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That is good news, my only complaint now is that Education Edition has a Mac OS version which is the platform I prefer.

mynameisvlad 9y ago
Education Edition is based off Bedrock Edition, which is the console/UWP codebase (as opposed to the Java version available already). You'll have to wait for that to come to macOS first before seeing EE there.
- gwilkes 9y ago
  I realize that, actually EE is already on Mac OS, it was there even in the beta of EE. I would like to be able to use the Bedrock Edition on Mac OS but EE and being a school is the only way to do that.
  - mynameisvlad 9y ago
    Oh, huh, I didn't even realize. I do wonder how far the two codebases have diverged (especially with the recent "Better Together" update on Bedrock). Kind of a shame MakeCode doesn't work on Java Edition, since that's where I invested my time.
    - gwilkes 9y ago
      I know what you mean but Bedrock just has much better performance. The ideal for me would be Bedrock on all the same platforms as Java (including Linux) with a supported way to make mods that didn't break on every version update
      - gwilkes 9y ago
        Good news for anyone who is interested, it seems Microsoft is working on bringing the Bedrock (C++) version to Linux and Mac OS: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/769uli/confirmed_c_edition_coming_to_linux/?st=JAMQJKBN&sh=64a761ab https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/769uli/confirmed...
      - AgentME 9y ago
        As long as we can also run our own servers! There is no server software available for people to run their own servers for the Bedrock edition. I was really surprised when I found that out.
        mynameisvlad 9y ago
        There are a few unofficial projects for a BE server though: https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Bedrock_Edition_server_software https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Bedrock_Edition_server_softw...
        AgentME 9y ago
        Do any of them implement the full standard game, including mob AI, the Nether, and the End? It seems like most of them are targeting the easy creative/peaceful mode subset. I'm just a sucker for the full standard game.
        mynameisvlad 9y ago
        I haven't personally used any of them, but I would have to assume at least one of them does since most hosting providers support both BE and Java (though not on the same server, one could dream...) I personally have a JE server hosted through a company that I play on. I like the ability to have server-side plugins (through Spigot) and being able to back up my world automatically offsite.

Education Edition is based off Bedrock Edition, which is the console/UWP codebase (as opposed to the Java version available already). You'll have to wait for that to come to macOS first before seeing EE there.

gwilkes 9y ago
I realize that, actually EE is already on Mac OS, it was there even in the beta of EE. I would like to be able to use the Bedrock Edition on Mac OS but EE and being a school is the only way to do that.
- mynameisvlad 9y ago
  Oh, huh, I didn't even realize. I do wonder how far the two codebases have diverged (especially with the recent "Better Together" update on Bedrock). Kind of a shame MakeCode doesn't work on Java Edition, since that's where I invested my time.
  - gwilkes 9y ago
    I know what you mean but Bedrock just has much better performance. The ideal for me would be Bedrock on all the same platforms as Java (including Linux) with a supported way to make mods that didn't break on every version update
    - gwilkes 9y ago
      Good news for anyone who is interested, it seems Microsoft is working on bringing the Bedrock (C++) version to Linux and Mac OS: https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/769uli/confirmed_c_edition_coming_to_linux/?st=JAMQJKBN&sh=64a761ab https://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/comments/769uli/confirmed...
    - AgentME 9y ago
      As long as we can also run our own servers! There is no server software available for people to run their own servers for the Bedrock edition. I was really surprised when I found that out.
      - mynameisvlad 9y ago
        There are a few unofficial projects for a BE server though: https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Bedrock_Edition_server_software https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/Bedrock_Edition_server_softw...
        AgentME 9y ago
        Do any of them implement the full standard game, including mob AI, the Nether, and the End? It seems like most of them are targeting the easy creative/peaceful mode subset. I'm just a sucker for the full standard game.
        mynameisvlad 9y ago
        I haven't personally used any of them, but I would have to assume at least one of them does since most hosting providers support both BE and Java (though not on the same server, one could dream...) I personally have a JE server hosted through a company that I play on. I like the ability to have server-side plugins (through Spigot) and being able to back up my world automatically offsite.