https://github.com/betacraftuk/betacraft-launcher

A launcher for Minecraft focused on legacy versions of the game
https://github.com/betacraftuk/betacraft-launcher

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A launcher for Minecraft focused on legacy versions of the game

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/betacraftuk/betacraft-launcher
• Owner: betacraftuk
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2018-11-11T22:28:26.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: v1
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-11T12:46:25.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-12T00:44:56.608Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: c, cpp, java, launcher, minecraft, minecraft-launcher, qt
• Language: Java
• Homepage: https://betacraft.uk
• Size: 15.2 MB
• Stars: 316
• Watchers: 12
• Forks: 40
• Open Issues: 120
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# Betacraft Launcher

Betacraft launcher aims to provide easy access to old Minecraft versions and improve the overall game experience.

## FEATURES:

- Supports versions from Pre-Classic to 1.5.2:

  - skins & sound in versions that can handle them

  - starting Indev and early Infdev versions

  - mouse fix for Classic, Indev-Infdev versions on macOS

  - a1.1.1 gray screen fix

  - AMD clouds fix

  - fix for crash on `Mojang` screen before r1.3

  - multiplayer online-mode handling for pre-b1.8 versions

  - joining custom servers with the c0.0.15a version

  - resize game easily in versions that don't support resizing

  - can play every currently available legacy Minecraft version

- Microsoft sign in

- Mod repository, featuring great community mods

- Server list:

  - servers with live playercount and description

  - join servers by clicking on them

  - automatically downloads the mod a server uses if it's in mod repository

- Addons:

  - OfflineDATSave - allows for saving Classic levels on your disk (currently the only way to save in Classic)

  - Fullscreen - enables fullscreen mode for versions that don't officially have support for it

  - Demo - triggers demo mode for versions 12w16a and later

  - UnlicensedCopy - triggers `Unlicensed Copy :(` label for versions b1.6-tb3 to b1.7.3

  - QuitGame - shows the `Quit Game` button in versions b1.0 to 1.5.2

  - GameModeSwitch - switches to the opposite gamemode in versions c0.28_01 to inf-20100630-1835

  - ClassicNotPaid - displays `Premium only!` message when trying to save in any revision of c0.30

- Discord RPC

- Configurable:

  - JVM arguments

  - path to Java

  - instance directory

  - instance icon

  - starting resolution

- Console output

- BetaEvolutions support

- Supports many languages

## Supported platforms (v1):

- Windows 7+ (32/64 bit)

- any up-to-date Linux distro (64 bit)

- macOS 10.8+

### Note:

- We target Java 7 (because Gson targets Java 7)

- Silicon Macs have inverted blue/red colors, for now you can only bypass this by going fullscreen on v1 (if you get Betacraft v2, the issue is fixed there)

- Earlier versions of Windows (like XP) may work, so long as the Java they run on can handle TLSv1.2 for official Microsoft/Mojang links. There's no guarantee the launcher is going to fully work on non-compliant Java. Earliest Java updates to support TLSv1.2 are **8u181** and **7u191**

## Reporting bugs or requesting features

Report bugs in [issues](https://github.com/betacraftuk/betacraft-launcher/issues).

## Contact:

- Website: https://betacraft.uk

- Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@betacraft

- Telegram: https://t.me/betacraftukgroup

- Twitter: https://twitter.com/betacraftuk

- Discord: https://discord.gg/d4WvXeQ