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@Mai.Calico

Ай бұрын

thanks for helping it get shut down quicker

@NinetyEight418

Ай бұрын

Does essential work with cracked minecraft?

@JuhoSprite

Ай бұрын

Anyone wanna play essential rn? Id love to have a quick session speedrunning the game

Essential is a really cool mod lol, glad to know it's safe too. (Yes I know it's always iffy online, STAY SAFE EVERYONE)

@Voindex

Ай бұрын

hey you are here? im rom ratty supporters, thanks for the guides at modding

@tomikun8057

Ай бұрын

You can't be sure it's safe though, its closed source.

@ThatOtherPerson-fi8jn

Ай бұрын

@@tomikun8057 I seems about as safe as any online service

@jumpaxa

Ай бұрын

@@tomikun8057 its open source now

@GamingGeek

Ай бұрын

@@tomikun8057It is now source available meaning you can audit the source code and compile it yourself to verify that it matches bit for bit with the jars we provide

The cosmetic store is probably needed to be able to pay for their own servers and databases that make essential work. I see the store as a way to support them while getting a cool item that doesn't change the game in an unfair way.

@SamiTheAnxiousBean

Ай бұрын

imo the cosmetic items just don't look that good, they clash with the actual game way too much

@kaiproductions7639

29 күн бұрын

Well good thing they dont force you to buy em. Infact im pretty sure you can disable the store if you hated it so much. Just wish th is youtuber had mention that​@@SamiTheAnxiousBean

@Kiyosandwicheater

29 күн бұрын

I love it, and the free items are pretty good too

@FlushDesert22

27 күн бұрын

@@SamiTheAnxiousBean Can't believe I found a Minecraft purist in the wild.

@SamiTheAnxiousBean

27 күн бұрын

@@FlushDesert22 one thing is being a purist, the other Is wanting models and textures to actually look like they fit into the game in a mod that is just meant to improve multiplayer

We need a video about portium and how to forwardium it.

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

Best joke on the entire channel

@Sytex6452

Ай бұрын

​@@Cygnus_MC ik, right?

@xanderplayz3446

Ай бұрын

Actually Tailscale would be cooler. Awesome service.

@niceEli

Ай бұрын

@@xanderplayz3446Canadian product mentioned :D

@evhan

Ай бұрын

​@@xanderplayz3446 or simply use e4mc. I would not be comfortable using tailscale with randoms

Seeing as COPPA makes it illegal to collect the data of children under 13 without parental consent, and this includes the data needed to do the bare minimum tracking needed for a user account, the friends list feature alone kinda necessitates the "no under-13s" check box, not to mention the cosmetics needing an account to track ownership. For the record, COPPA is why EVERY website has a 13 years-old age requirement to make a user account.

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

Yep i mention this in a bit less depth later on

Microtransactions rub me the wrong way too, but it still seems like a pretty decent piece of software otherwise, at least for people who want the simplest way possible to open a server and use fancy cosmetics. For others, there's always e4mc and Customizable Player Models ;)

@redstonewizard08

Ай бұрын

@@Wonky2 don't forget Figura, although that requires some Lua knowledge

@NicoTheCinderace

Ай бұрын

I personally see it as a way for them to make money because it's a free mod.

@RaziMemeGod

Ай бұрын

​@@NicoTheCinderacethey already make plenty of money rolling out Bedrock addons

@neirenoir

Ай бұрын

The thing is Essential uses TURN servers. TURN servers are cheaper to run than a full blown dedicated Minecraft server, since you will be using the host player's machine to run all the heavy logic, but you and your friends are still piggybacking on their servers' connection, and bandwidth isn't free. Essential is different from a regular mod where you download it and that's it.

@BirbIrl

Ай бұрын

@@redstonewizard08 Figura doesn't require lua knowledge if you use presets!

The P2P connect is literally the best feature any mod could ever give, and again, made by the community

@FlushDesert22

27 күн бұрын

It's wild to me that it isn't a built in feature in Java Edition already. Bedrock has it, Legacy console had it. Why not Java?

@NoSmoke1

20 күн бұрын

​@@FlushDesert22because Microsoft hates Java

@SolTheIdiot

3 күн бұрын

What do you mean by P2P?

