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Welcome to Minetest! This page explains what Minetest is all about, how to get it, and how to start playing your first games alone or online.

“What is this strange ‘Minetest’ thing I keep hearing about?”

Welcome to Minetest (Minetest Game, Coniferous Forest)

Minetest is a platform on which you can play many games which are set in a world entirely made out of blocks, voxels.
You can play offline or online, in singleplayer or multiplayer.
Most games (but not all!) have a sandbox gameplay focused on construction, mining and creativity.
You can browse the list of games available on ContentDB.
You can install mods to modify certain aspects of gameplay. Mods are an inherent part of Minetest, it is even what games consist of.
Mods work out of the box when playing on servers, no additional installations required. Mods are server-side, everything is handled automatically.
The name "Minetest" only refers to the game engine. The name "Minetest Game" only refers to a game of that name.

Getting Minetest

Windows

Download Minetest.
- The 64-bit build is extremely recommended. Always use this unless you are absolutely sure you're on an old machine that doesn't have a 64-bit processor.
Minetest on Windows is distributed in a portable archive. Extract it as a whole where you want, whether it be on your desktop or in your documents folder.
- Keep in mind you need write permissions to the folder. Do NOT save to C:\Program Files\ or similar, as it will cause problems (no write access).
To run Minetest, open the extracted directory and look for the bin (binary) directory. Inside the bin directory is the Minetest executable, minetest.exe.
- If you want a desktop shortcut or the like, just make create a shortcut to this executable.

macOS

Download Minetest for macOS. You can pick the official .app, Homebrew or the Macports version.

Linux

If you are on a distribution with up to date enough repositories (e.g. Arch), you can install Minetest from your package manager.

Otherwise it is recommended to obtain Minetest through other means, such as the Flatpak package. For Ubuntu and similar, there is the Minetest PPA.

If all else fails, you can build from source by cloning the engine repository and following the build instructions.

Playing

Now that you have it installed you can either; play singleplayer, play on a local server or play online by connecting to a server.

Play Singleplayer

When first booting up Minetest, it will ask you to install a game. The button that shows up will direct you to the content browser which will list the games that are available. You can also browse the available games in your browser.

To install mods or texture packs, go to the "Content" tab, press "Browse Online Content" and pick the type of package you want to browse. To enable a texture pack select it in the content tab, and to enable mods you have installed, you need to select the world you want to play with mods in, press "Select mods", and enable the wanted mods.

For an interactive introduction to common Minetest gameplay elements, there is the Tutorial game.

Play Online

Joining multiplayer server is done in the "Join game" tab. To select a server, click on its name in the server list. If you know of a server from e.g. a friend that's not listed in the server list, you can manually input the address and port to the right. You do not need to install any mods to play on a server, everything provided by the server is sent to the client during connect!

When you are new to a server, you need to first register. Press the register button and input the username and password you want to use. Next time you log in with this username and password.

Accounts in Minetest are not centralised. This means that accounts are stored on each server, rather than on a central server. You do not have to use the same username, but using different passwords are recommended (however servers cannot see your password, it is one-way hashed during transit). Some servers allow a blank password but using a password is strongly recommended to stop others stealing your player and causing damage. You can change your password by clicking 'change password' on pause menu (ESC).

Basic Controls

Most of these can be changed in the “Change Keys” menu. For a more complete list of keyboard controls, see Controls.

The default and most important controls are:

W/A/S/D: move
Space: jump
Left mouse button: Punch, mine blocks, move an item stack in an inventory
Right mouse button: use (e.g. open chest or furnace), place blocks, move one item or split items in an inventory
Shift+Right mouse button: place blocks
Middle mouse button: move 10 items in an inventory
Mouse wheel: select item in the hotbar
0-9: select item in the hotbar
Q: drop block, item or tool in hand
I: open or close the inventory menu
T: open the chat window
Shift: descend on ladders or sneak (walk slower, prevents falling off ledges)

Gameplay

The common Minetest gameplay is taught in the Tutorial game which is aimed towards complete newbies, it can be installed from the content browser.

