diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt
index 2b3fa26..8d81ca6 100644
--- a/README.txt
+++ b/README.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ This mod works by adding your new plant to the {growing=1} group and numbering t
 
 Changelog:
 
+1.29 - Updating functions so requires Minetest 0.4.16 and above to run
 1.28 - Added chili peppers and bowl of chili, optimized code and fixed a few bugs, added porridge
 1.27 - Added meshoptions to api and wheat plants, added farming.rarity setting to spawn more/less crops on map, have separate cotton/string items (4x cotton = 1x wool, 2x cotton = 2x string)
 1.26 - Added support for [toolranks] mod when using hoe's
diff --git a/beanpole.lua b/beanpole.lua
index 8afead6..e8b7455 100644
--- a/beanpole.lua
+++ b/beanpole.lua
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:beanpole", {
 
 		minetest.set_node(pointed_thing.above, {name = "farming:beanpole"})
 
-		if not minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode") then
+		if not farming.is_creative(placer:get_player_name()) then
 			itemstack:take_item()
 		end
 
diff --git a/grapes.lua b/grapes.lua
index d443c33..d8d6409 100644
--- a/grapes.lua
+++ b/grapes.lua
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ minetest.register_node("farming:trellis", {
 
 		minetest.set_node(pointed_thing.above, {name = "farming:trellis"})
 
-		if not minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode") then
+		if not farming.is_creative(placer:get_player_name()) then
 			itemstack:take_item()
 		end
 
diff --git a/hoes.lua b/hoes.lua
index c883e22..aee967c 100644
--- a/hoes.lua
+++ b/hoes.lua
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ function farming.hoe_on_use(itemstack, user, pointed_thing, uses)
 	if not pt or pt.type ~= "node" then
 		return
 	end
-	
+
 	local under = minetest.get_node(pt.under)
 	local upos = pointed_thing.under
 
@@ -80,23 +80,23 @@ function farming.hoe_on_use(itemstack, user, pointed_thing, uses)
 
 	local p = {x = pt.under.x, y = pt.under.y + 1, z = pt.under.z}
 	local above = minetest.get_node(p)
-	
+
 	-- return if any of the nodes is not registered
 	if not minetest.registered_nodes[under.name]
 	or not minetest.registered_nodes[above.name] then
 		return
 	end
-	
+
 	-- check if the node above the pointed thing is air
 	if above.name ~= "air" then
 		return
 	end
-	
+
 	-- check if pointing at dirt
 	if minetest.get_item_group(under.name, "soil") ~= 1 then
 		return
 	end
-	
+
 	-- turn the node into soil, wear out item and play sound
 	minetest.set_node(pt.under, {name = "farming:soil"})
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function farming.hoe_on_use(itemstack, user, pointed_thing, uses)
 
 	local wear = 65535 / (uses -1)
 
-	if minetest.setting_getbool("creative_mode") then
+	if farming.is_creative(user:get_player_name()) then
 		if tr then
 			wear = 1
 		else
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 3f026fb..8c615f7 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 farming = {}
 farming.mod = "redo"
+farming.version = "1.29"
 farming.path = minetest.get_modpath("farming")
 farming.select = {
 	type = "fixed",
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ farming.intllib = S
 
 
 -- Utility Function
-local time_speed = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("time_speed")) or 72
+local time_speed = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("time_speed")) or 72
 local SECS_PER_CYCLE = (time_speed > 0 and 24 * 60 * 60 / time_speed) or 0
 local function clamp(x, min, max)
 	return (x < min and min) or (x > max and max) or x
diff --git a/mapgen.lua b/mapgen.lua
index 929f181..0ca4059 100644
--- a/mapgen.lua
+++ b/mapgen.lua
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ register_plant("beanbush", 18, 35, "", -1, farming.beans)
 register_plant("grapebush", 25, 45, "", -1, farming.grapes)
 
 
-if minetest.get_mapgen_params().mgname == "v6" then
+if minetest.get_mapgen_setting("mg_name") == "v6" then
 
 	register_plant("carrot_8", 1, 30, "group:water", 1, farming.carrot)
 	register_plant("cucumber_4", 1, 20, "group:water", 1, farming.cucumber)