
Two of them refer to Notch specifically, while another refers to his wedding day. In this latest version of the game, three messages were removed. Players get one randomly each time they start the game or resize the screen, with several allowing for multiple permutations of similar phrases. Oh my fucking god /tl8emfCrrE- serirei real March 27, 2019Īccording to data miners, version 19w13a of Minecraft includes 384 base messages. For years now, they’ve also included references to the game’s creator. They include a host of inside jokes for fans and obscure pop culture references. Since that time, the community has kept track of these cryptic messages. Those texts have been there since the very first versions of the game, which were produced by Persson way back in 2009. In the upper right corner, overlaid on top of the Minecraft logo, there’s a bit of yellow text called splash text. When players start up a game of Minecraft, they’re greeted with a traditional splash screen and a starting menu. We’ve reached out to Microsoft and 4J Studios for more information on why these changes are being made. Persson is still mentioned in the game’s credits.Ī tweet from 4J Studios, which handles the console versions of Minecraft, also mentions upcoming changes to these “splash texts,” as they’re known internally.

Occasional references to the game’s creator, Markus “Notch” Persson, have been removed from the splash screen on PC.

MINECRAFT LOADING SCREEN PATCH
The official patch notes memorialize little more than a series of minor changes, but an analysis of the code by the community reveals something unusual. A new snapshot of Minecraft went live on March 27.
