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GartzenDeHaes on May 28, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: How do video games stay in sync?

Minecraft does physics and lighting on the server, although the physics model is very simplistic.

strictfp on May 28, 2022 [–]

Physics is also ran on the client, but the server is authoritative and can correct or override client decisions.

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