How to join

⚠️ Disclaimer: Bedrock Edition cannot be used to join, and this guide is a W.I.P.

There are a couple of methods to join AlphaPlace. Server addresses are alphaplace.net and alpha.place.
You can use regular b1.1_02 to join, or you can use modded a1.2.6. For the latter version,  Windows7Ultimate made a video guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVEXz7GcfAo

JRE links

The official launcher comes with a JRE.
For other launchers (or if you want to use a different Java binary), you can use the OpenJDK builds from either of these vendors:

• Azul Zulu: https://www.azul.com/downloads/?version=java-8-lts&package=jre#zulu
• Adoptium Eclipse Temurin: https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases/?version=8

MultiMC/PrismLauncher/Other forks

• MultiMC: https://multimc.org
• PrismLauncher: https://prismlauncher.org

The above launchers require you have to have an account, though there are a couple of forks that allow you to add an offline account.
You can deviate at some parts of this guide if you want to use a different fix, or anything else.

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1. Install either of the aforementioned launchers (MultiMC or PrismLauncher or what have you)
2. Launch MultiMC (or fork), set up your account by clicking on the account selector in the top right corner, select Manage Accounts..., and then select Add Microsoft.
   • Or Add Offline if that option is available on the fork you use.
3. Select Add Instance, and select b1.1_02 as the version by enabling Betas and scroll through the list until you see it. Change the details to your liking and select OK.
4. Right-click (or left-click; open context menu) the newly created instance, and select Edit, or select the same button on the sidebar after selecting the aforementioned instance.
5. Go to: Settings -> Tick Java installation -> Auto-detect if you installed the JRE system wide.
   • If you downloaded the zip/tar archive, you simply extract it, select Browse in the instance settings, navigate to the extracted JRE -> bin/java and select that java file.
   • Under MS Windows, use javaw.exe instead.
6. Launch the game via Launch and pray it works.

Installing the AP client

Download the client from here: https://alphaplace.net/downloads/mods/APClientV202.zip Do the same steps as above, except at:

• Step 3: Use a1.2.6 as the version.
• After step 4: Version in the sidebar -> Add to minecraft.jar on the right-hand-side of the window -> Add APClientV202.zip

BetaCraft launcher

https://betacraft.uk/downloads
On that page, scroll down and you'll see 2 options:

• "Betacraft Launcher v2.0 (alpha)" includes easy mod support, but is generally a bit unstable and requires a Microsoft account with a Minecraft: Java Edition license.
• 1.x (Both the "universal launcher JAR" and "latest Windows version") is generally more stable and allows any username to be used.

2.x

ℹ️ Notice: 2.x requires a Microsoft account with a license for MC Java, and as 2.x is in alpha, the launcher can sometimes crash. Pray that it doesn't crash.

1. Select Accounts, then Add account and login with your Microsoft account.
2. Select Settings, then the Java Installations tab in the left hand column.
   • You should see your Java installations here, but there is a menu/button to download and install a Java distribution.
   • Select the one prefixed with "1.8.0", and in the list's lower left, select Set as default.
   • Apple Silicon Mac (and non-x86-64 computer/unsupported OS) users only: Settings -> General -> Disable Discord Rich presence
     (Because the RPC doesn't have a version for the aforementioned platform(s).)
3. Select Instances, then Add instance, then scroll down the list, and select b1.1_02.
   (Attempting to select the other tabs/searching and then selecting will crash the program.)
   And also: name your instance.

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Now you can select the instance and hit Play, but for those that want to install the AP client:

1. Download it - the full jar mod is linked in this very sentence.
2. Head to the Instances tab, right-click (or left-click if you configured it that way) your b1.1_02 instance, Edit -> Mods -> Add to minecraft.jar -> select the APClientV202.zip file.
   And select Save.

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And now you can launch the game (hopefully without crashing).

1.x

1. Hit Select version -> b1.1_02.
   • If you want to use a cracked username, just input your username in the username input box and do not click Login.
   • If you want to use your MS account, select Login, and follow the instructions given.
2. Once you log in, you can then select Edit instance if you want to change some settings - namely, the Java binary used.
   • Windows: %programfiles%\<Java distributor name>\<Java 8 or something>\bin\javaw.exe
   • Arch Linux, via the jre8-openjdk package: /usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk/bin/java
   • macOS (if JRE is installed system-wide): /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/<name-of-distributor>-8.jre/Contents/Home/bin/java
3. Select OK, and select Play.

Official launcher

This method isn't recommended and is just a last resort. Cracked users can't use this method either.
By default, this launcher doesn't show old versions of the game before Release 1.0, and must be enabled in the settings.

1. Select the Settings tab, found in the bottom left corner.
2. In the Enable Show Historical versions of Minecraft: Java Edition in the Launcher under Minecraft: Java Edition Settings in the General tab.
3. Go back to the Minecraft: Java Edition tab on the sidebar, open the Installations tab and then select New Installation.
4. Enter the desired name of the install, and then select old_beta 1.1_02 in the version dropdown menu, then select Create.
5. Click on the Minecraft: Java Edition tab on the sidebar again and select the installation you just made from the drop down menu and press Play.