How to load previously built worlds?

[crazy_baboon]

Hi,

I have a few folders containing old worlds I have created last year on a different operating system (ubuntu 14.04, now I am using Ubuntu 16.04). When I copy these old world folders into the minetest-stable-0.4 worlds folder and run the ./bin/minetest I cannot see my old worlds in the "Select world" menu. I can only see new worlds I have created last week with this new version of minetest. How can I get minetest to recognize my old worlds?

[rubenwardy]

Try ~/.minetest/worlds
Note folders that begin with a dot are hidden

You're probably not using RUN_IN_PLACE

[crazy_baboon]

RUN_IN_PLACE. What is that for?

[kaeza]

RUN_IN_PLACE is a compile-time option to use paths relative to the executable.

How did you install Minetest? Using your package manager? Compiled by yourself?

[crazy_baboon]

I compiled it from source code, so everything is in the minetest-stable-0.4 folder. Now I see my cmake command (cmake . -DRUN_IN_PLACE=TRUE) and it does look like RUN_IN_PLACE is set to true. What could be wrong?

[crazy_baboon]

Come on guys! Any help on this issue? No one has ever had the same problem?

[kaeza]

If RUN_IN_PLACE=TRUE, worlds go in `/path/to/minetest-source/worlds`(*). If RUN_IN_PLACE=FALSE, worlds go in `~/.minetest/worlds`.

(*) Technically, `/path/to/minetest/bin/../worlds`.

Edit: Are you sure you're putting the worlds in the correct dir, and they have the correct structure?

Also, try opening `<worlddir>/world.mt` and see what's the value of `gameid`. You may need to also install minetest_game and select it in the icon row at the bottom of the menu.