📌Overview

Purpose: To provide a high-performance Minecraft server developed in C++ that maintains compatibility with Java clients while optimizing for speed and efficiency.

Overview: MCpp Server is designed to deliver a smooth gaming experience akin to Vanilla Minecraft, featuring robust customization options. It is currently in early development, encouraging community contributions and feedback to enhance functionality.

Key Features:

• Multi-threaded Architecture: Enables simultaneous handling of several server tasks, enhancing performance and responsiveness.

• Chunk Loading and Generation: Efficient methods allow for quick loading and generation of game chunks, designed to use minimal memory resources.

• Configurable Settings: Simple configurable files allow server administrators to customize server behavior at ease, accommodating specific needs.

• Packet Compression: Optimizes bandwidth by compressing data packets, improving network efficiency.

• Extensive Supported Features: Includes authentication, chunk loading, server configuration, and player management, with continual updates adding more functionalities.

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MCpp Server

Fast and super efficient C++ 1.21.1 Minecraft Server. Compatible with Java Clients. Designed to feel like Vanilla Minecraft, but with the power of C++.

⚠️ Important

This project is in early development and may contain bugs and incomplete features, as well as temporary and unoptimized code.

🙌 Progress

Want to see what I’m working on? Check out the discussion tab under Show and Tell!

🚀 Features

🏎️ Performance

• Multi-threaded Architecture: Leverages multiple threads to handle server tasks simultaneously.
• Efficient Chunk Loading and Generation: Uses multiple threads to load and generate chunks with minimal memory usage.
• Optimized Codebase: Written in C++ for maximum efficiency and low latency.

🔧 Customization & Extensibility

• Configurable Settings: Adjustable configuration files to tailor server behavior.
• Plugin Support (coming soon): Foundation for developing and integrating custom plugins.

🌐 Networking

• Packet Compression: Reduces bandwidth usage by compressing data packets.
• Server Status & Ping: Provides real-time server status information and latency measurements.

🧩 Supported and WIP Features

• Login:
  • Authentication (online mode)
  • Encryption
  • Packet Compression
• Server Configuration:
  • Server Links
  • Registries
  • Resource Packs (multiple)
  • Server Brand
  • Cookies
• Server:
  • Lua Plugin API
  • Query
  • RCON
  • Commands
  • Chat
  • Translations
• World:
  • World Joining
  • Chunk Loading
  • Tablist
  • Entity Spawning
  • World Loading
  • Chunk Generation
  • World Border
  • World Time
  • Bossbar
  • Weather
  • Scoreboard
  • World Saving
• Player:
  • Player Skins
  • Client brand
  • Movement
  • Inventory
  • Equipment
  • Item Pickup
  • Combat
• Entities:
  • Players
  • Mobs (Animals, Monsters)
  • Entity AI
  • Boss
  • Minecart
  • Lightning Bolt
• Physics:
  • Item Physics
  • Falling Blocks

🌍 Use Pre-Generated World

Just place the world folder of your Vanilla Minecraft world in the same directory as the server executable, and it will be loaded when the server starts.

⚠️ Important Notes

• Linux Compatibility: The Linux version has not been thoroughly tested. You may encounter issues when running MCpp Server on Linux. To join, turn off online mode in the config.json file.
• Ongoing Development: MCpp Server is actively being developed. Contributions and feedback are welcome.

🛠️ Installation & Building

📋 Prerequisites

• C++20 Compiler: Ensure you have a modern C++ compiler installed (e.g., GCC, Clang, MingW).
• CMake: Version 3.14 or higher.
• Git: To clone the repository.

🔧 Build Instructions

Linux:

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Noeli14/MCppServer.git
   cd MCppServer
   

2. Create a Build Directory:

   mkdir build
   cd build
   

3. Generate Build Files with CMake:

   cmake ..
   

   For Debug Build:

   cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug ..
   

   For Release Build:

   cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
   

4. Compile the Project:

   make
   

Windows (MingW & Make):

Follow the same steps as for Linux with adjustments for Windows specifics.

Windows (MingW & Ninja):

Follow the same steps as for Linux with adjustments for Ninja build system specifics.

🚀 Running the Server

After a successful build, execute the server binary:

./MCppServer

📦 Data Sources

MCpp Server utilizes data from the PrismarineJS repository to ensure accurate game mechanics and data.

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Whether it's reporting bugs, suggesting features, or submitting pull requests, your help is greatly appreciated.

📄 License

MCpp Server is licensed under the MIT License.

📫 Contact

For questions or support, feel free to open an issue or discussion on the GitHub repository.