Hello everyone! I've been away for a long, long time. I have a couple of questions trying to catch up on the news and state of things going forward. Technically my question concerns multiple editions, but they're primarily based on the java edition as a point of reference. If this is the wrong place, please let me know and I'll try to fix it.
Firstly, I've heard conflicting things concerning the future of support. It was my understanding that at a certain, unspecified point in the future, the goal was to end regular updates for the java version. Here we are a few years later, with it still going strong. Is the java version going anywhere soon, support wise?
Next, I always liked the java version for the sake of modding, but it seems really poorly optimized to run on less powerful hardware. The Win10/cross play version could run on a potato and that's fantastic. But until recently any serious modding was a joke. I don't completely understand the win10 add-ons as opposed to mods. What exactly can they, or can't they do compared to the ability to code in all kinds of things like magic and such? Finally, unlike the things in the store, add-ons are made by players as opposed to mojang, correct?
I'm hoping to find new capabilities in the win10 version that will let me have some of the fun I had in the java version. Failing that, I'd feel a lot better knowing java's here to stay in terms of support (And hopefully further optimization!)
Add-ons are the new way to customize the game. They aren't as powerful as mods are (yet). The big advantage add-ons have over mods are that they aren't version specific. That means you don't have to play old versions of the game, and that they not only work now, but will keep right on working even when the game gets updated. There's some that you can buy (they're cheap), but there's many free add-ons you can download (just like you do mods).
Mojang has never indicated that the java version is going away- in fact, just the opposite. Mojang has pledged that support will continue. That said, I doubt the java version will ever be able to run like the Win10 version.
The two games are different, and will become even more different in the future, each with it's own unique features. Whether one is "better" than the other is your choice, not ours. Besides, they're two totally separate games, so really you don't have to choose. You can have and play both.... at the same time!
Firstly, I've heard conflicting things concerning the future of support. It was my understanding that at a certain, unspecified point in the future, the goal was to end regular updates for the java version. Here we are a few years later, with it still going strong. Is the java version going anywhere soon, support wise?
Soon, no. They hired more developers for Java recently, and currently have more people working on Java than on Bedrock.
Beyond that, there's nothing solid, but the general trend right now seems to be that ideas are tested in Java, then implemented in Bedrock.
Add-ons are the new way to customize the game. They aren't as powerful as mods are (yet). The big advantage add-ons have over mods are that they aren't version specific. That means you don't have to play old versions of the game, and that they not only work now, but will keep right on working even when the game gets updated. There's some that you can buy (they're cheap), but there's many free add-ons you can download (just like you do mods).
You may be thinking of the texture resource packs, which for the most part don't require an update when the version changes, unlike Java edition resource packs. However, when Bedrock updated to 1.1 the addition of colored beds made older resource packs break creative mode and crash the game.
Behavior packs are even more version specific. The developers periodically add or change the way component syntax works and it can break a behavior pack. Still, I think it's possible for some add-ons to continue working in a new version, whereas I don't think that's possible at all for Java edition mods.
Don't think you have to purchase Add-Ons from the store. They were implemented before the Marketplace was, if I remember correctly.
That's my recollection, too. I don't really use the Marketplace, but the last time I looked at it, there weren't any behavior packs available in the Marketplace, unless they were embedded in a map
Hello everyone! I've been away for a long, long time. I have a couple of questions trying to catch up on the news and state of things going forward. Technically my question concerns multiple editions, but they're primarily based on the java edition as a point of reference. If this is the wrong place, please let me know and I'll try to fix it.
Firstly, I've heard conflicting things concerning the future of support. It was my understanding that at a certain, unspecified point in the future, the goal was to end regular updates for the java version. Here we are a few years later, with it still going strong. Is the java version going anywhere soon, support wise?
Next, I always liked the java version for the sake of modding, but it seems really poorly optimized to run on less powerful hardware. The Win10/cross play version could run on a potato and that's fantastic. But until recently any serious modding was a joke. I don't completely understand the win10 add-ons as opposed to mods. What exactly can they, or can't they do compared to the ability to code in all kinds of things like magic and such? Finally, unlike the things in the store, add-ons are made by players as opposed to mojang, correct?
I'm hoping to find new capabilities in the win10 version that will let me have some of the fun I had in the java version. Failing that, I'd feel a lot better knowing java's here to stay in terms of support (And hopefully further optimization!)
Thanks for taking the time to give this a read.
At some point Java support will end (I mean, duh, everything ends, but likely sooner than we thought) however any date for this is pure speculation.
The W10 add-ons are just micro-transactions for farming more parent's wallets as far as I know.
Why am I here
Add-ons are the new way to customize the game. They aren't as powerful as mods are (yet). The big advantage add-ons have over mods are that they aren't version specific. That means you don't have to play old versions of the game, and that they not only work now, but will keep right on working even when the game gets updated. There's some that you can buy (they're cheap), but there's many free add-ons you can download (just like you do mods).
Mojang has never indicated that the java version is going away- in fact, just the opposite. Mojang has pledged that support will continue. That said, I doubt the java version will ever be able to run like the Win10 version.
The two games are different, and will become even more different in the future, each with it's own unique features. Whether one is "better" than the other is your choice, not ours. Besides, they're two totally separate games, so really you don't have to choose. You can have and play both.... at the same time!
Soon, no. They hired more developers for Java recently, and currently have more people working on Java than on Bedrock.
Beyond that, there's nothing solid, but the general trend right now seems to be that ideas are tested in Java, then implemented in Bedrock.
You may be thinking of the texture resource packs, which for the most part don't require an update when the version changes, unlike Java edition resource packs. However, when Bedrock updated to 1.1 the addition of colored beds made older resource packs break creative mode and crash the game.
Behavior packs are even more version specific. The developers periodically add or change the way component syntax works and it can break a behavior pack. Still, I think it's possible for some add-ons to continue working in a new version, whereas I don't think that's possible at all for Java edition mods.
That's my recollection, too. I don't really use the Marketplace, but the last time I looked at it, there weren't any behavior packs available in the Marketplace, unless they were embedded in a map
Nope, I wasn't thinking of resource packs. I meant add-ons.