Comment by worldsayshi

Comment by worldsayshi 2 months ago

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>I think every java private server admin has nightmares where they wake up one day and read that java minecraft is being discontinued...

If that happened I have a feeling Minecraft would fork with an open source rewrite taking over on the java side.

nottorp 2 months ago

More likely most will just stick to their binaries for the latest version. Most MC players I know want to play the game not hack it.

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Filligree 2 months ago

And mod developers would heave a sigh of relief. The version treadmill is the hardest part of maintaining a mod; everything bitrots.

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Vilian 2 months ago

You don't need to maintain anything if it don't exist, like mods support in bedrock edition

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- Filligree 2 months ago
  
  The most-recent Minecraft version would continue to exist, and by the looks of Starlight and such would continue to be improved.
  
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saalweachter 2 months ago

I mean, Bedrock/Java are already pretty thoroughly forked?

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nottorp 2 months ago

No one who plays on private servers cares about bedrock. There are just too many helper plugins on Java.
And I don’t think bedrock is a fork, more like a reimplementation. Too many subtle differences.

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- zimpenfish 2 months ago
  
  > And I don’t think bedrock is a fork, more like a reimplementation.
  Bedrock is the C++ rewrite they did for supporting lower-resourced systems like phones and consoles. Which is why it doesn't run horribly like the Java version does but also why it has a whole bunch of differences from the Java version that may or may not be relevant (lack of mods being the primary one!)
  
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  nottorp 2 months ago
  
  And they reduced the world update size drastically in the name of draw distance.
  I want my farms to keep running while I build …
  
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