GRAND RADION (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
GRAND RADION (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
Line 113: | Line 113: | ||
| height="27px" | [[File:White Stained Clay.png|30px]] || [[Stained clay]] |
| height="27px" | [[File:White Stained Clay.png|30px]] || [[Stained clay]] |
||
|- |
|- |
||
− | | height="27px" | [[File:Gold Ore.png|30px]] || [[Gold |
+ | | height="27px" | [[File:Gold Ore.png|30px]] || [[Gold Ore]] || Spawns at any level in mesa biomes |
|- |
|- |
||
− | | height="27px" | [[File:Iron Ore.png|30px]] || [[Iron |
+ | | height="27px" | [[File:Iron Ore.png|30px]] || [[Iron Ore]] |
|- |
|- |
||
− | | height="27px" | [[File:Coal Ore.png|30px]] || [[Coal |
+ | | height="27px" | [[File:Coal Ore.png|30px]] || [[Coal Ore]] |
|- |
|- |
||
| height="27px" | [[File:Nether Quartz Ore.png|30px]] || [[Nether Quartz Ore]] |
| height="27px" | [[File:Nether Quartz Ore.png|30px]] || [[Nether Quartz Ore]] |
Revision as of 11:12, 4 September 2015
Minecraft: Pocket Edition is the mobile version of Minecraft developed by Mojang AB. It was initially launched exclusively for the Xperia PLAY on Google Play[9] for US$6.99 on August 16, 2011. It was later released for other Android devices on the 7th of October 2011.[10] Minecraft Pocket Edition for iOS devices was released on Thursday, the 17th of November 2011[11] on the iOS App Store. On September 13, 2012, the Pocket Edition was made available for purchase on the Amazon Appstore. On April 2, 2014, the Pocket Edition was released for the Amazon Fire TV, with support for the Fire TV's controller.[12] A demo/lite version of the game, which was essentially version 0.2.1 without world save functionality, was available until October 21, 2013. On December 10, 2014, the Windows Phone version was released on the Windows Store.[13] On July 29, 2015 Minecraft Pocket Edition was released on Windows 10 as Minecraft Windows 10 Edition Beta.[14]
Gameplay
The objective of the game remains the same as its more developed PC and Console Edition counterparts, where players can build virtual realities in a sandbox-like environment. However, Pocket Edition also has survival elements present in other versions of the game such as brewing and hunger, and lacks bosses but contains dimensions like the nether. The multiplayer mode is cross-platform compatible between all touch-screen devices capable of running Pocket Edition.[15]
The HUD and other elements are adapted to mobile standards of gameplay. Interactions are made via touchscreen (both the iOS and Android versions of Pocket Edition have the same gameplay[16]). To comply with the disadvantages of touchscreen gameplay, several features were revised. For instance, the crafting system uses the MATTIS system and items are disposed by long-tapping their icon on the hotbar. For better visibility on mobile screens, blocks being aimed at are highlighted rather than outlined. The game was released with graphics akin to that of Minecraft Alpha (bright green grass blocks, old cobblestone texture, etc.), but as of Alpha 0.8.0, graphics have become equivalent, and arguably better, than the PC version with light tinting and shading affected by the Sun's position. Differences from the PC edition include:
- Each mob has some sort of difference from their PC counterparts. See the Mobs section below.
