Alicorn: The Found

IMPORTANT

This project was archived since the framework (NeutralinoJS) has a problem related to process spawning.

It's impossible for us to build a launcher without spawning any processes, so that's it, the story ends earlier than I thought. Also, I don't have plans to switch to another framework.

Files are kept as the rememberance of our effort. Thanks everyone.

Why Again A Minecraft Launcher?

Well, this is not only a launcher.

As a launcher, it is missing many functionalities, and there is no plan to add them.

Wha's more important is that this is my last work for Minecraft. If you want to know more details, jump to the end of the README.

Features (Originally Designed)

Game Launching
- All standard profiles are supported.
Game Downloading
- Mojang profiles are supported.
- Loaders: Forge, Fabric, Quilt are supported. Especially, Forge installer will be modified to use mirror.
- OptiFine is NOT supported and there will be warnings when launching OptiFine.
Accounts
- Premium accounts are supported.
- Authlib Injector, Nide, Offline are supported, but warnings will appear, since you actually haven't got permissions to play.
Profile Info
- Mods, Resource Packs, Shader Packs will be displayed.
Mods
- A newly designed system is going to take over the jobs of PFF.
- Dynamic mods loading is supported.
- Download: Modrinth is supported. CF mods are partially supported if their URLs have been archived in The Mirror.
- Mods searching is supported.
Containers
- ASC is supported.
- Modpacks: Modrinth is supported. CF based packs are supported if their mods are supported.
Crash Reports
- Some common problems will be automatically analyzed. Including mods missing and wrong JRE version.
Tools
- Quick Update: Switch to a newer profile with ease.
- Isolated Profiles: Compatibilities for isolated profiles.
JDK
- JDK compatibility checks are supported.
- JDK downloading is supported.

No Issues

Unless there are severe security issues, all issues will be closed.

After version 1.0, we won't release updates for new features. If a future Minecraft profile cannot be launched, we might release patches to fix. If great changes take place, we might response, but no promises.

If you want some features, open issues in Andy-K-Sparklight/Alicorn, they might be resolved by our collaborators. Or, easier, use another launcher. Do it, I won't be mad.

Farewell

Our life used to be easy, but as time passes, thing just starting to get weird.

I'm not targeting at Netease or Microsoft, I do not hate them, instead, without them, Minecraft won't be Minecraft. They are heros, indeed.

It's our communities that went on the wrong way.

Since when have players started to get used to play on offline mode?

Since when have commercial servers begun to ignore EULA?

Since when have the mods been used to get money?

Since when have the launchers even begun to charge?

Minecraft communities has long been wrong, and there is nothing I can do. I've really tried, I swear. I love Minecraft, so I'm afarid of losing my passion for it.

But I have already lost it.

So I named my last launcher The Found. I used the name of Alicorn, just to remember my best work.

I'm going to leave and find another thing to do, perhaps drawing? I don't know, but I've already downloaded Krita, maybe that's my love.

Who knows?

Ah, but still thanks for your reading. If you want, will you take over my unfinished plan?