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<strong>Welcome to the main Minetest wiki.</strong>
<strong>Welcome to the Minetest wiki.</strong>
For the old developer's wiki, go to:


'''https://olddev.minetest.org/'''
If you'd like to edit here, send email to: '''me@minetest.org'''
If you're already a Minetest builder and you'd like to visit some Final MT worlds, read the [[MT_Visitors|MT Visitors]] page.


'''If you'd like to edit here, email: me@minetest.org'''
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Minetest is a free
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine game engine.]
Think of Minetest as a '''collection''' of different programs
similar to Minecraft&trade;. Each program can create or
visit blocky game worlds. Both offline worlds and communal worlds on the Internet are supported.


To go to the old Trolltest content, '''[[Minetest|click here.]]'''
The blocky game worlds have themes such as Old West, post
apocalypse, ordinary cities, and many more. The client automatically
downloads assets. Gameplay is defined by Lua mods which usually
run on the server.


'''Minetest''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software free software] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine game engine]. You can think of it as a collection of different programs similar to Minecraft (tm). Each program can create or go to a number of types of blocky game worlds.
This type of game is referred to as
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voxel voxel.] One well-known part of many voxel games is that you can acquire ores and other materials, often by mining them, and use them to "craft" objects such as tools. However, Minetest offers more than this. And Final Minetest in particular is the FOSS platform of choice for edutech and academic voxel work.


The blocky game worlds may have themes such as Old West, post apocalypse, ordinary cities, and many more.
[[File:lagrange_point_station.jpg|400px]]


The different '''Minetest''' programs include the original, Trolltest; the commercial one, Multicraft; and the most advanced in some respects, Final Minetest.
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The different Minetest programs include:
 
* Classic Minetest 4 from the 2010s
* Minetest 5, also known as Trolltest or [https://minetest.net/ minetest.net]
* A commercial program, MultiCraft (see note below)
* and the most advanced in some respects, Final Minetest
 
Note: MultiCraft, the Minetest fork, isn't related to Multicraft&trade;, a U.S. manufacturer, or Multicraft, a Swiss Minecraft&trade; hosting company, or Multicraft, a line of screwdrivers sold by PB Swiss Tools. Maksym should have chosen a more unique name.
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Final Minetest includes server and client programs of different types. Its primary server program, '''finetestserver,''' works with all major Minetest clients dated through mid-2023. Note: Post-2023 Trolltest and MultiCraft clients may not be supported.
This website focuses on Final Minetest but it includes some Trolltest documentation as it's partly compatible.
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<span id="pages-for-users"></span>
<span id="pages-for-users"></span>
== Pages for users ==
== Pages for users ==


<div class="p44_navbar">
<div class="p44_navbar">
[[Main_Minetest|What is Minetest]]
[[Browser_Play|Browser Play!]]
[[MTWorlds|Major worlds]]
[[Minetest|Minetest]]
[[MTWorlds|MT worlds]]
[[Bucket_Game|Bucket Game]]
[[Bucket_Game|Bucket Game]]
[[Which_Minetest|Which Test]]
[[Minetest_IRC|Online Help]]
[[Player_Basics|Player Basics]]
[[Mining|Mining]]
[[Mobs|Mobs]]
[[Minetest_People|People in MT]]
[https://minetest.org/changes.txt Changes]
[[Trolltest|Trolltest]]
[[Contact|Contact]]
[[Downloads|Downloads]]
</div>
</div>
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These pages include parts for users, for world hosts, and for
developers in general.
To learn how to play on most servers, try
clicking Bucket_Game, which has the most popular mods (integrated
but configurable).
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<span id="developers-center"></span>
<span id="developers-center"></span>
== Developers Center ==
== Developers' Center ==


<div class="p44_navbar">
<div class="p44_navbar">
[[Devel_ENIssues|ENIssues]]
[[Devel_Center|Devel Center]]
[[Devel_Site_Issues|Site Issues]]
[[Devel_Model_Requests|Model Requests]]
[[Devel_World_Pieces|World Pieces]]
[[Devel_MCImport|MCImport]]
[[Devel_LBMs|LBMs]]
</div>
</div>


<span id="world-pages"></span>
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== World Pages ==
The Developers' Center is largely for Final Minetest core developers and website admins. However, all visitors are welcome to read content.


Merge this into [[MTWorlds|Major worlds]]
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[[File:Pumpkin_190127.jpg]]


<span id="builder-pages"></span>
<span id="other-projects"></span>
== Builder Pages ==
== Non-Minetest pages ==


Drop this for now
To be added.


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<span id="about-site"></span>
[[File:Pumpkin_190127.jpg]]
 
== About this website ==
 
This is a MediaWiki website. For MediaWiki details, [[Wiki_Admin|click here.]] Contact information for the website is at [[Contact|this link.]] Site Notices are at [[Site_Notices|this link.]]


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Latest revision as of 18:22, 10 August 2024

Welcome to the Minetest wiki.

If you'd like to edit here, send email to: me@minetest.org If you're already a Minetest builder and you'd like to visit some Final MT worlds, read the MT Visitors page.

Minetest is a free game engine. Think of Minetest as a collection of different programs similar to Minecraft™. Each program can create or visit blocky game worlds. Both offline worlds and communal worlds on the Internet are supported.

The blocky game worlds have themes such as Old West, post apocalypse, ordinary cities, and many more. The client automatically downloads assets. Gameplay is defined by Lua mods which usually run on the server.

This type of game is referred to as voxel. One well-known part of many voxel games is that you can acquire ores and other materials, often by mining them, and use them to "craft" objects such as tools. However, Minetest offers more than this. And Final Minetest in particular is the FOSS platform of choice for edutech and academic voxel work.

Lagrange point station.jpg


The different Minetest programs include:

  • Classic Minetest 4 from the 2010s
  • Minetest 5, also known as Trolltest or minetest.net
  • A commercial program, MultiCraft (see note below)
  • and the most advanced in some respects, Final Minetest

Note: MultiCraft, the Minetest fork, isn't related to Multicraft™, a U.S. manufacturer, or Multicraft, a Swiss Minecraft™ hosting company, or Multicraft, a line of screwdrivers sold by PB Swiss Tools. Maksym should have chosen a more unique name.

Final Minetest includes server and client programs of different types. Its primary server program, finetestserver, works with all major Minetest clients dated through mid-2023. Note: Post-2023 Trolltest and MultiCraft clients may not be supported.

This website focuses on Final Minetest but it includes some Trolltest documentation as it's partly compatible.

Pages for users

Browser Play! Minetest MT worlds Bucket Game Which Test Online Help Player Basics Mining Mobs People in MT Changes Trolltest Contact Downloads


These pages include parts for users, for world hosts, and for developers in general.

To learn how to play on most servers, try clicking Bucket_Game, which has the most popular mods (integrated but configurable).

Developers' Center

Devel Center


The Developers' Center is largely for Final Minetest core developers and website admins. However, all visitors are welcome to read content.


Pumpkin 190127.jpg

Non-Minetest pages

To be added.

About this website

This is a MediaWiki website. For MediaWiki details, click here. Contact information for the website is at this link. Site Notices are at this link.

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