@FlushDesert22

3 күн бұрын

@@SolTheIdiot peer to peer

@Warriorcat-rh2qv

2 күн бұрын

@@SolTheIdiot player to player

I do have a server, though essential is a no brainer for all my friends because if we want to do anything that is not on the vanilla smp then we are gonna need essential as my pockets only have enough money for one server.

@notme8232

Ай бұрын

I don't have to worry about that, since my server is self hosted and I can just switch it to a modded version whenever I want

@juneorbrehm8162

Ай бұрын

I have a java oracle server set-up and it does everything

@thebluehero7319

Ай бұрын

​@juneorbrehm8162 learning Linux terminal was so worth it man. 24gb of RAM for free! I can't believe Oracle Cloud isn't more widely talked about in the Minecraft community.

@tomikun8057

Ай бұрын

oracle offers 24gb ram, 200gb hdd storsge, 4 cores, and no data limits on their free tier vms, 24/7/365

@ivan_was_taken

Ай бұрын

@@tomikun8057 there are a ton of things to consider when choosing the server. DDOS protection, compatibility with the simple voice chat mod, customizability, ease of use, access to the control panel, white list, black list, not having to log in to a main server or the website to start it up and being able to have the server running non stop INDEFINITLY, location, customer support, and the fact that I already own a server to name a few. I also got an affiliate link for Shockbyte hosting which i can advertise on my channel so that is a good bonus.

Its crazy how before this video released they made their source code publican available so people can actually see the authenticity of it all

@sylv256

Ай бұрын

it's visible-source so you can't modify it or redistribute it

I'm really glad you came up with this conclusion, I absolutely adore the essentials mod and would have been heartbroken if I had to stop using it to protect me and my friends privacy

2:45 forge logo on the nether

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

Dude i saw thay too while editing, i was confused

@lord_derp

Ай бұрын

holy crap you're right

@sylviejunkie

Ай бұрын

dude thats funny asf

I will never understand why people get actually angry at a FREE and quite frankly insanely good mod (or game) having a COSMETIC ONLY shop. Like, this can't be easy to run, let alone for entirely free. People seem to be fine paying for a patreon or kickstarter, but can't handle completely OPTIONAL cosmetics in their free to play game (or mod). Either way, nice video, thanks for taking one for the team and reading the horrors that normally is the TOS.

@kaiproductions7639

29 күн бұрын

You could also just disable it lol

@davidmccall4024

23 күн бұрын

I feel like it's more of the bad taste that kind of stuff has left in people's mouths.

It really makes Java into bedrock, cosmetics and a friends list.

@nicktyrin4401

Ай бұрын

And micro transactions lmao

@Avozl

Ай бұрын

at least im not paying 6$ for a stolen minecraft skin that can be gotten for free lol

@KanderTheCat

Ай бұрын

A good version of bedrock

@Torieldreemur918

Ай бұрын

Bedrock but with java bugs instead of bedrock ones

@Lord_Drakostar

Ай бұрын

​@@Torieldreemur918plus java mods woo 🎉

the cosmetic store is a good thing actually, the mod creators can be earn some money for the work they put in while not requiring people to spend their money to use the mod and the player gets some nifty clothes or whatever

@Dark-Z

Ай бұрын

I am looking at these comments and it annoys me how much people are dissing on the mod devs trying to make a living off of such a great software, Like marketplace on bedrock is one thing, causing Microsoft to make free mods harder to make, but the one on essentials is completely harmless.

@odiplol

Ай бұрын

​@@Dark-Zbut in my opinion it should be disablable, i use e4mc instead cause i dont like all the branding and cosmetics and new buttons, and just want to play some vanilla mc w friends

@Dark-Z

29 күн бұрын

@@odiplol Well, he doesnt say it in the video (even though he should) but there is a text noting that cosmetics are able to be disabled in the options. There's nothing wrong with using an open source option like e4mc here where it may give a more vanilla-like feel, but I just don't get why everyone thinks that it's so bad for essentials to have cosmetics (especially ones that can be disabled), as they are simply a way of donating to the creators that give a bit of reward back to the player.) I use essentials quite often, and other than small red notification marks, the cosmetics aren't pushed on you too hard. I do thing that the existence of both essentials and e4mc is good, as it prevents either from trying to push crap like the marketplace has and make them too monetized.

