Gameplay Features

Legacy4J introduces several fundamental gameplay changes to match the experience provided by the Legacy Console Edition.

Legacy Crafting and Creative Menus

The Crafting System and Creative Inventory as of the latest versions of LCE has been fully implemented.
By default, this is limited to the tabs used in LCE, but can be extended (without a resource pack) using:

• Operator Items Tab - Same as vanilla, adds a tab with operator items such as the Command Block, Light blocks and Barrier blocks.
• Mod Crafting Tabs - Adds tabs with recipes provided by external mods
• Display Vanilla Tabs - Adds tabs from the vanilla Recipe Book or Creative Inventory
• Search Creative Tab - Adds a search tab to the Creative Inventory

_{To navigate between these, use Shift+Left Arrow/Right Arrow or the Right Stick on your gamepad.}

To extend these menus further using resource packs, refer to Listing-Based Manager

Resource Albums

Resource pack profiles that can function similarly to the LCE Texture Packs.
For more information, see Resource Pack Management

Host Options

If you are the host of a world, regardless of whether of not Host Privileges is available, you will have access to Host Options.

• This is available by pressing the H key by default, or Back on gamepad, then pressing Host Options
• This gives you access to various gamerules, common options and various mixins
• If Host Privileges is enabled, you will also have access to more gamerules, as well as time and weather control.

Legacy4J Options

Options applied through the config/legacy/client_options.json, available in Advanced Game Options

Save Cache

Save Cache is used to add the manual saving functionality seen in Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Editions of LCE.
This means that autosaving can be toggled off in the Pause Menu, or by setting the Autosave Interval to OFF.
Unless Fake Autosave Screen (Advanced User Interface) is enabled, this is done without interruption, like in vanilla Java Edition.

This can be disabled by:

• Toggling the Save Cache option in Advanced Game Options
• Joining a multiplayer server
• Playing a world created in Hardcore Mode

Legacy Creative Block Placing

Creative block placement from LCE has been implemented. This allows block placement to match your flight speed.

Legacy4J Common Options

Options applied through the config/legacy/common.json, available in Advanced Game Options, or Host Options when in-game

Legacy Combat

Legacy Combat enables the combat system used prior to Java Edition's Combat Update, and currently used on Bedrock Edition.

• This changes how many of the attributes are displayed to visually match LCE:
• Damage values have been reduced to match either LCE or Bedrock
• Sweep attacks are still available, but requires any level of the Sweeping Edge enchantment This is controlled by the legacyCombat common option,

Legacy Sword Blocking

Legacy Sword Blocking enables the sword blocking mechanic available prior to Java Edition's Combat Update.

• This can be toggled separately from Legacy Combat, meaning you can have sword blocking with modern combat
• Like other item actions, the off-hand has priority, so using a shield, for example, is still possible if held in the off-hand

Gamerules

These gamerules can be toggled and adjusted in Existing World/Create New World > More Options > Game Options or in Host Options

Legacy Flight

The Creative flight from LCE has been fully implemented.

• Flying no longer maintains momentum, so you can stop much faster
• Sprint flight is much faster than in vanilla
• Non-sprint flight is 8-directional, making alignment during building much easier
• Slow flying is 4-directional This is controlled by the legacyFlight gamerule.

Legacy Swimming

Swimming from Update Aquatic and newer versions of LCE have been implemented.

• Swimming can be invoked when looking below the horizon line
• Swimming can be invoked in water of any height
• Swimming up with the Jump button is faster
• There is a barrier at the water's surface that keeps the player swimming, rather than having the player stop swimming when at the surface
• Friction at the water's surface is lessened This is controlled by the legacySwimming gamerule.

TNT Limit

The tntLimit gamerule can be used to limit the amount of Primed TNT entites that can exist in a world.
This is controlled with an integer value, and defaults to 20

Starter Map

starterMap controls whether or not new players will spawn with an Empty Map.
This is controlled by a boolean, and defaults to true

Starter Bundle

starterBundle controls whether or not new players will spawn with a Bundle item.
This is controlled by a boolean, and defaults to false