What’s included
1 texture pack
Gross
Don’t forget the mine coins!
Tired of microtransactions? Wanna install (better) mods, and any texture pack you please? Just play the Java edition.
Yes that is what this post is about. The 15$ bundle includes both bedrock and Java
PolyMC is great for java edition.
Don’t use PolyMC. Prism Launcher is a fork without the crazy lead dev that kicks developers for being queer, and is a better launcher anyway.
Yeah, you get to pick your cat in Prism.
Or a mouse <- this user is a big Teawie enjoyer
killer feature right there
Ah ok, I didn’t know the lore.
PollyMC (2 L’s) will let you run Minecraft Java without having an account, but I don’t recommend doing this because you should support the developers and Microsoft really needs the money
I should warn you, avoid this link at all costs:
https://github.com/antunnitraj/Prism-Launcher-PolyMC-Offline-Bypass
Not returning ever since they forced microshit
How else are you supposed to play Minecraft?
Edit: are we talking Java edition?
Mojang is owned by Microsoft. Both versions of the game are developed by Mojang which is beholden to what Microsoft’s goals for the game are.
I don’t like Microsoft but don’t think I can run away from Minecraft. Got a server with my friends and I really like the game. What would even touch it as a competitor or alternative?
Minetest. The game is way more open and customisable, and you can add in whatever rulesets you like.
Closest is Terraria. 2D, yes, but very expansive and tons of content
Yeah, I’ve easily got 10x the time in Terraria vs MC.
I wish the maps were bigger though.
I left after the Java chat/sign/whatever filtering controversy. Never got into bedrock edition, so I never had to worry about it. Don’t know if they backed down on it, though.
And the microtransactions are also absolutely abhorrent as well. Never felt with them, but I don’t know a single sane person who actually like them.
Minetest on sale for 100% off.
Same with the cool little adventure game Veloren.
The Android version is on sale, too.
$1.99 (excl. VAT) / 2.19€ (incl. VAT)
Tap for spoiler
It was 7.99€ before; don’t know about the US prices
And there is also the free (as in beer and in freedom) VoxeLibre.
It was formerly known as MineClone2 and runs on the also FOSS Minetest game engine.
Any point in Minecraft instead of minetest with a mod?
But can you join Minecraft servers with minetest? The community aspect is pretty important for lots of players.
It would be for the servers to change to it
You mean like a server side mod?
It’s a different game so if they ran that instead of Minecraft you would avoid the Micro$oft issues
As a player you could suggest the migration and see how people react
Oh that’s a totally different take then. Nobody is going to suggest to a MC community to uproot, install a new game and transplant there. That’s not a thing that ever goes well. Plus, it’s not about one community in particular, it’s about this whole ecosystem of independently owned and sometimes interconnected minecraft servers. As i said the social culture is very present in the way many people enjoy the game.
Now if there was a mod for minetest that could spoof the MC protocol (it is openly documented on the internet) and allow me to join a MC server, i would definitely do it, especially if minetest is more lightweight / hackable.
