I am a very new player. I started off getting hooked on the Xbox One when I got it for my son and I downloaded the Windows 10 Beta version for my PC to avoid gaming conflicts in the house.
Is Mojang's/Microsoft's plan for the Windows 10 version include having all the stuff that the original has? (Coordinates, Pistons, Beacons, working maps etc)? I saw that they will be adding command blocks for teleportation, so that should include coordinates.
I'd hate to get too far into builds on this platform if it is not meant to be equal to the java version (which is very shaky for me on Windows 10).
I hear ya. They've added so much **** to the java version I'm surprised it runs at all. But to answer your question:
"Development on this version of the game (Win10/PE) has been coming along pretty quickly, and it will only be a matter of time before it is on par - if not nearly so - with the desktop Java version."
"At this rate, console versions of Minecraft could very well end up on par with the original desktop version before year's end!"
Both quotes from Mojang themselves, on the News page (though I'm thinking in the later quote they mean the newer consoles. I don't see the 360 or PS3 ever having the capability of running the "full" version).
Where did you see anything about "commands" or "command blocks"? If they are added (which I doubt), how will they work with touch-screens? They're not in the upcoming changes:
Course, that's the "near" future. I tend to look even further down the road and wonder "Will the java version be able to keep up with Win10?"
Personally, I think the java version days are numbered. Once the other versions "catch up", there's no reason to keep the java version around- well, except for the Mac, Linux, and other non-Windows people. Win10 is that much better.
I am a very new player. I started off getting hooked on the Xbox One when I got it for my son and I downloaded the Windows 10 Beta version for my PC to avoid gaming conflicts in the house.
Is Mojang's/Microsoft's plan for the Windows 10 version include having all the stuff that the original has? (Coordinates, Pistons, Beacons, working maps etc)? I saw that they will be adding command blocks for teleportation, so that should include coordinates.
I'd hate to get too far into builds on this platform if it is not meant to be equal to the java version (which is very shaky for me on Windows 10).
Thanks!
They keep adding to it. I had been playing on PS3 and Vita and loving it. I downloaded Windows 10 because I wanted to try the "computer version". I was a little disappointed when I found mods can't be used, but the expansive world more than makes up for it. On the PS3 I can map an entire world in a few hours of running around with a map. I've been filling multiple maps on the Windows 10 version. I'm running it on a very low power laptop and it is still very smooth.
Some thing I found were different from the console version:
1) To craft a map use 9 pieces of paper instead of 8 with a compass in the middle, this will give you an empty map. Use it to fill it in. The first level map is so small as to be useless for navigation. Surround the map with paper and you can zoom it out several times. Also it you craft a compass and place it on the crafting table with your working map it will place a marker you can follow.
2) The boat crafting recipe is different. Instead of 5 wood planks you need 5 wood planks with a wooden shovel.
WP SH WP
WP WP WP
Note: The map still writes when you look at it in a boat and the marker will move but the pointer on the marker will not turn the direction you are facing.
Bergensten has added that the team will need to create a system that will support modding for other platforms and that the company is researching options. Unfortunately, the lead developer hasn’t mentioned when the upgrade for Minecraft Windows 10 and Pocket Edition will be possible, and the only thing we can do right now is wait for an official announcement. If mods will be supported....
Here's the problems:
1- Mojang would have to get MS's blessing to do it. Easier said than done. Doesn't matter what Mojang or we want to do- what will MS let us do?
2- Windows 10 itself has a built-in "piracy" check, which basically looks for "unauthorized" modified files. This is, to me, a biggie. They would have to give modders the "key" to Windows 10 so Windows 10 wouldn't reject the mod. Of course, if any modder out there has the key, then every wag in the world has it. Sorry, even if somehow they work it so it just affects Minecraft, my computer's security is worth a lot more than any mod.
3- Everybody's dreaming of their favorite mod that they can download (for free, or course) to Win10. There's some problems there too: First, forget java mods- they won't work in a C++ program. Second, modders would have to learn C++.... if they can. Third, any mod written would have to be "new" ones, from scratch, not necessarily re-hashes of old ones. Fourth, it's taken years to build the stockpile of mods we have now. IF mods finally get the go-ahead, updates and DLC will come out much faster than mods will.
