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Apple Cider - PowerPC's Minecraft Solution

Surrat

Surrat

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I hope others stop in sometimes, I have only seen poiihy log in so far.

I tested 1.5.2 PPC since thats the only one I have at the moment:

All at lowest settings, tiny render distance, default textures.

PowerBook 12 1ghz 768mb Ram, Leopard. -unplayable too slow-
PowerBook 17 1.67ghz 2gb Ram, Leopard. -playable, but very sluggish-
iBook 14 1.42ghz 768mb Ram, Leopard. -unplayable too slow-
 
Blackomen

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128keaton said:
Ah crap, I linked the wrong file. I'll fix it. I've had the flu for the past couple of days, to achey to use my phone/computer. The server should be back, I'll try to find a launcher. Unfortunately, PPC launcher won't work with Mojang's new login, so you need to find a 'cracked' launcher. This is kind of a grey area, but if you have actually bought an account you should be fine. I should be on this week as I recover, unfortunately, I also have school and a job to get back to.
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Keaton, I'm having trouble locating your launcher.
 
Surrat

Surrat

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Keaton, the final version of MC for PPC was 1.5.2, is there a reason you chose 1.5.1 instead?

Is there no PPC server for 1.5.2?

Edit:

Hooked up my PowerMac 2.7 dual G5 to test 1.5.2 on it, using same settings I did on the laptops.
Oh, also tested my iMac G5 1.8 ALS, it ran it at 20-30fps, so was pretty good, had some stutters, but not bad. However the dual 2.7, with ATI x850xt video, is screaming with MC, same settings as the others, its holding 228-236 fps. This is the 2.7 I converted to air cooling. CPU temps are 69-75c with MC running full screen 1080 rez.

Tried it just now at high quality settings:
graphics - fancy
smooth lighting - max
particles - all
render distance - short
performance - max fps
advanced opengl - on
clouds - off
vsync - off
fullscreen - on
also using Sphax PureBDcraft x32 texture pack

Its holding 175-183 fps in a lightly decorated area.
 
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poiihy

poiihy

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keaton there is this weird glitch. When you have a waterfall, sometimes one of the flowing water blocks turns into a water source block. So if you have a waterfall and you remove the source to let the waterfall disappear, it doesnt fully disappear as one of the blocks turned into a source. So you have to go there and remove that source block.

Also can you please allow placement of lava and fire and TNT?
 
128keaton

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Surrat said:
I hope others stop in sometimes, I have only seen poiihy log in so far.

I tested 1.5.2 PPC since thats the only one I have at the moment:

All at lowest settings, tiny render distance, default textures.

PowerBook 12 1ghz 768mb Ram, Leopard. -unplayable too slow-
PowerBook 17 1.67ghz 2gb Ram, Leopard. -playable, but very sluggish-
iBook 14 1.42ghz 768mb Ram, Leopard. -unplayable too slow-
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Cool beans, I got another development job and have been working almost non-stop. Haven't been able to visit.
Surrat said:
Keaton, the final version of MC for PPC was 1.5.2, is there a reason you chose 1.5.1 instead?

Is there no PPC server for 1.5.2?

Edit:

Hooked up my PowerMac 2.7 dual G5 to test 1.5.2 on it, using same settings I did on the laptops.
Oh, also tested my iMac G5 1.8 ALS, it ran it at 20-30fps, so was pretty good, had some stutters, but not bad. However the dual 2.7, with ATI x850xt video, is screaming with MC, same settings as the others, its holding 228-236 fps. This is the 2.7 I converted to air cooling. CPU temps are 69-75c with MC running full screen 1080 rez.

Tried it just now at high quality settings:
graphics - fancy
smooth lighting - max
particles - all
render distance - short
performance - max fps
advanced opengl - on
clouds - off
vsync - off
fullscreen - on
also using Sphax PureBDcraft x32 texture pack

Its holding 175-183 fps in a lightly decorated area.
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Nice FPS! Spigot, which uses my server's potential, last version was 1.5.1.

poiihy said:
keaton there is this weird glitch. When you have a waterfall, sometimes one of the flowing water blocks turns into a water source block. So if you have a waterfall and you remove the source to let the waterfall disappear, it doesnt fully disappear as one of the blocks turned into a source. So you have to go there and remove that source block.

