@beardalaxy @SuperSnekFriend @Ronnie21093 @Iffine @Kyonko802 @poopernova Minetest is an engine, not a game. The Minecraft clone that people play in it is called VoxeLibre.
@bronze @beardalaxy @xianc78 @SuperSnekFriend @Kyonko802 @Ronnie21093 @poopernova I had respected Veloren for a while for what it did but looking at the page again and seeing this at the top of the most recent news post, the thing they deem is the most important part of their newer updates? I’m good without. ![]()
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>They probably didn't want run icky proprietary Javascript to contact him.
It's not like they even cared about 100% FOSS anyway. Last time I checked (which was over a decade ago, but still) they allowed source-available content (including Lua scripts) on their forums.
@xianc78 @SuperSnekFriend @Ronnie21093 @Iffine @Kyonko802 @poopernova yeah there was some Minecraft-like thing for it back when I tried it out and it was basically just shitty minecraft. Can't remember what it was called, I think it was back in like 2022/3.
>Minetest is an engine, not a game.
And people who come across Minetest won't understand that because they are not looking for an engine. They are looking for a complete game that will compete against Minecraft.
When MumboJumbo, the only non-autistic, non-/g/tard/FOSStard influencer whom Luanti devs never deserved, made a video three years ago promoting it, he mainly presented Minetest as game contrasting Minecraft and not an engine. Did the devs come to Mumbo Jumbo to work with him to make a follow-up video with better and more information? Nope! They probably didn't want run icky proprietary Javascript to contact him. Interest peaked a little and quickly died out.
So it is not the public's fault for Minetest/Luanti devs not explaining all this key information clearly and up front, as well as them not working with big names to promote the more complete games made for the engine, as well as them not trying to aggressive attack Minecraft's market share of build-and-craft block games to scare off Microsoft. The fault lies with them.