Minetest 0.4.11 Released As Open-Source Alternative To Minecraft

Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Gaming on 26 December 2014 at 04:46 PM EST. 14 Comments
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Minetest 0.4.11 was released today as the latest version of this popular open-source game alternative to the extremely popular Minecraft game.

Minetest 0.4.11 is the latest version of this Irrlicht-powered C++ game that supports Lua scripting of game modules. The Minetest 0.4.11 release adds new game-play options, provides various visual changes, boasts build system improvements, provides various performance optimizations, and offers a host of bug-fixes. More details on Minetest 0.4.11 can be found via the Minetest Wiki.

The latest version of Minetest can be downloaded at Minetest.net. Thanks to Phoronix reader and Minetest contributor "Calinou" for letting us know about this latest update to the game in ending out 2014.
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