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+// Hidden Ground v1.0
+// Author: Melecie
+
+runAfterLoad(function() {
+	if (enabledMods.includes("mods/the_ground.js")) {
+		let regexRocks = /(granite)|(rhyolite)|(pumice)|(obsidian)|(dacite)|(dacidian)|(andesite)|(diorite)|(scoria)|(andesidian)|(gabbro)|(basalt)|(basalidian)|(peridotite)|(komatiite)|(komatidian)/
+		let regexType = /(_gravel)|(_sand)|(_dust)|(_shard)|(hot_)/
+		let toHide = ["dry_permafrost", "hot_sand", "hot_dirt", "hot_rock", "hot_rock_wall", "hot_gravel", "hot_limestone", "hot_calcium_carbonate_dust", "sandy_water", "clay_water", "dry_clay_loam"]
+		
+		// hides all elements part of both rocks and type
+		// false positives *can* be hit because this doesn't check if it comes from The Ground (it can't), but ideally none given how specific it is
+		for (elem in elements) {
+			if (regexRocks.test(elem)) {
+				// move wall to solids to not make land too big
+				if (/_wall/.test(elem)) {
+					elements[elem].category = "solids"
+				}
+				// hide the rest
+				if (regexType.test(elem)) {
+					elements[elem].hidden = true;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		// manual hiding
+		for (elem in toHide) {
+			elements[toHide[elem]].hidden = true;
+		}
+		
+		// while i'm here, might as well fix Sandstone's color
+		elements.sandstone.color = "#dbbe80";
+	}
+	
+	else {
+		enabledMods.splice(enabledMods.indexOf("mods/hidden_ground.js"), 1);
+		localStorage.setItem("enabledMods", JSON.stringify(enabledMods));
+		alert("Hidden Ground: This mod requires The Ground mod. Removing mod and reloading.");
+		window.location.reload();
+	}
+})
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