Manic Digger is an open-source implementation of block-building games as made famous by Minecraft. Manic Digger aims to be a generic platform ontop of which you can create your own game-types and scenerios. Through server-side scripting, any type of block-building game should be possible.
Sorry its been so long for any kind of update here: The versions currently downloadable here may be removed soon, BUT there are now ongoing 'nightly...
In an attempt to move the project onward, I held a contest to find a suitable replacement for the current textures.
New game client inbound, with a host of updates that were requested by the community at the Manic Digger forums
Following the naming system here at indieDB this is Ver 0.3d and contains some rather major game updates
After some time, and probably Some aggrivation from poor exe. Linux will be getting a native port soon, no more virtual machines and what not!
Bug squashing ahoy, and the long awaited return of minecarts, major improvement regarding in game lag. version release date: 2011-01-24]
A newer Version 0.3 file (release b), contains same basic game with same updates as 0.3a but with additional bug squashing.
Following on from the 'patch' to the previous version, exe had been nimbly coding in some much needed engine optimisations. And here comes that version!
exe has, due to the recent discovery of 'server overload', decided that a new updated server be distributed. This is the same 'version' as the previous...
I have to vent some aggravation at the community here at indieDB, my page for manic digger is constantly being hit with reviews for 1/10 by 'fans' of...
It's come to my attention that updates here at IndieDB take a little while before they are 'authorised' for public viewing, so in the interest if keeping...
Manic digger, we all know it lacks 'enemies' and 'monsters' ... so here for your perusal is the Monster Editor!
I've renamed the project to highlight that this game is Open source, and is currently completely free to download and play.
With great anticipation we expect the games designer "exe" to be feverishly working on some updates... 2011 could be a good year!