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by **sfan5** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 18:05

leetelate wrote:-snip-

I made some crosshair icons:

by **Element** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 19:46

will the app be free

by **sfan5** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 19:57

Element wrote:will the app be free

No, it will cost $25
*sigh*, of course it will be free

by **Chinchow** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 21:14

Thought Process:
Computer version is free?
The app must naturally be a 1000$ then.

by **jojoa1997** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 21:52

Chinchow wrote:Thought Process:
Computer version is free?
The app must naturally be a 1000$ then.

nah that is too easy what about an arm and a leg. then it will be free.

by **leetelate** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 00:13

(running full singleplayer minetest on fedora on the tablet with the overlay)

it is so slow! - just not enough cpu's? - stupid asus netbook was much faster!

gak! - is there really such a major- speed difference between 1.2 GHz A10 + flash memory versus 1.6 GHz Intel ATOM N270 + real hard drive?

memory is basically the same since i'm running everything from the sdcard always - it is the swap maybe? - or the video driver?

AHA! the netbook has nvidia gpu!!! well, that's the speed difference right there, imo - tablet has no such luck - fun but back to the netbook :(

grrrrrrrr!!!

edit: and i can't code without a keyboard since the on-screen keyboard is useless! waaaaaah! i hate this

instructions: for those that want to play along ay home, get a minimum 8gb sd card, download fedora for your tablet, make the card a live boot and get it to work on the android tablet, compile minetest on a real fedora machine (i did it on my friend's - used the infor on this forum - thanks!) - then put the card in the android and start minetest from the terminal as usual - wow it is VERY SLOW - maybe a better tablet would be faster?

FOUND IT - the Mali400 GPU in the Tablet isn't supported yet. >:( Pffffft. I guess i must wait for the speed.

by **Element** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 01:30

you could make it like the minecraft pocket edition for the pads and phones

by **philipbenr** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 02:10

Element wrote:you could make it like the minecraft pocket edition for the pads and phones

WHHYYYY!?!?!?!?

That's basically MT without some default mods anyway. -.-

by **Element** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 03:00

i know so make it so you can have mods

by **Evergreen** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 11:51

Element wrote:i know so make it so you can have mods

No. Just no.

by **philipbenr** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 14:31

Element wrote:i know so make it so you can have mods

Start small man.

Make it so we can have the default stuff and then branch off toward bigger things.

by **leetelate** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 16:36

lol - after breaking a sweat to design a tablet interface that fits the needed fumctions (and works with multi-touch), i see this ->

it is an image (not a video) of the controls from some mc clone for tablet use (not a very good one imo with no multiplayer and not even free)
a lot of wasted space with unneeded icons to set time of day, and regular/third person view, and stuff like that - that is what the chat commands in mt are for lol

by **jojoa1997** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 23:55

leetelate wrote:lol - after breaking a sweat to design a tablet interface that fits the needed fumctions (and works with multi-touch), i see this -> http://i.imgur.com/NZw3r3E.png
it is an image (not a video) of the controls from some mc clone for tablet use (not a very good one imo with no multiplayer and not even free)
a lot of wasted space with unneeded icons to set time of day, and regular/third person view, and stuff like that - that is what the chat commands in mt are for lol

That is a good game ut i agree the controls are kinda useless.

by **johnDoe** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 15:35

leetelate wrote:lol - after breaking a sweat to design a tablet interface that fits the needed fumctions (and works with multi-touch), i see this -> http://i.imgur.com/NZw3r3E.png
it is an image (not a video) of the controls from some mc clone for tablet use (not a very good one imo with no multiplayer and not even free)
a lot of wasted space with unneeded icons to set time of day, and regular/third person view, and stuff like that - that is what the chat commands in mt are for lol

I have both Minecraft PE and Survivalcraft (the game in the screenshot) and I found the latter's controls considerably less cumbersome. Also, Minecraft PE doesn't have multiplayer yet either.

by **Dan Duncombe** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 15:37

johnDoe wrote:
leetelate wrote:lol - after breaking a sweat to design a tablet interface that fits the needed fumctions (and works with multi-touch), i see this -> http://i.imgur.com/NZw3r3E.png
it is an image (not a video) of the controls from some mc clone for tablet use (not a very good one imo with no multiplayer and not even free)
a lot of wasted space with unneeded icons to set time of day, and regular/third person view, and stuff like that - that is what the chat commands in mt are for lol

I have both Minecraft PE and Survivalcraft (the game in the screenshot) and I found the latter's controls considerably less cumbersome. Also, Minecraft PE doesn't have multiplayer yet either.

Wrong way round. Minecraft PE has multiplayer, and apps so people can host servers, survivalcraft has no multiplayer. I have both tooo.

by **johnDoe** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 15:49

Dan Duncombe wrote:Wrong way round. Minecraft PE has multiplayer, and apps so people can host servers, survivalcraft has no multiplayer. I have both tooo.

