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{{mm}} Bugs can be reported in [https://forum.minetest.net/viewforum.php?f=6 official forums in Bug and Problem sub forum]. | {{mm}} Bugs can be reported in [https://forum.minetest.net/viewforum.php?f=6 official forums in Bug and Problem sub forum]. | ||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
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Revision as of 12:13, 30 May 2021
Developers | |
---|---|
Perttu "celeron55" Ahola and contributors | |
Engines | |
Irrlicht Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 6, 2012 |
macOS (OS X) | December 6, 2012 |
Linux | December 6, 2012 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware |
Key points
- Free and Open Source Software
- Cross-platform multiplayer.
- Good modding support and community.
- Great performance even on low-end devices.
- Game is pretty basic without any mods or modpacks. Additional player-made game modes which feature mods and mod packs can be downloaded though.
General information
- Official website
- Official wiki
- Source code
- Bugs can be reported in official forums in Bug and Problem sub forum.
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Developer website | ||||
Publisher website |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\minetest.conf[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | ~/.minetest/minetest.conf |
- A custom path to a configuration file can be specified in command line using the option
--config /path/to/minetest.conf
.[1]
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\worlds[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | ~/.minetest/worlds |
- Unknown if XDG is being followed (partially, completely, not at all)
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | Listed as Chinese (China) | |||
Czech | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Indonesian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Romanian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Ukrainian |
- Also available in Estonian, Kyrgyz, Lithuanian. Translation for Norwegian Bokmål, Korean and Belarusian exist, but translate less than 5% of the game interface. Translation progress can be checked at Minetest/Minetest @ Hosted Weblate page.
Network
- Cross-platform multiplayer between Windows, OS X, Linux and Android is possible, even without varying game versions. Only host (server) is required to have the mods installed.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Local play | |||
LAN play | |||
Online play |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
---|---|
TCP | 30000 (default) |
UDP | 30000 (default) |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 9 | Some shaders don't work with Direct3D 9 renderer. |
OpenGL | 4.4 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | ARM | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | |||||
macOS (OS X) | |||||
Linux | [2] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP[3] | |
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB[3] | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB?[3] | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Linux | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB?[3] | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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tag; no text was provided for refs namedminetest-conf
- ↑ Debian -- Package Search Results -- minetest - last accessed on 2020-11-20
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Minimum Minetest Hardware Requirements Thread - Minetest Forums