Android developer needed

[Reedych]

because the official one has bad controls and has many other issues.

performance is the big issue!
I have render distance of 4 chunks and the game still lags like crazy
I use a Google Nexus 7 2013 edition and a Samsung Galaxy tablet and both are struggling to even get 10 frames.

You can disable all shaders, all particles.
Hmm, you gived me an idea!

[Inocudom]

because the official one has bad controls and has many other issues.

performance is the big issue!
I have render distance of 4 chunks and the game still lags like crazy
I use a Google Nexus 7 2013 edition and a Samsung Galaxy tablet and both are struggling to even get 10 frames.

You can disable all shaders, all particles.
Hmm, you gived me an idea!

Minetest looks pretty ugly with those off.

Aren't the enhancements of Minetest 0.5 Dev supposed to carry over to the Android version as well? Even then, you still need a developer to maintain and improve it. Maybe proller would be a good choice? He no longer has Freeminer to work on, and that was ported to Android before its development was ceased.

At this point, the Nintendo Switch would seem very tempting, but that would likely be dancing with the devil right there.

[paramat]

> performance is the big issue!

Low performance is inevitable due to the low power of the device, not a fault of the code. The code is mostly identical to the desktop code but with adjusted settings.

[Brian Gaucher]

Is there still a significant need for help with the Android port.

[sofar]

Is there still a significant need for help with the Android port.

Always.

[Brian Gaucher]

Is Android Studio required to compile Minetest android?

[rubenwardy]

No, you can't even compile minetest using android studio. You use a makefile instead

[Brian Gaucher]

Perfect I have experience with Android Studio (AS). But my internet is metered, and AS uses a lot of internet to update. Plus I don't think I have java installed.

I guess I can start by compiling it. Then messing around with it. Could you point me to some document that explains the android port, and compiling (I've compiled the desktop version)

[srifqi]

You can read Android on Minetest Developer Wiki to get general idea.