Minecraft: Java Edition has been obfuscated since its release. This obfuscation meant that people couldn’t see our source code. Instead, everything was scrambled – and those who wanted to mod Java Edition had to try and piece together what every class and function in the code did.

Modding is at the heart of Java Edition – and obfuscation makes modding harder. We’re excited about this change to remove obfuscation, as it should make it quicker and easier for modders to create and improve mods. Now you won’t have to untangle tricky code or deal with unclear names. What’s more, de-bugging will become more straightforward, and crash logs will actually be readable!

surprisingly fantastic and consumer friendly move from mojang, good on them

    • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
      222·
      1 month ago

      Playing minecraft without mods as an adult is like eating a plain potato, or like going to a party without inebriating substances.

      • 87Six@lemmy.worldEnglish
        152·
        28 days ago

        Not… Really? I mean I get it if you like mods, i do too, but Minecraft offers so much out of the box that I find it extreme to claim that…

        • xttweaponttx@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          29 days ago

          Yeah dude I totally agree! Mods are great in their own right, but there’s something to be said for the insane variety of gameplay you can get outta the base game!

        • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          31·
          30 days ago

          Sodium, Let Me Despawn (prevents servers from going under 20TPS), No Chat Reports, and other QOL no content mods are essential for even running a server with vanilla clients tbh

          • Benaaasaaas@group.ltEnglish
            21·
            30 days ago

            Server hosting and using mods to improve performance/server moderation tools is a bit different than playing with mods.

            • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
              2·
              30 days ago

              Fair, although stock Minecraft without QOL is rough around the edges (especially if we’re talking performance or accessibility)

              Even client mods are almost a must for things like saturation monitoring or ease of navigation

      • XM34@feddit.orgEnglish
        10·
        1 month ago

        Then I must be the most plain motherfucker out there. I meddle with Create and Biomes o’ plenty every couple of years, but about 90% of my worlds are vanilla with the exception of a couple of Vanilla Tweaks data packs.

        I tried Feed the Beast once… never again. That was the worst Minecraft experience I’ve had in my entire life!

        • Rekorse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          29 days ago

          I started with one of the optimized packs and then added stuff I thought was useful: maps, minimaps, backpacks, way stones, ultimine via enchants.

          After I played that for a while and beat most of the game I wanted to, I tried a vanilla plus pack, betterMC. It had a lot of the same mods but more. After I finished that, I went with allthemods10, but at that point you do need youtube and discord open to ask questions or look up how to do certain things.

          Anyways, had a blast with all of it, I’m on vacation now so I’m playing no mods on my steam deck and as long as I turn on keep inventory its not bad at all. The new copper update is pretty cool!

          Edit: just want to add that applied energistics and mekanism are fantastic mods, I’d put them up there with create, so if you haven’t tried them it might be worth just adding one or both to an otherwise unmodded playthrough.

      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
        2·
        29 days ago

        I’d say its more like going to a fancy ice cream shop with amazing ice cream and ordering vanilla (hehe see what I did there?) or a fancy pizza place known for their amazing topping combinations and just getting a slice of cheese pizza. Its perfectly fine and probably better than some other places you’ve had vanilla ice cream or cheese pizza, but holy crap are you missing out!