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Anna Koselke

Mojang is finally revealing all of Minecraft: Java Edition's code after 16 years to "make it quicker and easier for modders to create and improve mods"

Minecraft characters and monsters stand in a group on a green background.

Well over a decade has passed since the release of Mojang's monumental sandbox game Minecraft, with countless mods dropping in that time – but a new change to the Java Edition could mean more Minecraft mods than ever before.

That change is the removal of obfuscation – a process that sees bits and bobs of Java Edition's code obscured and inaccessible. Mojang details its plans to axe obfuscation in an exciting new announcement, one that comes mere days after its post unveiling more of the Mounts of Mayhem update. The developer opens by asking readers, "Do you like to mod Java, tinker with builds, or take deep dives into Minecraft's code?"

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