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What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sat Oct 17, 2015 00:03by Minerz
They look the exact same to me. So, what's the difference? I'd like to know.
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sat Oct 17, 2015 00:17by Don
A very simple explanation is that minetest is focused on making a solid engine and freeminer is focused on game play.
Of course there is more to it but that is the basic difference.
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sat Oct 17, 2015 03:29by Minerz
Ok, Thankyou, Don! So does Freeminer have mobs? Sorry for all the questions, but I'm curious :)
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sat Oct 17, 2015 03:31by Dragonop
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sat Oct 17, 2015 03:35by Minerz
Ah-hah! The Freeminer website.
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sat Oct 17, 2015 08:10by Hybrid Dog
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sat Oct 17, 2015 20:22by Minerz
Hybrid Dog wrote:https://github.com/freeminer/freeminer/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
freeminer has entity shadows which can be enabled
Man, that's honestly really cool! It's like Minetest with different things added.
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 13:30by cessna151
Freeminer does NOT work on windows XP. Minetest does :-)
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 15:42by Minerz
cessna151 wrote:Freeminer does NOT work on windows XP. Minetest does :-)
I used to use Windows XP. I've switched to Windows 7 though. I thing Minetest is a lower-spec game, which is cool.
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 16:10by Dartmouth
Freeminer also seems to depend on some weird library that I can't find for my distro, so I have never tried it because it won't compile.
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 17:01by Minerz
Dartmouth wrote:Freeminer also seems to depend on some weird library that I can't find for my distro, so I have never tried it because it won't compile.
Really? For me, Freeminer is laggy as hell.
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 17:43by kaadmy
Dartmouth wrote:Freeminer also seems to depend on some weird library that I can't find for my distro, so I have never tried it because it won't compile.
Same.
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 17:58by Hybrid Dog
Minerz wrote:Dartmouth wrote:Freeminer also seems to depend on some weird library that I can't find for my distro, so I have never tried it because it won't compile.
Really? For me, Freeminer is laggy as hell.
Did you try a new version and enable vbo?
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 19:39by Minerz
Hybrid Dog wrote:Minerz wrote:Dartmouth wrote:Freeminer also seems to depend on some weird library that I can't find for my distro, so I have never tried it because it won't compile.
Really? For me, Freeminer is laggy as hell.
Did you try a new version and enable vbo?
Hmmmmm. (Not the developer) What is the VBO again? I forgot.
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 20:14by kaadmy
Minerz wrote:Hybrid Dog wrote:[...]
Did you try a new version and enable vbo?
Hmmmmm. (Not the developer) What is the VBO again? I forgot.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but I think it's Vertex Buffer Object.
Re: What's the difference between Freeminer & Minetest?
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Sun Oct 18, 2015 22:06by Minerz
kaadmy wrote:Minerz wrote:Hybrid Dog wrote:[...]
Did you try a new version and enable vbo?
Hmmmmm. (Not the developer) What is the VBO again? I forgot.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but I think it's Vertex Buffer Object.
Yup. You're right! I remembered a few minutes after I posted the question. :)