minetest_game

Minetest Game - A lightweight and well-maintained base for Luanti, intended for modding

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Quick Overview

Minetest Game is the default game bundled with the Minetest engine, an open-source voxel game engine. It provides a basic sandbox world with crafting, building, and exploration elements, serving as a foundation for players and modders to create their own experiences.

Pros

Highly customizable and moddable, allowing for extensive content creation
Lightweight and runs well on a wide range of hardware
Active community contributing to development and creating mods
Free and open-source, promoting collaboration and transparency

Cons

Graphics and default content may feel basic compared to more polished commercial games
Learning curve for modding and creating custom content can be steep for beginners
Smaller player base compared to similar commercial games
Some features and polish found in other voxel games may be missing in the default game

Getting Started

To get started with Minetest Game:

Download and install Minetest from the official website: https://www.minetest.net/
Launch Minetest and select "New Game"
Choose "Minetest Game" as the game
Configure world settings as desired and click "Create"
Start playing and exploring the world
To add mods, download them from the Minetest forums or ContentDB and place them in the "mods" folder of your world or the global mods folder

For modding and development:

Clone the Minetest Game repository:

git clone https://github.com/minetest/minetest_game.git

Refer to the Minetest Lua API documentation for modding guidelines and examples
Create new mods in the "mods" folder or modify existing game content
Test your changes by running Minetest with the modified game files

Competitor Comparisons

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Luanti (formerly Minetest) is an open source voxel game-creation platform with easy modding and game creation

Pros of Luanti

More focused on educational and research purposes
Potentially more flexible for customization and experimentation
Likely has a smaller codebase, making it easier to understand and modify

Cons of Luanti

Less mature and established compared to Minetest Game
Smaller community and fewer resources available
May have fewer features and content out of the box

Code Comparison

Minetest Game (Lua):

minetest.register_node("default:stone", {
    description = "Stone",
    tiles = {"default_stone.png"},
    groups = {cracky = 3, stone = 1},
    drop = "default:cobble",
    legacy_mineral = true,
    sounds = default.node_sound_stone_defaults(),
})

Luanti (Python):

class Stone(Block):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__("stone", "Stone")
        self.texture = load_texture("textures/stone.png")
        self.hardness = 1.5

Note: The code comparison is hypothetical, as Luanti's actual codebase is not publicly available for direct comparison.

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README

Minetest Game

Minetest Game (abbreviated MTG) is a simple and peaceful sandbox game, with no real goals or built-in enemy mobs.

While it provides a basic gameplay experience out of the box, it is best played with mods.

Minetest Game is in perpetual maintenance-only mode, meaning it will not see new gameplay features or anything else that breaks compatibility (see #2710).

Installation

ContentDB

Content > Browse Online Content
Search for "Minetest Game"
Click Install

Manually

Unzip the archive, rename the folder to minetest_game and place it in .../minetest/games/
GNU/Linux: If you use a system-wide installation place it in ~/.minetest/games/.

The Luanti engine can be found at GitHub.

For further information or help, see: Installing Mods.

Compatibility

As of January 2024 Minetest Game follows a rolling release model with new changes being automatically published on ContentDB every day.

There are no stable releases or tags, all existing ones are considered legacy.

Minetest Game is always compatible to the latest stable release of the engine. Older releases may be supported too depending on circumstances.

Licensing

See LICENSE.txt

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