Luanti
| Luanti | |
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 Collage of some games that you can play in Luanti | |
| Latest release | 5.9.0 (Announcement) |
| Release date | August 11th, 2024 |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux, Mac, Android |
| Code license | LGPLv2.1+ [1] |
| Media license | CC BY-SA 3.0 [1] |
| P. language | C++ and Lua |
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| Luanti is a free engine. This means that the source code is available to be studied, modified, and distributed. Most projects look for help with testing, documentation, graphics, etc., as well. | |
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Luanti (formerly “Minetest”) is a Minecraft-like voxel sandbox engine. It is an engine that allows different voxel-based games to run on it. It's for games in which the world is made out of cubes and the player runs in the environment and manipulates it, preferably by digging and building blocks, collecting items, crafting, and so on. It can be played alone or online with other players.
Games[edit]
Most games for Luanti are open-ended sandbox games focusing on creativity. Most of them involve digging and placing blocks, but that isn't the only thing the games include.
Since version 5.8.0, Luanti no longer comes with “Minetest Game” preinstalled, as the developers wish to promote the concept of Luanti as an engine for voxel games. The main “selling point” of Luanti is the support for various other voxel games and modding. The community has developed a vast library of mods and games over the years, but some of these games might be noteworthy enough for their own article in this wiki.
See Category:Luanti games for a list of Free games in Luanti.
How to start[edit]
The learning curve can be steep for complete newcomers, the Minetest Wiki has a “Getting Started” guide for that. There's also a tutorial (which must be downloaded as a game from the “Content” tab first).
When you're a bit familiar with the game, you can either jump right into the action by joining a multiplayer server, which host their own games, and Luanti just does the rest for you (no extra installation required). Or you can download one of many community-created games from the Content DB.
Features[edit]
- Singleplayer mode and multiplayer support for tens of players
- Server-side modding for unique gameplay mechanics. Just join the server and start playing!
- Content DB allows you to download and update community-created games, mods and texture packs within Luanti
- Runs natively on Windows, GNU/Linux, macOS and FreeBSD
- Designed to be lightweight
- Give the game an unique appearance with texture packs
- 8 unique map generators to create different types of worlds
- Lots of options to customize the map generation
- Supports multiple languages
- Supports game additions and modifications written in Lua[2]
External links[edit]
Release history[edit]
The 0.3.x series was released in November 2011.[3] The 0.4.x series was released in July 2012[3] to address shortcomings in the previous series. These are the most important changes, summarized:[4]
| Version | Date | News |
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| 5.6.1 | 2022-09-19 | Several fixes |
| 5.6.0 | 2022-08-04 | Dynamic shader-based shadows, game.conf format changes, improved formspec documentation, many bug fixes |
| 5.5.0 | 2022-01-31 | Irrlicht fork used, map compression using Zstd, formspec and Lua API features, many bug fixes |
| 5.4.1 | 2021-04-11 | Fix for "Connection timed out" error in singleplayer, online content menu tab fix, server-side anticheat fixes |
| 5.4.0 | 2021-02-24 | Added support for showing attached objects whilst in first person mode, improve online content menu tab, input binding and formspec, many bug fixes |
| 5.3.0 | 2020-07-09 | Android support readded, formspec improvements, including a scrolling GUI element, many bug fixes, performance improvements, and small features |
| 5.2.0 | 2020-05-05 | Improved Client/Audiovisuals, GUI Improvements, Game Enhancements, API/Modding Fixes and modifications. Various
Minetest Game fixes, added simple weather, added new/updated French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Swedish, Malay, and Chinese translations. |
| 5.1.0 | 2019-10-12 | Modified Carpathian mapgen, improved client/audiovisuals, inventory updates and fixes, added dry dirt and dry grass. |
| 5.0.1 | 2019-03-31 | Bug fixes. |
| 5.0.0 | 2019-03-04 | Online content repository, automatic jumping, new and improved mapgens, better modability, new versioning scheme. |
| 0.4.17 | ||
| 0.4.16 | 2017-06-03 | Graphics and performance improvements, initial support for client-side modding, mod & player data storage, sneaking rework. More sandstone blocks, changes to light and plant growth. |
| 0.4.15 | 2016-12-22 | Zoom, color chat, updated default mapgen. Coral, keys for locked chests/doors, rail carts. |
| 0.4.14 | 2016-05-15 | Autorun, server-side ncurses term, valleys mapgen, non-ASCII chat characters. |
| 0.4.13 | 2015-08-20 | Minimap, mod security, snow biomes. |
| 0.4.12 | 2015-02-18 | Bug fixes. |
| 0.4.11 | 2014-12-24 | Some shaders, bug fixes. |
| 0.4.10 | 2014-07-06 | Third person view, more game elements. |
| 0.4.9 | 2014-01-01 | Improvements of shaders, font shadow, directional fog and horizon colours, and internal changes. |
| 0.4.8 | 2013-11-24 | Drowning, weather support, new sounds. |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 LICENSE.txt
- ↑ Lua - Minetest Wiki
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Version History - Minetest Wiki
- ↑ Changelog