News • Luanti 5.16.0-rc1

This is the 1st release candidate for Luanti 5.16.0, which is expected to release in May.

You can find some builds here: https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/re ... 5.16.0-rc1

• Windows 32-bit and 64-bit builds
• Windows 64-bit self-extracting launcher (you can find the user data in %APPDATA%)
• Unsigned Android builds (see release desciption)

Note: They will report themselves as ordinary -dev builds. RC builds receive no special versioning treatment.

If you're using the self-extracting launcher for the first time, see how to copy your data.

Highlights

• Check changelog (TODO)
• Several bugfixes (including memory leaks and graphical fixes)
• A few new features
• Many API documentation improvements
• LUANTI_GAME_PATH and LUANTI_WORLD_PATH environment variables (renamed with compat)
• cURL proxy setting
• Support for more mouse buttons
• Cleanups and code maintenance

Kind reminder: If you encounter graphical glitches as reported in https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/issues/16896, please do share your device (GPU + driver) information. We currently have exactly one sample. Another one using renderdoc + the opengl3 driver would be helpful.

Changelog: Work in Progress Source code: https://github.com/luanti-org/luanti/tree/5.16.0-rc1

Statistics: Posted by Krock — Tue Apr 28, 2026 20:21