{{distinguish|Realms Plus}}
{{Joke feature}}
{{Infobox program
|image=Minecraft Plus!.jpg
|imagesize=280px
|platform={{w|Web browser|🌐}} {{OS|win}}
|date=April 1, 2021
|size=16.2 MB
|website=https://plus.minecraft.net
|author=[[File:Mojang Studios logo.svg|x20px|link=Mojang Studios]] [[Mojang Studios]]
|programming language=
* {{w|JavaScript}} and {{w|Rust (programming language)|Rust}} (Web)
* {{w|Rust (programming language)|Rust}} (Windows)
|version = 1.4.2021
|source available=No
|license=Proprietary
|ratings=N/A
}}
'''Minecraft Plus!''' is a {{w|screensaver}} app developed by [[Mojang Studios]] for {{w|April Fools Day}} 2021. It features many different Minecraft-themed screen savers, using block and item textures from the game, inspired by screensavers from old computers. The app can either be downloaded for free on a 64-bit {{w|Microsoft Windows|Windows}} PC running Windows 7 or later, or used in a modern web browser.https://plus.minecraft.net{{Mcnet|introducing-minecraft-plus|Introducing Minecraft Plus!|April 1, 2021}}
== Screen savers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Module # !! Unofficial name !! Image !! Description !! Notes
|-
| 0 || Rotating block || [[File:Minecraft Plus rotating block.png|200px]] || A block with random textures on each face rotating randomly. || Similar to the loading animation in [[Minecraft Dungeons]].
|-
| 1 || Lagging floating textures || [[File:Minecraft Plus lagging floating textures.png|200px]] || A texture floats across the screen, bouncing and changing its texture when it hits the screen border. A trail is left behind the texture. ||
|-
| 2 || Floating texture || [[File:Minecraft Plus floating texture.png|200px]] || Like above, but the texture doesn't leave a trail behind it. || A reference to the bouncing DVD animation during idle modes found on many DVD players, and also bear similarities to 3D Flying Objects screensavers from Windows 95 to Windows XP.
|-
| 3 || Thrown items || [[File:Minecraft Plus thrown items.png|200px]] || Spinning 3D blocks and items being thrown from the center of the screen onto a rotating platform. || Up to 10 items can be visible at a time. Plants appear gray, and all spawn eggs use the default texture.
|-
| 4 || Water tiles || rowspan="2" | [[File:Minecraft Plus liquid tiles.png|200px]] || A tile grid of water. || rowspan="2" | Evokes tiled wallpaper designs from Windows 3.x to Windows 98, specifically "Red Blocks".
When loaded the blocks are initially displayed in either flat colors of blue or red before water or lava textures respectively fade in.
|-
| 5 || Lava tiles || Like above, but with lava.
|-
| 6 || Menu panorama || [[File:Minecraft Plus menu panorama.png|200px]] || The title screen panorama from [[Java Edition 1.13|1.13]], [[Java Edition 1.14|1.14]], [[Java Edition 1.15|1.15]], or [[Java Edition 1.16|1.16]]. ||
|-
| 7 || Colored footsteps || [[File:Minecraft Plus colored footsteps.png|200px]] || Four tile-like footstep particles, colored red, yellow, green and blue, moving independently from each other. ||
|-
| 8 || Glow squids || [[File:Minecraft Plus glow squids.png|200px]] || Glow squids swimming to the bottom left of the screen. Regular squids may start appearing after some time. || A reference to After Dark's "Flying Toasters".
|-
| 9 || Bouncing item || [[File:Minecraft Plus bouncing item.png|200px]] || Spinning 3D blocks and item bouncing from right to left, leaving a trail. || Similar to the winning animation in {{W|Microsoft Solitaire|pre-Windows Vista Solitaire}} as well as {{W|After Dark (software)|After Dark's "Gravity"}}.
|-
| 10 || Grass spread || [[File:Minecraft Plus grass growth.png|200px]] || Grass slowly spreading rightwards over dirt blocks, as the screen gradually scrolls to the right. || The spreading grass progressively changes biome color.
|-
| 11 || All textures || [[File:Minecraft Plus all textures.png|200px]] || An overview of a grid with every in-game texture on it, with the camera flying and rotating over it. || The texture map features a two-color version of the creeper's face.
