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Custom Minecraft Classic client written from scratch in C

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Re: Custom Minecraft Classic client written from scratch in C

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Post by giancarlostoro »

hospitalJail wrote: post #39

I love minecraft so much, that I wonder if this is the right avenue to take for the future. (Maybe its a fun project for them, I'm not criticizing the authors) If you code a replica, can you get sued from M$? I feel like I've seen similar happen to Nintendo replicas. I'm so afraid of M$ and what they will do to Minecraft. I have seen the open source variants that give me some uncanny valley feelings, but I imagine th…

> I feel like I've seen similar happen to Nintendo replicas

Nintendo is probably the most aggressive about this.

Re: Custom Minecraft Classic client written from scratch in C

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Post by achandlerwhite »

hospitalJail wrote: post #39

I love minecraft so much, that I wonder if this is the right avenue to take for the future. (Maybe its a fun project for them, I'm not criticizing the authors) If you code a replica, can you get sued from M$? I feel like I've seen similar happen to Nintendo replicas. I'm so afraid of M$ and what they will do to Minecraft. I have seen the open source variants that give me some uncanny valley feelings, but I imagine th…

M$... That aside, no a replica is not a problem unless it uses any actual IP like Steve or the actual Minecraft art.

Re: Custom Minecraft Classic client written from scratch in C

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Post by pinusc »

nickstinemates wrote: post #40

There's certainly a standalone minecraft variant, with full modding capability as a first class citizen, modeled after `forge`, with an asset store modeled after `curseforge` or the `feed the beast launcher` of yesteryear. Vanilla minecraft no longer appeals to me whereas the hardcore modpacks are ridiculously addictive. Think factorio meets minecraft.

Do you have recommendations for modern "factorio meets Minecraft" modpacks? The more hardcore and complex the better.

I am very out of the loop with Minecraft, not having played in quite a few years. Meanwhile, I have been getting into factorio... but the thought of going back to my Minecraft roots is appealing

Re: Custom Minecraft Classic client written from scratch in C

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Post by freedomben »

This looks super neat! I'm a little sad in general though about the amount of effort invested in the Minecraft ecosystem when it's so unfriendly to open source.

If you care about freedom-respecting software and you like Minecraft, definitely check out Minetest. I've been really impressed with it, both functionally but also code quality. Really cool project and I hope they succeed. The biggest complaint I've heard about Minetest is that the controls just aren't as fluid and polished as real Minecraft.

Re: Custom Minecraft Classic client written from scratch in C

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Post by OkayPhysicist »

pinusc wrote: post #45
nickstinemates wrote: post #40

There's certainly a standalone minecraft variant, with full modding capability as a first class citizen, modeled after `forge`, with an asset store modeled after `curseforge` or the `feed the beast launcher` of yesteryear. Vanilla minecraft no longer appeals to me whereas the hardcore modpacks are ridiculously addictive. Think factorio meets minecraft.

Do you have recommendations for modern "factorio meets Minecraft" modpacks? The more hardcore and complex the better. I am very out of the loop with Minecraft, not having played in quite a few years. Meanwhile, I have been getting into factorio... but the thought of going back to my Minecraft roots is appealing

GregTech: New Horizons.

Pretty sure between the very active developer community they've built up and the incredibly deep and broad tech progression, new end-game content is being added faster than players could possibly reach it. Got pretty in-depth quest tree to keep pointed in the right direction.

Re: Custom Minecraft Classic client written from scratch in C

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Post by OkayPhysicist »

freedomben wrote: post #46

This looks super neat! I'm a little sad in general though about the amount of effort invested in the Minecraft ecosystem when it's so unfriendly to open source. If you care about freedom-respecting software and you like Minecraft, definitely check out Minetest. I've been really impressed with it, both functionally but also code quality. Really cool project and I hope they succeed. The biggest complaint I've heard abo…

I wouldn't describe Minecraft as being unusually unfriendly to open source. Compared to most games, the company treats the mod devs pretty well (nobody's getting sued, they released decompilation symbols to make life easier, the whole thing's in Java), and there's a healthy collaboration scene among the mod developers, most of whom release their mods as open source projects these days (with a couple of notable exceptions, coughAzanorcough).

So, sure, Minecrat's not open source. But they don't mistreat their mod devs, released an abundantly hackable game, and have the largest player community on Earth.

Re: Custom Minecraft Classic client written from scratch in C

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Post by OkayPhysicist »

NDizzle wrote: post #36
unleaded wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because it is a recreation of classic 0.30 that used to be on the minecraft website, which did not have survival

I mean, the only mode was survival… at least that’s what I recall playing the prerelease versions.

This is based on a version that predates those versions you're thinking of.

It went Classic -> Indev -> Infdev -> Alpha -> Beta -> full release.

Indev was the introduction of survival mode.

Re: Custom Minecraft Classic client written from scratch in C

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Post by nickstinemates »

pinusc wrote: post #45
nickstinemates wrote: post #40

There's certainly a standalone minecraft variant, with full modding capability as a first class citizen, modeled after `forge`, with an asset store modeled after `curseforge` or the `feed the beast launcher` of yesteryear. Vanilla minecraft no longer appeals to me whereas the hardcore modpacks are ridiculously addictive. Think factorio meets minecraft.

Do you have recommendations for modern "factorio meets Minecraft" modpacks? The more hardcore and complex the better. I am very out of the loop with Minecraft, not having played in quite a few years. Meanwhile, I have been getting into factorio... but the thought of going back to my Minecraft roots is appealing

If it has truly been a few years, you've missed quite a few good ones.

- Enigmatica 2: Expert (or 6)

- AllTheMods 8

and my personal favorite

- Not too Complicated 2

Basically, anything Lashmak[1] plays.

1: https://www.youtube.com/@Lashmak/playlists

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