🎮 Game Guide

Tips

If you are not clear about the operation of the game, please read the Get Started.

Give yourself a name in the game world

Run the application, after entering, you will see the following interface, just enter your name under "Name", if it is a multiplayer game, you can click the Password button and enter your own password (the password will be encrypted and saved, no need to re-enter).

Note

The name can only be English characters, not unicode or special chars. The nickname can be unicode chars. but you must enable the nickname mod first to play.

Note

• Known Issues: Versions released before minetest-5.6.1-edu-2d4c67fd6(2022-10-15) input text on Windows systems, only Can use pure English input method, can not use any Unicode IME input method input, otherwise no text can be input. The latest version must be installed to use Unicode IME Input Method.
• If occasionally the IME input method cannot be called out, please click the window outside the input box (let the input box lose focus), and then switch back to the input box (click the input box again)
• BTW: It is normal to input unicode chars under Android and Linux(Ubuntu).

Android phone/tablet (touch screen) cannot close the open window (inventory bar) in the game

Start the game

Then click the "Start (Single Player) Game" button to start the game. If you want to play multiplayer game, you must enter [teacher mode configuration](../teacher/outgame-man/#teacher mode).

Tips

If there is no configuration, the system defaults to running the game with damage enabled [Creative Mode] (./creative/).

If the child is relatively young (<10 years old), it is recommended to start with [creative mode] (./creative/) and do not enable damage. If your child is adventurous, try Survival Mode.

Survival Mode can help younger children understand why houses, torches and myths and legends were needed in the Stone Age.

Tips

How to enable Survival Mode and disable damage, please refer to "Parent/Teacher Guide".