Open source Minecraft-like game VoxeLibre 0.89 brings another big load of improvements

VoxeLibre the free and open source Minecraft-like game available via Luanti (formerly Minetest), just had another big release made available. The new v0.89 brings lots of improvements to gameplay and performance.

A game that likely needs no real introduction here. You know the drill. It's an open world survival sandbox game. Do whatever you want in it. Unlike Minecraft though, this is free and open source.

Some of what's new and improved includes:

• Improved signs with partial UTF-8 support, sign cleaning and more.
• The reworked item frames, including invisible ones for creative mode, can now be placed on floors, ceilings, walls, etc.
• Maps can now be zoomed-out on the cartography table.
• The structure generation is more deterministic, making it easier to share your experience with others when you find great world seeds.
• Multiple performance improvements to make the game smoother.
• Mob spawning is now more reliable and efficient.
• You can now sit on stairs, slabs and blocks from mods supporting it. Plus commands to sit and lay anywhere.
• The hollow logs now have a ladder variant, allowing players to climb through them.
• Multiple textures have been improved.
• More sounds have been added for a more immersive gameplay.
• Dropped kelp no longer plagues the waters.
• Knockback and critical hits got fixed.

Pictured - VoxeLibre 0.89