
-	
-	if(mesh_old != NULL)
+MapNode MapBlock::getNodeParentNoEx(v3s16 p)
+{
+	if(isValidPosition(p) == false)
 	{
-		// Remove hardware buffers of meshbuffers of mesh
-		// NOTE: No way, this runs in a different thread and everything
-		/*u32 c = mesh_old->getMeshBufferCount();
-		for(u32 i=0; i<c; i++)
+		try{
+			return m_parent->getNode(getPosRelative() + p);
+		}
+		catch(InvalidPositionException &e)
 		{
-			IMeshBuffer *buf = mesh_old->getMeshBuffer(i);
-		}*/
-		
-		/*dstream<<"mesh_old->getReferenceCount()="
-				<<mesh_old->getReferenceCount()<<std::endl;
-		u32 c = mesh_old->getMeshBufferCount();
-		for(u32 i=0; i<c; i++)
+			return MapNode(CONTENT_IGNORE);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if(data == NULL)
 		{
-			scene::IMeshBuffer *buf = mesh_old->getMeshBuffer(i);
-			dstream<<"buf->getReferenceCount()="
-					<<buf->getReferenceCount()<<std::endl;
-		}*/
-
-		// Drop the mesh
-		mesh_old->drop();
-
-		//delete mesh_old;
+			return MapNode(CONTENT_IGNORE);
+		}
+		return data[p.Z*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE + p.Y*MAP_BLOCKSIZE + p.X];
 	}
-
-	mesh_mutex.Unlock();
 }
-	
-#endif // !SERVER
 
 /*
 	Propagates sunlight down through the block.
 	Doesn't modify nodes that are not affected by sunlight.
 	
-	Returns false if sunlight at bottom block is invalid
+	Returns false if sunlight at bottom block is invalid.
+	Returns true if sunlight at bottom block is valid.
 	Returns true if bottom block doesn't exist.
 
 	If there is a block above, continues from it.
 	If there is no block above, assumes there is sunlight, unless
 	is_underground is set or highest node is water.
 
-	At the moment, all sunlighted nodes are added to light_sources.
-	- SUGG: This could be optimized
-
-	Turns sunglighted mud into grass.
+	All sunlighted nodes are added to light_sources.
 
 	if remove_light==true, sets non-sunlighted nodes black.
 
 	if black_air_left!=NULL, it is set to true if non-sunlighted
 	air is left in block.
 */
-bool MapBlock::propagateSunlight(core::map<v3s16, bool> & light_sources,
-		bool remove_light, bool *black_air_left,
-		bool grow_grass)
+bool MapBlock::propagateSunlight(std::set<v3s16> & light_sources,
+		bool remove_light, bool *black_air_left)
 {
+	INodeDefManager *nodemgr = m_gamedef->ndef();
+
 	// Whether the sunlight at the top of the bottom block is valid
 	bool block_below_is_valid = true;
 	
@@ -1491,7 +188,12 @@ bool MapBlock::propagateSunlight(core::map<v3s16, bool> & light_sources,
 			// Check if node above block has sunlight
 			try{
 				MapNode n = getNodeParent(v3s16(x, MAP_BLOCKSIZE, z));
-				if(n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY) != LIGHT_SUN)
+				if(n.getContent() == CONTENT_IGNORE)
+				{
+					// Trust heuristics
+					no_sunlight = is_underground;
+				}
+				else if(n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY, m_gamedef->ndef()) != LIGHT_SUN)
 				{
 					no_sunlight = true;
 				}
@@ -1509,7 +211,7 @@ bool MapBlock::propagateSunlight(core::map<v3s16, bool> & light_sources,
 				else
 				{
 					MapNode n = getNode(v3s16(x, MAP_BLOCKSIZE-1, z));
-					if(n.d == CONTENT_WATER || n.d == CONTENT_WATERSOURCE)
+					if(m_gamedef->ndef()->get(n).sunlight_propagates == false)
 					{
 						no_sunlight = true;
 					}
@@ -1558,31 +260,12 @@ bool MapBlock::propagateSunlight(core::map<v3s16, bool> & light_sources,
 				{
 					// Do nothing
 				}
-				else if(current_light == LIGHT_SUN && n.sunlight_propagates())
+				else if(current_light == LIGHT_SUN && nodemgr->get(n).sunlight_propagates)
 				{
 					// Do nothing: Sunlight is continued
 				}
-				else if(n.light_propagates() == false)
+				else if(nodemgr->get(n).light_propagates == false)
 				{
-					if(grow_grass)
-					{
-						bool upper_is_air = false;
-						try
-						{
-							if(getNodeParent(pos+v3s16(0,1,0)).d == CONTENT_AIR)
-								upper_is_air = true;
-						}
-						catch(InvalidPositionException &e)
-						{
-						}
-						// Turn mud into grass
-						if(upper_is_air && n.d == CONTENT_MUD
-								&& current_light == LIGHT_SUN)
-						{
-							n.d = CONTENT_GRASS;
-						}
-					}
-
 					// A solid object is on the way.
 					stopped_to_solid_object = true;
 					
