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I used to play minecraft single player and lan for a while and i really liked this game , too bad i couldn't play online for free :/
luckily i found this game and i have some questions to get started ^^

-is this game the same as minecraft? the gameplay , the crafts etc ?
-can i play online for free?
-are there any basic survival servers?cause im pretty new
-is it possible to host a map myself ?

thanks a lot :D

meteoriths wrote:-is this game the same as minecraft? the gameplay , the crafts etc ?

The default game is not 100% the same as Minecraft. You can try my MiniTest game, it tries to copy Minecraft, but its currently in development so you have to update it quite often.

meteoriths wrote:-can i play online for free?

Of course you can.

meteoriths wrote:-are there any basic survival servers?cause im pretty new

Look at the "Server" section, server admins usually create a topic for their servers there.

meteoriths wrote:-is it possible to host a map myself ?

Yes, look at the server creation guides in the "Servers" section.

thanks :))

This game is similar to Minecraft, but with a few differences to set it apart.

There is no charge for playing online on a server.

In these forums, there is a section dedicated to servers. Most servers have the standard survival game.

It is possible for you to create a server for other people to play on. Look in these forums for the section dedicated to servers. There is a topic there that tells you how to set up a server.

And lastly, Minetest is 100% configurable. If you don't like the rewards a node gives, or if you want to change the game's behaviour, all you need is a text editor (like Wordpad!).

Welcome to minetest! if you want to learn the basics of this game, here is the wiki: http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=minetest%20wiki&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CCwQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwiki.minetest.com%2F&ei=YB6kUeyMMsXwkAXN4oCQCQ&usg=AFQjCNGUAHl-gorUM1BrO1zP23BgsH5h8Q