Optional and experimental support for huge floating islands at Y=1280 and above was added, but is turned off by default. In Minetest 0.4.15, v7 became the default selected mapgen.

In Minetest 0.4.14, the Biome API was introduced for v7 which makes v7 the first map generator which supports the Biome API, i.e.

In Minetest 0.4.13, many big improvements to the terrain generation and noise parameters have been made sandstone and desert stone dungeons have been added as well.

Biomes for v7 were eventually added to Minetest Game at a later point

Initially, it only created worlds mostly made out of stone.

This mapgen has a long history of development and has seen countless improvements over the Minetest versions.

Caves in v7 are also very different than in v6, they are generally much larger. This may take a long time while you walk around. The main limit is that the area you want to import your buildings to does have to be generated and maybe even loaded. Heartland City (map) by electricwildflower » Sun 8:48 am. It is notable for its large rivers at Sea level. This mod allows to import Minecraft classic maps into Minetest. The Ultimate Minetest Platformer Map (for version 0.4.13) by manwithtoomuchtime » Wed 11:20 pm. This map generator uses a combination of 2D and 3D Perlin noise. It was introduced in Minetest 0.4.7 by kwolekr, in which the map generator was still unusable. The earliest map generators are based on 2D Perlin noise.Īlso dubbed “Version 0”, this section summarizes the earliest map generator experiments before the release of the first official map generator.įloatlands of mapgen v7 in Minetest 0.4.15Īlso called “mgv7”. Initially, Minetest (then called “Minetest-c55”) had only one map generator which was continously improved and had its own version number, where each version replaced the previous one. 2 Development of multiple map generators.To install worlds: You have to extract them first. 1.1.4 minetest-c55-101101170627 (and later) See Maps in the forums to find downloads to worlds that others have made.1 Development of a single map generator.

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