@@ -1595,16 +278,16 @@ bool MapBlock::propagateSunlight(core::map<v3s16, bool> & light_sources,
 					current_light = diminish_light(current_light);
 				}
 
-				u8 old_light = n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY);
+				u8 old_light = n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY, nodemgr);
 
 				if(current_light > old_light || remove_light)
 				{
-					n.setLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY, current_light);
+					n.setLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY, current_light, nodemgr);
 				}
 				
 				if(diminish_light(current_light) != 0)
 				{
-					light_sources.insert(pos_relative + pos, true);
+					light_sources.insert(pos_relative + pos);
 				}
 
 				if(current_light == 0 && stopped_to_solid_object)
@@ -1632,12 +315,12 @@ bool MapBlock::propagateSunlight(core::map<v3s16, bool> & light_sources,
 			if(block_below_is_valid)
 			{
 				MapNode n = getNodeParent(v3s16(x, -1, z));
-				if(n.light_propagates())
+				if(nodemgr->get(n).light_propagates)
 				{
-					if(n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY) == LIGHT_SUN
+					if(n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY, nodemgr) == LIGHT_SUN
 							&& sunlight_should_go_down == false)
 						block_below_is_valid = false;
-					else if(n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY) != LIGHT_SUN
+					else if(n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY, nodemgr) != LIGHT_SUN
 							&& sunlight_should_go_down == true)
 						block_below_is_valid = false;
 				}
@@ -1676,58 +359,12 @@ void MapBlock::copyFrom(VoxelManipulator &dst)
 			getPosRelative(), data_size);
 }
 
-void MapBlock::stepObjects(float dtime, bool server, u32 daynight_ratio)
+void MapBlock::actuallyUpdateDayNightDiff()
 {
-	/*
-		Step objects
-	*/
-	m_objects.step(dtime, server, daynight_ratio);
-
-#if 0
-	/*
-		Spawn some objects at random.
+	INodeDefManager *nodemgr = m_gamedef->ndef();
+	// Running this function un-expires m_day_night_differs
+	m_day_night_differs_expired = false;
 
-		Use dayNightDiffed() to approximate being near ground level
-	*/
-	if(m_spawn_timer < -999)
-	{
-		m_spawn_timer = 60;
-	}
-	if(dayNightDiffed() == true && getObjectCount() == 0)
-	{
-		m_spawn_timer -= dtime;
-		if(m_spawn_timer <= 0.0)
-		{
-			m_spawn_timer += myrand() % 300;
-			
-			v2s16 p2d(
-				(myrand()%(MAP_BLOCKSIZE-1))+0,
-				(myrand()%(MAP_BLOCKSIZE-1))+0
-			);
-
-			s16 y = getGroundLevel(p2d);
-			
-			if(y >= 0)
-			{
-				v3s16 p(p2d.X, y+1, p2d.Y);
-
-				if(getNode(p).d == CONTENT_AIR
-						&& getNode(p).getLightBlend(daynight_ratio) <= 11)
-				{
-					RatObject *obj = new RatObject(NULL, -1, intToFloat(p, BS));
-					addObject(obj);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-#endif
-
-	setChangedFlag();
-}
-
-
-void MapBlock::updateDayNightDiff()
-{
 	if(data == NULL)
 	{
 		m_day_night_differs = false;
@@ -1742,7 +379,7 @@ void MapBlock::updateDayNightDiff()
 	for(u32 i=0; i<MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE; i++)
 	{
 		MapNode &n = data[i];
-		if(n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY) != n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_NIGHT))
+		if(n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_DAY, nodemgr) != n.getLight(LIGHTBANK_NIGHT, nodemgr))
 		{
 			differs = true;
 			break;
@@ -1759,7 +396,7 @@ void MapBlock::updateDayNightDiff()
 		for(u32 i=0; i<MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE; i++)
 		{
 			MapNode &n = data[i];
-			if(n.d != CONTENT_AIR)
+			if(n.getContent() != CONTENT_AIR)
 			{
 				only_air = false;
 				break;
@@ -1773,6 +410,19 @@ void MapBlock::updateDayNightDiff()
 	m_day_night_differs = differs;
 }
 
