# Nathan Adams on Reddit (u/Dinnerbone)

Part of Founders and CEOs on Reddit, researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-07. Interactive version: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/founders-on-reddit/nathan-adams

Nathan Adams: Early Mojang developer and creator of Bukkit.

- Reddit account: [u/Dinnerbone](https://www.reddit.com/user/Dinnerbone/) (Personal account)
- How we know it's theirs: [His 2013 r/Minecraft AMA, posted from this account](https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/1t6qn7/)
- Where they post, in the records we retrieved: r/Minecraft (25), r/gaming (1)
- Known activity in the posts we found: 2012 to 2020
- Wikipedia: 

## Moments

### u/Dinnerbone in r/Minecraft, Jul 18, 2020 · Behind the scenes

Replying to the post "BIG NEWS! We have found the SEED of Minecraft's title-screen background PANORAMA!".

> Interesting stuff, nice work!
>
> The first title screen panorama was actually originally in-game render of a live world, with custom worldgen and the seed ~~"splash"~~ `100`. I would have figured this was a screenshot from that, but consider me surprised and impressed! :D
>
> Edit: It turns out that was an even earlier panorama, and the one in this post came later. The first one was never released, though. Here's a screenshot of what it would have looked like:
> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/721776112014721096/734129117058039808/unknown.png

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/hthrmk/big_news_we_have_found_the_seed_of_minecrafts/fyherp0/ · 3,625 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/Dinnerbone in r/Minecraft, Apr 7, 2014 · Behind the scenes

Replying to a redditor:

> What i do not understand is why they do not fully prioritize the api. Because using his analogy, they now have one team trying to rebuild the engines of the jet while another team is still actively working on making the current engines more complicated. If they'd first finish…

> You overestimate how many people there are working on Minecraft.
>
> There are currently 5 developers on the Minecraft PC team:
>
>  - Jeb
>  - Myself, creator of Bukkit - (pretty much) all your server mods are using this
>  - Grum, also a creator of Bukkit
>  - Searge, creator of MCP - (pretty much) all your client mods are using this
>  - TheMogMiner, cool rendering engineer
>
> The focus is as follows:
>
> - Jeb is currently focusing on MC:PE, but otherwise works on the gameplay of Minecraft.
> - I work towards making the codebase cleaner, refactoring systems towards something we can expose through an API.
> - Grum works towards making the codebase cleaner, refactoring systems towards something we can expose through an API.
> - Searge works towards making the codebase cleaner, refactoring systems towards something we can expose through an API.
> - TheMogMiner works towards making the codebase cleaner, refactoring systems towards something we can expose through an API.
>
> Believe me, we're prioritizing the API :)

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/22ffrn/for_those_of_you_who_dont_know_why_the_api_is/cgmgd34/ · 567 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/Dinnerbone in r/Minecraft, Apr 1, 2015 · Funny

Replying to a redditor:

> Everyone does realize what day it is, right?

> I hoped this would go unnoticed until after april fools. It is not a joke.

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/311cyh/a_qr_code_hidden_in_the_snow_leads_to_19/cpxo2e6/ · 432 points as of Nov 7, 2026

### u/Dinnerbone in r/Minecraft, Dec 19, 2013 · Fixed it

Replying to a redditor:

> Hi, Here's another "will you add x?!" post for you... Sorry.. Basically, I am deaf... and I wish for subtitles, to allow me to enjoy the game a little closer to the complete experience... (The game XIII completely immersed me with its comic-book style 3d positioned subtitles) I…

> ... Huh. I never thought about this. I'll bring it up with the team :)

Full thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/1t6qn7/i_am_dinnerbone_a_minecraft_developer_ask_me/ce557re/ · 369 points as of Nov 7, 2026