Exit codes

Minecraft exited with code -1

What the log looks like

exit code[: ]+-1\b
exited with (?:code|status)[: ]+-1\b

How to fix it

  1. Usually the JVM was killed before it could write a crash report
  2. Check the allocated memory and the Java version first
SeverityStops the game
CategoryExit codes

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