- Multiplayer allows for 3 ways of player connection:
- Through a LAN, allowing for 10 players to be on a single server
- Through Pocket Realms (as of Alpha 0.7.1) Pocket Realms was closed in Alpha 0.7.6
- Through a user-created external server (as of version Alpha 0.7.4)
Diversity
Pocket Edition differs from the PC version in a variety of ways, such as more vibrant graphics, revised terrain and exclusive items. The development team stated that once Pocket Edition is up to date with PC, it will start making its own diverse progress.[17]
Content
Blocks
Icon | Name | Note |
---|---|---|
Air | Unobtainable | |
Stone | ||
File:Granite Block.png | Granite | Can be used to craft stone bricks |
Polished granite | Can be used to craft stone bricks | |
Diorite | Can be used to craft stone bricks | |
Polished diorite | Can be used to craft stone bricks | |
Andesite | Can be used to craft stone bricks | |
Polished andesite | Can be used to craft stone bricks | |
Grass block | ||
Grass path | Generates in village | |
Dirt | Dv 1 is not coarse | |
Podzol | ||
Mycelium | ||
Cobblestone | ||
Cobblestone wall | ||
Mossy cobblestone wall | ||
File:Oak Wood Planks.png | Wood planks | All six types |
Sapling | Does not support gravity blocks (iOS) | |
Bedrock | ||
Invisible Bedrock | Unobtainable in inventory without editing; Only generates in Old type worlds | |
Water | ||
Lava | Brighter appearance | |
File:Cracked Stone Brick.png | Monster egg | |
File:Monster Spawner.gif | Monster spawner | Can spawn mobs inside the spawner |
File:Enchantment Table.png | Enchantment Table | Book on table glows |
Anvil | Changed sounds when placed | |
End Portal Frame | Not functional | |
End Stone | Creative mode exclusive | |
Mob head | Inventory icons are not 3D; Cannot create Wither | |
Sand | Unaffected by torches and other similar nonsolid blocks | |
Gravel | Unaffected by torches and other similar nonsolid blocks | |
File:Hardened Clay.png | Hardened clay | |
File:White Stained Clay.png | Stained clay | |
Gold Ore | Spawns at any level in mesa biomes | |
Iron Ore | ||
Coal Ore | ||
Nether Quartz Ore | ||
File:Wood.png | Wood | |
File:Leaves.png | Leaves | All six types; Jungle is opaque regardless of graphics settings; Has frost covered texture in snowy biomes |
Glass | ||
Lapis lazuli ore | ||
Lapis lazuli block | ||
Sandstone | 3 out of 6 types (all yellow, no red) | |
File:Bed.png | Bed | Spawns the player even if missing or obstructed |
Wool | All colors | |
Carpet | Solid | |
Grass | Generates in different sizes | |
Fern | Can be grown from grass with bone meal | |
Lily pad | ||
File:Vine.png | Vines | Generates on dying trees |
File:Cocoa Plant.gif | Cocoa pod | Can't be grown without bone meal (bug) |
Dead bush | ||
Dandelion | Cannot support gravity affected blocks | |
Poppy | Cannot support gravity affected blocks | |
Blue orchid | Cannot support gravity affected blocks | |
Allium | Cannot support gravity affected blocks | |
Azure bluet | Cannot support gravity affected blocks | |
Tulip | Cannot support gravity affected blocks | |
Oxeye daisy | Cannot support gravity affected blocks | |
Sunflower | Cannot support gravity affected blocks; Top half can be replaced by other blocks; Cannot be duplicated with bone meal | |
Lilac | Cannot support gravity affected blocks; Top half can be replaced by other blocks; Cannot be duplicated with bone meal | |
Rose bush | Cannot support gravity affected blocks; Top half can be replaced by other blocks; Cannot be duplicated with bone meal | |
Peony | Cannot support gravity affected blocks; Top half can be replaced by other blocks; Cannot be duplicated with bone meal | |
Brown mushroom | ||
Red mushroom | Can be smelted to make Red dye | |
File:Huge Mushrooms.gif | Huge mushroom | Available in creative, 4 placeable variants (red, brown, stalk, pores) |
Block of Redstone | No circuitry properties | |
Block of Gold | ||
Block of Iron | ||
Block of Coal | ||
Soul Sand | Cannot create Wither | |
Stone slab | ||
File:Oak-Wood Slab.png | Wooden slab | All six types; Old stone type slabs are tagged as Wooden Slab and drop oak slabs |
Sandstone slab | ||
Cobblestone slab | ||
File:Bricks Slab.png | Brick slab | |
Quartz Slab | Uses the Seamless texture | |
File:Stone Bricks Slab.png | Stone brick slab | |
Nether brick slab | ||
File:Brick (Block).png | Bricks | |
TNT | ||
Bookshelf | ||
File:Moss Stone.png | Moss stone | |
Obsidian | Faster to mine | |
Glowing obsidian | Exclusive block; Unobtainable in inventory without editing | |
Torch | Old rendering | |
Fire | ||
File:Wooden Stairs.png | Wooden stairs | All six types |
Chest | Must face the same direction as an adjacent chest to make a Large Chest, otherwise it creates two adjacent chests Breaking particles concur with texture; Texture remains default on Christmas Day; Old texture in inventory | |
Diamond ore | ||
Block of diamond | ||
