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− | * [https://fabricmc.net/ Fabric] is required for many mods for Minecraft 1.14. Can be automatically installed with the 'Install Fabric' option in | + | * [https://fabricmc.net/ Fabric] is required for many mods for Minecraft 1.14. Can be automatically installed with the 'Install Fabric' option in MultiMC. |
− | * | + | * [https://files.minecraftforge.net/ Forge] is required by most mods, and is the standard for a modded setup. Can be automatically installed with the 'Install Forge' option in MultiMC. |
− | * [https://optifine.net/home OptiFine] adds support for HD textures and a lot of options for better looks and performance. As of 12/17/2015, | + | * [https://optifine.net/home OptiFine] adds support for HD textures and a lot of options for better looks and performance. As of 12/17/2015, OptiFine now also supports shader packs. |
− | * [https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium Sodium] | + | * [https://www.curseforge.com/minecraft/mc-mods/sodium Sodium] is an alternative rendering engine that improves performance even more than OptiFine but only works with 1.16+. Unfortunately, it doesn't have as much functionality but you can use this [https://gist.github.com/LambdAurora/1f6a4a99af374ce500f250c6b42e8754 list of mods] to get close to OptiFine's functionality |
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===Java version=== | ===Java version=== | ||
{{ii}} The Windows version of Minecraft includes Java (used for Minecraft only). Installing Java manually is not necessary. | {{ii}} The Windows version of Minecraft includes Java (used for Minecraft only). Installing Java manually is not necessary. |
Revision as of 16:43, 20 December 2020
This page is for the Java Edition. For the Windows 10 version, see Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition.
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Developers | |
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Mojang | |
Engines | |
LWJGL | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 18, 2011 |
macOS (OS X) | November 18, 2011 |
Linux | November 18, 2011 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 93 |
IGDB | 84 |
Minecraft | |
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Minecraft: Java Edition | 2011 |
Minecraft: Pi Edition | 2013 |
Minecraft: Story Mode (series) | |
Minecraft: Education Edition | 2016 |
Minecraft: Bedrock Edition | 2016 |
Minecraft Dungeons | 2020 |
Minecraft Legends | 2023 |
Minecraft is a first-person survival sandbox game developed by Mojang and published by Microsoft.
In 2021, users will be required to migrate their Mojang account to a Microsoft account.[1]
Key points
- Active and dedicated modding scene, responsible for many fixes, tools and additional content.
- Likely to perform worse than the Windows 10 Edition on low-end hardware.[2]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Official website |
- All versions require a Mojang Account or Minecraft Account.[3]
- Purchase no longer includes access to Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition as of October 19, 2018.[4]
- A demo is available.
Essential improvements
Utilities
- MultiMC - a custom open source launcher. It allows you to have multiple, separate instances of Minecraft, each with their own mods, texture packs, saves, etc.
Mods
- Fabric is required for many mods for Minecraft 1.14. Can be automatically installed with the 'Install Fabric' option in MultiMC.
- Forge is required by most mods, and is the standard for a modded setup. Can be automatically installed with the 'Install Forge' option in MultiMC.
- OptiFine adds support for HD textures and a lot of options for better looks and performance. As of 12/17/2015, OptiFine now also supports shader packs.
- Sodium is an alternative rendering engine that improves performance even more than OptiFine but only works with 1.16+. Unfortunately, it doesn't have as much functionality but you can use this list of mods to get close to OptiFine's functionality
Java version
- The Windows version of Minecraft includes Java (used for Minecraft only). Installing Java manually is not necessary.
- Minecraft benefits from using the latest version of Java. Using 64-bit Java on 64-bit operating systems is strongly recommended.[5]
RAM allocation
- The official launcher allows you to easily allocate RAM and set other Java arguments. The manual methods are detailed below.
