regional_weather/ca_effects/lightning.lua

if not minetest.get_modpath("lightning") then return end

local EFFECT_NAME = "regional_weather:lightning"

local LIGHTNING_CHANCE = 20
lightning.auto = false

local rng = PcgRandom(82492402425)

-- simplified position chooser by Auke Kok (sofar) taken from lightning mod itself
-- see https://github.com/minetest-mods/lightning/blob/master/init.lua#L53-L91
-- "lightning" is licensed under GNU Lesser Public License 2.1 or any later revision
local function choose_pos(pos)
	pos.x = math.floor(pos.x - (lightning.range_h / 2) + rng:next(1, lightning.range_h))
	pos.y = pos.y + (lightning.range_v / 2)
	pos.z = math.floor(pos.z - (lightning.range_h / 2) + rng:next(1, lightning.range_h))

	local b, pos2 = minetest.line_of_sight(pos, {x = pos.x, y = pos.y - lightning.range_v, z = pos.z}, 1)

	-- nothing but air found
	if b then
		return nil
	end

	local n = minetest.get_node({x = pos2.x, y = pos2.y - 1/2, z = pos2.z})
	if n.name == "air" or n.name == "ignore" then
		return nil
	end

	return pos2
end

local function handle_effect(player_data)
	for playername, data in pairs(player_data) do
		local random = rng:next(1, LIGHTNING_CHANCE)
		if random == 1 then
			local player = minetest.get_player_by_name(playername)
			local ppos = player:get_pos()
			local position = choose_pos(ppos)
			if position ~= nil then
				lightning.strike(position)
			end
		end
	end
end

climate_api.register_effect(EFFECT_NAME, handle_effect, "tick")
climate_api.set_effect_cycle(EFFECT_NAME, climate_api.LONG_CYCLE)