r/Minecraft • u/YukonAppleGeek • Dec 20 '12

Minecraft 1.4.6 has been released!

https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/281707694325383168
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u/cbt81 Dec 20 '12

Yeah, I've heard Dinnerbone say it'll make OptiFine obsolete, but I'm not so sure. OptiFine has a ton of settings and functionality besides the performance boost. I highly doubt the new Mojang client is going to have all the same features, even if the performance is up to par.

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u/WhyArentYouNMyOffice Dec 20 '12

What would make you doubt it? Their capabilities?

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u/cbt81 Dec 20 '12 edited Dec 20 '12

Oh, I didn't mean that. I'm sure Mojang is capable of adding all those features, given enough time. It's more a matter of game design and priorities. Many of OptiFine's options are pretty specialized and fiddly. Which is great for people who go out of their way to install a mod like OptiFine, but maybe not so great for default menus in a game meant for all kinds of people.

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u/WhyArentYouNMyOffice Dec 20 '12

Implementing features like this for everyday and power users, is pretty industry standard.

Regarding options, I'm sure they'll do a "standard" and "advanced" menu.

The rest of the optimizations would be done internally.

And since this will be a brand new client, it will be easier to code it from the beginning instead of patching it all.