@odiplol

29 күн бұрын

@@Dark-Z yeah im not saying cosmetics are bad, but in my opinion i dont like them, but even the UI feels more corporate and less like the block game ive come to know

@Warriorcat-rh2qv

2 күн бұрын

@@odiplol turn on vanilla buttons plus "minimalistic" ui and it looks kinda like bedrocks ui (in a good way)

I use the essential mod a lot of the time to play together with friends, sometimes vanilla, sometimes modded, and have done so for probably a year or two, and it works beautifully. I also very much dislike most ingame shops, but Essential is a special Case. The items they sell are purely cosmetic and, except for, if i'm right, a small, green "SALE" text near the wardrobe button, you don''t get nagged to buy stuff, you don't get any popups, and it doesn't dehance (opposite of enhance?! xD) the gameplay in any way, and if you want, you can even switch all cosmetics off freely, hiding everones. I think, for an ingame Shop, Essential has done it really well, and, even if I don't intend on buying anything in the near future, the stuff there is mostly really high quality and not to bad, so I'm glad that its there, so the devs can at least get some compensation / reward for their good work if people have some spare money. Conclusion: I like the Essential Mod, and I think it is very much exactly what it says on the box: Essential! (Booooo *gets hit with tomato*)

@Jijat719

4 күн бұрын

Just a tiny question. How many people do you play with at a time? Essential mod runs perfectly with me and 1 friend but with a 2nd friend it lags so hard it times people out

@Warriorcat-rh2qv

2 күн бұрын

@@Jijat719 it depends if its crashing because of essential servers or ur pc bc u need alot of ram for players

the cosmetics store is really the main reason why i prefer e4mc over essentials. i am also a big fan that only the host needs to install the mod for it to work! so can't wait for the video about that one

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

Next week lad!

@wedoalittletrolling723

Ай бұрын

but forge/fabris is required, how tf is a vanilla client going to play with modded host? i mean i suppose clients with mod API can still connect to vanilla server so it probably works similar also does it have some p2p features like forwarding packets between peers instead of host first and stuff like host migration?

@Raum2901

Ай бұрын

​@@wedoalittletrolling723 I think so, what it basically does is giving you an address once you open a server to LAN, nothing more, nothing less, i played with friends with that mod and it works quite well

@oliverreader2954

Ай бұрын

@@wedoalittletrolling723 as long as you are only using client-side mods, any vanilla client can connect to a e4mc host.

@UnknownGamer40464

Ай бұрын

I like world host because it's like e4mc but has a friend system as well

For the free stuff, I believe they are compatible with the emotecraft and you can load your own emotes for sure. I do not think you can get capes and other cosmetics the same way though, but at least you can just download emotes and use them if you wish.

Ok so the whole playing with people is cool and all but what amazes me about essential is all the framework they provide for other mods like Elementa (a framework for all kinds of gui rendering) and Vigilance (an easy-to-use config gui framework) just makes getting into modding a ton easier. Not entirely sure how it is for the broader community but me, being a hypixel skyblock player, can state that basically the entire modding scene here lives off essential which while forcing people to install that mod without much of a use for it makes modding magnitudes easier to enter

e4mc: Allow us to introduce ourselves

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

Next week buddy ❤️

@DRAGNIL68

Ай бұрын

Lmao I use e4mc for luna pixel modpacks becouse they make your game crash if they detect essentials

@Greedy-Allay

Ай бұрын

@@DRAGNIL68 Ah so now I know what that mod does lol

@5ersx

Ай бұрын

@@Cygnus_MCWell uhh, I’d it safe?

@outrowed

Ай бұрын

@@DRAGNIL68 Is it intentional or just a bug?

perfect timing, i was considering getting essential because me and my friends wanted to play a mod our server host can't and won't support

I'm not sure why you didn't mention that, but Essential mod is open-source (possibly partially), and also has some cool utils for mod devs (Essential is really popular in Hypixel Skyblock mods communities)

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

The open source stuff happened as i was talking to Spark Universe. And it didnt really have any inpact to the story

@carlodrift

Ай бұрын

No, it isn't. They've released the client code, but it's not open-source. And the server code (the most important and critical) is still private

@naraera

Ай бұрын

source-available isn't the same as open-source. beware of the difference!

