# Rosebed: porting Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 to Zig

> Rosebed ports decompiled Minecraft Beta 1.7.3 source to Zig as a client and dedicated server. The author reports matching game behavior, seeded worlds and multiplayer compatibility with the original. Builds are described for desktop, browser, Android and iOS, with original game assets fetched separately.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/mdmrk/rosebed>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/mdmrk/rosebed/blob/cabd0a7ffdfa9b6ed0a51731b176020c9a93a756/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rosebed-minecraft-beta-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/rosebed-minecraft-beta-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/rosebed-minecraft-beta-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** Zig 0.17.0 and separately fetched game assets are required for source builds.
- **Scope:** The author reports full game implementation and treats behavior differences as bugs.
- **License:** GPL-3.0.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/mdmrk/rosebed/blob/cabd0a7ffdfa9b6ed0a51731b176020c9a93a756/README.md>

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