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Alex recompiled the 1.12 client using a custom TeaVM fork targeting Wasm GC. Instead of outputting JavaScript heap management, every object allocation, every new BlockPos() , every HashMap of entities — all became Wasm GC structs and arrays, traced and collected by the browser’s optimized garbage collector.
WebAssembly Garbage Collection is a new proposal that allows compiled languages (Java, C#, Kotlin) to manage memory using the browser’s built-in GC, rather than emulating it in JavaScript or manually managing linear memory. For Eaglercraft, this was revolutionary. eaglercraft 1.12 wasm gc
The first test was a superflat world with 64 villagers. On the JS backend, frame rate dropped to 15 FPS with major GC spikes every 5 seconds. On Wasm GC? A steady 45 FPS. No visible hitches. The collector ran concurrently, reclaiming entire chunks of blocks and entity pathfinding data without stopping the world — in both senses. Alex recompiled the 1