4- Finally, MS needs to sell DLC to recoup their investment. Why would they allow just anyone to create "free DLC"?
Me, I will never use a mod (sometimes just because it's a "mod"). I trust the pros cause I know it will work.
Hi,
I am a very new player. I started off getting hooked on the Xbox One when I got it for my son and I downloaded the Windows 10 Beta version for my PC to avoid gaming conflicts in the house.
Is Mojang's/Microsoft's plan for the Windows 10 version include having all the stuff that the original has? (Coordinates, Pistons, Beacons, working maps etc)? I saw that they will be adding command blocks for teleportation, so that should include coordinates.
I'd hate to get too far into builds on this platform if it is not meant to be equal to the java version (which is very shaky for me on Windows 10).
Thanks!
I hear ya. They've added so much **** to the java version I'm surprised it runs at all. But to answer your question:
Both quotes from Mojang themselves, on the News page (though I'm thinking in the later quote they mean the newer consoles. I don't see the 360 or PS3 ever having the capability of running the "full" version).
Where did you see anything about "commands" or "command blocks"? If they are added (which I doubt), how will they work with touch-screens? They're not in the upcoming changes:
http://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2016/01/changelog-for-014-build-2_27.html
http://pocketbeta.minecraft.net/2016/01/changelog-for-014-build-3.html
Course, that's the "near" future. I tend to look even further down the road and wonder "Will the java version be able to keep up with Win10?"
Personally, I think the java version days are numbered. Once the other versions "catch up", there's no reason to keep the java version around- well, except for the Mac, Linux, and other non-Windows people. Win10 is that much better.
They keep adding to it. I had been playing on PS3 and Vita and loving it. I downloaded Windows 10 because I wanted to try the "computer version". I was a little disappointed when I found mods can't be used, but the expansive world more than makes up for it. On the PS3 I can map an entire world in a few hours of running around with a map. I've been filling multiple maps on the Windows 10 version. I'm running it on a very low power laptop and it is still very smooth.
Some thing I found were different from the console version:
1) To craft a map use 9 pieces of paper instead of 8 with a compass in the middle, this will give you an empty map. Use it to fill it in. The first level map is so small as to be useless for navigation. Surround the map with paper and you can zoom it out several times. Also it you craft a compass and place it on the crafting table with your working map it will place a marker you can follow.
2) The boat crafting recipe is different. Instead of 5 wood planks you need 5 wood planks with a wooden shovel.
WP SH WP
WP WP WP
Note: The map still writes when you look at it in a boat and the marker will move but the pointer on the marker will not turn the direction you are facing.
Regarding command blocks:
http://neurogadget.net/2016/04/06/minecraft-windows-10-pocket-edition-update-allow-customization/27514
This is just one source, there are three or four running the same story.
Here's the problems:
1- Mojang would have to get MS's blessing to do it. Easier said than done. Doesn't matter what Mojang or we want to do- what will MS let us do?
2- Windows 10 itself has a built-in "piracy" check, which basically looks for "unauthorized" modified files. This is, to me, a biggie. They would have to give modders the "key" to Windows 10 so Windows 10 wouldn't reject the mod. Of course, if any modder out there has the key, then every wag in the world has it. Sorry, even if somehow they work it so it just affects Minecraft, my computer's security is worth a lot more than any mod.
3- Everybody's dreaming of their favorite mod that they can download (for free, or course) to Win10. There's some problems there too: First, forget java mods- they won't work in a C++ program. Second, modders would have to learn C++.... if they can. Third, any mod written would have to be "new" ones, from scratch, not necessarily re-hashes of old ones. Fourth, it's taken years to build the stockpile of mods we have now. IF mods finally get the go-ahead, updates and DLC will come out much faster than mods will.
4- Finally, MS needs to sell DLC to recoup their investment. Why would they allow just anyone to create "free DLC"?
Me, I will never use a mod (sometimes just because it's a "mod"). I trust the pros cause I know it will work.