Emerald ore | ||
Block of emerald | ||
Crafting table | ||
File:StoneCutter.png | Stonecutter | Exclusive block |
File:Crops.png | Wheat crops | Unobtainable in inventory without editing |
Hay bale | ||
Farmland | ||
Furnace | Smelting progress speed persists when out of fuel | |
File:Sign.png | Sign | Block form unobtainable in inventory without editing; No crack animation |
File:Wooden Door.png | Wooden door | Oak only; Block form unobtainable in inventory without editing |
Iron door | Cannot be opened; Unobtainable in inventory without editing | |
Ladder | ||
Cobblestone stairs | ||
Redstone ore | ||
Snow layer | ||
Ice | Not translucent | |
Packed ice | ||
File:Snow (Block).png | Snow | Old sounds |
Cacti | Hitting its side with a sign causes it to collapse | |
Clay | ||
Sugar canes | Can be grown with bone meal; Block form unobtainable in inventory without editing | |
File:Fence.png | Fence | All seven types |
Netherrack | ||
Glowstone | ||
Cake | ||
File:Trapdoor.png | Wooden trapdoor | Wooden only |
File:Stone Brick.png | Stone bricks | All four types |
Glass pane | ||
Iron bars | ||
File:Melon (Block).png | Melon | |
File:Seed Stem.png | Melon stem | Unobtainable in inventory without editing |
Pumpkin | Not wearable | |
Jack o'lantern | ||
File:Seed Stem Grown.png | Pumpkin Stem | Unobtainable in inventory without editing |
File:Carrot (Block).png | Carrot crop | Unobtainable in inventory without editing |
File:Potatoes (Block).png | Potato crop | Unobtainable in inventory without editing |
File:Beetroot Seeds.gif | Beetroot crop | Unobtainable in inventory without editing |
File:Rails.png | Rail | |
File:PoweredRail.gif | Powered rail | Always powered |
Fence gate | All six types | |
Stone brick stairs | ||
Brick stairs | ||
Nether brick | ||
Nether brick stairs | ||
Sandstone stairs | ||
Block of quartz | All three types | |
Quartz stairs | ||
File:Sponge (Indev).png | Sponge | Creative mode exclusive; Not functional; Old texture |
File:Reactor Block.png | Nether reactor core | Exclusive block; Drops 6 iron ingots and 3 diamonds; Unobtainable in inventory without editing |
Items
Mobs
Icon | Name | Note |
---|---|---|
Bat | ||
Blaze | Neutral in Creative mode | |
Cave Spider | ||
Chicken | ||
Chicken Jockey | ||
Creeper | Old triggered animation | |
Cow | ||
Enderman | No drops; Can only notice the player within a 16 block range; Gets provoked when looked at on its waist rather than face; Has an exclusive attack animation; For clients, it appears to move swiftly to destination when teleporting, rather than disappearing and reappearing. | |
Ghast | ||
Iron Golem | ||
Magma Cube | ||
Mooshroom | ||
Ocelot | ||
Pig | ||
Sheep | Has color overlay around its face and when dyed; Does not drop mutton | |
Silverfish | Slightly different texture | |
Skeleton | ||
Slime | ||
Snow Golem | Shows jack o' lantern as the head if used for building, in place of the pumpkin; The pumpkin can be removed using shears, revealing the face of the snow golem | |
Spider | Missing an idle sound (iOS) | |
Spider Jockey | May spawn with cave spiders | |
Squid | Spawns version exclusive baby squid; Produces a black cloud of "ink" when attacked | |
Villager | Flees from all hostile mobs, as well as spiders and endermen | |
Wither Skeleton | ||
Wolf | Puppies may spawn naturally | |
Zombie | Drops 0-2 rotten flesh and/or 1 feather; Can only notice the player within a 40 block range | |
Zombie Pigman | Slower speed | |
Zombie Villager |
Development
Release
A video of an early prototype was released on Twitter, showing the game on the Xperia PLAY. The alpha version was recently released, and became no longer exclusive to the Xperia PLAY on the 7th of October 2011. The non-exclusive version was going to be released on September 29th for Android[18] but there were several severe bugs that needed to be fixed; the release was delayed until the 7th of October.
A version for iOS devices was confirmed to be released before 2012 in an interview with Mojang[19] and was subsequently released on the 17th of November 2011.
Alpha
After the initial releases for iOS and Android, updates were released in parallel, with the same features being added for both platforms. During the Alpha stage, various aspects of gameplay were introduced into Pocket Edition including: crafting, smelting, more blocks, items, mobs and more game modes to bring it closer to the PC version. As the Minecraft Pocket Edition development team works closely, often blocks released on the computer version are released around the same time for the Pocket Edition.
Snapshots
As of November 21, 2013, development builds for updates 0.8.0 and above were made available to Android users who were added to a Google Plus community group. The purpose of these builds were to give developers an idea of bugs present and to test the app before the update was released to the public.
