Coders Combine 70 Minecraft Servers Into Massive Online Game

Redditor HighlifeTTU shared a photo album with r/Minecraft on Friday that details a massive custom overhaul to the online version of the popular building game. The goal: to unify 70 servers into one enormous game space.

Here's why this is kind of a big deal. Multiplayer Minecraft worlds are not served from a central location. Any player can host one, on his local machine or a dedicated server. Other players must know your server's address to join the world. Thousands of public servers are listed on community forums and other gathering places.

Every server is different, depending on who's in charge -- different rules, game modes, communities. Popular servers fill up, preventing others f…
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