@BirbIrl

Ай бұрын

@@naraera it's not even fully source available i'd say! only client sided code. With source available software i'd expect the service to run if i self hosted it, like made my own essential node for people to redirect their mc traffic to in case the servers stop being supported or it becomes a subscription server or anything You're unfortunately at the mercy of the mod owner. you have no control over the software, you can only check the client software for malware. Also because it's illegal to modify the source, it leads to a world where essential updates, and every mod that uses it as dependency could possibly break - making every mod maker bend themselves to it, because the makers of essential dont even have an issues page for mod makers to say "hi you broke this mixin and every mod that uses it no longer works, could you fix it thx", they have to work around it.

@lacosst0

Ай бұрын

@@BirbIrl I think you forget that Essential is still paid-cosmetics mod. If they released server-side code, then someone will just fork it and make "Free essential" mod, which will 100% lead to scamming (at least with viruses)

To be fair, the marketplace is a non-issue. There's nothing wrong with developers making money off a high-quality mod. It'd be a different story if they were locking the mod behind a paywall, but the mod itself is completely free, and the cosmetics are 100% optional. I'm not the biggest fan of it myself, but I can't fault them for it.

Great video, keep up the good work!!

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

Thanks!!

The reason our routers use NAT is because we ran out of ipv4 addresses in April of 2011. There is IPv6, which doesn't require port forwarding, but I haven't tested that yet. IPv6 also requires some args to be set in the client launch options to be used with minecraft.

I don’t even use this for the world hosting, I use it for the messaging and friending features. It’s nice to have a messaging system in game

Im so glad to have a video that clears this up, I got so much flack for mentioning this mod and defending it.

dude, essential actually has some of the best multiplayer ive seen ever, i live all the way in south korea and when i hosted my friends all the way in the states had near perfect connection, this mod is so much better than any other minecraft multiplayer host ive seen, better than the official realms service too!

ISP Here Network Address Table is a bit different You did a great explanation of Layer 3 STUN sounds like it might be utilising or a adapted form of UPnP (Universal Plug n Play) Allows software in the LAN to open ports (in the background)

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

Beeing someone with no background in network, i take that as a big compliment

@GamingGeek

Ай бұрын

STUN is separate from UPnP and does not require it enabled on your router (which is good because when we were using it in the early days of Essential, we found that it didn't work for a lot of people due to it being disabled or not supported at all)

Great video! Loved the small dive into the networking bit and happy to see someone who reads the privacy policy. I thought I was the only crazy one out there. I don't know if essential still provides this, but back when I got into modding, they used to bundle a couple of open source libraries (Elementa and Vigilance) with them. You could choose to just build these libraries into your mod, or you could make your mod dependent on essential. I used to use both the libraries they provided. Pretty much all the mods for hypixel skyblock depended on essential when I used to play it. As for the cosmetics, they were a fun way to have something unique on your character in skyblock lobbies for me, but I don't think I ever actually purchased anything. A few cosmetics were free at some point, and I just claimed those. For multiplayer, I just use a vpn (not the kind that sponsors youtubers) to play with my friends instead of using essential, and I have moved on to using other libraries for the features that Elementa and Vigilance provided, just due to preference.

I think the cosmetics store is fair. Devs need to eat too and the wardrobe is just _existing_ not _intruding_ . I'm also very pleased to hear that this seems to be trustworthy Software, developed in good faith. That is waaay to rare.

Essential is cool but World Host is Essential but without all of the extra stuff. Oh and your friends can join without them downloading the mod so thats cool

@Cygnus_MC

20 күн бұрын

Yee i covered worldhost not that long ago, even interviewed the dev

this video stuck out in my feed bc of the products in your description, i could just as easily say ‘why is there a store in my mcyt?’ felt this vid did a pretty good job of covering any questions someone might have about this mod tho

I love this mod and have no problem with the store because they never bombard you with it. The only way to see it is if you go into the wardrobe so I think its neat and ive been able to play with my little brother for free so thats nice.

i love how this mod is just turning java into bedrock with easy multiplayer and cosmetics

i dont really care about the shop tbh, got some fun emotes from free credits but usually turn cosmetics off entirely which is an option. maybe the existence of it didnt bother me because i was introduced to it as "giving java bedrock features like social stuff and multiplayer worlds" and for a mod that is supposed to be like bedrock to have a shop just didnt seem that odd ig? it did what it said to do, make the game more like bedrock lmao honestly, i think the shop would be bad if the mod was incompatible with other customisation mods, but afaik it isnt, it works with figura at the very least, which can do emotes and custom cosmetics very well. i know some people might hate it on principle or for bloat but eh

Great video, great research, great thumbnail. Im commenting for the engagement

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

Apreciated!!!

