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<strong>Welcome to the Minetest wiki.</strong>
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<div style="text-align:center; font-size: 162%; padding: 0.1em;">Welcome to the '''Minetest Wiki'''.</div>
If you'd like to edit here, send email to: '''me@minetest.org'''
<div style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;">The official source for information about Minetest and Minetest Game.</div>
If you're already a Minetest builder and you'd like to visit some Final MT worlds, read the [[MT_Visitors|MT Visitors]] page.
<div style="text-align:center; font-size: 85%;">We currently have [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles and [[Special:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFACTIVEUSERS}}]] active contributors.</div>


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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.


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The blocky game worlds have themes such as Old West, post
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apocalypse, ordinary cities, and many more. The client automatically
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downloads assets. Gameplay is defined by Lua mods which usually
! About Minetest
run on the server.
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'''[[Minetest]]''' is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine game engine] for various [[games]] which usually play in an open world made out of cubes inspired by Infiniminer, Minecraft, and the like. You can download [[games]], [[Mods|mods]] and [[Texture Packs|texture packs]] in Minetest or join a multiplayer [[server]].


The default game bundled with Minetest is Minetest Game. It implements a basic set of features and is best played with mods enabled. There are a number of other games available for Minetest, most of which are available on [https://content.minetest.net/packages/?type=game ContentDB] and installable through the main menu content browser.
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.


Minetest is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software free software], released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or later). This allows you to freely inspect and edit the engine's source code, and allows for contributions by the community to constantly improve the engine.
[[File:lagrange_point_station.jpg|400px]]


Become part of the Minetest community and start today!
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The different Minetest programs include:
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'''[https://www.minetest.net/download Download Minetest]'''
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* Classic Minetest 4 from the 2010s
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* Minetest 5, also known as Trolltest or [https://minetest.net/ minetest.net]
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* A commercial program, MultiCraft (see note below)
! Gameplay
* and the most advanced in some respects, Final Minetest
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'''[[Getting Started]]'''
:New to Minetest? Need help with the basics? See this page to get started!


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.
<br />


Following are information about common gameplay elements that exist in most games:
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'''[[Nodes]]'''
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.
:Information about nodes (also known as Blocks)
'''[[Items]]'''
:Information about the various items in Minetest.
'''[[Objects]]'''
:Moving things.
'''[[Map generator]]'''
:How the worlds are generated.
'''[[Biomes]]'''
:Climatic zones and vegetation.
'''[[Crafting]]'''
:How to craft.
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This website focuses on Final Minetest but it includes some Trolltest documentation as it's partly compatible.
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! Useful Pages
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'''[[FAQ]]'''
:Frequently asked questions.
'''[[Troubleshooting]]'''
:Common technical problems and fixes.
'''[[Games]]'''
:Information on games that you can play in Minetest.
'''[[Mods]]'''
:Information on numerous user-created mods that alter gameplay.
'''[[Texture Packs]]'''
:Various texture packs that alter the look of the game.
'''[[Server|Servers]]'''
:Documentation on starting and maintaining a server.
'''[[Tutorials]]'''
:Comprehensive list of tutorials that exist on this wiki.
'''[[Programs and Editors]]'''
:Third-party programs to use with Minetest.
'''[https://dev.minetest.net/Changelog Version History]'''
:Detailed information regarding past versions of Minetest.
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<span id="pages-for-users"></span>
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== Pages for users ==
! Resources
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'''[https://www.minetest.net Main Site]'''


*'''[https://www.minetest.net/download Download]'''
<div class="p44_navbar">
[[Browser_Play|Browser Play!]]
[[Minetest|Minetest]]
[[MTWorlds|MT worlds]]
[[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>


*'''[https://forum.minetest.net/ Forums]'''
<br />
These pages include parts for users, for world hosts, and for
developers in general.


*'''[https://www.minetest.net/servers Server List]'''
To learn how to play on most servers, try
clicking Bucket_Game, which has the most popular mods (integrated
but configurable).
<br />


*'''[https://www.reddit.com/r/minetest Subreddit]'''
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== Developers' Center ==


*'''[https://matrix.to/#/#minetest:tchncs.de Matrix]'''
<div class="p44_navbar">
[[Devel_Center|Devel Center]]
</div>


*'''[https://discord.gg/minetest Discord]'''
<br />
The Developers' Center is largely for Final Minetest core developers and website admins. However, all visitors are welcome to read content.


'''[https://web.libera.chat/#minetest English IRC]:''' <code>irc.libera.chat #minetest</code>
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[[File:Pumpkin_190127.jpg]]
'''[https://web.libera.chat/#minetest-fr French IRC]:''' <code>irc.libera.chat #minetest-fr</code>
 
'''[https://web.libera.chat/#minetest-de German IRC]:''' <code>irc.libera.chat #minetest-de</code>
 
'''[https://web.libera.chat/#minetest-es Spanish IRC]:''' <code>irc.libera.chat #minetest-es</code>
 
== Development resources ==
 
Please see the [https://dev.minetest.net/ developer wiki] for development-related issues.


== Contributing to the wiki ==
<span id="other-projects"></span>
== Non-Minetest pages ==


Contributions are welcome! Please [https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=10473 request an account on the forums] if you wish to edit the wiki. See also the [[Wiki guidelines]].
To be added.


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== About this website ==


__NOTOC__
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.]]


[[Category:Minetest (Root Category)]]
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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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