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
      202·
      2 days ago

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

      • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
        2·
        10 hours 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!

      • 87Six@lemmy.worldEnglish
        112·
        1 day ago

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

        • Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          31·
          1 day 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
            3·
            1 day 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·
              1 day 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