MinecraftConsoles

Introduction

This project contains the source code of Minecraft Legacy Console Edition v1.6.0560.0 (TU19) from https://archive.org/details/minecraft-legacy-console-edition-source-code, with some fixes and improvements applied.

Download

Windows users can download our Nightly Build! Simply download the .zip file and extract it to a folder where you'd like to keep the game. You can set your username in username.txt (you'll have to make this file) and add servers to connect to in servers.txt

Platform Support

• Windows: Supported for building and running the project
• macOS / Linux: The Windows nightly build may run through Wine or CrossOver based on community reports, but this is unofficial and not currently tested by the maintainers

Features

• Fixed compilation and execution in both Debug and Release mode on Windows using Visual Studio 2022
• Added support for keyboard and mouse input
• Added fullscreen mode support (toggle using F11)
• (WIP) Disabled V-Sync for better performance
• Added a high-resolution timer path on Windows for smoother high-FPS gameplay timing
• Device's screen resolution will be used as the game resolution instead of using a fixed resolution (1920x1080)
• LAN Multiplayer & Discovery
• Added persistent username system via "username.txt"

Multiplayer

Basic LAN multiplayer is available on the Windows build

• Hosting a multiplayer world automatically advertises it on the local network
• Other players on the same LAN can discover the session from the in-game Join Game menu
• Game connections use TCP port 25565 by default
• LAN discovery uses UDP port 25566
• Add servers to your server list with servers.txt (temp solution)
• Rename yourself without losing data by keeping your uid.dat

Parts of this feature are based on code from LCEMP (thanks!)

servers.txt

To add a server to your game, create the servers.txt file in the same directory as you have Minecraft.Client.exe. Inside, follow this format:

serverip.example.com
25565
The name of your server in UI!

For example, here's a valid servers.txt

1.1.1.1
25565
Cloudflare's Very Own LCE Server
127.0.0.1
25565
Localhost Test Crap

Launch Arguments

Argument	Description
-name <username>	Sets your in-game username.
-fullscreen	Launches the game in Fullscreen mode

Example:

Minecraft.Client.exe -name Steve -fullscreen

Controls (Keyboard & Mouse)

• Movement: W A S D
• Jump / Fly (Up): Space
• Sneak / Fly (Down): Shift (Hold)
• Sprint: Ctrl (Hold) or Double-tap W
• Inventory: E
• Chat: T
• Drop Item: Q
• Crafting: C Use Q and E to move through tabs (cycles Left/Right)
• Toggle View (FPS/TPS): F5
• Fullscreen: F11
• Pause Menu: Esc
• Attack / Destroy: Left Click
• Use / Place: Right Click
• Select Item: Mouse Wheel or keys 1 to 9
• Accept or Decline Tutorial hints: Enter to accept and B to decline
• Game Info (Player list and Host Options): TAB
• Toggle HUD: F1
• Toggle Debug Info: F3
• Open Debug Overlay: F4
• Toggle Debug Console: F6

Build & Run

1. Install Visual Studio 2022.
2. Clone the repository.
3. Open the project by double-clicking MinecraftConsoles.sln.
4. Make sure Minecraft.Client is set as the Startup Project.
5. Set the build configuration to Debug (Release is also OK but has some bugs) and the target platform to Windows64, then build and run.

CMake (Windows x64)

cmake -S . -B build -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64
cmake --build build --config Debug --target MinecraftClient

For more information, see COMPILE.md.

Known Issues

• Native builds for platforms other than Windows have not been tested and are most likely non-functional. The Windows nightly build may still run on macOS and Linux through Wine or CrossOver, but that path is unofficial and not currently supported

Contributors

Would you like to contribute to this project? Please read our Contributor's Guide before doing so! This document includes our current goals, standards for inclusions, rules, and more.

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