That Time Mojang Tried to BUY OptiFine

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Published 2023-09-09
Minecraft Java Edition is well-known for it's terrible performance on some computers, with mods like OptiFine and Sodium out, many people wonder why it's not part of the Vanilla game, well for today's video we'll be learning about the time Mojang almost bought Optifine, and find out why it never ended up happening!

This video was made in collaboration with Skyboi, check out their channel:
youtube.com/@skyboimc

=CHAPTERS=
0:00 - Introduction
0:31 - Scaevolus' First Success
2:02 - The Birth of Optimfogine
5:11- The Fabled Offer
8:20- Increasing Divergence

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=CREDITS=
Minecraft is developed by Mojang Studios, and owned by the Microsoft Corporation.
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In-Game Acting: [Preferred Name]
__tacoguy
R00kieMaster
WingedHarmony
Kai the Foox

Video & Image: [Owner, "Title" - Link]
MineCraftFTW, "Minecraft FIREE WTFFFFFFF!!!!!" -    • Minecraft FIREE WTFFFFFFF!!!!!  
cmasupra, "Minecraft: Milking a Squid" -    • Minecraft: Milking a Squid  
spartan456, "It just works" -    • It just works  
HydraulicDruid, "Optimine in the Far Lands" -    • Optimine in the Far Lands  
Minecraft, "Minecraft 1.8 trailer" -    • Minecraft 1.8 trailer  
TheMisterEpic, "The Story of OptiFine - Minecrafts Most FAMOUS Mod..." -    • The Story of OptiFine - Minecrafts Mo...  

Music & Sound: [Artist, "Title," Album - Link]
C418, Astrophysics, "Sweden (Synthwave Remix)" - astrophysicsbrazil.bandcamp.com/track/sweden-bonus…
C418, "Preliminary Art Form," One - c418.bandcamp.com/track/preliminary-art-form
C418, "Social Lego," One - c418.bandcamp.com/track/social-lego
C418, "The Weirdest Year of Your Life," One - c418.bandcamp.com/track/the-weirdest-year-of-your-…
C418, "Post Success Depression," One - c418.bandcamp.com/track/post-success-depression
LEMMiNO, "Parallax," Nova - lemmino.bandcamp.com/track/parallax


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All Comments (21)
  • @RandomSageless
    You can join my Discord here: discord.gg/EtvkZwVJ8U Consider supporting me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/randomsageless Hello Everyone, not super happy with how this video turned out, probably would have been better as a Short, but I hope you enjoyed it regardless! I have some pretty big things planned for the next few months and I'm excited to get to it. As I've said in the last video, while the quality of research in Minecraft videos isn't really scrutinized, I still feel it's best to mention, it's likely that not all the information in the video is correct. If you have any proof that counters anything I said please let me know!
  • @BeyondBirthday8
    Notch wasn't involved in the squid milking thing at all, it was the first mob implemented by Jeb and he made it by duplicating the cow code and forgot to remove the milking function
  • I remembered squids being the first mob coded by Jeb, and that being the reason squids could be milked. Jeb didn't know how to properly implement it. Not that this is important, but I just wanted to mention this.
  • @thicc_vic
    Whenever I hear a story like this, I wonder why companies don't try to hire these developers. Working remotely in a company like this is easy, and these are people who care about your product and know it intimately because they've worked with it extensively before. There are few people more qualified to work in your game studio than people like this
  • @Skreperiukas
    1:08 it was actually Jeb that was given a task to create squid and as he was new to the games code he wanted to see the Notch's way of implementing mobs so he copied the cows code and forgot to delete the milking method. 9:58 Its not a full third party mod implementation, but back in 1.16 they hired the Aether creator to work on the nether terrain generation.
  • @TheDigitalDragon
    I have heard of this, but never looked anything up about it, but nice to see you making a video about it. You might not be super happy with the video, but it did turn out pretty good imo.
  • @redstonepumpkin
    Nice video! When I looked up why Optifine isn't in Minecraft I was told it was because Mojang didn't want all of the features (namely the custom capes). I appreciate that you took the time to explain the more nuanced reasons the plan fell through.
  • @NiksGold.
    Fun fact: at 1:07 it was actually jeb who made the squid with the cow ai and forgot to remove the milking ability
  • @PaxTheCat
    It is pretty sad how they added squid milking, but didn't change it to get ink instead. It would be a nice feature
  • @Nightcaat
    Nice video :] Really hope Minecraft’s performance can improve in the future. The lighting engine rework is a step in the right direction. Small correction but squid milking was an oversight by Jeb, not Notch, as he made the mob.
  • @WD_RatLad
    The first time I tried Java on my PC, it led me to believe that my (first) PC was the problem. I mean, it was, but still.
  • @SuperLlama88888
    Explanation of MCP source: The MCP codebase is reverse engineered source code of Minecraft, which still gives a pretty similar result to the original code, but it's still different. Mod devs don't have access to the original code so use MCP. This means if he was to implement it in the base game he would have to rewrite some bits of the mod.
  • @neffix6976
    They should implement sodium into the basegame, make a Fabulously optimized setting, and shader settings.....that would be great
  • @domspeziale8503
    I really enjoy how your channel focus’s on Minecraft’s lore and what happens behind the curtain at Mojang… it brings me back and gives me a huge nostalgia trip lol. reminds me of the good old Notch days… I would love to see a video focusing on Dr.Zhark and his contribution to Minecraft. After all, he is the granddaddy of mob mods in MC. One of the first modders and a legend in the community.
  • @Coop_Pack
    I have been a fan for a while now and I just want to say thanks for always entertaining me. I don’t even play Minecraft anymore but I love these videos. Keep up the good work ❤
  • @Amir-04
    One of the best Minecraft Storyteller Youtuber change my mind
  • @LMCScout
    Great Video! Stuff about modders and Mojang interacting is always interesting.
  • @marce4092
    I thought Optifine didn’t get implemented because of the Optifine capes they sell and mojang not wanting to keep that feature when adding Optifine natively
  • @wingedharmony
    Look ma, I'm on TV! Fr tho, super interesting and great vid, fun to be a part of :D
  • @gobelnik
    I wanted to comment my appreciation of the insight you give into those videos! It's pretty rare regarding, really anything, especially as of some time now! Great content, awesome skits inbetween, always something to lay your eyes onto Sageless!