+void MapBlock::expireDayNightDiff()
+{
+	//INodeDefManager *nodemgr = m_gamedef->ndef();
+
+	if(data == NULL){
+		m_day_night_differs = false;
+		m_day_night_differs_expired = false;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	m_day_night_differs_expired = true;
+}
+
 s16 MapBlock::getGroundLevel(v2s16 p2d)
 {
 	if(isDummy())
@@ -1782,8 +432,8 @@ s16 MapBlock::getGroundLevel(v2s16 p2d)
 		s16 y = MAP_BLOCKSIZE-1;
 		for(; y>=0; y--)
 		{
-			//if(is_ground_content(getNodeRef(p2d.X, y, p2d.Y).d))
-			if(content_features(getNodeRef(p2d.X, y, p2d.Y).d).walkable)
+			MapNode n = getNodeRef(p2d.X, y, p2d.Y);
+			if(m_gamedef->ndef()->get(n).walkable)
 			{
 				if(y == MAP_BLOCKSIZE-1)
 					return -2;
@@ -1802,8 +452,99 @@ s16 MapBlock::getGroundLevel(v2s16 p2d)
 /*
 	Serialization
 */
+// List relevant id-name pairs for ids in the block using nodedef
+// Renumbers the content IDs (starting at 0 and incrementing
+static void getBlockNodeIdMapping(NameIdMapping *nimap, MapNode *nodes,
+		INodeDefManager *nodedef)
+{
+	std::map<content_t, content_t> mapping;
+	std::set<content_t> unknown_contents;
+	content_t id_counter = 0;
+	for(u32 i=0; i<MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE; i++)
+	{
+		content_t global_id = nodes[i].getContent();
+		content_t id = CONTENT_IGNORE;
 
-void MapBlock::serialize(std::ostream &os, u8 version)
+		// Try to find an existing mapping
+		std::map<content_t, content_t>::iterator j = mapping.find(global_id);
+		if(j != mapping.end())
+		{
+			id = j->second;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			// We have to assign a new mapping
+			id = id_counter++;
+			mapping.insert(std::make_pair(global_id, id));
+
+			const ContentFeatures &f = nodedef->get(global_id);
+			const std::string &name = f.name;
+			if(name == "")
+				unknown_contents.insert(global_id);
+			else
+				nimap->set(id, name);
+		}
+
+		// Update the MapNode
+		nodes[i].setContent(id);
+	}
+	for(std::set<content_t>::const_iterator
+			i = unknown_contents.begin();
+			i != unknown_contents.end(); i++){
+		errorstream<<"getBlockNodeIdMapping(): IGNORING ERROR: "
+				<<"Name for node id "<<(*i)<<" not known"<<std::endl;
+	}
+}
+// Correct ids in the block to match nodedef based on names.
+// Unknown ones are added to nodedef.
+// Will not update itself to match id-name pairs in nodedef.
+static void correctBlockNodeIds(const NameIdMapping *nimap, MapNode *nodes,
+		IGameDef *gamedef)
+{
+	INodeDefManager *nodedef = gamedef->ndef();
+	// This means the block contains incorrect ids, and we contain
+	// the information to convert those to names.
+	// nodedef contains information to convert our names to globally
+	// correct ids.
+	std::set<content_t> unnamed_contents;
+	std::set<std::string> unallocatable_contents;
+	for(u32 i=0; i<MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE; i++)
+	{
+		content_t local_id = nodes[i].getContent();
+		std::string name;
+		bool found = nimap->getName(local_id, name);
+		if(!found){
+			unnamed_contents.insert(local_id);
+			continue;
+		}
+		content_t global_id;
+		found = nodedef->getId(name, global_id);
+		if(!found){
+			global_id = gamedef->allocateUnknownNodeId(name);
+			if(global_id == CONTENT_IGNORE){
+				unallocatable_contents.insert(name);
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		nodes[i].setContent(global_id);
+	}
+	for(std::set<content_t>::const_iterator
+			i = unnamed_contents.begin();
+			i != unnamed_contents.end(); i++){
+		errorstream<<"correctBlockNodeIds(): IGNORING ERROR: "
+				<<"Block contains id "<<(*i)
+				<<" with no name mapping"<<std::endl;
+	}
+	for(std::set<std::string>::const_iterator
+			i = unallocatable_contents.begin();
+			i != unallocatable_contents.end(); i++){
+		errorstream<<"correctBlockNodeIds(): IGNORING ERROR: "
+				<<"Could not allocate global id for node name \""
+				<<(*i)<<"\""<<std::endl;
+	}
+}
+
+void MapBlock::serialize(std::ostream &os, u8 version, bool disk)
 {
 	if(!ser_ver_supported(version))
 		throw VersionMismatchException("ERROR: MapBlock format not supported");
@@ -1813,165 +554,226 @@ void MapBlock::serialize(std::ostream &os, u8 version)
 		throw SerializationError("ERROR: Not writing dummy block.");
 	}
 	
