gataneSep 2025Recommends
This reminded me of another attempt, but in Minetest: - ▶ this video This person has another, more technical video where they talk about the math behind it btw
in “Making Minecraft Spherical” · View on HN
Is a round Minecraft world possible?
Is a round Minecraft world possible? on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2016–2025.
Jeija
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Jeija demonstrates a modified Minetest game with a spherical planet, using a grid transform to make a voxel world round. It includes the orbit math and download links for the spheretest build.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Pointed to in Minetest and spherical-voxel-world threads as a striking example of what the open-source engine can do.
- people recommended it
- 2
- separate months
- 2
- strong recommendations
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- discussed on HN
- 2016–2025
“A minetest developer just recently published a sphere-shaped planet version of minetest”
What HN commenters said
4 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.
dcposchOct 2016Recommends
Man, just a few days ago I was bummed that the top comment on most HN stories is critical or dismissive, and now I'm part of the problem. -- People have made some VERY COOL stuff using MineTest. Check out spheretest: ▶ this video
in “Minetest – A free, open-source voxel game engine and game” · View on HN
huachimingoFeb 2021Cites it
Minetest had a mod to fake spherical planets using a torus. Main video: ▶ this video More in depth: [link] The main problem with minetest it is that it seems not complete/done on the art assets and main game, and the devs always say that is intentionally not a Minecraft clone yet people come searching one on the subgames.
in “Show HN: Real-time multiplayer games with cubes. Early feedback on dev docs?” · View on HN
TamHagmasOct 2016Cites it
A minetest developer just recently published a sphere-shaped planet version of minetest: [link] ▶ this video [link] That's just the thing I love about these smaller voxel games - they may not have a huge userbase, but there is innovation happening.
in “Minetest – A free, open-source voxel game engine and game” · View on HN
Topics & tags
Game programming & enginesIndie game developmentComputer graphics & renderingminetestminecraftspherical planetvoxel enginemodding