Normally microtransactions tend to rub me the wrong way but essential does it effectively in a way that isn't annoying and doesn't effect actual gameplay. Also the cosmetics they sell look better than bedrock cosmetics. It allows them to keep stuff running and my friends get to annoy me by spending money on block game

About your e4mc preference, it seems really good and i would use it IF it wasnt for my friends being kinda bad at tech and essential being so much easier to understand and convenient.

Thank you for making this video, it takes a lot to convince my dad to let me get minecraft mod, this should be enough to convince him, and I also have an anti-virus, so if worse comes to worse, that should do the job.

First video I saw from you , and man… The quality of the information that you gave it to us is impeccable and easy to understand ! Thank you !

cute pebble thing, I like it, ESSENTIAL really was kinda sketch but I went down the same rabbit hole too. Just as secure as the people you trust with your public IP are... Side note being able to opt out of basically everything essential does, including the entire mod for some reason??? is really cool if you don't like any feature they do

@TheRafessor

Ай бұрын

The reason you can opt out of the whole mod is that Essential also contains a bunch of libraries other mod makers are using, and their users may not want to use the Essential Mod 🙂

I feel like most people that use Essential, are skyblock players, myself and my bf included. I do like the cosmetic stuff, it's pretty neat. They have some really goofy emotes that I like and it's always fun to use them with friends. I do use the server creation feature to play vanilla with my bf at times and it's also nice to have that.

I never needed to check that box idk why it may be that I used it before they added it

Hi, i've used essential once or twice now and wondered how it worked. So as someone quite technical, actually having setup my own turn server once, I want to thank you for explaning that even thought it probably was it hit to watchtime.

@Cygnus_MC

24 күн бұрын

No it was not to hit watchtime, it was to fully explain how it works as there are a lot of claims of it beeing unsafe. Thank you for the compliment but i urge you to not generalize creators that way. My goal is to inform, not to make money or be famous

@SpaceGuy101

23 күн бұрын

@@Cygnus_MC You're right i should not have generalized.

2:55 This is actually not true anymore, because only 4,294,967,296 ipv4 addresses can exist at a time (2³²). Your router actually has one of 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 ipv6 addresses. (2^128) (totally not overkill)

@Cygnus_MC

6 күн бұрын

@calorap99 the definition of "Actually"

I got really scared when I saw the title lol glad to know it’s safe

Essential is java trying to get bedrock feature that java doesn't have, purchase able cosmetics, friend list system, the ability to play with your friend without owning a server, it's all bedrock feature that java doesn't have, even the UI is exactly the same with bedrock, but it felt less scummy, it's a great mod, i think the last bedrock feature that is still missing is a marketplace but i know java player won't be happy about it if they make feature like that... 😂

never gonna put a mod that has things like an installer, auto-update, and microtransactions, cause e4mc exists and i also prefer to self-host on my own hardware, especially when i can do it anywhere from my phone lol

I absolutely love the essential mod and have been using it for a while now. It helps SO MUCH.

7:44 yes. Yes they are doing scummy tactics. they offer bonuses if you buy in bulk, it shows it riight there lmao There is barely any reason to have a secondary currency rather than make every item have it's price in USD and be one time purchases but to make money unless you care about per transaction fees for certain providers, then in that case, having a secondary currency that ISNT 1:1 with usd. aka, even tho one coin is 0.8 cents, if you buy in bulk, suddenly it's worth 0.7 cents and so on. It's a dark pattern. This is intentionally done to get more money out of the user.

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

Huh i didnt think of it that way, thanks for that!

