Luanti is an open-source sandbox game engine designed for the creation and exploration of interactive three-dimensional voxel environments. It functions as a platform for building persistent digital spaces where users can modify block-based worlds and share custom content.
The engine provides a framework for multiplayer interaction, utilizing a client-server architecture to synchronize world states across connected participants. It incorporates a scripting interface that allows for the integration of user-created modifications, alongside a centralized distribution system for managing and installing community-developed game content and texture packs.
The software handles the generation and rendering of complex voxel geometry through a streaming system that manages data based on player proximity. It maintains world persistence and player information through a relational database, ensuring data integrity across both single-player sessions and hosted multiplayer environments.