|-
| 12 || Creeper faces || [[File:Minecraft Plus creeper faces.png|200px]] || Creeper faces flying towards the screen. || A reference to Windows 3.x-9x's Flying Windows, as well as Starfield Simulation.
|}
== Messages ==
=== Splash text ===
Random [[splash text]] is written to the browser console once the screensaver has finished loading:
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 100%" data-description="List of splashes"
|-
! scope="col"|Splash text
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |Explanation
|-
| Full of stars!
| Part of a quote from {{w|David Bowman (Space Odyssey)|Dr. David Bowman}} ("The thing's hollow—it goes on forever—and—oh my God—''it's full of stars!''") and his last line before being pulled through the monolith, from the novel ''{{w|2001: A Space Odyssey (novel)|2001: A Space Odyssey}}'' (while often attributed to the {{w|2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|film of the same name}}, the line does not actually appear on-screen until its sequel, ''{{w|2010 (film)|2010: The Year We Make Contact}}''). However, ''Minecraft'' is full of stars. They are square pixels on the screen that appear at [[Daylight cycle#Night|nighttime]].
|-
| Native performance!
| Unlike Java code, Rust code is compiled to native code.
|-
| Start me up!
| Refers to the Windows 95 commercial that uses the titular song by the Rolling Stones.
|-
| Pinball not included!
| References how Windows Vista did not include 3D Pinball, which was originally included in ''Microsoft Plus!'' for Windows 95 and later bundled with later versions of the operating system up until Windows Vista.
|-
| Machine code!
| {{w|Machine code}} is the earliest computer language. In reality, Minecraft Plus! was coded in JavaScript and Rust, not in machine code.
|-
| Smart pointers!
| In computer science, a {{w|smart pointer}} is an abstract data type that simulates a pointer while providing added features, such as automatic memory management or bounds checking.
|-
| Quite finite!
| Unlike infinite ''Minecraft'' world, most scene of ''Minecraft Plus!'' is in a finite space, except Grass spread.
|-
| Sending candy via mail!
| Candy would be sent by mail, but would make it harder to be handled by post officers.
|-
| Forgettable!
|
|-
| Very shy!
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| Fast loading!
| As a screensaver, ''Minecraft Plus!'' can load instantly.
|-
| Exits to desktop!
| As a screensaver, ''Minecraft Plus!'' exits to desktop when a key is pressed or mouse is moved.
|-
| Stateless!
|
|-
| No configuration required!
| ''Minecraft Plus!'' don't have any actual configuration options.
|-
| Batteries included!
| Can be seen on battery powered gadgets.
|-
| Self-contained!
|
|-
| Waste of time!
| Watching a screensaver is obviously considered time wasting.
|-
| Procedural generation!
| In computing, {{w|procedural generation}} is a method of creating data algorithmically as opposed to manually, typically through a combination of human-generated assets and algorithms coupled with computer-generated randomness and processing power. World generation of ''Minecraft'' is an example of Procedural generation.
|-
| Idle game!
| {{w|Idle game}} is incremental game which clicking is unnecessary at some point. ''Minecraft Plus!'' can't be interacted at all, hence idle but not game.
|-
| Works with any controller!
| Operations by any controller result same to ''Minecraft Plus!'': exit.
|-
| Minecraft, but screensaver
| ''Minecraft Plus!'' is a screensaver.
|-
| Saving the World one screen at a time!
| Wordplay of "screensaver".
|-
| Warning: may cause burn-in!
| Screensavers were originally intended to be used to prevent burn-in of CRT and theoretically also works for PDP and OLED display, but may cause burn-in of LCD.
|-
| Web-enabled!
| ''Minecraft Plus!'' has a web version available.
|-
| Minecraft, but written in Rust!
| ''Minecraft Plus!'' is written in Rust (and JavaScript).
|-
| Single-threaded!
| A parody of Bedrock Version splash "Multi-threaded!"
|-
| panic!()
| [https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/macro.panic.html panic!]
is a macro in the Rust standard library that terminates the program.
|-
| Lots of cargo!
| [https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/index.html Cargo] is a package manager and build tool for Rust.
|-
| Is an App!
| ''Minecraft Plus!'' is a screensaver app.
|-
| Native!
