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This article lists various free software tools which help in development of Luanti and mods for Luanti.
  
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== Luanti development ==
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* [https://wiki.minetest.net/Games/Development_Test Development Test]: A testing game for testing various engine features
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* [https://github.com/minetest/minetest/tree/master/util /minetest/util]: Various maintenance utilities
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== Mod development ==
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=== Standalone software ===
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* [https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2840 NodeBoxEditor]: Build [[Node boxes|node boxes]] by dragging their edges.
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* [https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=23724 MTS Editor]: A program to create, view and edit Luanti schematics, but it supports other file formats (e.g. Minecraft schematics) as well
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* [https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=18992 Schematic Creator]: A Java program to create schematics
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* [https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=18780& Model Creator]: A Java program to create meshes
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* [https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?t=23891 RocketLib Toolkit]: Lua-based SQLite3 map reader
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* [https://github.com/mpeterv/luacheck/ luacheck]: Lua linter and static code analyser (see also [https://rubenwardy.com/minetest_modding_book/en/quality/luacheck.html the chapter rubenwardy's modding book])
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* [https://olivinelabs.com/busted/ busted]: Lua unit testing framework (see also [https://rubenwardy.com/minetest_modding_book/en/quality/unit_testing.html the chapter rubenwardy's modding book])
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=== Web applications ===
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* [https://wuzzy.codeberg.page/LiBPoV/ Luanti Biome Point Visualizer]: Edit and visualize biome heat/humidity points in a Voronoi diagram ([https://codeberg.org/Wuzzy/LiBPoV source code])
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* [https://luk3yx.gitlab.io/minetest-formspec-editor/ Minetest Formspec Editor]: Visual formspec editor
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=== Luanti games and mods ===
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See the [https://content.minetest.net/packages/?tag=developer_tools Developer Tools] tag in ContentDB.
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== Scripts ==
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=== Formspecs ===
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* [https://luk3yx.gitlab.io/minetest-formspec-editor/ Minetest Formspec Editor]: A great online tool with drag and drop that allows you to import and export formspecs in different versions
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* [https://codepen.io/treer/pen/gOPZyov?editors=0010 Perlin noise tuner] Visualizes 2D Perlin noise that Luanti will generate with different noiseparams. (Emulation of Luanti Perlin noise can be wrong in extremes/edge-cases due to precision of JavaScript number type)
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=== Translation ===
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* [https://codeberg.org/Wuzzy/Luanti_Translation_Tools Luanti Translation Tools]: Collection of Python scripts to manage mod translation files (*.tr)
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==== Legacy ====
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* [https://github.com/FaceDeer/update_translations update_translations]: Older version of the translation updater script included in Luanti Translation Tools
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* [https://notabug.org/pgimeno/minetest/src/translation-toolchain/util/findtext.lua findtext.lua]: Create mod translation template (buggy!) ([https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=23330 see also])
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* [https://notabug.org/pgimeno/minetest/src/translation-toolchain/util/updatetext.lua updatetext.lua]: Update mod translation template (buggy!) ([https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=47&t=23330 see also])
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== Syntax highlighting ==
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* [https://codeberg.org/Wuzzy/luanti_tr_vim_syntax Vim syntax highlighting for *.tr files]
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[[Category:Misc]]

Latest revision as of 10:18, 25 October 2024

This article lists various free software tools which help in development of Luanti and mods for Luanti.

Luanti development

Mod development

Standalone software

Web applications

Luanti games and mods

See the Developer Tools tag in ContentDB.

Scripts

Formspecs

  • Minetest Formspec Editor: A great online tool with drag and drop that allows you to import and export formspecs in different versions
  • Perlin noise tuner Visualizes 2D Perlin noise that Luanti will generate with different noiseparams. (Emulation of Luanti Perlin noise can be wrong in extremes/edge-cases due to precision of JavaScript number type)

Translation

Legacy

Syntax highlighting