Members of the Minecraft: Pocket Edition beta community on Google+ should now be able to download and install the newest version update for MCPE. This is a major version update, as they are called, pushing Minecraft: Pocket Edition out of the 0.14 realm and into the 0.15.0 one.
One of the biggest additions to Minecraft: Pocket Edition has been the addition of Redstone to the game. Redstone can be used to make all sorts of things, many of which are automated like moving gates, lights, and other ‘electrical’ products you can build. With 0.15.0 players will finally be able to use Pistons with their Redstone. Both types of Pistons (regular and Sticky Pistons) will be making their debut in 0.15.0. Pistons are a major component in almost 85% of the machines and other items crafted using Redstone. So with the addition of those, you should be able to make a ton of new stuff.
Pistons aren’t the only thing coming in 0.15.0. There is a new user interface for the main screen, main menu, and other sections. Horses are also getting a lot of extra love with this update, and there’s a few tweaks and additions to the biomes as well. Minecraft Realms may also be making a re-appearance as well. Here’s the full tentative changelog for 0.15.0:
General:
– Resource Packs
– Return of Minecraft Realms
– Possibly Trading
– Achievements
Redstone:
– Pistons
– Sticky Pistons
– Observer Block
Blocks & Items:
– Horse Armor
– Horse Spawn Egg
– Carrot on a Stick
– Command Block
– Fire Charges
– Name Tags
– Leads
– Tipped Arrows
Mobs:
– Horses
– Donkeys
– Mules
– Husks
– Stray
Food:
– Raw Mutton
– Cooked Mutton
Generated Structures:
– Possibly Biome Based Villages
– Jungle Temples
Enchantments:
– Possibly Mending Enchantment
Biomes:
– Possibly New Biomes
– Possibly The End
Technical:
– Anti-Aliasing Option (Windows 10 and VR Only)
– Commands
– Plugins
– Possibly an NPCComponent which can be given to a mob to make them have a dialogue tree.
– Increase in World Build Height to 391 Blocks.
Like always, keep in mind that this is beta and that some of these changes may not make it into the final version when it is released. Once we confirm everything that is coming with this update, we will post an update ourselves as well.
