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 ====== Advanced Trains ====== ====== Advanced Trains ======
  
-Advanced Trains (technical name "advtrains") is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_(video_gaming)|mod]] for the [[https://www.minetest.net/|Minetest engine]]. It features realistic trains and various equipment for railways, with a focus on automated train operation. It should work with any [[https://wiki.minetest.net/Games|game]].+Advanced Trains (technical name "advtrains") is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mod_(video_gaming)|mod]] for the [[https://www.luanti.org/|Luanti engine]]. It features realistic trains and various equipment for railways, with a focus on automated train operation. It should work with any [[https://wiki.luanti.org/Games|game]], but Minetest Game is still the best experience.
  
 ===== Main features ===== ===== Main features =====
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   * Almost-realistic tracks with actual curves and switches   * Almost-realistic tracks with actual curves and switches
   * Railway signals, controllable by various means   * Railway signals, controllable by various means
-  * ATC: simple, command-like automatic train control +  * [[usage:nodes:atc_controller|ATC]]: simple, command-like automatic train control 
-  * LuaATC: powerful Lua-scripted automatic train operation (requires some programming knowledge)+  * [[usage:atlatc:start|LuaATC]]: powerful Lua-scripted automatic train operation (requires some programming knowledge)
   * An [[wp>Interlocking|Interlocking]] system, featuring track sections, routes and automatic stopping before signals   * An [[wp>Interlocking|Interlocking]] system, featuring track sections, routes and automatic stopping before signals
  
 ===== Repository ===== ===== Repository =====
  
-The source code for Advtrains is available on [[https://git.bananach.space/advtrains.git|Bananach.space]]. Latest version is 2.2.1.+The source code for Advtrains is available on [[https://git.bananach.space/advtrains.git|Bananach.space]]. Latest version is 2.4.7.
  
-Old versions prior to August 2018 are available on [[https://github.com/orwell96/advtrains|GitHub]]. **@gpcf** also [[https://git.gpcf.eu/advtrains.git|mirrored]] versions prior to February 2017.+The official mirror lives at [[https://notabug.org/advtrains/advtrains|NotABug]], along with an issue tracker, for those not inclined to use the mailing list (see below).
  
 +There is also an unofficial mirror at [[https://github.com/minetest-mirrors/advtrains|minetest-mirrors]] on GitHub. This may be more reliable than NotABug, but please do not post issues there.
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 +Old versions prior to August 2018 are available on [[https://github.com/orwell96/advtrains|GitHub]]. **@gpcf** also [[https://git.gpcf.eu/advtrains.git|mirrored]] versions prior to February 2017.
 ===== Installation instructions ===== ===== Installation instructions =====
  
-The easiest way to install advtrains is by using the Package Manager inside the Minetest main menu. [[https://content.minetest.net/packages/orwell/advtrains/|or here]]+The easiest way to install advtrains is by using the Package Manager inside the Luanti main menu. [[https://content.luanti.org/packages/orwell/advtrains/|or here]]
  
 You can also use [[https://git-scm.com|Git]] to install advtrains. Once you installed Git, clone the Advtrains repository with these commands: You can also use [[https://git-scm.com|Git]] to install advtrains. Once you installed Git, clone the Advtrains repository with these commands:
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 The git repository contains a directory called 'assets'. It contains the .blend and .xcf files for some of the assets. This directory is not required to run advtrains. The git repository contains a directory called 'assets'. It contains the .blend and .xcf files for some of the assets. This directory is not required to run advtrains.
  
-===== Forum page =====+===== Get in touch =====
  
-Main source for download and install instructions, announcements and discussion is the Minetest Forum topic, located at:+==== Forum page ====
  
-[[https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=14726]]+Official announcements are done on the Luanti Forum topic, located at:
  
-===== So, what's the purpose of this wiki? =====+[[https://forum.luanti.org/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=14726]]
  
-This wiki supersede the information at [[https://advtrains.de/manual]] and [[https://advtrains.de/interlocking]]. Unlike these pages, you are [[wiki:contributing|free to improve the wiki contents]], as it is open wiki licensed under [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International]].+==== Mailing lists ====
  
-===== Contributing =====+The mailing lists serve as a hub for discussion about ideas, problems and development of advtrains. Please read [[https://man.sr.ht/lists.sr.ht/etiquette.md|Sourcehut's mailing list etiquette]] and [[https://useplaintext.email|useplaintext.email]] before posting. 
 + 
 +  * Mailing list for general discussion: [[https://lists.sr.ht/~gpcf/advtrains-discuss|~gpcf/advtrains-discuss@lists.sr.ht]] 
 +  * Mailing list for development discussion and submitting patches: [[https://lists.sr.ht/~gpcf/advtrains-devel|~gpcf/advtrains-devel@lists.sr.ht]] 
 +  * Announcements: [[https://lists.sr.ht/~gpcf/advtrains-announce|~gpcf/advtrains-announce@lists.sr.ht]] 
 + 
 +Older entries can be found on [[https://lists.sr.ht/~gpcf/advtrains|~gpcf/advtrains@lists.sr.ht]]. However, this mailing list should no longer be used. 
 + 
 +==== NotABug & others ==== 
 + 
 +  * The Advtrains and Basic trains repos are mirrored [[https://notabug.org/advtrains|on NotABug]]. The bugtracker for Advtrains is also viewed by developers. The serialization library used by Advtrains can also be found there. 
 +  * There is also a [[https://codeberg.org/advtrains_supplemental|"supplemental"]] collection of mods for Advtrains (also on [[https://content.luanti.org/users/advtrains_supplemental/|ContentDB]]). It was previously at [[https://notabug.org/advtrains_supplemental|NotABug]], where some mirrors are still present. 
 +==== Contributing ====
  
 You can contribute to advtrains in various ways: You can contribute to advtrains in various ways:
-  * Report bugs and problems on the [[https://bugs.linux-forks.de/advtrains/|Bug Tracker]] +  * Report bugs and problems or discuss with us on the mailing list [[~gpcf/advtrains-discuss@lists.sr.ht]] 
-  * Help with development by fixing a bug or implementing a feature and sending a patch to orwell ät bleipb döt de+  * Help with development by fixing a bug or implementing a feature and sending a patch to [[~gpcf/advtrains-devel@lists.sr.ht]]
   * Contribute to documentation on this wiki   * Contribute to documentation on this wiki
  
-Note: When you open a [[https://bugs.linux-forks.de/advtrains/|Bug]], please note that I might not respond to this. This doesn't mean that I don't take the bug serious, it rather means that your bug report is certainly valid and correct. I try to fix the things you report, but currently my time to work on the project is limited. (if something's wrong, I will respond)+Please note that the //old bug tracker (Hemiptera)// is retired due to various issues with it. 
 + 
 +===== So, what's the purpose of this wiki? ===== 
 + 
 +This wiki supersede the information at [[https://advtrains.de/manual]] and [[https://advtrains.de/interlocking]]. Unlike these pages, you are [[wiki:contributing|free to improve the wiki contents]], as it is open wiki licensed under [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/|Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International]].
  
-===== Credit ===== +Documentation on this wiki has been contributed by many people, including Maxime Launois, Blockhead, and ywang. Thank you for your help!
-A big Thank You goes to Maxime Launois and Blockhead, who have contributed large parts of this wiki.+
  
-A thank you goes to ywang for helping document his new driver's HUD on this wiki and possibly other contributions.+===== Legal information ===== 
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