diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53505d8..888330d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Change log:
 - 2.2 - Updated protector tool so that player only needs to stand nearby (2 block radius)
       It can also place vertically (up and down) as well.  New protector recipe added.
 - 2.3 - Localise many of the protector functions and tidy code.
+- 2.4 - Update to newer functions, Minetest 0.4.16 needed to run now.
 
 Lucky Blocks: 10
 
diff --git a/init.lua b/init.lua
index 4534eed..048d3bc 100644
--- a/init.lua
+++ b/init.lua
@@ -2,15 +2,16 @@
 -- get minetest.conf settings
 protector = {}
 protector.mod = "redo"
-protector.radius = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("protector_radius")) or 5
-protector.flip = minetest.setting_getbool("protector_flip") or false
-protector.hurt = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("protector_hurt")) or 0
-protector.spawn = tonumber(minetest.setting_get("protector_spawn")
-	or minetest.setting_get("protector_pvp_spawn")) or 0
+protector.radius = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("protector_radius")) or 5
+protector.flip = minetest.settings:get_bool("protector_flip") or false
+protector.hurt = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("protector_hurt")) or 0
+protector.spawn = tonumber(minetest.settings:get("protector_spawn")
+	or minetest.settings:get("protector_pvp_spawn")) or 0
 
 
 -- get static spawn position
-local statspawn = minetest.setting_get_pos("static_spawnpoint") or {x = 0, y = 2, z = 0}
+local statspawn = minetest.string_to_pos(minetest.settings:get("static_spawnpoint"))
+		or {x = 0, y = 2, z = 0}
 
 
 -- Intllib
diff --git a/pvp.lua b/pvp.lua
index 90a8d3f..ef380bc 100644
--- a/pvp.lua
+++ b/pvp.lua
@@ -2,16 +2,17 @@
 local S = protector.intllib
 
 -- get static spawn position
-local statspawn = minetest.setting_get_pos("static_spawnpoint") or {x = 0, y = 2, z = 0}
+local statspawn = minetest.string_to_pos(minetest.settings:get("static_spawnpoint"))
+		or {x = 0, y = 2, z = 0}
 
 -- is pvp protection enabled
-protector.pvp = minetest.setting_getbool("protector_pvp")
+protector.pvp = minetest.settings:get_bool("protector_pvp")
 
 -- is night-only pvp enabled
-protector.night_pvp = minetest.setting_getbool("protector_night_pvp")
+protector.night_pvp = minetest.settings:get_bool("protector_night_pvp")
 
 -- disables PVP in your own protected areas
-if minetest.setting_getbool("enable_pvp") and protector.pvp then
+if minetest.settings:get_bool("enable_pvp") and protector.pvp then
 
 	if minetest.register_on_punchplayer then