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 ====== 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.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]], but Minetest Game is still the best experience.
-==== Main features ====
+===== Main features =====
-  * A small selection of different trains (passenger and goods trains) (see also "Extensions")
+  * A small selection of different trains (passenger and goods trains) (see the [[usage:trains:start|Train Catalogue]])
   * Almost-realistic tracks with actual curves and switches
   * 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 [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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 =====
+The source code for Advtrains is available on [[https://git.bananach.space/advtrains.git|Bananach.space]]. Latest version is 2.4.3.
+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 =====
+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]]
+You can also use [[https://git-scm.com|Git]] to install advtrains. Once you installed Git, clone the Advtrains repository with these commands:
+<code>
+cd MINETEST_ROOT/mods
+git clone http://git.bananach.space/advtrains.git
+</code>
+Then enable Advtrains in the world settings. You can also enable each mod individually.
+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.
+===== Get in touch =====
 ==== Forum page ====
-Main source for download and install instructions, announcements and discussion is the Minetest Forum topic, located at:
+Official announcements are done on the Minetest Forum topic, located at:
 [[https://forum.minetest.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=14726]]
-==== Contents of this Wiki ====
+==== Mailing lists ====
+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 ====
+  * 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 [[https://notabug.org/advtrains_supplemental|a collection of mods for Advtrains]]. Please note that the repos hosted there are at the moment just mirrors - please report issues on the original repository for these mods.
+==== Contributing ====
+You can contribute to advtrains in various ways:
+  * 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 [[~gpcf/advtrains-devel@lists.sr.ht]]
+  * Contribute to documentation on this wiki
+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]].
-This wiki will supersede the instruction documents currently located at [[https://advtrains.de/manual]] and [[https://advtrains.de/interlocking]] and become a place to collect information and useful tips for using things in this mod.
+Documentation on this wiki has been contributed by many people, including Maxime Launois, Blockhead, and ywang. Thank you for your help!
-This is an open wiki, which means that you are allowed and explicitly invited to contribute to this wiki.
+===== Legal information =====
+[[wiki:privacy]]

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