OS X memory allocation[citation needed] |
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Linux memory allocation[citation needed] |
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Make a portable version or install on a different drive
Installing to a different/portable location[citation needed] |
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You can now launch Minecraft from |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\.minecraft\options.txt |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/options.txt |
Linux | ~/.minecraft/options.txt |
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launcher_profiles.json
contains stored user profiles.
- This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %APPDATA%\.minecraft\saves |
macOS (OS X) | ~/Library/Application Support/minecraft/saves |
Linux | ~/.minecraft/saves |
- The server save is stored in
world
in the root directory of the server. - Saves are not compatible with Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition.[6]
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Can be stretched to any window size. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | 30-110°. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Set in options or toggle with F11. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Borderless Gaming with regex: Minecraft (\d+\.\d+\.\d+|\d+w\d+\w) .[7]
1.13+ has native support.[8] |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See OptiFine. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See OptiFine. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate cap is fully configurable. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Ray tracing (RT) | Requires shader mods. | ||
Color blind mode | Custom resource packs can be used |
Field of view (FOV)
- Use OptiFine to disable the dynamic FOV feature.
Set custom FOV[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | See Mouse acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Touchscreen optimised | Only usable in the inventory screen. Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition has full support.[9] | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | Use Joypad Mod. Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition has native support.[9] | |
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Tracked motion controllers | Use Vivecraft or Minecrift Vive. | |
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Button/gesture prompts |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Mouse acceleration
Disable Windows mouse acceleration[10] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Detailed separate volume sliders | |
Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output.[11] | |
Subtitles | No spoken dialog in game. Subtitles do show sounds. | |
Closed captions | Most sounds have their own individual subtitles. | |
Mute on focus lost | Automatically pauses on focus lost, except in multiplayer. |
Localizations
- Localization is done by the community via Crowdin. An up-to-date page of all supported languages can be found here
- A few joke "languages" are available as well, such as Pirate Speak, Shakespearean English, Klingon etc.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Includes localizations for Australia, Canada, UK, USA and New Zealand | |||
Afrikaans | ||||
Albanian | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Asturian | ||||
Belarusian | ||||
Bulgarian | ||||
Catalan | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Cornish | ||||
Croatian | ||||
Czech | ||||
Dutch | Includes localizations for Netherlands and Belgium | |||
Estonian | ||||
Filipino | ||||
Finnish | ||||
French | Includes localizations for France and Canada | |||
Galician | ||||
Georgian | ||||
German | Includes localizations for Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Bavaria, Upper Saxon, and northern Germany (Low German) | |||
Greek | ||||
Hebrew | ||||
Hindi | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Icelandic | ||||
Indonesian | ||||
Irish | ||||
Italian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Latin | ||||
Latvian | ||||
Lithuanian | ||||
Luxembourgish | ||||
Macedonian | ||||
Malay | ||||
Norwegian | Available in variants: Non-descript (i.e. Bokmål) and Nynorsk | |||
Persian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Ripuarian | ||||
Romanian | ||||
Russian | ||||
Vietnamese | ||||
Scottish Gaelic | ||||
Serbian | Cyrillic orthography | |||
Slovak | ||||
Slovenian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | Includes localizations for Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay and Venezuela | |||
Polish | Regular Polish and Silesian | |||
Swedish | Regular Swedish and Elfdalian | |||
Tagalog | ||||
Tatar | ||||
Thai | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Ukrainian | ||||
Valencian | ||||
Vietnamese | ||||
Welsh |
Network
- Requires a Mojang Account or Minecraft Account.[3]
- Multiplayer is not compatible with Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition.[9]
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | 2147483647 | Usable with the Joypad mod. Max players is capped to the max integer size in Java.[12] |
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LAN play | 8 | Maximum 8 players | ||
Online play | 2147483647 | Max players is capped to the max integer size in Java.[12] |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Ports
Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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TCP | 25565 |
UDP | 25565 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Native 3D | 3D Anaglyph support removed in 1.13 and above | ||
Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Minecraft 1.7.10 in 3D Vision. |
Headsets | |||
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SteamVR | Use Vivecraft or Minecrift Vive. | ||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Can also use Vivecraft or Minecrift. | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | Use Vivecraft or Minecrift Vive. | ||
OSVR |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | Use Vivecraft or Minecrift Vive. See Input for details. |
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Traditional controller | See Input for details. | ||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale | Use Vivecraft or Minecrift Vive. |
Issues fixed
- Mojang has created an Official Bug Tracker that you can use to find or report bugs. Please search for your problem before reporting it, as it may have already been fixed for the next update or reported previously. Reporting bugs multiple times does NOT help the developer fix them faster.
