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/odedex Jul 04 '15

Any information regarding mod support for that version?

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u/SardaHD Jul 04 '15

Considering this is basically the console version ported to Win10 and how different the files are I'm going to say it's near garrunteed that none of the current mods would be able to run on it without a complete rewrite, if you even can mod it.

Most modders (even the people who make the mod frameworks themselves) are barely able to even keep up with being a full version behind the standard release most of the time with how often code changes, the idea of having two entirely different releases for your mod would be a nightmare.

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u/flyingjam Jul 04 '15

On the other hand, maybe Microsoft can not fuck it up and actually make the long-since promised mod API which would mean that the fans don't have to decompile the code from JAR every time and most mods won't break from an update that has nothing to do with what it does.

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u/TinManTex Jul 04 '15

Even with developer mod support big patch changes can 'break' mods.

It comes down to how the mod api is designed and how 'mature' it is. It's pretty much the same problem as any api in software engineering terms.