-	// These have no compression
-	if(version <= 3 || version == 5 || version == 6)
-	{
-		u32 nodecount = MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
+	// Can't do this anymore; we have 16-bit dynamically allocated node IDs
+	// in memory; conversion just won't work in this direction.
+	if(version < 24)
+		throw SerializationError("MapBlock::serialize: serialization to "
+				"version < 24 not possible");
 		
-		u32 buflen = 1 + nodecount * MapNode::serializedLength(version);
-		SharedBuffer<u8> dest(buflen);
-
-		dest[0] = is_underground;
+	// First byte
+	u8 flags = 0;
+	if(is_underground)
+		flags |= 0x01;
+	if(getDayNightDiff())
+		flags |= 0x02;
+	if(m_lighting_expired)
+		flags |= 0x04;
+	if(m_generated == false)
+		flags |= 0x08;
+	writeU8(os, flags);
+	
+	/*
+		Bulk node data
+	*/
+	NameIdMapping nimap;
+	u32 nodecount = MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
+	if(disk)
+	{
+		MapNode *tmp_nodes = new MapNode[nodecount];
 		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			u32 s = 1 + i * MapNode::serializedLength(version);
-			data[i].serialize(&dest[s], version);
-		}
-		
-		os.write((char*)*dest, dest.getSize());
+			tmp_nodes[i] = data[i];
+		getBlockNodeIdMapping(&nimap, tmp_nodes, m_gamedef->ndef());
+
+		u8 content_width = 2;
+		u8 params_width = 2;
+		writeU8(os, content_width);
+		writeU8(os, params_width);
+		MapNode::serializeBulk(os, version, tmp_nodes, nodecount,
+				content_width, params_width, true);
+		delete[] tmp_nodes;
 	}
-	else if(version <= 10)
+	else
 	{
-		/*
-			With compression.
-			Compress the materials and the params separately.
-		*/
-		
-		// First byte
-		os.write((char*)&is_underground, 1);
-
-		u32 nodecount = MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
+		u8 content_width = 2;
+		u8 params_width = 2;
+		writeU8(os, content_width);
+		writeU8(os, params_width);
+		MapNode::serializeBulk(os, version, data, nodecount,
+				content_width, params_width, true);
+	}
+	
+	/*
+		Node metadata
+	*/
+	std::ostringstream oss(std::ios_base::binary);
+	m_node_metadata.serialize(oss);
+	compressZlib(oss.str(), os);
 
-		// Get and compress materials
-		SharedBuffer<u8> materialdata(nodecount);
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			materialdata[i] = data[i].d;
+	/*
+		Data that goes to disk, but not the network
+	*/
+	if(disk)
+	{
+		if(version <= 24){
+			// Node timers
+			m_node_timers.serialize(os, version);
 		}
-		compress(materialdata, os, version);
 