Success
As of December 2013, Pocket Edition had sold 16.5 million copies, while in the same time, PC had sold 13 million. These calculations came out after the 0.8.0 update.[20]
On January 9, 2015, Jeb announced that Pocket Edition had sold over 30 million copies[21] (at the time, PC had sold over 18 million).
This is considered a huge success, having Pocket Edition be more popular than any edition, though considered to be the least developed.
It is also usually in the top 10 and sometimes #1 in the App Store's and Google Play's Paid Apps Section in the Top Charts.[22][23]
Controls
iOS & Others
The iOS and other versions feature a D-pad at the bottom-left corner of the screen, which controls movement. The jump button is located in the center of the d-pad. When moving forward, two strafing buttons will appear. Note that when moving towards an adjacent block that is one level higher than the player, the player will automatically jump up the block. One can place blocks by tapping the screen in a desired location. Destroying blocks is similar to the PC version's way, but rather than clicking the mouse, the player taps and holds. The search button used to be able to change the camera to and from third person view, but now this has to be done via the pause screen, and the menu and back buttons will open the pause screen. To open the inventory screen, tap the triple dotted button on the right of the hot bar. You can touch and hold an item in the hot bar to throw it, and if the hot bar contains a stack of items, it will throw the entire stack. You cannot divide it unless interfacing with a container (chest, furnace).
Xperia PLAY
*Controlled with slide out PlayStation keyboard:
– Open inventory
– Scroll right in hotbar
– Jump (press twice to toggle flying mode in Creative*)
D-Pad: Move
Left Touchpad: Sneak
Right Touchpad: Look/Turn
NOTE: As of update 0.9.5, touchpad implementation is broken, with D-Pad movement stretched across both touchpads. However, Tommaso Checchi replyed to a user on reddit that the controls will hopefully be fixed in 0.12.1.[24]
Select: Open crafting menu (Survival only)
L1: Break Blocks
R1: Place Blocks
Menu: Pause
- * To fly: Quickly press jump twice in a row. To ascend, hold the jump button and press up on the directional pad. To descend, hold jump and press down. (Creative only)
Tablet features
All devices have an option to enable Split Touch Controls, which may be more suitable for bigger screens. There is a cross hair and the right half of the screen lets the player rotate the camera.
Other than the screen size difference allowing 6 slots in the hotbar (which as of 0.7.0 if the D-pad on other devices is small, you get an extra slot), the tablet version of the game is the same as other versions, hence the ability to play multiplayer cross-platform with other devices.
System requirements
Android | iOS | Windows Phone | |
---|---|---|---|
Version | Android 4.2 "Jelly Bean" (MCPE 0.11.1 & under require Android 3.0 and up; MCPE 0.7.2 & under require Android 2.3.0 and up) | iOS 5.1.1 (MCPE 0.7.2 & under require iOS 4.3.3 and up) | Windows Phone 8.1 or later |
Processor | Any with support of floating-point calculations ("ARM-v7a code") | 600 MHz ARMv7 Cortex CPU 800 MHz Apple A4 CPU |
1.2 GHz or faster |
Graphics | Any with support of OpenGL ES 2.0 | ||
Storage | 12.5 MB (100 MB to 1GB is encouraged for world saving) | 9.5 MB (100 MB to 1GB is encouraged for world saving) | 14.0 MB (100 MB to 1GB is encouraged for world saving) |
Data Connection | Optional (Realms access) | Optional (Realms access) | Optional (Realms access) |
Supported Devices |
Sony Ericsson Xperia Play[25] Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray[26][27] |
iPod Touch (3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Generation) iPhone (3GS, 4, 4S, 5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6 Plus) iPad (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Generation, Air, and Air 2) iPad Mini (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Generation) more |
Some devices below these specifications have been known to work fine either with or without custom ROM images, kernels, and overclocking of the CPU. However, the CPU "MSM7227" is not supported due to its lack of the floating-point unit.[28]
Helpful Hints & Tips
- Make sure your battery is charged, and/or plugged in (3D gaming drains the battery quickly).
- Get used to the controls before playing on servers (it is easy to mine the block under a torch by mistake).
- Tap and hold an item in the hotbar to drop it.
- Peer-to-peer networking requires TCP/UDP port 19132
- If you're having trouble with block placement/mining accuracy - turn on split touch controls. This brings up the crosshair from the PC and Console versions to allow more precise placement. Also, you don't have to move your finger around the screen a lot.
