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And, what is even better is that this should be a pretty comprehensive fix, with rebuilt launcher and bundled Java (to try to get everyone on 64-bit, the latest version, and kept up to date). Good news! It appears Mojang is actually working on a fix. 🙂 But I, and the above friend, are almost positive the process wasn’t the same. Maybe that’s old age creeping in on my memory. I seriously don’t remember installing Java when I bought my Mavericks based laptop or when I upgraded my desktop to Mavericks. But, maybe the ‘crucial’ language I’ve used could be deemed a bit over the top.Īlso, some in the Minecraft support community have been telling me this has been around since Mavericks was introduced, as that is when Apple stopped installing Java by default. As noted, I don’t feel that is a good solution, and certainly is a pretty lame thing to just leave the way it is by Mojang.

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After all, people can (2) While I didn’t test it, there were mixed reports when I was first dealing with this problem click the ‘more info,’ go to Apple’s support page, download and install Apple’s modified Java 6, and get Minecraft working again. One of my friends feels I’ve maybe been a bit too hard on Mojang. So, I decided to try and implement some of the various ‘fixes’ to see what might be the best way to get Minecraft working with the latest Java release on OS X Yosemite. At the very least, let us know what is going on! And please, don’t pretend there is no problem. Whatever the reason, Mojang is being quite unprofessional. Yet another, is that there is a problem with Java 7/8 on dedicated GPUs, causing everyone to hold off. Maybe they just aren’t in any hurry to fix problems on non-Microsoft platforms? Maybe Steve Ballmer was sent over on a last contract project to teach proper support etiquette? jkĪnother is that maybe Apple has a new version of tweaked Java in the works. One theory is, of course, speculation about the effects of being purchased by Microsoft. It isn’t that hard, and it’s well worth the effort, but most people are used to simple installers. I’ve talked to parents, for example, who have been interested in Minecraft for their kids, but felt intimidated over how to get it going. If you’re not enough of a geek to figure out setting up an account and installing Minecraft, you are left searching for assistance. Mojang seems more structured more like an open-source project. (1) As an aside, I think this has been a long-term problem. Apparently they have no actual customer support for this kind of problem. For other support, submit a bug report (to an ignored bug reporting system? Anyone see a problem here?). After some more exchanges with they basically said they were billing and account support. I started looking at the bug reporting system and noted several tickets addressing or related to the issue. So, I contacted They responded as if they were unaware of the issue and recommended I report the bug. I did a bunch of reading and was bit shocked Mojang hadn’t addressed the issue yet. Everything seemed great until I tried to launch Minecraft.

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I had not been reading about any crucial problems so I decided to upgrade my mid-2013 MacBook Air, as I primarily use my desktop for business work.

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I usually find it best to wait for the dust to settle after a major software release.

I waited about a week before installing Yosemite. Otherwise, skip to the next section below to get on with the fix. Microsoft acquisition?)Īctually, there are a few other possible theories. Apparently not (or insert other excuse here…. And, one might expect that they started testing Minecraft on Yosemite, along with other software developers, back on June 2nd, 2014.

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While a month is quite a while to wait for such a crucial update from a major software vendor, Mojang at least had access to Yosemite since the PUBLIC beta offering on July 24th, 2014. Background rant (or, Hello Mojang… anyone home?)Īpple officially released OSX Yosemite a month ago on October 16th, 2014.