-		// Get and compress lights
-		SharedBuffer<u8> lightdata(nodecount);
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			lightdata[i] = data[i].param;
-		}
-		compress(lightdata, os, version);
+		// Static objects
+		m_static_objects.serialize(os);
+
+		// Timestamp
+		writeU32(os, getTimestamp());
+
+		// Write block-specific node definition id mapping
+		nimap.serialize(os);
 		
-		if(version >= 10)
-		{
-			// Get and compress param2
-			SharedBuffer<u8> param2data(nodecount);
-			for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-			{
-				param2data[i] = data[i].param2;
-			}
-			compress(param2data, os, version);
+		if(version >= 25){
+			// Node timers
+			m_node_timers.serialize(os, version);
 		}
 	}
-	// All other versions (newest)
-	else
+}
+
+void MapBlock::deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version, bool disk)
+{
+	if(!ser_ver_supported(version))
+		throw VersionMismatchException("ERROR: MapBlock format not supported");
+	
+	TRACESTREAM(<<"MapBlock::deSerialize "<<PP(getPos())<<std::endl);
+
+	m_day_night_differs_expired = false;
+
+	if(version <= 21)
 	{
-		// First byte
-		u8 flags = 0;
-		if(is_underground)
-			flags |= 0x01;
-		if(m_day_night_differs)
-			flags |= 0x02;
-		if(m_lighting_expired)
-			flags |= 0x04;
-		os.write((char*)&flags, 1);
-
-		u32 nodecount = MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
+		deSerialize_pre22(is, version, disk);
+		return;
+	}
 
-		/*
-			Get data
-		*/
+	u8 flags = readU8(is);
+	is_underground = (flags & 0x01) ? true : false;
+	m_day_night_differs = (flags & 0x02) ? true : false;
+	m_lighting_expired = (flags & 0x04) ? true : false;
+	m_generated = (flags & 0x08) ? false : true;
 
-		SharedBuffer<u8> databuf(nodecount*3);
+	/*
+		Bulk node data
+	*/
+	TRACESTREAM(<<"MapBlock::deSerialize "<<PP(getPos())
+			<<": Bulk node data"<<std::endl);
+	u32 nodecount = MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
+	u8 content_width = readU8(is);
+	u8 params_width = readU8(is);
+	if(content_width != 1 && content_width != 2)
+		throw SerializationError("MapBlock::deSerialize(): invalid content_width");
+	if(params_width != 2)
+		throw SerializationError("MapBlock::deSerialize(): invalid params_width");
+	MapNode::deSerializeBulk(is, version, data, nodecount,
+			content_width, params_width, true);
 
-		// Get contents
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			databuf[i] = data[i].d;
-		}
+	/*
+		NodeMetadata
+	*/
+	TRACESTREAM(<<"MapBlock::deSerialize "<<PP(getPos())
+			<<": Node metadata"<<std::endl);
+	// Ignore errors
+	try{
+		std::ostringstream oss(std::ios_base::binary);
+		decompressZlib(is, oss);
+		std::istringstream iss(oss.str(), std::ios_base::binary);
+		if(version >= 23)
+			m_node_metadata.deSerialize(iss, m_gamedef);
+		else
+			content_nodemeta_deserialize_legacy(iss,
+					&m_node_metadata, &m_node_timers,
+					m_gamedef);
+	}
+	catch(SerializationError &e)
+	{
+		errorstream<<"WARNING: MapBlock::deSerialize(): Ignoring an error"
+				<<" while deserializing node metadata at ("
+				<<PP(getPos())<<": "<<e.what()<<std::endl;
+	}
 
-		// Get params
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			databuf[i+nodecount] = data[i].param;
+	/*
+		Data that is only on disk
+	*/
+	if(disk)
+	{
+		// Node timers
+		if(version == 23){
+			// Read unused zero
+			readU8(is);
 		}
-
-		// Get param2
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			databuf[i+nodecount*2] = data[i].param2;
+		if(version == 24){
+			TRACESTREAM(<<"MapBlock::deSerialize "<<PP(getPos())
+					<<": Node timers (ver==24)"<<std::endl);
+			m_node_timers.deSerialize(is, version);
 		}
 
-		/*
-			Compress data to output stream
-		*/
-
-		compress(databuf, os, version);
+		// Static objects
+		TRACESTREAM(<<"MapBlock::deSerialize "<<PP(getPos())
+				<<": Static objects"<<std::endl);
+		m_static_objects.deSerialize(is);
 		
