Minetest
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Just learned about Minetest from @DustinB3403
Has anyone used it? How does it compare to Microsoft's offering (which I've been pretty unhappy with.) Looks like it runs on Windows, Android, Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD. Pretty sweet. How do you run a server for this?
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Installing on Fedora... dnf install minetest
Sweet
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@scottalanmiller said in Mintest:
Installing on Fedora... dnf install minetest
Sweet
That's just the game, which has the ability to immediately go and start playing or join other online players.
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I already fired up a game. So much nicer than Minecraft from first glance. Way faster and simpler.
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@scottalanmiller said in Mintest:
I already fired up a game. So much nicer than Minecraft from first glance. Way faster and simpler.
You can install add-ons too. Which makes it all that much more expandable.
I've never dug to far into it, but the mods I saw we're pretty cool looking.
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Thank you @DustinB3403 my 8 year old is definitely going to enjoy this.
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From the setting up a server page:
Residential Internet connections tend to be unreliable and also have less upload speed.What kind of connection is required for a few players?
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From the setting up a server page:
Residential Internet connections tend to be unreliable and also have less upload speed.What kind of connection is required for a few players?
The same kind of upload you would use for MineCraft.
Being on ComCrap with 2.5 mb up ain't gonna work
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it looks like it's not quite up to MC in features, but interesting.
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@DustinB3403 said in Mintest:
From the setting up a server page:
Residential Internet connections tend to be unreliable and also have less upload speed.What kind of connection is required for a few players?
The same kind of upload you would use for MineCraft.
Being on ComCrap with 2.5 mb up ain't gonna work
I've never played before, I have no idea what kind of resources it requires lol :man_shrugging: I've always wanted to try it, just haven't for whatever reason.
I have a DL360 G7 at home, with 100/15 internet, would I be able to host a world for a couple players?
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@DustinB3403 said in Mintest:
From the setting up a server page:
Residential Internet connections tend to be unreliable and also have less upload speed.What kind of connection is required for a few players?
The same kind of upload you would use for MineCraft.
Being on ComCrap with 2.5 mb up ain't gonna work
I've never played before, I have no idea what kind of resources it requires lol :man_shrugging: I've always wanted to try it, just haven't for whatever reason.
I have a DL360 G7 at home, with 100/15 internet, would I be able to host a world for a couple players?
For maybe 5 players or so, yeah.
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@DustinB3403 said in Mintest:
From the setting up a server page:
Residential Internet connections tend to be unreliable and also have less upload speed.What kind of connection is required for a few players?
The same kind of upload you would use for MineCraft.
Being on ComCrap with 2.5 mb up ain't gonna work
I've never played before, I have no idea what kind of resources it requires lol :man_shrugging: I've always wanted to try it, just haven't for whatever reason.
I have a DL360 G7 at home, with 100/15 internet, would I be able to host a world for a couple players?
yeah- but the sound and electricity wouldn't be worth it. A more modern box would cost you so much less in the long run.
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it looks like it's not quite up to MC in features, but interesting.
Depends on what you consider features. Open, fast, just works, can run your own server.
I've only played with it for a minute, but "official" MineCrap is pretty awful. The basics are so flaky or they block the key features. Looks like it's Minecraft that needs to catch up.
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Looks interesting. Free is always good.
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redstone for one is missing. There seem to be mods that add some of that back, but not everything. Also, nether and the end.
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redstone for one is missing. There seem to be mods that add some of that back, but not everything. Also, nether and the end.
So while I can agree that some things are missing, there are alternative approaches through mods in the game.
MineCraft doesn't have Mese Blocks therefore that game is lacking
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And in MC i can only dig or build 256 blocks deep. What is this, child's play. Minetest I can go 31000 blocks up or down!
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@DustinB3403 said in Minetest:
And in MC i can only dig or build 256 blocks deep. What is this, child's play. Minetest I can go 31000 blocks up or down!
that part intrigues me