@wiss_yt

Ай бұрын

ahhhhh you beat me to it

@BirbIrl

Ай бұрын

You could say the shop and the scummy secondary currency is only there to keep the servers running, but the company isn't registered as a non profit either - so it's for profit. and that's very important. it's a project that exists to make money. It's also a pile of bloat that breaks compatiblity with other mods because of how many redundant features it has. What ends up happening is a mod creator makes a mod and someone sends over an issue like "hi this mod breaks with essential" "it's not my fault, they broke (X) mixin, have them fix it/fork it if the project is dead" annd womp womp you can't because 1: they have all rights reserved 2: their github issues are closed It's incredibly annoying having projects like this. Another important thing to mention is that the mod is made to pull in as many players- no, CUSTOMERS to it as possible, advertising itself as, to quote from the middle of their main page "The Best Way To Play Minecraft". It preys on new users who don't know any better and just want the first thing available with a GUI Are any of these things immoral? No, but it's enough for me to not recommend the project. You can do good things like sodium, create, iris, distant horizons without being a for profit company that tries to stand above everything else. Figura is probably the best example i can think of right now where yes, it has it's own server and infrastructure - but it's entirely free and community driven with *great* success. And when the owner turned out to be a piece of shit, the project just imploded over a week and rebuilt to work perfectly fine again without having to support *[redacted things the terrible former owned did]* And lets be honest, all this marketing, all this bloat - is for a glorified hamachi.

@GamingGeek

Ай бұрын

@@BirbIrl "It's also a pile of bloat that breaks compatiblity with other mods because of how many redundant features it has." Do you have any examples of mods we break compatibility with? I can get any issue you're aware of added to our bug tracker so that they can be resolved We're happy to fix any issues that arise with Essential, even if they're caused by other mods doing naughty things. There's plenty of bug fixes inside Essential for other mods and the more the merrier

@BirbIrl

Ай бұрын

​@@GamingGeek joke answer: it consistently breaks not so essential with every update Real answer, To note: Valkyrien skies (forge) was like broken on 1.16 for half a year, not sure if it works now. The ui elements are the worst to deal with with how much screen space they take and how difficult they are to deal with, even with the configuration. Immersive portals have also been an issue my friend kept updating me about (forge) There's just something really frustrating dealing with it if you just wanna play with friends. It'd be much better if there was a light version of this mod that only does the server relaying that everyone cares about without messing with the skin addon customizations stuff- oh wait that's e4mc whoops

You can use world host, e4mc, or cloudflared without the bloat, security vulnerabilities, and micro transactions

The thing i dont like about the Essential mod is that 1. it forces a ugly ass UI onto your game 2. paid cosmetics and bedrock like shop system that just bloat the mod resource size If there was a seperate version of the mod without the shop and custom UI i would be using it instead i just use a game server vpn such as radmin to correct with friends via LAN ports, it also allows my friends with offline clients to play with me aswell

@kaiproductions7639

29 күн бұрын

No need for a separate version it's built in. I haven't used in a bit (no friends lol), but I think there was 3 options. Full hud (the ugly one) minimalist, and no hud. Though you can just check yourself

12:20 ok that boykisser fanart caught me off guard lmao

I dislike the Marketplace for a completely different reason for the fact that why should I buy myself a premade asset for my avatar that I don't have full freedom to customize with when I can just literally make my own with any sort of Custom Player Model mod, or even just replicate them on my actual skin for the actual 2d clothing that doesnt have anything sticking out that's my only gripe with it, I only use the wardrobe just to quickly swap skins with

@KanderTheCat

Ай бұрын

Particles + you can use them on normal skins unlike bedrock

i think the main problem people have with essential is that it automatically installs for you if you have a mod that needs it. in modpacks i don't think this is a problem (you still have to accept the tos) but with individual mods (especially for legacy 1.8.9 modding) people say they find it invasive. on legacy 1.8.9 modding, so many people (including me) include it in their mods because of its useful features, especially for mixin. essential could solve this by having mods require the bare container mod but not including it to auto-download

Do this day i wear the Axolotl Suit a friend gifted me. It's so darn cute.

Honestly I don't mind Essential having micro-transactions, I assumed that they hosted their own servers and they used micro-transactions to keep their servers up. Even if that wasn't how it works, I feel like the devs should still deserve some compensation for making a mod that makes Java multiplayer insanely easy and free.

9:00 no way ICE (I C E??) version of the essential log bottom left thats cwazy

Essential is the only way i can play with friends easily and i really appriciate it

I don't like that Essentials has a marketplace feature that you have to pay real money for cosmetics and emotes. I just want a friends list and inviting system without the bloat.

@real4kGaming

Ай бұрын

They never say you have to pay for that stuff

@real4kGaming

Ай бұрын

Like there's no requirement to buy everything, it's just there for those who wanna support. It's not free to run a mod like Essentials

@Hybred

Ай бұрын

@@real4kGaming I'm aware, but emotes are stupid and again it's just bloat to the game and my keybind list. I can always unbind it and try to ignore it but point is it shouldn't be there, I just want a multiplayer mod but people add all this extra stuff to them that's outside the scope. Essentials basically turns Java into Bedrock edition

@alakaspoon1458

Ай бұрын

​@@Hybrednot outside the scope as they need some means to support themselves for their work. You think it was easy to code such a system that players like u and i can play with friends for free? Everyone knows the world doesn't work like that. No one is forced to pay, only those who want to and can.