-		/*
-			NodeMetadata
-		*/
-		if(version >= 14)
-		{
-			if(version <= 15)
-			{
-				std::ostringstream oss(std::ios_base::binary);
-				m_node_metadata.serialize(oss);
-				os<<serializeString(oss.str());
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				std::ostringstream oss(std::ios_base::binary);
-				m_node_metadata.serialize(oss);
-				compressZlib(oss.str(), os);
-				//os<<serializeLongString(oss.str());
-			}
+		// Timestamp
+		TRACESTREAM(<<"MapBlock::deSerialize "<<PP(getPos())
+				<<": Timestamp"<<std::endl);
+		setTimestamp(readU32(is));
+		m_disk_timestamp = m_timestamp;
+		
+		// Dynamically re-set ids based on node names
+		TRACESTREAM(<<"MapBlock::deSerialize "<<PP(getPos())
+				<<": NameIdMapping"<<std::endl);
+		NameIdMapping nimap;
+		nimap.deSerialize(is);
+		correctBlockNodeIds(&nimap, data, m_gamedef);
+
+		if(version >= 25){
+			TRACESTREAM(<<"MapBlock::deSerialize "<<PP(getPos())
+					<<": Node timers (ver>=25)"<<std::endl);
+			m_node_timers.deSerialize(is, version);
 		}
 	}
+		
+	TRACESTREAM(<<"MapBlock::deSerialize "<<PP(getPos())
+			<<": Done."<<std::endl);
 }
 
-void MapBlock::deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version)
+/*
+	Legacy serialization
+*/
+
+void MapBlock::deSerialize_pre22(std::istream &is, u8 version, bool disk)
 {
-	if(!ser_ver_supported(version))
-		throw VersionMismatchException("ERROR: MapBlock format not supported");
+	u32 nodecount = MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
 
-	// These have no lighting info
-	if(version <= 1)
-	{
-		setLightingExpired(true);
-	}
+	// Initialize default flags
+	is_underground = false;
+	m_day_night_differs = false;
+	m_lighting_expired = false;
+	m_generated = true;
+
+	// Make a temporary buffer
+	u32 ser_length = MapNode::serializedLength(version);
+	SharedBuffer<u8> databuf_nodelist(nodecount * ser_length);
 
 	// These have no compression
 	if(version <= 3 || version == 5 || version == 6)
 	{
-		u32 nodecount = MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
 		char tmp;
 		is.read(&tmp, 1);
 		if(is.gcount() != 1)
 			throw SerializationError
 					("MapBlock::deSerialize: no enough input data");
 		is_underground = tmp;
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			s32 len = MapNode::serializedLength(version);
-			SharedBuffer<u8> d(len);
-			is.read((char*)*d, len);
-			if(is.gcount() != len)
-				throw SerializationError
-						("MapBlock::deSerialize: no enough input data");
-			data[i].deSerialize(*d, version);
-		}
+		is.read((char*)*databuf_nodelist, nodecount * ser_length);
+		if((u32)is.gcount() != nodecount * ser_length)
+			throw SerializationError
+					("MapBlock::deSerialize: no enough input data");
 	}
 	else if(version <= 10)
 	{
-		u32 nodecount = MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
-
 		u8 t8;
 		is.read((char*)&t8, 1);
 		is_underground = t8;
@@ -1986,7 +788,7 @@ void MapBlock::deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version)
 						("MapBlock::deSerialize: invalid format");
 			for(u32 i=0; i<s.size(); i++)
 			{
-				data[i].d = s[i];
+				databuf_nodelist[i*ser_length] = s[i];
 			}
 		}
 		{
@@ -1999,7 +801,7 @@ void MapBlock::deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version)
 						("MapBlock::deSerialize: invalid format");
 			for(u32 i=0; i<s.size(); i++)
 			{
-				data[i].param = s[i];
+				databuf_nodelist[i*ser_length + 1] = s[i];
 			}
 		}
 	