| Unlike Java code, Rust code is compiled to native code.
|-
| Hours of fun!
|
|-
| Hypnotic!
| Repeated animations like which appeared in screensaver are used in Hypnosis.
|-
| Contains traces of seafood!
| Refers to Glow squids. Seems like a food allergen warning, but actual food allergen warnings always started with "may".
|-
| As seen on TV!
| {{w|As seen on TV (marketing)|A common marketing claim}} that is often lampooned.
|-
| Awesome!
|
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| 100% pure!
| A reference to some juices that use "100% pure" or a variant thereof as a selling point.{{tweet|notch|49121829410975745|@Ebeeto No, it's a reference to some juices.|Mar 19, 2011}}
|-
| More polygons!
| Most of today's video games, including ''[[Minecraft]]'', are visually based on {{w|Polygon mesh|polygons}}.
|-
| Moderately attractive!
|
|-
| Really limited edition!
| A parody of release version splash "Limited edition!". ''Minecraft Plus!'' is a limited release for April Fools' Day.
|-
| It's here!
|
|-
| Best in class!
| A frequently-used catchphrase in car commercials.
|-
| Dragon free!
| A parody of release version splash "Kind of dragon free!", which in turn may be a possible reference to a quote from [[Wurm Online]], wherein [[Notch]] states that "we will never add dragons". Dragons were eventually added, however. The same thing happened in ''[[Minecraft]]'' with the addition of the [[ender dragon]] in [[Java Edition Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4|Beta 1.9 Prerelease 4]]. Ender dragon is absent in ''Minecraft Plus!''.
|-
| Excitement!
|
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| One of a kind!
|
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| It's NOT a game!
| A parody of release version splash "It's a game!" ''Minecraft Plus!'' is NOT a game, but a screensaver.
|-
| Made in Sweden!
| A parody of the well-known phrase found attached to imported goods: "Made in _" (Country), based on [[Mojang]] being centered in {{w|Sweden}}.
|-
| Minecraft!
| The name of the game which ''Minecraft Plus!'' based on.
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| Yaaay!
|
|-
| Zeroplayer!
| A parody of release version splash "Singleplayer!" ''Minecraft Plus!'' is a screensaver, hence have no player.
|-
| Keyboard compatible!
| ''[[Minecraft]]'' is playable with a keyboard. Press any key result same to ''Minecraft Plus!'': exit.
|-
| l33t!
| {{w|Leet}} is a type of symbolic spelling in which letters are replaced by lookalike numbers, punctuation, other symbols, and even characters from other languages. For example, "hello" written as
''Note: There is a programming error within the executable where the strings for config windows are stored for this text: "''Lonely config windowSeems I'm the only one here" ''All other strings are correct and are separated by | to differentiate between the title and the window text. This specific config window will never appear.''{{notelist}} == Included entity sprites == * {{EntitySprite|Creeper}} [[Creeper]] * {{EntitySprite|Glow Squid}} [[Glow Squid]] * {{EntitySprite|Squid}} [[Squid]] == Included blocks/states == {{collapse|title=List of blocks in ''Minecraft Plus!''|content=
VALUE "FileDescription", "Minecraft Minus Players!"
* The screensaver contains models and textures for many blocks and items in the game up to [[Java Edition 21w13a]], as well as original and two-color creeper face textures.
* The web page supports two {{W|query string}}s:
** autorun
, which automatically runs the screensaver if the window
value is specified. If another value is specified then it just skips to the "run in fullscreen or windowed" page.
** module
, which, when given a positive {{W|integer}}, forces a specific screensaver once the screensaver is run. Each screensaver's corresponding number is listed [[#Screen savers|above]]. It uses {{W|modulo}}, so numbers too high cycle back. Integers decreasing from zero follow the same order in reverse, beginning with "Glow squids" at -1, "Colored footsteps" at -2, etc. Numbers after a decimal point are ignored (truncated), and non-numbers default to 0.
* In the HTML code of plus.minecraft.net, there are three comments that read "I definitely wasn’t hired for my webdev skills haha", "What is this? Where are all the libraries? This is never going to work in IE" and "Is that written by hand? Puzzling!". The text "This is never going to work in IE" means that screensaver in browser does not work at all on {{w|Internet Explorer}}.
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