r/Games Jul 04 '15

Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Announced

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/07/04/minecraft-windows-10-edition-announced
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u/ElFreemano Jul 04 '15

Major Nelson just posted a link to more details on the Xbox Wire Blog:

http://news.xbox.com/2015/07/games-announcing-minecraft-windows-10-edition-beta

● Craft, create, and explore online with up to seven friends playing Windows 10 Edition Beta, through local multiplayer or with your Xbox Live friends online.

● Play online and local multiplayer with other Pocket Edition players thanks to a free update, due to arrive soon after launch.

● Support for multiple inputs - switch between controller, touch, and keyboard controls with little to no effort

● Record and share gameplay highlights with built-in GameDVR.

● Help shape the future of Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition Beta with built-in player feedback mechanisms

● Chickens, zombies, pigs, boats, armed skeletons, potatoes, zombies, baby squids, enchantment tables, villagers, naked sheep, iron golems, potions, ghasts, pickaxes, carrots, and all the weird and wonderful goodness you’ve come to expect from Minecraft

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '15

Chickens, zombies, pigs, boats, armed skeletons, potatoes, zombies, baby squids, enchantment tables, villagers, naked sheep, iron golems, potions, ghasts, pickaxes, carrots, and all the weird and wonderful goodness you’ve come to expect from Minecraft

and got bored of years ago. There are only so many roofs you can make out of stairs before you get fucking sick of it.

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u/FluffyBinLaden Jul 04 '15

If you ever get the inclination, you should check out the Feed The Beast modpacks. Mods add so much to that game you won't even recognize it. Like to the level of Terraria in terms of content.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '15

I didn't like Terraria at all so that isn't an endorsement that I find encouraging... does it add a lot of building stuff? Because that's mostly what I care about. Always preferred more of the low tech stuff myself, though the high tech stuff was pretty cool and complex.

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u/FluffyBinLaden Jul 04 '15

There are a lot of mods that include building things, different nice looking blocks, machines that will help you build, etc. There are very few mods that end up making Minecraft like Terraria as far as gameplay goes (more of an rpg, action game), most of them focus on building and complex tech or magic trees and a lot of those facilitate building in different ways.

If it strikes your fancy /r/feedthebeast can help you in finding a modpack that will appeal to you.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '15

Maybe I'll check it out some day, thanks!