(10-16-2014, 11:36 PM)PhysoniumI Wrote: Java happens to allow for cross-platform operation. A jar that works on windows will work on mac and linux too (and anything else you can install java on).
then why are there different download options for the game?
Windows version allows for a .exe that you can customize to make it look cool ( instead of the pesky .jar icon). Mac versjon might have the same reason. Others because idk if Linux has the same thing windows has with the.exe.
They're effectively useless as applying launch arguments to any of those wouldn't modify the state of Minecraft (those launch arguments are handled seperately).
10-21-2014, 01:33 PM (This post was last modified: 10-21-2014, 01:37 PM by TSO.)
The reason is because java is only cross-platform on Tuesdays when the sun, the moon, and the stars align and God looks down and smiles upon ye, and the computer gnomes decide to stop trolling you, and Jesus himself comes into your house to launch the application. Otherwise, you're going to need to specialize it to the system because java will just end up drooling all over itself and your computer.
(10-21-2014, 01:33 PM)TSO Wrote: The reason is because java is only cross-platform on Tuesdays when the sun, the moon, and the stars align and God looks down and smiles upon ye, and the computer gnomes decide to stop trolling you, and Jesus himself comes into your house to launch the application. Otherwise, you're going to need to specialize it to the system because java will just end up drooling all over itself and your computer.