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Minecraft: Mods Galore for Indie Game

Mods, mods, mods. The indie game is already quite stunning. What makes it even more so, are the community mods.

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Emilio_Estevez4519d ago

Mods really do make this game so much better.

bozebo4518d ago (Edited 4518d ago )

Yeah because Notch was too lazy to pull through on his promise to actually finish the game :P

Mods are great in any game, but Minecraft makes them so easy to make thanks to its use of Java and simple (but vastly inefficient) programming.

If Notch/Mojang would actually have properly made the full release rather than just updating the badly programmed beta the game would be 10x as good as it is now, without mods - and even better with mods of course.

Here's a quote (Notch): "Recently, I've done some work in C++. It's a powerful language and fun, but the retarded compilation system makes me cry a bit. "
What even?... lol. I know that it is possible for Minecraft to be many leagues better than it stands now, and all the immitation games (the 3d ones) are rubbish >_<. IMHO Minecraft was damaged by its early success so the motivation to make it brilliant was lost. And now that pinnacle of excellence will never see the light of day.

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All The References in Minecraft’s 15th Anniversary Map Explained

Minecraft's 15th year anniversary is being celebrated with a new free map, one filled with memorabilia from the game's history.

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Microsoft to Add Copilot AI to Video Games

Microsoft recently revealed its plans to incorporate Copilot directly into video games, with Minecraft being the first showcased example.

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Fishy Fingers14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

F*** AI

"Hey Copilot, what's a good meme to prove I dislike AI".... https://giphy.com/clips/sou...

Einhander197214d ago

Two trillion dollar company that just can't wait to put as many people possible out of work as fast as possible.

It feels like every single thing they do is making gaming worse and destroying the industry.

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darthv7213d ago

....you know it takes people to program the AI.... right? It isnt like it is sentient. We haven't reach skynet level of situation or anywhere close to the matrix just yet.

That's next Thursday.

Einhander197213d ago (Edited 13d ago )

It takes a people to program the AI then that AI is used for who knows how many games eliminating countless jobs which only grows as AI is used for more and more game creation functions.

What you're saying is so ridiculously short sighted and truly larking any kind of understanding and foresight.

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CaptainFaisal14d ago

Why all the hate? Im actually excited about this! Always wanted this kind of immersion, and an AI companion with me all the time helping me out knowing the status of my skills/inventory/progress and giving me tips on the best approach or how to craft something specific is game changing for the industry.

Hate all you want about AI, but this is just the start and I can see the potential already. You wont be complaining in the next 5-10 years about this, but rather complain if a game hasn’t implemented it.

MrDead14d ago

Yes we can't wait for the work of others to be used without the need to pay them so that MS can profit even more from the people they fire.

I_am_Batman14d ago (Edited 14d ago )

There is no chance I'd ever use something like this, especially if it's not part of the core game design, but a layer on top of it. It's way too much handholding. Many games already feel like busy work, because they don't let the player figure things out on their own. Having a real-time interactive guide defeats the purpose of playing the game in the first place in my opinion.

If this were to become the standard like you predict, we'll see more and more video games get away with bad design, because people will just be used to ask for help from the AI companion anyway.

Number1TailzFan14d ago

Well Nintendo don't need this with some of their games these days, with invincible characters, items, easy bosses etc.. they do the hand holding built in

helicoptergirl14d ago

Takes "hand holding" in games to a whole new level.

BlackDoomAx12d ago

Because human nature xD Almost every new technology had these kind of comments.

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Microsoft Store Hints At Upcoming Release Of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition On Steam

The Microsoft Store has hinted at the upcoming release of Minecraft: Bedrock Edition on Valve's digital distribution platform, Steam.

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OtterX17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

1 major advantage to this will be launching it straight from SteamVR. You have to make a custom shortcut to get it working right now in VR.

UltimateOwnage16d ago

This is good news. It will be much easier to get it installed on my devices without using workarounds.