@@ -2014,20 +816,20 @@ void MapBlock::deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version)
 						("MapBlock::deSerialize: invalid format");
 			for(u32 i=0; i<s.size(); i++)
 			{
-				data[i].param2 = s[i];
+				databuf_nodelist[i*ser_length + 2] = s[i];
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	// All other versions (newest)
 	else
 	{
-		u32 nodecount = MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE;
-
 		u8 flags;
 		is.read((char*)&flags, 1);
 		is_underground = (flags & 0x01) ? true : false;
 		m_day_night_differs = (flags & 0x02) ? true : false;
 		m_lighting_expired = (flags & 0x04) ? true : false;
+		if(version >= 18)
+			m_generated = (flags & 0x08) ? false : true;
 
 		// Uncompress data
 		std::ostringstream os(std::ios_base::binary);
@@ -2035,22 +837,15 @@ void MapBlock::deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version)
 		std::string s = os.str();
 		if(s.size() != nodecount*3)
 			throw SerializationError
-					("MapBlock::deSerialize: invalid format");
+					("MapBlock::deSerialize: decompress resulted in size"
+					" other than nodecount*3");
 
-		// Set contents
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			data[i].d = s[i];
-		}
-		// Set params
-		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
-		{
-			data[i].param = s[i+nodecount];
-		}
-		// Set param2
+		// deserialize nodes from buffer
 		for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
 		{
-			data[i].param2 = s[i+nodecount*2];
+			databuf_nodelist[i*ser_length] = s[i];
+			databuf_nodelist[i*ser_length + 1] = s[i+nodecount];
+			databuf_nodelist[i*ser_length + 2] = s[i+nodecount*2];
 		}
 		
 		/*
@@ -2064,7 +859,9 @@ void MapBlock::deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version)
 				{
 					std::string data = deSerializeString(is);
 					std::istringstream iss(data, std::ios_base::binary);
-					m_node_metadata.deSerialize(iss);
+					content_nodemeta_deserialize_legacy(iss,
+							&m_node_metadata, &m_node_timers,
+							m_gamedef);
 				}
 				else
 				{
@@ -2072,33 +869,205 @@ void MapBlock::deSerialize(std::istream &is, u8 version)
 					std::ostringstream oss(std::ios_base::binary);
 					decompressZlib(is, oss);
 					std::istringstream iss(oss.str(), std::ios_base::binary);
-					m_node_metadata.deSerialize(iss);
+					content_nodemeta_deserialize_legacy(iss,
+							&m_node_metadata, &m_node_timers,
+							m_gamedef);
 				}
 			}
 			catch(SerializationError &e)
 			{
-				dstream<<"WARNING: MapBlock::deSerialize(): Ignoring an error"
+				errorstream<<"WARNING: MapBlock::deSerialize(): Ignoring an error"
 						<<" while deserializing node metadata"<<std::endl;
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Deserialize node data
+	for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
+	{
+		data[i].deSerialize(&databuf_nodelist[i*ser_length], version);
+	}
+
+	if(disk)
+	{
+		/*
+			Versions up from 9 have block objects. (DEPRECATED)
+		*/
+		if(version >= 9){
+			u16 count = readU16(is);
+			// Not supported and length not known if count is not 0
+			if(count != 0){
+				errorstream<<"WARNING: MapBlock::deSerialize_pre22(): "
+						<<"Ignoring stuff coming at and after MBOs"<<std::endl;
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/*
+			Versions up from 15 have static objects.
+		*/
+		if(version >= 15)
+			m_static_objects.deSerialize(is);
+
+		// Timestamp
+		if(version >= 17){
+			setTimestamp(readU32(is));
+			m_disk_timestamp = m_timestamp;
+		} else {
+			setTimestamp(BLOCK_TIMESTAMP_UNDEFINED);
+		}
+
+		// Dynamically re-set ids based on node names
+		NameIdMapping nimap;
+		// If supported, read node definition id mapping
+		if(version >= 21){
+			nimap.deSerialize(is);
+		// Else set the legacy mapping
+		} else {
+			content_mapnode_get_name_id_mapping(&nimap);
+		}
+		correctBlockNodeIds(&nimap, data, m_gamedef);
+	}
+
+
+	// Legacy data changes
+	// This code has to convert from pre-22 to post-22 format.
+	INodeDefManager *nodedef = m_gamedef->ndef();
+	for(u32 i=0; i<nodecount; i++)
+	{
+		const ContentFeatures &f = nodedef->get(data[i].getContent());
+		// Mineral
+		if(nodedef->getId("default:stone") == data[i].getContent()
+				&& data[i].getParam1() == 1)
+		{
+			data[i].setContent(nodedef->getId("default:stone_with_coal"));
+			data[i].setParam1(0);
+		}
+		else if(nodedef->getId("default:stone") == data[i].getContent()
+				&& data[i].getParam1() == 2)
+		{
+			data[i].setContent(nodedef->getId("default:stone_with_iron"));
+			data[i].setParam1(0);
+		}
+		// facedir_simple
+		if(f.legacy_facedir_simple)
+		{
+			data[i].setParam2(data[i].getParam1());
+			data[i].setParam1(0);
+		}
+		// wall_mounted
+		if(f.legacy_wallmounted)
+		{
+			u8 wallmounted_new_to_old[8] = {0x04, 0x08, 0x01, 0x02, 0x10, 0x20, 0, 0};
+			u8 dir_old_format = data[i].getParam2();
+			u8 dir_new_format = 0;
+			for(u8 j=0; j<8; j++)
+			{
+				if((dir_old_format & wallmounted_new_to_old[j]) != 0)
+				{
+					dir_new_format = j;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			data[i].setParam2(dir_new_format);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+/*
+	Get a quick string to describe what a block actually contains
+*/
+std::string analyze_block(MapBlock *block)
+{
+	if(block == NULL)
+		return "NULL";
+
+	std::ostringstream desc;
 	
