Troubleshooting
Errors in the chat when testing a map; the game displays the cause of the error as red error messages in the chat. They are usually accompanied by improper functioning of the affected entities. For example, errors indicating
Improperly placed flags would require the flags to be removed and placed again in map edit mode.
Chests not being placed correctly need to have the chest zone bounds modified or the number of chests decreased.
The world crashes (closes) with a visible error message shown in your client. If you are running your Minetest client from the terminal, these errors will also appear there. These are rare and usually due to outdated clients.
Last but not least, in contrast to the previous type, the client crashes with no visible error. However, you will likely find the error messages in your terminal if you ran the client using it and the
debug.txt.
Special cases:
For RAM/Memory related crashes: Low RAM Mode
Low RAM Mode
Game Freezes on Map Load
When testing a map, one might encounter the problem of the game freezing upon loading a map.
For example, after running the command
/ctf_next -f <map_folder>or clicking "Skip to Map" in the maps catalog, the game freezes and nothing happens. The map will eventually load after several minutes.To avoid waiting for that long, vote "1" for Classes when you join the world. After that, run the
/ctf_next -f <map_folder>command or skip to your desired map through the maps catalog. Then, you will be asked to vote how many matches of Classic you would like to play. Vote "1" again. This should prevent your game from freezing.