Getting Started

This aims to be a quick start guide to using MV3D. Follow this and you should be up and running in no time.

Try The Demo Server

You'll first want to give the demo server a go. To do this, you need an account. Create one for free on the MV3D Login server. If you are on Windows, the rest should be pretty easy. Head on over to the download page and get the client installer zip. Unzip it and run the exe that comes out to install. It should be self explanatory. Go to Start->Programs->MV3D->Client and away you go. If you are on Linux or OS X, you'll have to follow the guide on LinuxClientInstall or MacClientInstall.

Once you have the client running, enter your username and password, then click the connect button. If you get in successfully, you'll see a list with no PC's in it. Click the "New PC" button and enter your character's name and select the model. Once you click Create, you should see the name on the list. If you don't, you may have to log out and then back in again. Please allow several moments to create the character on the demo server. The Escape key exits the client at any time. Select your PC and connect.

Assuming all that worked, you'll get a progress bar while your client downloads all the needed media and locations of objects. Then you should see the demo world! You can walk around with WASD or the arrow keys. Space bar for jump, k for kick, and h for waving. All the keys are configurable either in the client config UI (when you first run the client), or via the keymap.conf file. To see statistics, use the F1 key, and F2 brings up a chat window to talk to anyone else online.

Start Your Own Server

You can easily run your own server that is disconnected from the multiverse. Download the MV3D Server Binaries from the download page. Start up the Overseer app from Start->Programs->MV3D->Server. Check out the StartYourOwnServer page for more information.