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508 “ The original version of Minecraft! Java Edition has cross-platform play between Windows, Linux and macOS, and also supports user-created skins and mods |
net on Minecraft: Java Edition Key art by Mojang Studios Minecraft: Java Edition is the original version of Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios for Windows, macOS, and Linux |
Notch began development on May 10, 2009, publicly releasing Minecraft on May 17, 2009 |
The full release of the game (version 1 |
0) was on November 18, 2011, at MINECON 2011 |
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1 Awards 6 Trailer 7 Trivia 8 Gallery 9 References Unique features Main article: Java Edition exclusive features Updates are managed directly by the Minecraft Launcher, so it does not have to go through platform holders' certification |
Logging in with a Microsoft account is required to play the game |
In addition to the latest version and latest snapshot, most past versions of Java Edition are also available through the launcher |
The launcher allows for separate profiles that are useful for mods, development versions, and old versions |
Java Edition's code is more easily modified than the other editions, and so it has by far the most robust scenes for mods and custom servers |
One example of this is the addition of the obfuscation map, which is intended to make modding easier |
Realms for Java Edition is a separate service from Realms Plus for Bedrock Edition |
Owners of Java Edition who bought the game before June 7, 2022, received a free copy of Bedrock Edition for Windows |
Java Edition on PC and Bedrock Edition on Windows are now sold together as Minecraft: Java & Bedrock Edition for PC |
Development Main article: Java Edition version history Creation/Pre-classic Main article: Java Edition Pre-classic Cave Game Notch got the idea for Minecraft after playing Infiniminer with other members of the TIGSource forums in 2009 |
Other influences include Dwarf Fortress, Dungeon Keeper, and Notch's own previous project, RubyDung |
When he first started working on Minecraft, Notch had planned for it to just be a small project |
For instance, when Notch uploaded the first YouTube video of Minecraft on May 13, 2009, he had not yet decided on a name, and simply referred to it as a "сave game" |
The name Minecraft: Order of the Stone was announced the next day (from a suggestion a TIGSource forums user gave in an IRC chat), a reference to The Order of the Stick, a webcomic and "one of the best things on the internet", and then shortly after, it was shortened to Minecraft as it was much simpler and to prevent p... |
The name was later used for Minecraft: Story Mode |
The game was finally released for an "early private single-player alpha" on May 16, 2009 |
Today, the majority of all pre-classic versions are lost |
Classic Main article: Java Edition Classic Minecraft Classic |
11a was publicly released the day after the private release on May 17, 2009, and the game received mention on IndieGames |
This phase was later named Minecraft Classic |
In July, Minecraft was rewritten to use the Lightweight Java Gaming Library (LWJGL) |
Until Minecraft Beta reintroduced it, Classic (and the first two versions of Indev) were the only versions of Minecraft with the Creative game mode, which gives players an infinite amount of each block to build with without having to gather them as in Survival mode |
A multiplayer test also occurred shortly before the Survival test |
Survival Test Main article: Java Edition Survival Test Survival Test was released as a version of Classic on September 1, 2009 |
It was the introduction of Survival mode |
In it, the player now had to mine blocks, face mobs, and had a health bar |
If the player were to die, the map was lost; unless backed up, the user would have to start over with a new map, similar to Hardcore mode |
Indev Main article: Java Edition Indev Indev Indev (short for in development) was released on December 23, 2009, after Notch received requests to let the community try out new features he was implementing in Survival Test |
31 was released to the public on minecraft |
net/indev and available only to people who had purchased the game |
From early Indev versions, when a new game was started, the player would spawn in a prefabricated house (originally made of mossy cobblestone, later wooden planks and stone) which would become known as the Indev house |
Updates introduced a more complex and realistic lighting schemne than Classic, as well as a day-night cycle |
Indev received more updates after this, adding a few fundamental features to Minecraft as it went |
During its lifespan, some updates were devoted mostly to testing new things, like food, torches, or fire |
The difficulty settings: Peaceful, Easy, Normal and Hard, were added to the game |
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