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Re: I basically announced Minecraft 2

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Post by jsheard »

asdff wrote: post #8
cco wrote: post #2

Wonder what the chances are that crypto makes it into Minecraft 2. I can't imagine what you'd want in a "Minecraft 2" that isn't already in Minecraft or Roblox.

a new engine would be welcome

Minecraft already got a new engine, it was rebuilt from scratch in C++ for the "Bedrock" edition which powers all of the console and mobile versions, and is on PC alongside the original Java version. Unless you mean another new engine after that one, but in any case Notch's code was always a mess so he's probably not the man for that job.

I recall Java Minecraft modders having to optimize it themselves because the stock game was generating hundreds of megabytes of garbage collected heap objects every second, amongst other things.

Re: I basically announced Minecraft 2

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Post by asdff »

jsheard wrote: post #11
asdff wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

a new engine would be welcome

Minecraft already got a new engine, it was rebuilt from scratch in C++ for the "Bedrock" edition which powers all of the console and mobile versions, and is on PC alongside the original Java version. Unless you mean another new engine after that one, but in any case Notch's code was always a mess so he's probably not the man for that job. I recall Java Minecraft modders having to optimize it themselves because the st…

I thought bedrock edition had certain constraints like finite world gen

Re: I basically announced Minecraft 2

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Post by jsheard »

asdff wrote: post #15
jsheard wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Minecraft already got a new engine, it was rebuilt from scratch in C++ for the "Bedrock" edition which powers all of the console and mobile versions, and is on PC alongside the original Java version. Unless you mean another new engine after that one, but in any case Notch's code was always a mess so he's probably not the man for that job. I recall Java Minecraft modders having to optimize it themselves because the st…

I thought bedrock edition had certain constraints like finite world gen

The earlier console versions had finite worldgen due to memory constraints, but the newer versions of Bedrock do have infinite worlds. The main limitation of Bedrock is that it's just not as moddable since it's native code rather than easily decompiled bytecode.

Re: I basically announced Minecraft 2

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Post by yava2025 »

hcs wrote: post #14
deadbabe wrote: post #13

I don’t think you can really make a Minecraft 2. It’s like making Chess 2. You can just make better Minecrafts, but never Minecraft 2.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_2:_The_Sequel

thats actually kind of interesting, the name is dog shit

Re: I basically announced Minecraft 2

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Post by mauvia »

Here's the context https://x.com/notch/status/1874522284813107617

The Roguelike he's talking about has been his main focus for a few years now and he recently made the announcement that he's been stealth developing it in a real office with a real team. The real company in question: https://x.com/BitshiftEnt

But now he's apparently wondering if the fact that people really really want a minecraft 2 should affect his goals.

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