General fixes
- Some problems can be solved by simply restarting the client.
Cannot update the game[citation needed] |
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Graphical issues
Black screen / broken textures[citation needed] |
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Crashes
- Some crashes are caused by the game's rendering distance. Try setting it to 8 chunks or lower.
Crashes on a 64-bit operating system[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Game crashes with a GPU-related error[citation needed] |
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Mouse delay in Minecraft 1.8 and later
Use Mouse Delay Fix[citation needed] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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OpenGL | 4.4, 4.5 |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | PowerPC is only known to support up to 1.5.2, due to Java ≥6 not having PowerPC versions.[13] | |||
Linux | PowerPC support for recent Minecraft versions require the MultiMC launcher.[14] |
Feed The Beast
Feed The Beast (or FTB) is a massive mod pack, combining the more popular Minecraft mods into a complete and easy to use package. All the mods included use the Minecraft Forge API.
Multiple variations of FTB are available to suit different playstyles and needs.
Full details and download links can be found on the official website.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum[15] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Java-compatible (JRE 1.8+) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium D 2.6 GHz AMD Athlon 64 (K8) 2.6 GHz |
Intel Core i3 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon II (K10) 2.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 200 MB | 1 GB |
Video card (GPU) | Intel HD Graphics AMD Radeon HD OpenGL 2.1 compatible | Nvidia GeForce 2xx Series AMD Radeon HD 5xxx Series OpenGL 3.3 compatible |
Other | Latest release of Java 8 from java.com |
- Previously supported PowerPC processors on OS X until 1.5.2, after which support was dropped with the requirement of JRE 1.6 starting in Minecraft 1.6. Linux PowerPC still functions, however.[citation needed]
Also previously supported OS X 10.6.8 until 1.12, when JRE 1.8 was required.
References
- ↑ Mojang games to require Microsoft account - last accessed on 2020-10-22
- "Users will need a Microsoft account to play Mojang games going forward, the Minecraft developer announced. The change will also impact Minecraft Java Edition, the studio clarified, and is mandatory for everyone who's been using a Mojang account or a legacy Minecraft account to play. Players failing to comply will be unable to log in later down the line. The migration will start in early 2021, while new players will be required to create a Microsoft account rather than a Mojang one from this fall."
- ↑ Minecraft: Java Edition vs Windows 10 | PC Gamer
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mojang | Do I log in with my email or username?
- ↑ Mojang | Minecraft for Windows 10
- ↑ http://www.minecraftforum.net/topic/269042-java-7-massive-minecraft-performance-boost/
- ↑ Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta - Microsoft Store
- ↑ Post your feature request here :: Borderless Gaming General Discussions
- ↑ New borderless fullscreen feature is not borderless fullscreen - last accessed on 2020-04-26
- "Possible issues"
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Announcing: Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta
- ↑ http://donewmouseaccel.blogspot.com/2010/03/markc-windows-7-mouse-acceleration-fix.html
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Arqade - What is the maximum number of players on a Minecraft/Bukkit server? - last accessed on 2019-03-02
- ↑ Minecraft 1.2.5 and 1.5.2 for PowerPC - last accessed on 2020-11-28
- ↑ Minecraft Java Edition (LWJGL being ported) - last accessed on 2020-11-28
- ↑ Mojang | Minecraft: Java Edition system requirements
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