[worldsayshi]

>I think every java private server admin has nightmares where they wake up one day and read that java minecraft is being discontinued...

If that happened I have a feeling Minecraft would fork with an open source rewrite taking over on the java side.

[nottorp]

More likely most will just stick to their binaries for the latest version. Most MC players I know want to play the game not hack it.

[Filligree]

And mod developers would heave a sigh of relief. The version treadmill is the hardest part of maintaining a mod; everything bitrots.

[Vilian]

You don't need to maintain anything if it don't exist, like mods support in bedrock edition

[Filligree]

The most-recent Minecraft version would continue to exist, and by the looks of Starlight and such would continue to be improved.

[saalweachter]

I mean, Bedrock/Java are already pretty thoroughly forked?

[nottorp]

No one who plays on private servers cares about bedrock. There are just too many helper plugins on Java.

And I don’t think bedrock is a fork, more like a reimplementation. Too many subtle differences.

[zimpenfish]

> And I don’t think bedrock is a fork, more like a reimplementation.

Bedrock is the C++ rewrite they did for supporting lower-resourced systems like phones and consoles. Which is why it doesn't run horribly like the Java version does but also why it has a whole bunch of differences from the Java version that may or may not be relevant (lack of mods being the primary one!)

[nottorp]

And they reduced the world update size drastically in the name of draw distance.

I want my farms to keep running while I build …