Many online video games work by using a program loop. It is a kind of function that controls how often the event triggers get updated and activated. For liquid blocks, the tick defines how quickly or ...

Most Minecraft players take their time while grinding through the game, but the speedrunning community has really upped their performance over the last few years. Thousands of dedicated speedrunners ...

Meg is an Executive Editor and Technical Lead for TheGamer, and has been working within the gaming industry since 2014. She was shortlisted as a finalist for the GameHers Journalist of the Year award ...

Want to know more about Enchantments in Minecraft? Enchantments are incredibly useful for any Minecraft player. You can gain a range of effects, including an increased amount of resources gathered, or ...

The Minecraft Chaos Cubed update has just landed on the Java side of the sandbox game, and I'm already eager to see what the wealth of inventive Minecraft creators and modders can do with its ...

Open-world sandbox adventure Minecraft has remained one of the most iconic and popular games ever since its launch in 2011. It's a game that brings people of all ages and walks of life together within ...

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The newest Java pre-release of Minecraft contains far fewer over-the-top features but more fixes that will affect gameplay for players. Mojang has released a new pre-release (Pre-Release 1) for the ...

The wonderfully endless world of Minecraft has countless ways to enjoy its sandbox gameplay, no matter what kind of player you are. You could just build the house of your dreams, run through tricky ...

Custom Time Cycle is a mod that allows changing the duration of Minecraft days and nights using a simple command, without changing tick speed. It is available for both Fabric and NeoForge. It can be ...

As a game that revolves around exploration, Minecraft can be a bit frustrating and require a lot of patience. That’s mainly due to the game’s time-consuming mechanics and the delayed loop. It makes ...

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