A very brief but outdated introduction into Minetest can be seen in this video.

The following wiki pages explain some basic common Minetest concepts more or less in-depth:

As soon as you grasped the basics, you may want to look up which blocks and items are available and get an overview about farming. Just want to build? Try creative mode! If you want more, consider trying new mods and games. If you want to play online, you should read the gameplay notes for multiplayer servers.

Advanced topics:

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-== Descarga ==
+{{Languages}}
+Welcome to [[Minetest]]! This page explains what Minetest is all about, how to get it, and how to start playing your first games alone or online.
-Primeramente, [http://minetest.net/download.php descarga Minetest] para tu sistema operativo y extráelo en algún lugar donde puedas acceder a él.
+== “What is this strange ‘Minetest’ thing I keep hearing about?” ==
+[[File:Coniferous_Forest_(Minetest_5.6.0_w-_shadows).png|thumb|300px|Welcome to Minetest (Minetest Game, Coniferous Forest)]]
+* '''[[Minetest]]''' is a platform on which you can play many '''games''' which are set in a '''world entirely made out of blocks''', voxels.
+* You can play '''offline or online''', in singleplayer or multiplayer.
+* Most games (but not all!) have a sandbox gameplay focused on construction, mining and creativity.
+* You can browse the list of games available on [https://content.minetest.net/packages/?type=game ContentDB].
+* You can install '''[[mods]] to modify''' certain '''aspects of gameplay'''. Mods are an '''inherent''' part of Minetest, it is even what games consist of.
+* '''Mods work out of the box when playing on [[server]]s''', no additional installations required. Mods are server-side, everything is handled automatically.
+* The name "Minetest" ''only'' refers to the game engine. The name "Minetest Game" ''only'' refers to a game of that name.
-== Instalación ==
+== Getting Minetest ==
+=== Windows ===
+* [http://www.minetest.net/downloads/ Download Minetest].
+** The 64-bit build is extremely recommended. Always use this unless you are absolutely sure you're on an old machine that doesn't have a 64-bit processor.
+* Minetest on Windows is distributed in a portable archive. Extract it as a whole where you want, whether it be on your desktop or in your documents folder.
+** Keep in mind you need write permissions to the folder. '''Do NOT save to <code>C:\Program Files\</code> or similar, as it will cause problems (no write access).'''
+* To run Minetest, open the extracted directory and look for the <code>bin</code> (binary) directory. Inside the <code>bin</code> directory is the Minetest executable, <code>minetest.exe</code>.
+** If you want a desktop shortcut or the like, just make create a shortcut to this executable.
-El método de instalación depende de tu sistema operativo. He aquí las instrucciones para cada SO:
+=== macOS ===
+* [http://minetest.net/download#macos Download Minetest for macOS]. You can pick the official .app, Homebrew or the Macports version.
-=== Instalación bajo Windows ===
+=== Linux ===
+If you are on a distribution with up to date enough repositories (e.g. Arch), you can install Minetest from your package manager.
-Abre la carpeta extraída y busca una carpeta llamada '''bin'''. Abre '''bin''' y ejecuta '''minetest.exe'''.
+Otherwise it is recommended to obtain Minetest through other means, such as the [https://flathub.org/apps/details/net.minetest.Minetest Flatpak package]. For Ubuntu and similar, there is the [https://launchpad.net/~minetestdevs/+archive/ubuntu/stable Minetest PPA].
-* La estructura de carpetas instalada bajo Windows:
+If all else fails, you can build from source by [https://github.com/minetest/minetest cloning the engine repository] and [https://github.com/minetest/minetest/blob/master/doc/compiling/linux.md following the build instructions].
-<pre>
-minetest/
-├── bin/
-├── builtin/
-├── client/
-│   ├── serverlist/
-│   └── shaders/
