I've started running my own Luanti/Voxelibre server on a Raspberry Pi. I can join the server from my laptop, but after walking around, alas, there are no other players. I'm considering making it publicly accessible, so more players can join.
**Dear @ActuallyAutistic people in North America, would you be interested in joining a casual game of #Minecraft** (but it's #Luanti/#Voxelibre; is very similar, and it's free/#OpenSource, and runs even on low-spec hardware)? Note: the server is in Canada, it's in #NorthAmerica where you'll get low-enough latency.
The server would be themed to be geared to those with an actual diagnosis of #Autism (or you're confident you have it, but it's not formally diagnosed). #AuDHD and #ADHD people are also welcome!!
I promise I won't track you in any way! No ads, no spam, no viruses, no nothing like that.
#gaming #Android #Linux #Windows #MacOS #FreeBSD #ElbowsUp
**Dear @ActuallyAutistic people in North America, would you be interested in joining a casual game of #Minecraft** (but it's #Luanti/#Voxelibre; is very similar, and it's free/#OpenSource, and runs even on low-spec hardware)? Note: the server is in Canada, it's in #NorthAmerica where you'll get low-enough latency.
The server would be themed to be geared to those with an actual diagnosis of #Autism (or you're confident you have it, but it's not formally diagnosed). #AuDHD and #ADHD people are also welcome!!
I promise I won't track you in any way! No ads, no spam, no viruses, no nothing like that.
#gaming #Android #Linux #Windows #MacOS #FreeBSD #ElbowsUp
- Yes, please (75%, 3 votes)
- No, thanks (25%, 1 vote)
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Owl Eyes
in reply to Owl Eyes • • •OK, I got 3 yeses to this Voxelibre idea. If that was you, please DM me, and I'll give you the server address. @murdoc , I know your name, but not the other two.
Owl Eyes
in reply to Owl Eyes • • •After a false start (thanks for your patience @murdoc ), I have the #Voxelibre server set up now.
My sense is to not just leave it up all the time, but rather only run it for a set, loosely agreed-upon, recurring period of time each weekend. This is so that people can expect to see each other over time in a friendly way. This is instead of making it available 24/7, and people rarely ever pop by, never form any sense of familiarity with anyone else.
I'm thinking a fixed period time every Sunday night (the fixed period pattern starting next week) would be most suitable. BTW: Luanti works in #Android (find it in F-Droid), so it can be played even from a smartphone or tablet:
f-droid.org/packages/net.minet…
What do you think? A recurring 4-hour period is proposed here:
docs.autis.toque.im/#timing/
Having said this, the Voxelibre server is up for *all* this weekend, for those who want to try it (a chance at early familiarization).
More details are in this little documentation wiki I wrote (explains if and how to connect):
docs.autis.toque.im/
PS: I worked hard on this! It was suprisingly tricky to set up.
@autistics #Luanti #Voxelibre #OpenSource #ActuallyAutistic
Luanti | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
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in reply to Owl Eyes • • •@autistics
I can imagine how tricky it is; networking usually is. So I appreciate it.
As for the timing, I'm fine with the fixed time period idea. Unfortunately Sunday night is the one time in the whole week I'm actually busy, it's my ttrpg gaming night with friends. If the weekend is still best, Saturday would work better for me. Otherwise, I'm pretty wide open.
Owl Eyes
in reply to Murdoc Addams 🧛🏻 🇨🇦 • • •@murdoc @autistics Thanks for your feedback.
I've set the "server time" for next Saturday late afternoon or evening. (I'll shut down the server later tonight, then leave it off for the weekdays)
docs.autis.toque.im/#timing/
PS: I'm feeling like I've used all my "spoons" on this for now; I need to set it down for a while and return next weekend.
Autism-themed games server
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in reply to Owl Eyes • • •I can offer the suggestion that you use the Fediverse. Pretty much anyone can message me if they want my Luanti server up, for instance. That way you can develop concrete relationships with people, with electronic records of them so you don't have to deal with it all in your head.
VoxelLibre is fine I suppose. Kind of derivative, and incompatible with a lot of mods. What mods do you have?
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Jonathan Lamothe
in reply to Owl Eyes • •@Owl Eyes @Andrew I'm running a server myself. I opened it up to the public a couple years ago.
I expected griefing to be much worse than it has been, though I did have to banish a bunch of nazis who'd set up a camp about a year ago.
All in all, it's been a mostly (though not emtirely) positive experience.
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in reply to Owl Eyes • •@Owl Eyes @Andrew I've actually lost track of all the ones I've added. Off hand, mesecons and technic plus have been popular.
If you want to have a look around, it's at minetest.jlamothe.net:30000
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in reply to Owl Eyes • • •I've added the animalia mod: has animals such as owls, horses, reindeer, etc now.
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