Also can you please allow placement of lava and fire and TNT?
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I think thats a MC bug,
also, yes, I'll fix that.
 
128keaton

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Surrat said:
Finally found a working MC 1.5.1 file.

What I did was setup my PPC 1.5.2 version that I have, and got the 1.5.1 jar file here:

http://www.games-utilities.com/minecraft-1-5-1-jar-download-bug-fix-update/

Putting it in the /minecraft/bin folder replacing the old one.

It worked, now MC shows 1.5.1 version, single player seems to work fine, I'll test multiplayer a bit later.
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Awesome! Sounds like you got it figured out. Last night, I fixed some server issues, hopefully that helps out some more.
 
poiihy

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hahaha a tree on a 2-block floating island :D
 

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kondre2000

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128keaton said:
Ah crap, I linked the wrong file. I'll fix it. I've had the flu for the past couple of days, to achey to use my phone/computer. The server should be back, I'll try to find a launcher. Unfortunately, PPC launcher won't work with Mojang's new login, so you need to find a 'cracked' launcher. This is kind of a grey area, but if you have actually bought an account you should be fine. I should be on this week as I recover, unfortunately, I also have school and a job to get back to.
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did this get fixed? i still get pointed to the damn survey sites.
kevin

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why does this have to be so difficult?

cant someone just zip up all the folders with the files inside of their working minecraft and then have that zip file up for downloading without all this stuff to hop through?

I cant get anything to work at all.

Kevin
 
poiihy

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kondre2000 said:
did this get fixed? i still get pointed to the damn survey sites.
kevin

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why does this have to be so difficult?

cant someone just zip up all the folders with the files inside of their working minecraft and then have that zip file up for downloading without all this stuff to hop through?

I cant get anything to work at all.

Kevin
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I don't know if this would work but you can try.

Try this minecraft folder:
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5925020/minecraft.zip
Put it in ~/Library/Application Support/

And try this launcher
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/46520/minecraft-ppc

I don't have any functional PPC mac with me so I can't test this.
 
poiihy

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kondre2000 said:
ugh...

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That's not the application I linked...
The application I linked is based off the old launcher so I don't think my minecraft folder would work with it.

For a working launcher you can ask L Oquence. He got Minecraft working with my minecraft folder and "keaton's launcher." I don't know where this "keaton's launcher" is so ask him.

L Oquence said:
And I actually got minecraft working, as well. Your applications support folder and keatons launcher worked out in the end. :)
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Surrat

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Guys, I have a working Minecraft 1.5.1 PPC setup that I'm willing to share. It bypasses the broken ppc launcher completely using an applescript to choose a character name, and start the game. It works perfectly, and no hoops or steps. just doubleclick the starter app, type the name you want to use, and the game starts.

The zip file for the complete install is 52mb. Where can I host it so those of you who are interested can download it.

I put this version together from a complete 1.5.2 install I already had, an official 1.5.1 minecraft.jar file, and a handwritten applescript that was compiled and saved as .app on my powermac g5 running leopard. The applescript was not made by me, i found it on a website where another player was also frustrated with the broken ppc launcher.
 
poiihy

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Surrat said:
Guys, I have a working Minecraft 1.5.1 PPC setup that I'm willing to share. It bypasses the broken ppc launcher completely using an applescript to choose a character name, and start the game. It works perfectly, and no hoops or steps. just doubleclick the starter app, type the name you want to use, and the game starts.

The zip file for the complete install is 52mb. Where can I host it so those of you who are interested can download it.
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Dropbox or Google Drive or Mediafire.
 
Surrat

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I am setting up a dropbox to use so I can share this file.

I also added in the sound codec from Minecraft 1.3.2 that fixes the garbage static sound we get on PPC in 1.4.x or 1.5.x. Sound seems to be working fine now.

I need to add peoples email to my dropbox to share the file, so if your interested in this 1.5.1 PPC version, private message me with your email and I'll add you to my dropbox so you can download it.
 
