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CCash is an external ledger for in-game economies, running on a webserver with a RESTful API, exceptionally fast and lightweight written in C++.
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While CCash can be used for anything that can interact with its API I think minecraft is a good usecase.
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The currency model most Minecraft Servers adopt if any, is resource based, usually diamonds. This model is fraught with issues however:
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* The primary issue is minecraft worlds are infinite leading to hyper inflation as everyone accrues more diamonds.
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* There is no central authority minting the currency. Any consumer can introduce more diamonds to the system.
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* Some resources are passively reapable, making the generation of currency a larger focus than that of creating products.
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* Locality is required for transactions.
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* Theft is possible; ownership is possession based.
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CCash solves these issues and adds a level of abstraction. The main philosophy of CCash is to have fast core operations which other services build on.
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The CCash instance can be external to the game server.
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or on localhost:
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Running it local to the game server reduces latency for connected services. Fortunately CCash is sufficiently lightweight as to not impact performance on most setups.
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**DISCLAIMER: ComputerCraft requires you add `127.0.0.1` to its config section `allowed_domains` if you're interacting with CCash locally**
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As CCash is just a means of keeping track of who has what, the economic system you use is entirely up to whomever hosts the instance.
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It's suggested an admin should manage the instance to lower incentive to manipulate.
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