Java Elytra Skywars

[Camezonda]

Wait does this apply to non-PvP games too? Because if a game doesnt have combat then 1.8 people shouldn’t have trouble changing version would they? So we can expect new arcade games with new features in the future?

For PvP it shouldn’t really matter, but if the game works around the whole theme of a 1.9 specific item, then it’s going to have issues. For example Layer Spleef and Paintball etc would be fine as they don’t have any 1.9 specific features other than the glowing effect, which may impact the game slightly. But games like Wing Rush will have major issues due to the Elytra...

A game like Slime Survival cannot be on 1.8 and it solely relies on the use of the glowing effect

 

[Lightning McQueen]

For PvP it shouldn’t really matter, but if the game works around the whole theme of a 1.9 specific item, then it’s going to have issues. For example Layer Spleef and Paintball etc would be fine as they don’t have any 1.9 specific features other than the glowing effect, which may impact the game slightly. But games like Wing Rush will have major issues due to the Elytra...

A game like Slime Survival cannot be on 1.8 and it solely relies on the use of the glowing effect

So if I understand correctly we wont have any more games completely dependant on 1.9+ features but existing games will definitely be updated to have them.

 

[Camezonda]

So if I understand correctly we wont have any more games completely dependant on 1.9+ features but existing games will definitely be updated to have them.

Again with my quote "I will not let a Minecraft version block a games full potential and creativity". You will see games using 1.9+ features definitely, but if the game is 100% dependant of a 1.9+ feature, they just will not be ported back to 1.8. If game uses a 1.9+ feature, we will attempt to use an alternative, but if it's not possible, then it will simply be rejected from the 1.8 network.

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