-│       ├── alpha_shader/
-│       ├── leaves_shader/
-│       ├── liquids_shader/
-│       ├── plants_shader/
-│       └── solids_shader/
-├── doc/
-├── fonts/
-├── games/
-│   ├── minetest_game/
-│   └── minimal/
-├── locale/
-│   └── (montones de carpetas de idiomas)
-├── mods/
-└── textures/
-    └── base/
-        └── pack/
-</pre>
-=== Instalación en OS X ===
+== Playing ==
+Now that you have it installed you can either; play singleplayer, play on a local server or play online by connecting to a server.
-Abre la carpeta extraída y ejecuta el '''.app'''.
+=== Play Singleplayer ===
+When first booting up Minetest, it will ask you to install a game. The button that shows up will direct you to the content browser which will list the games that are available. You can also browse the available games [https://content.minetest.net/packages/?type=game in your browser].
-=== Instalación en GNU/Linux ===
+To install mods or texture packs, go to the "Content" tab, press "Browse Online Content" and pick the type of package you want to browse. To enable a texture pack select it in the content tab, and to enable mods you have installed, you need to select the world you want to play with mods in, press "Select mods", and enable the wanted mods.
-Si puedes, descarga la versión ya compilada para tu distribución de GNU/Linux. Si no puedes encontrar una, puedes compilarla tú mismo desde [https://github.com/minetest/minetest aquí]. En éste caso, deberías instalar el [[Game/es|Juego]] de Minetest.
+For an interactive introduction to common Minetest gameplay elements, there is the [https://content.minetest.net/packages/Wuzzy/tutorial/ Tutorial] game.
-== Jugar ==
+=== Play Online ===
+Joining multiplayer server is done in the "Join game" tab. To select a server, click on its name in the server list. If you know of a server from e.g. a friend that's not listed in the server list, you can manually input the address and port to the right. You do not need to install any mods to play on a server, everything provided by the server is sent to the client during connect!
-Ya que has instalado el juego, puedes jugar modo de un jugador, iniciar y jugar en un servidor local con amigos, o jugar en línea conectándote a un servidor remoto.
+When you are new to a server, you need to first register. Press the register button and input the username and password you want to use. Next time you log in with this username and password.
-=== Modo de un Jugador ===
+'''Accounts in Minetest are not centralised.''' This means that accounts are stored on each server, rather than on a central server. You do not have to use the same username, but using different passwords are recommended (however servers cannot see your password, it is one-way hashed during transit). Some servers allow a blank password but using a password is strongly recommended to stop others stealing your player and causing damage. You can change your password by clicking 'change password' on pause menu (ESC).
-Para [[How_to_build_your_first_house/es|jugar solo]], simplemente '''crea''' un mundo y haz clic en '''Jugar'''.
+=== Basic Controls ===
-Puedes escoger (o instalar) un [[Game/es|juego]] o simplemente usar el juego [[Minimal_development_test|mínimo de desarrollo]].
+''Most of these can be changed in the “Change Keys” menu. For a more complete list of keyboard controls, see [[Controls]].''
-=== Jugar en Línea ===
+The default and most important controls are:
+* '''W/A/S/D''': move
+* '''Space''': jump
+* '''Left mouse button''': [[Punching|Punch]], [[Mining|mine]] [[blocks]], move an [[item stack]] in an [[inventory]]
+* '''Right mouse button''': [[Using|use]] (e.g. open [[chest]] or [[furnace]]), [[Building|place]] blocks, move one item or split items in an inventory
+* '''Shift'''+'''Right mouse button''': place blocks
+* '''Middle mouse button''': move 10 items in an inventory
+* '''Mouse wheel''': select item in the [[hotbar]]
+* '''0'''-'''9''': select item in the hotbar
+* '''Q''': drop block, item or tool in hand
