# Minecraft 26.3 port workspace

This is an **experimental alpha port** for issues #97–#104, not gameplay parity
with the Minecraft 1.21.1 release. It registers basic items and a runtime Age
prototype with persisted seeds. The operator-only `rivencraft_port age`
commands create and inspect separate vanilla-terrain levels. Descriptive Book
travel and named Linking Book binding/travel work as limited probes. Authored
generation, most content, recipes, workstations, portal systems, modifiers and
the destination preview renderer remain unported. Use a test world and keep a
backup; do not substitute this JAR for the 1.21.1 mod or import 1.21.1 saves.

From the repository root:

```sh
./gradlew -p ports/mc263 build
```

This standalone Gradle build uses Minecraft 26.3, NeoForge 26.3.0.99,
ModDevGradle 2.0.148, and Java 25. The repository root remains the independent
Minecraft 1.21.1/Java 21 build:

```sh
./gradlew build
```

The alpha JAR is under `ports/mc263/build/libs`. Continue the port and its
full dual-version validation in issues #98–#104 before calling 26.3 stable.

The dedicated development server uses `build/run-server`, with its own world
and properties. Set a nonconflicting `server-port` there before running if
another Minecraft server is active. The prototype restores all indexed Ages
during the Overworld load, before initial chunk preparation completes.