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Blackomen

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Surrat said:
I am setting up a dropbox to use so I can share this file.

I also added in the sound codec from Minecraft 1.3.2 that fixes the garbage static sound we get on PPC in 1.4.x or 1.5.x. Sound seems to be working fine now.

I need to add peoples email to my dropbox to share the file, so if your interested in this 1.5.1 PPC version, private message me with your email and I'll add you to my dropbox so you can download it.
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I'm on Leopard, says no classic mode. So I need tiger to run this?
 
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Surrat said:
I hope others stop in sometimes, I have only seen poiihy log in so far.

I tested 1.5.2 PPC since thats the only one I have at the moment:

All at lowest settings, tiny render distance, default textures.

PowerBook 12 1ghz 768mb Ram, Leopard. -unplayable too slow-
PowerBook 17 1.67ghz 2gb Ram, Leopard. -playable, but very sluggish-
iBook 14 1.42ghz 768mb Ram, Leopard. -unplayable too slow-
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When the server first started, I would go, but I wouldn't see anyone else on. Currently I am busy on another server, but you'll see me (and hopefully others) soon! I built that Studio Display at spawn & the (bad) PowerMac G4 Cube.

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kondre2000 said:
Surrat gave me the minecraft folder that includes his launcher.

I have it up on my databarn anyone can download it from there, no hoops.


http://users.vermontel.net/~kevin_ondre/mac%20files/Minecraft%20for%20PPC/Game%20Folder/
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Does it include a fix to the sound glitches? EDIT: Nvm, I see that it does.

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Surrat said:
I am setting up a dropbox to use so I can share this file.

I also added in the sound codec from Minecraft 1.3.2 that fixes the garbage static sound we get on PPC in 1.4.x or 1.5.x. Sound seems to be working fine now.

I need to add peoples email to my dropbox to share the file, so if your interested in this 1.5.1 PPC version, private message me with your email and I'll add you to my dropbox so you can download it.
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I sent you my email before seeing that another user here has hosted your launcher; I didn't think about it, but it would be easier to host it publicly. You could post a Dropbox link, or perhaps something like Mediafire.
 
poiihy

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Surrat said:
I am setting up a dropbox to use so I can share this file.

I also added in the sound codec from Minecraft 1.3.2 that fixes the garbage static sound we get on PPC in 1.4.x or 1.5.x. Sound seems to be working fine now.

I need to add peoples email to my dropbox to share the file, so if your interested in this 1.5.1 PPC version, private message me with your email and I'll add you to my dropbox so you can download it.
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You don't need to enter peoples' emails to share it, you can just copy the public link to share it with anyone. Put it in the Public folder, right click it, and select "Copy Public Link" and paste that link here.
 
Surrat

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Hm, I'm not sure whats happening with that, I dont have classic mode installed on any of my macs. The starter app works fine on all my powermacs and powerbooks with only leopard installed.

Blackomen said:
I'm on Leopard, says no classic mode. So I need tiger to run this?
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Since kondre2000 made a public download link, I have removed it from my dropbox. Thanks kondre!

Also, wanted to post the applescript I used in case any of you were curious. I'm not the author (I'm terrible with applescript).

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property user_name : "Player"
display dialog "Enter A User Name" default answer "" buttons {"Cancel", "Continue"} default button 2
set the user_name to text returned of the result

set UsrApp to (path to current user folder)
set UsrApp_unx to POSIX path of UsrApp

set MineScript to "java -cp " & UsrApp_unx & "Library/Application\\ Support/minecraft/bin/minecraft.jar:" & UsrApp_unx & "Library/Application\\ Support/minecraft/bin/lwjgl.jar:" & UsrApp_unx & "Library/Application\\ Support/minecraft/bin/lwjgl_util.jar:" & UsrApp_unx & "Library/Application\\ Support/minecraft/bin/jinput.jar: -Djava.library.path=" & UsrApp_unx & "Library/Application\\ Support/minecraft/bin/natives -Xmx1024M -Xms512M net.minecraft.client.Minecraft '" & user_name & "'"

do shell script MineScript

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