Difference between revisions of "Getting Started"

From Luanti Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Replaced content with "[https://dev.luanti.org/getting-started/ This page has moved to the Luanti Developer Wiki]")
Tag: Replaced
 
(86 intermediate revisions by 20 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
== Downloading ==
+
[https://dev.luanti.org/getting-started/ This page has moved to the Luanti Developer Wiki]
 
 
Firstly, [http://minetest.net/download.php download Minetest] for your operating system and extract it somewhere you can access it.
 
 
 
== Installing ==
 
 
 
Installation will differ depending on your operating system. Here are instructions for each OS:
 
 
 
=== Windows Installation ===
 
 
 
Open the extracted folder and look for the '''bin''' folder. Open '''bin''' and run '''minetest.exe'''.
 
 
 
* Folder structure as installed by the '''run-in-place''' built for Windows32 minetest-0.4.9-65d1cb8 compiled by sfan5 (2014-03-30)
 
<pre>
 
minetest/
 
├── bin/
 
├── builtin/
 
├── client/
 
│  ├── serverlist/
 
│  └── shaders/
 
│      ├── alpha_shader/
 
│      ├── leaves_shader/
 
│      ├── liquids_shader/
 
│      ├── plants_shader/
 
│      └── solids_shader/
 
├── doc/
 
├── fonts/
 
├── games/
 
│  ├── minetest_game/
 
│  └── minimal/
 
├── locale/
 
│  └── (lots of language folders)
 
├── mods/
 
└── textures/
 
    └── base/
 
        └── pack/
 
</pre>
 
 
 
=== OS X Installation ===
 
 
 
Open the extracted folder and run the .app.
 
 
 
=== GNU/Linux Installation ===
 
 
 
If you can, download the version already compiled for your distribution of GNU/Linux. If you can't find one, you can compile it yourself from [https://github.com/minetest/minetest here]. In this case, you should also install a so-called Minetest-[[Game]].
 
 
 
== 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 ===
 
 
 
To [[How to build your first house|play singleplayer]] simply '''create''' a world and click '''Play'''.
 
 
 
You can choose (or install) a [[Game]] or just use the [[Minimal development test]] game.
 
 
 
=== Play Online ===
 
 
 
[[File:Password.PNG|thumb|250px|The select password screen]]To play online you must enter a username, a password for yourself, and the server address (and port). If it is your first time connecting to that server it will create a player for you with your chosen username. Using a password is strongly recommended to stop others [[griefing]] your character.
 
 
 
Creating a password/account is done by:
 
#Login to a server (it can be local, but not singleplayer) '''without a password''' (this is for the first time setup only)
 
#Once connected to the server, press Esc and click the "Password" button.
 
#Enter your desired password here, leaving the "Old Password" box empty.
 
#You have now created a Minetest account! To log in with this name in the future you must use your chosen password.
 
 
 
=== Basic Controls ===
 
''Most of these can be changed in the “Change Keys” menu. For a more complete and accurate list of controls, see [[Controls]].''
 
 
 
The default and most important controls are:
 
*'''W/A/S/D''': Move
 
*'''Space''': Jump
 
*'''Left mouse button''': Attack, [[Mining|mine]] [[blocks]], move an [[item stack]] in an [[inventory]]
 
*'''Right mouse button''': [[Using|Use]] (e.g. open [[chest]]/[[furnace]]), [[Building|place]] blocks, move one or split blocks/items in inventory
 
*'''Shift'''+'''Right mouse button''': Place blocks
 
*'''Middle mouse button''': Move 10 blocks/items in inventory
 
*'''Mouse wheel''': Select block/item in [[hotbar]]
 
*'''0'''-'''9''': Select block/item in hotbar
 
*'''Q''': Drop block/item
 
*'''I''': open/close [[inventory menu]]
 
*'''T''': open [[chat window]]
 
*'''Shift''': Descend on ladders or sneak/walk slower
 
 
 
=== Gameplay ===
 
See [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJMj8MiqjwI this video] for the basics about Minetest. It is a bit out-dated, however.
 
 
 
Here is a little tutorial: [[How to build your first house]].
 
 
 
The following wiki pages explain some basic Minetest concepts more or less in-depth:
 
*[[Inventory]]
 
*[[Tool]]
 
*[[Mining]]
 
*[[Building]]
 
*[[Using]]
 
*[[Crafting]]
 
*[[Smelting]]
 
 
 
If you want to play online, you should read the [[Server#In_the_server|gameplay notes for multiplayer servers]].
 
 
 
As soon as you grasped the basics, you may want to look up which [[blocks]] and [[items]] are available an get an overview about [[farming]].
 
 
 
Just want to build? Try [[creative mode]]!
 
 
 
If you want more, don’t forget to try new [[mods]] and [[game]]s.
 
 
 
Advanced topics:
 
*[[Groups]]
 
*(''more to come'')
 
 
 
== See also ==
 
* [[Crafting]]
 
 
 
[[Category:Tutorials]]
 

Latest revision as of 19:58, 22 December 2024