I need help, I only play MInecraft 1.8.9 and it looks like this on every distro I use, with any launcher, this screenshot it taken on Arch Linux with LXDE and Prism Launcher. (on windows it works btw)

  • Specs:
  • OS : Arch Linux
  • GPU : Nvidia 1660 Super
  • CPU : Ryzen 5 2600 3.400GHz
  • RAM : 8 GB
  • macniel
    11•2 years ago

    especially the minecraft version which is known for having font issues.

  • @[email protected]
    9•2 years ago

    I own several copies of bedrock but none of java. Can I download and play these old java versions without needing to buy a new copy?

    • AverageDood :sanic: :blobHaj:
      4•2 years ago

      @nucleative If one of those copies you own is on the Microsoft Store for Windows 10/11, you should already own the Java edition as well, courtesy of Microsoft themselves. Just open the official launcher (or a custom, community launcher like MultiMC, Modrinth App or Prism Launcher) and select the version you wanna play

  • krimsonbunEnglish
    6•2 years ago

    that’s so interesting, it’s trying to pull the texture for the minecraft logo but instead gets the hotbar texture. must be some sort of issue with java, maybe try reinstalling it?

  • cally [he/they]English
    17•2 years ago

    i’ve had that before, it’s probably a java version issue

    1. install jre8-openjdk with pacman

    2. set java version for 1.8.9 to java 8, this can be done in instance settings depending on the launcher. prism launcher can auto-detect java

    old minecraft versions use java 8, newer ones use java 17

  • @[email protected]English
    23•2 years ago

    What Java version do you have? They switched to a much newer version of Java at some point, maybe the old versions of Minecraft are trying to use the new Java and flipping out?

    • BaŝtoEnglish
      12•2 years ago

      On arch the default java environment can be checked with archlinux-java status if archlinux-java-run is installed

      • @[email protected]English
        4•2 years ago

        It is also dependent on how they’ve installed Prism, if through the Flatpak it bundles its own Java versions, Java 8 is included and can just be selected in the settings specifically for that instance

      • @[email protected]
        2•2 years ago

        I think Minecraft launchers have their own setting for Java versions but I have no clue which one they select and I am almost certain Java 8 (which as far as I remember was the version for that Minecraft version) won’t be the Arch Linux default.

  • Uninvited Guest
    14•2 years ago

    I like the implication that there is some playability, being “basically” unplayable instead of “totally” unplayable.

    I guess the screenshot still kind of looks like Minecraft?

    • @[email protected]
      1•2 years ago

      I played similar to that, i mean you can still see players so pvp kind of works? Tho it changed the textures weirdly depending on what player skin loaded last and if they have a migrator cape. So pvp does still work, kind of?

      • @[email protected]English
        5•2 years ago

        What’s the story behind this domain? I checked to see if maybe someone had made one for every Minecraft version, but no, 1.8.9 is singled out for some reason. Edit: Okay 1.7.10 also exists, I’m guessing some others do too. 1.6.4 doesn’t, that was the first one I checked.

        • SyphistEnglish
          3•2 years ago

          I know 1.7.10, 1.8.9, and 1.12.2 exist. I’m not sure the story behind them, I just know they are common versions people like to play still. 1.8.9 for PvP and Hypixel and 1.12.2 for 2b2t. I’m not sure about 1.7.10 though.

        • @[email protected]
          4•2 years ago

          Well, the game was stuck on 1.8 longer than any other version especially if you also consider all the servers that refused to switch for years because Mojang didn’t do a especially good job with the new combat system!

  • @[email protected]
    5•2 years ago

    If I had to guess I would blaim that on Java, maybe try to reinstall Java 8 and make sure it’s actually selected in the launcher rather than a newer version!

  • @[email protected]OPEnglish
    1•2 years ago

    Thanks for the help, I found a fix if anyone is interested. Just write __GL_THREADED_OPTIMIZATIONS=0 on /etc/environment

          • @[email protected]
            2•2 years ago

            You don’t want to unless you’re just planning on running a web browser or word processor or something, they’re significantly buggier and massively slower than the proprietary driver, and especially so on newer cards.

            • @[email protected]
              1•2 years ago

              Please also mention that the reason the Nouveau is slow is not because of incompetence rather it is because nvidia only allows drivers signed by them to be able the change clocks of their GPUs(at least the fairly modern ones) and hence Nouveau can only run the GPU at base clock. This is being rectified now(after like almost a decade iirc) as nvidia is adding their proprietary firmware to the kernal which will then allow Nouveau to control the GPU clockspeed. Also NVK is being developed to provide vulkan support for nvidia GPUs through the open source driver(Nouveau)

  • @[email protected]
    18•2 years ago

    As others have been saying, it’s most likely a Java issue.

    Make sure to install (or reinstall) Java8 and make sure it’s selected in the prism launcher for use under v1.8.9 specifically. That way, you can continue to play using Java17 on recent versions a bit simpler than having to constantly swap Java versions