Minecraft is Moving From OpenGL to Vulkan: What Does This Mean for Players?

Check out this article to learn all about Minecraft moving its graphics API from OpenGL to Vulkan and what is it in for the players.
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Minecraft Gives Update on Vibrant Visuals for Java Edition

Mojang states that its ongoing effort to bring Vibrant Visuals to the Java Edition will mandate a change that players should note down.

Mewgenics is getting official mod support, and could have DLC out by the 'end of next year'

Developer Tyler Glaiel has been chatting about future support for the game on his social media.

How to install Stardew Valley mods

Learn how to install Stardew Valley mods with a primer on all of the modding basics, including tools like SMAPI, Stardrop, and Content Patcher.
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A Forge 1.20.x mod that securely verifies premium accounts on an offline-mode server during the login phase, without sending the player's access token to the server.

Ask the client to perform Mojang "joinServer" locally. Verify with Mojang Session Server from the server using a nonce. If verification passes: replace the player's UUID with the official premium UUID ...
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Music Player with Media3 Exoplayer

Load/Play Songs from External/Shared Storage Foreground Service to play the music, when the app is in Background. Recommended Music Player Lifecycle Handling MediaSessions from Jetpack Media3 artifact ...