This might have come up on HN when it was released, but here it is anyway.
A minecraft server written in php.
edit: updated repo https://github.com/shoghicp/PocketMine-MP
Show HN: Redstone, a distributed Minecraft server that runs on Node.js
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Re: Show HN: Redstone, a distributed Minecraft server that runs on Node.js
#12A Minecraft MMO? Would Mojang allow you to do that? Would Redstone still be categorized within the scope of a mod at that point?
Either way, I logged on for a bit, and there was no lag whatsoever with a ton of players online. Fascinating stuff.
Re: Show HN: Redstone, a distributed Minecraft server that runs on Node.js
#13Do you have any sort of permission or support from Mojang? It might not be a good idea to invest a substantial amount of time in "A Minecraft MMO" without this...
We emailed them for permission to make a custom server a while back, and they said it was ok. We haven't contacted them specifically about the MMO yet though.
http://minecraft.net/brand
Just follow these and you'll be fine :-)
Re: Show HN: Redstone, a distributed Minecraft server that runs on Node.js
#14This might have come up on HN when it was released, but here it is anyway. A minecraft server written in php. edit: updated repo https://github.com/shoghicp/PocketMine-MP
Actual repo is https://github.com/shoghicp/PocketMine-MP, not sure why you linked to an outdated fork?
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#15I've seen lots of work on alternate Minecraft servers; has anyone worked on an open Minecraft client (obviously not named "Minecraft" for trademark reasons, but compatible with the network protocol)?
Re: Show HN: Redstone, a distributed Minecraft server that runs on Node.js
#16Do you have any sort of permission or support from Mojang? It might not be a good idea to invest a substantial amount of time in "A Minecraft MMO" without this...
Mojang has no issue with custom servers so long as you use their authentication, hasn't since the classic days.
Legally, they *have no say in the matter, as the server uses no assets from Minecraft and the protocol has been Chinese Wall'd (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_wall#Computer_science) via http://wiki.vg
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#17Cool, a distributed minecraft server. But where's the source, or something more technically meaty? "I made a distributed X and here's some screenshots" isn't that interesting alone.
Well, I'm logged in right now and there's no lag with many players. Try it.
I am at work, and don't have minecraft on any machine nearby =).
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#18Seriuosly interested, why is Node.js better suited as a gameserver than say C or Java ?
What exactly are you doing on the serverside? Is it an authorative setup or are you just passing position messages around (in which cases huge amounts of players wouldnt be suprising) ?
Did you reverse engineer minecrafts multiplayer protocol or is this an alternate implementation?
EDIT just looked it up and it seems like the minecraft network protocol is public, so no reverse engineering needed. It also looks like its not an authorative setup which could cause cheating problems in PvP enviroments down the line
Re: Show HN: Redstone, a distributed Minecraft server that runs on Node.js
#19I've seen lots of work on alternate Minecraft servers; has anyone worked on an open Minecraft client (obviously not named "Minecraft" for trademark reasons, but compatible with the network protocol)?
There are a couple projects in this direction (I looked into trying to make a bot at one point). Unfortunately, any names have slipped my memory at this point. But be assured, they exist.
Re: Show HN: Redstone, a distributed Minecraft server that runs on Node.js
#20Seriuosly interested, why is Node.js better suited as a gameserver than say C or Java ? What exactly are you doing on the serverside? Is it an authorative setup or are you just passing position messages around (in which cases huge amounts of players wouldnt be suprising) ? Did you reverse engineer minecrafts multiplayer protocol or is this an alternate implementation? EDIT just looked it up and it seems like the mine…
Sure, Java or C will be much faster at any computational work. And I am no node.js fan-boi. But doing actual asynchronous local-file IO in C is non-trivial, and if their server is not CPU bound, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with using node.js. Could you also use libuv from C? Sure.