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Minecraft: Nintendo Switch Edition |OT| Big Third Party Support From Microsoft
- Thread starter Cerium
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Robin64
Member
Looks like the odd times are because it's a worldwide simultaneous launch.
https://twitter.com/4JStudios/status/862596977175003138
https://twitter.com/4JStudios/status/862596977175003138
I really don't even know why they bothered announcing it as a May 11th release in America considering I can't even download it until 9pm. I can't stand when companies do this.
molnizzle
Member
Yeah. It's bullshit.
molnizzle
Member
It's perfectly fine on every other console, or in the Win10 edition with a controller. There's a special crafting interface ok consoles that makes it much easier to take care of shit.
Ok thanks. Is there any way to change the controller's options (sensitivity, dead zone...) ? Because I believe it's slow as fuck by default.
Inferno313
Banned
Most versions of the game in the past have had a demo, they haven't said if the Switch version will immediately have one or not. You can find links for the PC/Mac or PS4/Xbox versions of the demo here, if you wanna try those versions before buying the Switch one.
molnizzle
Member
Yep. Highest setting is pretty zippy too, I play at about 65% or so I believe. You'll definitely be able to match the sensitivity you're used to in other first person games.
Inferno313
Banned
If it works like previous console versions of the game, the host of the world probably has to be online.
Thanks. That's a shame.
Has it really only been 6 years? It feels like forever.
Just look at a Nintendo Eshop release date as the day after.
Inferno313
Banned
Not true. Typically the eShop updates at 12 PM EST/9 AM PST. This is outside of the norm.
LFMartins86
Member
Explained a few posts above, it's a worldwide simultaneous release so it will only be up in 9 hours.
UncleSporky
Member
Couple questions.
- Is there some sort of texture editor or way to import textures from SD card etc.? I'm guessing not, because then they couldn't sell you the texture DLCs?
- Are characters separate from worlds, so you could for example roll up a world, exhaust it of its diamonds, make diamond equipment, then go to a new world fully kitted out?
- Is there some sort of texture editor or way to import textures from SD card etc.? I'm guessing not, because then they couldn't sell you the texture DLCs?
- Are characters separate from worlds, so you could for example roll up a world, exhaust it of its diamonds, make diamond equipment, then go to a new world fully kitted out?
Wow great! I'm not a huge fan of the Switch's sticks (not good at great sensitivity) but I might buy that game. Wish there was a demo though.
Hispanic! At the Disco
Member
No to both.
Though to be fair it would take a really, really long time to exhaust any world of a resource.
molnizzle
Member
At E3 last year they announced that Realms would be coming to console. A Realm is essentially a dedicated server that you can subscribe to for $8 a month.
One year later and still not implemented on consoles, though. Nothing happens fast with Minecraft.
- you could on PC by adding a skin to your character which is associated with your mojang account. Don't think the console version works like that though
- Characters are attached to the worlds they spawn in so you can't do what you're suggesting
Living Proof
Member
I played a lot of Minecraft a year or so after it released, and thought I'd get back into it with the PS4/vita versions after years of changes and updates. I had some fun for a few hours, but felt overwhelmed pretty quickly and didn't feel like investing time to acclimate myself.
I skipped the Wii U version on the same basis, even though the Mario content seemed intriguing, and now I find myself waiting to try it again (the versatility of the Switch also helps).
I guess I'm basically buying this for the Nintendo stuff. Hopefully I'll be able to make some progress this go around.
I skipped the Wii U version on the same basis, even though the Mario content seemed intriguing, and now I find myself waiting to try it again (the versatility of the Switch also helps).
I guess I'm basically buying this for the Nintendo stuff. Hopefully I'll be able to make some progress this go around.
UncleSporky
Member
Oh man, that sucks. I guess, though...there's one diamond vein per 16x16 chunk, and 3000/16 is almost 200x200 chunks, so that's plenty of diamonds.
How about this, is there any sort of skin editor to change your own look?
Yeah, this is pretty ridiculous, lol. Was wondering why it wasn't up yet.
Inferno313
Banned
Skins are pre-made in all the console versions of the game, but there are a lot of options and more are provided as DLC. "Out of the box", this version includes 40 Mario themed skins, plus the default skins.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I really wanted to play this on my lunch. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to play, ewwww, Mario Kart.
I was going to surprise my daughter with her own copy after her Judo training anyways (7:30 pm PDT)
I was going to surprise my daughter with her own copy after her Judo training anyways (7:30 pm PDT)
UncleSporky
Member
Also, how is the nether handled on limited world sizes? What was it again, every step in the nether is like 8 steps in the overworld, so if the nether is also 3000x3000, what happens when you travel more than 400 blocks and go past where the edges of the world would be?