-	/*
-		Translate nodes as specified in the translate_to fields of
-		node features
-	*/
-	for(u32 i=0; i<MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE*MAP_BLOCKSIZE; i++)
+	v3s16 p = block->getPos();
+	char spos[20];
+	snprintf(spos, 20, "(%2d,%2d,%2d), ", p.X, p.Y, p.Z);
+	desc<<spos;
+	
+	switch(block->getModified())
 	{
-		MapNode &n = data[i];
+	case MOD_STATE_CLEAN:
+		desc<<"CLEAN,           ";
+		break;
+	case MOD_STATE_WRITE_AT_UNLOAD:
+		desc<<"WRITE_AT_UNLOAD, ";
+		break;
+	case MOD_STATE_WRITE_NEEDED:
+		desc<<"WRITE_NEEDED,    ";
+		break;
+	default:
+		desc<<"unknown getModified()="+itos(block->getModified())+", ";
+	}
+
+	if(block->isGenerated())
+		desc<<"is_gen [X], ";
+	else
+		desc<<"is_gen [ ], ";
+
+	if(block->getIsUnderground())
+		desc<<"is_ug [X], ";
+	else
+		desc<<"is_ug [ ], ";
+
+	if(block->getLightingExpired())
+		desc<<"lighting_exp [X], ";
+	else
+		desc<<"lighting_exp [ ], ";
 
-		MapNode *translate_to = content_features(n.d).translate_to;
-		if(translate_to)
+	if(block->isDummy())
+	{
+		desc<<"Dummy, ";
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		bool full_ignore = true;
+		bool some_ignore = false;
+		bool full_air = true;
+		bool some_air = false;
+		for(s16 z0=0; z0<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; z0++)
+		for(s16 y0=0; y0<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; y0++)
+		for(s16 x0=0; x0<MAP_BLOCKSIZE; x0++)
 		{
-			dstream<<"MapBlock: WARNING: Translating node "<<n.d<<" to "
-					<<translate_to->d<<std::endl;
-			n = *translate_to;
+			v3s16 p(x0,y0,z0);
+			MapNode n = block->getNode(p);
+			content_t c = n.getContent();
+			if(c == CONTENT_IGNORE)
+				some_ignore = true;
+			else
+				full_ignore = false;
+			if(c == CONTENT_AIR)
+				some_air = true;
+			else
+				full_air = false;
 		}
+		
+		desc<<"content {";
+		
+		std::ostringstream ss;
+		
+		if(full_ignore)
+			ss<<"IGNORE (full), ";
+		else if(some_ignore)
+			ss<<"IGNORE, ";
+		
+		if(full_air)
+			ss<<"AIR (full), ";
+		else if(some_air)
+			ss<<"AIR, ";
+		
+		if(ss.str().size()>=2)
+			desc<<ss.str().substr(0, ss.str().size()-2);
+
+		desc<<"}, ";
 	}
+
+	return desc.str().substr(0, desc.str().size()-2);
 }