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21% of the people using Prism Launcher use Linux* (infosec.pub)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by qaz@lemmy.world to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world

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FYI Prism Launcher is a Minecraft launcher ( !prismlauncher@lemmy.world )

*Data is based on 1908 publicly shared crash logs because no telemetry is collected

It is most commonly installed with Flatpak.

The most common graphics kernel driver is amdgpu

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[–] the16bitgamer@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

I use it since the login requirements are insane for vanilla Minecraft.

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Is there a variant that allows users not to have to pay Microsoft for minecraft?

[+] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works -6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

No cause that would literally be piracy.

If you don't want to pay Microsoft then you don't play Minecraft.

Go play a different block game like vintage story.

Even if you do pirate Minecraft trying to use mods or do anything with it at this point is so beyond painful that it's not even worth it. Microsoft has made it a mess.

[–] Phlimy@jlai.lu 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Even if you do pirate Minecraft trying to use mods or do anything with it at this point is so beyond painful that it's not even worth it. Microsoft has made it a mess.

??? This is absolutely not true at all. The modding situation is better than it has ever been, in part thanks to mojang making the game's underlying systems more modular & extensible to facilitate modding, as well as deobfuscating the game's code.
The only thing you're giving up by pirating is playing on common servers, and it has always been like this.

[–] A_Chilean_Cyborg@feddit.cl 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Bruh.

PolyMC allowed that without a hassle.

Playing pirate MC with mods and play multiplayer in pirate servers is not a hassle at all too.

[–] Truscape@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 months ago

It's the same development team, but if Prism officially endorsed that they'd be annihilated by the trillion dollar company lawyers, mate.

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[–] irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or maybe it crashes more on Linux (or people on Linux are more inclined to share crash logs)

[–] qaz@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

or people on Linux are more inclined to share crash logs

That's probably true

[–] chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

I know why many people prefer Minecraft Java Edition, but I prefer Bedrock. Java, as a language, is so bloated and terrible that I can't get behind it.

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