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About Minetest Minetest is a game engine for various games which usually play in an open world made out of cubes inspired by Infiniminer, Minecraft, and the like. You can download games, mods and texture packs in Minetest or join a multiplayer server. The default game bundled with Minetest is Minetest Game. It implements a basic set of features and is best played with mods enabled. There are a number of other games available for Minetest, most of which are available on ContentDB and installable through the main menu content browser. Minetest is free software, released under the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or later). This allows you to freely inspect and edit the engine's source code, and allows for contributions by the community to constantly improve the engine. Become part of the Minetest community and start today!		Download Download Minetest
Gameplay Getting Started New to Minetest? Need help with the basics? See this page to get started! Following are information about common gameplay elements that exist in most games: Nodes Information about nodes (also known as Blocks) Items Information about the various items in Minetest. Objects Moving things. Map generator How the worlds are generated. Biomes Climatic zones and vegetation. Crafting How to craft.	Useful Pages FAQ Frequently asked questions. Troubleshooting Common technical problems and fixes. Games Information on games that you can play in Minetest. Mods Information on numerous user-created mods that alter gameplay. Texture Packs Various texture packs that alter the look of the game. Servers Documentation on starting and maintaining a server. Tutorials Comprehensive list of tutorials that exist on this wiki. Programs and Editors Third-party programs to use with Minetest. Version History Detailed information regarding past versions of Minetest.	Resources Main Site Download Forums Server List Subreddit Matrix Discord English IRC: irc.libera.chat #minetest French IRC: irc.libera.chat #minetest-fr German IRC: irc.libera.chat #minetest-de Spanish IRC: irc.libera.chat #minetest-es Development resources Please see the developer wiki for development-related issues. Contributing to the wiki Contributions are welcome! Please request an account on the forums if you wish to edit the wiki. See also the Wiki guidelines.