I host a minecraft bedrock server user by the family to play, from ps4 and android.
Adding a windows client, do i need to pay again to play? I mean, the price of the windows Minecraft client is… Unbeliable. And we already purchased the android client and the ps4 client…
I tried to look around for a cracked windows client but with no luck.
Is it possible? Anybody running a cracked Minecraft client on windows? No need for online play except connect to our self hosted server …
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So this is where minecraft having 2 pc versions (java and bedrock) gets complex.
It is very easy to find a custom or cracked launcher for java minecraft, and play it without also having to purchase minecraft on PC. You just have to source the game files for the version(i.e. 1.21) you want and play it with a cracked launcher.
When it comes to multiplayer… Java edition can operate its own server on Lan or the internet, and you can also setup a dedicated server on another machine that will let you and your friends play. This will work with purchased or cracked versions of mc java, assuming the game and server game version numbers match.
The whole reason Mojang/Microsoft made Bedrock was to allow them control over the community, and to make money. This means they charge for skins, resource packs and servers(now known as Realms). As far as i know, you cannot hose a Realm for free or with a crack.
There are programs that can convert bedrock saves to java saves, and vice versa… But the last time i used one it didnt work well.
The best option is to start a Java server, and use mods that allow bedrock players to join. That can be a pain too if they are on console.
This is why there is alot of disdain for the Bedrock version of mc…
If you have Linux somewhere you could use the “Minecraft Bedrock Launcher”. It uses the Android version. It probably doesn’t run on Windows, though.
Have you tried using an Android Emulator?
Good point, need to look into using an android emulator… But I would prefer a windows native…
My suggestion is to migrate the server to the Java edition and use one of the projects that support plugins like paper or purpur.
After that install geysermc, floodgate, viaversion, and viabackwards plugins.
https://geysermc.org/download https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaVersion https://github.com/ViaVersion/ViaBackwards
This lets people connect to the Java server from bedrock clients and it gives some flexibility in the specific version used to connect to the server.
This way you can use whatever official or questionable version of the Minecraft server client.
Migrating the world might require a special tool like chunker.
Once your on the Java edition client all kinds of options open up for you in terms of plugins and options should you wish.
The geysermc plugin supports extensions as well one I recommend is:
https://github.com/MCXboxBroadcast/Broadcaster
This one let’s you add an Xbox friend that you can join from most bedrock clients super easily.
I’d say your best chance is just launching an Android version with a controller (I assume Android version supports controllers). It’s just that nobody on PC plays Bedrock. All the community content (mods, resource packs, custom tools) is for the original version, after all, and Bedrock is a walled garden.