The only multiplayer for Minecraft PE is realms, which is not finished.

realms.minecraft.net wrote: The service is currently in closed alpha and only a select few has been invited so far.

Unless you are of that select few, you have no multiplayer.

by **Dan Duncombe** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 16:34

johnDoe wrote:
Dan Duncombe wrote:Wrong way round. Minecraft PE has multiplayer, and apps so people can host servers, survivalcraft has no multiplayer. I have both tooo.

The only multiplayer for Minecraft PE is realms, which is not finished.
realms.minecraft.net wrote: The service is currently in closed alpha and only a select few has been invited so far.

Unless you are of that select few, you have no multiplayer.

Or unless you get the Minecraft Mulitplayer app which sets up Minecraft PE to use multiplayer, and allows you to visit and host servers, up top 4 people per server at a time.

by **sfan5** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 15:53

In case someone cares:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/30267315/Minetest/minetest-0.4.8-android.spk.gz
minetestserver 0.4.8 for Android in spk.gz format
(no curl support)

by **1704626** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 05:13

there is an app search it on your i pods

by **VanessaE** » Fri Jan 03, 2014 05:16

The iOS and Android apps currently in circulation are in violation of Minetest's licenses. They are illegal. Do not use them. Wait for official builds released by the Minetest core developers.

by **stormchaser3000** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 21:25

Sfan is there an apk available for minetest ye t?

by **sfan5** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 21:38

stormchaser3000 wrote:Sfan is there an apk available for minetest ye t?

No

by **stormchaser3000** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 23:07

by **laytewon** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 20:11

Playstarz created an android port of minetest 0.4.8 that works quite well. The only problem is what they inserted with it. You would need to decompile their .apk, remove the push ads/their auto-update system/their fake feedback system and fake license system that is attached to their ads/their keylogger that logs anything you type inside Minetest/and their auto-crash system that crashes the Minetest client if you try to remove the ads, and then recompile/resign the apk.

You do that and you have Minetest for android. I got halfway finished in cleaning their lameware insertions but then stopped from boredom since it is alot of searching/editing :/ . I tested the app on my Nexus 7, so I know their way of running Minetest 0.4.8 itself works quite well it is just the cleaning of their 'insertions' that you need to do.

by **hoodedice** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 22:32

laytewon wrote:Playstarz created an android port of minetest 0.4.8 that works quite well. The only problem is what they inserted with it. You would need to decompile their .apk, remove the push ads/their auto-update system/their fake feedback system and fake license system that is attached to their ads/their keylogger that logs anything you type inside Minetest/and their auto-crash system that crashes the Minetest client if you try to remove the ads, and then recompile/resign the apk.

You do that and you have Minetest for android. I got halfway finished in cleaning their lameware insertions but then stopped from boredom since it is alot of searching/editing :/ . I tested the app on my Nexus 7, so I know their way of running Minetest 0.4.8 itself works quite well it is just the cleaning of their 'insertions' that you need to do.

Kindly note that 'BuildCraft', and certain similar apps distributed by PlaysStarz Inc. and/or its affiliates is violating the license terms and conditions of the Minetest license (I think it is LGPL). Please refrain from downloading the app. Cracking/decompiling/reverse engineering the app is just as bad, and even if they have violated certain laws, it isn't a good idea to violate any other laws that prohibit such activities.

The developers at Minetest are working on an android build. If you feel that you are competent enough for the job, kindly see the Unofficial Development section of this forum.

Also, welcome to the Minetest forums!

by **Linuxgamer94** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 10:49

So how is the Android port comming as I have no idea what most of what you are saying.

by **sfan5** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 18:43

Linuxgamer94 wrote:So how is the Android port comming as I have no idea what most of what you are saying.

So.. the game itself works, controls are mostly done(no multitouch support yet) and part of the menu would need to be redesigned to allow the Android keyboard to appear to type text.
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by **Splizard** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 05:58

@sfan5 Is this going to be merged into minetest master so Minetest runs on x86/64bit tablets?

by **sfan5** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 06:08

Splizard wrote:@sfan5 Is this going to be merged into minetest master so Minetest runs on x86/64bit tablets?

Yes, but currently it only works on Android.
You'd need to change a bit in Minetest and add touchscreen input support to Irrlicht for whatever os your tablet runs.

by **hoodedice** » Wed Jan 29, 2014 18:45

sfan5 wrote:
Splizard wrote:@sfan5 Is this going to be merged into minetest master so Minetest runs on x86/64bit tablets?

Yes, but currently it only works on Android.
You'd need to change a bit in Minetest and add touchscreen input support to Irrlicht for whatever os your tablet runs.

Why isn't touch merged in main?

Or, can you pass a patch for adding touch in minetest for Windows?

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