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<div style="text-align:center; font-size: 162%; padding: 0.1em;">Welcome to the '''Minetest Wiki'''</div>
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<div style="text-align:center; font-size: 95%;">The official source for information about Minetest.</div>
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== About Minetest ==
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== Getting started ==
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[[Minetest]] is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_world sandbox] construction game, created by Perttu Ahlola (alias "[[celeron55]]") in year 2010, inspired by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Barth#Infiniminer Infiniminer], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minecraft Minecraft] and similar games.
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The gameplay is very similar to Minecraft's, so players can create and destroy various types of [[blocks]] in a three-dimensional open world. This allows forming structures in every possible creation, on multiplayer servers or as singleplayer. An increasing number of [[Mods]] and [[Texture_Packs]] allow players to personalize the game in different ways.
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Minetest is Free and Open Source Software, released under the LPG-License. This allows the better support by community and an static improvment of the game.
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Become part of the Minetest Community and start today!
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== Gameplay ==
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'''[[Getting Started]]'''
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:New to Minetest? Need help with the basics? See this page to get started!
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'''[[Crafting]]'''
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:All crafting recipes.
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'''[[Smelting]]'''
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:All fuels and smeltable items.
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'''[[Blocks]]'''
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:A list of all the various blocks available in Minetest.
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'''[[Items]]'''
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:A list of all the various items available in Minetest.
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== Useful Pages ==
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'''[http://dev.minetest.net/Changelog Version History]'''
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:Detailed information regarding past versions of Minetest.
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'''[[Servers]]'''
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:Documentation on starting and maintaining a server.
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'''[[Texture Packs]]'''
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:Various texture packs that alter the look of the game.
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'''[[Mods]]'''
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:Info on numerous user-created mods that alter gameplay.
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'''[[Tutorials]]'''
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*[[Tutorials#Beginners|For Beginners]]
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== Resources ==
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'''[http://minetest.net Main Site]'''
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*'''[http://minetest.net/download Download]'''
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== Development resources ==
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Please see the [http://dev.minetest.net/ developer wiki] for development-related issues.
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Revision as of 13:14, 30 June 2013

Welcome to the Minetest Wiki
The official source for information about Minetest.
We currently have 1,010 articles and 6 active contributors.

About Minetest


Minetest is a sandbox construction game, created by Perttu Ahlola (alias "celeron55") in year 2010, inspired by Infiniminer, Minecraft and similar games.

The gameplay is very similar to Minecraft's, so players can create and destroy various types of blocks in a three-dimensional open world. This allows forming structures in every possible creation, on multiplayer servers or as singleplayer. An increasing number of Mods and Texture_Packs allow players to personalize the game in different ways.

Minetest is Free and Open Source Software, released under the LPG-License. This allows the better support by community and an static improvment of the game.

Become part of the Minetest Community and start today!

 

Gameplay

Getting Started

New to Minetest? Need help with the basics? See this page to get started!

Crafting

All crafting recipes.

Smelting

All fuels and smeltable items.

Blocks

A list of all the various blocks available in Minetest.

Items

A list of all the various items available in Minetest.

Useful Pages

Version History

Detailed information regarding past versions of Minetest.

Servers

Documentation on starting and maintaining a server.

Texture Packs

Various texture packs that alter the look of the game.

Mods

Info on numerous user-created mods that alter gameplay.

Tutorials

Resources

Main Site

English IRC: irc.freenode.net #minetest

Finnish IRC: IRCnet #minetest

Development resources

Please see the developer wiki for development-related issues.

If you are interested in contributing please see the engine development page.