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{{disambiguation|message=This page is about Minecraft <em>clients</em>, for server setup see [[Minecraft Server]].}} | |||
[https://www.minecraft.net/about-minecraft Minecraft] is a sandbox game about building, surviving, fighting, and being creative, developed by Mojang Studios.<ref>[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/about-minecraft https://www.minecraft.net/about-minecraft]</ref> [https://www.minecraft.net/about-minecraft Minecraft] currently has two supported variants known as: | [https://www.minecraft.net/about-minecraft Minecraft] is a sandbox game about building, surviving, fighting, and being creative, developed by Mojang Studios.<ref>[https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/about-minecraft https://www.minecraft.net/about-minecraft]</ref> [https://www.minecraft.net/about-minecraft Minecraft] currently has two supported variants known as: | ||
* Minecraft: Java Edition is only available on Windows, MacOS and Linux and is known for modding. | * Minecraft: Java Edition is only available on Windows, MacOS and Linux and is known for modding. | ||
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'''Offical Minecraft Launcher:''' [https://www.minecraft.net/download Website] — [https://search.nixos.org/packages?show=minecraft Package/pkgs.minecraft] {{warning|1.19 or higher is not working on NixOS, using alternative clients is strongly recommended.}} | '''Offical Minecraft Launcher:''' [https://www.minecraft.net/download Website] — [https://search.nixos.org/packages?show=minecraft Package/pkgs.minecraft] {{warning|1.19 or higher is not working on NixOS, using alternative clients is strongly recommended.}} | ||
''' | '''[[Prism Launcher]]:''' A free, open source launcher. [https://prismlauncher.org/ Website] — [https://search.nixos.org/packages?show=prismlauncher Package/pkgs.prismlauncher] | ||
'''ATLauncher:''' A simple and easy to use Minecraft launcher which contains many different modpacks for you to choose from and play. [https://atlauncher.com/about Website] — [https://search.nixos.org/packages?show=atlauncher Package/pkgs.atlauncher] | '''ATLauncher:''' A simple and easy to use Minecraft launcher which contains many different modpacks for you to choose from and play. [https://atlauncher.com/about Website] — [https://search.nixos.org/packages?show=atlauncher Package/pkgs.atlauncher] | ||
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If your instance still doesn't start, check the instance settings and apply the same changes there. | If your instance still doesn't start, check the instance settings and apply the same changes there. | ||
=== | === Prism Launcher doesn't have Java Version XX. === | ||
The | The [[Prism Launcher]] package can be overridden to add additional [[Java]] runtimes. Check [[Prism_Launcher#Advanced]] to see an example. | ||
=== Minecraft Launch Error with NVIDIA Graphics and System GLFW. === | |||
When using the system GLFW together with an NVIDIA graphics card in the launcher, Minecraft may fail to start and display the following error message: <code>GLFW error 65544: EGL: Failed to clear current context: An EGLDisplay argument does not name a valid EGL display connection</code>. | |||
In this case, setting the environment variable <code>__GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS</code> to <code>0</code> resolves the issue. | |||
=== Minecraft can’t start without Java Version XX. === | === Minecraft can’t start without Java Version XX. === | ||
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=== Official Minecraft Launcher fails to start the game. === | === Official Minecraft Launcher fails to start the game. === | ||
It is possible that you are attempting to start a version of Minecraft that is 1.19 or higher. Unfortunately, this is broken on NixOS. It is strongly recommended to use alternative launchers. | It is possible that you are attempting to start a version of Minecraft that is 1.19 or higher. '''Unfortunately, this is broken on NixOS'''. It is strongly recommended to use alternative launchers.''' | ||
[[Category: Applications]] | [[Category: Applications]] | ||
[[Category: Gaming]] | [[Category: Gaming]] | ||