@theaverage1962

Ай бұрын

society will look at an 10 dollar bland optifine cape and think its fine but when it comes to something actually cool for 8 dollars its an issue

essential..? like the spigot plugin? heh.. i get that reference, thats smart..

@Cygnus_MC

24 күн бұрын

I desperately wanted to include that as a joke

If Bedrock is allowed to sell cosmetics and gestures for money, then imo a mod should be able to as well. Its stupid either way, but if Microsoft gets away with it, its fair game (especially since its just optional cosmetics and not actual content).

5:05 thats some cool stuff, i personally dont have pfsense but i do have a pi hole server and searx server.

just finished studying computer networks II for uni and wanted to chill with some yt and my man starts talking about NAT, ports and IP adressess, I cant escape this shit

I think the easy “server” use is worth having optional microtransactions

thanks for this video, ive used this mod a few times before then saw someone say it was unsafe and my brain decided to anxiety stomach ache combo me for the last week about it but this video quelled my fears lol, i only ever installed the jar version as extra installers made by random ass people are always weird and a no go for me

I dont mind a cosmetic store in a mod so well thought out. Also if they have their own servers, then they need to pay for them somehow. I hate microtransactions but I am completely ok with this.

ive been using this mod for years and its the best mod I've installed

As a server hoster, I recommend this mod to everyone, Much easier and safer than hosting a server. Even I use it when I just dont feel like hosting another new test server for my friends. Self hosting servers can be pretty annoying, I am glad I do it though. But if you are just wanting to play some minecraft with friends, Essentials is the better choice.

@aleks-ivanov

Ай бұрын

As a sane user, I recommend you forget the Essential mod and replace it with WorldHost in your mind. Essential is just terrible in terms of user experience.

@jsnotlout3312

Ай бұрын

@@aleks-ivanov Ill certainly try that

@mosti72

Ай бұрын

Or you can just setup your own cloud LAN using something like ZeroTier and have your friends play using Minecraft's "Open to LAN" feature. Works with any other games capable on playing on LAN too! I used this before to play Minecraft and Command & Conquer with my friends

@jsnotlout3312

Ай бұрын

@@mosti72 Yeah, i recommend that too. It works well

You can host your minecraft world from your own PC without any additional software. Just open your world to LAN and port forwarding your public IP with port 25565 (TCP & UDP). Share your public IP to your friends.

@2fifty533

Ай бұрын

or use e4mc which doesn't require any port forwarding and only needs to be installed on the world owners computer, much easier imo

The store is genuinely not that serious. You don't see it often unless you click on it or there's new features. It's not predatory in any way.

Good to know Essential is actually safe. When I decompiled it, I ran away as far as I can. Reason is the fact that they download a downloader that downloads and executes an installer. Which isn't what a normal software does

Since essential does run their own servers it makes sense they have a cosmetic store.

i was using minecraft server jars before I found essential, and now I'm still using them! essential is a fire mod, i like that it has cosmetics too.

The cosmetics shop is a bit iffy, but I understand why it has to be there. TURN servers are expensive. They need to maintain their infrastructure and that costs solid $$$, especially when they have TURN as well as STUN. Without selling customer data they could either rely on donations (which is famously unreliable) or make an ingame shop

This is wild

i love essential! My friend hosts a world with 100 mods, I get 300 fps and he gets 60 XD

I dont know why, but I personally like the cosmetics and see it as a feature. I almost never use Essential for the hosting, just as a general social mod with different accounts, skins, cosmetics, Discord RPC etc.

This mod is everything I always wanted from Java since no one wanted to pay realms and servers that let you host private survival worlds are very limited.

