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0.4.17.1 was released June 2018 and 0.5.00 Release Candidate 2 was recently announced, hopefully a new final will be up soon.

0.4.16 and now 0.4.17.1 have been far more stable than previous releases on my system. The backup for my 0.4.16 is 863MB and still plays quite well but does crash more often than I like. I've been wondering what the torch limit is defaulted to because I have to have at least 8-10k maybe more like 20k in several huge caverns/voids.

It's not as neat as the animated torches, but I replaced default torches with Calinou's "lag-free" Carbon Torches
they look similar to old Minecraft torches but without any animation or particle effects.
It's an older mod so you may have to edit it a bit

5.0.1 was released March 31, 2019.

I downloaded 5.0.0 a couple weeks ago and it hasn't crashed yet so stability looks a lot better. I'm gonna try copying the saved world/game to the newer update to see if there is any issue.

So, the portability is enduring, then...

Midas wrote: ↑Sun Apr 07, 2019 6:41 am So, the the portability is enduring, then...

Looking back through the thread, it looks like an Internet connection was required. Can anyone confirm if that's still the case?

I unplugged my network cable and started the game. It does ask for access to the network but the game started before I even clicked on anything. I am running in single player mode.

Since you can join a networked game or host a server, I'd expect this behavior.

Wouldn't I?

The issue is that I generally avoid programs that absolutely insist on an Internet connection. The main concern is that in a few years if development falls off and the program becomes vulnerable to attacks, requiring an internet connection basically makes the program unusable. After all, even ancient web browsers can still do useful things in an offline mode.

So no, it doesn't matter that the program tries to connect, it's refusing to start without one.

5.1.0 - Released October 12th 2019.

by sfan5 » Sat Oct 12, 2019 14:23
Minetest 5.1.0 has been released.

Highlights:

PvP improvements: Knockback support and Punchwear
GUIs are now easier to make, with consistent element positioning and sizing
GUI styling and theming
Loads of bug fixes, performance improvements, and more


Changelog: https://dev.minetest.net/Changelog#5.0. ... 6.92_5.1.0

5.1.1 - Released January 17 2020

by rubenwardy » Fri Jan 17, 2020 18:50
Minetest 5.1.1 has been released. (17st January 2020)

This is a bug-fix only release which fixes a few crashes and other issues.

Read the 5.1.0 release post here.

Changelog: https://dev.minetest.net/Changelog#5.1. ... 6.92_5.1.1
Source code: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/tree/5.0.1

https://www.minetest.net/downloads

5.2.0 - Released April 5 2020

From the forum post --> https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=24516

by sfan5 » Sun Apr 05, 2020 17:24 Post
Minetest 5.2.0 has been released.

Highlights:

GUI improvements: a HTML-like rich text element, better styling,
Better graphics: new sky rendering API & object shading
Punch wear, Pathfinder fixes
New translations for Minetest Game
Loads of bug fixes, performance improvements, and more

Changelog: https://dev.minetest.net/Changelog#5.1. ... 6.92_5.2.0
Source code: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/tree/5.2.0

http://www.minetest.net/downloads

5.4.1 - Released April 10 2021

Forum post --> https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=26548

by sfan5 » Sat Apr 10, 2021 17:12 Post
Minetest 5.4.1 has been released.

Highlights
As a maintenance release it only contains bug fixes and no new features. These include:

Fix for "Connection timed out" error in singleplayer
Online content menu tab no longer crashes if certain mods are installed
Several server-side anticheat fixes


Changelog (5.4): https://dev.minetest.net/Changelog#5.3. ... 6.92_5.4.0
Source code: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/tree/5.4.1

Still in development, last released back in April of this year: v5.4.1
Changelog (lots of changes): https://dev.minetest.net/Changelog#5.3. ... 6.92_5.4.0