+* '''I''': open or close the [[inventory menu]]
+* '''T''': open the [[chat window]]
+* '''Shift''': descend on ladders or [[Sneaking|sneak]] (walk slower, prevents falling off ledges)
-[[File:Password.PNG|thumb|250px|La pantalla de selección de contraseña]]Para jugar en línea debes ingresar un nombre de usuario, una contraseña para tí, y la dirección (y puerto) del servidor. Si es la primera vez que te conectas a ése servidor, él creará un jugador para tí con el nombre de usuario elegido. Se recomienda fuertemente usar una contraseña para [[griefing/es|proteger tu cuenta de ajenos]]. ¡Recuerda tu contraseña! ¡Sin ella no podrás recuperar tus cosas en ése servidor!
+=== Gameplay ===
+The common Minetest gameplay is taught in the [https://content.minetest.net/packages/Wuzzy/tutorial/ Tutorial] game which is aimed towards complete newbies, it can be installed from the content browser.
-=== Controles Básicos ===
+A very brief but outdated introduction into Minetest can be seen in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJMj8MiqjwI this video].
-''La mayoría de éstos puede ser cambiado en el menú "Seleccionar Teclas". Para un listado más completo, vé [[Controls/es|Controles]].''
+The following wiki pages explain some basic common Minetest concepts more or less in-depth:
+* [[Inventory]]
+* [[Tool]]
+* [[Using]]
+* [[Mining]]
+* [[Building]]
+* [[Crafting]]
+* [[Smelting]]
-Los controles predeterminados más importantes son:
+As soon as you grasped the basics, you may want to look up which [[blocks]] and [[items]] are available and get an overview about [[farming]]. Just want to build? Try [[creative mode]]! If you want more, consider trying new [[mods]] and [[games]]. If you want to play online, you should read the [[Server#In the server|gameplay notes for multiplayer servers]].
-* '''W/A/S/D''': moverse
-* '''Barra Espaciadora''': saltar
-* '''Botón Izquierdo Ratón''': attacar, [[Mining/es|excavar]] [[blocks/es|bloques]], mover una [[item_stack/es|pila de objetos]] en el [[inventory/es|inventario]]
-* '''Botón Derecho Ratón''': [[Using/es|usar]] (por ej. abrir [[chest/es|cofres]] u [[furnace/es|hornos]]), [[Building/es|colocar]] bloques, mover un objeto o separar objetos en el inventario
-* '''Mayúsculas'''+'''Botón Derecho Ratón''': colocar bloques
-* '''Botón Medio Ratón''': mover 10 objetos en el inventario
-* '''Rueda del Ratón''': seleccionar objeto en la [[hotbar/es|barra rápida]]
-* '''0'''-'''9''': seleccionar objeto en la barra rápida
-* '''Q''': soltar el bloque, objeto, o herramienta en mano
-* '''I''': abrir o cerrar el [[inventory_menu/es|menú de inventario]]
-* '''T''': abrir la [[chat_window/es|ventana de conversación]]
-* '''Mayúsculas''': descender escalerillas o caminar (previene la caída en los bordes)
-=== Modo de Juego ===
+''Advanced topics:''
-Vé [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJMj8MiqjwI éste video] por información acerca de lo básico sobre Minetest. Es un poco antíguo, sin embargo.
+* [[Groups]]
+* [[Liquid]]
-He aquí un pequeño tutorial: [[How_to_build_your_first_house/es|Cómo construír tu primer casa]].
+* [[Light]]
-Las siguientes páginas explican algunos conceptos básicos sobre Minetest, más o menos en profundidad:
-* [[Inventory/es|Inventario]]
-* [[Tool/es|Herramienta]]
-* [[Mining/es|Minería]]
-* [[Building/es|Construcción]]
-* [[Using/es|Usar]]
-* [[Crafting/es|Elaboración]]
-* [[Smelting/es|Fundición]]
-Si quieres jugar en línea, deberías leer las [[Server/es#In_the_server|notas sobre el juego en servidores multijugador]].
-Tan pronto como hayas aprendido lo básico, tal vez quieras ver cuales son los [[blocks/es|bloques]] y [[items/es|objetos]] disponibles y tener una vista general acerca de [[farming/es|trabajos de granja]].
-¿Simplemente quieres construír? ¡Prueba [[creative_mode/es|modo creativo]]!
-Si quieres más, considera probar nuevos [[mods/es|mods]] y [[game/es|juego]]s.
-''Temas Avanzados:''
-* [[Groups/es|Grupos]]
-== Véase También ==
-* [[Crafting/es|Elaboración]]
 [[Category:Tutorials]]