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Today, I will be introducing what all there is to Minetest!
The list
Minetest.Net
- Official Minetest website
- Mostly a Download button ;)
- Good Marketing for Education and Features
Player Wiki
- Up to Date for Minetest Game
- Cool Links for Related Tools and Programs
Dev Wiki
- Out of Date
- Still somewhat useful examples for server setup and other housekeeping
lua_api.txt
- Most Up To Date Lua Api (mods) reference
- Also found in your Minetest/docs folder
Minetest Forums
- Lots of Burried Gems
- Use this search tool
- Some community members only live on the forums.
Content Database
- Run by Rubenwardy
- Minetest’s Marketplace for up-to-date, compatible mods, games, & resource packs
- Open Source, can be mirrored and host your own ContentDB
- Goal: Encourage Working, Open Source, Quality Minetest Content
- CDB Ranking System Explained
Server List
- Public List of Servers found when you open Minetest’s Multiplayer Tab
- Helps us to keep track of player count online
Github
- Official Repository
- Minetest Specific Repo
- Minetest Game Specific Repo
- Where you put in Issues or Feedback for the Engine
Gitlab
- Mirror of Github
- Has a Great Documentation Static Site
Android App
- Is Free
- Is Full-Fledged Minetest
- Has bad controls
- Works on Tablet
IRC
- #Minetest: Modders and Players live here, for mods and games
- #Minetest-Dev: Core Devs live here, for Engine work
- #Minetest-Hub: Lounge, quiet
- #Minetest-Docs: For creating a new documentation for Modding/Engine
Matrix
- Open Source Discord
- Mediocre, buggy, but looks decent
Discord
- Hosted by GreenXenith
- Lot of People there
- My Home
- Good for questions, shout-outs, plugs, etc.
- Run By Rubenwardy
- Always looking for content to post, send a message to rubenwardy if you have something cool to share.
Mastodon
- Open Source Twitter
- Also Run by Rubenwardy
Youtube Channels
- Minetest’s Creator: Celeron55
- Benrob
- Nathan Saplat
- StartNinja’s Non-youtube
- Warr1024
Minetest Server Hosting
- Edgy.net
- DeathBlindMinetestGaming.com
- DIY Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosters such as Genesis Hosting
Linux Repos
- Most Up to date: Snap
- Mint/Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install minetest
Rubenwardy’s Modding Book
- Great walkthrough to becoming a modder
- Can’t reccomend it enough
Game Jam-2021
- $720 Prize Pool
- Originally Seeded by MisterE, and MinetestVideos (Nathan Saplat)
- My Submission: Little Lady
- Created a lot of new Games for Minetest
People in Minetest
- Celeron55: Creator of Minetest back in ~2011
- Some Prominent Core Devs: Work on the Engine, Select Group
- sFan5: Does most of the current Engine work
- Rubenwardy: ContentDB
- Vrob: Formspec/HUD replacements
- Past Contributors for Minetest: Credits Page