Minecraft and the Fog That Changed Everything (By Accident)

Back when Minecraft was just a little indie project, it had a big problem: computers couldn’t handle loading too much of the world at once. The fix? A thick fog that limited how far you could see.

The crazy part? That “tech workaround” ended up giving the game a mysterious vibe that players absolutely loved. That feeling of not knowing what’s ahead, of mining carefully, of exploring the unknown… all started because of a simple hardware limitation.

Sometimes, bugs make the best game designers

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