- If you want to move your old PE world to a computer, see these instructions.
Trivia
- In the demo video, before the game was released, smooth lighting was available. It was taken out due to bugs being produced on a wide range of devices. As of 0.7.0, it is on by default, and since 0.8.0, it cannot be turned off.
- The terrain.png file found in filesystem of the App is nearly identical to that in the PC version, containing textures for items unimplemented in the Pocket Edition (e.g., cauldron). However in 0.8.0, this file was replaced with terrain-atlas.tga, a neater version of the previous file
- The barrier wall in old worlds is also cut by the height limit allowing players to go over it.
- The average placing/destroying block range is 4-6 on the PC version whilst for the iOS/Android is 6-9.
- Due to the auto-jump feature, if one opens the inventory or pause menu at the same time as jumping or swimming, one can go on auto-pilot and the player would jump, walk and/or swim without any commands. Auto-pilot ends once the pause menu or inventory is closed.
Gallery
Notch and the Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY
- MCPE Cover (Mobile).jpeg
Cover for mobile devices
- MCPE Cover (Tablet).jpeg
Cover for tablets
- McPeMenu.png
Main menu before 0.7.0 Alpha
- MCPE Screen.png
Main menu from 0.7.3- 0.7.5 Alpha (Animated background)
- 0.7.6Amenuscreen.jpg
Main menu from 0.7.6-0.10.5 Alpha (Omitted Play On Realms Button)
- MCPE Menu Screen 0110.jpg
Main menu from 0.11.0 Alpha onward (Added language settings)
- IPodPocketEditionMultiplayer.PNG
Another multiplayer server.
- World Menu 0.6.1.png
Create World Screen before 0.7.0 Alpha
- World Menu 0.8.1.png
Create World Screen before 0.9.0 Alpha
- World Menu.png
Advanced Create World Screen as of 0.9.0 Alpha
The options screen in the iOS version before 0.7.0 Alpha
Minecraft Google Play image as seen in the 2014 Google Play Logo Commercial.[29]
- InventoryPE.png
Pocket Edition Creative inventory
References
- ↑ http://www.twitch.tv/mojang/v/6949826
- ↑ https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/122350670648066049
- ↑ http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/minecraft-pocket-edition/id479516143
- ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.minecraftpe
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00992CF6W/
- ↑ http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appid=1a625b44-b542-401b-bdff-52b4357c0573
- ↑ https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/games/minecraft-windows-10-edition-beta/9nblggh2jhxj
- ↑ Minecraft: Pocket Edition PEGI Rating
- ↑ https://play.google.com/details?id=com.mojang.minecraftpe
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Kappische/status/122246496941899776
- ↑ http://appleinformer.org/2011/11/minecraft-pocket-edition-for-ios-now-available-for-download/
- ↑ http://mashable.com/2014/04/02/amazon-fire-tv-2/
- ↑ http://www.windowscentral.com/minecraft-pocket-edition-comes-windows-phone?utm_source=wpc&utm_medium=twitter
- ↑ https://mojang.com/2015/07/announcing-minecraft-windows-10-edition-beta/
- ↑ http://mojang.com/2011/11/18/minecraft-pocket-edition-on-ios/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Kappische/status/142677729135968256
- ↑ http://www.twitch.tv/jbernhardsson/b/519822083
- ↑ https://youtu.be/rCcsuPH4vJY
- ↑ http://www.unboundgamer.com/_/minecraft-pocket-edition-interview-with-mojang-r393
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/17/mojang-minecraft-pocket-edition-apple
- ↑ https://twitter.com/jeb_/status/553645486524350465
- ↑ http://www.apple.com/itunes/charts/paid-apps/
- ↑ https://play.google.com/store/apps/collection/topselling_paid?hl=en
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/2sx5dv/the_xperia_play_situation/cntue59?context=3
- ↑ https://youtu.be/jO-y5wzmK4E
- ↑ http://twitpic.com/6wimvs
- ↑ a b https://twitter.com/Kappische/status/122338591966896128
- ↑ wikipedia:MSM7000#MSM7227
- ↑ https://youtu.be/kZPuMUAh5J4
Editions |
| ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Development |
| ||||||
Technical | |||||||
Multiplayer | |||||||
Exclusive features |
| ||||||
Removed |
Help | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Menu screens |
| ||||||||||||||||||
Game customization | |||||||||||||||||||
Editions |
| ||||||||||||||||||
Miscellaneous |