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A '''world''' contains an environment and/or building(s) you can play in. A world also includes all saved data associated with a world, like player data, mob positions, health, breath, and the like.

== Finding worlds ==
* See [https://forum.minetest.net/viewforum.php?f=12 Maps] in the [http://forum.minetest.net forums] to find downloads to worlds that others have made.

== Installation ==
'''To install worlds:''' You have to extract them first. Most of them are in <code>.zip</code>, some of them can be in <code>.7z</code>, <code>.rar</code> or <code>.tar.gz</code> format. To extract archive files other than <code>.zip</code> on Windows, you need [https://7-zip.org/ 7-Zip].

For world creators, <code>.7z</code> is the recommended archive format as it is a free format (as compared to <code>.rar</code>) that typically allows for the best compression.

Put the extracted files in the “<code>worlds</code>” folder of your Minetest installation folder. The files such as <code>env_meta.txt</code> must be in the root of the world’s folder (eg. “<code>worlds/my_world/env_meta.txt</code>”).

* Location of the <code>worlds</code> directory within the directory structure of a run-in-place installation of Minetest, including some of the folders Minetest adds after some usage as client and server, as well as the positions (…) that custom-made content goes. Irrelevant folders are not expanded.
<pre>
This commented example shows the location and structure of a world called "someworld":

minetest/
├── worlds/ (this folder will be created when the first local/singleplayer world is created)
│ ├── someworld (the name given to the world by the user when it is created)
│ │ ├── players.sqlite (ingame data for each player)
│ │ ├── worldmods/ (create this folder for world exclusive mods)
│ │ ├── auth.sqlite (player login data)
│ │ ├── env_meta.txt (contains mostly time related information)
│ │ ├── map.sqlite (database containing the map. The name may differ depending on backend used)
│ │ ├── map_meta.txt (defines which mapgen is used and how)
│ │ └── world.mt (should at least contain the game ID without which the world
│ │ will not show up in the singleplayer tab)
│ └── … (more saved worlds. Some with exclusive world mods)
└── (other files and directories)
</pre>

== World directory content ==
For documentation about the structure of e.g. databases and the mapblock binary format, see [https://github.com/minetest/minetest/blob/master/doc/world_format.txt world_format.txt] in the Minetest source tree.

===auth.sqlite===
The authentication database. Name may differ according to the [[Database backends|database backend]] type used.

===env_meta.txt===
Simple global environment variables.

Example content:

game_time = 73471
time_of_day = 19118
EnvArgsEnd

===force_loaded.txt===
Lua table containing forcibly loaded Mapblocks.

===ipban.txt===
Banned IP addresses and usernames.

Example content:
123.456.78.9|foo
123.456.78.10|bar

===map_meta.txt===
Simple global map variables. The [[Map generator]] is defined here along with [[Map generator/settings|its parameters]].

Example content:
seed = 7980462765762429666
mg_name = v7
[end_of_params]

===map.sqlite===
Map database. Name may differ according to the [[Database backends|database backend]] type used.

===mod_storage.sqlite===
Mod storage database. Name may differ according to the [[Database backends|database backend]] type used.

===players.sqlite===
Player database. Name may differ according to the [[Database backends|database backend]] type used.

===world.mt===
Miscellaneous world metadata. Uses the Minetest Settings format.

Example content:

creative_mode = false
player_backend = sqlite3
backend = sqlite3
gameid = nodecore
load_mod_coolmod = false

The file includes lines stating what type of database backend is used and a list of installed mods with information whether they are activated for this world.

Some third party software such as minetestmapper may also only consider the folder a valid minetest world when the world.mt is present.

===/worldmods (folder)===
This optional folder may contain mods that are needed for this map exclusively. All mods and modpacks inside this folder gets loaded no matter what.

===Legacy===

====auth.txt====
If the world uses the obsolete ''files'' backend for authentication, this file contains authentication data, player per line.
<name>:<password hash>:<privilege1,...>

Legacy format (until 0.4.12) of password hash is <name><password> SHA1'd,
in the base64 encoding.

Format (since 0.4.13) of password hash is #1#<salt>#<verifier>, with the
parts inside <> encoded in the base64 encoding.
<verifier> is an RFC 2945 compatible SRP verifier,
of the given salt, password, and the player's name lowercased,
using the 2048-bit group specified in RFC 5054 and the SHA-256 hash function.

====/player (folder)====
If the world uses the obsolete ''files'' backend for player data, this folder will contain player data.
Filename can be anything.
Contains ingame data for each player in a file named after the player.

== Schem file Creation / Import ==
A '''schem file (<code>.mts</code>)''' is used to import building(s) into a world with the [https://content.minetest.net/packages/sfan5/worldedit/ WorldEdit mod]. This file can be found in “<code>worlds/<my_world>/schems</code>” folder.

* To '''create a schem file''' :

# Type in your world name (with WorldEdit activated).
# Grant yourself all [[privileges]]: <code>/grantme all</code>
# Press <kbd>F5</kbd> to show the coordinates.
# Select the area to export by commands with <code>//pos1</code> and <code>//pos2</code> (these positions corresponds to an invisible diagonal of a cuboid selection).
# Create your schem file with <code>//mtschemcreate <name of your schem file></code>. The file will be created into your “<code>worlds/<my_world>/schems</code>” folder.

* To '''import a schem file''' :

# Enter in your world (with WorldEdit activated).
# Grant yourself all privileges: <code>/grantme all</code>
# Put a schem file into your “<code>worlds/<name of your new world>/schems</code>" folder.
# Press <kbd>F5</kbd> to show the coordinatess.
# Place a position where you want with command: <code>//pos1</code>
# Import your schem file with <code>//mtschemplace <name of your schem file></code>

== See also ==
* [[Minetestmapper]], a program to draw a 2D map of a Minetest world.

[[Category:Map]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]

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