Thanks, good to know.
Thanks, good to know.
WordAssassin
Member
Yes and no? It depends on what you mean by "day simulator".
Minecraft is a game that can be almost anything you want it to be. Schools use it to teach, people use it to create music with Red Stone contraptions, others use it to make theme parks and virtual roller coasters, others still just play adventure/survival mode either alone or with friends.
Basically the game starts you out with nothing. You "wake up" in one of the many Biomes the game has (forest, desert, snow, etc) and that's it. There's no in-game story, what you do and how you play is 100% up to you. There is a progression of things to do, so to speak, but the game never tells you what they are or where to find them and unless you know what you're looking for it's entirely possible to play the game for hundreds of hours and never find them. For example (I won't spoil how to find these things) there are two other "worlds" beyond the over world you play in. One is called the Nether, which has its own requirements for finding/accessing, and one is called The End which has even more complex requirements for finding/accessing. I've been playing the game for well over a year and I have still never gone to The End, partly by choice and partly because I've never been able to come across everything needed to get there.
So basically you start, wake up on your first day, the sun is in the sky, and you're in the middle of nowhere. But you only have until sun down to find or create shelter, because at night the monsters come out. You have a Hunger Meter, so you need to find food to keep yourself fed, and you also have a Life Bar, which is tied to the Hunger Meter (run out of food, you start to take damage). You can hunt, you can farm, and there are a few other ways to get food that I won't spoil. Minecraft is super fun if you're into the kind of adventure/survival/create-your-own-adventure gameplay it offers. And they're also constantly updating it with new features, animals, items, etc.
If you find yourself getting overwhelmed, I'd say make a list of things to do so you can break down the seemingly insurmountable number of things to do in the game. First thing's first, find shelter. Then after you survive your first night, start making tools and gathering food. Pick a task you'd like to try, like building a bitchin fort or finding buried treasure, and do that! Then once you're done you'll probably have a better grasp of the mechanics, set a new goal for yourself, and have fun.
Ill probably get this even though I cant stand the limited draw distance. Is their a site that compares the draw distances of the console versions?
Also what would the world size be compared to a game like BoTW? I know it's hard to compare those but is the switch capable of worlds larger than that?
Also what would the world size be compared to a game like BoTW? I know it's hard to compare those but is the switch capable of worlds larger than that?
WordAssassin
Member
I'd love to know a size comparison too (fairly sure Minecraft will be larger), but keep in mind that BotW was a Wii U game that got ported late in development. With the Switch being more powerful than the Wii U I see no reason why it wouldn't be able to make bigger worlds.
bizzarewars
Banned
It's cool that I'm excited to play Minecraft again. Feels like 2011 again.
Hero of Legend
Member
Isn't it possible to create characters? If so, can you copy the Rare skins in the Switch version? It'd be one way to get Banjo on a Nintendo system again. 
Inferno313
Banned
Isn't it possible to create characters? If so, can you copy the Rare skins in the Switch version? It'd be one way to get Banjo on a Nintendo system again.
I don't *think* you can create skins in any of the console versions. Been a few years since I touched one though.
Once they roll out realms (if switch gets it..needs xbox live support) you will be able to pay for a realm and have your world there 24/7
JoshuaJSlone
Member
It seems to be purely a thing to not allow save files to get infinitely large--even the dinkiest computer and phone that can run a version of the game can have infinite worlds. As for Breath of the Wild, I'm not sure if estimates have gotten more accurate, but a quick Google search shows BOTW's map as being about 9 kilometers x 6.5 kilometers. So quite a bit larger than this game's 3x3, but this 3x3 is fully modifiable with a quarter kilometer of verticality.
dammit, its been 12th of may for 6 hours now here. Give us at least one advantage for being at the arse end of the world!
Actually, it turns out for the first time in recorded history, the game is slightly cheaper on the nz eshop!
its $40 nzd which equals:
3123.55 yen
27.42 usd
Actually, it turns out for the first time in recorded history, the game is slightly cheaper on the nz eshop!
its $40 nzd which equals:
3123.55 yen
27.42 usd
It's even cheaper on the Mexican eShop. It's something like ~$26.40USD. Since US debit/credit cards work and there's seemingly no currency conversion fee, I'd probably go that route if you're in NA ... unless 4J does a last minute on the price.
yeah but I'm used to games being way more expensive here. Just celebrating the small victories
CharminUltra
Member
Already got Garou today. THIS GAME IS NEXT.