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Minetest

It's finally time. After years of deliberation, #Minetest is finally ready to adopt a new identity and prove it has moved beyond its original purpose. We can finally move past the "mining" and the "testing" and focus on making this platform the best it can be.

#opensource #freesoftware #gamedev

blog.minetest.net/2024/10/13/I

43 comments
Thomas Ebinger (Moderator)

@Minetest #luanti ist also der neue Name für #minetest. Muss mich dran gewöhnen, finde es aber keine schlechte Wahl.
was meint ihr dazu?
@stogromi @Dirkfried @milan @KarinG

Dirkfried

@ebinger @Minetest @stogromi @milan @KarinG Wird etwas Zeit brauchen mit dem neuen Namen für die engine, aber was den Bildungsserver angeht spielen wir ja weiter das Minetest Game. Und dass man (schon seit längeren) mit minetest/ luanti eine allgemeine Spieleplattform anbietet finde ich gut.

Zughy

@Minetest wait, so it wasn't @Codeberg all this time? I WANTED GOATBERG

Olivier

@zughy_boi @Minetest @Codeberg Honestly, I was kinda hoping Min^H^H^H Luanti would move to Codeberg after all this.

n0toose

@dacmot @zughy_boi @Minetest @Codeberg It's more complicated than it looks like, but a significant part of mods are actually hosted on Codeberg. Just not the base game.

Zughy

@dacmot @Minetest @Codeberg let's say we've reserved the namespace on Codeberg just in case :D

4c31 🎃

@Minetest You had me worried for a second there bud.

Sternentau :antifa:

@Minetest Let's have a look whether the code base and the lua scripts have been properly refactored and provide a sufficient unit test suite now.

Flesh 🐀

@Minetest Good luck to the project, may it ever bloom.

Mari

@Minetest@fosstodon.org for a sec i got worried mojang did a silly and C&D's you guys like how ARM C&D'd legcord yesterday ​:neocat_melt_sob_heart:​

⊢≪ Noctilua ≫⊣

@Minetest

Will the new name ship with the upcoming 5.10 release, or will it be delayed to one of the future versions?

Minetest

@noctilua

We're aiming to rename by the end of this year. So we are aiming for 5.10

Vint Prox

@Minetest I wanted to make a funny pic, but there was no wordmark logo for Luanti. Are you going to make it?

183231bcb

@Minetest@fosstodon.org I think this is an excellent change overall, but, for us non-Finish speakers, I would like it if you included an explanation on your site of how to pronounce "Luanti."

LWFlouisa

@Minetest Will Luanti be capable of making other types of games?

I already use it for purposes beyond the standard mine and forge.

Ex. Creating experimental biomes and textures. I use it mainly to prototype 2D games for Gobot and RPG Maker.

pirmin

@Minetest Agree on avoiding the free/libre branding. Great software doesn't need the "like the real thing, but libre and probably worse" connotation

Cami

@Minetest Is luanti.org your website? At the moment, I see the website only as a domain parking space?

Cami

@zughy_boi @Minetest I understand, it's your parked domain - great!

Fluffy Kitty Cat

@Minetest congratulations on the name change. It's been awhile since I've played but it really is so easy to mod I've modded it. I made the TNT into super powerful atomic bomb TNT that almost crashes the server it's really fun

blake

@Minetest Neat, but my dyslexic ass read that as “lunati(c)”.

Mumonkan

@Minetest i like it. here is to many more years ... of luanti.

Skivling

@Minetest This is great! And I love the new name choice. Can't wait until the rebranding is complete.
Does using `core` instead of `minetest` already work or do I have to wait for 5.10 before I switch it in my mods code?

Blake Leonard

@Skivling @Minetest The article states it's already been the internal name, and mintest just an alias. So you can go ahead and change it.

Fitik

@Minetest Huh, not a bad name, even tho it's as easy to remember as "Minetest" it's pretty unique

Lea

@Minetest The new name is a good move! The blogpost says we can go to luanti.org but there's nothing there.

Fahri Reza

@Minetest been trying to recreate supermarket simulator

Parnikkapore

@Seraphyn @Minetest If I read correctly: the team has already obtained luanti.org , they just haven't unparked it yet.

Will some offshoot decide to pick up luanti.net and set up a confusing presence there? IDK :BlobHajMlem:

Zughy

@Parnikkapore @Seraphyn @Minetest .net taken as well :D they can still buy the .com domain for just... Thousands of dollars per year!

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