I did see the exception for capes, but I guess that's why they do wings, not capes, because for most it's just capes but cooler

@GamingGeek

Ай бұрын

We have capes, just not any paid ones as that would violate the commercial usage guidelines The capes we have sometimes require you to complete an action to unlock them such as joining our Discord server or playing with a friend on the latest version of the game

i'm pretty sure there's a mod for essentials out there which lets you get all of these storefront items for free, which basically lets you "pirate" it

@GamingGeek

Ай бұрын

This will only be visible to you, not other players using the mod like it would be if you were to claim/purchase the cosmetics It also tends to break every now and then due to changes we make so you would sometimes end up with a broken game if you were to use it

this truly was an essential port forward amirightguys

I'm gonna be honest I didn't know you could host servers on essentials. I just use it because of the screenshot manager in game.

I need an open source version of this without cosmetics and telemetry.

Bro is a tech teacher Reading all the terms and conditions

You can also use mods like e4mc to host your world if you dont need the extra features from essential

"Essential Mod: Multiplayer Without Servers, Or Minecraft Spyware?" Grammarrrrr :( good video tho!!

my and my buddys have a mc server with essential and its amazing

The fact that their terms includes "if we change this, there will be an opt-out" makes it instantly unacceptable. Opt-out is not consent. Opt-out is "we will make this change as secretly as possible, and since you can't instantly opt-out, we can sell your data before you get a chance to stop us".

I actually really like the cosmetic store. I don't know why there is so much hate towards it, I mean the capes are awesome and animations are really fun to use too.

The issue with this mod is very simple: CLOSED SOURCE!

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

It just got made public source

@wavydane

Ай бұрын

@@Cygnus_MCrlly? it just got made open source?

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

@@wavydane public source, yeah

@MrPromethium0157

Ай бұрын

Great!

The only iffy part (personally and legally) is the microtransactions. I feel that the stuff should be at least also unlockable by play time or something like achievements per world.

@JaydenHolland-wo4fd

Ай бұрын

If they did that we wouldn't have the essentials mod.

@Charliehotdog79

Ай бұрын

@@JaydenHolland-wo4fd To be honest, It's just the legality I'm primarily worried about. Any goodie-two-shoes can just report it to Mojang and get the mod removed.

I just use it because it's required for certain skyblock mods like skytils

now every youtuber im subbed to talks about spyware. nice.

my left ear enjoyed this slightly more than my right ear did

@Cygnus_MC

Ай бұрын

Howso

@yZiv_

Ай бұрын

@@Cygnus_MC Because Mozart (2x speed) was more enjoyable than the bible (chinese)

i believe the way they make money is with the cosmetics

I personally avoid this mod at all costs based upon it being corporate backed and having a cosmetic feature (at all, regardless of price paid for each cosmetic). I also feel a few things you've mentioned were oversimplified, such as NAT, NAT is not a firewall alone, and the privacy policy. They do not need to collect system specifications for any reason at all. I also am unsure how well Essential supports IPv6 for p2p connections, and if it doesn't, it (and other mods like it) absolutely should, even if the Mojang auth servers don't. Unfortunately I know that (from sad experience) we still need STUN and TURN because of IPv4 only networking and firewalls. TL;DR: Cosmetics bad, Modern Internet Protocol that might be unsupported by Essential is good. Also it's only "Essential" if your ISP sucks.

@GamingGeek

Ай бұрын

We may be a company but we don't treat things like a corporation. We behave more like a group of friends rather than a big boring corporation and for a long time have been not quite professional in how things are handled (though this has been changing to improve workflows but it's still less corporate more friend group) As for system specifications, this is useful for a mod that leverages the power of your system to host as we can better understand the average PC and see where we could make improvements to help things run smoother. We also do support IPv6 and based on my experience in support, it is almost always used when available. This has unfortunately resulted in some issues though because IPv6 is not supported well in certain cases like on macOS where the firewall often prevents the connections being made when IPv6 is used but is completely fine with it using IPv4. There's also Forge forcing IPv6 (on Windows at least as it lets the system decide which to prefer and since it is unfortunately the most popular OS, it is forced for a large majority) which is great when it can be used but we've come to learn that a lot of people *have* IPv6 but it is completely broken.

Rad, good news. Fun fact: the shop's first 2 pricing options are identical to fortnite

The reason for having to accept to the terms and service and being 13+ might be because you can send messages and send images to other people.

Any extra payments or microtransactions in general kinda suck, at least its only cosmetic stuff that doesn't really impact gameplay. I like it when the microtransactions are only the equivalent of online merch than turning a game into a pay-to-win. Pay-to-win is where you start to loose me on microtransactions. I shouldn't have to pay extra for a game after buying it to have a better gaming experience.