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When I turn off JS, it shows a loader instead of the terrain. Is this really CSS-Only? I mean it's still a high achievement even with JS, but was expecting it would also work without JS. This one, for example, truly works without JS https://benjaminaster.com/css-minecraft/ .


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arbll11/04/2025

I'm assuming it's the render engine that is in pure CSS. You could display a static map in CSS but things like the tools to modify the terrain definitely need JS.

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decimaldesign11/04/2025

I think what's intended is that the completed and downloaded solution doesn't require any javascript.

Build something then hit the Download Code button - that packaged HTML solution doesn't require any javascript to render locally.

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