Minetest

As mentioned here, we've started playing Minetest at home. I started making some entries in a community wiki, but at the moment the wiki looks to be overrun by spammers, so I've brought the articles home for my own keeping.

http://c55.me/minetest/

Construction by Callum (Age 6)

Test

Random items

{{Crafting
|1:1=Stone|QTY1:1=1
|1:2=Grass|QTY1:2=4
|1:3=Blank|QTY1:3=
|2:1=Blank|QTY2:1=
|2:2=Blank|QTY2:2=
|2:3=Blank|QTY2:3=
|3:1=Tree|QTY3:1=1
|3:2=Blank|QTY3:2=
|3:3=Blank|QTY3:3=
|result=Wood|total=14}}

Wood

1	4		14
1

That idea looked better in my head, but the premise was good.

Upgrade Notes

Running mixed PC setup at home:

• Ubuntu 10 (server)
• Vista (playing PC)
• Ubuntu 11 (playing PC)
  • running directory is minetest4

Server

Folders & Files required to move from previous install

• minetest.conf
• Depending on version: data/mods or /minetest4/games/mesetint/mods
• Entire world directory

Start new build and migrate

• Backup the current directory and move the contents to the side
  • Run Minetest:Backup script
  • mv minetest4 minetest4_preupdate
• Get the build and compile in its own directory
  • wget minetestc55_201203202107-0~1301~maverick1.tar.gz
  • tar -zxvf minetestc55_201203202107-0~1301~maverick1.tar.gz
  • mv recipe-201203202107-0~\{revno\}/ minetest4_build
  • cd minetest4_build
  • cmake . -DBUILD_SERVER=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DRUN_IN_PLACE=1
  • make -j2
• Create new minetest4 directory and copy essential files from minetest4_preupdate into it
  • mkdir minetest4
  • copy bin, games, builtin folder from minetest4_build to minetest4
  • copy minetest.conf and mods from minetest4_prebuild to minetest4/minetest4/games/mesetint/mods
  • Be careful not to migrate the following mod directories:
    • bucket, default, legacy, experimental, give_initial_stuff
• Run bin/minetestserver and verify all the mods work correctly