Originally Published 2 months ago — by Hacker News
Minecraft's Java Edition has historically relied on obfuscated code, making modding challenging but impressive, with the community developing tools to reverse engineer and modify the game despite the obfuscation. Recent changes aim to improve mod support and reduce reliance on obfuscation, reflecting a shift towards more accessible and flexible modding frameworks. The discussion highlights the broader implications of Java's design, the importance of interfaces, and the ongoing debate about object-oriented programming practices.
Mojang is working on the Vibrant Visuals update for Minecraft, initially for Bedrock and soon for Java, featuring improved lighting, water reflections, and shadows, supported by a new modern rendering pipeline to enhance visuals and performance across all platforms.
The Minecraft Java Edition lead developer, u/Sliced-lime, announced in a final post on the r/minecraft subreddit that they will no longer be participating in the community due to recent changes in Reddit's API and the way the platform handled community concerns. The partnership between the Minecraft Dev team and r/minecraft allowed the subreddit to be the primary source for official Minecraft updates. However, the developers no longer feel that Reddit is an appropriate platform for posting official content or directing the community. While this marks the end of the Java team's involvement with r/minecraft, the subreddit will continue to feature community content and updates.
The first patch for Minecraft 1.20 update for Java Edition has been released, fixing critical bugs such as disk permissions-related crash, incorrect Protochunk#setStatus call, and soft-lock after canceling an attempt to join a server. The update also added camels, sniffer, torchflower seeds, cherry grove biome, and improved bamboo. Players can install the patch by opening the Minecraft Launcher and clicking play.
