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The Minecraft game score unexpectedly became big business for its composer

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Re: The Minecraft game score unexpectedly became big business for its composer

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sneak wrote: post #43
mcv wrote: post #40

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It's Java. Wouldn't it be possible to decompile it and just remove the account checking? Maybe mod it out? There are mods that change the game dramatically, so why not this?

Yes, it’s more than possible to crack the game. All of the normal servers however will refuse to talk to you without you presenting valid login tokens from Microsoft, so you’re limited to local singleplayer.

But at least you can play the game. And maybe play with people with a similarly cracked version. That sounds entirely reasonable to me, if you don't want to have anything to do with Microsoft.

Re: The Minecraft game score unexpectedly became big business for its composer

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Nition wrote: post #46
mcv wrote: post #38

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It annoys me even more that they forced everybody to migrate their Mojang accounts to Microsoft accounts. I never wanted a Microsoft account. They suck enormously, but even if you buy a non-Microsoft thing, you can apparently still be forced into their ecosystem.

With the new launcher, if you're using a Local account on Windows, they also try to trick to into using the account you log into Minecraft with as your whole-OS account. Big "yes, use this everywhere!" (paraphrased) accept button and a little "actually I just want to log into Minecraft" text option trying to hide underneath.

I hadn't noticed that yet. I wonder if my youngest son also gets that message and if he could make that change; he has no admin rights on the Windows laptop he uses for Minecraft, so I would hope he can't do that.

Although he also often gets the nag screen to upgrade to Win 11. That should also not be possible for him, but with Microsoft, you never know.

Re: The Minecraft game score unexpectedly became big business for its composer

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Cyan488 wrote: post #50
Nition wrote: post #46

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With the new launcher, if you're using a Local account on Windows, they also try to trick to into using the account you log into Minecraft with as your whole-OS account. Big "yes, use this everywhere!" (paraphrased) accept button and a little "actually I just want to log into Minecraft" text option trying to hide underneath.

It's these little slights, multiplied by hundreds of other instances across the Microsoft and Windows 'experience' that added compounding, non-insignificant mental fatigue to my life. It wasn't until I switched to Linux (Zorin) as my daily driver last month that I noticed this. Despite the initial adjustment pains, every time I open my laptop I now feel a sense of calm and stillness. My computer is exactly how I left…

My oldest son switched to Linux last week, but already wants to switch back because of gaming performance. But he found something called Tiny10, which is apparently Windows without all the bloatware. That might be a solution for people who really don't want to switch to Linux. But I'm never going back to Windows.

Re: The Minecraft game score unexpectedly became big business for its composer

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immibis wrote: post #61
sneak wrote: post #25

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You are missing the point. I was well aware of it. I don’t want a Microsoft account. I don’t do business with Microsoft. Microsoft demanded that I agree to a new contract, the Microsoft Terms of Service, to which I do not and will not agree, to continue to use the game I already paid for. This is called a bait-and-switch. I paid money, got the product, used the product, then they altered the deal, Vader style. Sign t…

You actually don't have to. You can just install the game and play it. Java Minecraft has no effective anti-piracy checks, which also means it has no effective legal-copy-but-not-using-a-microsoft-account checks. And the auto update URLs have no authorization checks at all. You can go to the root index URL (I don't remember it) and follow a few HATEOAS links to get any version-specific .jar that's available in the of…

PrismLauncher does do an account check now, I learned after this comment. But there’s an easy bypass by putting some json into accounts.json and then it works fine.

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bobbiechen wrote: post #64
pityJuke wrote: post #5

It is incredible how Minecraft, and the soundtrack in particular, was created by unknown part timers. A remix of Mice on Venus [0] is one of the few things that can make me cry on cue. There is something so powerful about it. Doesn’t help it is often used in Technoblade tributes because of this video. [1] [0]: https://youtube.com/watch?v=v1wMBrkUEFE [1]: https://youtube.com/watch?v=pPmo21gkETU

Reminds me of indie hit Balatro's soundtrack being commissioned on Fiverr: >This month I contacted Luis Clemente on the freelance website Fiverr and he delivered an absolutely amazing soundtrack for Joker Poker. Really knocked it out of the park. I was very nervous about this because it was (at the time) the only money I had spent or planned to spend on the game. (from https://localthunk.com/blog/balatro-timeline-3aa…

From a simple Fiverr gig to having your music featured at the Game Awards. https://youtu.be/N_4Hyet9-3w?si=dtI31IhO6yUKWdqa
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